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2005 Service
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For TiVo Series2 Digital Video Recorders
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t t s w u P P a d P G e S r o p o L r e o o P S a t l l u T f o d / e V V v n l a Remote Active Light Remote Control Tips TiVo Button Note: Your remote may look different depending on Arrow Buttons the model of your TiVo DVR Live TV TV Power Customize your TiVo remote. Some buttons on your TiVo remote are programmable (shaded in gray on the diagram). Press the TiVo button to TV Input Info ® go to TiVo Central and select Messages & Settings, then Settings, then Window* Remote Control. Follow
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Welcome ®
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© 2005 TiVo Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. TiVo, the TiVo logo, TiVo Central, Ipreview, the TiVo and Smile Design, the Jump logo, the Instant Reply logo, the Thumbs Up logo, and the Thumbs Down logo are registered trademarks of TiVo Inc. or its subsidiaries. Series2, Season Pass, WishList, and TiVoToGo, are trademarks of TiVo Inc. or its subsidiaries, 2160 Gold Street, P.O. Box 2160, Alviso, CA 95002-2160. TiVo product
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Table of Contents Using This Service Update Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iv Chapter 5: Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Audio Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Chapter 1: The Basics in 5 Short Tours . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Channel Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Tour One: Playing with Live TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Displ
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Using This Service Update Guide ® Thank you for using the TiVo service! This Service Update Guide Basic Terms describes features and settings that may not have been available When we talk about the TiVo service, here are some terms you ® when you first purchased your TiVo Digital Video Recorder and should know: which are not documented in your original User’s Guide. Live TV. If you’re watching a program as it’s being broadcast, Some TiVo DVRs are capable of receiving different levels of Ti
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1 The Basics in 5 Short Tours Tour One: Playing with Live TV 2 Tour Two: Recording Programs 4 Tour Three: Your List of Recordings 6 Tour Four: Finding Great Entertainment 8 Tour Five: Beyond the TiVo Box 10 More Cool Things You Can Do 12 ®
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P S l l The Basics in 5 Short Tours 1 Tour One: Playing with Live TV New DVRs may have tutorial When you’re watching a program as it’s broadcast, you’re watching live TV. In this tour, we’ll videos on the Now Playing List take a look at how you can control live TV. So turn on your TV and grab your TiVo remote! corresponding to the Tours in this Press the LIVE TV button to go to live TV from any screen. chapter. Select Now Playing List from ® Moving Around in Time TiVo Central . 1. First,
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P a The Basics in 5 Short Tours 1 Changing Channels There are several ways to change channels: • To go to a specific channel, use the numbers on your remote control, then press ENTER/ LAST. (If you don’t press ENTER/LAST, the channel changes automatically after a few seconds.) To clear the number before the channel changes, press CLEAR. • To jump back to the previous channel, press ENTER/LAST. Chan • To move one channel at a time, press CHAN UP/DOWN on the TiVo remote. The channel banner inclu
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The Basics in 5 Short Tours 1 Tour Two: Recording Programs If you just completed Guided Setup, ® You can always record the program you’re watching by pressing RECORD on your TiVo the DVR is still organizing program ® remote control. Beyond that, the TiVo service provides many ways to quickly search through information, and some programs might not TV programs, find your favorites, and schedule recordings in advance. yet appear. TM What’s more, if a program is part of a series, you can get a
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The Basics in 5 Short Tours 1 6. Press RIGHT arrow until you move off the grid of letters to the list of programs. Press the UP or DOWN arrow to highlight “Simpsons, The” and press SELECT. A program information screen appears. You can use this screen to record the episode, view upcoming episodes, or get a Season Pass recording. TM Getting a Season Pass Recording 1. On the Program Information screen for The Simpsons, highlight Get a Season Pass and press SELECT. A confirmation screen appears.
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The Basics in 5 Short Tours 1 Programs appear on the Now Tour Three: Your List of Recordings Playing List the moment recording ® All the programs recorded by your TiVo DVR appear on the Now Playing List—your begins, so you can start watching a show complete list of recordings. No more searching through unlabeled videotapes! while it’s still being recorded! 1. To go to the Now Playing list, press the TiVo button twice, or select Now Playing List from ® the TiVo Central screen. Your new DVR m
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The Basics in 5 Short Tours 1 Sorting Programs You can view the Now Playing List either alphabetically by title (from A to Z) or by date recorded. To change how the list is sorted: 1. From Now Playing, press ENTER on your TiVo remote to see Now Playing Options. 2. Highlight Sort, then press LEFT button to choose By Date Recorded. Then select View Now Playing List With These Options. When you return to Now Playing, programs are listed by the date they were recorded, with the most recent at th
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The Basics in 5 Short Tours 1 Tour Four: Finding Great Entertainment The TiVo service makes it easy for you to find what you want to watch by responding to your interests and collecting the best the television networks have to offer. ™ WishList Searches A WishList search finds programs that match your search criteria on any channel you receive— and it keeps on searching for as long as you keep the WishList search. 1. From the Pick Programs to Record screen, choose WishList Search, then Create N
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The Basics in 5 Short Tours 1 TiVo Suggestions uses these ratings to create a list of programs you might like. The more shows Any time you choose to record a you rate over time, the better TiVo Suggestions will get at finding the right programs for you. program, it automatically gets one Auto-Recording TiVo Suggestions. When your DVR has available space, it automatically records Thumbs Up. TiVo Suggestions. But you don’t ever need to worry about recorded Suggestions taking up space—here’s
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The Basics in 5 Short Tours 1 Tour Five: Beyond the TiVo Box If you have a home network, connecting your DVR to it is easy. ® By now you've gotten a sense of how your TiVo DVR is constantly working to find you all of ® See the Start Here poster or page 38 of this your favorite entertainment. But the TiVo service is about more than just recording programs—much more. Connecting your DVR to a home network opens up a whole new world guide for more information. of digital home entertainment. Mu
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The Basics in 5 Short Tours 1 Get TiVo Desktop TiVo Desktop is a software application for your home computer. It allows you publish digital music and digital photos (which makes them available to your DVR), transfer programs between your DVR and your computer or laptop, and watch TiVo recordings on your computer. TiVo Desktop is free, and you can download it from www.tivo.com/desktop. It’s a good idea to download a copy of TiVo Desktop for each computer connected to your home network. Downloa
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The Basics in 5 Short Tours 1 More Cool Things You Can Do Schedule for Overtime. Programs sometimes start before they’re supposed to, and often end later than scheduled. You can adjust your recording times to account for these variations using the ® Overtime Scheduler feature. See page 26. Schedule Recordings at Home—from the Web. Your co-worker just told you about a must-see program that’s on tonight, but you won’t make it home in time to set up a recording. No problem! If your DVR is conne
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2 Pick Programs to Record Finding Programs to Record 14 Finding Programs Using a WishList Search 19 Season Pass and Repeating Recordings 23 Setting Recording Options 25 Managing Recordings with the To Do List 27 ®
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Pick Programs to Record 2 Finding Programs to Record The TiVo service makes it easy to find programs you know you like, and to find new programs you might not even know about. You can search for programs by title, by channel, by time, or search for keywords, actors or directors. Recording the Program You’re Watching You can always record the program you’re watching—just press the RECORD button. On the screen that appears, select Record This Showing (Best Quality). Or select Season Pass &
