On-Screen Menus & the Remote Control
To navigate the TiVo® DVR’s on-screen menus,
use the remote control’s arrow buttons
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to move to the option you want, then press SELECT.
The LEFT arrow button often takes you to the
previous screen.
Highlight Bar
Two Types of On-Screen Arrows
The arrows that appear beside or near the
highlight bar show the directions it can
move. For example, on this screen, you
could press the RIGHT arrow to highlight
Options or the DOWN arrow to highlight
“View upcoming episodes.”
Arrows near the
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 UP/DOWN button to jump
an entire page at a time.
Page Up
Arrow
Viewer’s Guide
Page Down
Arrow
CHAN UP/DOWN
Button
Chan
Discover and enjoy the TiVo® Service
Learn more about your TiVo® Digital Video Recorder
Remote Active Light
Live TV
Remote Control Tips
TiVo Button
Arrow Buttons
TV Power
TV Input
Customize Your
Program your TiVo remote to control your TV or A/V receiver. See Customize
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Your TiVo Remote to the left.
TiVo Remote
VV
VV
Press the TiVo button once to go to the TiVo Central® screen, or twice to go
to the Now Playing List—your list of recorded programs.
Some buttons on your TiVo remote
are programmable:
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n
Info
Window*
Select
Guide
TV POWER
TV INPUT
Press LIVE TV to switch between tuners. See page 3 for more about
watching live TV with dual tuner.
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Thumbs Up
Thumbs Down
Mute
Press FORWARD
and BACK
up to 3 times for 3 speeds. Press a
VOLUME & MUTE (can control sound
on your TV or A/V receiver)
fourth time to resume normal play.
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INSTANT REPLAY
replays the last 8 seconds of a program.
Volume
Chan (Page) Up/Down
Record
Vol
Chan
DVR SWITCH (useful if you have more
Vol
Chan
than one TiVo DVR)
Press CLEAR to delete a title in a list (like the Now Playing list) or to hide
things that aren’t part of the program you’re watching (like the TiVo
channel banner).
Play
To program your remote, press the TiVo
button to go to TiVo Central® and select
Messages & Settings, then Settings, then
Remote Control. Follow the easy on-screen
instructions.
Pause
a
Back (rewind)
Slow
INFO brings up the TiVo channel banner. Press the RIGHT arrow
to switch among three versions of the banner, each with a different
amount of information.
Forward
Instant Replay
Advance
DVR
DVR
See Chapter 5 of this guide for more on
programming the remote.
1
2
Press GUIDE to see the TiVo program guide, then press INFO (while the guide
is visible) to see Guide Options and change the way channels display, or
show only a certain types of programs.
1
2
DVR Switch
3
6
1
4
7
2
5
8
0
Number Buttons
Clear
CHAN UP/DOWN does more than change the channel—it also pages up or
down through lists of programs or menu items.
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Inserting Batteries into the Remote Control
When you’re watching “behind” live TV (for example, if you pause live TV and
Enter/Last
Hold the remote with the battery door facing you. Slide the door towards you
to open it.
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later resume 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.
Insert two AA batteries (supplied). Match the + and - marks on the batteries
to the + and - marks in the compartment.
*Window button: not
active; functionality may
be added in a future
TiVo service update.
If programmed, the DVR Switch lets you control two different TiVo® Digital
Video Recorders (DVRs) with the same remote. See Chapter 5 of this guide
for more on programming the remote.
Replace the battery door.
Welcome
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This Viewer’s Guide describes features of the TiVo® service
running on the TiVo® brand Series2TM DT Digital Video Recorder.
© 2006 TiVo Inc. Reproduction in whole or in part without written
permission is prohibited. All rights reserved. Printed in Mexico.
TiVo, the TiVo logo, TiVo, TV Your Way, TiVo Central, WishList,
Season Pass, TiVoToGo, Series2, the Series2 logo, the Advance
logo, the Instant Replay Logo, the Thumbs Up logo, the Thumbs
Down logo, Overtime Scheduler, Overlap Protection, Ipreview and
the sounds used by the TiVo service are trademarks or registered
trademarks of TiVo Inc. or its subsidiaries, 2160 Gold Street, P.O.
Box 2160, Alviso, CA 95002-2160. All other trademarks are the
properties of their respective owners. All rights reserved.
TiVo product and service protected by U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,241,428;
6,233,389; 6,327,418; 6,385,739; 6,490,722; 6,642,939; 6,643,798;
6,728,713; 6,757,837; 6,757,906; 6,792,195; 6,847,778; 6,850,691;
D424,577; D435,561; D445,801. Other patents pending.
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Table of Contents
Using This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iv
Chapter 5: Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Audio Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Channel Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Parental Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Recording Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Remote Control Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Video Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Phone & Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Restart or Reset System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Standby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Chapter 1: The Basics in 5 Short Tours . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Tour One: Playing with Live TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Tour Two: Recording Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Tour Three: Your List of Recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Tour Four: Finding Great Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Tour Five: Beyond the TiVo® Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
More Cool Things You Can Do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Finding Programs to Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Finding Programs Using a WishList® Search . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Season PassTM and Repeating Recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Managing Recordings with the To Do List . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Chapter 6: Copy Protection, Privacy,
& the TiVo® Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Chapter 3: Watching Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
The Channel Banner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
The Program Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Saving Programs to Other Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Chapter 7: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Appendix A: Additional Setup Examples . . . . . . . . . 123
Appendix B: Back Panel Reference,
Warranty & Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Chapter 4: TiVo® Desktop & Home Media Features . . 37
Connecting Your TiVo® DVR to a Home Network . . . . . . . 38
TiVoToGoTM Transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Music & Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Multi-Room Viewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
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Using This Guide
Thank you for choosing the TiVo® Series2TM DT Digital Video
Recorder (DVR). This Viewer’s Guide helps you learn about the
smart-recording features of the TiVo® service and home networking
capabilities of your TiVo DVR.
Basic Terms
If this is your first TiVo DVR, you’re about to completely change
the way you watch television. When we talk about the TiVo service,
here are some terms you should know:
Live TV. If you’re watching a program as it’s being broadcast,
you’re watching live TV. With the TiVo service, you can pause
live TV for up to 30 minutes. When you resume watching,
you’re “behind” live TV.
Getting Started
Here’s what you need to do first:
1. Activate the TiVo service. The TiVo service is what makes your
DVR smart. It includes everything from your program listings to
Season PassTM recordings and WishList® searches. If you
call 1-877-367-8486.
Dual tuner. A tuner is a device found inside DVRs, TVs, VCRs,
cable boxes—anything designed to receive TV signals. A tuner
picks one channel to display from all the channels you receive; it
“tunes” to that channel. The TiVo® Series2TM DT is a “dual
tuner” DVR, meaning that it has two tuners inside.
2. Connect your TiVo DVR. If the TiVo service is the brains, the
TiVo DVR is the body. Use the Start Here poster to connect the
DVR to your TV programming source and your television. You
can find more connecting information in Appendix A of this
Viewer’s Guide.
Program screen. When you select a program (from the Now
Playing List or a list of upcoming programs), you’ll see a screen
with information about the program and actions you can take.
Service updates. From time to time, your DVR may receive
updates to the TiVo service including features not described in
3. Complete Guided Setup. After connecting your DVR, follow the
steps in on-screen Guided Setup. This customizes the DVR for
your home.
Notes and Tips. In the side columns of some pages in this guide
4. Take a Tour! Once you’re done with Guided Setup, the Tours in
Chapter 1 of this guide introduce you to the best features of the
TiVo service. You may also find helpful videos already recorded
you’ll find helpful Notes
and Tips
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If you have any questions or need any help, check out the
Troubleshooting in Chapter 7. Now, let’s start with the first Tour!
for you on the Now Playing List.
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