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®at programs available on channels selected in the Channels You Receive list. To set up a customized channel list, see page 51.
Finding Programs That Match Your Interests
If you know what you like, WishList searches are great! They allow you to find and automatically record shows that match your interests, tastes, passions, and whims. You can search for future programs with your favorite actor or director by creating an Actor or Director WishList. You can also create a Category Only WishList to find programs tailored to particular categories. The Keyword WishList and the Title WishList allow you to search for specific words or phrases in program descriptions and titles.
Try a WishList!
You can use WishList searches to find upcoming programs that may interest you and then automatically record them, if you want. It keeps on searching automatically for as long as you keep the WishList.
For example, you could create a Category Only WishList for the category “Movies” and subcategory “Comedy.” You could then use it occasionally to look at a list of all comedy movies airing in the next two weeks. The list would be constantly updated by your Recorder’s connections to the TiVo service for more program information.
You could search for something more specific by creating an Actor WishList for Sean Connery, and then include the category “Movies,” and subcategory “Action.” This WishList would only find action movies starring Sean Connery.
With a Keyword WishList, you can look for something very specific. For example, the Keyword WishList GIANTS with category “Football” would find Giants football (but not baseball) games for you.
Here’s another example. You could make a Keyword WishList to find the 1986 remake of the science fiction classic The Fly, starring Geena Davis. Not only does this WishList find
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