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Page 1: Quick Guide
The TiVo Service ® Quick Guide... - Page 2 Glossary of icons My Shows Plain folder – contains more than one episode of the same This show will be saved until you delete it. series. In less than three days, this show may be deleted to make room for Folder with red or blue dot –...
- Page 3 Welcome...
- Page 4 Rovi. Up logo, the Thumbs Down logo, Overtime Scheduler, Overlap Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited. Protection, Ipreview, and the sounds used by the TiVo service are trademarks or registered trademarks of TiVo Inc. or its subsidiaries, MICROSOFT 2160 Gold Street, P.O.
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
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Page 6: Using This Guide
When we talk about the TiVo service, here are some terms you should know: TiVo service. If the TiVo DVR (or TiVo Mini) is the body, the TiVo service is the brains! The program information provided by the Live TV. If you’re watching a show as it’s being broadcast, you’re TiVo service powers the program guide, allowing you to search for watching live TV. - Page 7 ® TiVo Service Quick Guide shows, and more. See “Searching for shows (and more!)” on page 12 for more information. CableCARD Decoder. A CableCARD decoder allows your TiVo DVR to receive digital cable channels without a cable box. Your TiVo DVR comes with the CableCARD already installed. You should not remove the CableCARD at any time.
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Page 8: Quick Tour - The Tivo Central ® Screen
® TiVo Service Quick Guide ® Quick Tour – The TiVo Central screen Your starting point for just about everything! The TiVo Central screen is the starting point for just about everything you do with your TiVo DVR or your TiVo Mini. From the TiVo Central screen, you can see a list of all the shows you’ve recorded, find new shows to watch, explore great video-on-demand choices, and more. - Page 9 ® TiVo Service Quick Guide Discovery Bar The Discovery Bar is the bar of thumbnail images across the top of the TiVo Central screen and many other TiVo menu screens. What you’ll see in the Discovery Bar depends on you! Often, the Discovery Bar displays ideas for shows you might like based on what shows you record and mark as your favorites.
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Page 10: Quick Tour - My Shows
® TiVo Service Quick Guide Quick Tour – My Shows All the shows recorded by your TiVo DVR are shown in the My Shows list. To get to the My Shows list from any menu screen or from live TV, just press the TiVo button twice. - Page 11 ® TiVo Service Quick Guide 3. To change the order of the categories, highlight the one you want to move, press the RIGHT arrow, and then use the UP and DOWN arrows to place the category where you want it. 4.
- Page 12 ® TiVo Service Quick Guide are available for recovery until space is needed for new recordings. A show’s title may appear in more than one group, even though there is only one recording of the show. For example, you might have several episodes of a show in that show’s group, and the same titles in the HD Recordings group, which includes all shows recorded in HD.
- Page 13 ® TiVo Service Quick Guide • More options View upcoming episodes or broadcasts of a show or movie, or get a ® Season Pass recording of a series. Select ‘More options’ to choose how long to keep a recording (by default, recordings are saved until space is needed for new ones).
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Page 14: Quick Tour - Finding & Recording Shows
Search by show title, episode title, show description, or person name (actor, director, etc.). The TiVo service searches upcoming TV shows and movies, web videos, Video On Demand, and more, all at the same time. You can even search for a particular channel by its network name or call sign (such as NBC or ESPN). - Page 15 ® TiVo Service Quick Guide episodes or an episode guide, learn more about cast members, and access bonus features!
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Page 16: Quick Tour - Watching Live Tv
® TiVo Service Quick Guide Quick Tour – Watching live TV When you’re watching a show as it’s broadcast, you’re watching live TV. Press the LIVE TV button to go to live TV from any TiVo screen. Moving around in time 1. -
Page 17: Changing Channels
® TiVo Service Quick Guide 8. Press and hold the REPLAY button to skip back to the beginning of the saved ® portion. Changing channels To move one channel at a time, press the CH UP/DOWN button To go to a specific channel, use the number buttons on your TiVo remote, then press the ENTER button . -
Page 18: Stopping A Recording
® TiVo Service Quick Guide 5. Continue pressing LIVE TV to cycle through the rest of the tuners, and back to Tuner 1. Shows that you paused are still paused; shows you were watching are still playing. You can rewind them to catch what you missed! Recording the show you’re watching You can always record the show you’re watching —... - Page 19 ® TiVo Service Quick Guide From the TiVo Central screen, choose ‘Settings & Messages,’ then ‘Parental Controls.’ (Or, select the padlock icon from the large info banner.) The padlock icon in the info banner shows the current state of Parental Controls. Off No password or controls are set.
- Page 20 ® TiVo Service Quick Guide Block by TV content Types of content marked by broadcasters as able to be blocked are listed. Select each type of content you want to block, then use the UP/DOWN arrows to adjust which ratings are blocked (shaded in red). Block Unrated Programs Some movies and TV shows are unrated.
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Page 21: Quick Tour - Using The Guide And Mini-Guide
® TiVo Service Quick Guide Quick Tour – Using the guide and mini- guide TiVo Live Guide Date & time Show description The on-screen program guide displays up to two weeks of TV programming at the touch of a button — the GUIDE button on your TiVo remote. -
Page 22: Recommended Shows
With all the programming available to your TiVo DVR or your TiVo Mini, sometimes you might want show recommendations. The TiVo service is here to help: the Discovery Bar, Collections, and TiVo Suggestions put a variety of recommendations at your fingertips. -
Page 23: Tivo Suggestions
You can browse collections, groups of shows on related subject matter recommended by the TiVo service, partners, or video providers. Find Collections by choosing ‘Find TV, Movies, & Videos’ from the TiVo Central screen, then choose ‘Browse TV & Movies,’ then ‘Collections.’... - Page 24 ® TiVo Service Quick Guide Auto-recording TiVo Suggestions When your TiVo DVR has available space, it automatically records TiVo Suggestions. But you don’t ever need to worry about recorded Suggestions taking up space — here’s why: • TiVo Suggestions never replace shows you record, or prevent your shows from being recorded.
- Page 25 ‘Get a Season Pass.’ If the TiVo service finds any conflicts in scheduling upcoming episodes of the Season Pass recording, you’ll be asked to choose whether you want to keep the previously scheduled recording or record the new show instead.
- Page 26 ® TiVo Service Quick Guide You can even use WishList searches to find something very specific. For example, the Keyword GIANTS with category Football would find Giants football games, but not Giants baseball games. If you choose to auto-record matches to your WishList search, you’ll find any recorded matches in your My Shows list.
- Page 27 • Category: Movies Your results would include only pirate movies starring Johnny Depp. 5. The TiVo service automatically assigns a name to your WishList search. To assign a different name, select ‘WishList Name.’ 6. When you’re finished entering search criteria, select ‘Done creating this WishList Search.’...
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Page 28: Finding Shows Online
® TiVo Service Quick Guide Auto-recording a WishList search You can set a WishList search to auto-record, and it will record every show it finds, on any The more specific a WishList channel you receive. Search is, the better suited it is to auto-recording. -
Page 29: Managing Recordings
® TiVo Service Quick Guide Using your smart phone or tablet to schedule shows You can schedule recordings on your TiVo DVR with your smart phone or tablet using the TiVo app. For more information on using your smart phone or tablet with your TiVo DVR, go to tivo.com/howto and choose ‘Scheduling, remotes, &... - Page 30 ® TiVo Service Quick Guide Note: A show will not be recorded if it appeared in your My Shows list or To Do List in the previous 28 days. Using the Season Pass Manager Season Pass recordings are prioritized by the order in which you set them up, with the first having the highest priority, and so on.
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Page 31: Quick Tour - Video On Demand
® TiVo Service Quick Guide Quick Tour – Video On Demand Your TiVo DVR and your TiVo Mini have access to thousands of the latest hit shows and movies — most of them free! Whenever you search for a show, available video-on-demand shows are included in the results. - Page 32 ® TiVo Service Quick Guide If the video must be rented to view it, the information screen will have an option to ‘Rent & watch now’ (the price will be listed). Select ‘Rent & watch now’ to order the video. You will be asked to confirm your purchase by pressing the THUMBS UP button Controlling a video Stopping the video.
- Page 33 ® TiVo Service Quick Guide 3. Select the video you want to watch. 4. Select ‘Resume playing’ to start playing from where you left off, or, to play the video from the beginning, press the RIGHT arrow to select ‘from beginning.’...
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Page 34: Quick Tour - Music & Photos
® TiVo Service Quick Guide Quick Tour – Music & Photos Your TiVo DVR or your TiVo Mini is really an entire digital home entertainment center, with access to your photos, music, and more! Note: Some features may not be available; check with your service provider for more information. - Page 35 ® TiVo Service Quick Guide ™ YouTube videos Browsing YouTube videos with your TiVo DVR or your TiVo Mini is just as easy as browsing YouTube videos on the Internet. From the TiVo Central screen choose ‘Find TV, Movies, & Videos,’...
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Page 36: Quick Tour - Streaming Or Transferring Shows
® TiVo Service Quick Guide Quick Tour – Streaming or transferring shows When other TiVo DVRs are connected to the same network as your TiVo DVR or your TiVo Shows that cannot be transferred Mini, you can watch shows saved on your other TiVo DVRs by streaming or transferring due to copy protection are them to your TiVo DVR or your TiVo Mini. -
Page 37: Getting More Info
Getting more info Got a question? Here’s how to find answers: 1. Use the TiVo service help screens. For general troubleshooting, go to the TiVo Central screen, and select ‘Settings & Messages,’ then ‘Help.’ 2. Get how-to information online. You’ll always find the latest information about what you can do with your TiVo DVR or your TiVo Mini online at tivo.com/howto. -
Page 38: Troubleshooting
TiVo service What is the TiVo service? • Think of TiVo service as the brains behind your TiVo DVR or your TiVo Mini. Your TiVo DVR or your TiVo Mini uses the program information provided by the TiVo service to power the program guide, allow you to search for shows and schedule recordings, and more. - Page 39 ® TiVo Service Quick Guide ™ • The TiVo DVR require a CableCARD decoder to receive any cable programming. Contact your cable company to make sure that all of the channels in your cable subscription have been activated on the CableCARD decoder. •...
- Page 40 TiVo service informs you and suggests options — such as allowing some shows to be deleted early — that will allow you to schedule additional recordings. With the TiVo service, you always have the final say over what gets recorded and how long it’s kept.
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Page 41: Watching Live Tv
® TiVo Service Quick Guide Watching Live TV Can I watch a show while it’s being recorded? • Yes, you can watch a show as it is being recorded; you can also watch any show from the My Shows list while other shows are being recorded. Recording shows Can I record more than one show at the same time, or watch one channel and record another? - Page 42 Once you have made a successful test connection, start a regular connection by selecting ‘Connect To The TiVo service Now.’ If your connection is successful, new program information will be downloaded and organized, and will become available to search in about one to five hours.
- Page 43 What happens if a live event I have scheduled to record goes into overtime? • If the TiVo service detects that a recording you’re setting up is of a live show (like a sporting event or an awards show) you’ll see a message asking whether you’d like to add more time at the end of the recording, just in case it goes into overtime.
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Page 44: Audio And Video
Service Quick Guide Why wasn’t my show recorded? • Make sure the TiVo DVR is connecting to the TiVo service. Check the status from TiVo Central by choosing ‘Settings’ then ‘Network.’ • View your History for an explanation of why the show did not record. History is the first selection in the To Do List. - Page 45 ® TiVo Service Quick Guide • Set the TiVo DVR or TiVo Mini’s Letterbox Color to gray. From ‘Settings & Messages,’ select ‘Settings,’ then ‘Video,’ then ‘Letterbox Color.’ Since most broadcasters add black bars, making the TiVo DVR or TiVo Mini bars gray will help you determine the source of the bars.
- Page 46 ® TiVo Service Quick Guide I don’t get a picture now, even though I have been able to get one in the past. • Your TV may not be set to the correct input. Most TVs have an input button that says either “TV/Video,”...
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Page 47: Parental Controls
® TiVo Service Quick Guide My shows are playing in the wrong language. • You may have selected the wrong language in the Default Audio Language setting. To modify this setting, select ‘Settings & Messages,’ then ‘Settings,’ then ‘Audio,’ then ‘Alternate Audio.’... - Page 48 ® TiVo Service Quick Guide Standby. (Put your TiVo DVR or your TiVo Mini in Standby mode by selecting ‘Settings & Messages,’ then ‘Standby.’ To return to normal mode from Standby, press either the TiVo button or the LIVE TV button Restarting your TiVo DVR or your TiVo Mini You may need to restart your TiVo DVR or your TiVo Mini as a troubleshooting step.
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Page 49: Remote Control Tips & Shortcuts
® TiVo Service Quick Guide Remote control tips & shortcuts • Press the TiVo button once to go to the TiVo Central screen, or twice to go to the My Shows list — your list of recorded shows. • While watching live TV, press the SELECT button to see the mini-guide: a snapshot of what’s coming up on the next three channels. - Page 50 Customizing your TiVo remote Using the on-screen menus ® To navigate the on-screen menus, use the When programmed, the POWER, remote control’s arrow buttons INPUT, VOLUME, and MUTE buttons on to move to the option you want, then press the TiVo remote can control your TV or SELECT.
- Page 51 The TiVo Remote* ® ® TiVo button takes you to the TiVo Central screen, Live TV takes you to live TV. If you’re watching live TV, the starting point for all your TiVo features and settings. use it to cycle through the tuners. If programmed, TV PWR turns your TV on or off.
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