TiVo SDOC-00091-002 manual Using This Guide, Getting Started, Basic Terms

Using This Guide

Thank you for choosing the TiVo® Series3TM HD Digital Media 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.

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. Some DVRs are sold with a TiVo service plan. 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.

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.

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® Series3TM DVR is a “dual tuner” device, meaning that it has two tuners inside.

CableCARDTM Decoder. Your cable company can provide CableCARD decoders to receive and decode encrypted digital cable programming without the need for a cable box. Plug two CableCARD decoders into the back of the TiVo Series3 HD DVR for dual tuner digital cable.

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	.
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