SuddenLink TiVo Premiere User Manual

Watching Shows
Live TV:
Return to live TV at any time.
Press the LIVE TV button on your TiVo remote to
watch live TV. Press LIVE TV again to switch tuners. While
watching live TV, you can pause, rewind, and play the video
in slow motion.
My Shows: All your recorded or downloaded programs.
My Shows is the first menu item on the TiVo Central screen.
Here you'll find all of your recorded and downloaded
shows and all of your TiVo recommended shows (TiVo
Suggestions).
Hint:
You can get to the My Shows list by pressing the
TiVo button on your remote control twice.
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Parental Controls: Controlling access is easy.
Restrict access to shows based on rating or simply restrict
TiVo Central
certain channels. From the screen,
select Settings & Messages > Settings > Parental
Controls.
Getting recommendations
Discovery Bar:
Get personalized recommendations.
The Discovery Bar is the bar of thumbnail images across the top of TiVo Central
and most other TiVo with HD menus screens. The Discovery Bar helps you
find new shows based on what shows you rate with the
THUMBS UP and THUMBS DoWn buttons on your remote
control. And it doesn't contain only shows. You'll also find
thumbnails for actors, collections of related shows, and
more. Press the UP arrow to move up to the Discovery
Bar, then the LEFT and RIGHT arrows to move around.
Press SELECT on an image that interests you to open an information screen
about that item.
TiVo Suggestions: Record shows that match your preferences.
Based on the ratings you give to shows and movies, TiVo Suggestions
automatically selects and records new content for you.
It's a great way to make new discoveries. Don't worry,
TiVo Suggestions won't override your own recordings or
steal valuable disk space. If you choose to auto-record
TiVo Suggestions, you'll find a list of recorded TiVo
Suggestions in your My Shows list. TiVo Suggestions
are marked with a Suggestions icon . .
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Collections :
Find shows based on genre or category.
From the TiVo Central screen, select Find TV, movies & videos,
then select Browse TV & movies. You'll find groups of shows on related subject
matter recommended by the TiVo Service, partners, or video providers.
Got questions? Here's how you can always find answers:
• Find detailed instructions on how to use the many features
of your TiVo box at tivo.com/howto.
• Use the Help screens on your TiVo box. Go to Settings & Messages > Help.
• View the Troubleshooting chapter of the online Viewer's Guide.
You can find the Viewer's Guide at suddenlink.com/tivo.
• Visit online customer support at suddenlink.com/tivo.
• Call customer support at 1-888-822-5151.
IMPORTANT: Write down your TiVo service number.
Write your TSN number here so that you have it handy in the future (your TSN
can be found on the back panel of your TiVo Premiere from Suddenlink).
TSN # ____________–____________–____________–_____________
Email: _____________________________________________________
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TiVo Premiere
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TiVo ® Premiere from Suddenlink gives you total control of the
TV programming you love. But Premiere is so much more than
a DVR— it also connects to the Internet and gives you access
to an entire universe of movies, TV shows, web videos and
streaming music.
Press the TiVo button on your
TiVo remote control to get to the TiVo
Central ® screen, the starting point for
all of the amazing features at your
fingertips!
For even more instructions on using your TiVo box, be sure to
visit www.tivo.com/howto.
Finding and recording shows
Search & Record:
Find what you love to watch.
From the TiVo Central screen, select Find TV, movies &
videos, then select Search. Enter a few letters of the
show title or actor name, and the TiVo service
searches across TV and Web to find matches. When
you find something you like, select it to see the show's
information screen, then choose Get this show. You can record a single
episode (select Record next episode) or every episode in the series (select
Get a Season Pass).
Season Pass ® recordings: Record every episode of
a show. Just select Get a Season Pass from a show's
information screen, and every episode of the series will
be recorded, even if the date or time changes.
Guide:
Find out what's on TV now or later!
Press the Guide button on your TiVo remote to find what's
on right now, and what's coming up. Use the arrow keys
to move around the guide. Press FoRWARD and
BACK to move right or left one page at a time. Press
ADVAnCE to move 24 hours ahead and
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REPLAY to move 24 hours back.
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WishList searches:
® Find shows that match
your areas of interest.
Search by actor, director, keyword or category, and every
time a show's title or description matches your criteria,
it's recorded for you. To get started from the TiVo
Central screen, select Find TV, movies & videos, then
select WishList saved searches.
Pay Per View:
Easily order the events you don't want to miss. To order PPV
events, call Suddenlink Customer Support at 1-888-822-5151.