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Chapter 2
The Basics in 5 Short Tours
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 TiVo Live Guide
Your Recorder's program guide, called the TiVo Live 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 TiVo Live 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 FWD ( )
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 have
highlighted.
The left side shows
a list of all programs
during this time
period.
day and time
selected channel
Be sure your Recorder 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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