Pick Programs to Record
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Creating a WishList Search
From Pick Programs to Record, select WishList Search, then Create New WishList. Next, select
the type of WishList search you want to create:
•Category Only. Use the UP/DOWN arrows to highlight a category, then press SELECT or
RIGHT arrow to see a subcategories list. Either highlight a subcategory, then press SELECT
or RIGHT arrow, or select Don’t Specify a Subcategory.
•Actor or Director. Spell the last name by moving around the grid and pressing SELECT to
enter a letter. As you select letters, a list of names appears to the right of the grid.
When you see the person’s name, press RIGHT arrow until you move to a name in the list.
Use the UP/DOWN arrows to highlight the name you want and press SELECT.
•Keyword or Title. For a Keyword WishList search, the TiVo service checks for your
keywords in the program or episode title, description, actor, director, year, and category
information. A Title WishList search looks only at program and episode titles.
Spell your keyword(s) using the arrow buttons to move around the grid; then press SELECT
to enter the highlighted letter. You can enter as many characters as will fit on the screen.
When you’re finished, highlight Done Creating Keywords, then press SELECT.

Using the Asterisk (*) in WishList searches

To search for similar words in a Keyword or Title WishList, use the asterisk (*) as a wild card
symbol that replaces the endings of words. For example, the keyword AIRP* would find shows
containing “airport,” “airplane,” “airplanes,” as well as the movie “Airplane!” To enter an
asterisk, press the SLOW button on the remote.
You can use the asterisk only at the end of a keyword; not to omit letters at the beginning or in
the middle of a word. (For example, keywords like AIR*NE or *PLANE will not work.)
Not all actor or director names may be
listed. To search for a name that is not
on the list, enter the name in the format:
LAST NAME, FIRST NAME. You must match
the spelling of the name exactly, and you
must use a comma (available in the grid
under the letter W).
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When using the asterisk (*), be as
specific as possible. For example, do
not use keywords like TH*. There will not
be enough room to show all the results of a
keyword that is too general.
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