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G u i d e d S e t u p

 

 

 

Your TiVo service number is a

®15-digit number found on the label on the back of your Recorder.

The Recorder was designed to be

®used exclusively with the TiVo service. The TiVo service is required for proper operation of the Recorder. Without the TiVo service, your Recorder will have limited functionality. No functionality is represented, warranted, or should be expected without a subscription to the TiVo service.

Activating the TiVo® Service

To activate the TiVo service, visit the TiVo website at www.tivo.com/activate or call us. (See Chapter 8 for Customer Support contact information.) When you activate, you will provide your Recorder’s TiVo service number and choose a billing option.

The TiVo service consists of the program information shown in the guide, features that use the guide information such as Season PassTM recordings, WishListTM searches, and TiVo Suggestions, as well as Showcases, Online Scheduling, and Service Updates.

Home Media Features. After you activate the TiVo service and complete Guided Setup, connect your Recorder to a home network! Doing so gives you new ways to use your Recorder as a digital home entertainment center. Connect to a home network and enjoy:

Digital Music Player — Use the home entertainment center in your living room to listen to the digital MP3 music collection stored on your computer.

Digital Photo Viewer — Use your television to view slideshows of digital photos stored on your computer.

Multi-Room Viewing — Record programs in the living room and watch them in the bedroom. Or vice versa.

For more information about connecting your Recorder to a home network to use these bonus features, see “Connecting to a Home Network for Home Media Features” on page 111. For details about using these features, download the Home Media Features Guide at www.tivo.com/guides.

Activate now! Don’t miss a single day of using the TiVo service.

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