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HUMAX DVD Recorder Viewer’s Guide

Viewer’s Guide

The On-Screen Menus and the Remote Control

Arrow Buttons

To navigate the Recorder’s on-screen menus, use the

Select

remote control bar onto the option you want, then press SELECT.

The LEFT arrow button often takes you to the previous screen.

’s arrow buttons to move the highlight

Highlight Bar

Two Types of On-Screen Arrows

The arrows that appear beside or near the highlight bar show possible directions. For example, on this screen, you could press the RIGHT arrow to highlight Options or the DOWN arrow to highlight

“Edit Category WishList.”

Page Up Arrow

Arrows Near Highlight Bar

When you see page up or page down arrows at the top or bottom of the screen (or a list), press the CHAN UP/DOWN button to jump an entire page at a time.

Setting up your HUMAX DVD Recorder Using the TiVo® service

Page Down Arrow

CHAN UP/DOWN

Chan

Button

Programming the Remote Control

After you complete Guided Setup (see Chapter 2), you can program the TV POWER, VOL, and MUTE buttons to control your TV*:

1. Find the four-digit codes for your television brand. Press the TiVo button to

go to TiVo Central Control & Recorder Front, then Remote Control - TV (power, volume, mute).

2. Prepare the remote control. Point the remote away from your Recorder and

cover the front end with your hand. Press and hold the TV POWER button and TiVo button simultaneously for about 5 seconds (until the red light at the end of the remote control comes on, remains steady, then stays on when you release the buttons).

3. Enter a code. Use the number buttons on the remote to enter a four-digit

code (starting with the first code in the list on the screen). After you press the fourth digit of the code, the red light on the end of the remote control should flash three times and then go out.

4. Test the code. Point the remote towards the TV and press the TV POWER

button. If pressing the button turns the TV off, you're finished. If it does not work, repeat steps 2 and 3 using the next code in the list. If none of the codes works, see Chapter 6 of this guide for alternatives.

*You can also program the remote to control your TV’s input settings, an A/V

receiver, and a second Recorder. See Chapter 6 for complete instructions.

Inserting Batteries into the Remote Control

Hold the remote with the battery door facing you. Place your thumb in

the depression of the door and slide the door towards you.

Insert two AA batteries (supplied). Be sure to match the + and - marks

on the batteries to the + and - marks in the compartment.

Replace the battery door by sliding it back into the case with the tabs

towards the rear of the compartment. You’ll hear a click when it’s securely back in place.

. Select Messages & Setup, then Settings, then Remote

Remote Control Tips

Press the TiVo button once to go to TiVo Central, or twice to go to the

Now Playing list.

Press LIVE TV/GUIDE to see the program guide.

Press FORWARD ( ) and BACK ( ) up to 3 times for 3 speeds.

Press PLAY to resume normal play.

INSTANT REPLAY replays the last 8 seconds of a program.

CHAN UP/DOWN does more than change the channel—it also pages

up or down through lists of programs or menu items. It skips to the next (or previous) chapter or track when playing a DVD or CD.

Press the DVD button to go to the DVD screen. Use TOP MENU and

MENU to navigate a particular DVD’s menus. (These may work differently for different DVDs.) Press RETURN to return to a previous DVD menu.

Press CLEAR to delete a title in a list (like the Now Playing list) or to

hide things that aren’t part of the program you’re watching (like the channel banner).

INFO brings up the channel banner. Press the RIGHT arrow

to switch among three versions of the banner, each with a different amount of information.

When you’re watching “behind” live TV (for example, if you paused

live TV and later resumed watching from the paused spot), ADVANCE catches you up to the live broadcast. In a recorded program, press it once to jump to the end of the program, then again to jump to the beginning.

If programmed, the TV POWER, VOLUME, MUTE, and TV INPUT

buttons can control your TV and A/V equipment.

TiVo Button

Arrow Buttons

TV Power

TV Input

DVD

Select

Thumbs Down

Mute

Volume

Play

Pause

Back (rewind)

Slow

Instant Replay

Top Menu

Number Buttons

Clear/Return

Vol

Remote Active Light

Live TV/Guide

Info

Angle

Thumbs Up

Chan Up/Down

Chan

Page

Skip Forward

Skip Back

Record

Forward

Advance

Stop

Enter

Welcome!

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© 2004 by TiVo Inc and HUMAX Corporation. Not to be copied, used, or translated in part or whole without HUMAX’s prior consent in writing except approval of ownership of copyright and copyright law. All rights reserved. Printed in China.

TiVo, the TiVo logo, TiVo Central, and TiVolution are registered trademarks of TiVo Inc. Season Pass, TiVo Basic, TiVo Plus, Series2, WishList, Ipreview, the Thumbs Down logo and text, and the Thumbs Up logo and text are trademarks of TiVo Inc., 2160 Gold Street, P.O. Box 2160, Alviso, CA 95002-2160. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners. All rights reserved.

TiVo Product and Service protected by U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,241,428; 6,233,389; 6,327,418; 6,385,739; 6,490,722; 6,642,939; 6,643,798; 6,728,713; 6,757,837; 6,757,906; D424,577; D435,561; D445,801. Other patents pending.

DIRECTV is a registered trademark of DIRECTV Inc., a unit of The DIRECTV Group, Inc.

“Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

“DTS” and “DTS Digital Out” are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.

Welcome to the TiVolution®!

It’s a revolution in television. We’ve pioneered an exciting new category that will forever change the way you watch TV. Your new HUMAX DVD Recorder with TiVo combines a TiVo

Digital Video Recorder (DVR) with a DVD recorder.

Never miss your favorite shows again. The TiVo service automatically records every episode of your favorite series, all season long, even if the network schedule changes. It can even skip reruns.

No more videotapes. Because it’s all-digital, your HUMAX DVD Recorder saves all your programs in one place so they’re ready to watch anytime. You can even start watching a show from the beginning—even while it’s still recording.

Archive your memories. When we say “no more videotapes,” we mean it! Turn your old home movies into DVDs. Plus, easy-access front panel inputs let you connect a digital video camera directly to your Recorder, and easily archive your home movies.

Networked home entertainment. Schedule recordings on your Recorder at home from any web browser, anywhere! Connect your Recorder to a home network and enjoy digital music and photos in your living room, and transfer recordings to any TiVo Series2 DVR connected to your home network.

No more interruptions. Pause live TV for as long as 30 minutes—any channel, any time. You can also rewind, instant replay, and slow-motion live or recorded TV. Wow!

service

Watch more of what you like, less of what you don’t. Because the TiVo service is “smart,” it can automatically find and record shows that feature your favorite actor, team, hobby, etc., so you’ll always catch the good stuff—even if you never knew it was on.

At last, TV fits into your busy life, not the other way around!

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Using This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi

Chapter 1: Connecting Your Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Cables and Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Choosing a Setup Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Setup 1: Antenna or Cable (No Cable Box) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Setup 2: Cable or Satellite Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Setup 3: Satellite Box & RF Program Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Setup 4: Cable Box and Satellite Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Watching One Channel & Recording Another . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Chapter 2: Guided Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Activating the TiVo® Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Completing Guided Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

TiVo Central

Chapter 3: The Basics in 5 Short Tours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Tour One: Play with Live TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Tour Two: Find and Record Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Tour Three: Now Playing and Save To DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Tour Four: Playing a DVD or CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Tour Five: Finding New Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Cool Things You Can Do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Chapter 4: Recording Programs and DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Season Pass, Recording Options, To Do List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Using the Guide to Find Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Find Your Favorite Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Find Programs That Match Your Interests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Record from a Video Camera or VCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Recording a DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Compatibility and Copy Protected Material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Chapter 5: Watching Programs and Playing Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Using the Control Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

The Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

The Channel Banner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Watching Live TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Watching Programs from Now Playing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Playing a DVD or CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Disc Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Save to VCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Chapter 6: Messages & Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

Chapter 7: Connecting to a Home Network for Home Media Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Chapter 8: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Chapter 9: Privacy, Service, Warranty, and Licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Appendix A: Front and Back Panel Reference & Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

Glossary of Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Inside Back Cover

Using This Guide

Getting Started

Throughout this guide, you will see

important and helpful notes and

tips in this side column.

1. Activate the TiVo® service (see page 22 for more on activating).

2. Connect your Recorder using the Start Here poster and Chapter 1 of this guide.

3. Complete Guided Setup following the steps provided in Chapter 2 of this guide.

When you’ve finished these three steps, you’re ready to use the TiVo service. Take the tours in Chapter 3 of this guide to check out the basic features.

Basic terms. These are terms used in this guide when we talk about the rest of the service:

Recorder. Your HUMAX DVD Recorder combines a TiVo

Digital Video Recorder

(DVR) with a DVD recorder. This guide uses “Recorder” to refer to it.

Live TV. If you’re watching a program as it’s being broadcast, you’re watching live TV. With the TiVo service, you can also watch recorded programs, or watch “behind” live TV (if you pause live TV, then come back later and watch from the paused spot).

Icons. These are graphic symbols used in the TiVo service to provide information and options you can select. You’ll find the Glossary of Icons on the inside back cover.

Program Information screen. When you select a program title from a list, you’ll see this type of screen. From it, select actions and view the program description.

Menu paths. Notes at the bottom of some pages show you how to find the screen being described. For example, page 46 describes the To Do List. At the bottom of the page you see TiVo Central Pick Programs to Record To Do List. This means you can find the To Do List by going to TiVo Central, selecting Pick Programs to Record, then To Do List.

Service updates. Your Recorder may receive service updates which include features not described in this guide. Details about service updates are always available at

www.tivo.com/support.

CHAPTER 1

Connecting Your Recorder

Getting Started 2

Cables and Accessories 3

Choosing a Setup Example 9

Watching One Channel & Recording Another 18

Chapter 1

Remember, always connect cables

from the OUT jack of one device to

the IN jack of the next. Never connect an

IN to an IN or an OUT to an OUT.

Connecting Your DVR

Getting Started

Television used to be so simple: all you needed was an antenna and a TV. The antenna captured audio and video signals and sent them to your TV over a wire.

As TVs have acquired more features, and new devices have been created to work with your TV, it may seem that everything has become more complex. You may have a VCR, a DVD player, and a game system connected to your TV, in addition to your HUMAX DVD Recorder with TiVo get audio and video (sound and pictures) from their source (an antenna, or a cable or satellite box) to your TV.

Sounds and pictures travel through cables. The choice of cables may seem overwhelming, but they all perform the same function: they transfer sounds and pictures to your TV at varying levels of quality.

service. However, one thing has remained the same: you still need to

OUT IN

jacks are labeled “In” and some are labeled “Out.” Pictures and sounds enter audio/video (A/V) equipment through IN jacks and leave through OUT jacks.

When you connect your Recorder to your TV and other A/V equipment, you are simply creating a path that starts at the wall, or your cable or satellite box, and goes in (through IN jacks) and out (through OUT jacks) of your equipment until it reaches your TV.

All of your equipment has connectors, or jacks, where cables can be connected. Some

Cables and Accessories

Inside the carton, you will find

your new HUMAX DVD Recorder, a box containing the Remote Control, batteries, a blank DVD-RW disk, and connection cables (contents listed below), along with this Viewer’s Guide and the Start Here poster.

Audio, Video, Phone, and Power

These cables connect your Recorder to your TV, power, and home phone line.

Power Cord

Channel Changing cables

These cables allow your Recorder to change channels on a cable or satellite box. If you don’t have a cable or satellite box, you won’t use these cables.

Recorder

Composite A/V cables

If you have a DIRECTV satellite box with a 9-pin Data connector, or a Motorola/GI DCT2000 series cable box, use this cable:

RF Coaxial cable

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Remote

Control

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DVD-RW

25’ Phone Cord

Phone Line Splitter

If you can’t use the Serial Control cable with your satellite box or cable box, use this cable instead:

You may need to purchase additional items for some setups:

OUT

RF Coaxial cable Splitter

Component Video cable

S-Video cable

Serial (Data) Control cable

IR Control cable

Digital Audio cable

Chapter 1

Composite A/V cable & jacks (audio & video)



(red)

(white)

(yellow)

S-Video cable & jack (video only)



Component Video cable & jacks (video only)



(green)

Connecting Your DVR

Choosing audio and video cables

Most TVs and other audio/video devices have jacks for Composite A/V cables (). Composite A/V cables have three ends, two (white and red) for stereo audio (left and right), and one (yellow) for video. You can connect all three, or use just the red and white ends for stereo audio, and connect a separate cable for video (see below).

The Recorder’s back panel also has jacks for S-Video (). S-Video provides a higher quality video signal than composite. If you have equipment that supports this connection, you can purchase an S-Video cable to use in place of the yellow video end of the Composite A/V cable. (Use the red and white ends for stereo audio.)

The Recorder also has Component Video () output jacks. Component Video provides superior video quality by separating the video signal into three components, luminance (Y) and two color difference signals (Pb, Pr). If your TV has Component Video inputs, purchase a Component Video cable and use it to connect the Recorder to your TV.

(blue)

(red)

The Recorder provides digital audio output through the Optical Digital Audio () jack. If you have an A/V receiver that supports Dolby Digital audio, you can purchase an Optical Digital Audio cable to connect your Recorder. Ordinarily, the Recorder produces tones when certain buttons on the remote are pressed. If you use the Optical Digital Audio jack,

Optical Digital Audio cable & jack (audio only)

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you won’t hear these tones when watching programs with Dolby Digital audio.

The Recorder also has a Coaxial RF Out () jack, however this jack is used only to pass a cable or antenna signal through the Recorder (see the Back Panel Reference on page 184 for details). You must connect your Recorder to your TV using one of the video output

Coaxial RF cable & jack (audio & video)



jacks described above to see TiVo screens and watch DVDs. If your TV only has an RF In jack and no other A/V input jacks, you will not be able to connect the Recorder.

Cables and Accessories

Choosing a Channel Changing Cable

Your Recorder needs to be able to change channels in order to record programs and display live TV. If you are using a cable or satellite box, the Recorder needs to send channel changing signals to it using either an IR (infrared) or a Serial (data) control cable. The following pages help you choose which control cable to use.

If you don’t have a cable or satellite box, your Recorder does not need a channel changing cable. Skip to “Connecting to a Phone Line” on page 8.

Serial/Data Control. You can use the Serial Control cable for channel changing if:

• You have a DIRECTV

• You have a Motorola/General Instruments DCT2000 series cable box, and your cable provider has enabled it for serial control.

Otherwise, use the IR Control cable (described on the next page).

Some DIRECTV

satellite boxes have other connections that you may be able to try. To use one of these connections, you will need to purchase an additional cable or accessory (available from www.tivo.com/store):

• If your DIRECTV

you can connect the Serial Control cable by using a 15-pin adapter.

• Some satellite boxes for the DIRECTV

this: (similar to a phone jack, but slightly smaller).

satellite box with a 9-pin data connector like this:

satellite box has a 15-pin connector like this:

service have a Home Control connector like

After setting up your Recorder,

including the control cable

connection, you can change channels

using only your Recorder’s remote

control.

Serial Control cable

15-pin adapter (not included)

To connect the Home Control cable, plug one end of the cable into the Home Control jack on your DIRECTV satellite box. This connector is sometimes labeled “Low Speed Data.” (Don’t try to connect a Home Control cable to the satellite box’s phone jack.) Plug the other end into the Control Out/Serial jack on the Recorder.

Home Control cable (not included)

Chapter 1

IR Control cable

This purple end plugs into your Recorder.

e small “bulbs” on the IR

emitters do not visibly light up

when they send an IR signal. If you find

that channels are not changing, see

page 136 for troubleshooting help. If

channels change unreliably or

inconsistently, try the tips on optimizing

the IR Control connection (right).

These IR emitters send signals to the IR sensor on your cable or satellite box.

Connecting Your DVR

IR (infrared) Control. The IR Control cable allows the Recorder to change channels on

any cable or satellite box with an IR sensor. See the Start Here poster for diagrams of common cable and satellite boxes, and where to find the IR sensor on each.

• Finding the IR sensor. To correctly position the IR Control cable, you need to find

your cable box or satellite box’s IR sensor. To locate the IR sensor, look for a tiny round bulb behind the dark, translucent plastic “window”—the IR window—on the front of your cable or satellite box. A flashlight might help you see it. Position the IR emitters so they are centered on the IR sensor and stick out about 1.5 inches.

• Choosing an IR code in Guided Setup. After setting up your Recorder, you’ll

complete Guided Setup (see Chapter 2 for more information). During Guided Setup, you’ll be asked to test and select an IR code. Each IR code signals a particular cable or satellite box model to change channels. If none of the codes changes the channel on your particular cable or satellite box, see page 136 for troubleshooting tips. If you find a code or codes that work, but none of the codes is reliable or consistent, try optimizing the IR Control connection (see below).

• Optimizing the IR Control connection. The IR Control cable works better if its

emitters and the IR window on the cable or satellite box are shaded from other infrared signals. You can create an “IR tent” to decrease the interference from other signals. This solution may help if changing channels with an IR Control cable is unreliable or inconsistent, but not if channels don’t change at all.

Test whether an IR tent might be effective simply by draping a magazine, a towel, or a dark cloth over the front of cable or satellite box, including the IR emitters. (See the diagram on page 7.) Do not block the Recorder’s IR window. Try changing channels several times with the TiVo remote. If channels change more reliably this way, you may want to build an IR tent.

Cables and Accessories

Building an IR Tent. The exact methods and materials you use to build the IR tent will

depend on the shape of your cable or satellite box's IR window and the materials you have available. However, the general procedure described below will guide you.

 Cover the area around the IR emitters and the cable or satellite box's IR window with a

piece of thick fabric, such as black flannel. You could create a cover using cardboard or opaque tape instead. The important point is that the material you use fits snugly over the area around the translucent IR window and the IR Control cable’s emitters.

If possible, cover the entire IR window on the cable or satellite box, because signal interference can enter from anywhere in the window. For some cable and satellite boxes, covering the entire IR window will include covering the controls on the front. In that case, you won’t be able to use the controls, nor will you be able to control the cable or satellite box with its remote. However, we recommend using only your TiVo remote to change the channel. If you still need to access your cable or satellite box, use materials that are relatively easy to remove.

 Secure the cloth, tape, or other material (with tape or by another method), making sure

that it fits closely around the IR window and the IR Control cable’s emitters.

 Place a piece of opaque material—for

example, cloth or tape—over the IR emitters (shown on opposite page) and the IR window of the cable or satellite box.

IR window

Recorder

cable or satellite bo

 Secure the material, making sure that it

fits snugly.

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Connecting to a Phone Line

During Guided Setup, your Recorder uses a standard analog phone line to connect to the

TiVo

service (see Chapter 2). After Guided Setup, your Recorder needs to make regular connections to the TiVo service, using either a phone line or a shared broadband Internet connection. When it connects to the TiVo service, the Recorder may receive:

o not connect the Recorder to a

digital PBX phone system (these

allow many phones to share a single

telephone number and are usually used in

hotels and office buildings). Doing so may

permanently damage your Recorder’s

modem and will void your warranty.

your cable or sate

connected to your phone line, use

the provided phone line splitter so the

Recorder can share the same phone jack.

Plug the splitter into the wall jack, then

plug both phone cords into the splitter.

ox is also

• Updated program information, including episode titles, plot descriptions, ratings, and

schedule information.

• Any available updates to the Recorder service, including content for Showcases. (See

page 39 for more information about Showcases.)

• Any recording requests you made using TiVo Central Online. (See page 53 for more

information about Online Scheduling.)

Guided Setup Requires a Phone Line. Almost every household phone line is a standard analog line, which is what the Recorder needs to complete Guided Setup. After Guided Setup, you can connect your Recorder to a home network and use a shared broadband Internet connection instead of a phone line for connections to the TiVo service. See “Connecting to a Home Network for Home Media Features” on page 111 for information.

If you don’t have a home network with a shared broadband Internet connection, the Recorder must use a standard analog phone line for regular connections to the TiVo service. You should leave the phone cord plugged in continuously in order to keep your Recorder’s program information up to date.

Phone Jack Location. If the phone jack isn’t close to the Recorder, you can use the 25foot phone cord that comes with the Recorder to connect it to a phone jack. Phone cords longer than 25 feet are readily available at most hardware or electronics stores.

Choosing a Setup Example

The R

Choosing a Setup Example

The rest of this chapter provides examples for connecting your Recorder to your program source (antenna, cable, or satellite), your TV, and other optional A/V equipment. From the list below, choose a basic setup based on your program source.

After you get your basic system working, connect other equipment (such as a VCR, DVD player, or game console) to additional inputs on your TV or A/V receiver.

Basic Setups: Connect your Recorder to your Program Source and your TV

Before you begin:

Make sure all your equipment is turned off

and the Recorder is unplugged.

Your program source is antenna or

Setup 1: Antenna or Cable (No Cable Box)

cable with no cable box.

Your program source is either a cable

Setup 2: Cable or Satellite Box

or satellite box. (If you have both, see Setup 4, below.)

You have two program sources: a satellite box and an antenna; or a

Setup 3: Satellite Box & RF Program Source

satellite box and cable (no cable box).

You have two program sources: a

Setup 4: Cable Box and Satellite Box

satellite box and a cable box.

Setup Variations: These are variations on the Basic Setups

Your program source is antenna or cable (with or without a cable box) and

Watching One Channel & Recording Another (Antenna or Cable)

you want to watch one channel while recording another.

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ecorder is not designed to

support a heavy load, such as a TV.

Your Recorder is only capable of

supporting the weight of one or two

common A/V components such as VCRs,

DVD players, or A/V receivers (provided

they have four good, broad, padded feet

that distribute of the weight near the

corners of the Recorder).

Also, avoid stacking your Recorder on top

of other electronic components such as

VCRs, A/V receivers, or your TV’s vents.

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The audio/video cables shown here

are for example only. For help

choosing cables, see page 4.

Other kinds of A/V equipment, such

as a DVD player or game console, do

not connect to your Recorder. You should

connect your other devices to additional

inputs on your TV or A/V receiver.

Setup 1: Antenna or Cable (No Cable Box)

Recorder

INPUT

Antenna In

VIDEORL

Television

Setup 1: Antenna or Cable (No Cable Box)

 Connect the Coaxial RF cable coming from the wall to the Cable/Antenna-RF In jack

on the Recorder.

 Connect a Composite A/V cable from the Audio/Video Output jacks on the Recorder

to the Audio/Video Input jacks on the TV.

 Connect the phone cord (see page 8). After you complete Guided Setup, you can

connect your Recorder to a home network and use a broadband Internet connection instead of a phone line to connect to the TiVo service. See Chapter 7.

 Plug in all power cords and turn on your TV.

Set your TV to display video from the input jacks you used in step to find the correct TV input setting by pressing the Input or TV/Video button on your TV’s remote control until you see the Welcome screen. (For more help, see page 131.)

Once you see the Welcome screen, the final steps are to activate the TiVo service and complete Guided Setup. If you need help, see Chapter 2.

. You may have

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The audio/video cables shown here

are for example only. For help

choosing cables, see page 4.

Other kinds of A/V equipment, such

as a DVD player or game console, do

not connect to your Recorder. You should

connect your other devices to additional

inputs on your TV or A/V receiver.

Setup 2: Cable or Satellite Box

Cable or

Satellite Box

PhoneSerial

Recorder

RF In

RF Out

Television

AUDIO/VIDEO

OUT

INPUT

VIDEORL

Antenna In

Setup 2: Cable or Satellite Box

 Make sure the cable from the wall is connected to your cable or satellite box.

 Connect a Composite A/V cable from the Audio/Video Output jacks on the cable or

satellite box to the Audio/Video Input jacks on the Recorder.

 Connect a Composite A/V cable from the Audio/Video Output jacks on the Recorder

to the Audio/Video Input jacks on the TV.

 Connect the phone cord (see page 8). After you complete Guided Setup, you can

connect your Recorder to a home network and use a broadband Internet connection instead of a phone line to connect to the TiVo service. See Chapter 7.

 Connect a channel changing cable (see the diagrams to the right).

 Plug in all power cords and turn on your TV.

Once you see the Welcome screen, the final steps are to activate the TiVo service and complete Guided Setup. If you need help, see Chapter 2.

. You may have

 Connect a Channel Changing Cable

(See page 5 for help choosing a channel

changing cable.)

Serial Control cable:

Plug one end of the

Serial Control cable into

the Serial/Data connector

on the cable or satellite

box. Plug the other end

into the Control Out-Serial connector (the upper mini

jack) on the back of the Recorder.

IR Control cable:

(a) Plug the purple end of the IR Control cable into

the Control Out-IR connector (the lower mini-jack)

on the Recorder.

6 for help).

emitter on top of the cable/satellite box and the other

underneath it. Be sure both emitters stick out about

1.5 inches directly in front of the IR sensor. Use the

provided adhesive strips to hold the emitters in place.

Cable or

Satellite Box

(b) Locate the IR sensor (see page

Serial Control

cable connection

Serial

Recorder

IR Control cable connection

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The audio/video cables shown here

are for example only. For help

choosing cables, see page 4.

Other kinds of A/V equipment, such

as a DVD player or game console, do

not connect to your Recorder. You should

connect your other devices to additional

inputs on your TV or A/V receiver.

Setup 3: Satellite Box & RF Program Source (Antenna or Cable)

Satellite Box

AUDIO/VIDEO

OUT

Recorder

SAT In

RF Out

PhoneSerial

Television

INPUT

VIDEORL

Antenna In

Setup 3: Satellite Box & RF Program Source

 Make sure the satellite cable from the wall is connected to your satellite box.  Connect a Composite A/V cable from the Audio/Video Output jacks on the satellite

box to the Audio/Video Input jacks on the Recorder.

 Connect the Coaxial RF cable from your antenna or cable source to the

Cable/Antenna-RF In jack on the Recorder.

 Connect a Composite A/V cable from the Audio/Video Output jacks on the Recorder

to the Audio/Video Input jacks on the TV.

 Connect the phone cord (see page 8). After you complete Guided Setup, you can

connect your Recorder to a home network and use a broadband Internet connection instead of a phone line to connect to the TiVo service. See Chapter 7.

 Connect a channel changing cable (see the diagrams to the right).  Plug in all power cords and turn on your TV.

Once you see the Welcome screen, the final steps are to activate the TiVo service and complete Guided Setup. If you need help, see Chapter 2.

. You may have

 Connect a Channel Changing Cable

(See page 5 for help choosing a channel

changing cable.)

Serial Control cable:

Plug one end of the

Serial Control cable into

the Serial/Data connector

on the cable or satellite

box. Plug the other end

into the Control Out-Serial connector (the upper mini

jack) on the back of the Recorder.

IR Control cable:

(a) Plug the purple end of the IR Control cable into

the Control Out-IR connector (the lower mini-jack)

on the Recorder.

6 for help).

emitter on top of the cable/satellite box and the other

underneath it. Be sure both emitters stick out about

1.5 inches directly in front of the IR sensor. Use the

provided adhesive strips to hold the emitters in place.

Cable or

Satellite Box

(b) Locate the IR sensor (see page

Serial Control

cable connection

Serial

Recorder

IR Control cable connection

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Connecting Your DVR

The audio/video cables shown here

are for example only. For help

choosing cables, see page 4.

Other kinds of A/V equipment, such

as a DVD player or game console, do

not connect to your Recorder. You should

connect your other devices to additional

inputs on your TV or A/V receiver.

Setup 4: Cable Box and Satellite Box

Satellite Box

AUDIO/VIDEO

VIDEORL

Antenna In

OUT

RF In

RF Out

Recorder

SAT In

RF Out

PhoneSerial

Television

INPUT

PhoneSerial

AUDIO/VIDEO

OUT

Cable Box

Setup 4: Cable Box and Satellite Box

 Make sure the cables from the wall are connected to your cable and satellite boxes.

 Connect a Composite A/V cable from the Audio/Video Output jacks on the satellite

box to the Audio/Video Input jacks on the Recorder.

 Connect a Coaxial RF cable from the RF Out jack on the cable box to the

Cable/Antenna-RF In jack on the Recorder.

 Connect a Composite A/V cable from the Audio/Video Output jacks on the Recorder

to the Audio/Video Input jacks on the TV.

 Connect the phone cord (see page 8). After you complete Guided Setup, you can

connect your Recorder to a home network and use a broadband Internet connection instead of a phone line to connect to the TiVo service. See Chapter 7.

 Channel changing cables: First, see page 5 to check whether

you can use the Serial Control cable for either your satellite or

Serial Control

cable connection

Serial

cable box. If you can, connect it as shown in the diagram to the right. Then use the IR Control cable for the other box. If you can’t use the Serial Control cable for either box, you can use the IR control cable for both. See the IR diagrams at the right.

 Plug in all power cords and turn on your TV.

Once you see the Welcome screen, the final steps are to activate the TiVo service and complete Guided Setup. If you need help, see Chapter 2.

. You may have

 Connect Channel Changing Cables

IR Control cable for one box:

(a) Plug the purple end of the IR Control cable into

the Control Out-IR connector (the lower mini-jack)

on the Recorder.

6 for help).

emitter on top of the cable/satellite box and the other

underneath it. Be sure both emitters stick out about

1.5 inches directly in front of the IR sensor. Use the

provided adhesive strips to hold the emitters in place.

Cable or

Satellite Box

IR Control cable for both boxes:

Follow steps (a) and (b) as above. In step (c),

mount the IR emitters on top of each box as shown.

Satellite Box

Cable Box

(b) Locate the IR sensor (see page

Recorder

IR Control cable connection

Recorder

IR Control for Cable and Satellite

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The audio/video cables shown here

are for example only. For help

choosing cables, see page 4.

How do I watch one channel

and record another?

To watch live TV on one channel while the

HUMAX DVD Recorder records another, put

the Recorder into Standby mode. To do

this, press the TiVo button on the

Recorder’s remote. Select Messages &

Setup, then Standby. Then use your TV’s

remote to change channels. Because this

signal simply passes through the

Recorder, it has no TiVo service

functionality (so you can’t pause or rewind

live TV ).

To watch video from the Recorder again,

press the TiVo button on the Recorder’s

remote, then press the Input, Source, or

TV/Video button on your TV remote or TV

until you see TiVo Central

Watching One Channel & Recording Another

Antenna or Cable with No Cable Box

Recorder

INPUT

Antenna In

VIDEORL

Television

 Connect the Coaxial RF cable coming from the wall to the RF In jack on the Recorder.  Connect a Coaxial RF cable from the RF Out jack on the Recorder to the Antenna/RF

In jack on your TV.

 Connect a Composite A/V cable from the Audio/Video Output jacks on the Recorder

to the Audio/Video Input jacks on your TV.

 Connect the phone cord (see page 8).  Plug in all power cords and turn on your TV. You may have to find the correct TV

input setting by pressing the Input or TV/Video button on your TV’s remote control until you see the Welcome screen. (For more help, see page 131.)

Once you see the Welcome screen, the final steps are to activate the TiVo service and complete Guided Setup. If you need help, see Chapter 2.

Cable with a Cable Box

Cable Box

Watching One Channel & Recording Another

The audio/video cables shown here

AUDIO/VIDEO

PhoneSerial

OUT

RF Out

RF In

are for example only. For help

choosing cables, see page 4.

Recorder

Television

INPUT

VIDEORL

Antenna In

OUT

RF Splitter

(not included)

 Connect the cable from the wall to the input jack of an RF splitter (not included).

 Connect an RF Coaxial cable from one of the splitter’s outputs to the RF In jack on

your cable box. Connect another RF Coaxial cable from the splitter’s other output to the Antenna/RF In jack on your TV.

 Connect a Composite A/V cable from the Audio/Video Output jacks on the cable box

to the Audio/Video Input 1 jacks on the back of the Recorder.

 Connect a Composite A/V cable from the Audio/Video Output jacks on the Recorder

to the Audio/Video Input jacks on your TV.

 Connect the phone cord (see page 8). After you complete Guided Setup, you can

connect your Recorder to a home network and use a broadband Internet connection instead of a phone line to connect to the TiVo service. See Chapter 7.

This setup requires an RF

splitter. You can purchase

one at a local electronics store.

OUT

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 Connect a Channel Changing Cable

(See page 5 for help choosing a channel

changing cable.)

Serial Control cable:

Plug one end of the Serial

Control cable into the

Serial/Data connector on

the cable or satellite box.

Plug the other end into

the Control Out-Serial connector (the upper mini

jack) on the back of the Recorder.

IR Control cable:

(a) Plug the purple end of the IR Control cable into

the Control Out-IR connector (the lower mini-jack)

on the Recorder.

6 for help).

emitter on top of the cable/satellite box and the other

underneath it. Be sure both emitters stick out about

1.5 inches directly in front of the IR sensor. Use the

provided adhesive strips to hold the emitters in place.

Cable or

Satellite Box

(b) Locate the IR sensor (see page

Serial Control

cable connection

Serial

 Connect a channel changing cable (see the diagrams to the left).

 Plug in all power cords and turn on your TV.

Once you see the Welcome screen, the final steps are to activate the TiVo service and complete Guided Setup. If you need help, see Chapter 2.

How do I watch one channel and record another?

In this setup, your cable signal is split and sent to two different devices: your cable box and your TV. Keep in mind that you can receive only basic cable channels on the signal that goes from the splitter to your TV.

• To watch live TV on one channel while the Recorder records another, use your TV’s

remote to change channels. Because this signal does not pass through the Recorder, it has no TiVo service functionality (so you can’t pause or rewind live TV).

• To watch video from the Recorder again, press the TiVo button on the Recorder’s

remote, then press the Input, Source, or TV/Video button on your TV remote or TV until you see TiVo Central

. You may have

Recorder

IR Control cable connection

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Activating the TiVo® Service 22

Completing Guided Setup 23

TiVo Central

Chapter 2

Guided Setup

Your TiVo service number is a

15-digit number found on the label

on the back of your Recorder.

The Recorder was designed to be

used exclusively with the TiVo

service. The TiVo service is required for

proper operation of the Recorder. Without

the TiVo service, your Recorder will have

limited functionality. No functionality is

represented, warranted, or should be

expected without a subscription to the

TiVo

service.

Activating the TiVo® Service

To activate the TiVo service, visit the TiVo website at www.tivo.com/activate or call us. (See Chapter 8 for Customer Support contact information.) When you activate, you will provide your Recorder’s TiVo service number and choose a billing option.

The TiVo service consists of the program information shown in the guide, features that use the guide information such as Season Pass TiVo Suggestions, as well as Showcases, Online Scheduling, and Service Updates.

Home Media Features. After you activate the TiVo service and complete Guided Setup, connect your Recorder to a home network! Doing so gives you new ways to use your Recorder as a digital home entertainment center. Connect to a home network and enjoy:

• Digital Music Player — Use the home entertainment center in your living room to

listen to the digital MP3 music collection stored on your computer.

• Digital Photo Viewer — Use your television to view slideshows of digital photos

stored on your computer.

• Multi-Room Viewing — Record programs in the living room and watch them in the

bedroom. Or vice versa.

For more information about connecting your Recorder to a home network to use these bonus features, see “Connecting to a Home Network for Home Media Features” on page 111. For details about using these features, download the Home Media Features Guide at www.tivo.com/guides.

recordings, WishListTM searches, and

Activate now! Don’t miss a single day of using the TiVo service.

Completing Guided Setup

After you connect your Recorder to your TV and activate the TiVo service, you will need to complete Guided Setup, which takes less than an hour.

• Guided Setup is easy. The Guided Setup screens step you through the process. If you

get stuck, look for tips and troubleshooting in this chapter. (You may not see all the screens described here, or you may see them in a different order, depending on your equipment.)

If you make a mistake during Guided Setup, simply press the LEFT arrow to go back and fix it. You can also change your setup information later in Messages & Setup. (See Chapter 6.)

• Guided Setup is intelligent. In Guided Setup, you tell your Recorder your program

source (antenna, cable, or satellite) and equipment setup. Then you only have to complete the steps that apply to your particular setup.

• Guided Setup requires two phone calls. Try to complete Guided Setup when you

don’t need the phone for an hour or so. After you complete Guided Setup, you’ll be able to connect your Recorder to a home network and use a shared broadband Internet connection instead of a phone line to connect to the TiVo service. See Chapter 7.

After completing Guided Setup, you can watch live TV and use TiVo service features to control live TV. You will have to wait a few hours while the Recorder organizes information before you can set up your Season Pass

recordings and search for programs.

If you can’t find the help you need in

this chapter, please visit

TiVo Customer Support online at

www.tivo.com/support or call us. (Refer to

Chapter 8 for Customer Support contact

information.)

If you need to use the phone during

either of the setup phone calls, pick

up your telephone, then hang it up and

wait about 45 seconds. The Recorder will

hang up, and the next time you pick the

phone up there will be a dial tone. You can

complete Guided Setup later.

Chapter 2

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Guided Setup Tips and Troubleshooting

ZIP Code. If your program source is an antenna connected to your TV, the TiVo service

uses the channel lineup of a nearby cable service to determine which channels you receive. If no cable company serves your ZIP code, enter a nearby ZIP code that has cable service.

E-mail Address. When you provide your e-mail address, you’ll be notified about what’s new at TiVo, including new features, tips and tricks, and TiVo exclusives. Your e-mail address will not be sold, rented, loaned, or otherwise disclosed. For information on how TiVo safeguards your privacy, visit www.tivo.com/privacy.

Phone Dialing Options. If your phone system requires special dialing options, choose “Yes.” Most people won’t need to change the settings. See page 104 for information about each option.

Setup Call. This toll-free call takes a few minutes to retrieve the dial-in numbers for your area code and the list of cable or satellite providers for your ZIP code. After hanging up, the Recorder will take 5 to 15 minutes to organize the information. If the call doesn’t succeed, see page 132 for troubleshooting steps.

Dial-In Number. The Recorder will use the dial-in number you choose for phone connections to the TiVo service. The list may be too long to fit on one screen. To see more dial-in numbers, press the DOWN arrow or CHAN DOWN to scroll down the list.

After Guided Setup, the Recorder uses either a phone line or a broadband Internet connection to connect to the TiVo service, which is a local call in most areas. In some areas, local and long distance toll charges may apply. You are responsible for any telephone charges.

Completing Guided Setup

Dialing Format. Choose how you want the Recorder to dial the dial-in number. (For example: should the dial-in number be preceded by your area code and should a “1” precede the area code?) In some areas, local numbers must be dialed using the area code.

Satellite Provider. If you subscribe to additional local channels for your city or a nearby city from your satellite provider, choose the appropriate option followed by the city name from which you get your local channels (for example, DIRECTV-Sacramento, CA).

Cable Provider. Cable companies may have entries with very similar names, and it may be difficult to know which is yours. Check your channel lineup card (received during cable installation) or your cable bill. If you aren’t sure, make your best guess. Later in Guided Setup, you can check your guess on the Channels You Receive screen (see page 26). If you still don’t see your provider, go back and verify that you entered the correct ZIP code.

Cable Lineups. A lineup is the type of subscription you purchased from your cable company. Lineups usually have names like “Basic” or “Extended Basic.” Your cable bill may have this information. If you still aren’t sure, make your best guess. Later in Guided Setup, you can check your guess on the Channels You Receive screen (see page 26).

You may also see names like “Rebuild Basic” or “Rebuild Extended Basic.” “Rebuild” is a term used to refer to a revised lineup. Usually you would be informed by your cable company if your lineup has been revised. If your best guess at a lineup choice was not correct, and a rebuild lineup with a similar name is available, try that one instead.

If you have a cable A/B system, you must pick either A or B to watch with your Recorder.

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Channels You Receive. First, if you had to make a guess about your provider or lineup,

verify that the channel numbers match the networks on this list. (For example, if you had the lineup pictured on the left, is channel 2 actually KTVU?) If you aren’t sure, refer to the channel guide or quick-reference card from your cable or satellite company.

Next, add or remove check marks—so that the list reflects the channels you actually subscribe to—by highlighting a channel and pressing SELECT. (Some types of satellite boxes will get stuck on channels you don’t receive if those channels are selected here, so be sure to de-select channels you don’t receive.)

Use the CHAN UP/DOWN button as a

shortcut to go up or down a whole

screen at a time.

The TiVo service will search for programs only on channels marked with a yellow check. Also, the CHAN UP/DOWN button skips channels that aren’t checked on this list.

Finally, highlight Done Selecting Channels and press SELECT to continue. If you change your mind, you can easily make changes after you finish Guided Setup. (See page 86.)

Channel Changing. If you have a cable or satellite box, your Recorder needs to send it a signal to change channels. It can do this through an IR (infrared) or serial connection. Make sure that the connection described on this screen matches what you have used to connect your cable or satellite box to your Recorder. For help choosing and setting up a connection, see the Start Here poster and Chapter 1 of this guide. After Guided Setup, if your channels don’t change, see troubleshooting steps on page 136.

Connection to Recorder Screens. Use the UP/DOWN arrows until the picture of the Recorder matches the cable you used to connect video from your satellite or cable box. When the status says “Video OK,” press SELECT to continue. If the status says “No Video,” check that the video cable is firmly connected to the Recorder and that you have selected the correct type of video cable.

Completing Guided Setup

IR Code List. If you use an IR connection, the Recorder will need to send a code to your cable or satellite box in order to change channels. You will need to test these codes to see which works best with your connection. Each code has a slow, medium, and fast version. First, test the slow codes by highlighting them and pressing the CHAN UP/DOWN button slowly several times. When you find a slow code that changes channels every time, try a faster speed for that code. (Slow may take longer, but fast may be too fast for your cable or satellite box.) You want to find the code with the fastest speed that changes the channel every time. When you find it, press SELECT to choose that code. If channels don’t change at all, see page 136 for troubleshooting steps.

Program Call. During this call, the TiVo service downloads all your program information—which includes program titles, times, channels, and descriptions—for up to the next two weeks. If the call doesn’t succeed, see page 132 for troubleshooting steps. If you need to use the phone during the program call, pick it up, then hang it up, then wait about 45 seconds. The Recorder will hang up and you can make the program call later.

Congratulations! Once you have activated your TiVo service and completed Guided Setup, you’ll see the Congratulations! screen. If you have not yet activated your TiVo service, you will be reminded to do so at this time.

You can immediately begin watching live TV and using your Recorder’s features to control live TV (pause, instant replay, slow motion). The Recorder works behind the scenes for about four to eight hours to organize program information for the first time. During this process, you will have to wait to search for programs, set up recordings, and view information in the program guide. A message at the bottom of the Pick Programs to Record screen will warn you if you are not able to search for programs yet. If the message appears, try again after a few hours.

Press the TiVo button on your remote control to go to TiVo Central TiVo service.

to begin enjoying the

Chapter 2

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TiVo Central

Almost everything you do with the TiVo service starts from TiVo Central. You can schedule recordings, watch live TV or recorded programs, play DVDs or CDs, and more. To get to TiVo Central, press the TiVo button on your remote control.

Occasionally, you will notice special icons beside some options in TiVo Central.

This icon appears if you have TiVo Messages to read. See page 84 for more about TiVo Messages.

Choose the selection next to this icon to watch a special preview or visit a Showcase. See page 39 for more about Showcases.

This icon appears next to selections that contains special video content. Highlight the selection and press PLAY on the TiVo remote to play the video.

This icon indicates news or special offers from TiVo.

You can find a complete Glossary of Icons in the inside back cover of this guide.

Music & Photos. Connect your HUMAX DVD Recorder to a home network and you’ll be able to use your Recorder to listen to digital music and view digital photos stored on a home computer. See Chapter 7.

Take a Tou r. Now you’re ready to start enjoying the TiVo service! Check out the five short tours in Chapter 3 to learn more.

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The Basics in 5 Short Tours

Tour One: Play with Live TV 30

Tour Two: Find and Record Programs 32

Tour Three: Now Playing and Save To DVD 34

Tour Four: Playing a DVD or CD 36

Tour Five: Finding New Programs 38

Cool Things You Can Do 40

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The Basics in Five Short Tours

Tour One: Play with Live TV

In this tour, you’ll learn how you to control live TV. So turn on your TV and grab your TiVo remote! To watch live TV, select Watch Live TV from TiVo Central LIVE TV button on the remote.

First, press the PAUSE button—the program you’re watching pauses. Now you can stand up and stretch, or go to the kitchen and get a snack. You can pause live TV for up to 30 minutes!

But for now, press PLAY and the program resumes.

Next, press BACK—the program rewinds. Press BACK a second time—it goes faster! A third time—faster still! Both the FORWARD and BACK buttons have three speeds. Press BACK a fourth time (or press PLAY at any time) to return to normal speed.

, or press the

Changing channels works just like

you would expect it to: use the

number buttons on the remote to enter a

channel number, then press ENTER.

Or, press the CHAN UP or CHAN DOWN

buttons to surf one channel at a time.

+ Press PAUSE once more, then immediately press FORWARD to move the picture a small step forward! Press BACK to move the picture a small step back. When your show is paused, FORWARD and BACK move the program forward or back in small steps. Press PLAY to resume watching at normal speed.

Try out the INSTANT REPLAY button. INSTANT REPLAY jumps you back 8 seconds—useful for when you miss a great sports play or a bit of dialog, or for when you fast forward too far.

Press INSTANT REPLAY again, then immediately press SLOW. You get your own

slow-motion replay!

Finally, try the ADVANCE button. Presto! You’re caught up to live TV.

Tour One: Play with Live TV

Status Bar

Press PAUSE to make the status bar visible. It shows a one-hour period. The green segment is the portion of the current hour that has been saved by your Recorder.

Look for the white line. It marks the part of the program you are currently watching. If the white line is anywhere back in the green segment you are “behind” real time (which is way better than being behind the times!).

Now press CHAN UP. When you change channels, the saved programming from the old channel is cleared, and the Recorder starts to save what’s showing on the new channel.

Channel Banner

Press INFO to see the channel banner. (You can also press RIGHT arrow.) It’s only there for a few seconds, but you can bring it back by pressing INFO again. While the banner is visible, press RIGHT arrow to switch from a small, to medium, to large banner. Note that each version has a different amount of information.

Keep pressing RIGHT arrow until you see the largest version of the channel banner. Notice the small icons on the right side. Each symbol represents a useful feature, like recording or Parental Controls. Press the UP and DOWN arrows to highlight different icons. Pressing SELECT while an icon is highlighted will take you to that feature. (For more on using these icons, see page 68.)

status bar

channel banner

This white line tells you where you are.

selectable icons

Finally, press the CLEAR button—the channel banner disappears. (CLEAR gets rid of things that aren’t part of the program you’re watching.)

Now go have fun playing with live TV, then come back for the next tour!

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If you just finished Guided Setup

and you go to Pick Programs to

Record, you will see a message at the

bottom of the screen stating that the

Recorder is still indexing data. The

Recorder should be done indexing within

4 to 8 hours of finishing Guided Setup.

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Tour Two: Find and Record Programs

You can always record the program you’re watching by pressing the RECORD ( ) button on the TiVo remote. The TiVo service also provides many ways to quickly search large numbers of TV programs, find your favorites, and schedule recordings in advance.

Using the Program Guide

While watching live TV, press GUIDE to display your Recorder’s program guide. Press the UP, DOWN, LEFT, and RIGHT arrows to move the highlight bar over a program title. (Notice that the program description at the top changes.) Then press SELECT on the highlighted channel.

If the program is on now, the channel changes and the program guide disappears. If the program is upcoming, selecting it brings up a transparent screen with recording options. Choose an option or press LEFT arrow to go back to the guide. See page 47 for more information about using the program guide to find and record programs.

Search by Title

If you know the name of the program you want to record, you can find it easily using Search by Title. Press the TiVo button to see TiVo Central. Press the DOWN arrow to highlight Pick Programs to Record and press SELECT.

As you can see, the Pick Programs to Record screen gives you many ways to find programs. Let’s look for The Simpsons. Highlight “Search by Title” and press SELECT. The next screen is a categories screen. It lets you limit your search to any of several categories—but for now, choose “All Programs,” then press SELECT.

The next screen has a grid of letters. Notice the white box around the letter A. Use the RIGHT, LEFT, UP, and DOWN arrows to move the box among the letters. Now move it to S, then press SELECT.

Tour Two: Find and Record Programs

A list of programs that begin with “S” appears on the right side of the screen. Move the white box to the letter I and press SELECT again. The list changes. The TiVo service has searched through all available programs (usually, those airing in the next two weeks) to find those that begin with SI, then listed those programs.

Keep on entering letters until you see “Simpsons, The” in the list on the right. (Notice, the list alphabetizes without “A” or “The.”) If you make a mistake entering text, select DEL on the screen, or press BACK on the remote. To clear all text, use CLR on the screen or press the CLEAR button. Selecting SP on the screen enters a space.

To get to the list of programs, press RIGHT arrow until you move off the grid of letters. Press the UP or DOWN arrow to highlight “Simpsons, The” and press SELECT.

A Program Information screen appears. It lets you choose to record the episode, view upcoming episodes, or get a Season Pass.

Get a Season Pass

On the Program Information screen for The Simpsons, highlight “Get a Season Pass,” and press SELECT. A confirmation screen appears to make sure the Recorder is doing what you want. Press SELECT again—and after a short pause you have a Season Pass to The Simpsons! Every episode on the selected channel will be recorded automatically.

You should now be on the Search by Title screen again. Press the LEFT arrow to return to Pick Programs to Record, then select the To Do List. You can see all your scheduled recordings here.

In the To Do List, notice the upcoming episodes of The Simpsons are marked with two check marks ( ), indicating they are part of a Season Pass. You can cancel the recording of any episode by highlighting the title in the To Do List and pressing CLEAR.

Once you’ve recorded some programs, come back for the next tour!

If you schedule a lot of Season Pass

recordings, it’s a good idea to set

priorities for them. You do this with the

Season Pass Manager; see page 45 for

more information.

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Tour Three: Now Playing and Save To DVD

The last tour showed you how to find and record programs. Once a program has started recording, it appears in Now Playing—a list of all the programs stored on your Recorder. To go to Now Playing, press the TiVo button twice, or select Now Playing from TiVo

Central some entertaining short programs.

any title in Now Playing—even one still being recorded. Just highlight it and press the PLAY ( ) button.

Try it now. Highlight a program and press PLAY ( ). (If there are no programs in Now Playing, go to live TV and start a recording so you can complete this tour.)

Now for the cool part—watch the program for at least 5 minutes (or just fast forward through some of it), then press LEFT arrow button to go back to Now Playing. This time, press SELECT on the program title. On the Program Information screen that appears, select “Resume Playing.” The program starts from where you left it!

. Even if you haven’t recorded anything, your new Recorder may have come with

An icon like this next to a recording in Now Playing tells you the recording’s current status (see the Glossary of Icons on the inside back cover). You can watch

Keep until... By default, the oldest programs you record may be deleted to make room for

new recordings you've scheduled (they are usually kept at least two days). However, you always have the option to keep a program for as long as you want.

To change how long a program in Now Playing is saved, highlight it and press SELECT or

RIGHT arrow. The Program Information screen appears. Select “Keep until....” On the

next screen you can choose “Keep until I delete” or use the arrow buttons to highlight and change the date displayed. When you are done, press SELECT.

Tour Three: Now Playing and Save To DVD

Saving a Program From Now Playing to a DVD

Your Recorder not only records programs to Now Playing, it can also save programs from Now Playing to a recordable DVD. The rest of this tour shows you how. If you don’t want to use a disc for the programs currently in Now Playing, you can still go through the tour, and just cancel before creating the disc.

Put In a Disc. First, you have to put a disc into the Recorder’s disc tray. You can use either a “DVD-RW” disc, which can be saved to, erased, and copied to again, or a “DVD-R” disc, which can only be copied to once. You must use a “DVD” disc. The Recorder will not save to some DVD formats (such as those with a “+” sign), so make sure your blank disc is either DVD-RW or DVD-R. To insert a disc, press the OPEN/CLOSE button ( ) on the front of your Recorder, put in the disc with the blank, shiny side down, and then press OPEN/CLOSE ( ) again.

Select a Program. Go to Now Playing (if you are not there already, press the TiVo button twice), and highlight a program. Press SELECT to see the Program Information screen, then select Save to DVD or VCR, then Save to DVD. The next screen asks whether you want to save just the program you selected, or additional programs as well. For this tour, select “Save just this program.” The following screen suggests a name for the disc, and asks if you want to use it or enter your own. For this tour, just select “Yes” to use the suggested name.

Some content may not be saved to

DVD due to copy protection rights

over the material. For more details, see

“Copy Protected Material” on page 64.

DVD recordings that you make using this

Recorder are for your personal use only.

You may not sell, lend, or rent them to

other people.

Create the DVD. At this point, you see the Confirmation screen. This is your last chance to

cancel the save, so if you do not want to copy to the disc you have inserted, select “Don’t save,” otherwise select “Begin saving to DVD.”

As you can see, there are more options than are covered here, but those are the basics. The next screen tells you how long it will take to save your program. When finished, you have a new DVD with your program on it! For further details, see page 61.

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Tour Four: Playing a DVD or CD

You must complete Guided Setup before you can play CDs, and play or record DVDs. For instructions, see “Completing Guided Setup” on page 23.

Playing a DVD or CD does not interfere with recording TV. However, you cannot watch live TV or recorded programs from Now Playing while playing a DVD or CD.

Playing a Disc

To put a disc into the Recorder, press the OPEN/CLOSE ( ) button on the front panel of your Recorder to open the disc tray. Put in the disc with the label side facing up, using the disc tray guide to align it, then press OPEN/CLOSE again to close the disc tray. (For a full list of the different kinds of discs that are compatible with the Recorder, see page 80.)

DVD Menu. After you have inserted a disc, TiVo Central Recorder is holding a disc. Highlight the DVD item on TiVo Central and press play to start the disc from the beginning. However, the DVD menu usually gives you more playback options.

To go to the DVD menu, press the DVD button on the Recorder’s remote control. Pressing the DVD button from most screens, from live TV, or while you are playing a DVD, goes directly to the DVD menu.

changes to show that the

From the DVD menu, select Play to start the currently loaded disc. Go ahead and try it. (If you have a DVD disc in the tray and see a menu after you select Play, choose the option you want to view to start the video playing.)

Tour Four: Playing a DVD or CD

Controlling Playback. While a disc is playing, you can press the PAUSE ( ) button, to pause the music or video, just as you would with live TV or with a program from Now Playing. Press PLAY ( ) to restart the program. PAUSE, PLAY, FORWARD ( )

and BACK ( ), all work with DVDs and CDs. In fact, while playing a DVD, all of the control buttons work as they would for live TV or a program in Now Playing. (See Tour One for details.)

Finally, while a disc is playing, the CHAN/PAGE button has SKIP FORWARD ( ) and SKIP BACK ( ) functionality. Press SKIP FORWARD ( ) to go to the beginning of the next chapter on a DVD or the next track on a CD. Press SKIP BACK ( ) once to go to the beginning of the current chapter or track; press it again to go to beginning of the previous chapter or track.

Stopping and Resuming. Press the STOP ( ) button. The disc stops playing and the Recorder goes back to the DVD menu.

Notice the DVD menu now has an option to “Resume playing.” If you want, you can go to Now Playing or live TV and watch something else. Then when you’re ready, you can press the DVD button to return to this menu and select “Resume playing.” Playback of the disc picks up right where you left off.

Removing the Disc. To remove the disc, just press the OPEN/CLOSE button ( ) on the front panel of the Recorder once to open the tray. Remove the disc, then press OPEN/ CLOSE again to close the empty tray.

The Recorder can record to DVD-R

and DVD-RW discs. It can playback

most DVD-R and DVD-RW discs that

contain video. It can also playback audio

CDs and most CD-R and CD-RW discs that

contain MP3 files. Playback control (such

as FWD, REWIND and INSTANT REPLAY) is

not available for MP3 files larger than 10

megabytes that were recorded with VBR

(variable bit rate). For more information,

see “Compatibility and Copy Protected

Material” on page 64.

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Your personal TV preferences are

just that: personal. See the TiVo

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) White

Paper available at www.tivo.com/privacy

for more information.

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Tour Five: Finding New Programs

TiVo makes it easy for you to find new programs you might want to watch by responding to your interests and collecting the best the networks have to offer.

WishList™ Searches

A WishList search automatically finds programs that match your tastes, passions, and whims on any channel you receive. And it keeps on searching for as long as you keep the WishList. Just enter your favorite actor or director’s name, or any keyword, and your Recorder will find programs for you. Go to TiVo Central, then Pick Programs to Record, then Search Using a WishList. For more information, see page 54.

TiVo Suggestions

TiVo Suggestions is a personalized list of shows selected to match your preferences. How is this magic possible? Any time you watch programs, live or recorded, or browse programs with the live guide, or in Showcases or TiVolution Magazine, you can rate them by pressing the THUMBS UP give a program up to three Thumbs Up or three Thumbs Down. Also, any time you choose to record a program, it automatically gets one Thumbs Up.

and THUMBS DOWNTM buttons ( ). You can

The TiVo icon next to the title indicates that it was recorded as a TiVo Suggestion.

Over time, the more shows you rate, the better TiVo Suggestions will be at finding programs you might like. The suggestions are listed under TiVo Suggestions in order of how closely they match your preferences.

Suggested programs based on your ratings appear in TiVo Suggestions. Go to TiVo Central, then Pick Programs to Record, then TiVo Suggestions. (If you don’t see programs yet, come back later—it may take a few hours the first time.) The list of programs is ranked, so shows you are more likely to enjoy are near the top. If you want to record a program, select it and the Program Information screen appears.

Tour Five: Finding New Programs

Auto-Recording TiVo Suggestions. As an added bonus, when the Recorder has available space, it automatically records TiVo Suggestions. (You can turn this feature off if you prefer; see page 94.) You will find recorded TiVo Suggestions on Now Playing, listed below programs you requested. Or, if you have the Groups option turned on (see page 71), TiVo Suggestions recordings will appear in their own group.

It’s important to remember these characteristics of TiVo Suggestions recordings:

• TiVo Suggestions never replace shows you request, or prevent your requested shows from being recorded.

• TiVo Suggestions are always the first programs deleted to make room for recordings you request.

Auto-recording TiVo Suggestions is an easy way to find programs you never knew about, or old favorites you may have forgotten.

Showcases

Showcases is an interactive content area which often includes opportunities to schedule recordings of featured programs, or allows you to watch previews of upcoming movies or TV shows. The programs in Showcases are grouped in theme packages, giving you “onestop shopping” convenience when browsing for programs to record. Packages may include exclusive content, the inside scoop on hit movies, exciting miniseries, special events, popular series, and shows featuring the biggest stars of the screen and stage.

TiVolution

and different. It’s a guide to the best upcoming shows on television. Select a title to see the Program Information screen. If you get the channel that airs the program, you can set up a recording here—it’s that easy! Showcases and TiVolution Magazine are updated during your Recorder’s regular connection to the TiVo service.

Magazine is one part of Showcases where you’ll always find something fun

If other members of your household

are pressing THUMBS UP on shows

you don’t care for, and vice versa, you may

find that TiVo Suggestions is making

some suggestions that you like, and some

that are more appropriate for other

members of your household.

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Other DVRs connected to your home network appear at the bottom of the Now Playing list.

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Cool Things You Can Do

Never, ever be late for your favorite programs! Your co-worker just told you about a

must-see program that’s on tonight, but you won’t make it home in time to set up a recording. No problem! If your Recorder is connected to a home network with a broadband Internet connection, you can use TiVo Central Online (www.tivo.com/tco) to schedule the recording. It will be waiting for you when you get home. See page 53.

Connect your Recorder to your home network. When you do, your Recorder becomes a digital home entertainment center, with access to even more features. See Chapter 7.

Multi-Room Viewing. Record programs in the living room and watch them in the bedroom–or vice versa. If you have more than one TiVo your home network, you can transfer programs between them.

Enjoy digital Music & Photos—from your sofa! Connect your Recorder to your home network, and you can watch slideshows of your digital photos on your big screen TV, and listen to playlists of your MP3s on your stereo system.

Looking for good movies? Kids’ shows? Science fiction? With Search by Title, you can browse upcoming programs by category. See page 49.

Series2TM DVR connected to

See a good preview, record the show. If you’re watching live TV and a promotion

comes on for an upcoming program, you may see an Ipreview one: Press THUMBS UP

while the icon is visible to see options for

icon like this

recording for the program. You don’t have to remember when it’s on—it will be recorded! (If you accidentally fast-forwarded past the Ipreview icon, rewind until it’s visible again.)

Use the Overtime Scheduler

(and don’t miss overtime!). Programs sometimes start

before they’re supposed to, and often end later than scheduled. You can adjust your recording times to account for variations using the Overtime Scheduler. See page 44.

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Season Pass, Recording Options, To Do List 42

Using the Guide to Find Programs 47

Find Your Favorite Programs 49

Find Programs That Match Your Interests 54

Record from a Video Camera or VCR 59

Recording a DVD 61

Compatibility and Copy Protected Material 64

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Season Pass, Recording Options, To Do List

Your HUMAX DVD Recorder makes finding and recording TV programs easy—so easy that you may find more programs you enjoy than you ever expected! Your Recorder can help with this too, by giving you simple ways to manage your recordings.

Season Pass and Other Repeating Recordings

There are three types of recordings that repeat automatically:

•Season Pass

channel—even if the day or time changes! It’s automatic and easy to set up. Just select a program (in the TiVo Live Guide, or search results) and choose “Get a Season Pass.”

• Manual Repeating Recording. Records on a specific channel at a specific time, just as

you would with a VCR. See page 52 for more information.

• Auto-recording WishList

See page 58.

recordings. Records every episode of a series that airs on a certain

search. Records all programs found by a WishList search.

An exception to the 28-day rule may

occur if the program wasn’t watched

but was automatically deleted from Now

Playing to make room for another

recording you requested—or if the

program information describes it

incorrectly.

These three types of repeating recordings also have the following in common:

• No duplicates within 28 days. If you watch or delete a particular episode or showing,

it will not be recorded automatically again for 28 days. This prevents Now Playing from filling up with shows you probably don’t want. If you want to record duplicates, go to Recording Options, Show Type, and select “All (with duplicates).” You can also schedule a single duplicate recording for a particular program.

• Parental Controls. If Parental Controls are on when you schedule a repeating

recording, the Recorder checks its current program information to see if any upcoming program violates a Parental Control. If it does, the Recorder requires the password to continue. See page 89 for more information.

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• Keep at Most. By default, five episodes of a repeating recording program are kept in Now Playing. You can change this setting; see page 44.

• Resolving conflicts. The TiVo service resolves scheduling conflicts between repeating recordings by comparing recording priorities. You can change recording priorities with the Season Pass Manager. (See page 44 for more details).

Recording Options

You can set Recording Options when you set up a recording, or any time later by selecting the program from the To Do List or the Season Pass Manager, and choosing “Options.”

Setting Recording Options. The Program Information screen that appears when you select a program includes choices to “Record this episode” and “Get a Season Pass.” When one of these recording actions is highlighted, “Options” appears to its right. To see the current Recording Options, use the arrow buttons to highlight “Options,” then press SELECT.

Recording Options: one-time recording

To set your Recording Options:

1. Use the UP/DOWN arrows to highlight an option on the Recording Options screen.

2. Use RIGHT and LEFT arrow to change the setting.

3. When you are done, press SELECT or highlight “Record with these options.”

4. Press SELECT again to schedule the recording with the new options.

To cancel your changes, press LEFT arrow, or highlight “Don’t change recording options” and press SELECT.

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Recording Options include:

Record Quality. The choices for Recording Quality are Basic, Medium, High, and

Best. The default setting is High. (Best looks great, but keep in mind that it takes up more space.) These settings are described on page 93. (This option is not available once a recording starts.)

Keep At Most. This option sets the maximum number of episodes to be saved—useful for keeping only the most recent nightly news or only a few of your kids’ daily programs. The default setting is 5. (This option is available only for a repeating recording.)

Are two of your favorite programs on

at the same time? If you use

Recording Options, you can create two

Season Pass recordings for the same

time. Set the first one to record only first

run episodes; set the second to record

every episode. Use the Season Pass

Manager (described on page 45) to give

the first one higher priority than the

second. Voilà! As long as the program

information is correct, when reruns of the

first program air, your Recorder will

ignore them and record episodes of the

second program.

Show Type. The choices are “Repeats & first run,” “First run only,” and

“All (with duplicates).”

Keep Until. You can change this setting from “Space needed” (the default setting) to “Until I delete.” (This option is available only for a repeating recording.)

Keep At Least. You can set the minimum amount of time the Recorder keeps a recording. The default setting is “Until Space Needed.”

The Overtime Scheduler

consists of these two options:

Start Recording. You can choose to start recording up to ten minutes before a program begins. The default setting is “On-time.” (This option is not available once recording starts.)

Stop Recording. You can set a recording to continue—for a few minutes or up to three hours—after it’s scheduled to end. For example, you can extend a recording of a sports event and be sure to catch the whole game—even if it goes into overtime. You can change this setting when you set up the recording, or while the recording is in progress! The default setting is “On-time.”

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Season Pass Manager

Say you have a Season Pass to ER and an auto-recording WishList for movies with Julia Roberts. What if a Julia Roberts movie happens to air at the same time as ER? The Recorder will check the priorities in the Season Pass Manager to decide which program to record. If the Julia Roberts WishList has a higher priority than the ER Season Pass, the Julia Roberts movie will be recorded, and ER will not.

Changing the priority order. If you don’t change priorities in the Season Pass Manager, repeating recordings are prioritized by the order they were set up: the first has highest priority, and so on. To change the priority order:

1. Use the UP/DOWN arrows to highlight one of your repeating recordings.

2. Press RIGHT arrow to highlight the arrows to the right of the title.

3. Use the UP/DOWN arrows to move the selected title up or down in the list.

Priorities and resolving conflicts. If a conflict occurs when you’re setting up a new repeating recording, you’ll be shown which programs are involved. You’ll also be given options to resolve the conflict:

• Record only those programs that do not conflict with others previously scheduled to record. This gives the repeating recording the lowest priority.

• Record all programs requested. This gives the repeating recording the highest priority.

Canceling a Season Pass. To cancel a Season Pass, just highlight the program’s title in the Season Pass Manager and press CLEAR. Or, from a Program Information screen, select “Cancel/edit the Season Pass,” then “Cancel this Season Pass.”

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To Do L ist

The To Do List shows all your scheduled recordings and lets you cancel or edit them. Individual recordings are marked with a single check mark ( ). Season Pass recordings and manual repeating recordings have a double check mark ( ), and WishList recordings have a star ( ). Press SELECT on any program to see available edit options.

Canceling a recording. To cancel an upcoming recording from the To Do List, highlight the title and press CLEAR.

View Recording History

This is an advanced feature in the To Do List for those who really want all the details. Selecting this option takes you to a list of three types of programs:

Deleted. To find programs that were deleted, press the UP arrow or CHAN UP. (You will find these programs listed above the point where the highlight bar starts off.) Selecting a title will take you to a screen that tells you how and when the program was deleted.

Were not recorded. To find programs that were not recorded, press the UP arrow or CHAN UP. (You will find these programs listed above the point where the highlight bar starts off.) Selecting a title will take you to a screen that tells why it was not recorded.

Will not be recorded. To find programs that will not be recorded, press DOWN arrow or

CHAN DOWN. (You will find these programs listed below the point where the highlight bar starts off.) Selecting a title will take you to a screen that tells you why the program will not be recorded. You can then select “More recording options” on this screen, which will display the Program Information screen. You could choose “View upcoming episodes” to find an episode that doesn’t conflict with anything else, or change Recording Options, which may allow the program to be recorded.

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Using the Guide to Find Programs

The TiVo service provides a program guide that displays up to two weeks of TV programming at the touch of a button. You can use the guide to quickly find programs and set up recordings by customizing the channels and filtering the types of programs shown in the guide. To view the guide, just press the GUIDE button on your TiVo remote.

Customizing the Guide

The guide has options that let you quickly change what programs and channels it shows. To see Guide Options, press ENTER while the guide is displayed. Available options are:

Channels. Choose which channel list you want the guide to display. For details on how to customize these channel lists, see page 86. The three channel lists are:

• You Receive. This is the default list. It displays only the channels you have chosen

in the Channels You Receive channel list.

• Favorites. This list shows only your favorite channels when browsing the guide.

• All. This list displays all of your cable or satellite provider’s channels, even

channels you don’t subscribe to.

Day and Time. Sets the guide to show what’s on at a particular day and time.

Style. Choose between the TiVo Live Guide and Grid Guide styles. (For details about the

differences between these two styles, see page 69.)

Filtering. Turns filtering on or off. (Choosing a filter is explained below.) When you want to see all channels and programs in the guide, turn filtering off.

Choose filter. Use the UP and DOWN arrows to highlight a category in the list, then press SELECT. Choose a subcategory. The guide displays only channels with programs in that subcategory.

When filtering is on, the guide will

show only channels that have a

program in that category within six hours

of the day and time selected. Programs

that don’t fit your category are grayed out.

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Changing a guide option. Highlight the option, then press the LEFT or RIGHT arrow to

change the selection displayed. Save your changes by pressing SELECT or GUIDE. To cancel your changes, press CLEAR.

Recording a Program from the Guide

To record a program, highlight it in the guide, then press RECORD. On the transparent screen that appears, select “Record this showing (Best Quality)” or “Season Pass & other options” for more choices. (See page 42 for more on Season Pass recordings and page 43 for more on Recording Options.)

Recording the Program You Are Watching

You can always record the program you are watching: just press the RECORD button. On the transparent screen that appears, select “Record this showing (Best Quality).” Select “Season Pass & other options” for more choices, or to change the recording quality.

Recording the Saved Portion. Up to 30 minutes of the current channel’s broadcast is always being saved, even when you are not recording a program. When you change channels, the Recorder clears what it has saved and starts saving again on the new channel. (So, if the saved portion is important to you, either record it or don’t change the channel.)

To record the saved portion—in addition to the rest of the program—you must choose “Record this showing (Best Quality).” If you change the Recording Quality (by selecting “Season Pass & other options”), the saved portion of the program won’t be recorded.

Stopping a recording. You can stop any recording in either of two ways: select the title in

Now Playing, then select “Stop Recording;” or, press the RECORD button in live TV, then choose “Stop the current recording.”

Find Your Favorite Programs

Search by Title

If you know the name of the program you’re looking for, or even the first part of the name, choose Search By Title from Pick Programs to Record. Then follow these steps:

1. If you wish, you can first narrow the search with a category and subcategory.

2. The next screen has a grid with numbers and letters. Spell out the title using the arrow buttons to move, then pressing SELECT on each letter you want. (Skip “a,” “an,” or “the.”) As you select letters, an alphabetical list of programs appears on the right. Keep selecting letters until you see your program.

You can use the TiVo remote for some functions too. The CLEAR button on the remote erases everything; BACK erases one letter at a time; FORWARD inserts a space.

3. When you see your program, press RIGHT arrow until the highlight is in the list. To move the highlight within the list, press the UP and DOWN arrows. To move quickly up or down the list one screen at a time, press CHAN UP/DOWN.

4. Press SELECT when the title you want is highlighted. The Program Information screen will appear. Then you can view upcoming episodes, set up a Season Pass, or record an individual showing.

Browsing a category. You can browse through programs in any category and subcategory you choose. Numbers come before letters, so to start from the top of the list, enter a zero.

If you only know one word in the

title, use a Title Wishlist to find the

program. See page 54 for details.

Replace hyphens ( - ), slashes ( / )

and periods ( . ) with spaces. For

example, use 20 20 to search for the title

“20/20.” Any other marks, such as

apostrophes ( ’ ), asterisks ( * ) and

ampersands ( & ) are ignored.

For example, you would use

6 OCLOCK NEWS to search for the title

“6 O’Clock News.”

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Record by Time or Channel

Three options are available under Record by Time/Channel: Browse by Time, Browse by Channel, and Manually Record Time/Channel.

Browse by Time. Browse by Time lets you browse all programs on a particular day and time. With Browse by Time, you can filter the list to see only programs in a particular category. For example, you can browse all the movies airing on Saturday night. To browse by time:

1. Use the arrow buttons to highlight a category (for example, “Movies”) to narrow the list of programs, then press SELECT.

2. Press the UP and DOWN arrows to select the date you want to see, then press RIGHT arrow to move the highlight to the time column.

3. Press the UP and DOWN arrows to select a time.

4. Press SELECT to bring up the list of programs without leaving the time selector, or press RIGHT arrow to bring up the list of programs and move to the list at the same time.

5. When you find a program you want to record, highlight it and press SELECT to bring up the Program Information screen. Then you can view upcoming episodes, set up a Season Pass, or record an individual showing.

TiVo Central Pick Programs to Record Record by Time or Channel Browse by Time

Find Your Favorite Programs

Browse by Channel. Browse by Channel lets you browse through programs airing on a particular channel. You can start with all channels, or just your favorites. To browse by channel:

1. Highlight and select either “All Channels,” which includes all the channels you receive, or “Favorite Channels,” which includes just the channels you have selected as your favorites. (For information on creating your own list of Favorite Channels, see page 86.)

2. Press the UP and DOWN arrows to select the date you want to browse, then press RIGHT arrow to move the highlight to the channel column.

3. Press the UP and DOWN arrows to select a channel. (You can also use the numbers on the remote to enter a channel, then press ENTER.)

4. Press SELECT to see the list of programs without leaving the channel selector, or press the RIGHT arrow to see the list of programs and move to the list.

TiVo Central Pick Programs to Record Record by Time or Channel Browse by Channel

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Use a Manual Repeating Recording

to record things like just the

opening monologue of a late night talk

show.

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Manually Record Time/Channel. Manually Record Time/Channel lets you schedule a

recording on a specific channel at a specific time (just as you would with a VCR). You can also create a manual repeating recording here by setting the recording to repeat every week, every day, or every weekday. To create a manual recording:

1. Choose the recording type, using the UP and DOWN arrows to select “One Time,” or “Repeating.” Then press RIGHT arrow.

2. Choose the day(s) for the recording, using the UP and DOWN arrows to change the current selection. If you chose “Repeating,” you can choose to repeat the recording on a specified day of the week (for example., “Every Tuesday”) or several times a week (for example, “Every M - F” or “Every Day”). Then press RIGHT arrow.

3. Choose a channel using the UP and DOWN arrows (or by entering a number with the remote, then pressing ENTER). Press RIGHT arrow.

4. Set the hour, minute, and am/pm for the start and stop time, using the UP/DOWN arrows to change the current selection. Press RIGHT arrow to move to the next step, LEFT arrow to move back.

5. Schedule the recording by pressing SELECT. A confirmation screen appears. (The recording will be named with a “best guess” based on program guide listings for that time and channel. This will help you find your program later in the To Do List or in Now Playing.) When you’re ready to schedule the recording, just press SELECT.

TiVo Central Pick Programs To Record Record by Time or Channel Manually Record Time/Channel

Find Your Favorite Programs

Using Online Scheduling to Find Programs (TiVo Central Online)

You can schedule recordings on your Recorder at home from any computer with Internet access and a standard web browser. Use TiVo Central Online at www.tivo.com/tco to search for shows by time, title, keyword, or actor/director. You can record a single episode or get a Season Pass You can even set the program not to record if it conflicts with a scheduled recording that is already on your Recorder.

Using Online Scheduling doesn’t require any changes to your current setup. However, if your Recorder is connected to a home network (see Chapter 7) that includes a broadband Internet connection, it will check the TiVo service for your recording requests much more often. With a broadband Internet connection, you can schedule a recording within an hour of its air time from any place that you have access to the Internet!

To Use Online Scheduling:

1. Go to www.tivo.com/tco and sign in.

2. On the Welcome page of TiVo Central Online, select the name of the Recorder for which you want to schedule recordings.

, with all the recording options you have on your Recorder at home.

Each time your Recorder connects to

the TiVo service, it checks TiVo

Central Online and schedules any recording

requests you’ve made.

3. Use the simple or advanced search of your TV listings, or browse by channel.

4. From the list of search results, click the name of a program and choose:

Record this episode — to record the program and specify the priority and quality.

Get a Season Pass — to record this program every time it airs on this channel.

You can choose to receive a confirmation e-mail sent to the e-mail address you provide.

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Find Programs That Match Your Interests

Try a WishList™ Search

If you know what you like, WishList searches are great! A WishList search automatically finds programs that match your interests, tastes, passions, and whims on any channel you receive. And it keeps on searching for as long as you keep the WishList. For example:

• You could create a Category Only WishList for the category “Movies” and

subcategory “Comedy.” You could then use it occasionally to look at a list of all comedy movies airing in the next two weeks. The list would be updated each time your Recorder connects to the TiVo service.

• You could search for something more specific by creating an Actor WishList for Sean

Connery, and then include the category “Movies,” and subcategory “Action.” This WishList would only find action movies starring Sean Connery.

•With a Keyword WishList, you can look for something very specific. For example, the

Keyword WishList GIANTS with category “Football” would find Giants football (but not baseball) games for you.

Can a WishList Do More Than Search?

Yes it can! You can set a WishList to auto-record, and it will record every program the WishList finds, on any channel you receive. For example, with the Sean Connery Actor WishList, you would automatically collect Sean Connery action movies in Now Playing.

Some WishList searches are better suited to browsing than to auto-recording. For example, a Category Only WishList for the category “Documentary” would find every upcoming documentary. You might not want to record every documentary, but you could occasionally browse the WishList and choose the ones you do want to record. The more specific a WishList search is, the better suited it is to auto-recording.

TiVo Central Pick Programs To Record Search Using a WishList

Find Programs That Match Your Interests

Creating a WishList Search

From Search Using a WishList, select “Create new WishList.” Next, select the type of WishList: Actor, Director, Category Only, Keyword, or Title. For most WishList searches, you use the grid of letters on the next screen to spell out what you’re looking for.

As the last step, you’ll then be able to select a category and subcategory to narrow your search. For example, if you want movies with Harrison Ford, but not documentaries or talk shows, select “Movies.” To search every category, select “Don’t specify a category.”

Category Only WishList. Use the UP and DOWN buttons to highlight a category, then press SELECT or RIGHT arrow. A subcategories list appears. Highlight a subcategory, then press SELECT or RIGHT arrow. To search all subcategories, you can also select “Don’t specify a subcategory.”

Actor or Director WishList. Spell the person’s last name using the arrow buttons to move the selection box around the grid; press SELECT to enter a highlighted letter. As you select letters, a list of names appears to the right of the grid.

If you see the person’s name, press RIGHT arrow until you move the highlight to a name in the list. Use the UP or DOWN arrow to highlight the name you want and press SELECT.

To search for a name that is not on the list, enter the name in the format: LAST NAME, FIRST NAME. You must match the spelling of the name exactly, and you must use a comma (available in the grid under the letter W).

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Keyword or Title WishList. You can create a Keyword or Title WishList with one

keyword or with several. For a Keyword WishList, the TiVo service checks for your keywords in the program or episode title, description, actor, director, year, and category information. A Title WishList works very similarly, but the TiVo service only searches program and episode titles.

Spell your keyword(s) using the arrow buttons to move around the grid; then press SELECT to enter the highlighted letter. You can enter as many characters as will fit on the screen. When you have finished, use RIGHT arrow to highlight “Done creating keywords,” then press SELECT or RIGHT arrow.

Using * in WishList searches. To search for similar words in a Keyword or Title WishList, use the asterisk (*) as a special symbol that replaces the endings of words. For example, the keyword AIRP* would find shows containing “airport,” “airplane,” “airplanes,” as well as the movie “Airplane!” To enter an asterisk, press the SLOW ( ) button on the remote.

The asterisk can be helpful when you’re looking for a range of similar words, or if you’re just not sure how something is spelled. Pop quiz: is it “irresistable” or “irresistible?” Use the keyword IRRESIST* and don’t worry about it! Remember, when using the asterisk:

• It can be used only at the end of a keyword; it cannot be used to omit letters at the beginning or in the middle of a word. (For example, keywords like AIR*NE or *PLANE will not work.)

• When using this symbol, be as specific as possible. For example, do not use keywords like TH*. There will not be enough room to show all the results of a keyword that is too general.

TiVo Central Pick Programs To Record Search Using a WishList

Find Programs That Match Your Interests

Tips for entering keywords:

• To specify an exact phrase in a Keyword or Title WishList, surround a set of words with quotation marks (to enter quotation marks, press PAUSE ( ). For example, the keyword PAUL SIMON might also turn up a documentary about Simon Bolivar with a director whose name is Paul. Use “PAUL SIMON” to be certain you find only programs that feature Paul Simon.

• If you enter more than one keyword in a Keyword or Title WishList, it finds only programs that match all of your keywords (for example, “GEENA DAVIS” FLY).

• If you want to include an exact phrase and additional keywords, there should be a space between the final quotation mark and the beginning of the next word. You can enter a space by selecting SP on the grid of letters or by pressing FORWARD ( ).

• Replace hyphens ( - ), slashes ( / ) and periods ( . ) with spaces. For example, you would use the keyword 20 20 to search for the title “20/20.” For an Actor WishList for Catherine Zeta-Jones, use ZETA JONES, CATHERINE. You can enter a space by selecting SP on the grid of letters or by pressing FORWARD ( ).

• Any other marks, such as apostrophes ( ’ ) and ampersands ( & ), are ignored. For example, you would use the keyword phrase 6 OCLOCK NEWS to search for the title “6 O’Clock News.” (Note that commas ( , ) are also ignored, except in an actor or director WishList, where they are essential.)

If you like music performances, try a

keyword WishList for “Concert.”

Choose the category “Arts” and the Sub-

Category “Music.”

• For dollar signs ( $ ) substitute the letter S. For example, to find “$100,000 Pyramid,” use S100000. (In Search by Title, skip the dollar signs to find these titles.)

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As you browse the upcoming

program titles found by WishList

searches, remember that the CHAN UP/

DOWN button pages quickly through lists.

Recording Programs and DVDs

Browsing, Recording, and Editing a WishList

Browsing all WishList searches. Select “View all upcoming WishList programs.” This

selection displays a list of up to 10 upcoming programs from each of your WishList searches—and up to 200 programs total (so it may take a long time to display). To record a program, select its title; you will see the Program Information screen, where you can select “Record this episode” and other actions.

Browsing an individual WishList. Select the WishList you want to browse, then select “View upcoming programs” to see a list of up to 200 unique upcoming programs that match the WishList. To record a program, select its title to see the Program Information screen, then select “Record this episode.”

For a comprehensive list of all upcoming showings of a program, including repeats (multiple showings of the same program), select the title of the program in the “Upcoming Programs” list. On the Program Information screen that appears, select “View upcoming episodes/showings.”

Auto-recording WishList. When you create a WishList or select it, you can choose the action, “Auto-record WishList programs.” This means every program the WishList finds will be automatically recorded.

Each auto-recording WishList and its upcoming recordings are marked with a star ( ). If you want to be sure that all the matches your auto-recording WishList finds are recorded, give the auto-recording WishList a high priority in the Season Pass Manager. (See page 44 for details.)

Editing a WishList. You can change a WishList—for example, to correct a misspelling, or to add a category or subcategory to narrow the results. Just select the WishList, then select “Edit WishList.”

TiVo Central Pick Programs To Record Search Using a WishList

Record from a Video Camera or VCR

In addition to recording your favorite TV programs, your HUMAX DVD Recorder can also record from a video camera or VCR—the first step in transferring your home movies to DVD. These recordings appear on the Now Playing list, with titles you choose.

Recordings you make from a video camera or VCR have much in common with recorded TV programs. For example, if the recording causes disk space conflicts or upcoming program schedule conflicts, you will be notified and given the option to continue or cancel. You can also set the recording quality, and specify how long the recording will be saved on the Now Playing list.

While recording from a video camera or VCR, all other Recorder functions are unavailable. No TV programs will be recorded, and you cannot watch live TV, play DVDs or CDs, or watch other recordings from Now Playing.

Setting Up the Recording

1. Connect your video camera or VCR to the Recorder using the inputs on the its front panel. Choose the best input(s) that will work with your video camera or VCR:

S-Video. If you use an S-Video cable to connect your video camera or VCR, you will also need to connect the red and white ends of a Composite A/V cable for audio.

Composite A/V. Use the yellow end of a Composite A/V cable for video, and the red and white ends for audio. If your video camera or VCR has only one audio out jack, use just the white end.

DV. If your video camera or VCR has a DV output jack, this is the best connection to use. A DV cable (not supplied) carries both audio and video.

2. From TiVo Central Camera or VCR.

TiVo Central Pick Programs To Record Record from a Video Camera or VCR

, select Pick Programs to Record, then Record from a Video

Some content may not be saved to

DVD due to copy protection rights

over the material. For more details, see

“Copy Protected Material” on page 64.

DVD recordings that you make using this

Recorder are for your personal use only.

You may not sell, lend, or rent them to

others.

These input jacks are located behind a small door on the Recorder’s front panel.

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You can play, pause, instant replay,

and slow-motion recordings from a

video camera or VCR just like any other

program on the Now Playing list. You can

even save them to a DVD! See page 61 to

learn how.

Recording Programs and DVDs

3. The Recorder reminds you that all other functions are unavailable while recording from a video camera or VCR. Select “Yes, continue” to proceed.

4. Select the input you used to connect your video camera or VCR to the Recorder.

5. Choose a name for your recording. Use the arrow buttons on the remote to highlight a character, and press SELECT to enter it. You can use the THUMBS UP THUMBS DOWN

buttons to change to uppercase or lowercase letters. Select

“Done entering name” when you are finished.

6. On the Recording Options screen, specify the recording quality you want to use, and how long you want the recording to be saved on the Now Playing list.

If you used the Recorder’s DV input to connect your video camera or VCR, your Recording Quality choices are Best or High quality.

7. On the next screen, set the length of the recording. You can always press STOP to end the recording earlier than you estimated.

After setting the recording length, you will be notified of any recording conflicts, just as you would if you were scheduling any other recording. You can cancel any conflicting recordings, change your recording length, or choose “Don’t record from camera/VCR now.”

8. Choose the starting point for your recording by playing video from your camera or VCR, then pausing when you’re ready to start recording.

9. The Recorder gives you a 15 second countdown before recording begins. Press PLAY on your video camera or VCR when the countdown reaches zero.

When the recording is complete, you will find its title (the name you gave to the recording) on the Now Playing list.

and

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Recording a DVD

Your Recorder can save programs from the Now Playing list to a recordable DVD. Some content may not be saved due to copy protection rights over the material. For more details, see “Copy Protected Material” on page 64. Saving to DVD does not interfere with recording TV programs or watching live TV.

What Can Be Saved

Only programs in Now Playing can be saved to a DVD. (Now Playing can contain content recorded from live TV, a video camera, or video tapes.) Programs must have completed recording to Now Playing before being saved to DVD. The following are reasons the Recorder might not be able to save a program to DVD:

• Some programs might not be saved due to copy protection rights over the material.

• Programs transferred to this Recorder from a different kind of TiVo DVR via the Multi-Room Viewing feature cannot be saved to DVD.

• If a recording is less than 2 minutes long, it cannot be saved to DVD.

Save Programs to DVD

There are two ways to save programs to DVD. One method is to select “Save to DVD or VCR” from a recording’s Program Information screen. This is useful if you only want that single program on the DVD. See page 35 for instructions.

If you want to save several programs to the same DVD, follow these steps:

1. From TiVo Central

, select DVD, then “Save programs to DVD.”

Some content may not be saved to

DVD due to copy protection rights

over the material. For more details, see

“Copy Protected Material” on page 64.

DVD recordings that you make using this

Recorder are for your personal use only.

You may not sell, lend, or rent them to

others.

2. Insert a DVD-RW (rewritable) or a blank DVD-R (record once) disc. If you re-use a DVD-RW disc, all of the programs on it will be erased. For a complete list of compatible discs, see page 64.

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If you choose to record only one

program and it is too large to fit on a

single DVD, the Recorder will attempt to

save segments of it to multiple DVDs.

Recording Programs and DVDs

3. Choose the programs you want to save onto the DVD. Programs in Now Playing that can be saved have an empty box next to them ( ); programs that cannot be saved have a red circle with a slash ( ). To choose a program, highlight it and press SELECT. A checkmark appears in the box next to the program title.

• You can select as many programs as will fit on a DVD (several short programs or

fewer longer ones), up to a maximum of 24. Programs that can be saved but will not fit with the other programs selected on the current disc have a red “x” beside them ( ).

• Programs will be recorded in the order you choose them. To change the order,

remove programs from the list by highlighting them and pressing SELECT; then select them again in the order you want them to record.

• The percentage wheel in the upper right-hand corner of the screen provides a close

estimate of how much of the DVD would be filled by the selected programs. It updates automatically.

4. When you are ready to continue, press RIGHT arrow, or select “Done choosing programs.” If you are copying a single program that is too large to fit on a DVD, you see the Choose Part to Save screen. You can use the RIGHT and LEFT arrows to change the part that will copy. Press SELECT to continue.

5. If you are saving only one program, the Recorder suggests using that program’s name for the DVD. You can use that name or choose to enter a different name.

To name the DVD, use the arrow buttons on the remote to highlight a character, and press SELECT to enter it. You can use the THUMBS UP buttons to change to uppercase or lowercase letters. Select “Done entering name” when you are finished.

and THUMBS DOWNTM

6. Confirm your selections and start the saving process. While your DVD is being created, the current status is displayed. If you go to another screen, or to live TV, press the DVD button to return to the status screen. If saving to DVD causes disk space conflicts, you will be notified and given the option to continue or cancel.

You can cancel Save to DVD while it is in process. You will be notified whether the disc can be re-used (DVD-RW) or not (DVD-R).

Finalizing the Disc

Recording a DVD

All DVDs are automatically finalized at the end of the DVD recording process. Finalizing means:

• A title is created for each program saved. Chapter marks are placed every 5 minutes. You cannot turn chapter marks off.

• A DVD “Disc” menu is created that lists the title of each program on the disc.

• DVDs you create have no DVD Parental Controls rating, so they cannot be blocked by Parental Controls unless Parental Controls are set to block all DVDs. See page 89.

• The closed captioning of the original program is maintained.

After the DVD is finalized, you’re done! To play your new DVD, press the DVD button on your remote, then press PLAY. For more about playing DVDs, see page 73.

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Some discs recorded using a DVD

recorder, CD recorder, or personal

computer may not be playable in this

Recorder even though they were made

with software that is compatible with the

Recorder. Some possible reasons for this

include:

• the type of disc used

• damage, dirt or condensation on either

the disc or in the Recorder’s disc drive

• other reasons related to specific

formats; see the notes about individual

formats in this section

Copy protected video includes

DVD-Video discs, and some satellite

and cable broadcasts.

When portions of a program are copy

protected, they cannot be saved to DVD.

The Recorder will only save the portions of

the program that are not protected.

Compatibility and Copy Protected Material

Recording Disc Compatibility

Size. The Recorder can record video to 12 cm. discs, the standard for DVDs.

Format. The Recorder can record to DVD-R and DVD-RW discs.

(It does not record DVD+R or DVD+RW discs.) The blank DVD disc packaging should be marked with one of these logos:

The Recorder is compatible with DVD-RW Ver. 1.1 and Ver. 1.1/2x, and DVD-R Ver. 2.0 and Ver. 2.0/4x.

Playback of Discs You Record

This DVD recorder records in Video Mode, which is the use of the DVD-Video format for recording on DVD-R and DVD-RW discs. DVD discs saved using this Recorder can be played on regular DVD players, including computer DVD drives compatible with DVDVideo format. However, support for playback of DVD-R and DVD-RW discs is optional for manufacturers of DVD playback equipment, and there is DVD playback equipment that does not play DVD-R or DVD-RW discs recorded in the DVD-Video format.

Copy Protected Material

You may use this Recorder only to reproduce or save materials for which you own the copyright or have obtained permission to copy from the copyright owner, or for which you otherwise have a legal right to reproduce or copy. Unless you own the copyright or have obtained permission from the copyright owner or otherwise have a legal right to reproduce or copy, you may be breaking the law, including applicable copyright laws, and may be subject to payment of damages and other remedies.

CHAPTER

Watching Programs and Playing Discs

Using the Control Buttons 66

The Status Bar 67

The Channel Banner 68

Watching Live TV 69

Watching Programs from Now Playing 71

Playing a DVD or CD 73

Disc Compatibility 80

Save to VCR 82

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Most of the control buttons on your

remote work when playing audio

CDs too. See page 77 for more

information.

Watching Programs and Playing Discs

Using the Control Buttons

Part of the fun of watching programs with the HUMAX DVD Recorder is the ability to control what you’re watching. The best part is, the pause, instant replay, slow motion, and other control features work whether you’re watching live TV, recordings, or DVDs.

RECORD. Records a program when you’re watching live TV or browsing the program guide.

PLAY. Plays a program at normal speed. Shows the status bar for three seconds.

PAUSE. Pause live TV for up to 30 minutes; pause a recorded program, DVD, or CD for as long as you want. To resume playing, press PAUSE again (or PLAY).

BACK. Rewinds a program. Press BACK once, twice, or three times to go backward fast, faster, or fastest. Press it a fourth time to return to normal speed.

FORWARD. Fast forwards a program. Press FORWARD once, twice, or three times to go forward fast, faster, or fastest. Press it a fourth time to return to normal speed.

When you fast forward too far, press

INSTANT REPLAY to jump back eight

seconds. Press it again if you really

missed the mark.

Frame Forward or Back. Press PAUSE, then press the FORWARD or BACK

button. The picture moves a small step forward or backward.

INSTANT REPLAY. Instantly jumps back eight seconds and resumes playing.

ADVANCE. In live TV, catches up to the live broadcast. When you are fast

forwarding or rewinding in a recorded program, DVD, or CD, press ADVANCE to instantly jump ahead or back to the next tick mark. While playing a recording, DVD, or CD, press ADVANCE once to jump to the end of the recording, and again to jump to the beginning.

SLOW. Plays the program in slow motion.

The Status Bar

When you press PLAY, PAUSE, FORWARD, or BACK, the status bar appears at the bottom of the screen. Whether you’re watching live TV, a DVD, a recorded program, or listening to a CD, the status bar shows where you are and what you’re doing.

In live TV, the status bar represents one hour and the white tick marks are 15 minutes apart. In recorded programs and DVDs, the bar shows the program’s length, and the tick marks are evenly spaced depending on the length of the program. A white vertical line shows where you are in the program.

In live TV, the green segment represents the part of the program saved by the Recorder. the right edge of the green segment represents the current time. The Recorder automatically saves up to 30 minutes of live TV. You can move backward and forward through the saved portion of a live program. (For more information, see page 66.)

Status Bar for live TV.

Status Bar for a twohour recording or DVD.

Tick marks This end is where you

These symbols show that the BACK button has been pressed twice.

This symbol shows you are controlling live TV (here, live TV is paused).

The white vertical line indicates where you are now.

cat ch up w ith li ve TV a nd the current time.

This recording (or DVD) is two hours long.

The CLEAR button hides the status

bar, the program guide, the channel

banner, and anything else that is not part

of the program.

You can only rewind live TV up to 30

minutes, or to the point where you

last changed the channel (whichever is

less). When you change the channel, you

skip ahead to the current time on the new

channel and start saving on that channel.

If you are behind live TV and watching

something you still want to see, you

should not change the channel.

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Pressing RIGHT arrow switches

among channel banner styles, from

small...

...to medium

...to large.

The Channel Banner

The channel banner appears at the top of the screen when you change channels, or press the INFO button or RIGHT arrow on your remote. This works when you’re watching live TV, recorded programs or DVDs, or listening to a CD. The banner disappears after a few seconds. You can also hide the channel banner by pressing CLEAR or LEFT arrow.

There are three versions of the channel banner in live TV: small (with the current time and channel), medium (adds the title, running time and ratings), and large (adds a program description and icons). Press RIGHT arrow to switch among them. In recorded programs, only the medium and large versions are available. When playing DVDs and CDs, the banner has different information and options. See “Playing a DVD or CD” on page 73.

Channel banner icons. In live TV and recorded programs, the large channel banner has three selectable icons on the right side. To use an icon, use the UP/DOWN arrows to highlight it, then press SELECT. (See the inside back cover for a glossary of icons.)

Record a program (or stop a current recording). If a recording is in progress, the icon appears bright.

Go to Parental Controls.

If Parental Controls are off, the lock appears unlocked and dim.

If they are on, it appears locked and bright (pictured here).

If they have been turned off temporarily, it appears unlocked and bright.

Read Messages. If the symbol is bright, you have new messages from the

TiVo

service.

Watching Live TV

When you’re watching a program as it’s broadcast, you’re watching live TV. To go to live TV at any time, press the LIVE TV/GUIDE button on your remote control. You can also select Watch Live TV from TiVo Central instant replay features and are “behind” live TV, press ADVANCE to catch up.

Changing Channels

There are several ways to change channels:

• Use the Guide. Tired of channel surfing? Choose something to watch with the program guide. To see the guide, press the LIVE TV/GUIDE button. Then use the arrow buttons to highlight a program. To change the channel, press SELECT.

• Use the Number Pad. To go to a specific channel, use the numbers on your remote control, then press ENTER. (If you don’t press ENTER, the channel changes automatically after a few seconds.) To clear the number before the channel changes, press CLEAR.

• Use ENTER. To jump back to the previous channel, press ENTER.

. If you’ve used the pause, rewind, slow, or

Watching Live TV

• Use CHAN UP/DOWN. Of course, you can also still use the CHAN UP/DOWN button on your remote control. (CHAN UP/DOWN skips channels that are not on the channel list selected in Guide Options. For more information on channel lists, see page 86.)

Choosing a Guide Style

You can choose between two guide styles that display your channels and program information in different ways. Press the LIVE TV/GUIDE button to display the guide, then ENTER to see the Guide Options. Highlight “Style” to see the available options.

You can use your Recorder’s remote

to control the power, volume, mute,

and TV input settings on your TV. For

information on setting this up, see

“Remote Control & Recorder Front” on

page 96.

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TiVo Live Guide: While the highlight

is on the left side, you can press the

FORWARD and BACK buttons to change

the time in half-hour increments.

While the highlight is on the right side,

ou can press the FORWARD and BACK

buttons to change the selected channel.

Use CHAN UP/DOWN to page through the

program listings.

Title, date, time the program airs, and rating

Day and time

Guide options (Press ENTER to set)

TiVo Live Guide

Selected channel

Programs during this time period

Program description

Channel list and category filter currently in use

Upcoming programs on the selected channel

Grid GuideGrid Guide: Use the FORWARD and

BACK buttons to change the time in

90-minute increments.

Use CHAN UP/DOWN to page through the

program listings.

Title, date, time the program airs, and rating

Channel number and channel call letters

Guide options (Press ENTER to set)

Program description

Time slots

Program listings

Channel list and category filter currently in use

Watching Programs from Now Playing

All the programs saved on your Recorder are listed in Now Playing (no more searching through unlabeled videotapes!). To go to Now Playing, press the TiVo button twice.

As soon as a recording starts, the program’s title appears in Now Playing. You can watch any program in Now Playing, even one that is still recording. Just highlight it and press PLAY. If you have watched part of the program already, it resumes from the point you stopped watching. When a program ends, you have the option to delete it. If you don’t delete it, the program is available to watch again from the beginning in Now Playing.

Highlight a program title and press SELECT to see the Program Information screen, which offers these options:

• Play or Resume playing.

• Keep until... See page 72 for details.

• Delete Now or Stop Recording (if recording is in progress)

• Save to DVD or VCR. See page 35 for Save to DVD. See page 82 for Save to VCR.

Sorting and Grouping Programs

When you are in Now Playing, press ENTER on your TiVo remote to see Now Playing Options. You can also Press 1 on the remote to change the sort order of Now Playing programs; or press 2 to turn groups on or off.

A colored icon to the left of each

title in Now Playing tells you how

long the recording will be saved. See the

Glossary of Icons on the inside back cover

for details.

On a Program Information screen, press INFO to see the Program Details, which often has more about the program, such as actors, writers, producers, etc.

Sorting Programs. Choose how you want the programs in Now Playing to be listed:

• Alphabetically. Programs are listed alphabetically by title (from A to Z).

• By date recorded. Programs are listed by the date they were recorded, with the most

recent at the top and the oldest at the bottom.

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A note at the bottom of Now Playing tells you which sorting option you are using and whether groups are on.

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Grouping Programs. The Groups option lets you group like programs together to “tidy

up” the screen. When you turn on Groups, a folder appears in Now Playing for:

• Each television series with more than one recorded episode;

• Each auto-recording WishList

search with a recorded program;

• TiVo Suggestions (if you have auto-recording of TiVo Suggestions turned on).

A program may fit in any or all of these categories, so it may appear in more than one group, even though only one copy of the program is actually recorded. For example, say you have an auto-recording WishList search for an actor who also appears in a series, and you have a Season Pass

for that series. Each episode of the series that records will appear in two folders—one for the WishList and one for the Season Pass. If you delete the program from one folder, it also disappears from the other.

A number in parentheses to the right of each folder shows how many programs it contains. If you delete a program from one folder, it will disappear from all folders.

Keep Until...

By default, programs you record are saved until space is needed for new recordings you request (this usually means for about two days). The oldest ones may be deleted to make room for new recordings you’ve scheduled. However, you always have the option to keep a program for as long as you want.

When you set up recordings, you

can also specify how long you want

to keep them by setting the “Keep

Until...” Recording Option. See page 72.

To change how long a program will be saved, highlight it and press SELECT. The

Program Information screen appears. Select “Keep Until....” On the next screen you can

choose “Keep until I delete” or use the arrow buttons to highlight and change the date displayed. When you are done, press SELECT.

Playing a DVD or CD

You must complete Guided Setup before you can play CDs, and play or record DVDs. For instructions, see “Completing Guided Setup” on page 23.

If you finished “Tour Four: Playing a DVD or CD” on page 36, then you already know the basics of playing a DVD or CD on your Recorder. This section provides a bit more detail and also describes some advanced playback features.

Inserting a Disc

To put a disc into the Recorder, press the OPEN/CLOSE ( ) button on the Recorder’s front panel to open the disc tray. Put in the disc with the label side facing up, using the disc tray guide to align it, then press OPEN/CLOSE again to close the disc tray.

Playing a DVD or CD

Press PLAY ( ) to play the disc.

The DVD Screen

After you insert a disc, you can simply highlight the DVD option on TiVo Central® and press PLAY to play the disc. For more options, go to the DVD screen. To view the DVD screen, highlight DVD on TiVo Central and press SELECT, or press the DVD button on the remote. The DVD screen may give options such as Resume Playing, if you have already been watching the DVD, or Go To options.

Front Panel Display

While playing a DVD, the Recorder’s front panel displays the title, chapter, and time elapsed in the current title. While playing MP3 files on CD, or while playing an audio CD, the front panel displays the number and elapsed time of the current track.

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If you have turned on Parental

Controls for DVDs, you may need to

enter a password to watch some DVDs.

(See page 89 for details.)

Watching Programs and Playing Discs

The DVD Menu Screen

If a DVD includes its own menu screen, you see this screen when you first play the DVD. To open or return to the DVD menu screen, press MENU or TOP MENU while the DVD is playing. (This may vary depending on how the DVD was created.)

To navigate a menu screen. Although individual DVD titles may differ, when a menu screen is displayed, use the UP/DOWN arrows to move around the options on the screen and use SELECT on the remote control to select options. Some DVDs also allow you to use the number buttons on the remote to select an option on a menu screen.

DVD Information and Playback Settings

DVD Banner. Press the INFO button while a video DVD is playing to show the DVD

banner. You can hide the banner by pressing CLEAR or LEFT arrow. The DVD banner shows the time, the DVD title number and chapter number, and how far you are into the title and chapter. On the right side of the banner are selectable icons that let you change DVD settings. Use the UP and DOWN arrows to highlight an icon, then press SELECT to change one of the following settings:

Go To. Select to go to a specific title, chapter, or time. (See page 75.)

Repeat Setting. Select to choose a different repeat setting for the DVD. You

can choose to repeat an individual chapter or a whole title.

Camera Angle. Selectable if you are watching a DVD with multiple camera angles. Select to change the camera angle.

Audio Track and Subtitle. Select to change audio track or subtitle language.

Video Format. Displays the DVD’s format. The Recorder automatically detects

the video format used on a particular DVD. If the picture looks jagged, select this icon to change the method used to detect the DVD’s format.

Playing a DVD or CD

Control Buttons

The remote’s buttons control DVDs and CDs much the same way they control live TV and recorded programs. Some exceptions are listed below. For more on using the remote, see page 66.

SKIP FORWARD: Press SKIP FORWARD (the CHAN/PAGE UP button) to go to the beginning of the next chapter on a DVD or the next track on a CD.

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SKIP BACK: Press SKIP BACK (the CHAN/PAGE DOWN button) once to go to the beginning of the current chapter on a DVD or track on a CD, press it again to go to the previous chapter or track.

Buttons that are temporarily disabled. Some control buttons may be disabled during portions of DVD or CD. For example, control buttons are often disabled during the opening titles of a DVD. If you press a control button while it is disabled, a red circle with a slash ( ) appears on screen.

Searching for a Title, Chapter, Track, or Location on a Disc

CDs generally have multiple music tracks and DVDs are generally divided into one or more titles. A DVD’s titles may be further subdivided into chapters. Your Recorder offers different ways of accessing the information on a DVD or CD. You can

• Search for titles or chapters on a DVD-Video.

If the Recorder is playing an MP3

music file that is larger than 10 MB

and that was recorded with a variable bit

rate (VBR), control buttons such as BACK,

FORWARD, and INSTANT REPLAY will not

work. A special transparent version of the

status bar (with no green segment) is also

used for such MP3 files. Most MP3

recordings of popular music will not be

this large.

• Search for tracks on a CD.

• Select the point in time to start playback.

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• DVD. Press the number buttons while the disc is stopped and the Recorder goes to that

title. Press the number buttons while the disc is playing and the Recorder goes to that chapter of the current title.

• CD. Press the number buttons while playing a disc and the Recorder goes to that track.

This does not work if “shuffle” is on. (See page 77.)

Changing the DVD Camera Angle

Some DVDs feature scenes shot from two or more angles. When you play a scene recorded from multiple camera angles, an angle icon ( ) appears on the screen and in the DVD Banner. The number in the icon tells you which of the available angles you are currently using.

To change the camera angle:

• Press the ANGLE button while a scene with multiple angles is playing, or

• Press the INFO button to view the DVD banner. Use the DOWN arrow to highlight the

angle icon, then press SELECT to change the angle.

To turn the angle indicator on or off:

Press the TiVo button to go to TiVo Central. Select Messages & Setup, then Settings, then DVD, then “Angle Indicator.” Select “On” or “Off.”

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Audio CD Information and Playback Settings

The Recorder can play audio CDs as well as MP3 and WMA music files. It can also read music playlists that are in the most common format, M3U.

Browsing a Music Disc. Inserting a CD makes a “Play music” option available on the Recorder’s DVD menu. Highlight “Play music” and press SELECT to browse the disc’s contents. Press ENTER while browsing to change the order in which the contents display.

Finding Information for Music. Press INFO while music is playing to see the music banner, which shows time and track information for the current disc. It disappears automatically after a few moment.

The Recorder also shows a blue song info banner in the center of a black screen while music is playing. For audio CDs, the song info banner shows the current track number and the total number of tracks. If the files on a disc include tags with the song title, artist and album, the banner shows that information.

If you do not press a button on the remote or the front panel, the song info banner will change positions a few times every minute. Pressing CLEAR hides the song info banner and the music banner.

Changing the Play Order of Music. Press INFO to see the music banner, then press ENTER to see Music Play Options. Use the RIGHT and LEFT arrows to change them.

• Shuffle. (On, Off) When Shuffle is on, music tracks play in random order. When it is

off (the default), they play in the order they are arranged on the CD or in the current playlist. Using SKIP FORWARD ( ) and SKIP BACK ( ) while Shuffle is on skips to the next or previous randomly selected track.

The Recorder does not produce

TiVo sound effects when playing an

audio CD.

• Repeat. (One, All, None) Set Repeat to “One” to repeat an individual track, or to “All”

to repeat the whole CD. If Repeat is set to None, the full disc plays once, then stops.

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Playing a Photo CD

Your HUMAX DVD Recorder lets you view digital photos in JPEG format from a CD.

Browsing a Photo Disc. When you insert a photo CD, highlight “View photos” on the DVD screen and press SELECT to browse the contents of the disc. Photos and folders are displayed in a grid. Press ENTER while browsing to see the Photo Browsing Options:

• Sort. This option specifies how the photos and folders are sorted in the grid display.

You can choose to sort the photos alphabetically, by date taken, or by date modified.

• Arrange by type. When this option is On, the Recorder displays all the folders at the

top of the list, and the photos beneath them. When this option is Off, the folders and photos are sorted together. When you play a slide show, photos appear in the order they are arranged in the grid.

Playing a slide show. When you insert a photo CD, there are a number of ways to start a slide show, beginning with the first photo in the first folder on the disc:

• From TiVo Central, highlight the “CD: Disc inserted” option and press PLAY.

• On the DVD screen, highlight “View photos” and press PLAY.

• From the Photos grid, highlight a folder or photo and press PLAY.

You can use many of the remote’s control buttons (PAUSE, PLAY, FORWARD, BACK) during a slide show. You can even use the INSTANT REPLAY button ( ) to jump back one photo.

To view photos at your own pace, highlight a single photo inside a folder and press PLAY to display it. It will stay on the screen until you press FORWARD to see the next photo in the folder. Press BACK to see the previous photo.

Slide Show Options. Highlight any photo and press SELECT to view details about that photo. Highlight “Play slide show,” then “Options,” and press SELECT.

• Slide delay. This option sets the time each photo is displayed before going to the next.

• Shuffle. This option displays the photos in the selected folder in random order.

• Repeat. This option repeats the slide show after the last photo is displayed.

• Include subfolders. Set this option to Yes, and the slide show will include photos in

folders within the current folder. Set this option to No and the slide show displays only photos in the current folder.

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Rotating a photo. If a photo appears incorrectly oriented on your TV, you can rotate it. Highlight any photo and press SELECT to view details about that photo. On the Photo screen, select “Rotate 90° clockwise.” You may select this option more than once if the photo needs additional rotation.

When viewing a single photo, you can also use the INSTANT REPLAY button ( ) to quickly rotate a photo 90° counter-clockwise.

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Some discs recorded using a

different DVD recorder, CD recorder,

or personal computer may not be playable

in this Recorder even though they were

made with software that is compatible

with the Recorder. Some possible reasons

for this include:

• the type of disc used

• damage, dirt or condensation on either

the disc or in the Recorder’s disc drive

• other reasons related to specific

formats; see the notes about individual

formats in this section

Disc Compatibility

The Recorder can play standard DVDs, audio CDs, and MP3 music CDs. This section describes the Recorder’s compatibility with different kinds of discs and files.

Playback Disc Compatibility

Size: The Recorder can playback 8 cm. (with the use of an adapter) and 12 cm. discs.

Format. This Recorder was designed and engineered to playback discs created by products

bearing one or more of the logos shown at the left.

CD-R/RW. The Recorder will play CD-R and CD-RW discs recorded in CD Audio format or recorded as CD-ROMs containing MP3 or WMA files, or digital photo files.

DVD-R/RW. The Recorder will play DVD-R/RW discs that use DVD-Video format (Video Mode), and DVD-RW discs that use the Video Recording (VR) format.

PC-Created Discs. If you record a disc on a personal computer, even if it is in one of the compatible formats listed above, there is a small chance that settings of the software used to create the disk might prevent the Recorder from playing it. If this happens, check with the publisher of the software used to create the disc for more information.

The Recorder might not play discs with very complex directory structures (for example, large numbers of folders within folders), or with very large numbers of music playlists. While the specific number of playlists and the level of directory complexity required to make a disc unplayable depends on many factors, this should not be an issue for most discs created on a PC.

The Recorder can play discs created by products that bear any of these logos.

Disc Compatibility

DVD Regions. DVDs and DVD players are manufactured for different regions of the world and are marked with corresponding “region codes.” To play a DVD, the DVD and the DVD player must have compatible region codes. Discs marked with the region code ALL will play in any DVD player.

A DVD’s case should be marked with a logo that indicates the region(s) in which the disc is playable. This Recorder has a region code of “1,” which you can find on its back panel. Discs that do not have region code 1 or region code “ALL” will not play in this Recorder.

Music and Other Audio Files

The Recorder can play music and other audio files that are in MP3 or WMA format. It will attempt to play any file with an .MP3 or .WMA file name extension (upper or lowercase). Make sure the audio files on your discs are valid files and have one of those file name extensions. A file that is not an MP3 (or WMA) but has an MP3 (or WMA) file name extension may cause noise or unexpected results when you try to play it. Other kinds of content may cause a disc not to play, or to create noise, or distort the output.

The device used to create discs with MP3 or WMA files on them must be ISO 9660 Level 1 or 2 compliant, and the CDs must be created using physical format Mode1, or Mode2 XA Form1. The Recorder is compatible with both Romeo and Joliet file systems.

Bit Rate. The Recorder is designed to play MP3 files or WMA encoded at any bit rate. Audio encoded at 128Kbps should sound close to regular CD quality. The quality of the sound may become noticeably worse at lower bit rates.

This Recorder can play DVDs marked

with the region code “1” or “ALL.”

The “file name extension” is the last

four characters of a file name. All

MP3 files should end with the file name

extension “.MP3”, as in “ASong.MP3”.

Windows usually hides file name

extensions; to make them visible, see the

Help utility for your Windows operating

system.

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Save to VCR

If you have a VCR, you can save a program from Now Playing to a videotape. Saving to a video tape happens in real time. For example, if a program is two hours long, it will take two hours to save it. You will not be able to watch live TV or recordings while saving.

Most of the buttons on your remote that control live TV work as usual during Save to VCR—you can fast forward through the boring parts! The VCR will record the video exactly as it appears, including the status bar, channel banner, and any icons on the screen.

Using Save to VCR:

1. Connect a Composite A/V cable from the Recorder’s A/V Output jacks to the A/V

Input jacks your VCR. Your VCR’s A/V Output should already be connected to your TV or A/V receiver (so you can watch video tapes). Make sure your TV or A/V receiver is set to display video from your VCR.

2. Set the VCR to record input from your Recorder (see your VCR’s instructions for how

to set its input), and insert a videotape.

3. Go to Now Playing, highlight the show you want to save, then press SELECT.

4. Select Save to DVD or VCR, then Save to VCR.

5. Select “Start saving from the beginning.”

6. A title screen appears for ten seconds. When you see it, press your VCR’s record

button. When the program is over, press stop on your VCR.

You can cancel saving by pressing the LIVE TV or TiVo button on your remote. A videotape icon appears as a warning. Press the same button again

and a confirmation screen appears giving you the option to resume saving at a later time, or cancel saving to VCR. If you choose to cancel saving, be sure to press stop on your VCR as well.

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Messages & Setup

Messages 84

Settings 85

Remote Control & Recorder Front 96

Phone & Network Setup 102

System Information 107

Troubleshooting 108

Restart or Reset System 109

Standby 110

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Messages

Select Messages to read any messages from the TiVo service or internal alerts from your Recorder. When you receive a new message, TiVo Central New Messages & Setup.

To read the messages:

1. Go to TiVo Central, then select Read New Messages & Setup.

2. Select Read New Messages. A list of all of your messages appears. Messages you have not yet read are marked with an envelope icon:

3. Use the UP/DOWN arrows to highlight a message, then press SELECT to read it.

CHAN UP/DOWN lets you page through a message if it doesn’t fit on the screen.

will show the option Read

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Settings

With the options in Settings, you can make the Recorder work more to your liking. Use these screens to set your preferences for recording quality, Parental Controls, and more.

Audio Settings

Your Recorder can send an analog or digital audio signal to your TV or A/V receiver. To enjoy multichannel surround sound, you will need to connect the Recorder to your A/V receiver using an Optical Digital Audio cable (not supplied). You should choose the audio settings below to match the capabilities of your A/V receiver.

96kHz PCM Output. PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) is the most common system of encoding digital audio. Sound can be turned into digital audio data at different sampling rates; the higher the rate, the better the quality. If your amplifier/receiver is compatible with 96kHz sampling rate audio, then choose “96kHz.” Otherwise, leave it set to “96kHz to 48kHz” (the default). PCM soundtracks are mono or stereo only.

Audio DRC. When watching Dolby Digital DVDs at low volume, it’s easy to lose low level sounds completely, including some of the dialog. Turning on Audio DRC (Dynamic Range Control) can help by making quiet sounds louder and loud sounds quieter. Audio DRC is not effective if Dolby Digital Output is set to “Dolby Digital” (see below). In that case, you must use your amplifier/receiver to adjust the dynamic range.

Settings

Dolby Digital Output. Dolby Digital audio soundtracks can be mono, stereo or contain up

to 5.1 channels (surround sound). If your Recorder is connected to an A/V receiver that has a built-in Dolby Digital decoder, choose “Dolby Digital” (the default). Otherwise, choose “Dolby Digital to PCM.” If you choose “Dolby Digital,” you won’t hear TiVo sound effects when playing Dolby Digital content. If you choose “Dolby Digital to PCM,” you won’t have 5.1 surround sound capabilities.

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DTS Digital Output for DVD. DTS (Digital Theater Systems) is another 5.1 channel

surround format sometimes used on DVD-Video discs. If your Recorder is connected to an A/V receiver that has a built-in DTS decoder, choose “On.” Otherwise, choose “Off” (the default). If this setting is off, you will not hear audio when playing a DVD with DTS.

Sound Effects Volume. You can change the volume or turn off the Recorder’s sound effects (the tones played when you press buttons on the remote control). The default setting is Medium.

Television Audio. This option lets you select the Recorder’s default audio output option. You can choose to have the default audio in stereo or mono, or have a secondary audio program (SAP) recorded when one is available.

Secondary audio programs are generally audio broadcasts in a language other than English. If you choose to record SAP and there is a secondary audio program, it will be recorded. The SAP may be in Spanish, French, Japanese or some other language.

Channel Settings

Cable Lineup. (You won’t see the “Cable Lineup” option if your program source is not

cable.) Select this if you have changed your cable subscription, or if your channel lineup looks wrong in “Channels You Receive.” On the next screen you’ll be able to choose among available cable channel lineups based on your ZIP code.

Channel Banner. Normally, when you change channels, the channel banner is displayed

for a few seconds. Use this setting to control how the channel banner is displayed. If you want the channel banner to disappear quickly, select “Clear banner quickly.”

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Settings

Channel Changing. Use this setting to make changes to the way your Recorder changes channels on your cable or satellite box. You should do this if:

• you change the type of control cable (IR or Serial) used to change channels on your cable or satellite box (see “Choosing a Channel Changing Cable” on page 5),

• your cable or satellite box is replaced by a new make or model,

• you are having trouble with channel changing (see page 136 for troubleshooting.)

Channel Lists. The Recorder uses channel lists to determine which channels to display in the guide, and which channels are available for recording programs. Features such as Search by Title, Search Using a WishList, and Browse By Channel search for programs only on channels you select in the Channels You Receive list.

Channels You Receive. The Channels You Receive list starts with all the channels included in your service package. You can customize it to include only channels you actually subscribe to and to reflect your viewing preferences. For example, if you never watch a channel and don’t plan to set up any recordings on it, or search for programs on it, you can de-select it here.

Favorite Channels. The Favorite Channels list is for channels you watch frequently. Include only a few channels in this list, so that you can quickly look at what’s coming up on them using the guide. See “Customizing the Guide” on page 47.

To set up a custom channel list:

In the event that there is a change

to your cable or satellite

subscription package, a TiVo message

will let you know what the change is. You

must then use Channel Settings to ensure

that the Channels You Receive list reflects

the change to your lineup.

1. Select the Channels You Receive or Favorite Channels list. A check mark appears to the left of channels that are part of the selected list.

2. To remove or add a channel, highlight it and press SELECT. You can speed through the list with the CHAN UP/DOWN. To go directly to a specific channel, use the number buttons, then press ENTER. Your changes are saved automatically.

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DVD Settings

There are two selections available in DVD Settings:

Angle Indicator. Some DVDs feature scenes shot from two or more angles. During those scenes, an angle indicator appears on the screen ( angle indicator, select “Off.”

Language & Subtitles. You can select the preferred audio and DVD menu languages (default is English). If that language is available on a DVD, the Recorder will use it instead of any others. You can also change the subtitle settings:

• Subtitle language. (Default is English.)

• Subtitle display. On or Off. (Default is Off.)

). If you do not want to see the

TiVo Central Messages & Setup Settings DVD

Parental Controls

Parental Controls allow you to set limits on movie and television ratings, to lock specific channels, and to prevent viewing of recorded programs that violate Parental Controls. The padlock icon shows the current state of Parental Controls:

Off. No password or controls set. Padlock appears unlocked and dark.

On. Password and controls set. Padlock appears locked and bright.

Temporarily off. Controls set, but password was entered to temporarily turn off.

Padlock appears unlocked and bright.

While Parental Controls are on, you can watch a locked program or channel by pressing SELECT, then entering the password. This temporarily turns off Parental Controls.

To turn on Parental Controls and define a password ( ): Select “Turn on Parental Controls.” Use the number buttons on the remote control to enter a four-digit password, then enter the same password again for confirmation.

To turn off Parental Controls (): Select “Turn off Parental Controls,” enter the password, and press SELECT. When Parental Controls are turned off, the password is deleted and anyone can view any programs or watch any channels.

To temporarily turn off Parental Controls ( ): Just enter the password to watch a program or channel. Or, select “Temporarily turn off Parental Controls” on the Parental Controls screen. When Parental Controls are temporarily turned off, any program or channel can be viewed, but the password is still required to change Parental Controls settings. To re-enable Parental Controls, select “Re-enable Parental Controls.” Or, you can put the Recorder into Standby mode, then take it back out. To do this, select Messages & Setup, then Standby. Then press the TiVo or LIVE TV button.

Settings

The large version of the channel

banner has a shortcut to Parental

Controls; see page 68 for details.

When you turn Parental Controls off,

your password is deleted. You may

prefer to temporarily turn off Parental

Controls, so that another person in your

household does not choose a new

password.

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To change the Password (): To change the password for Parental Controls, Parental

Controls must be on. Select “Change Password” on the Parental Controls screen. Enter a new password, then re-enter the new password to confirm.

Auto Re-lock Option. When Parental Controls are temporarily turned off, they re-lock automatically after four hours if you don’t use your remote. Parental Controls won’t relock in the middle of a show. By default, the Auto Re-lock option is on. To turn off Auto Re-lock, go to Messages & Setup, then Settings, then Parental Controls. Press the DOWN arrow to highlight “Auto Re-lock,” then press SELECT. Enter your password, then highlight and select “Auto Re-lock off.”

Rating Settings for TV and Movies (). Movies originally meant for release to theaters have a different rating system from programs made for TV. You can use Parental Controls to set limits for both rating systems (see page 92). You can also set limits for specific types of TV content that may be objectionable—such as sexual content or violence.

To set Rating Limits for TV and Movies: From Parental Controls, select “Rating Settings.” Enter the password and select the kind of limit you want to change.

The next screen contains a box listing all potential ratings. Ratings shaded in green are not locked; those in red are locked. Use the UP and DOWN arrows to move the red shading and adjust which ratings are locked. Your changes are saved automatically. When you are done, press RIGHT or LEFT arrow to return to Parental Controls.

To set Rating Limits for Specific TV Content: From Parental Controls, select “Rating

Settings,” then enter the password and press SELECT. Select “Block by TV Content.” A list of categories appears on the next screen. Select a category (for example, V-Violence).

A box containing all the possible ratings appears. Ratings in green are not locked; ratings in red are locked. (Ratings in gray do not apply to the category. For example, a TV-Y program would not have V-Violence content so there is nothing to block.)

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Use the UP and DOWN arrows to adjust which ratings are locked or unlocked. The display to the right of the box will change to tell you exactly what ratings level you are allowing. Your changes are saved automatically. To return to the Parental Controls screen, press SELECT or RIGHT arrow.

Broadcasters are not required to provide ratings for specific types of content. If you want to be sure to block programs that do not include ratings for specific types of content, you will have to use age-based ratings to block content. See “Rating Limits for TV and Movies,” above.

Settings

Movies and TV Programs with No Rating Information. If a movie has no rating information, it is treated as if it has the highest movie rating, ‘X.’ If you require a password for X-rated movies, then movies without rating information also require a password. If a television program has no rating information, it is treated as if it has the lowest TV rating, ‘TV-Y.” A password is required to view it only if you set Parental Controls to require a password for programs rated ‘TV-Y’.

Channel Lock for Live TV (). You can lock individual channels so that a password is required to view any program on those channels. To lock or unlock channels:

1. From the Parental Controls screen, select “Channel Lock,” and enter the password.

2. A channel list appears with a padlock icon to the left of any locked channels. Highlight a channel and press SELECT to add or remove a padlock icon. Use CHAN UP/DOWN to move through the list quickly. You can highlight a specific channel by entering its channel number with the number buttons on the remote.

3. When you are done, press RIGHT or LEFT to return to Parental Controls. Your changes are saved automatically.

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red = locked

green = not locked

gray = does not apply to the category

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Motion Picture Association of America ratings for movies

G: General Audiences. Most parents would find this material suitable for all ages.

PG: Parental Guidance Suggested. Parents may find portions of this material unsuitable for younger children.

PG-13: Parents Strongly Cautioned. This material contains portions many parents would find unsuitable for children under 13 years of age.

R: Restricted. This material is adults and therefore may be unsuitable for children under 17.

NC-17: Adult Content. This material contains intense, disturbing, or graphically portrayed themes or content that are not suitable for viewing by children under 17.

AO: Explicit Sexual Content. This material contains explicit sexual content and is intended to be viewed by adults ONLY.

Ratings for television movies and programs (including content ratings)

TV-Y. All children. This program is designed to be appropriate for all children. Whether animated or live action, the themes and elements in this program are specifically designed for a very young audience, including children from ages 2-6. This program is not expected to frighten younger children.

TV-Y7. Directed to older children. This program is designed for children age 7 and above. Themes and elements in this program may include mild fantasy or comedic violence, or may frighten children under the age of 7. Programs where fantasy violence that may be more intense or more combative than other programs in the TV-Y7 category are designated TV-Y7-FV.

TV-G. General audience. Most parents would find this program appropriate for all ages. Although this rating does not signify a program designed specifically for children, most parents may let younger children watch this program unattended. It contains little or no violence, sexual dialogue, or situations; and no strong language.

TV-PG. Parental guidance suggested. This program contains material that parents may find unsuitable for younger children. Many parents may want to watch it with their younger children. The theme itself may call for parental guidance and/or the program contains one or more of the following: moderate violence (V), some sexual situations (S), infrequent coarse language (L), or some suggestive dialogue (D).

TV-14. Parents strongly cautioned. This program contains some material that parents would find unsuitable for children under 14 years of age. Parents are strongly urged to exercise greater care in monitoring this program and are cautioned against letting children under the age of 14 watch unattended. This program contains one or more of the following: intense violence (V), intense sexual situations (S), strong coarse language (L), or intensely suggestive dialogue (D).

TV-MA. Mature audiences only. This program is specifically designed to be viewed by adults and therefore may be unsuitable for children under 17. This program contains one or more of the following: graphic violence (V), explicit sexual activity (S), or crude, indecent language (L).

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Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Welcome!

Welcome to the TiVolution®!

Table of Contents

Using This Guide

Connecting Your Recorder

Getting Started

Cables and Accessories

Choosing a Setup Example

Setup 1: Antenna or Cable (No Cable Box)

Setup 2: Cable or Satellite Box

Setup 4: Cable Box and Satellite Box

Watching One Channel & Recording Another

Guided Setup

Activating the TiVo® Service

Completing Guided Setup

The Basics in 5 Short Tours

Tour One: Play with Live TV

Tour Two: Find and Record Programs

Tour Three: Now Playing and Save To DVD

Tour Four: Playing a DVD or CD

Tour Five: Finding New Programs

Cool Things You Can Do

Recording Programs and DVDs

Season Pass, Recording Options, To Do List

Using the Guide to Find Programs

Find Your Favorite Programs

Find Programs That Match Your Interests

Record from a Video Camera or VCR

Recording a DVD

Compatibility and Copy Protected Material

Watching Programs and Playing Discs

Using the Control Buttons

The Status Bar

The Channel Banner

Watching Live TV

Watching Programs from Now Playing

Playing a DVD or CD

Disc Compatibility

Save to VCR

Messages & Setup

Messages

Settings