TiVo Digital Video Recorders, 2005 User Manual
2005 Service
Update Guide
For TiVo® Series2TM Digital Video Recorders
Remote Control Tips
Note: Your remote may look different depending on
Customize your TiVo remote. Some buttons on your TiVo remote are
programmable (shaded in gray on the diagram). Press the TiVo button to
go to TiVo Central
Remote Control. Follow the easy on-screen instructions. See Chapter 5 of
this guide for more on programming the remote.
Press the TiVo button once to go to TiVo Central
Playing—your list of recorded programs.
Press FORWARD and BACK up to 3 times for 3 speeds. Press a
fourth time to resume normal play.
INSTANT REPLAY
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 TiVo
channel banner).
INFO brings up the TiVo channel banner. Press the RIGHT arrow
to switch among three versions of the banner, each with a different
amount of information.
Press GUIDE to see the TiVo program guide, then press INFO (while the guide
is visible) to see Guide Options and change the way channels display, or
show only a certain types of programs.
CHAN UP/DOWN does more than change the channel—it also pages up or
down through lists of programs or menu items.
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replays the last 8 seconds of a program.
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to the end of the program, then again to jump to the beginning.
If programmed, the DVR Switch lets you control two different TiVo
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Welcome
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© 2005 TiVo Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in
part without written permission is prohibited.
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Design, the Jump logo, the Instant Reply logo, the Thumbs Up logo,
and the Thumbs Down logo are registered trademarks of TiVo Inc.
or its subsidiaries. Series2, Season Pass, WishList, and TiVoToGo,
are trademarks of TiVo Inc. or its subsidiaries, 2160 Gold Street,
P.O. Box 2160, Alviso, CA 95002-2160.
TiVo product and service protected by U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,241,428;
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All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.
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Table of Contents
Using This Service Update Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iv
Chapter 1: The Basics in 5 Short Tours . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Tour One: Playing with Live TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Tour Two: Recording Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Tour Three: Your List of Recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Tour Four: Finding Great Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Tour Five: Beyond the TiVo Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
More Cool Things You Can Do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Chapter 2: Pick Programs to Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Finding Programs to Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Finding Programs Using a WishListTM Search . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Season PassTM and Repeating Recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Setting Recording Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Managing Recordings with the To Do List . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Chapter 3: Watching Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
The Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
The Channel Banner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
The Program Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Saving Programs to Other Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Chapter 4: TiVo Desktop & Home Media Features . . . 37
Connecting Your TiVo DVR to a Home Network . . . . . . . . 38
TiVoToGoTM Transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Music & Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Multi-Room Viewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Chapter 5: Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Audio Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Channel Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Parental Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Recording Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Remote Control Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Video Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Phone & Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Account & System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Restart or Reset System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Standby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Chapter 6: Copy Protection, Privacy,
and the TiVo Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Copy Protection and the TiVo Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
TiVo Privacy Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
GNU General Public License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Other Licensing Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
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Using This Service Update Guide
Thank you for using the TiVo® service! This Service Update Guide
describes features and settings that may not have been available
when you first purchased your TiVo
which are not documented in your original User’s Guide.
Some TiVo DVRs are capable of receiving different levels of TiVo
service (either TiVo Basic or TiVo Plus service). This guide
documents features of the TiVo Plus service.
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Digital Video Recorder and
What’s New
• Music, Photos, & More. We’ve enhanced your TiVo DVR’s
home networking capabilities with the ability to access Home
Network Applications from your DVR.
• TiVoToGo
transfer programs from your DVR to any computer connected to
your home network.
• Simplified Menus. We’ve made it easier to navigate through
your DVR’s settings, especially Guided Setup, Channel
Lineups, and Programming Your Remote Control.
• Take a Tour! The best way to learn what’s new in the latest TiVo
service update is to take the Tours in Chapter 1of this guide.
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Transfers. Use the TiVo Desktop application to
Basic Terms
When we talk about the TiVo service, here are some terms you
should know:
Live TV. If you’re watching a program as it’s being broadcast,
you’re watching live TV. With the TiVo service, you can pause
live TV for up to 30 minutes. When you resume watching,
you’re “behind” live TV.
Program screen. When you select a program (from the Now
Playing List or a list of upcoming programs), you’ll see a screen
with information about the program and actions you can take.
Home Network Applications and Home Media Features. If your
DVR is connected to a home network with broadband Internet
access, you’ll enjoy a wide variety of additional features. See
Tour Five on page 10 for more.
Notes and Tips. In the side columns of some pages in this guide
you may find helpful Notes and Tips .
Now, let’s start with the first Tour!
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The Basics in 5 Short Tours
Tour One: Playing with Live TV 2
Tour Two: Recording Programs 4
Tour Three: Your List of Recordings 6
Tour Four: Finding Great Entertainment 8
Tour Five: Beyond the TiVo Box 10
More Cool Things You Can Do 12
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New DVRs may have tutorial
videos on the Now Playing List
corresponding to the Tours in this
chapter. Select Now Playing List from
TiVo Central®.
Both the FORWARD and BACK
buttons have three speeds.
When you fast forward too far, press
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INSTANT REPLAY to jump back eight
seconds. Press it again if you really missed
Tour One: Playing with Live TV
When you’re watching a program as it’s broadcast, you’re watching live TV. In this tour, we’ll
take a look at how you can control live TV. So turn on your TV and grab your TiVo remote!
Press the LIVE TV button to go to live TV from any screen.
Moving Around in Time
1. First, press the PAUSE button. You can pause live TV for up to 30 minutes!
When you pause live TV, you see a status bar
showing a one-hour period. The green segment
shows the portion of the current hour that has
been saved by your DVR. The white line marks your current point in time. When the white
line is back in the green segment, you’re “behind” live TV.
Whenever you change channels, the saved portion of the old program is cleared, and the
DVR starts saving the program on the new channel.
2. Press PLAY to continue watching the program. Next, press BACK —the
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still! Press BACK a fourth time (or press PLAY at any time) to return to normal speed.
3. Press PAUSE once more, then press FORWARD to move a small step forward.
Press BACK to move a small step back. Press PLAY to resume watching at normal speed.
4. Press the INSTANT REPLAY
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button. The program jumps 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.
See page 30 for more on the status bar.
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button. Presto! You’re caught up to live TV.
Changing Channels
There are several ways to change channels:
• To go to a specific channel, use the numbers on your remote control, then press ENTER/
LAST. (If you don’t press ENTER/LAST, the channel changes automatically after a few
seconds.) To clear the number before the channel changes, press CLEAR.
• To jump back to the previous channel, press ENTER/LAST.
• To move one channel at a time, press CHAN UP/DOWN on the TiVo remote.
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• Tired of channel surfing? Press GUIDE to display the program guide. Move the highlight to
any program and press SELECT. If the program is on now, the channel changes. If the
program is on later, you’ll see options to record that program.
Learn more about using the program guide on page 31.
Getting Program Information
The channel banner appears whenever you change the channel, but you can also view it while
you’re watching a program. It has information about the program you’re watching.
1. Press INFO (or DISPLAY if your remote does not have an INFO button). The channel
banner appears for a few seconds. While the banner is visible, press RIGHT arrow to switch
from small, to medium, to large banner. Each banner has a different amount of information.
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The channel banner includes the
program’s title, description, ratings,
and other information.
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2. Keep pressing RIGHT arrow until you see the largest version of the channel banner. The
small icons on the right give you shortcuts to useful features like recording or Parental
Controls. Press the UP and DOWN arrows to highlight different icons, then press SELECT
to go to that feature. For more on channel banner icons, see page 31.
3. Finally, press the CLEAR button—the channel banner disappears.
You can also press RIGHT arrow to
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If you just completed Guided Setup,
the DVR is still organizing program
information, and some programs might not
yet appear.
If you make a mistake entering text,
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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.
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Tour Two: Recording Programs
You can always record the program you’re watching by pressing RECORD on your TiVo®
remote control. Beyond that, the TiVo
TV programs, find your favorites, and schedule recordings in advance.
What’s more, if a program is part of a series, you can get a Season Pass
series. A Season Pass recording automatically records every episode of the series that airs on the
selected channel—even if the time slot changes!
Search by Title
Know the title of a program you want to record? Finding it is easy. Grab your TiVo remote!
1. Press the TiVo button to see the TiVo Central
Programs to Record, and press SELECT. The Pick Programs to Record screen appears.
2. Highlight Search by Title and press SELECT. A list of categories which you could use to
limit your search appears, but for now select All Programs.
The next screen has a grid of letters. Use the RIGHT, LEFT, UP, and DOWN arrows to
move the white selection box among the letters.
3. Let’s find “The Simpsons.” Move to the letter S and press SELECT. (The Search By Title
list alphabetizes without “A” or “The.”) A list of programs that begin with “S” appears on
the right side of the screen.
4. Move to the letter I and press SELECT again. The TiVo service searches through all
available programs (usually, those airing within the next two weeks) to find those that begin
with SI, and lists those programs.
5. Keep entering letters until you see “Simpsons, The” in the list. You may see multiple listings
if the program airs on more than one channel.
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screen. Press DOWN to highlight Pick
6. Press RIGHT arrow until you move off the grid of letters to the list of programs. Press the
UP or DOWN arrow to highlight “Simpsons, The” and press SELECT.
A program information screen appears. You can use this screen to record the episode, view
upcoming episodes, or get a Season Pass recording.
Getting a Season PassTM Recording
1. On the Program Information screen for The Simpsons, highlight Get a Season Pass and press
SELECT. A confirmation screen appears. Press SELECT again—and after a short pause you
have a Season Pass to The Simpsons! Every episode airing on that channel will be recorded
automatically.
When you set up a Season Pass recording, you can choose how many episodes to keep and
how long to keep them using Recording Options. Choose “First Run Only” if you want to
skip the re-runs. See page 25 for more about using Recording Options.
2. After setting the Season Pass recording, you return to the Search by Title screen. Press
LEFT to return to Pick Programs to Record, then select the To Do List. You can see all your
scheduled recordings here.
3. In the To Do List, notice the upcoming episodes of The Simpsons are marked with a double
check mark , indicating they are part of a Season Pass.
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You can cancel the recording of any episode by highlighting the title in the To Do List and
pressing CLEAR. You delete the entire Season Pass or change recording options using the
Season Pass Manager. See “Using the Season Pass Manager” on page 24 for more
information.
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Programs appear on the Now
Playing List the moment recording
begins, so you can start watching a show
while it’s still being recorded!
Icons to the left of the program’s title tell you the
recording’s current status. See the Glossary of
Icons on the inside back cover for details.
Tour Three: Your List of Recordings
All the programs recorded by your TiVo® DVR appear on the Now Playing List—your
complete list of recordings. No more searching through unlabeled videotapes!
1. To go to the Now Playing list, press the TiVo button twice, or select Now Playing List from
the TiVo Central
2. Highlight any title on the Now Playing List (even a program that’s still recording) and press
PLAY. The program plays from the beginning.
Program Information
If you prefer, you can highlight any title in Now Playing and press SELECT to see the program
information screen, which offers these options:
• Play or Resume playing (if you’re returning to a partially watched program).
• Keep until... By default, programs you record are saved until space is needed for new
recordings. The oldest ones may be deleted to make room for new recordings. However, you
always have the option to keep a program for as long as you want. Just select Keep Until....
and on the next screen you can choose Keep Until I Delete, or specify a date.
• Delete Now or Stop Recording (if recording is in progress)
• Save to VCR. See page 35 for details.
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screen. Your new DVR may already contain some short programs.
Now Playing Tips
• From any program information screen, press INFO (or DISPLAY if your remote doesn’t
have an INFO button) to see program details.
• 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 on the Now Playing List.
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Sorting Programs
You can view the Now Playing List either alphabetically by title (from A to Z) or by date
recorded. To change how the list is sorted:
1. From Now Playing, press ENTER on your TiVo remote to see Now Playing Options.
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2. Highlight Sort, then press LEFT button to choose By Date Recorded.
Then select View
Now Playing List With These Options.
When you return to Now Playing, programs are listed by the date they were recorded, with
the most recent at the top and the oldest at the bottom. TiVo Suggestions always appear at
the bottom of the list.
Grouping Programs
When Groups are on, programs are organized into folders, and a number in parentheses to the
right of each folder shows how many programs it contains. To turn Groups on:
1. From Now Playing, press ENTER on your TiVo remote to see Now Playing Options.
2. Select Groups, then press RIGHT button to choose On. Then select View Now Playing List
With These Options. When you return to Now Playing, you’ll see a folder for
• Each television series with more than one recorded episode;
• Each auto-recording WishList
• TiVo Suggestions (if you have auto-recording of TiVo Suggestions turned on).
A program’s title may appear in more than one folder, even though there is only one recording
of the program. For example, you might have an auto-recording WishList search for an actor
who also appears in a series, and you have a Season Pass
series will appear in two folders—one for the WishList search and one for the Season Pass
recording. If you delete the program in one folder, the title also disappears from the other.
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for that series. Each episode of the
From the Now Playing List, press 1
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on the remote to change the sort
order of programs, or press 2 to turn
groups on or off.
A note at the bottom of the Now Playing List tells
you which sorting option you are using and
whether groups are on.
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When you choose to auto-record a
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WishList search, you can set how
many episodes to keep and how long to
Tour Four: Finding Great Entertainment
The TiVo service makes it easy for you to find what you want to watch by responding to your
interests and collecting the best the television networks have to offer.
WishList™ Searches
A WishList search finds programs that match your search criteria on any channel you receive—
and it keeps on searching for as long as you keep the WishList search.
1. From the Pick Programs to Record screen, choose WishList Search, then Create New
WishList. The Create WishList screen shows the different kinds of WishList searches you
can create. For now, select Actor WishList. You’ll see a letter grid.
2. Move to the letter D and press SELECT. Then select the letters E and P. Each time you
choose a letter, the list of actors on the right changes. You should see DEPP, JOHNNY on
the list now.
3. Press RIGHT to move to the list of names, then highlight DEPP, JOHNNY and press
SELECT.
4. On Select Category screen, select Movies. The next screen gives you a chance to select
subcategories of movies, but for now select Don’t Specify A Sub-Category.
The final WishList screen lets you view all upcoming Johnny Depp movies, or choose to
automatically record them. If you choose Auto-Record WishList Programs, any Johnny
Depp movie on any channel at any time in the future will be recorded!
keep them using Recording Options. See
page 25.
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TiVo Suggestions
You can rate any program—whether it’s live, recorded, or listed in the program guide—by
pressing the THUMBS UP
give a program up to three Thumbs Up (great!) or three Thumbs Down (terrible!).
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TiVo Suggestions uses these ratings to create a list of programs you might like. The more shows
you rate over time, the better TiVo Suggestions will get at finding the right programs for you.
Auto-Recording TiVo Suggestions. When your DVR has available space, it automatically records
TiVo Suggestions. But you don’t ever need to worry about recorded Suggestions taking up
space—here’s why:
• TiVo Suggestions never replace shows you request, or prevent your requested shows from
being recorded.
• TiVo Suggestions are always the first programs deleted to make room for recordings you
request.
Suggestions List. You can also review a list of TiVo Suggestions:
1. Press the TiVo button to go to TiVo Central
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. Select Pick Programs to Record, then TiVo
Suggestions to view a list of programs the TiVo service suggests you might like.
The list of programs is ranked, so shows you’re more likely to enjoy are near the top.
2. To record a program, highlight it and press either SELECT or RECORD on your remote. Or
use THUMBS UP and THUMBS DOWN to rate programs to improve future Suggestions.
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. Programs in Showcases are grouped in theme packages, giving you “one-stop shopping”
convenience when browsing for shows to record.
Any time you choose to record a
program, it automatically gets one
Thumbs Up.
You can turn off auto-recording of
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TiVo Suggestions if you prefer. See
page 53.
Showcases 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.
From TiVo Central, select Showcases & TV Guide
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If you have a home network,
connecting your DVR to it is easy.
See the Start Here poster or page 38 of this
guide for more information.
Applications available over your home
network (identified by a computer
icon) may not conform to TiVo’s Privacy
Policy. If you are concerned about the privacy
of your personal information, we suggest that
you avoid entering any sensitive information
when using any application unless it is from
a source you trust.
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Tour Five: Beyond the TiVo Box
By now you've gotten a sense of how your TiVo® DVR is constantly working to find you all of
your favorite entertainment. But the TiVo
programs—much more. Connecting your DVR to a home network opens up a whole new world
of digital home entertainment.
Music, Photos, & More
When you connect your DVR to your home network, it becomes a digital home entertainment
center, with access to even more features. You can find many of these features by selecting
Music, Photos, & More from the TiVo Central
• Digital Music & Photos. Watch slideshows of your digital photos on your big screen TV, and
listen to playlists of your MP3s on your stereo system—and control it all with your TiVo
DVR remote.
• Home Network Applications. Access other applications inside and outside your home
network (broadband Internet connection required). Home Network Applications are
indicated on the Music, Photos, & More screen by a computer icon:
You must enable the DVR to access Home Network Applications. To do this, select Enable
Home Network Applications, then press THUMBS UP
• TiVo To Go
you can watch your favorite shows on your laptop while you’re on a business trip.
• Multi-Room Viewing. If you have more than one TiVo DVR connected to your home
network, you can transfer programs between them. That’s right, you can record programs in
the living room and watch them in the bedroom—or vice versa! You’ll find other TiVo
DVRs connected to your home network at the bottom of the Now Playing List.
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Transfers. Transfer programs between your DVR and your computer—now
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three times, then ENTER.
Get TiVo Desktop
TiVo Desktop is a software application for your home computer. It allows you publish digital
music and digital photos (which makes them available to your DVR), transfer programs
between your DVR and your computer or laptop, and watch TiVo recordings on your computer.
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TiVo Desktop is free, and you can download it from www.tivo.com/desktop
download a copy of TiVo Desktop for each computer connected to your home network.
Download the Home Media Features Guide at www.tivo.com/guides
TiVo Desktop.
. It’s a good idea to
to learn more about using
Home Media Features Guide
Download the Home Media Features Guide at www.tivo.com/guides for complete information
about using these features and connecting to your DVR to your home network.
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More Cool Things You Can Do
Schedule for Overtime. Programs sometimes start before they’re supposed to, and often end later
than scheduled. You can adjust your recording times to account for these variations using the
Overtime Scheduler
Schedule Recordings at Home—from the Web. 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 DVR is connected to a home network with a broadband Internet connection,
you can use TiVo Central Online (www.tivo.com/tco
Online Scheduling also works if your DVR is connected to a phone line. See page 18 for details.
Reduce Remote Control Clutter. Now that you’re using your TiVo remote to change channels
and control live TV, don’t you want to put your TV’s remote in storage? You probably can. See
the inside front cover of this guide for instructions on programming your TiVo remote to control
the power, volume, and input selection on your TV.
Record From a Preview. 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
Press THUMBS UP
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feature. See page 26.
) to schedule the recording.
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icon:
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while the icon is visible to see options for recording for the program.
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Clear the Way. Use the CLEAR button to hide the status bar, the program guide, channel banner,
and anything else on the screen that is not part of the program. It clears text entered when using
the letter grid. In the Now Playing List, press CLEAR to delete a program. In the To Do List,
CLEAR cancels a recording.
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Finding Programs Using a WishList Search 19
Season Pass and Repeating Recordings 23
Setting Recording Options 25
Managing Recordings with the To Do List 27
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Finding Programs to Record
The TiVo service makes it easy to find programs you know you like, and to find new programs
you might not even know about. You can search for programs by title, by channel, by time, or
search for keywords, actors or directors.
Recording the Program You’re Watching
You can always record the program you’re watching—just press the RECORD button. On
the screen that appears, select Record This Showing (Best Quality). Or select Season Pass &
Other Options for more choices, or to change the recording quality.
Recording the Saved Portion
Some programs may not be
recorded or may have other
recording restrictions due to copy
protection rights over the content. See
“Copy Protection and the TiVo Service” on
page 68 for more information.
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Up to 30 minutes of the current channel’s broadcast is always being saved, even when you’re
not recording. When you change channels, the DVR clears the saved portion and starts saving
again on the new channel. So, if the saved portion is important to you, either record the program
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.
Using the Guide to Find Programs
The program guide displays up to two weeks of TV programming at the touch of a button—just
press the GUIDE button on your TiVo remote. Use the guide to find programs and set up
recordings quickly.
To record a program from the guide, highlight its title in the guide, then press RECORD. On the
screen that appears, select Record This Showing. After the TiVo service schedules the
recording, you’ll return to the guide.
Filter the Guide to Find Programs
Press the GUIDE button, then press ENTER to display the Guide Options. Highlight Choose
Filter and press SELECT. Choose category and subcategory filters to highlight certain types of
programs in the guide.
When filtering is on, the guide shows only channels that have a program the category you chose.
Programs that fit the category are highlighted; other program titles are dimmed.
Finding More Showings
For a comprehensive list of all upcoming showings of a program, including repeats (multiple
showings of the same program), select the program from the grid, then select Season Pass and
Other Options, and View Upcoming Episodes. You can use this list to choose the showing that
is most convenient for you to record.
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If you only know one word in the title,
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and it isn’t the first word, try a Title
WishlistTM search to find the program. See
page 20.
Replace hyphens ( - ), slashes ( / )
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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.
Search by Title
If you know the name of the program you’re looking for, or even the first part of the name, press
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the TiVo button to go to TiVo Central
, choose Pick Programs to Record then Search By Title,
and follow these steps:
1. Choose whether to narrow the search to a particular category and subcategory, or select
All Programs.
2. Use the grid to spell out the title. Use the arrow buttons to move around, then press 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.
Other buttons on the TiVo remote have special functions on the grid. The CLEAR button
erases everything; BACK erases one letter at a time; FORWARD inserts a space.
3. When you see your program, press RIGHT arrow to move to the list. Then use the
UP/DOWN arrows or CHAN UP/DOWN to highlight your program, and press SELECT.
The Program Information screen shows your available options.
Record by Time or Channel
If you don’t remember the exact name of a program, but you know what time or channel it’s on,
use Record by Time or Channel. You’ll have three options:
Browse by Time. Browse programs on a specified day and time. You can filter the list to see only
programs in a particular category. For example, you can browse all movies airing on Saturday
night. To browse by time:
For example, use 6 OCLOCK NEWS to
search for the title “6 O’Clock News.”
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1. Use the arrow buttons to highlight a category (for example, Movies), then press SELECT.
2. Press the UP/DOWN arrows to select the date you want to see, then press RIGHT arrow to
move to the time column, and press the UP/DOWN arrows to select a time.
3. Press SELECT to see the list of programs without leaving the time selector, or press RIGHT
arrow to see the list of programs and move to the list.
4. When you find a program you want to record, highlight it and press SELECT.
Browse by Channel. Browse through programs airing on a particular channel. You can start with
all channels, or just your favorites. To browse by channel:
1. Choose either All Channels, which includes all the channels you receive, or Favorite
Channels, which includes just the channels you have selected as your favorites.
2. Press the UP/DOWN arrows to select the date you want to see, then press RIGHT arrow to
move to the channel column.
3. Press the UP/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
RIGHT arrow to see the list of programs and move to the list.
When you find a program you want to record, highlight it and press SELECT.
Manually Record Time/Channel. Schedule a recording on a specific channel at a specific time
(just as you would with a VCR). To create a manual recording:
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1. Choose the recording type, using the UP/DOWN arrows to select whether the recording will
be One Time or Repeating, then press RIGHT arrow.
2. Choose the day(s) for the recording, using the UP/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 (Every Tuesday) or several times a week (Every M - F or Every Day).
3. Press RIGHT arrow and choose a channel using the UP/DOWN arrows (or by entering a
number with the remote, then pressing ENTER).
Use a Manual Repeating Recording
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to record things like just the opening
monologue of a late night talk show.
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4. Press RIGHT arrow and 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 or SELECT.
5. You’ll see a confirmation screen. The DVR shows a “best guess” program title based on
guide listings for that time and channel. Select Record This Showing.
Finding Programs Using TiVo Central Online
Schedule recordings on your DVR at home from any computer with Internet access and a
standard web browser. Use TiVo Central Online at www.tivo.com/tco
time, title, keyword, or actor/director. Schedule a single episode, or set up a Season Pass
recording with all the options you have on your DVR at home. You can even set the program
not to record if it conflicts with a recording already scheduled on your DVR.
You can use Online Scheduling whether your DVR uses a phone line or broadband Internet
connection to connect to the TiVo service. However, if your DVR is connected via a broadband
Internet connection, it will check the TiVo service for your recording requests much more often.
With a broadband connection, you can schedule a recording within an hour of its air time from
any place that you have access to the Internet!
to search for shows by
Each time your DVR connects to the
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TiVo service, it checks TiVo Central
Online and schedules any recording requests
you’ve made.
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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 DVR for which you
want to schedule recordings.
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 either Record This
Episode or Get a Season Pass.
5. Choose whether to receive a confirmation e-mail sent to the e-mail address you provide.
Finding Programs Using a WishList Search
A WishList search finds programs that match your interests, tastes, and whims on any channel
you receive. And it keeps on searching for as long as you keep the WishList search.
For example, you could create a Category Only WishList search for the category Movies and
subcategory Comedy. You could then occasionally browse a list of all comedy movies airing in
the next two weeks. The list is updated each time your DVR connects to the TiVo service.
You could search for something more specific by creating an Actor WishList search for Sean
Connery, and then include the category Movies, and subcategory Action. This WishList search
would find action movies starring Sean Connery.
With a Keyword WishList search, you can search for something very specific. For example, the
Keyword GIANTS with category Football would find Giants football games, but not Giants
baseball games.
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Can a WishList Do More Than Search?
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Yes it can! You can set a WishList search to auto-record, and it will record every show it finds,
on any channel you receive. For example, with the Sean Connery Actor WishList search, you
would automatically collect Sean Connery action movies in Now Playing.
Some WishList searches are better suited auto-recording than others. For example, a Category
Only WishList search for the category Documentary would find every upcoming documentary.
You might not want to record them all, but you could occasionally browse the search results list
and choose the ones you do want to record.
The more specific a WishList
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auto-recording.
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Not all actor or director names may be
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listed. 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).
Creating a WishList Search
From Pick Programs to Record, select WishList Search, then Create New WishList. Next, select
the type of WishList search you want to create:
• Category Only. Use the UP/DOWN arrows to highlight a category, then press SELECT or
RIGHT arrow to see a subcategories list. Either highlight a subcategory, then press SELECT
or RIGHT arrow, or select Don’t Specify a Subcategory.
• Actor or Director. Spell the last name by moving around the grid and pressing SELECT to
enter a letter. As you select letters, a list of names appears to the right of the grid.
When you see the person’s name, press RIGHT arrow until you move to a name in the list.
Use the UP/DOWN arrows to highlight the name you want and press SELECT.
• Keyword or Title. For a Keyword WishList search, the TiVo service checks for your
keywords in the program or episode title, description, actor, director, year, and category
information. A Title WishList search looks only at 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’re finished, highlight Done Creating Keywords, then press SELECT.
When using the asterisk (*), be as
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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.
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Using the Asterisk (*) in WishList searches
To search for similar words in a Keyword or Title WishList, use the asterisk (*) as a wild card
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.
You can use the asterisk only at the end of a keyword; not to omit letters at the beginning or in
the middle of a word. (For example, keywords like AIR*NE or *PLANE will not work.)
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Tips for Entering Keywords
• Use quotation marks to specify an exact phrase in a Keyword or Title WishList search (to
enter quotation marks, press PAUSE . For example, the keyword PAUL SIMON might
turn up a documentary about Simon Bolivar with a director named Paul. Use “PAUL
SIMON” to be certain you find only programs that feature Paul Simon.
• If you include an exact phrase and additional keywords, place a space between the final
quotation mark and the beginning of the next word (for example, “GEENA DAVIS” FLY).
Enter a space by selecting SP or pressing FORWARD .
• If you enter more than one keyword, the search finds programs that match all of the
keywords.
• Replace hyphens ( - ), slashes ( / ) and periods ( . ) with spaces. For example, use the
keyword 20 20 to search for the title “20/20.” For an Actor WishList for Catherine ZetaJones, use ZETA JONES, CATHERINE.
• 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
search, where they are essential.)
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If you like music performances, try a
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keyword WishList search for
Concert. Choose the category Arts and the
Sub-Category Music.
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• 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
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program titles found by WishList
searches, remember that the CHAN UP/
DOWN button pages quickly through lists.
Browsing WishList Search Results
Select View All Upcoming WishList Programs to display a list of up to 10 upcoming programs
from each of your WishList searches—up to 200 programs total (so it may take a while to
display). To record a program, highlight its title and press SELECT.
To browse a single WishList search, select the search, then select View Upcoming Programs to
see a list of up to 200 unique programs that match. To record a program, highlight its title and
press SELECT.
Each auto-recording WishList search and its upcoming recordings are marked with a star .
If you want to be sure that all matching programs are recorded, give the auto-recording
WishList search a high priority in the Season Pass Manager. See page 24 for details.
Editing a WishList Search
You can change a WishList search—for example, to correct a misspelling, or to add a category
or subcategory to narrow the results. Just select the WishList search, then select Edit WishList.
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Season Pass and Repeating Recordings
With your TiVo DVR, you can set up three types of recordings to repeat automatically:
Season Pass Recording. Records every episode of a series that airs on a certain channel—
even if the day or time changes! Just select a program from the guide or a list of search
results and choose Get a Season Pass.
Manual Repeating Recording. Records on a specific channel at a specific time, just like a
VCR. See page 17 for details.
Auto-recording WishList
page 20 for details.
Repeating recordings have the following traits in common:
• Parental Controls. If Parental Controls are on when you schedule a repeating recording, the
DVR checks its current program information to see if any upcoming program violates a
Parental Control. If it does, the DVR requires the password to continue.
• Set Your Priorities. The TiVo service resolves scheduling conflicts between scheduled
repeating recordings by comparing recording priorities. You can change recording priorities
with the Season Pass Manager. See page 27 for details.
• Conflict Resolution. If a scheduling conflict occurs while setting up a new repeating
recording, you’ll see which programs are involved, and have options to resolve the conflict:
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• Record only those episodes that don’t conflict with other programs scheduled to record.
This makes the new repeating recording the lowest priority in the Season Pass Manager.
• Record all episodes. This makes the new repeating recording the highest priority in the
Season Pass Manager.
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Using the Season Pass Manager
Use the Season Pass Manager to set priorities and resolve conflicts among your scheduled
repeating recordings. Say you have a Season Pass to ER and an auto-recording WishList search
for movies with Julia Roberts. What if a Julia Roberts movie happens to air at the same time as
ER? The TiVo service uses 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.
To open the Season Pass Manager, use the TiVo button to go to TiVo Central
Programs To Record, then Season Pass Manager.
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and choose Pick
Are two of your favorite programs on
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at the same time? Create two Season
Pass recordings. Use Recording Options
(page 25) to set the first one to record only
First Run episodes; set the second to
record every episode. Use the Season Pass
Manager to give the first one higher priority
than the second. Voilà! When reruns of the
first program air, your DVR will ignore them
and record episodes of the second
program.
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Changing the Priority Order
If you don’t change priorities, repeating recordings are prioritized by the order in which you set
them up: the first has highest priority, and so on. To change the priority order, use the
UP/DOWN arrows to highlight a repeating recording. Then press RIGHT arrow to highlight the
arrows to the right of the title, and use the UP/DOWN arrows to move the selected title up or
down in the list.
Canceling a Repeating Recording
To cancel a Season Pass or other repeating recording, 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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