Using This Guide; Getting Started - TiVo Set-top boxes Viewer's Manual

Using this guide

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Getting started:

1. Activate the TiVo Service. The TiVo Service is what makes
your TiVo Product_Name smart. It includes everything from
your show listings to Season Pass
searches. If you haven't yet activated your TiVo Service, visit
tivo.com/activate or call 1-877-367-8486.
TiVo Service is required and is sold separately. No functionality
is represented or should be expected without a paid subscription
to the TiVo Service.
2. Connect your TiVo Product_Name. If the TiVo Service is the
brains, the TiVo Product_Name is the body. Use the Start Here
poster to connect the TiVo Product_Name to your TV
programming source and your television.
3. Complete Guided Setup. After connecting your TiVo
Product_Name, follow the steps in on-screen Guided Setup. This
configures the TiVo Product_Name for your home, and ensures
you have the latest product updates.
4. Take a tour! Once you're done with Guided Setup, the Quick
Tours in Chapter 1 of this guide will introduce you to the TiVo
Service. And don't forget to watch the helpful tutorial video.
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5. Optimize THX Your TiVo Product_Name includes a video in the
Now Playing List that helps you optimize THX sound and video.
If your TV screen exceeds 50", THX recommends playing the
THX Optimizer.
6. Visit tivo.com/howto From time to time you'll get updates to the
TiVo Service. For the latest information on how to use new
features as they become available on your TiVo Product_Name,
visit tivo.com/howto.
Basic terms
When we talk about the TiVo Service, here are some terms you
should know:
Live TV. If you're watching a show as it's being broadcast,
you're watching live TV. You can pause live TV for up to 30
minutes. When you resume watching, you're "behind" live TV.
(You can always get to live TV by pressing the Live TV button
on your remote).
Dual tuner. A tuner is a device found inside DVRs, TVs, cable
boxes — anything designed to receive TV signals, including the
TiVo Product_Name. A tuner picks one channel to display; it
"tunes" to that channel. Your TiVo Product_Name is a "dual
tuner" device, meaning that it has two tuners inside and can