TiVo Set-top boxes Viewer's Manual

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Welcome

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This Viewer’s Guide describes features of the TiVo® Service running on the TiVo® brand
Product_Name Digital Video Recorder.

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Table of Contents

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Chapter 1: Quick Tours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Quick Tour - The TiVo menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Quick Tour - Watching live TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Chapter 2: Finding shows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Using the Guide to find shows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Searching for shows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Recommended shows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Season Pass

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recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Creating WishList

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searches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Finding shows online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Managing recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Chapter 3: Watching shows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Moving around with the status bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Getting information with the channel banner . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Setting a show’s recording options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Customizing your video, audio, and display . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Parental Controls and KidZone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Transferring shows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Chapter 4: Video on Demand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

What is video on demand? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Video on demand video providers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Music, Photos, & Showcases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Chapter 5: Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Channel settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Network & Phone settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Remote control settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Device settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Account & System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Restart or Reset System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Standby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Chapter 6: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Appendix A: Safety, Front/Back Panel Reference, & Spec-

ifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

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Using this guide

Thank you for choosing a high-definition TiVo® Product_Name.

Getting started:

1. Activate the TiVo Service. The TiVo Service is what makes

your TiVo Product_Name smart. It includes everything from
your show listings to Season Pass

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recordings and WishList®
searches. If you haven’t yet activated your TiVo Service, visit

tivo.com/activate

or call 1-877-367-8486.

TiVo Service is required and is sold separately. No functionality
is represented or should be expected without a paid subscription
to the TiVo Service.

2. Connect your TiVo Product_Name. If the TiVo Service is the

brains, the TiVo Product_Name is the body. Use the Start Here
poster to connect the TiVo Product_Name to your TV
programming source and your television.

3. Complete Guided Setup. After connecting your TiVo

Product_Name, follow the steps in on-screen Guided Setup. This
configures the TiVo Product_Name for your home, and ensures
you have the latest product updates.

4. Take a tour! Once you’re done with Guided Setup, the Quick
Tours in Chapter 1 of this guide will introduce you to the TiVo

Service. And don’t forget to watch the helpful tutorial video.

5. Optimize THX Your TiVo Product_Name includes a video in the

Now Playing List that helps you optimize THX sound and video.
If your TV screen exceeds 50", THX recommends playing the
THX Optimizer.

6. Visit tivo.com/howto From time to time you’ll get updates to the

TiVo Service. For the latest information on how to use new
features as they become available on your TiVo Product_Name,
visit tivo.com/howto

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Basic terms

When we talk about the TiVo Service, here are some terms you
should know:

Live TV. If you’re watching a show as it’s being broadcast,
you’re watching live TV. You can pause live TV for up to 30
minutes. When you resume watching, you’re “behind” live TV.
(You can always get to live TV by pressing the Live TV button
on your remote).

Dual tuner. A tuner is a device found inside DVRs, TVs, cable
boxes — anything designed to receive TV signals, including the
TiVo Product_Name. A tuner picks one channel to display; it
“tunes” to that channel. Your TiVo Product_Name is a “dual
tuner” device, meaning that it has two tuners inside and can

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record two shows at once. Pressing the Live TV button while in
live TV will swap between your two tuners.

CableCARD

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Decoder. A CableCARD decoder allows your

TiVo Product_Name to receive digital cable channels without a
cable box. If you subscribe to digital cable, you must request one
Multi-Stream CableCARD (M-CARD) from your cable
company. One M-CARD will let you watch and record two
shows at once.

Service updates. From time to time, your TiVo Product_Name
may receive updates to the TiVo Service including features not
described in this guide. For the latest how-to information, to
find out what’s new, and to get great tips and tricks, visit

tivo.com/mytivo

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Quick Tours

Quick Tour - The TiVo menus 2

Quick Tour - Watching live TV 5

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Quick Tour - The TiVo menus

Your starting point — TiVo Central

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TiVo Central is the starting point for just about everything you do with your TiVo®
Product_Name. From TiVo Central, you can see all the shows you’ve recorded, find new shows
and set up recordings, explore great video on demand choices, and more.

To get to TiVo Central from live TV or any TiVo screen, just press the TiVo button on your
remote control.

Your Now Playing List

All the shows recorded by your TiVo Product_Name, including video podcasts and downloaded
shows, appear in the Now Playing List.

Highlight any title in the Now Playing List (even a show that’s still recording) and press PLAY
to play the show from the beginning.

If your shows are grouped into folders (see “Grouping shows” below), highlight the group name
and press PLAY to play all of the shows in the group in sequence, beginning with the oldest.

To delete an individual show or a group, highlight the show or group name and press CLEAR.

Sorting shows

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 List,’ press ENTER on your TiVo remote to see ‘Now Playing List

Options.’

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Icons to the left of the program’s title tell you the

recording’s current status. See the Glossary of Icons

on the inside front cover for details.

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2. Highlight ‘Sort’, then press the LEFT arrow to choose ‘Alphabetically.’ Select ‘View Now

Playing List with these options.’ When you return to Now Playing List, shows are listed
alphabetically by title.

Grouping shows

When Groups are on, shows are organized into folders, and a number in parentheses to the right
of each folder shows how many shows it contains. Even if Groups are turned off, you’ll see the
Recently Deleted group at the bottom of the Now Playing List. To turn Groups on:

1. From ‘Now Playing List,’ press ENTER on your TiVo remote to see ‘Now Playing List

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 List, you’ll see a group for:

• Each television series with more than one recorded episode.

• Each auto-recording WishList

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search with a recorded show.

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

A show’s title may appear in more than one group, even though there is only one recording of
the show. For example, you might have several episodes of a show in that show’s group, and the
same titles in the HD Recordings group, which includes all shows recorded in HD. When you
delete a show in one group, the title also disappears from any other group.

When your shows are grouped, you can highlight the group name and press PLAY to play all of
the shows in the group in sequence, beginning with the oldest.

Deleted shows go to the Recently
Deleted group, where they remain
until space is needed for new

recordings.

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Program Information

You can highlight any show in the Now Playing List 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 show).

• Keep until... By default, recordings are saved until space is needed for new shows. But you

always have the option to keep a show for as long as you want. Just select ‘Keep Until...’
and on the next screen, choose ‘Keep Until I Delete’ or specify that the show be kept until a
specific date you choose.

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

• Explore this program Find details about the show, information about upcoming episodes and

cast members, and even bonus features.

• More Options View upcoming episodes or broadcasts of a show or movie, or get a Season

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recording of a series.

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Quick Tour - Watching live TV

When you’re watching a show as it’s broadcast, you’re watching live TV. Press the LIVE TV/
SWAP 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 hour that has been saved by your TiVo Product_Name. The white
line marks your current point in time. When the white line is back in the green segment,
you’re “behind” live TV.

2. Press PLAY to continue watching the show. Next, press REWIND and the show

rewinds. Press REWIND a second time to rewind faster, and a third time to go at triple
speed. Press PLAY at any time to return to normal speed.

3. Press PAUSE again, and, with the show paused, press FORWARD to move a

small step forward. Press REWIND 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 show 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.

5. Press INSTANT REPLAY again, then immediately press SLOW to see your own

slow-motion replay.

6. Press the ADVANCE

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button. You’ll instantly move forward 30 seconds.

Before you begin, take a few
moments to make sure the TiVo

Product_Name’s video settings are
optimized for your TV. From the TiVo
Central

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screen, select ‘Messages &
Settings’, then ‘Settings’, then ‘Video.’ See
page 32 for more.

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You can customize the ADVANCE
button on the remote. See page 64
for information on remote control

settings.

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7. Press and hold the ADVANCE

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button and presto! You’re caught up to live TV.

8. Press and hold the INSTANT REPLAY

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button to skip back to the beginning of the

saved portion.

Changing channels

To move one channel at a time, press CHANNEL UP/DOWN on the TiVo remote.

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 again.

Tired of channel surfing? Press GUIDE to display the program guide. Highlight any show and
press SELECT. If the show is currently on, the channel changes. If the show is on later, you’ll
see options to record it. Learn more on page 30.

Watching and recording two shows at once

Your TiVo® Product_Name can record 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 show you’re watching.

2. Press LIVE TV/SWAP to swap to the other tuner.

3. Watch the show for a few moments, then press LIVE TV/SWAP again to swap back to

the first tuner. Notice that the first show you were watching is still paused. Press PLAY (or
PAUSE again) to continue watching the show.

Some digital antenna channels use a
dash in the channel number.
Press to enter a dash.

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Recording the program you’re watching

You can always record the program you’re watching — just press RECORD while
watching either tuner — or on both tuners to record two shows at the same time. On the screen
that appears, select ‘Record this showing.’ Select ‘Season Pass & other options’ for more
choices.

Recording the saved portion

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 TiVo Product_Name clears the saved portion on
the tuner you’re watching 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 This Showing.

Stopping a recording

You can stop any recording in either of two ways: select the title in your Now Playing List, then
select Stop Recording; or, press the RECORD button in live TV, then choose Stop the Current
Recording.

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Finding shows

Using the Guide to find shows 10

Searching for shows 12

Recommended shows 14

Season Pass

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recordings 16

Creating WishList

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searches 17

Finding shows online 20

Managing recordings 22

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Using the Guide to find shows

The Guide displays up to two weeks of TV programming at the touch of a button — the GUIDE
button on your TiVo remote. When you press SELECT on a show in progress, the channel
changes and the program guide disappears.

If you press SELECT on an upcoming show, you’ll see a screen with recording options. Set up
your recording or press LEFT to go back to the guide.

You can choose to display the guide as a grid, or use the TiVo Live Guide. When you’re
viewing the guide, press ENTER to display Guide Options and choose the view you want.

Using the TiVo Live Guide

The TiVo Live Guide displays your channels in the left pane, and the selected channel’s
programming in the right pane.

To move around in the TiVo Live Guide, move the highlight to a channel in the left pane.

• Press FORWARD to move the displayed time ahead one half-hour at a time, or press
REWIND to move it backward.

• Press ADVANCE

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to jump 24 hours ahead, or INSTANT REPLAY® to jump 24

hours back.

Using the grid guide

The grid guide displays your channels in the left column, and each channel’s programming to
the right in half-hour increments.

Shows currently

airing

Upcoming shows on the

selected channel

Title, date, time, and rating Show description

Program listings

show descriptionTitle, date, time, and rating

Channels

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To move around in the grid guide, move the highlight to a channel in the left column and press
FORWARD to move the displayed time one screen ahead, or press REWIND to
move it one screen backward.

Setting filters on the guide

When you’re viewing the guide, press ENTER to display Guide Options. Set ‘Filtering’ to ‘On,’
then select ‘Choose Filter’ and choose category and sub-category filters

When filtering is on, the guide shows only channels that have a show in the category you chose
in the next six hours. Shows that fit the category are highlighted; other titles are dimmed. To see
all channels again, set ‘Filtering’ to ‘Off.’

You can also use Guide Options to see only what’s on at a particular day and time. Just enter the
day and time you’re interested in, and the guide will be limited to that information.

Choosing channels for the guide

You can use the Guide Options screen to choose which channels to display in the guide.

All Display all channels available from your service provider, even channels you don’t receive.

You Receive Display only the channels that are checked in the Channel List (recommended).

Favorites Display only the channels you rated as your favorites in the Channel List. See page 58

for more information on the Channels List.

Finding more showings

For a comprehensive list of all upcoming showings of a program, including repeats, select the
show from the guide, 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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Searching for shows

You can use TiVo Search to search both broadcast and broadband content, or set up recordings
by time or channel.

Searching by title

If you know the title of the show you want to record, finding it is easy.

1. From TiVo

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Central, select ‘Find Programs’, then ‘Search by Title.’

2. Choose whether to narrow the search to a particular category and sub-category, or select
‘All programs.’

3. Use the letter 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 shows appears on the right. Keep selecting letters until you see your
show.

If you make a mistake, you can press CLEAR to erase everything, or REWIND to erase one
letter at a time. Insert a space by pressing FORWARD.

4. When you see your show, press the RIGHT arrow to move to the list. Then use the
UP/DOWN arrows to highlight your show, and press SELECT. The Program Information
screen shows your available options.

Using Swivel Search

When you use Swivel Search, your search results show both broadcast shows and shows that are
available through your broadband Internet connection. To use Swivel Search, your TiVo
Product_Name must be broadband-connected, parental controls must be OFF, and your privacy

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, use 6 OCLOCK NEWS to
search for the title “6 O’Clock News.”

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status must be set to allow Swivel Search. When you first use Swivel Search, you may see on­screen prompts telling you how to change the settings if necessary.

1. To start searching, choose ‘Find Programs’ from TiVo Central, then select ‘Swivel Search.’

2. Enter the first few letters of a show title or actor’s name. A list of search results will appear

in the middle pane of the screen.

3. Select a show title or actor’s name to see more details and schedule recordings.

• For a show, you can schedule a recording or a create a Season Pass from the Details
screen. You can also view upcoming episodes or browse the episode guide, explore
details about the cast, learn about other shows that might interest you, or view bonus
features.

• For an actor, you can browse TV shows or movies featuring this actor, or create a
WishList search.

Recording by time or channel

If you don’t remember the exact name of a show, 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 shows on a specified day and time. You can filter the list to see only
shows in a particular category. For example, you can browse all movies airing on Saturday
night.

Browse by channel Browse through shows airing on a particular channel. You can start with all
channels, or just your favorites.

Manually record time/channel Schedule a recording on a specific channel at a specific time.

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Recommended shows

With all the programming available to your TiVo® Product_Name, sometimes you might want
show recomendations. TiVo Suggestions are a result of the THUMBS UP

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ratings you give shows. Based on those ratings, TiVo Suggestions can

automatically record recommended shows for you.

TiVo Suggestions

You can rate any show — whether it’s live, recorded, or listed in the program guide — by
pressing the THUMBS UP

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or THUMBS DOWN® button on your remote. You can

give a show up to three Thumbs Up (great!) or three Thumbs Down (terrible!).

TiVo Suggestions uses these ratings to create a list of shows you might like. The more shows
you rate over time, the better TiVo Suggestions will get at finding interesting shows for you.

Auto-recording TiVo Suggestions

When your TiVo Product_Name 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 record, or prevent your shows from being
recorded.

• TiVo Suggestions are always the first shows deleted to make room for your recordings.

If you’d prefer not to record TiVo Suggestions automatically, you can turn them off. From TiVo
Central choose ‘Messages & settings,’ then ‘Settings,’ then ‘Recording,’ then ‘TiVo
Suggestions.’

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On the TiVo Suggestions screen, choose ‘No, don’t record TiVo Suggestions.’ You can still see
the TiVo Suggestions list and choose to record individual shows.

Viewing the suggestions list

You can review a list of upcoming TiVo Suggestions by going to TiVo Central and choosing
‘Find Programs,’ then ‘TiVo Suggestions.’

The list is ranked, so shows you’re more likely to enjoy are near the top.

To record a show, highlight it and press either SELECT or RECORD on your remote. Or use
THUMBS UP or THUMBS DOWN to rate shows and improve future recommendations.

Watching TiVo Suggestions

Recorded suggestions appear in the TiVo Suggestions group inside the Now Playing List. You
can watch, save, or delete them just like any other shows.

Reviewing your thumb ratings

To display a list of all shows that you’ve rated, select ‘Find Programs,’ then ‘TiVo
Suggestions.’ Press ENTER to see the Review Thumbs screen. Then, highlight a show and use
the THUMBS UP and THUMBS DOWN buttons on your remote to change its rating.

Any time you choose to record a
show, it automatically gets one
Thumbs Up.

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Season Pass® recordings

A Season Pass recording automatically records every episode of a series that airs on a certain
channel — even if the day or time changes! Just select a show from the guide or your search
results, and choose ‘Get a Season Pass.’

If the TiVo Service finds any conflicts in scheduling upcoming episodes of the Season Pass
recording, you’ll be asked to choose whether you want to keep the previously scheduled
recording or record the new show instead.

Season Pass recording options

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 re­runs. See page 30 for more about recording options.

You can cancel the recording of any episode in a Season Pass 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 page 22 for more information about the To Do List
and Season Pass manager.

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Creating WishList® searches

A WishList search finds shows that match your search criteria on any channel you receive —
and it keeps on searching for as long as you keep the WishList search.

You can search for something specific by creating a WishList search with multiple criteria: for
instance, you might create a WishList search for actor George Clooney, category Movies, and
sub-category Action. This WishList search would find action movies starring George Clooney.

You can even use WishList searches to find something very specific. For example, the Keyword
GIANTS with category Football would find Giants football games, but not Giants baseball
games.

Creating a WishList search

Creating a WishList Search is simple:

1. From TiVo Central, choose ‘Find Programs,’ then ‘WishList search,’ then ‘Create a Wishlist

search.’

Next, start choosing criteria for your WishList Search. You can choose any or all of the
following:

Keyword Search for shows with specific words in the show or episode title, description,
actor, director, year, or category.

Title Keyword Search for shows with specific words in the show or episode title.

Actor Search for shows with your favorite actor.

Director Search for shows by a specific director.

Not all actor or director names may
be 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).

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Category Search for specific categories and sub-categories of shows (for example, action

movies or nature documentaries).

2. After entering your initial search criteria, you’ll return to the Create WishList Search screen.

Continue adding as many search criteria to your WishList search as you like. For instance,
you could create a WishList search like this:

• Keyword: Pirate

• Actor: Johnny Depp

• Category: Movies

Your results would include only pirate movies starring Johnny Depp.

3. The TiVo Service automatically assigns a name to your WishList search. To assign a

different name, select ‘WishList Name.’

4. When you’re finished entering search criteria, select ‘Done creating this Wishlist search.’

After you’ve created the WishList search, you can do any of the following:

View upcoming episodes You’ll see a list of shows airing in the next two weeks or so that
match your WishList search criteria. You can choose to record individual shows from the
list.

Auto-record WishList programs Your TiVo Product_Name will automatically record any
shows matching your Wishlist search criteria until you modify or delete the WishList search.

Edit or delete Wishlist search You can change the WishList search — for example, to correct
a misspelling or to add a category to narrow the results — or cancel it.

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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.

Tips for entering keywords

• Use quotation marks to specify an exact phrase in a Keyword or Title Keyword WishList
Search (to enter quotation marks, press PAUSE ).

• Replace hyphens ( - ), slashes ( / ) and periods ( . ) with spaces. For example, use the
keyword 20 20 to search for the title “20/20.”

• 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.”

• For dollar signs ( $ ) substitute the letter S.

Auto-recording a WishList search

You can set a WishList search to auto-record, and it will record every show it finds, on any
channel you receive.

Each auto-recording WishList Search and its upcoming recordings are marked with a star
in To Do List and the Season Pass manager. If you want to be sure that all matching shows are
recorded, give the auto-recording WishList search a high priority in the Season Pass manager.
See page 22 for details.

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.

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The more specific a WishList Search
is, the better suited it is to auto-

recording. For example, a Category
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.

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Finding shows online

Using TiVo.com

Schedule recordings on your TiVo Product_Name at home from any computer with Internet
access and a standard web browser. Go to tivo.com/tco

to search for shows by 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 TiVo Product_Name at home. You can even set the show not to
record if it conflicts with a recording already scheduled on your TiVo Product_Name.

To schedule recordings online:

1. Go to tivo.com/tco

and sign in.

2. In the upper right corner of the Find TV Shows page, select the name of the TiVo

Product_Name for which you want to schedule recordings.

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

search the TV Listings Guide.

4. From the list of search results, click the name of a show and choose either ‘1-Click Record,’

‘1-Click Season Pass,’ or ‘Record with Options.’

Using TiVo Mobile

With TiVo Mobile, you can access TV listings and schedule shows to record on your TiVo
Product_Name, all from your web-enabled mobile phone. Just launch your phone’s web
browser and go to m.tivo.com

.

Once you sign in, you can search by keyword, show title, actor, or director, view Daily Picks,
find the Most Popular shows, or browse by category.

You can schedule recordings online
whether your TiVo Product_Name

uses a phone line or broadband
Internet connection to connect to the TiVo
Service. However, if your TiVo
Product_Name 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!

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Using the TiVo for BlackBerry® smartphone application

You can schedule shows on your TiVo Product_Name from your BlackBerry smartphone with
the free TiVo for BlackBerry smartphone application. You can search by title, keyword, or
person, explore daily picks, and even get a Season Pass.

For step-by-step instructions on using your BlackBerry smartphone with your TiVo
Product_Name, go to tivo.com/howto/blackberry

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Managing recordings

The To Do List shows all your scheduled recordings and lets you change recording options or
cancel recordings. The Season Pass manager prioritizes all your repeating recordings and lets
you manage conflicts and set options.

Using the To Do List

To view the To Do List, from TiVo Central choose ‘Find Programs,’ then ‘To Do List.’

You’ll see a list of all shows scheduled to record in the next two weeks or so. Press SELECT on
any show to see available options.

Canceling a Recording

To cancel a recording, just highlight the show title on the To Do List and press CLEAR.

Viewing recording history

Choose ‘View Recording History’ on the To Do List if you’re curious why a particular show or
episode was not recorded, why it’s not scheduled to record, or when it was deleted from your
Now Playing List. The Recording History is organized by date; use the UP/DOWN arrows to
browse the shows in the list. Select the show’s title for more information about it.

Using the Season Pass manager

Season Pass recordings are prioritized by the order in which you set them up: the first has
highest priority, and so on.

From TiVo Central choose ‘Find Programs,’ then ‘Season Pass Manager.’

In the To Do List, individual
recordings are marked with a single
check mark:

Season Pass recordings and manual
repeating recordings are marked with a
double check mark:

Auto-recording WishList Searches are
marked with a star:

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Use the UP/DOWN arrows to highlight a repeating recording, and press RIGHT to highlight the
arrows to the right of the title, then use the UP/DOWN arrows to move the selected title up or
down in the list.

Because your TiVo

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Product_Name has two tuners, recording conflicts should be minimized.

Editing a repeating recording

You can also use the Season Pass manager to view and change recording options, view
upcoming episodes, or cancel Season Pass recordings or auto-recording WishList searches.
Highlight the show title and press SELECT to view available options.

Recording with Overlap Protection

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Being able to record two programs at the same time doesn’t eliminate all possible recording
conflicts. The Overlap Protection feature gives you additional options for dealing with
recording conflicts when they occur.

If Overlap Protection is turned off, when two shows on the same tuner overlap by a few minutes
(for example, one program ends at 8:33, while the next program begins at 8:30), the lower
priority recording is cancelled. But with Overlap Protection turned on, the TiVo Product_Name
simply clips the lower priority recording by just enough minutes to allow both programs to
record.

Overlap Protection works by determining the priority of each program scheduled to record. For
repeating recordings, it uses the Season Pass manager to learn which programs have higher or
lower priorities (see page 22). One-time recordings are not listed on the Season Pass manager;
these individual recordings that you schedule receive the highest priority. The most recent
individual recording that you requested always has the highest priority. (TiVo Suggestions
always have the lowest priority.)

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When scheduling new recordings, the TiVo Product_Name notifies you of any recording
conflict and gives you options for resolving it. If Overlap Protection is on, your options include
clipping the lower priority program.

Overlap Protection is a global setting, not a show-specific choice. To set your Overlap
Protection preference, from Tivo Central, choose ‘Messages & Settings,’ then ‘Settings,’ then
‘Recordings,’ then ‘Overlap Protection.’

Extending live recordings

Live events (like sporting events and awards shows) often run past their scheduled end time.
When the Extend Live Recordings setting is turned on, the TiVo Product_Name will remind
you to add extra time when you set up a recording of a live event.

Extend Live Recordings is a global setting, not a show-specific choice. To set your Extend Live
Recording preference, from TiVo Central, choose ‘Messages & Settings,’ then ‘Settings,’ then
‘Recordings,’ then ‘Extend Live Recordings.’