Toshiba Digital Media Server Viewer's Manual

To navigate the Digital Media Server’s on-screen menus, use the arrow buttons on the remote to move the highlight bar onto an option, then press SELECT.

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

Select

Arrow Buttons

Two Types of On-Screen Arrows

The On-Screen Menus and the Remote Control

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

“Edit Category WishList.”

Highlight Bar

Arrows Near Highlight Bar

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

Page Up Arrow

Page Down Arrow

CHAN/PAGE button

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Viewer’s Guide

Setting up your Toshiba Digital Media Server Enjoying the TiVo® service

Inserting Batteries into the Remote Control

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Now Playing list.

Press LIVE TV/GUIDE to watch live TV. Press it again to see the

program guide.

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

Press PLAY to resume normal play.

INSTANT REPLAY replays the last 8 seconds of a program.

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

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

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

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

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

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

INFO brings up the channel banner. Press the RIGHT arrow

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

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

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

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

buttons can control your TV and A/V equipment.

Remote Control Tips

TiVo Button

TV Power

Arrow Buttons

TV Input

DVD

Select

Thumbs Down

Mute

Volume

Play

Pause

Back (rewind)

Slow

Instant Replay

Number Buttons

Clear/Return

Remote Active Light

Live TV/Guide

Info

Angle

Thumbs Up

Chan/Page

Skip Forward

Skip Back

Record

Forward

Advance

Stop

Enter

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

1. Find the four-digit codes for your TV brand. Press the TiVo button on the

remote control to go to TiVo Central

. Select Messages & Setup, then Settings, then Remote Control & DMS Front, then Remote Control - TV (power, volume, mute).

2. Prepare the remote control. Point the remote away from your Digital Media

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

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

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

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

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

See Chapter 6 for more information about programming the DMS remote control.

Programming the Remote Control

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Welcome!

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TiVo, the TiVo logo, TiVo Central, TiVolution, the TiVo and Smile Design, Ipreview, Overtime Scheduler, the Jump logo, and the Instant Replay logo are registered trademarks of TiVo Inc. Series2, Season Pass, WishList, the Thumbs Up logo and text, and the Thumbs Down logo and text are trademarks of TiVo Inc., 2160 Gold Street, P.O. Box 2160, Alviso, CA 95002-2160.

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Welcome to the TiVolution !

It’s a revolution in television. We’ve pioneered an exciting new category that will forever change the way you watch TV. Your new Toshiba Digital Media Server with TiVo

service combines a TiVo

Digital Video Recorder (DVR) with a DVD recorder. It comes

with TiVo Basic

service, so you can immediately enjoy:

• Digital recording. Because it’s all-digital, TiVo saves your recorded programs on a

hard drive and lists them on-screen for instant playback.

• Controlling live TV. Pause, rewind, slow-mo, and instant replay any channel, anytime.

• Record from the program guide. An interactive program guide includes detailed

program descriptions, ratings, and more, and lets you schedule recordings on the spot.

• Play DVDs/CDs & record DVDs. Play DVDs/CDs just as you would expect, and create

DVDs of programs you record with the TiVo service, or with your video camera.

TiVo Basic is just the beginning! Upgrade to TiVo Plus

service and enjoy the smart,

automatic-recording features that made TiVo famous. TiVo Plus includes:

• Season Pass

recordings. Automatically record every episode of your favorite

series, all season long, even if the schedule changes.

• Smart Searching. Browse for shows by title, or search by actor, director or keyword

using WishList

searches.

• Home Media Features. Connect your DMS to a home network, and it becomes the

hub of a digital entertainment center, with music, photos, and more.

Not sure? For a limited time, you can try TiVo Plus service simply by accepting our free trial once you get set up. You won’t be charged a penny until you upgrade to TiVo Plus service (either online at the TiVo web site or by calling TiVo Customer Support).

Meanwhile, enjoy the ease and convenience of your Toshiba Digital Media Server!

Table of Contents

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

Chapter 1: Connecting Your Digital Media Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

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

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

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

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

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

Completing Guided Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

TiVo Central

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Chapter 3: TiVo BasicTM Service in Five Short Tours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Tour One: Play with Live TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Tour Two: Find and Record Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Tour Three: Now Playing and Save To DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Tour Four: Playing a DVD or CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Tour Five: Finding New Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Cool Things You Can Do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Chapter 4: Recording Programs and DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Recording Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

To Do List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Record from a Video Camera or VCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Recording a DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Compatibility and Copy Protected Material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Chapter 5: Watching Programs and Playing Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Using the Control Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

The Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

The Channel Banner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Watching Live TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Watching Programs from Now Playing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Playing a DVD or CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Disc Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Chapter 6: Messages & Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Remote Control & DMS Front Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Phone & Network Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Restart or Reset System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Standby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Chapter 7: Features of TiVo PlusTM Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91

Chapter 8: Connecting to a Home Network for Home Media Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Chapter 9: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Chapter 10: Privacy, Service, Warranty, and Licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Appendix A: Front and Back Panel Reference & Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

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

Using This Guide

Getting Started

1. Connect your Toshiba Digital Media Server (DMS) using the Start Here poster and Chapter 1 of this guide.

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

When you’ve finished these two steps, you’re ready to use the TiVo Basic

service. Take

the tours in Chapter 3 of this guide for an easy overview of the features.

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

DMS. The Toshiba Digital Media Server with TiVo

service combines a TiVo® Digital

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

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

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

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

Service Terms. This guide refers to both the TiVo Basic and the TiVo Plus service. For purposes of convenience only, the term “TiVo service” is sometimes used to refer to information that applies to both TiVo Basic and TiVo Plus.

Throughout this guide, you will see

important and helpful notes and

tips in this side column.

CHAPTER 1

Connecting Your Digital Media Server

Getting Started 2

Cables and Accessories 3

Choosing a Setup Example 9

Watching One Channel & Recording Another 18

Another (Antenna or Cable)

Chapter 1

Connecting Your DMS

Getting Started

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

As TVs have acquired more features, and new devices have been created to work with your TV, it may seem that everything has become more complex. You may have a VCR, a DVD player, and a game system connected to your TV, in addition to your Toshiba Digital Media Server with TiVo

service (DMS). However, one thing has remained the same: you still need to get audio and video (sound and pictures) from their source (an antenna, or a cable or satellite box) to your TV.

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

Each piece of your audio/video (A/V) equipment has connectors—or jacks, to which cables can be connected. Some jacks are labeled “In” and some are labeled “Out.” Pictures and sounds enter A/V equipment through IN jacks and leave through OUT jacks.

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

Remember, always connect cables

from the OUT jack of one device to

the IN jack of the next. Never connect an

IN to an IN or an OUT to an OUT.

OUT IN

Cables and Accessories

OUT

25’ Phone Cord

Power Cord

RF Coaxial cable

Cable Bag Channel Changing

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

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

Serial (Data) Control cable

IR Control cable

Phone Line Splitter

You may need to purchase additional items for some setups:

RF Coaxial cable splitter

Component Video cable

If you have a DIRECTV

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

Digital Audio cable

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Composite A/V cables

Cable Bag Audio, Video, Phone, and Power

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

Inside the carton, you will find

your new Digital Media Server (DMS), the Remote Control, and two bags of cables (contents listed below), along with this Viewer’s Guide and the Start Here poster.

DMS

Chapter 1

Connecting Your DMS

Choosing audio and video cables

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

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

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

The DMS sends digital audio through the Optical Digital Audio () jack. If you have an A/V receiver that supports Dolby Digital audio, you can purchase an Optical Digital Audio cable to connect to your DMS. Ordinarily, the DMS produces tones to indicate when certain buttons on the remote are pressed. If you use the Optical Digital Audio jack, you won’t hear these tones when watching programs with Dolby Digital audio.

The DMS also has a Coaxial RF Out () jack, however this jack is used only to pass a cable or antenna signal through the DMS (see page 187 for details). You must connect your DMS to your TV using one of the video output jacks described above to see TiVo screens and watch DVDs. If your TV only has an RF In jack and no other A/V input jacks, you will not be able to connect the DMS to your TV.

(yellow)

(white)

(red)

(blue)

(green)

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

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S-Video cable & jack (video only)

Component Video cable & jacks (video only)

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Optical Digital Audio cable & jack (audio only)

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Coaxial RF cable & jack (audio & video)

Cables and Accessories

Choosing a Channel Changing Cable

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

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

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

• You have a DIRECTV

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

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

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

Some DIRECTV

satellite boxes have other connections that you may be able to try. To

use one of these connections, you will need to purchase an additional cable or accessory:

• If your DIRECTV

satellite box has a 15-pin connector like this:

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

• Some satellite boxes for the DIRECTV

service have a Home Control connector like

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

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

After setting up your DMS,

including the control cable

connection, you can change channels

using only your DMS remote control.

15-pin adapter (not included)

Home Control cable (not included)

Serial Control cable

Chapter 1

Connecting Your DMS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

IR Control cable

e small “bulbs” on the IR

emitters do not visibly light up

when they send an IR signal. If you find

that channels are not changing, see

page 136 for troubleshooting help. If

channels change unreliably or

inconsistently, try the tips on optimizing

the IR Control connection (right).

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

This purple end plugs into your DMS.

Cables and Accessories

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

cable or satellite bo

DMS

IR window

 Place a piece of opaque material—for

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

 Secure the material, making sure that it

fits snugly.

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Connecting to a Phone Line

During Guided Setup, the Digital Media Server uses a standard phone line to connect to the TiVo

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

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

schedule information.

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

36 for more information about Showcases.)

• Any recording requests you made using TiVo Central Online. (See page 100 for more

information about Online Scheduling.)

Guided Setup Requires a Phone Line. Almost every household phone line is a standard analog line, which is what the DMS needs to complete Guided Setup. After Guided Setup, you can connect your DMS to a home network and use a shared broadband Internet connection instead of a phone line for regular connections to the TiVo service. See Chapter 8 for information.

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

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

o not connect the

DMS t

o a digital

PBX phone system (these allow

many phones to share a single telephone

number and are usually used in hotels and

office buildings). Doing so may

permanently damage the Digital Media

Server’s modem and can void your

warranty.

your cable or sate

lli

te box is also

connected to your phone line, use

the provided phone line splitter so the

DMS can share the same phone jack. Plug

the splitter into the wall jack, then plug

both phone cords into the splitter.

Choosing a Setup Example

The rest of this chapter provides examples for connecting your Digital Media Server to your program source (antenna, cable, or satellite) and your TV. From the list below, choose a setup based on your program source. Setups with more than one program source are only available with TiVo Plus

service.

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

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

Advanced Setups: These setups require a subscription to TiVo Plus service

Setup Variations: Watching One Channel & Recording Another

Your program source is antenna or cable with no cable box.

Setup 1: Antenna or Cable (No Cable Box)

p. 10

Your program source is either a cable or satellite box. (If you have both, see Setup 4, below.)

Setup 2: Cable or Satellite Box

p. 12

You have two program sources: a satellite box and an antenna; or a satellite box and cable (no cable box).

Setup 3: Satellite Box & RF Program Source

p. 14

You have two program sources: a satellite box and a cable box.

Setup 4: Cable Box and Satellite Box

p. 16

Your program source is antenna or cable (with or without a cable box) and you want to watch one channel while recording another.

Watching One Channel & Recording Another (Antenna or Cable)

p. 18

The DMS i

s not designed to support

a heavy load, such as a TV. Your

DMS is only capable of supporting the

weight of one or two common A/V

components such as VCRs, DVD players,

or A/V receivers (provided they have four

good, broad, padded feet that distribute

the weight near the corners of the DMS).

Also, avoid stacking your DMS on top of

other electronic components—such as

DVD players, A/V receivers—or the vents

of your TV.

Before you begin:

Make sure all your equipment is turned off

and the DMS is unplugged.

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Setup 1: Antenna or Cable (No Cable Box)

For this setup,

use cable bag .

The audio/video cables shown here are for

example only. For help choosing cables,

see page 4.

Other kinds of A/V equipment, such

as a DVD player or game console, do

not connect to your DMS. You should

connect your other devices to additional

inputs on your TV or A/V receiver.

Antenna In

Television

INPUT

VIDEORL

Digital Media

Server

Digital Media

Server

Setup 1: Antenna or Cable (No Cable Box)

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

on the DMS.

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

the Audio/Video Input jacks on your TV.

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

connect your DMS to a home network and use a broadband Internet connection instead of a phone line to connect to the TiVo service. See Chapter 8.

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

Set your TV to display video from the input jacks you used in step

. You may have

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

Once you see the Welcome screen, you’re ready to complete Guided Setup. If you need help, see Chapter 2.

Chapter 1

Connecting Your DMS

Setup 2: Cable or Satellite Box

For this setup,

use cable bags and .

The audio/video cables shown here are for

example only. For help choosing cables,

see page 4.

Other kinds of A/V equipment, such

as a DVD player or game console, do

not connect to your DMS. You should

connect your other devices to additional

inputs on your TV or A/V receiver.

Antenna In

Television

INPUT

VIDEORL

RF In

AUDIO/VIDEO

OUT

RF Out

PhoneSerial

Cable or

Satellite Box

Digital Media

Server

Setup 2: Cable or Satellite Box

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

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

satellite box to the Audio/Video Input 1 jacks on the back of the DMS.

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

the Audio/Video Input jacks on your TV.

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

connect your DMS to a home network and use a broadband Internet connection instead of a phone line to connect to the TiVo service. See Chapter 8.

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

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

Set your TV to display video from the input jacks you used in step

. You may have

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

Once you see the Welcome screen, you’re ready to complete Guided Setup. If you need help, see Chapter 2.

 Connect a Channel Changing Cable

(See page 5 for help choosing a channel

changing cable.)

Serial Control cable: Plug

one end of the Serial Control

cable into the Serial/Data

connector on the cable or

satellite box. Plug the other

end into the Control Out-Serial connector (the upper

mini jack) on the back of the DMS.

IR Control cable:

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

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

on the DMS.

(b) Locate the IR sensor (see page 6 for

help).

on top of the cable/satellite box and the other

underneath it. Be sure both emitters stick out about

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

provided adhesive strips to hold the emitters in place.

Serial

Serial Control

cable connection

Cable or

Satellite Box

IR Control cable connection

Digital Media

Server

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

For this setup,

use cable bags and .

The audio/video cables shown here are for

example only. For help choosing cables,

see page 4.

Other kinds of A/V equipment, such

as a DVD player or game console, do

not connect to your DMS. You should

connect your other devices to additional

inputs on your TV or A/V receiver.

Antenna In

INPUT

VIDEORL

SAT In

AUDIO/VIDEO

OUT

RF Out

PhoneSerial

Television

Satellite Box

Digital Media

Server

*TiVo Plus service required. Setups with more than one program source like this one are only available after upgrading to TiVo Plus service. Visit www.tivo.com/upgrade.

Setup 3: Satellite Box & RF Program Source

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

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

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

Cable/Antenna-RF In jack on the DMS.

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

the Audio/Video Input jacks on your TV.

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

connect your DMS to a home network and use a broadband Internet connection instead of a phone line to connect to the TiVo service. See Chapter 8.

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

Set your TV to display video from the input jacks you used in step

. You may have

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

Once you see the Welcome screen, you’re ready to complete Guided Setup. If you need help, see Chapter 2.

 Connect a Channel Changing Cable

(See page 5 for help choosing a channel

changing cable.)

Serial Control cable: Plug

one end of the Serial Control

cable into the Serial/Data

connector on the cable or

satellite box. Plug the other

end into the Control Out-Serial connector (the upper

mini jack) on the back of the DMS.

IR Control cable:

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

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

on the DMS.

(b) Locate the IR sensor (see page 6 for

help).

on top of the cable/satellite box and the other

underneath it. Be sure both emitters stick out about

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

provided adhesive strips to hold the emitters in place.

Cable or

Satellite Box

IR Control cable connection

Digital Media

Server

Serial

Serial Control

cable connection

Chapter 1

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Setup 4: Cable Box and Satellite Box

For this setup,

use cable bags and .

The audio/video cables shown here are

for example only. For help choosing

cables, see page 4.

Other kinds of A/V equipment,

such as a DVD player or game

console, do not connect to your DMS.

You should connect your other devices

to additional inputs on your TV or A/V

receiver.

RF In

AUDIO/VIDEO

OUT

RF Out

PhoneSerial

Antenna In

INPUT

VIDEORL

SAT In

AUDIO/VIDEO

OUT

RF Out

PhoneSerial

Television

Cable Box

Satellite Box

Digital Media

Server

*TiVo Plus service required. Setups with more than one program source like this one are only available after upgrading to TiVo Plus service. Visit www.tivo.com/upgrade.

Setup 4: Cable Box and Satellite Box

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

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

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

Cable/Antenna-RF In jack on the DMS.

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

the Audio/Video Input jacks on your TV.

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

connect your DMS to a home network and use a broadband Internet connection instead of a phone line to connect to the TiVo service. See Chapter 8.

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

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

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

Set your TV to display video from the input jacks you used in step

. You may have

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

Once you see the Welcome screen, you’re ready to complete Guided Setup. If you need help, see Chapter 2.

 Connect Channel Changing Cables

IR Control cable for one box:

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

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

on the DMS.

(b) Locate the IR sensor (see page 6 for

help).

on top of the cable/satellite box and the other

underneath it. Be sure both emitters stick out about

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

provided adhesive strips to hold the emitters in place.

IR Control cable for both boxes:

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

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

Cable Box

Satellite Box

IR Control for Cable and Satellite

Digital Media

Server

Cable or

Satellite Box

IR Control cable connection

Digital Media

Server

Serial

Serial Control

cable connection

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Watching One Channel & Recording Another

Antenna or Cable with No Cable Box

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

jack on your TV.

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

the Audio/Video Input jacks on your TV.

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

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

Once you see the Welcome screen, you’re ready to complete Guided Setup. If you need help, see Chapter 2.

For this setup,

use cable bag .

The audio/video cables shown here are for

example only. For help choosing cables,

see page 4.

Antenna In

INPUT

VIDEORL

Digital Media

Server

Television

How do I watch one channel

and record another?

To watch live TV on one channel while the

DMS records another, put the DMS into

Standby mode. To do this, press the ON/

STANDBY button on the Digital Media

Server’s front panel. Then use your TV’s

remote to change channels. Because this

signal simply passes through the DMS, it

has no TiVo service functionality (so you

can’t pause or rewind live TV).

To watch video from your DMS again: First,

press the TiVo button so that the DMS

displays TiVo Central

. (This will not

interrupt any recording in progress.) Then

press the Input, or TV/Video button on your

TV’s remote until you see TiVo Central.

Watching One Channel & Recording Another

Cable with a Cable Box

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

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

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

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

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

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

the Audio/Video Input jacks on your TV.

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

connect your DMS to a home network and use a broadband Internet connection instead of a phone line to connect to the TiVo service. See Chapter 8.

For this setup,

use cable bags and .

The audio/video cables shown here are for

example only. For help choosing cables,

see page 4.

This setup requires an RF splitter.

ou can purchase one at a local

electronics store.

OUT

Antenna In

INPUT

VIDEORL

Digital Media

Server

Television

RF Splitter

(not included)

OUT

RF In

AUDIO/VIDEO

OUT

RF Out

PhoneSerial

Cable Box

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

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

Set your TV to display video from the input jacks you used in step

. You may have

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

Once you see the Welcome screen, you’re ready to complete Guided Setup. If you need help, see Chapter 2.

How do I watch one channel and record another?

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

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

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

• To watch video from the DMS again, press the TiVo button on the DMS remote, then

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

 Connect a Channel Changing Cable

(See page 5 for help choosing a channel

changing cable.)

Serial Control cable:

Plug one end of the Serial

Control cable into the

Serial/Data connector on

the cable box. Plug the

other end into the Control Out-Serial connector (the

upper mini jack) on the back of the DMS.

IR Control cable:

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

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

on the DMS.

(b) Locate the IR sensor (see page 6 for

help).

on top of the cable box and the other underneath it.

Be sure both emitters stick out about 1.5 inches

directly in front of the IR sensor. Use the provided

adhesive strips to hold the emitters in place.

Serial

Serial Control

cable connection

IR Control cable connection

Digital Media

Server

Cable Box

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TiVo Central

Chapter 2

Guided Setup

Completing Guided Setup

After you connect your Digital Media Server to your TV, its front panel displays “SETUP.” You must complete Guided Setup before you can watch live TV or play and record DVDs. Guided Setup takes less than an hour.

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

can find tips and troubleshooting in this chapter. (You may not see all the screens described here, or you may see them in a different order, depending on your setup.)

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

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

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

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

don’t need the phone for an hour or so. Later, you can use a broadband Internet connection instead of a phone line to connect to the TiVo service. See Chapter 8.

After completing Guided Setup, you can watch live TV, play DVDs and CDs, record DVDs, and use TiVo Basic

service features to control live TV. You will have to wait a

few hours while the DMS organizes information before you can schedule recordings.

Guided Setup Tips and Troubleshooting

ZIP Code. Your ZIP code helps the TiVo service determine the correct program

information to send to your DMS.

E-mail Address. When you provide your e-mail address, you’ll be notified about what’s new at TiVo, including new features, tips and tricks, and TiVo exclusives. Your e-mail

If you need to use the phone during

either of the setup phone calls, pick

up your telephone, then hang it up and

wait about 45 seconds. The DMS will hang

up, and the next time you pick the phone

up there will be a dial tone. You can

complete Guided Setup later.

Completing Guided Setup

address will not be sold, rented, loaned, or otherwise disclosed. For information on how TiVo safeguards your privacy, visit www.tivo.com/privacy.

Phone Dialing Options. If your phone system requires special dialing options, choose “Yes.” Most people won’t need to change the settings. See page 84 for more.

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

Dial-In Number. The DMS uses the number you choose for phone connections to the TiVo service. Press the DOWN arrow or CHAN DOWN to scroll down the list. In some areas, local and long distance toll charges may apply. You are responsible for any charges.

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

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

Cable Provider. Cable companies may have entries with very similar names. Check your channel lineup card (received during cable installation) or your cable bill. If you aren’t sure, make your best guess. Later in Guided Setup, you can check the Channels You Receive screen (see page 24). If you still don’t see your provider, verify that you entered the correct ZIP code.

Cable Lineups. A lineup is the type of subscription you purchased from your cable company. Lineups usually have names like “Basic” or “Extended Basic.” Your cable bill

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may have this information. If you still aren’t sure, make your best guess. Later in Guided Setup, you can check your guess on the Channels You Receive screen (see page 24).

You may also see names like “Rebuild Basic” or “Rebuild Extended Basic.” “Rebuild” is a term used to refer to a revised lineup. If your best guess at a lineup choice was not correct, and a rebuild lineup with a similar name is available, try that one instead. If you have a cable A/B system, you must pick either A or B to watch with your DMS.

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

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

Finally, highlight Done Selecting Channels and press SELECT to continue. If you change your mind, you can easily make changes after you finish Guided Setup. (See page 68.)

Channel Changing. If you have a cable or satellite box, your DMS needs to send it a signal to change channels using an IR (infrared) or serial connection. Choose the type of cable you used to connect your cable or satellite box to your DMS. For help, see the Start Here poster and Chapter 1 of this guide. After Guided Setup, if your channels don’t change, see troubleshooting steps on page 136.

Connection to DMS Screens. Use the UP/DOWN arrows until the picture of the DMS matches the cable connection you used to connect your satellite or cable box. When the video status below the picture says “Video OK,” press SELECT to continue. If the status

Use the CHAN UP/DOWN button as a

shortcut to go up or down a whole

screen at a time.

If you upgrade to TiVo Plus service,

you’ll be able to use more than one

program source with your DMS (such as

satellite and cable together).

Completing Guided Setup

says “No Video,” double-check that the video cable is firmly connected to the DMS and that you have selected the correct type of video cable.

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

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

Congratulations! When Guided Setup is complete, your DMS has TiVo Basic

service. You can immediately begin watching live TV and using your DMS to control live TV (pause, instant replay, slow motion). The DMS works behind the scenes for about four to eight hours to organize program information for the first time. After that, you’ll be able to set up recordings and view information in the program guide.

Press the TiVo button on the DMS remote to go to TiVo Central

and begin enjoying the

TiVo Basic service.

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TiVo Central

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

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

This icon appears if you have Messages to read. See page 66 for more about Messages.

Choose the selection next to this icon to watch a special preview or visit a Showcase. See page 36 for more about Showcases.

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

This icon indicates news or special offers from TiVo.

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

Enjoy TiVo Basic™ Service

No activation or subscription is necessary to enjoy the features of TiVo Basic service:

• Control live TV. Pause, rewind, slow-mo, and instant replay any channel, anytime!

• Record from the program guide. An interactive program guide includes detailed

program descriptions, ratings, and more, and lets you schedule recordings on the spot.

• Store hours of your favorite programs. All of your recorded shows appear in the

Now Playing list. Just highlight what you want to watch and press PLAY.

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

For a limited time, you can try TiVo PlusTM service simply by accepting the free trial at the bottom of TiVo Central.

CHAPTER

TiVo BasicTM Service in Five Short Tours

Tour One: Play with Live TV 28

Tour Two: Find and Record Programs 30

Tour Three: Now Playing and Save To DVD 32

Tour Four: Playing a DVD or CD 34

Tour Five: Finding New Programs 36

Cool Things You Can Do 37

Chapter 3

TiVo Basic Service in Five Short Tours

Tour One: Play with Live TV

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

, or

press the LIVE TV button on the remote.

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

But for now, press PLAY and the program resumes.

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

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

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

Press INSTANT REPLAY again, then immediately press SLOW. You get your own slow-motion replay!

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

Changing channels works just like

you would expect it to: use the

number buttons on the remote to enter a

channel number, then press ENTER.

Or, press the CHAN UP or CHAN DOWN

buttons to surf one channel at a time.

status bar

Tour One: Play with Live TV

Status Bar

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

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

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

Channel Banner

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

Keep pressing RIGHT arrow until you see the largest version of the channel banner. Notice the small icons on the right side. Each symbol represents a useful feature, like recording or Parental Controls. Press the UP and DOWN arrows to highlight different icons. Pressing SELECT while an icon is highlighted will take you to that feature. (For more on using these icons, see page 52.)

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

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

status bar

This white line tells you where you are.

selectable icons

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Tour Two: Find and Record Programs

Recording from Live TV

The quickest way to record a program is to just press the RECORD button while you are watching live TV. After the confirmation screen, the program begins recording, including however much of it has already been saved.

The Program Guide

Your Digital Media Server’s program guide lets you see what’s on up to three days in advance, change channels, schedule recordings, and more—all while you're watching live TV. Press the GUIDE button to see the program guide.

On the left side of the guide is a list of channels and current programs. A blue highlight shows you where you are in the guide. A description of the highlighted program appears at the top of the guide. To the right is a list of upcoming programs on the current channel.

Choosing a Program. See something you’d like to watch? Press the UP and DOWN arrows to move the highlight to a new channel. (Notice that the description at the top and the list on the right change.) Then press SELECT—the channel changes and the guide disappears. Press GUIDE again to bring the guide back.

Looking Ahead. While the highlight is on the left side of the guide, press the FORWARD ( ) button to see thirty minutes ahead. Press BACK ( ) to see thirty minutes back. It’s a quick and easy way to scan upcoming programs on a lot of channels at once.

Press RIGHT arrow to move the highlight to the right side of the guide, then press DOWN arrow a few times. UP and DOWN arrow move through the list of upcoming programs on the current channel. CHAN UP and CHAN DOWN jump quickly through the list.

Recording a Program. You can schedule a recording of any program you see in the guide by highlighting it and pressing RECORD. Yes, it’s just that easy!

The right side shows a list of what’s coming up on the channel you hav

highlighted.

The left side shows a list of all programs during this time period.

day and time selected channel

Be sure your DMS is connected to a

phone line or a home network with a

shared Internet connection. This keeps it

connected to the TiVo service so you

always have up-to-date program

information.

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Creating a Manual Recording

With TiVo BasicTM service, you can schedule a recording for a fixed time every week. This tour shows you how to schedule a recording for Mondays from 8:30 to 9:00 PM.

First, press the TiVo button to go to TiVo Central. Highlight Pick Programs to Record, then press SELECT. On the next screen, select Manually Record by Time/Channel.

To set the recording type, day, and channel, start by pressing DOWN arrow to highlight “Repeating,” then press RIGHT arrow. Press DOWN arrow until “Every Mon” (for “Monday”) is selected, then press RIGHT arrow again. Use the UP and DOWN arrows to select any channel (for this example, it doesn't matter which). Press RIGHT arrow again.

Start and Stop time each have three parts: hour, minute, and AM or PM. At “Start time,” press the UP or DOWN arrow to change the hour to 8, then press RIGHT to go to minutes. Use the UP/DOWN arrows again to set minutes to 30. Finally, use them to set AM/PM to PM. The “Stop time” is already a half-hour later, so press SELECT to see a confirmation.

The confirmation screen shows the recording you requested. If the DMS has program information for the time you want to record, it uses a program name to label the recording. Since this is just an example, you can choose “Don’t record.”

That’s it! You’ve learned how to schedule recordings from live TV, from the program guide, and by creating a manual recording. Now wouldn’t it be useful to know how to watch those recordings? That, and more, is explained in the very next tour.

Get More with TiVo Plus™ service!

With TiVo Plus service you can search for programs by title, actor, director, or keyword, and get a Season Pass

to automatically record every episode—even if the day or time changes! You can also choose to skip reruns, or extend the length of the recording with the Overtime Scheduler

. Check out the free trial of TiVo Plus on TiVo Central.

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Tour Three: Now Playing and Save To DVD

The last tour showed you how to find and record programs. Once a program has started recording, it appears in Now Playing—a list of all the programs stored on your Digital Media Server. To view your Now Playing list, press the TiVo button twice. Your new DMS may already have some entertaining short programs.

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

Recordings you request appear in Now Playing the moment recording begins. You can watch any title in Now Playing—even one still being recorded. Just highlight it and press the PLAY ( ) button.

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

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

Keep until... By default, the oldest programs you record may be deleted to make room for new recordings you've scheduled (they are usually kept at least two days). However, you always have the option to keep a program for as long as you want.

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

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

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

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Saving a Program from Now Playing to a DVD

Your Digital Media Server not only records programs to Now Playing, it can also save recordings from Now Playing to a recordable DVD. The rest of this tour shows you how. If you don’t want to create a disc with the programs currently in Now Playing, you can still complete this tour—just cancel before creating the disc.

Inserting a Disc. You can use either a “DVD-RW” disc, which can be recorded to, erased, and recorded to again, or a “DVD-R” disc, which can only be recorded once.

The DMS will not save to some DVD formats (such as those with a “+” sign), so make sure your blank disc is either DVD-RW or DVD-R. To insert a disc, press the OPEN/ CLOSE button ( ) on the front of the DMS, place the disc in the tray with the blank, shiny side down, and then press OPEN/CLOSE ( ) again.

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

Create the DVD. At this point, you see the Confirmation screen. This is your last chance to cancel the save, so if you do not want to record to the disc you have inserted, select “Don’t save,” otherwise select “Begin saving to DVD.”

As you can see, there are more options than are covered here, but those are the basics. The next screen tells you how long it will take to save your program. When finished, you have a new DVD with your program on it! For further details, see page 45.

Some content may not be saved to

DVD due to copy protection rights

over the material. For more details, see

“Copy Protected Material” on page 48.

DVD recordings that you make using this

DMS are for your personal use only. You

may not sell, lend, or rent them to others.

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Tour Four: Playing a DVD or CD

You must complete Guided Setup before you can play CDs, and play or record DVDs. For instructions, see “Completing Guided Setup” on page 22.

Playing a DVD or CD in the Digital Media Server does not interfere with recording TV programs. However, you cannot watch recordings or live TV while playing a DVD or CD.

Playing a Disc

Press the OPEN/CLOSE ( ) button on the front panel of the DMS to open the disc tray. Put in the disc with the label side facing up, using the disc tray guide to align it, then press OPEN/CLOSE again to close the disc tray. (For a full list of the different kinds of discs that are compatible with the DMS, see page 63.)

DVD Menu. TiVo Central now shows a disc has been inserted. Highlight the DVD and press PLAY to start the disc from the beginning. To view the DVD screen, highlight the DVD and press SELECT, or press the DVD button on the remote.

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

Controlling Playback. While a disc is playing, you can press the PAUSE ( ) button, to pause the music or video, just as you would with live TV or with a program from Now Playing. Press PLAY ( ) to restart the program. PAUSE, PLAY, FORWARD ( ) and BACK ( ), all work with DVDs and CDs. In fact, while playing a DVD, all of the control buttons work as they would for live TV or a recorded program in Now Playing. (See Tour One for details.)

Finally, while a disc is playing, the CHAN/PAGE button has SKIP FORWARD ( ) and SKIP BACK ( ) functionality. Press SKIP FORWARD ( ) to go to the

Tour Four: Playing a DVD or CD

beginning of the next chapter on a DVD or the next track on a CD. Press SKIP BACK ( ) once to go to the beginning of the current chapter or track; press it again to go to beginning of the previous chapter or track.

Stopping and Resuming. Press the STOP ( ) button. The disc stops playing and the DMS returns to the DVD menu.

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

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

The DMS can record to DVD-R and

DVD-RW discs. It can play most

DVD-R and DVD-RW discs that contain

video. It can also play audio CDs and most

CD-R and CD-RW discs that contain MP3

files, and data CDs that contain photo

files. Playback control (su ch as FORWARD,

REWIND and INSTANT REPLAY) is not

available for MP3 files larger than 10

megabytes that were recorded with VBR

(variable bit rate). For more information,

see “Compatibility and Copy Protected

Material” on page 48.

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Tour Five: Finding New Programs

So far, you have seen ways to find, record, and copy programs you already know you like. With Showcases, the TiVo service helps you find the best programs you may not have heard of and often includes additional, exclusive content as well.

Showcases

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

TiVolution

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

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

Feel free to watch some programs from Now Playing—but come back for “Cool Things You Can Do” on page 37.

Cool Things You Can Do

You’ve already seen how cool TiVo Basic service is by taking the five tours. Here are some tips to help you enjoy your Digital Media Server even more.

• Never be late for your favorite shows. Stuck in traffic? Working late? Don’t worry! If

you’ve set up a recording, the program will be waiting for you in the Now Playing list. You can even start watching a program from the beginning even if it’s still recording! You can also watch any program in Now Playing while another program is recording.

• Skip the parts you don’t want to see. Use triple-speed fast-forward to breeze past the

boring parts! When you see what you want to watch, press PLAY. If you went too far forward, use INSTANT REPLAY to jump back 8 seconds.

• 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 like this

one: . Press THUMBS UP

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

• Reduce remote control clutter. You can program your Digital Media Server’s remote

to control power, volume, mute, and input selection on your TV. That’s one less remote on your coffee table! See page 76 for details.

• Use the CLEAR button. The CLEAR button hides 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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Upgrade to TiVo Plus™ service

Things get even cooler when you upgrade to TiVo Plus. Here’s just some of what you get:

• Skip reruns with a Season Pass

recording. A Season Pass automatically records

every episode of a series on a specific channel, even if the day and time changes. You can set a Season Pass to record every episode, or just the new ones.

• Make your television wishes come true with a WishList

search. Have a favorite

actor? A favorite hobby or interest? How about a favorite sports team? If they’re on TV, chances are a WishList search will find them.

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

bedroom–or vice versa. If you have more than one DMS (or any TiVo Series2

DVR) connected to your home network, you can transfer programs between them. Other DVRs connected yto your home network appear at the bottom of Now Playing.

• Record programs at home—from your office! Use TiVo Central Online

(www.tivo.com/tco) to schedule recordings on your DMS from anywhere you have web access.

• Looking for good movies? Kids’ shows? Science fiction? With Search by Title, you

can browse upcoming programs by category and find shows you didn’t know were on.

• Use the Overtime Scheduler

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

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

For more about TiVo Plus features, see Chapter 7. To upgrade, visit the TiVo web site at www.tivo.com/upgrade or call TiVo Customer Support at 1-877-367-8486. You will need your TiVo service number, found on the System Information screen. Go to TiVo Central and select Messages & Setup, then System Information.

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Recording Programs 40

To Do List 42

Record from a Video Camera or VCR 43

Recording a DVD 45

Compatibility and Copy Protected Material 48

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Recording Programs

This section describes the different ways you can record a TV program with TiVo BasicTM service. (If you upgrade to TiVo Plus

service, you’ll have even more ways to find and

record programs. See Chapter 7 for details.)

Recording From Live TV

You can always record the program you’re watching by pressing the RECORD button on your remote control. On the transparent screen that appears, select “Record this showing at Best Quality.” As soon as the recording starts, the program will appear in Now Playing. Select “Change recording time” to modify the recording.

You can also record any program—even one in progress—by highlighting it in the program guide, then pressing RECORD.

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

To record the saved portion—in addition to the rest of the program—you must select “Record this showing at Best Quality.”

Stopping a Recording. Two ways to stop a recording are:

• Select the title in Now Playing, then select “Stop Recording,” or

• Press the RECORD button in live TV, then select “Stop the current recording.”

Recording Programs

Manually Record by Time/Channel

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

To create a manual recording:

1. Go to TiVo Central

, then select Pick Programs to Record, then Manually Record by

Time/Channel.

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

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

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

5. Set the hour, minute, and am/pm for the start and stop time, using the UP/DOWN arrows to change the current selection. Press RIGHT arrow to move to the next step, LEFT arrow to move back. If you think your program might start early or end late, adjust the start and stop times appropriately.

6. Schedule the recording by pressing SELECT. A confirmation screen appears. (The recording is named based on program guide listing for that time and channel. This will help you find your program later in the To Do List or in Now Playing.) When you’re ready to schedule the recording, just press SELECT.

Here’s a tip: Use a short Manual

Repeating Recording to record

things like the first fifteen minutes of a

late night talk show so you can always

catch the opening monologue.

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To Do List

The To Do List shows all your scheduled recordings and lets you cancel or edit them. To view the To Do List, go to TiVo Central. Select Pick Programs to Record, then To Do List.

Individual recordings are marked with a single checkmark ( ). Manual repeating recordings have a double checkmark ( ). You can turn an individual recording into a repeating recording simply by selecting “Repeat this recording” from the Program Information screen of any scheduled recording on the To Do List.

To cancel a program or a repeating recording: Highlight the title and press CLEAR.

View Recording History

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

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

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

Won’t Record. To find programs that will not be recorded, press DOWN arrow or CHAN DOWN. (These programs are listed below where the highlight bar starts off.) Selecting a title will take you to a screen that tells you why the program will not be recorded.

Get More with TiVo Plus!

If you upgrade to TiVo PlusTM service, you’ll have access to Recording Options, which allow you to View Upcoming Episodes. When a conflict occurs, use this feature to find an episode that doesn’t conflict with other scheduled recordings. (For details, see page 94.)

Record from a Video Camera or VCR

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

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

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

Setting Up the Recording

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

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

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

DV. If your video camera or VCR has a DV output jack, this is the best connection to use. A DV cable carries both audio and video.

2. Go to TiVo Central

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

Camera or VCR.”

Some content may not be saved to

DVD due to copy protection rights

over the material. For more details, see

“Copy Protected Material” on page 48.

DVD recordings that you make using this

DMS are for your personal use only. You

may not sell, lend, or rent them to others.

The Input 2 jacks are located behind a small door on the Digital Media Server’s front panel.

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

4. Select the front panel input you used to connect your video camera or VCR. If you used both S-Video and Composite A/V (for audio), select S-Video.

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

and

THUMBS DOWN

buttons to change to uppercase or lowercase letters. Select

“Done entering name” when you are finished.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

You can play, pause, instant replay,

and slow-motion recordings from a

video camera or VCR just like any other

program on the Now Playing list. You can

even save them to a DVD! See page 45 to

learn how.

Recording a DVD

Your Digital Media Server can save programs from the Now Playing list to a recordable DVD. Some content may not be saved due to copy protection rights over the material. For more details, See “Copy Protected Material” on page 48. Saving to DVD does not interfere with recording TV programs or watching live TV.

What Can Be Saved to DVD

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

• Some programs may not be copied due to copy protection rights over the material.

• Programs transferred to this DMS from a different kind of TiVo

DVR via the

Multi-Room Viewing feature cannot be saved to DVD.

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

Save Programs to DVD

There are two ways to save programs to DVD. One method is to select “Save to DVD” from a recording’s Program Information screen. This is useful if you want only that single program on the DVD. See page 33 for instructions.

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

1. From TiVo Central

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

2. Insert a DVD-RW (rewritable) or a blank DVD-R (record once) disc. If you re-use a DVD-RW disc, all of the programs on it will be erased. For a complete list of compatible discs, see page 48.

Some content may not be saved to

DVD due to copy protection rights

over the material. For more details, see

“Copy Protected Material” on page 48.

DVD recordings that you make using this

DMS are for your personal use only. You

may not sell, lend, or rent them to others.

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3. Choose the programs you want to save to the DVD. Programs in Now Playing that can be saved have an empty box next to them ( ); programs that cannot be saved have a red circle with a slash ( ). To choose a program, highlight it and press SELECT. A number appears in the box next to the program title: “1” for the first program you choose, “2” for second, and so on.

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

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

• Programs are recorded in the order you choose them. To change the order, remove

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

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

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

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

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

To name the DVD, use the arrow buttons on the remote to highlight a character, and press SELECT to enter it. You can use the THUMBS UP

and THUMBS DOWNTM buttons to change to uppercase or lowercase letters. Select “Done entering name” when you are finished.

If you choose to record only one

program and it is too large to fit on a

single DVD, the DMS will attempt to save

segments of it to multiple DVDs.

Recording a DVD

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

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

Finalizing the Disc

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

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

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

• DVDs you create have no DVD Parental Controls rating, so they cannot be blocked by Parental Controls unless Parental Controls are set to block all DVDs. See page 71.

• The closed captioning of the original program is maintained.

After the DVD is finalized, you’re done! To play your new DVD, press the DVD button on your remote, then press PLAY. For more about playing DVDs, see page 56.

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Recording Disc Compatibility

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

Format. The DMS can record to DVD-R and DVD-RW discs. (It

does not record DVD+R or DVD+RW discs.) The blank DVD disc packaging should be marked with one of the logos pictured here:

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

Playback of Discs You Record

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

Copy Protected Material

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

Some discs recorded using a DVD

recorder, CD recorder, or personal

computer may not be playable in this

Digital Media Server even though they

were made with software that is

compatible with the DMS. Some possible

reasons for this include:

• the type of disc used

• damage, dirt or condensation on either

the disc or in the DMS disc drive

• other reasons related to specific

formats; see the notes about individual

formats in this section

Copy protected video includes

DVD-Video discs, and some satellite

and cable broadcasts.

When portions of a program are copy

protected, they cannot be saved to DVD.

The DMS will only save the portions of the

program that are not protected.

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Watching Programs and Playing Discs

Using the Control Buttons 50

The Status Bar 51

The Channel Banner 52

Watching Live TV 53

Watching Programs from Now Playing 55

Playing a DVD or CD 56

Disc Compatibility 63

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Using the Control Buttons

Part of the fun of watching programs with the Digital Media Server is the ability to control what you’re watching. The best part is—the pause, instant replay, slow motion, and other control features work whether you’re watching live TV, recorded programs or DVDs.

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

PLAY. Plays a program at normal speed. Shows the Status Bar for three seconds.

PAUSE. Pause live TV for up to 30 minutes; pause a recorded program, DVD, or

CD for as long as you want. To resume playing, press PAUSE again (or PLAY).

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

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

Frame Forward or Back. Press PAUSE, then press the FORWARD or BACK button. The picture moves a small step forward or backward.

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

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

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

SLOW. Plays the program in slow motion.

When you fast forward too far, press

INSTANT REPLAY to jump back eight

seconds. Press it again if you really

missed the mark.

Most of the control buttons on your

remote work when playing audio

CDs too. See page 60 for details.

The Status Bar

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

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

In live TV, the green segment represents the part of the program saved by the DMS. the right edge of the green segment represents the current time. The DMS automatically saves up to 30 minutes of live TV.

The CLEAR button hides the status

bar, the program guide, the channel

banner, and anything else that is not part

of the program.

The white vertical line indicates where you are now.

Tick marks This end is where you

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

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

This recording (or DVD) is two hours long.

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

Status Bar for a twohour recording or DVD.

Status Bar for live TV.

You can only rewind live TV up to 30

minutes, or to the point where you

last changed the channel (whichever is

less). When you change the channel, you

skip ahead to the current time on the new

channel and start saving on that channel.

If you are behind live TV and watching

something you still want to see, you

should not change the channel.

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The Channel Banner

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

There are three versions of the channel banner in live TV: small (with the current time and channel), medium (adds the title, running time and ratings), and large (adds a program description and icons). Press RIGHT arrow to switch among them. In recorded programs, only the medium and large versions are available.

When playing DVDs and CDs, the banner has different information and options. See “Playing a DVD or CD” on page 56.

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

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

Go to Parental Controls.

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

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

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

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

service.

Pressing RIGHT arrow switches

among channel banner styles, from

small...

...to medium

...to large.

Watching Live TV

When you’re watching a program as it’s broadcast, you’re watching live TV. To go to live TV at any time, press the LIVE TV/GUIDE button on your remote. You can also select Watch Live TV from TiVo Central

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

replay features and are “behind” live TV, you can press ADVANCE to catch up.

Changing Channels

There are several ways to change channels:

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

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

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

• Use CHAN UP/DOWN. Of course, you can also still use the CHAN UP/DOWN button on your remote control. (CHAN UP/DOWN skips channels that are not on the channel list selected in Guide Options. For more information on channel lists, see page 68.)

Get More with TiVo Plus!

With TiVo PlusTM you can make a list of your Favorite Channels and set the guide to display only those channels. You can also use guide filtering to highlight types of programs you’re looking for, such as cooking shows or comedy movies. For more about Guide Options available with TiVo Plus service, see page 98.

You can use your Digital Media

Server’s remote to control the

power, volume, mute, and TV input

settings on your TV. For information on

setting this up, see “Remote Control &

DMS Front Lights” on page 76.

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The Program Guide

The program guide displays program information in two side-by-side lists:

Left side. On its left side, the guide has a list of channels and the programs that are currently airing on them. If you want to watch a program in the list, highlight it, then press SELECT. This changes the channel.

Right side. The right side has a list of upcoming programs on the highlighted channel.

Moving Around the Guide:

• Press the UP and DOWN arrows to highlight channels or programs.

• Use the LEFT and RIGHT arrows to move between the left and right sides.

• Press CHAN UP/DOWN to quickly move up or down one page at a time.

• Press FORWARD and BACK to change the time displayed in half-hour increments.

Programs during this time period

Upcoming programs on the selected channel

Title, date, time the program airs, and rating

Program description

Day and time

Selected channel

While the highlight is on the left

side of the guide, press the

FORWARD and BACK buttons to change

the time in half-hour increments.

While the highlight is on the right side,

press the FORWARD and BACK buttons to

change the selected channel. Use CHAN

UP/DOWN to page through the program

listings.

Watching Programs from Now Playing

Programs you record with the DMS are listed in Now Playing. To go to Now Playing, press the TiVo button twice, or select Now Playing List from TiVo Central

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

Program Information Screen

When you select a program title from any list (such as the To Do List or the Now Playing List), you’ll see its Program Information screen. This screen shows you the program description and other information about the recording. It also gives you these options:

• Play or Resume playing.

• Keep until... See below for more.

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

• Save to DVD. See page 33 for information on using this feature.

Keep Until...

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

To change how long a program will be saved, select “Keep Until....” from the Program

Information screen. On the next screen, choose “Keep until I delete” or use the arrow buttons to highlight and change the date displayed.

An icon to the left of each title in Now

Playing tells you how long the

recording will be saved. See the Glossary of

Icons on the inside back cover for details.

On a Program Information screen,

press INFO to see Program Details,

which often has more about the program,

such as actors, writers, producers, etc.

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Playing a DVD or CD

You must complete Guided Setup before you can play CDs, and play or record DVDs. For instructions, see “Completing Guided Setup” on page 22.

If you finished “Tour Four: Playing a DVD or CD” on page 34, then you already know the basics of playing a DVD or CD with your Digital Media Server. This section provides a bit more detail and also describes some advanced playback features.

Inserting a Disc

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

Press PLAY ( ) to play the disc.

The DVD Screen

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

Front Panel Display

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

Playing a DVD or CD

The DVD Menu Screen

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

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

DVD Information and Playback Settings

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

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

Go To. Select to search for a title, chapter, or time. (See page 58.)

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

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

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

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

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

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

If you have turned on Parental

Controls for DVDs, you may need to

enter a password to watch some DVDs.

(See page 71 for details.)

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

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

• Search for titles or chapters on a DVD-Video

• Search for tracks on a CD

• Select the point in time to start playback.

Search Via the Go To Screen. To search for a specific title on the disc or a specific chapter or time within a title, go to TiVo Central, select DVD, then select “Go to title, chapter, or time.” From the Search Disc screen, select a title number, a title and chapter number, or a title number and time. Press SELECT when done.

Search Via Remote Control.

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

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

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

This does not work if “shuffle” is on. (See page 60.)

Playing a DVD or CD

Changing the DVD Camera Angle

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

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

• Press the INFO button to view the DVD banner. Use the DOWN arrow to highlight the angle icon, then press SELECT to change the angle.

If you don’t want to see the angle indicator icon when watching DVDs, you can turn this feature off. See page 70 for details.

Control Buttons

The remote’s control buttons control DVDs and CDs much the same way they control live TV and recorded programs. Some exceptions are listed below. For more on using the control buttons, see page 50.

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

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

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

If the DMS is playing an MP3 music

file that is larger than 10 megabytes

and that was recorded with a variable bit

rate (VBR), control buttons such as BACK,

FWD, and INSTANT REPLAY will not work. A

special transparent version of the status

bar (with no green segment) is also used

for such MP3 files. Most MP3 recordings

of popular music will not be this large.

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MP3, WMA, and Audio CD Information and Playback Settings

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The DMS does not produce

TiVo sound effects when playing an

audio CD.

Playing a DVD or CD

Playing a Photo CD

You can use your Digital Media Server to view digital photos in JPEG format from a CD.

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

• Sort. This option specifies how the photos and folders are sorted in the grid display. You can choose to sort the photos alphabetically, by date taken, or by date modified.

• Arrange by type. When this option is On, the DMS displays all the folders at the top of the list, and the photos beneath them. When this option is Off, the folders and photos are sorted together. When you play a slide show, photos appear in the order they are arranged in the grid.

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

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

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

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

You can use many of the remote’s control buttons (PAUSE, PLAY, FORWARD, BACK) during a slide show. To view photos at your own pace, highlight a single photo inside a folder and press PLAY to display it. It will stay on the screen until you press FORWARD to see the next photo in the folder. Press BACK to see the previous photo.

When playing a slide show, you can also use the INSTANT REPLAY button ( ) to jump back one photo.

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Slide Show Options. Highlight any photo and press SELECT to view details about that

photo. Highlight “Play slide show,” then “Options,” and press SELECT.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Disc Compatibility

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

Playback Disc Compatibility

Size: The DMS can playback 8 cm. and 12 cm. discs.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Some discs recorded using a

different DVD recorder, CD recorder,

or personal computer may not be playable

in the Digital Media Server even though

they were made with software that is

compatible with the DMS. Some possible

reasons for this include:

• the type of disc used

• damage, dirt or condensation on either

the disc or in the DMS’s disc drive

• other reasons related to specific

formats; see the notes about individual

formats in this section

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

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DVD Regions. DVDs and DVD players are manufactured for different regions of the

world and are marked with corresponding “region codes.” To play a DVD, the DVD and the DVD player must have compatible region codes. Discs marked with the region code ALL will play in any DVD player.

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

Music and Other Audio Files

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

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

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

The DMS can play DVDs marked with

the region code “1” or “ALL.”

The “file name extension” is the last

four characters of a file name. All

MP3 files should end with the file name

extension “.MP3”, as in “ASong.MP3”.

Windows usually hides file name

extensions; to make them visible, see the

Help utility for your Windows operating

system.

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Messages & Setup

Messages 66

Settings 67

Remote Control & DMS Front Lights 76

Phone & Network Setup 82

System Information 87

Troubleshooting 88

Restart or Reset System 89

Standby 90

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Messages

Select Messages to read any messages from the TiVo service or internal alerts from your Digital Media Server. When you receive a new message, TiVo Central

will show the

option, “Read New Messages & Setup.”

To read the messages:

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

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

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

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

Settings

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

Audio Settings

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

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

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

Dolby Digital Output. Dolby Digital audio soundtracks can be mono, stereo or contain up to 5.1 channels (surround sound). If your DMS is connected to an A/V receiver that has a built-in Dolby Digital decoder, choose “Dolby Digital” (the default). Otherwise, choose “Dolby Digital to PCM.” If you choose “Dolby Digital,” you won’t hear TiVo sound

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effects when playing Dolby Digital content. If you choose “Dolby Digital to PCM,” you won’t have 5.1 surround sound capabilities.

DTS Digital Output for DVD. DTS (Digital Theater Systems) is another 5.1 channel surround format sometimes used on DVD-Video discs. If your DMS is connected to an A/V receiver that has a built-in DTS decoder, choose “On.” Otherwise, choose “Off” (the default). If this setting is off, you will not hear audio when playing a DVD with DTS.

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

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

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

Channel Settings

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

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

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

Settings

Channel Changing. Use this setting to make changes to the way your DMS changes

channels on your cable or satellite box. You should do this if:

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

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

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

Channels You Receive. The Channels You Receive list starts with all the channels included in your service package. It can be customized to include only channels you actually subscribe to and to reflect your viewing preferences. (For example, if you never watch a channel and don’t plan to set up any recordings on it, or let the TiVo service search for programs on it, you can de-select it here.) Your DMS uses this customized “channel list” to display channels in the program guide.

To set up a custom channel list:

1. From the Channel Settings screen, select Channels You Receive. A checkmark

appears to the left of channels that are part of the selected list.

2. To remove or add a channel, highlight it and press SELECT. (You can speed

through the list with CHAN UP/DOWN. To go directly to a specific channel, press the number buttons, then press ENTER.)

Your changes are saved automatically. Press LEFT or RIGHT arrow to return to the Channel Settings screen.

Get More with TiVo Plus!

With TiVo PlusTM, you’ll also have access to Favorite Channels. The Favorite Channels list is for channels you watch frequently. Include only a few channels in this list, so that you can quickly browse them using the program guide. (See Guide Options on page 98.)

In the event that there is a change

to your cable or satellite

subscription package, a TiVo message

will let you know what the change is. You

must then use Channel Settings to ensure

that the Channels You Receive list reflects

the change to your lineup.

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DVD Settings

There are two selections available in DVD Settings:

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

). If you do not want to see the

angle indicator, select “Off.”

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

• Subtitle language. (Default is English.)

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

Settings

Parental Controls

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

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

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

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

Padlock appears unlocked and bright.

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

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

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

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

The large version of the channel

banner has a shortcut to Parental

Controls; see page 52 for details.

When you turn Parental Controls off,

your password is deleted. You may

prefer to temporarily turn off Parental

Controls, so that another person in your

household doesn’t choose a new

password.

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

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

Auto Re-lock Option. When Parental Controls are temporarily turned off, they re-lock automatically after four hours if you don’t use your remote. Parental Controls won’t relock in the middle of a show. By default, the Auto Re-lock option is on.

DVD Country Setting. DVD ratings may differ from country to country. When Parental Controls are on, the DMS uses the rating system for the country you specify here.

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

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

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

To set Rating Limits for Specific TV Content: From Parental Controls, select “Rating Settings,” then enter the password and press SELECT. Select “Block by TV Content.” A list of categories appears on the next screen. Select a category (for example, V-Violence).

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

Settings

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

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

Movies and TV Programs with No Rating Information. Some movies and TV programs are broadcast with no rating information. From Rating Settings, select Block Unrated to choose how the Digital Media Server’s Parental Controls will treat unrated movies and TV programs.

DVD Rating Limit. You can block playback of DVDs that exceed the rating limit you set using this screen.

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

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

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

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

gray = does not apply to the category

green = not locked

red = locked

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Recording Settings

Recording Quality. You can increase the available recording time on your DMS by

selecting a recording quality appropriate for the type of program you are recording. The DMS offers four levels of recording quality; set your default on this screen. The choice you make here will be used for all recordings.

The recording quality choices available are Best, High, Medium, and Basic. The factory default is High. Basic quality takes up about one-third the space of Best quality, so it gives you about three times the amount of space for programs. You may wish to experiment with different levels and then reset your default. Some quality settings are better suited for certain kinds of programs, but you should choose what looks best to you.

The DMS automatically uses Best Quality when displaying live TV. However, when it records a program, the DMS uses the Video Recording Quality you specified for that program. If that quality is not Best, you may notice the difference when recording starts.

Get More with TiVo Plus!

With TiVo PlusTM service, you’ll have access to Recording Options. Each time you schedule a recording, you can specify which recording quality setting to use. For details, see page 94.

Recording Quality Suggested use

Basic News

Medium Daytime Talk Shows, Animation

High Dramas, Films

Best Sports, Action Movies

One hour of Best Quality equals

about 3 hours of Basic Quality, 2

hours of Medium Quality, and 1.5 hours of

High Quality.

Settings

Video Settings

Connection to DMS. If you change the cable you use to connect video from your cable or

satellite box to the DMS, use this screen to inform the DMS of the change. The next screen you see depends on whether you have one or two video sources. For details on navigating the Connection to DMS screens, see page 24.

Progressive Output. This setting allows you to choose the type of video signal output by the DMS. Interlaced scan video is the standard method of displaying a picture on your TV. All TVs are compatible with Interlaced scan, and this is the default setting. Progressive scan video is a method of displaying a more stable, flicker-free picture on your TV. If your TV is compatible with progressive scan and it is connected to your DMS with a Component Video cable (not supplied; see page 4), choose Progressive.

3D Noise Reduction. (Appears if you set your video output to Progressive.) If your TV is compatible with progressive scan video, you can enable, disable, or change digital video noise reduction settings. To reduce the amount of noise in the video, choose “On.”

RF Video. If you use a Coaxial RF cable as the video input to your DMS, this option is available. You can use the RF Video screen to smooth the video, which will decrease the static and improve the picture on these channels. However, it will cause images on all channels carried to your DMS on a Coaxial RF cable to lose some sharpness.

TV Aspect Ratio. You can select the image proportions for the type of TV you have: 16:9 (wide screen) or 4:3 (standard).

Wide Screen Format. If you set the TV Aspect Ratio to 4:3, use this setting to determine how the DMS displays wide screen content. Choose “Letterbox” to shrink the wide screen picture to fit on the TV screen with black bars at the top and bottom. Choose “Pan & Scan” to chop off the sides of the picture to fit on the screen without shrinking.

If you change video sources, for

example, by changing from cable to

satellite service, you should repeat

Guided Setup (go to Messages & Setup,

then Restart or Reset System, then

Repeat Guided Setup).

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Remote Control & DMS Front Lights

To change the settings of the lights on the Digital Media Server’s front panel, see page 81.

For information about the individual buttons on the TiVo remote control, please refer to the Remote Control Tips on the inside front cover of this guide. Before programming the remote control, you must first insert the batteries and complete Guided Setup.

The TiVo remote will already work with your DMS. You can also program some buttons on the remote to control your TV and/or A/V receiver (your stereo system).

• Control TV power, volume, mute, and input settings. Complete the instructions

starting on on page 77 using the first column in each of the tables (TV power, volume, and mute). Then repeat the instructions using the second column (TV input).

• Control TV and A/V receiver power & A/V receiver volume and mute. Complete the

instructions starting on on page 77 using the first column in each of the tables. Then repeat the instructions using the third column (A/V receiver power, volume, and mute). In this case, the TV POWER button turns on/off the TV and the A/V receiver at the same time. The VOL and MUTE buttons control only the A/V receiver.

• Control TV power and A/V receiver volume and mute. Complete the instructions

starting on on page 77 using the first column in each of the tables. Then repeat the instructions using the fourth column (A/V receiver volume and mute). The VOL and MUTE buttons control only the A/V receiver.

798

465

Vol

Chan Page

Stop

DVD

Angle

TV INPUT

MUTE

TV POWER

VOLUME

The TV INPUT button can control

the video signal—or “input”—your

TV displays. Changing the input will

change the source of the video displayed

on your TV. TV inputs can include video

from a VCR, DVD player, DVR, or a video

camera.

Remote Control & DMS Front Lights

Programming the TV POWER, VOLUME, and TV INPUT Buttons

1. Go to the Remote Control screen. Press the TiVo button to go to TiVo Central®.

Select Messages & Setup, then Settings, then Remote Control & DMS Front. Choose which device and/or functions you want to control:

2. Select the brand of your device. Using the UP/DOWN arrows, highlight the brand of the device you wish to control, then press SELECT. (If you have been using a universal TV remote control, select your TV or A/V receiver’s brand, not the brand of the universal remote.) Next you’ll see a screen with four-digit codes.

3. Prepare the remote control. Point the remote away from your DMS and cover the front end with your hand. Refer to the table below and determine which two buttons to press to prepare the remote. Press and hold the buttons simultaneously for about 5 seconds (until the red light at the end of the remote control lights up and stays on when you release the buttons).

To Control:

TV power, volume, and mute

TV input A/V receiver power,

volume, and mute

A/V receiver volume and mute only

Choose:

Remote Control-TV (power, volume, mute)

Remote Control-TV (TV Input)

Remote ControlA/V Stereo System

To Control:

TV power, volume, and mute

TV input A/V receiver power,

volume, and mute

A/V receiver volume and mute only

Press the:

TV POWER and TiVo buttons

TV INPUT and TiVo buttons

TV POWER and TiVo buttons

MUTE and TiVo buttons

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

(starting with the first code in the list on the screen). After you press the fourth digit of the code, the red light on the end of the remote control should flash. If it doesn’t, try the next code.

5. Test the code. Point the remote towards the TV and test the button:

If pressing the button works (e.g., turns the TV or A/V receiver off, or changes the TV input), the code is correct. If it does not work, repeat steps 3 and 4 using the next code on the list. If none of the codes works, perform a code search (see below).

Performing a Code Search

If none of the codes listed allows you to control your device, a code search may detect the correct code. Performing a code search can take up to 20 minutes.

1. Prepare the remote control. Point the remote away from your DMS and cover the

front end with your hand.

Refer to the table below and determine which two buttons to press to prepare the remote. Press and hold the buttons simultaneously for about 5 seconds (until the red light at the end of the remote lights up and stays lit when you release the buttons).

To Test the:

TV power, volume, and mute

TV input A/V receiver power,

volume, and mute

A/V receiver volume and mute only

Press the:

TV POWER button TV INPUT button TV POWER button MUTE button

To Control:

TV power, volume, and mute

TV input A/V receiver power,

volume, and mute

A/V receiver volume and mute only

Press the:

TV POWER and TiVo buttons

TV INPUT and TiVo buttons

TV POWER and TiVo buttons

MUTE and TiVo buttons

Remote Control & DMS Front Lights

2. Enter the search code. Refer to the table below and use the number keys on your

remote control to enter the appropriate code.

After you press the fourth digit of the code, the red light on the end of the remote control will flash twice, then remain on.

3. Test the remote control. Point the remote control at the TV or A/V receiver. Press CHAN UP to test the first code. The test is successful if the TV or A/V receiver responds (by powering off, changing input, or muting, depending on the function you are trying to program). If there is no response, wait two or three seconds, then press CHAN UP again. Continue doing this until the TV or A/V receiver responds.

When the TV or A/V receiver does respond, press ENTER to select the current code. The red light at the end of the remote control will flash three times to indicate that the remote control is properly coded to control your device.

When the red light on the end of the remote control turns off, you have reached the end of the available codes.

Unfortunately, due to the great variety of TVs and A/V receivers, some makes and models are not compatible with your Digital Media Server’s remote control. If you reach the end of the available codes without finding a code that works with your device, you will need to use your TV or A/V receiver’s remote to turn it on and off, and control the volume.

To Test:

TV power, volume, and mute

TV input A/V receiver power,

volume, and mute

A/V receiver volume and mute only

Enter:

0999 0999 1999 1999

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Setting the Remote Address

If you have more than one Digital Media Server in your home, or if you have another model of TiVo DVR in addition to your Digital Media Server, you can match a particular DMS with a particular remote so that each DMS will only respond to its own remote. You can do this by setting the Remote Address.

1. If both Digital Media Servers are in the same room, start by covering the IR sensor window on one DMS using a cloth or thick piece of paper. This will prevent setting the Remote Address on both Digital Media Servers simultaneously.

2. Go to the System Information screen. First, press the TiVo button, then highlight and select Messages & Setup, then System Information. On the System Information screen, scroll down until you see Remote Address.

3. Hold down the PAUSE and TiVo buttons simultaneously for about five seconds (until the red light at the end of the remote control lights up and stays on when you release the buttons).

4. Use the number keys to enter any digit from 1 to 9. Press the number you have chosen several times until you see the Remote Address change on the screen.

5. Press the TiVo button to go to TiVo Central.

6. Repeat these steps using your second DMS and remote control. Be sure to choose a different number (in Step 4) for the remote address of the second DMS.

Once you complete this process, each remote will control only the DMS to which it is assigned.

Remote Address

By default, all TiVo DVRs and

remote controls (inluding your

Digital Media Server) have a Remote

Address of “0” (zero). A remote control

with a Remote Address of “0” will control

any TiVo DVR, even one with an assigned

code. A DVR or DMS set to “0” will

respond to any remote control, even one

with an assigned code. This prevents you

from becoming accidentally “locked out”

of controlling your TiVo DVRs.

Remote Control & DMS Front Lights

Resetting the Programmable Buttons

If you make a mistake, or are having difficulty, you can reset the programmable buttons (TV POWER, VOLUME, MUTE, TV INPUT). All the remote's buttons will return to the unprogrammed state of a new remote.

1. Prepare the remote control. Point the remote away from your DMS and cover the

front end with your hand.

Press and hold the TV POWER button and TiVo button simultaneously until the red light at the end of the remote control comes on, remains steady, then stays on when you release the buttons.

Front Panel Lights

You can change the settings of the lights on the Digital Media Server’s front panel.

DMS Front - Clock Light. You don’t have to set the clock on the front of the DMS—the TiVo service sets it for you. (No more blinking “12:00”!). This setting lets you dim or turn off the clock.

DMS Front - LED Lights. The DMS has LED (light emitting diode) lights on its front panel to indicate when it is receiving power and when it is recording a program or a DVD. You can choose to turn off these lights.

Even if you choose to turn off the front panel lights, one of the LEDs on the front panel will flash briefly when a button on the remote is pressed. This indicates that the DMS is receiving a signal from the remote.

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Phone & Network Setup

The Digital Media Server makes regular connections to the TiVo service to get updates to the TiVo service, program information for the program guide, and updates to Showcases and TiVolution

Magazine. The connection usually lasts less than five minutes. You may receive service updates to your DMS from time to time. In such cases, it may last longer, but this happens rarely (a few times a year).

A phone connection is required for Guided Setup, but after you complete Guided Setup, you’ll be able to connect your DMS to a home network and use a shared Internet connection instead of a phone line to make connections to the TiVo service.

On the Phone & Network Setup screen, you can see details, including the time of the last successful connection to the TiVo service and last connection attempt, as well as the status of the last connection.

The Phone & Network Setup screen has different selections depending on whether you have connected a network adapter to your DMS. If you haven’t connected a network adapter, you will see these selections:

• Edit phone settings. This selection takes you to the Phone Dialing Options screen.

Selections on this screen are explained in detail on page 84.

• Test phone connection. When you select this, a test connection to the TiVo service

will start automatically. You may wish to use this option for troubleshooting or other unusual circumstances. Test connections usually only take a couple of minutes. When the connection has finished, press SELECT to continue.

Your DMS should NOT be used with

a digital PBX phone system. Doing

so may permanently damage your Digital

Media Server’s modem and can void your

warranty. See Chapter 10 for warranty

information.

Phone & Network Setup

• Connect to the TiVo service now. Normally, you do not need to connect to the TiVo

service manually. However, for troubleshooting or other unusual circumstances, you may wish to use this option. After you start the connection, the status indicator reads “Starting Up” and will change as it goes through several stages. You can watch live TV, set up recordings, and search for programs while the connection is in progress.

• Troubleshooting. This selection takes you to the Troubleshooting screen, where you

will find Phone Troubleshooting and Network Troubleshooting steps among other troubleshooting selections.

• Learn about connecting to a home network. Before you connect a network adapter

to your DMS, the Phone & Network Setup screen will display this selection with a yellow star. See Chapter 8 for more information about connecting your DMS to a home network.

After you connect a network adapter to your DMS, you will no longer see “Learn about connecting to a home network.” You will have two new selections available:

• Change connection type. This allows you to change how the DMS connects to the

TiVo service, by phone or using your home network’s shared Internet connection.

• Edit phone or network settings. The Phone & Network Settings screen has selections

for Phone Dialing Options (see below for details), TCP/IP Settings, and Wireless Settings. See Chapter 8 for more information about TCP/IP Settings and Wireless Settings.

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Phone Dialing Options

Change Dialing Options. You can change the following settings (if you make a mistake

while entering a change, use the BACK button to backspace):

Set Dial-In Number. Use this to change the number the DMS uses to make test calls and daily calls. To change it:

1. Select “Set Dial-In Number.” The Area Code screen appears.

2. Use the number keypad on the remote to set the area code, then press SELECT. If you change the area code, or if the DMS has not made a daily call in the last twentyfour hours, the Update Numbers screen appears and the DMS calls the TiVo service to retrieve a list of local dial-in numbers. After the phone call, press SELECT. The Dial-In Number screen appears.

3. Use the UP/DOWN arrow to choose one of the listed phone numbers. The DMS will use this number to connect to the TiVo service. Then press SELECT.

If your area code has no access numbers, press LEFT arrow to return to the Area Code screen and try a nearby area code.

4. The Dialing Format screen appears after you have chosen a dial-in number. You should use this screen to tell the DMS which dialing format to use. For example: should the dial-in number be preceded by your area code and should a “1” precede the area code? In some areas, even local numbers must be dialed using the area code. Press SELECT to return to the Phone Dialing Options screen.

To test your new dial-in number, select “Test Phone Connection Now.” The Test Phone Connection screen appears and a test phone call begins. When the call

In some areas, local and long

distance toll charges may apply.

You are responsible for any telephone

charges.

Phone & Network Setup

completes, you should see the message “Test Succeeded!” Press SELECT to return to Phone Dialing Options.

Set Dial Prefix. Use this option if you normally dial a prefix before making a phone call (for example, if you need to dial “9” to get an outside line). Use the number keys on the remote control to enter the prefix. Press the PAUSE button after you have entered the prefix. This will insert a comma, which will create a two second pause after the prefix is dialed.

Set Call Waiting Prefix. If you have call waiting, you may choose to disable it while the DMS is making a call, so that the call is not interrupted. If you do not disable it, the DMS may drop its call and allow the incoming call to ring through, depending on your phone system. The DMS will then try its call again later. The most common code that phone companies use to disable call waiting is *70 (check with your phone company to find out how to disable call waiting in your area). Press CLEAR to enter a star (*). Press the PAUSE button after you have entered the prefix to insert a comma, which creates a two second pause after the prefix is dialed.

Set Tone/Pulse. If your phone system uses pulse dialing, rather than tone dialing, you can change the setting to pulse here. (Today, most phone systems are tone.)

Set “Phone Avail.” Detection. When Set ‘Phone Avail.’ Detection is on, the DMS can determine whether the phone line is in use by detecting voltage on the line. This allows it to avoid disrupting a call in progress (such as another modem call).

This setting is off by default. With ‘Phone Avail.’ Detection turned off, if you are on the phone when the DMS tries to call, you may hear a click on the line. If you have another modem call in progress (on your computer or other device), that call may be disrupted if the DMS attempts to call the TiVo service. If you have a standard dial tone, and ‘Phone Avail.’ Detection is off, turn on Dial Tone Detection (below).

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If you are experiencing “Failed, Line unavailable” errors, or if the DMS is not making daily calls, you may have a low-voltage phone system that the DMS cannot detect. In this case, it’s best to have ‘Phone Avail.’ Detection off.

Set Dial Tone Detection. This setting is on by default. If you leave it on, the DMS will check for a dial tone before it starts dialing. However, if you have a non-standard dial tone, or a stuttering dial tone (as some voice messaging systems have), the DMS will be unable to detect the dial tone and will not make its call.

Restore previous options. The DMS must make a successful test phone call before it will accept changes to Phone Dialing Options. If you want to restore your previous dialing options and continue past this screen without making a test phone call, select “Restore previous options.”

With Dial Tone Detection and

‘Phone Avail.’ Detection both turned

off, if you happen to be talking on the

phone when the DVR tries to call you will

hear the modem dial and try to connect to

the TiVo service.

System Information

The System Information screen provides general information about your Digital Media Server, including its service number, manufacturer, model number, software version used, storage capacity, and information about recent connections to the TiVo

service. You’ll need some of this information if you contact Customer Support. You can use the CHAN UP/DOWN button to see the rest of the information on the screen.

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Troubleshooting

If you’re having trouble, or have any questions about your Digital Media Server, consult the troubleshooting steps available in Chapter 9 of this guide.

The Troubleshooting screens provide tips that may help you troubleshoot various problems. Use CHAN UP/DOWN to see all of the text on the screens.

• Parental Controls Troubleshooting provides instructions for using Parental Controls.

• Phone Troubleshooting can help if connections to the TiVo service are unsuccessful.

• Channel Troubleshooting provides channel changing help if you are using a satellite

or cable box. The tips at the top of the screen are for cable or satellite boxes that attach to the DMS through a serial connection. Use CHAN UP/DOWN to see the second set of tips, which deal with cable or satellite boxes using IR (infrared) connections to the DMS. You can also find tips in Chapter 9 and at www.tivo.com/support.

• Network Troubleshooting provides tips to help you with your Digital Media Server’s

network connection. See Chapter 8 for more information.

• Transfer Troubleshooting appears when you upgrade to TiVo Plus

service. See

Chapter 8 for more about Multi-Room Viewing.

Restart or Reset System

You may need to restart the Digital Media Server as a routine troubleshooting step. Other options on this screen erase information or restore original factory settings. Selecting any of these displays a warning. Press THUMBS DOWN three times, then ENTER to proceed.

Restart the Digital Media Server. Shuts down the DMS and starts it up again. It will not affect recordings in Now Playing, upcoming Season Pass

recordings, WishListTM

searches, or TiVo Suggestions. Any recording in progress will be interrupted.

Repeat Guided Setup. You will have to repeat Guided Setup if you move or if you change your cable or satellite provider. Repeating Guided Setup will reset the Channels You Receive and Favorites channel lists to the factory settings. It will not affect recorded programs, Season Pass recordings, WishList searches, or TiVo Suggestions.

Clear Thumb Ratings. Removes all Thumbs Up

and Thumbs DownTM ratings. With

TiVo Plus

service, this option also deletes the list of TiVo Suggestions.

Reset DVD Settings. Clears any DVD settings you made. See page 70 for details.

Clear program information & To Do List. Clears all program information, cancels all

Season Pass recordings and everything in the To Do List, and removes all Thumbs Up and Thumbs Down ratings. It does not delete programs in the Now Playing List. The DMS acquires new program information during the next connection to the TiVo service. Completing this process may take over an hour.

Clear & delete everything. Clears all Season Pass recordings, WishList searches, Thumbs Up and Thumbs Down ratings, TiVo Suggestions, Now Playing List recordings, program information, the To Do List and setup information, including the Channels You Receive and Favorite Channels lists. It also clears the current password and resets Parental Controls to the factory specified default. Completing this process may take over an hour.

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Standby

You can put your Digital Media Server in Standby mode by selecting Standby in Messages & Setup, or by pressing the ON/STANDBY button on the front panel. To take your DMS out of Standby, press the TiVo button or the LIVE TV button on the remote, or the ON/STANDBY button on the front panel.

In Standby mode:

• Your TV shows a black screen and the lights on the front of the DMS go out.

• Programs that are being recorded or are scheduled to record will still be recorded. (If a program is being recorded, the red light will turn on.)

• Any antenna or cable signal connected to the Digital Media Server’s RF In jack will continue to be passed through to the RF Out jack. There is no TiVo service functionality on any signal coming from the RF Out jack.

• The DMS will still connect to the TiVo

service. (If the DMS is connecting, the

yellow light will turn on.)

• If you temporarily turned off Parental Controls, Standby mode re-enables them. (See page 71 for more on Parental Controls.)

• The DMS will continue to save a portion of live TV—up to 30 minutes of programming.

• If live TV was paused when Standby was selected, the DMS will remain paused for up to 30 minutes.

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Introduction 92

Season Pass, Recording Options, To Do List 93

Find Your Favorite Programs 98

Find Programs That Match Your Interests 103

Finding New Programs 108

Sorting & Grouping Programs 109

Save to VCR 110

Chapter 7

Features of TiVo Plus Service

Introduction

TiVo PlusTM is the service level that you’ve heard everyone talking about—the service level that features smart, automatic recording, but is still easy to use. This chapter gives you a full description of all of the features you’ll enjoy when you upgrade to TiVo Plus service, including:

• Season Pass

recordings. Automatically record every episode of your favorite

series, all season long, even if the schedule changes.

• WishList

searches. Find and record programs by actor, director, sports team, etc.

• Search by Title. Browse for shows by title, filter by genre (like “Comedy”), and more.

• Interactive 14-day program guide. Instantly schedule recordings from an on-screen guide that includes detailed show summaries, ratings, etc.

• Online Scheduling. Set up recordings on your DMS at home from anywhere you have a web browser.

Free Trial of TiVo Plus

For a limited time, you can try TiVo Plus service simply by accepting our free trial after you get set up. It’s at the bottom of TiVo Central. You won’t be charged a penny until you upgrade to TiVo Plus service.

How do I upgrade to TiVo Plus service? Visit the TiVo web site (www.tivo.com/upgrade) or call TiVo Customer Support at 1-877-367-8486. To upgrade to TiVo Plus service, you will need your TiVo service number, found on the System Information screen. Go to TiVo Central and select Messages & Setup, then System Information.

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