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TiVo Suggestions (Thumbs Up and Thumbs Down)

TiVo Suggestions is a personalized list of shows selected to match your preferences. How is this magic possible? Any time you watch programs, live or pre-recorded, or browse programs with the Program Guide, you can rate them. If you like a program, press the green THUMBS UP™ ™ button on your remote control. If you dislike it, press the red THUMBS DOWN™ ™. You can give a program up to three Thumbs, up or down.

Over time, the more shows you rate with your Thumb buttons, the better TiVo Suggestions will be at finding programs you like. The suggestions are listed under TiVo Suggestions in order of how closely they match your preferences.

Try it! Press GUIDE to bring up the DIRECTV Advanced Program Guide™. Highlight a few programs and rate them by pressing the THUMBS UP™ ™ or THUMBS DOWN™ ™ button. Then go to “DIRECTV Central,” then “Pick Programs to Record,” then “TiVo Suggestions.” Suggested programs based on your Thumb ratings appear in TiVo Suggestions. (If you don’t see programs yet, come back later—it may take a few hours the first time.) You can press SELECT on a suggestion, then set up a recording.

As an added bonus, when the DIRECTV DVR has empty space, it may automatically record some of TiVo Suggestions. You will find them at the bottom of the Now Playing List, below programs you requested. TiVo Suggestions never replace shows you explicitly request and they do not prevent those shows from being recorded. Recorded suggestions are always the first programs deleted to make room for recordings you request.

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Contents

Users Guide Glossary of Icons Welcome to Directv Product Registration Welcome to the Directv family Table of Contents Finding and Recording Programs Warranty and Specifications Troubleshooting Vii Using this Guide Viii Getting Started Connecting A p t e r Overview F o r e Y o u B e g i n Connecting to a Phone LineConnecting a Dual LNB or a Multi-Satellite Dish Antenna Before You Begin Caring for your Directv DVR Useful Terms Satellite Dish Antennas-Types and TermsE f u l T e r m s Cables and Connections Video, Audio, and Electronics Equipment and Terms N n e c t i n g These are the basics See page 10 to choose Cables and AccessoriesContains one of each Some setups Following B l e s a n d a c c e s s o r i e s Audio and Video Cables Setup Examples T u p E x a m p l e s Setup Examples Directv DVR To switch between watching Directv programming Example 2 DVR with VCR Example 2 DVR with VCR Example 3 DVR Only Example 3 DVR Only Example 4 DVR, VCR, Antenna or Cable, and Multiple Input TV Multiple input means the TV has Directv DVR T u p E x a m p l e s N n e c t i n g Overview Satellite Dish Guided Setup Activate Phone Setup Guided Setup I d e d S e t u p Using the Remote Control Satellite Dish Guided Setup T e l l i t eS h G u i d e d S e t u p Transponder is a piece of radio equipment on a satellite. T e l l i t e D i s h G u i d e d S e t u p I d e d S e t u p What does DIRECTV DVR with TiVo service provide? ActivateT i v a t e Phone Setup O n e S e t u p I d e d S e t u p Basics in 5 Short Tours Tour 1 Play with Live TV U r 1 P l a y w i t h L i v e T Status BarChannel Banner Making a List of Favorite Channels Tour 2 Directv Advanced Program GuideChanging Channels Scheduling a Recording U r 2 D I R E C T V a d v a n c e d P r o g r a m G u i d e Using Your Channel List Search by Title Tour 3 Find and Record Your Favorite Programs Pay Per View Showcases Tour 4 Search for New Programs TiVo Suggestions Thumbs Up and Thumbs Down U r 4 S e a r c h f o r N e w P r o g r a m s Tour 5 Now Playing List O l T h i n g s Y o u C a n D o Cool Things You Can Do E B a s i c s i n 5 S h o r t T o u r s Watching Live TV T c h i n g L i v e T Let’s Go T ’ s G o Recording a Live Program Directv Advanced Program Guide R E C T V a d v a n c e d P r o g r a m G u i d e Grid Guide Customizing the Guide A n n e l B a n n e r Channel Banner Instant Replay button has many uses but one of the most Play with Live TV A t u s B a r Status Bar Music Channels A n d b y Standby T c h i n g L i v e T Finding Recording Programs Stop Recording Delete Now Recording Programs The BasicsNow Playing List Play or Resume playing Getting a Season Pass C o r d i n g P r o g r a m s T h e B a s i c s To change the priority order Setting Recording Options To set Recording Options N d i n g a n d R e c o r d i n g P r o g r a m s Program Information Screen N d i n g a n d R e c o r d i n g P r o g r a m s Per view event does not Reviewing the To Do List View Recording History Saving Programs to a VCRPreparing for Save to VCR Using Save to VCR Stopping Save to VCRTo resume saving the program Help me find new programs Finding Programs to Record L r e a d y K n o w W h a t I W a n t t o R e c o r d Already Know What I Want to Record Browse by Time Record by Time/Channel Browse by Channel Manually Record by Time or Channel Know What I Like Try a WishListN o w W h a t I L i k e Can a WishList Do More Than Search? Creating a WishList N d i n g a n d R e c o r d i n g P r o g r a m s Tips for entering keywords If you create an auto-recording WishList with the category Browsing, Recording, and Editing WishList Searches Help Me Find New Programs L p M e F i n d N e w P r o g r a m sTiVo Suggestions Directv Central Showcases Directv Central Showcases N d i n g a n d R e c o r d i n g P r o g r a m s Messages and Setup Messages from Directv R c h a s e s Purchases Pay Per View R c h a s e s S s a g e s a n d S e t u p P r e f e r e n c e s To set up a custom channel listMy Preferences Customize Channels Parental Controls To turn on Parental Controls and define a password To temporarily turn off Parental ControlsAuto Re-lock Option Rating Settings for TV and Movies To turn off Auto Re-lockTo set Rating Limits for TV and Movies To set Rating Limits for Specific TV Content Motion Picture Association of America ratings for movies Channel Lock for Live TV To change the Password Audio OptionsTo turn off Parental Controls TiVo Suggestions TV Aspect Ratio Recorder & Phone Setup Satellite Dish SetupC o r d e r & P h o n e S e t u p 100 Phone Connection Phone Dialing Options 103 Remote Control Setup Phone Troubleshooting Replace Access Card Time Zone/Daylight SavingsSystem Test System Information Satellite Troubleshooting TroubleshootingTroubleshooting Parental Controls Troubleshooting Restart or Reset System Programming Remote Control Introduction Using the Remote with a TV and A/V Stereo System Go to the Remote Control Setup screen Prepare the remote controlSelect the brand of your device 112 Performing a Code Search 113 Resetting the Programmable Buttons T t i n g a R e m o t e a d d r e s s Setting a Remote Address 116 139 Troubleshooting Websites 118 For questions about your Directv programming or DVR serviceContacting Customer Care For questions about your RCA DVR Questions About Installation E s t i o n s a b o u t InstallationDo not see the Welcome screen How far back can I rewind live TV? Questions About Live TV Including Satellite SignalHow do I see what’s on TV on every channel? How long can I pause live TV? 121 How do I know if I’m watching live or delayed TV?When does the DVR get program data? Can I watch TV while a program is recording? 122 How do I get back to the last channel I was watching?Can’t tune to one of my channels Can’t use the Favorite Channels channel list 123 Audio and video are out of sync My DVR was working, but now the picture does not move124 Can I record multiple programs simultaneously? Questions About Pick Programs to Record 126 How do I cancel a recording? 127 Can I save a program from the Now Playing List to my VCR? 128 129 Programs, the DVR says there isn’t room 130 Questions About Parental Controls E s t i o n s a b o u t P a r e n t a l C o n t r o l sMy Parental Controls are not working How long does the daily call to the DVR service take? My DVR is not making the daily call to the DVR serviceQuestions About the DVR’s Phone Calls 133 E s t i o n s a b o u t t h e D V R ’ s P h o n e C a l l s 134 Does the DVR service phone call each day cost me any money? Programs are playing in the wrong language Questions About AudioE s t i o n s a b o u t a u d i o Can’t select an alternate audio track Can’t order a pay per view program How do I cancel a pay per view purchase?Questions About Pay Per View How do I record a pay per view event? E s t i o n s a b o u t P a y P e r V i e w Can’t find the station of a pay per view program I ordered137 Questions About the Remote Control My remote control doesn’t work with my televisionMy remote control doesn’t work with my DVR Will my DVR still work without the DVR service? Questions About the Directv DVR with TiVo Service 140 TiVo Suggestions isn’t making accurate suggestions for me Warranty Specifications For HOW Long After Your Purchase Limited Warranty 143 Limited Warranty FCC Information 145 C I n f o r m a t i o n Specifications 147 Specification s Safety Instructions 149 F e t y I n s t r u c t i o n s 150 Example of Proper Antenna Grounding Back Panel Reference Back Panel Reference P e n d i x a152 153 C k P a n e l R e f e r e n c e 154 GNU General Public License 156 GNU General Public LicenseP e n d i x B Preamble 157 U G e n e r a l P u b l i c L i c e n s e 158 159 No Warranty 160 How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs Index 162 D e 163 Phone Troubleshooting 132 Program Guide 164