On-Screen Menus & the Remote Control To navigate the TiVo® DVR's on-screen menus, use the remote control's arrow buttons to move to the option you want, then press SELECT. The LEFT arrow button often takes you to the previous screen. TV Po w er ® Live TV Info Input TV ndo Wi w G uid e Select TiVo Vie we r ' s G u id e 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." Highlight Bar Play Slo w Viewer's Guide Discover and enjoy the TiVo ® Service Learn more about your TiVo Digital Video Recorder ® Arrows near the Highlight Bar Page Up Arrow 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 Down Arrow Chan CHAN UP/DOWN Button Page Customize Your TiVo® Remote Some buttons on your TiVo remote are programmable: TV POWER TV INPUT VOLUME & MUTE (can control sound on your TV or A/V receiver) DVR SWITCH (useful if you have more than one TiVo DVR) 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. See Chapter 5 of this guide for more on programming the remote. T Remote Control Tips Program your TiVo remote to control your TV or A/V receiver. See Customize Your TiVo Remote to the left. Power TiVo Button Arrow Buttons TV Power T Power Remote Active Light TV TV V Inpu 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. G uide Live TV Live TV Info Guide TV Input Window* V Inpu Info t t ndow Wi G uide Press LIVE TV to switch between tuners. See page 3 for more about watching live TV with dual tuner. Press FORWARD and BACK up to 3 times for 3 speeds. Press a fourth time to resume normal play. INSTANT REPLAY ® Select Thumbs Down Mute Mute Select Thumbs Up Mute Vol replays the last 8 seconds of a program. r cord Re Chan Volume Play Pause Back (rewind) Slow Instant Replay Vol cord Re Chan Chan (Page) Up/Down Record Pa Page Play ay 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). 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. Page Play Forward Sl o w low ow 1 DVR 2 Slow 1 DVR 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. CHAN UP/DOWN does more than change the channel--it also pages up or down through lists of programs or menu items. When you're watching "behind" live TV (for example, if you pause live TV and ® catches later resume watching from the paused spot), ADVANCE you up to the live broadcast. In a recorded program, press it once to jump to the end of the program, then again to jump to the beginning. If programmed, the DVR Switch lets you control two different TiVo® Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) with the same remote. See Chapter 5 of this guide for more on programming the remote. Number Buttons Advance DVR Switch 1 4 7 2 5 8 0 En 3 6 9 ter/Las Inserting Batteries into the Remote Control Hold the remote with the battery door facing you. Slide the door towards you to open it. Insert two AA batteries (supplied). Match the + and - marks on the batteries to the + and - marks in the compartment. Replace the battery door. Clear Clear Enter/Last t *Window button: not active; functionality may be added in a future TiVo service update. Welcome ® 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. ii Table of Contents Using This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iv Chapter 5: Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Audio Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Channel Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parental Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Recording Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Remote Control Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Video Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phone & Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Account & System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Restart or Reset System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Standby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 47 50 51 53 55 58 59 64 65 66 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 Chapter 2: Pick Programs to Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Finding Programs to Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Finding Programs Using a WishList® Search . . . . . . . . . . . Season PassTM and Repeating Recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting Recording Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Managing Recordings with the To Do List . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Channel Banner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Program Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saving Programs to Other Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Connecting Your TiVo® DVR to a Home Network . . . . . . . TiVoToGoTM Transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Music & Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Multi-Room Viewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 19 23 25 27 30 31 32 35 38 39 41 43 Chapter 6: Copy Protection, Privacy, & the TiVo® Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Chapter 7: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Appendix A: Additional Setup Examples . . . . . . . . . 123 Appendix B: Back Panel Reference, Warranty & Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Glossary of Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inside Back Cover Chapter 3: Watching Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Chapter 4: TiVo® Desktop & Home Media Features . . 37 iii 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. 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. 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 this guide. Details are always available at www.tivo.com/guides. Notes and Tips. In the side columns of some pages in this guide you'll find helpful Notes and Tips . ® 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 haven't yet activated, visit www.tivo.com/activate or call 1-877-367-8486. 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. 3. Complete Guided Setup. After connecting your DVR, follow the steps in on-screen Guided Setup. This customizes the DVR for your home. 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 for you on the Now Playing List. iv If you have any questions or need any help, check out the Troubleshooting in Chapter 7. Now, let's start with the first Tour! 1 The Basics in 5 Short Tours Tour One: Playing with Live TV Tour Two: Recording Programs Tour Three: Your List of Recordings Tour Four: Finding Great Entertainment Tour Five: Beyond the TiVo® Box More Cool Things You Can Do ® 2 4 6 8 10 12 1 The Basics in 5 Short Tours New DVRs may have tutorial videos on the Now Playing List corresponding to the Tours in this chapter. Select Now Playing List from the TiVo Central®screen. Tour One: Playing with Live TV When you're watching a program as it's broadcast, you're watching live TV. In this tour, we'll take a look at how you can control live TV. So turn on your TV and grab your TiVo remote! Press the LIVE TV button to go to live TV from any TiVo screen. Moving Around in Time 1. First, press the PAUSE button. You can pause live TV for up to 30 minutes! When you pause live TV, you see a status bar showing a one-hour period. The green segment See page 30 for more on the status bar. shows the portion of the current hour that has been saved by your DVR. The white line marks your current point in time. When the white line is back in the green segment, you're "behind" live TV. Whenever you change channels, the saved portion of the old program is cleared, and the DVR starts saving the program on the new channel. Both the FORWARD and BACK buttons have three speeds. When you fast forward too far, press ® 2. Press PLAY P l a y to continue watching the program. Next, press BACK --the program rewinds. Press BACK a second time to rewind faster, and a third time to go faster still! Press BACK a fourth time (or press PLAY at any time) to return to normal speed. 3. Press PAUSE once more, then press FORWARD to move a small step forward. Press BACK to move a small step back. Press PLAY to resume watching at normal speed. ® button. The program jumps back 8 seconds--useful 4. Press the INSTANT REPLAY for when you miss a great sports play or a bit of dialog, or for when you fast forward too far. INSTANT REPLAY to jump back eight seconds. Press it again if you really missed the mark. 5. Press INSTANT REPLAY again, then immediately press SLOW slow ...