TiVo Media, Media Device Device Manual
Discover and enjoy the TiVo
®
service
TiVo
®
Media Device
Viewer’s Guide
Remote Control Tips
Your TiVo
®
Remote
Program your TiVo remote to control your TV or A/V receiver. See Your TiVo
Remote to the left.
Press the TiVo button once to go to the TiVo Central
screen, or twice to go
to the Now Playing List—your list of recorded programs.
Press LIVE TV to switch between tuners. See page 3 for more about watching
live TV with dual tuner.
With certain TiVo-to-TV video connections pressing ASPECT once displays
the current mode. Press again to change the Aspect Correction mode to
Full, Panel, or Zoom. Use this feature to quickly adjust the picture to your
liking.
Press FORWARD and BACK up to 3 times for 3 speeds. Press a
fourth time to resume normal play.
INSTANT REPLAY
TM
replays the last 8 seconds of a program.
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).
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.
When you’re watching “behind” live TV (for example, if you pause live TV and
later resume watching from the paused spot), ADVANCE
TM
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 DVR Switch lets you control two different TiVo media
devices with the same remote.
Inserting the Batteries
Hold the remote with the battery door facing you. Slide the door toward you to open.
Insert two AA batteries (supplied). Match the + and - marks on the batteries to the +
and - marks in the compartment.
Replace the battery door.
Some buttons on your TiVo remote
are programmable:
TV POWER
TV INPUT
VOLUME & MUTE (can control sound
on your TV or A/V receiver)
DVR SWITCH (useful if you have more
than one TiVo media device)
To program your TiVo remote, press the
TiVo button to go to the TiVo Central
®
screen and select Messages & Settings,
then Settings, then Remote. Follow the
easy on-screen instructions.
Due to the wide variety of brands and
models available, some TVs and A/V
receivers are not compatible with the TiVo
remote. See Chapter 5 for more on
programming the TiVo remote control.
TiVo Button
TV Power
Arrow Buttons
TV Input
Aspect
Select
Thumbs Down
TM
Mute
Volume
Play
Pause
Back (rewind)
Slow
Instant Replay
Number Buttons
Clear
Remote Active Light
Live TV
Info
Guide
Thumbs Up
TM
Channel Up/Down
Record
Forward (fast forward)
Advance
DVR Switch
Enter/Last
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Please note:
To operate the TiVo® Media Device you will need:
1. To connect the media device to your home broadband internet service.
Depending on the setup of your home network, this will require an Ethernet
cable or the purchase of a TiVo Wireless Adaptor or other compatible wireless
adapter. ISP charges are additional unless you have an unmetered service
2. In Australia: to have a digital terrestrial antenna at your home, and to live
within a free-to-air digital coverage area. In New Zealand: to have an external
UHF aerial at your home, and to live within a Freeview HD coverage area.
(Note: this media device will not connect to pay TV services.)
3. To activate your TiVo service, and receive your on-screen guide data free of
charge, go to www.mytivo.com.au/activate
(Australia) or www.mytivo.co.nz/
activate (New Zealand) and subject to terms and conditions.
4. To connect the media device to your television by using the cables included in
this carton or by purchasing an HDMI cable (sold separately).
5. To follow the guidelines in this manual. This will ensure continued access to
all of your TiVo features.
6. To go to www.mytivo.com.au/support
(Australia) or www.mytivo.co.nz/
support (New Zealand) for assistance if you have any problems or questions
about your TiVo unit or TiVo service.
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Welcome
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This Viewer’s Guide describes features of the TiVo
®
service running on
the TiVo
®
brand media device.
© 2009 Hybrid Television Services (ANZ) Pty Limited. All rights
reserved.
TiVo, the TiV
o logo, TiVo Central, TiVoToGo, WishList, Season Pass,
Overtime Scheduler, the A
dvance logo, the Instant Replay logo, the
Thumbs Up mark and logo, the Thumbs Down mark and logo, the TiVo
Smile logo, and the sounds used by the TiVo service are trademarks or
registered trademarks of TiVo Inc. or its subsidiaries worldwide.
Macrovision Copyright Protection
This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is
protected by U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights. Use of
this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision,
and is intended for home and other limited consumer uses only unless
otherwise authorized by Macrovision. Reverse engineering or
disassembly is prohibited.
Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby” is a
trademark Dolby Laboratorie
s.
Australian Patent Application No. 2005306362, Australian Registered
Design Nos. 143161, 148775, and 149474,
and United States Patent Nos.
5,241,428; 6,215,526; 6,233,389; 6,310,886; 6,327,418; 6,385,739;
6,487,646; 6,490,722; 6,535,253; 6,642,939; 6,643,798; 6,728,713;
6,757,837; 6,757,906; 6,792,195; 6,847,778; 6,850,691; 6,868,225;
6,965,730; 7,055,031; 7,158,531; 7,200,321; 7,216,235; 7,228,556;
7,321,716; 7,409,546; 7,484,234; 7,493,015; 7,529,465; 7,543,325;
7,558,472; 7,590,240; D434,043; D435,561; D445,801; D517,059. The
TiVo Remote Control device is protected under U.S. Pat. Nos. D424,061;
D424,577; D431,552; D433,403 and D463,788. Other patents pending.
All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.
Content and Copyright
The TiVo service gives you the ability to access, record, copy, transfer,
display,
view, and/or listen to audio, video, and other
media over which
we exercise no editorial or programming control (“Third Party Content”).
You understand that: (a) we do not guarantee access to or the ability to
record, copy, transfer, display, view, and/or listen to any particular
program or other content; (b) programming is not under our control; (c)
Third Party Content providers may restrict or limit the ability to record,
copy, transfer, display, view, and/or listen to particular programs or other
content by using a variety of copy protection mechanisms; (d) Third
Party Content providers may restrict or revoke access to their content at
any time; (e) we are not responsible for and have no editorial control over
any Third Party Content; and (f) we have no control over the distribution
of such content.
The content that you are able to record on, download to or transfer to or
from you
r TiVo Media Device (inclu
ding Third Party Content) is
protected by copyright. Unless you own the copyright in, or are licensed
by the copyright owner to do a particular act with respect to that content,
you are only allowed under Australian and New Zealand copyright law to
record broadcast content for private and domestic use for watching or
listening to that content at a more convenient time than the time when the
broadcast was made, or may otherwise use that or other content
(including broadband content) as expressly permitted or otherwise in
accordance with the "fair dealing" provisions of the Australian Copyright
Act (in respect of Australian resident customers) or any permitted use in
accordance with the provisions of the New Zealand Copyright Act (in
respect of New Zealand resident customers). Nothing in these Terms
permits, and we do not permit, you to use or deal with content recorded
on, downloaded to or transferred to or from your TiVo Media Device for
any other purpose. If you are not the owner or licensee of content and
you distribute or otherwise make it available to anyone else, you may be
infringing copyright, and this will be treated as misuse of the TiVo
service.
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Table of Contents
Using This Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Understanding HDTV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Chapter 1: The Basics in 4 Short Tours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Tour One: Playing with Live TV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Tour Two: Recording Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Tour Three: Your List of Recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Tour Four: Finding Great Entertainment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
More Cool Things You Can Do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Chapter 2: Finding Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Finding Programs to Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Finding Programs Using a WishList
™
Search. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Season Pass
™
and Repeating Recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Managing Recordings with the To Do List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Setting Recording Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Chapter 3: Watching Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
The Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
The Channel Banner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
The Program Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Chapter 4: Doing More with Your Media Device . . . . . . . 39
Entertainment at Your Fingertips—Home Networking Package40
Multi-Room Viewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Listening to Music. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Viewing Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Transferring Recordings to Your PC or Mac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Transferring Videos to Your Media Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Converting Shows for Your Portable Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Expanding Your Recording Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Additional Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Chapter 5: Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Audio Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Channel Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Display Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Parental Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Recording Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Remote & Device Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Video Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
TiVo
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KidZone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Account & System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Restart or Reset System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Standby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Chapter 6: Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Home Networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
TiVo
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Expander Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
TiVo
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Wireless Adaptor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Chapter 7: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Appendix: Safety & Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
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HDMI. The best quality AV connection which enables High Definition (HD)
pictures and digital sound. HDMI cables are sold separately.
Please note that
in New Zealand HDMI is the only connection that provides HD picture
quality out of the TiVo
®
Media Device.
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Using This Guide
Thank you for choosing the TiVo
®
Media Device. This Viewer’s
Guide helps you learn about the smart-recording features of the
TiVo
service and home networking capabilities of your TiVo Media
Device.
Getting Started:
Activate the TiVo service. The TiVo service is what makes your
media device smart. It includes everything from your program
listings to Season Pass™ recordings and WishList™ searches.
To activate your TiVo service, which is available free of charge
and subject to terms and conditions, visit www.mytivo.com.au/
activate (Australia) or www.mytivo.co.nz/activate (New
Zealand).
TiVo service is required. No functionality is represented or
should be expected without activating your free subscription to
the TiVo service.
2. Connect your TiVo Media Device. If the TiVo service is the
brains, the TiVo Media Device is the body. Use the Start Here
poster to connect the media device to your TV programming
source and your television.
3. Complete Guided Setup. After connecting your media device,
follow the steps in the on-screen Guided Setup procedure. This
customises the media device for your home.
4. Take a Tour! Once you’re finished with Guided Setup, the Tours
in Chapter 1 of this guide introduce you to the best features of
the TiVo service. You may also find helpful videos already
recorded for you in the Now Playing List.
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.
Dual tuner. A tuner is a device found inside media devices, TVs,
VCRs—anything designed to receive TV signals. A tuner picks
one channel to display from all the channels you receive; it
“tunes” to that channel. The TiVo Media Device is a “dual
tuner” device, meaning that it has two tuners inside.
Service updates. From time to time, updates to the TiVo service
will be delivered to your media device via its broadband
connection. Details regarding new features are always available
at www.mytivo.com.au
(Australia) or www.mytivo.co.nz (New
Zealand).
Notes and Tips. In the side columns of some pages in this guide
you’ll find helpful Notes and Tips .
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Understanding HDTV
High-definition television combines high-resolution digital
television with digital sound. It is bigger, sharper, and better than
anything you have previously experienced in home entertainment.
If you’re new to the world of HDTV, here are a few basic terms and
concep
ts to help you get the m
ost out of the experience.
HDTV Receiver. An HDTV receiver decodes high-definition
video signals for display on your TV. The TiVo
®
Media Device
combines an HDTV receiver with a digital video recorder.
Dolby
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Digital Audio. Programs broadcast with Dolby Digital
audio have six audio channels, each of which can be heard on
one of six separate speakers. To hear Dolby Digital audio, use an
optical digital audio cable (sold separately) or an HDMI cable
(sold separately) to connect your TiVo Media Device to an A/V
receiver or home theatre system that supports Dolby Digital
audio.
Aspect Ratio. A TV’s aspect ratio is the comparison of the
screen’s width to its height: either the standard 4:3 screen or
16:9 widescreen. For information about adjusting the aspect
ratio, see “
TV Aspect Ratio” in Chapter 5.
Aspect Correction. Aspect correction is required when the aspect
ratio of the broadcast picture and the screen size of the TV don’t
match. Aspect correction offers three modes to fit the broadcast
picture to your TV screen: Full stretches the picture, Panel adds
letterbox or side bars to the picture, and Zoom expands and crops
the picture, eliminating bars that may be in the broadcast. For
tips on using Aspect Correction, see page “
Aspect Correction
Mode” in Chapter 5.
Video Formats
TV programs are broadcast in a variety of formats, and TV
equipment receives and displays video in a variety of formats. For
any given program, the format in which a program is broadcast may
or may not match a format that your TV is capable of displaying.
The TiVo Media Device receives video signals
in any of the four
broadcast format
s (1080i, 720p, 576p, and 576i). Each video format
is named with a number and a letter: 1080i and 720p are highdefini
tion formats, 576p is known as enhan
ced-definition, and 576i
is standard-definition.
The
number indicates video resolution: ho
w many horizontal
lines of information make up a single frame of video. Generally,
bigger numbers mean sharper, more detailed images.
The letter indicates the type of scanning used: interlaced or
progressive. With interlaced scanning (1080i & 576i), the
horizontal lines in a video frame are divided into two groups. If
you were to number the lines from the top to the bottom of the
screen, one group would be the odd numbered lines, and the
other would be the even numbered lines. All the odd lines, then
all the even lines, are refreshed 50 times per second, alternating
between the two. This means the whole video frame refreshes 25
times per second. This is fine for smaller screens but can result
in flickering on larger screens.
Progressive scanning (720p & 576p) refreshes the whole video
frame (all even and odd horizontal lines) 50 times per second.
This eliminates flicker but requires the TV to process more
information since twice as many frames are displayed each
second.
Native, Hybrid, and Fixed Formats
The TiVo® Media Device offers three types of form ts that control
how broadcast signals are converted—if at all—for display on your
TV.
If your TV supports all formats, choose the Nat
ive option. If yo
ur
TV supports a limited number of formats, choose the Fixed or Hybrid
format that best matches your TV’s capabilities:
Native. When
you use th
e native format, the media device does
not convert broadcast signals. It displays the signals in whatever
format they were originally broadcast. Native is recommended if
your TV supports all four video formats (1080i, 720p, 576p, and
576i).
Hybrid. When you use a hybrid format, the media device
converts standard broadcast signals to 576p. It converts HD
broadcasts to the HD format you choose. Hybrid is
recommended if your TV supports either 720p or 1080i, but not
both.
Fixed. When you use a fixed format, the media device converts
signals broadcast in other formats to the fixed format you
choose, and video is always displayed in this format. Choose the
fixed format that matches your TV’s highest resolution. Using a
fixed format eliminates any screen flicker associated with
switching formats automatically.
See
“Video Settings” in Chapter 5 for more.
Choose What Looks Best to You
Choose the video output format you want the media device to use
based on the formats your TV can display. Check your TV’s
owner’s manual to be sure of your TV’s capabilities. Then go to the
TiVo Central
™
screen and select Messages & Settings, then
Settings, then Video, then Video Output Format.
You should feel free to experiment
with all the different vid
eo
formats that your TV and the TiVo Media Device support. You may
find that some formats are better suited to certain programs than
others.
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The Basics in 4 Short Tours
Tour One: Playing with Live TV 2
Tour Two: Recording Programs 5
Tour Three: Your List of Recordings 8
Tour Four: Finding Great Entertainment 11
More Cool Things You Can Do 14
The Basics in 5 Short Tours
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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 TiVo 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 media device. 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
media device starts saving the program on the new channel.
2. Press PLAY to continue watching the program. Next, press BACK —the
program rewinds. Press BACK a second time to rewind faster, and a third time to go faster
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
™
button. The program jumps back 8 seconds—useful
for when you miss a great sports play or a bit of dialogue, or for when you fast forward too
far.
Before you begin, take a few
moments to make sure the TiVo®
Media Device’s video settings are
optimised for your TV. From the TiVo
Central™ screen, select Messages &
Settings, then Settings, then Video. See
“Video Settings” in Chapter 5 for more.
®
Fine-tune your HD viewing! Use the
ASPECT button on the TiVo
remote control to change how the picture is
displayed on your TV. See “Aspect
Correction Mode” in Chapter 5 for more.
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See “The Status Bar” in Chapter 3 for more on this ba
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5. Press INSTANT REPLAY again, then immediately press SLOW . You’ll see your
own slow-motion replay!
6. Finally, press the ADVANCE
™
button. Presto! You’re caught up to live TV.
Watching and Recording Two Shows At Once
The TiVo® Media Device is capable of recording two different live TV channels at the same
time—one on each of its two tuners. Go ahead, try it:
1. First,
press PAUSE to pause the live TV program you’re watching.
2. Press LIVE TV to switch to
the other tuner. (It’s just like changing the channel.)
3. Watch the program for a few moments, then press PAUSE .
4. Press LIVE TV again to switch back to the first tuner. Notice that the first program
you were watching is still paused. You can pause for up to 30 minutes on each tuner!
Press PLAY to continue watching the program.
Now you really can watch two programs at the same tim
e! Press RECORD while watchi
ng
either tuner—or on both tuners to record two programs at the same time.
Changing Channels
• Press LIVE TV to switch to the other tuner. Changing channels works the same way no
matter which tuner you’re watching.
• 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 jump back to the previous channel on the same tuner, press ENTER.
• To move one channel at a time, press CHAN UP/DOWN on the TiVo remote.
To see what’s showing on the other
tuner, press INFO to view the
channel banner, and select Swap Tuners.
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• Tired of channel surfing? Press GUIDE to display the program guide. Highlight 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. See “
The Program Guide” in Chapter 3
to learn more.
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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 service provides many ways to
quickly search through
TV programs, find your favourites, and schedule recordings in advance.
What’s more, if a program is part of a series, you can get a Season Pass
™
recording of the 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™ screen. Press DOWN to highlight Find
Programs, and press SELECT. The Find Programs screen appears.
2. Highlight Search by Title and press SELECT. A list of categories you could use to limit your
search appears, including searching only HD programs, but for now select All Programs.
The next screen has a grid of letters. Use the RIGHT, LEFT, UP, and DOWN arrows to
move around the grid.
3. Let’s find “Mythbusters.” Move to the letter L and press SELECT. A list of programs that
begin with “M” appears on the right side of the screen. (Remember: when searching by title,
you do not have to enter “A” or “The.”)
4. Move to the letter “Y” and press SELECT again. The TiVo service searches through all
available programs (usually, those airing within the next week) to find those that begin with
MY, and lists those programs.
If
you make a mistake entering text,
select DEL on the screen, or press
BACK on the remote. To clear all text, select
CLR on the screen or press the CLEAR button.
Selecting SP on the screen enters a space, as
does pressing FORWARD on the remote.
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If you just completed Guided Setup, the
media device is still organising
program information, and some programs
might not yet appear in the guide.
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5. Keep entering letters until you see “Mythbusters” in the list. You may see multiple listings if
the program airs on more than one channel.
6. Press the RIGHT arrow until you move off the grid of letters to the list of programs. Press
the UP or DOWN arrow to highlight “Mythbusters” 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 Pass™ Recording
Note: Season Pass functionality is only available for channels which display guide data in the
Guide. Check website for the latest information.
1. On the Program Information screen for “Mythbusters”, 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 “Mythbusters”! 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 “
Setting Recording Options” in Chapter 2 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 Find Programs, then select To Do List. You can see all your scheduled
recordings here.
3. In the To Do List, notice the upcoming episodes of “Mythbusters” 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 can delete the entire Season Pass or change recording options using
the Season Pass Manager. See “
Using the Season Pass Manager” in Chapter 2 for more
information.
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Tour Three: Your List of Recordings
All the programs recorded by your TiVo® Media Device appear in 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 No
w Playing List from
the TiVo Central
™
screen. Your new media device may already contain some short
programs.
2. Highlight any title in the Now Playing List (even a program that’s still recording) and press
PLAY. The program plays from the beginning.
3. If your programs are grouped into folders (see “Grouping Programs” below), highlight the
folder name and press PLAY to play all of the programs in the folder in sequence, beginning
with the oldest first. To delete a folder, highlight the folder name and press CLEAR.
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 Resum
e playing (if you’re return
ing to a partially watched program).
• Keep until... By default, programs you record are saved until space is needed for new
recordi
ngs. 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 ch
oose Keep Until I Delete, or specify that the program be
kept until at least the date you choose.
• Delete Now or Stop Recording (if recording is in progress.)
New TiVo Media Devices have
tutorial videos in the Now Playing
List corresponding to the Tours in this
chapter.
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.
Deleted programs go to the Recently
Deleted folder, where they remain
until space is needed for new recordings.
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• More Options. Select this item to view upcoming episodes or to create or modify a Season
Pass for this program.
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. Fr
om Now Playing, press ENTER on your TiVo
®
remote to see Now Playing Options.
2. Highlight Sort, then press the RIGHT arrow to choose Alphabetically.
Then select View
Now Playing List With These Options. When you return to Now Playing, programs are
listed alphabetically by title.
Grouping Programs
When Groups are on, programs are organised into folders, and a number in parentheses to the
right of each folder shows how many programs it contains. Even if Groups is turned off, you’ll
see the Recently Deleted folder at the bottom of the Now Playing list. To turn Groups on:
1. Fr
om Now Playing, press ENTER on your TiVo remote to see Now Playing Options.
2. Select Groups, then press the RIGHT arrow
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™ search with a recorded program.
• 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
o
f the program. For example, y
ou might have an auto-recording WishList search for an actor
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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who also appears in a series, and you have a Season Pass for that series. Each episode of the
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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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.
Note: WishList functionality is only available for channels which display guide data in the
Guide. Check webs
ite for the latest information
.
1. From the Find Programs screen, choose WishList Search, then Create a WishList Search.
The Create WishList screen shows the different criteria to include in your WishList search.
For now, start by selecting Actor. 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.
You’ll return to the Create WishList screen, and you’ll see that DEPP, JOHNNY appears
next to Actor.
4. Select Category. On the Pick Category screen, select Movies. The next screen gives you a
chance to select subcategories of movies, but for now select Don’t Specify Sub-Category.
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5. You’ll return again to the Create WishList screen. Select Done Creating this WishList
Search.
6. On the confirmation screen, press SELECT to continue.
7. The final WishList search 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!
TiVo® Suggestions
You can rate any program—whether it’s live, recorded, or listed in the program guide—by
pressing the THUMBS UP
™
or THUMBS DOWN
™
button on your remote. You can
give a program up to three Thumbs Up (great!) or three Thumbs Down (terrible!
).
TiVo Suggestions uses these ratings to create a list of programs you m
ight like. The more shows
you rate over time, the better TiVo Suggestions will get at finding interesting programs for you.
Auto-Recording TiVo Suggestions. When your media device 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.
Watching TiVo Suggestions. Recorded suggestions appear in the TiVo Suggestions folder inside
the No
w Playing List.
Reviewing the Sugg
estions List. You can also review a list of upcoming TiVo Suggestions:
When you choose to auto-record a
WishList™ search, you can set how
many programs to keep and how long to
keep them using Recording Options. See
“Setting Recording Options” in Chapter 2.
®
Any time you choose to record a
program, it automatically gets one
Thumbs Up.
Y
ou can turn off auto-recording of
TiVo® Suggestions if you prefer. See
“TiVo Suggestions” in Chapter 5.
®
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1. Press the TiVo button to go to the TiVo Central screen. Select Find Programs, 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 the THUMBS UP and THUMBS DOWN buttons to rate programs and improve future
Suggestions.
Reviewing your Ratings. To display a list of all programs that you have rated, select Find
Programs, then TiVo
®
Suggestions. Press ENTER to bring up the Review Thumbs screen. Then,
highlight a program and use the THUMBS UP and THUMBS DOWN buttons on your remote
to change its rating.
Showcases
Showcases is an interactive content area that gives you the ability to instantly set up Season Pass
recordings for the hottest TV shows, and movies.
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More Cool Things You Can Do
A Safe Place for Kids. Never be surprised by what your kids are watching. TiVo® KidZone gives
you total control over what your kids see on TV, and keeps parents’ shows separate from kids’
shows. Personalise KidZone with only shows and channels you pre-approve. See
“TiVo®
KidZone” in Chapter 5.
Schedule for Overtime. Programs sometimes start before they’re supposed to, and often end later
than scheduled. Your media device can automatically adjust recording times for these variations
usin
g the Extend Recordings setting, or you can adjust recording times manually using the
Extend Live Recording setting. See
“Recording Settings” in Chapter 5.
Schedule Recordings from the Web using TiVo Genie. Your co-worker just told you about a mustsee program
that’s on tonight, but you won’t make it home in time to set up a recording. No
problem! You can go online (
www.mytivo.com.au for Australia or www.mytivo.co.nz for New
Zealand) to schedule the recording.
Note: TiVo Genie remote scheduling functionality is only available for channels which display
gui
de data in the Guide.
When Programs Overlap, Get Both.
Even with a dual tuner media device, you’ll sometimes get
reco
rding conflicts. But
with Overlap Protection turned on, shows that conflict by just a few
minutes are no problem. The media device automatically clips just enough from one recording
to allow both shows to record. Now that’s smart recording technology! See
“Recording
Settings” in Chapter 5 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 t
o put your TV’s remote in storage? You probably can. See
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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
™
icon: .
To see options for recording this program, press the THUMBS UP
™
button while the icon
is visible to see options for recording for the program.
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2
Finding Programs
Finding Programs to Record 18
Finding Programs Using a WishList™ Search 23
Season Pass™ and Repeating Recordings 27
Managing Recordings with the To Do List 30
Setting Recording Options 31
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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, or by time; or
you can 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, or select Season
Pass™ & Other Options
for more choices.
Recording the Saved Portion
A portion of the current channel’s broadcast is always being saved, even when you’re not
recording. When you change channels on the tuner you’re watching, the media device 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, choose Record Th
is Showing.
When you swap between tuners using the LIVE TV button, the saved portion of the
program on the both tuners is retained.
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.
Some programs may not be
recorded or may have other
recording restrictions due to copy
protection rights over the content.
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