TiVo c00212 User Guide

Thank you for choosing a high-definition TiVo

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 Digital Video 

Recorder (DVR). This Viewer’s Guide helps you learn about the 

smart-recording features of the TiVo

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 service and home networking 

capabilities of your TiVo HD or TiVo HD XL.

Getting Started:

1. Activate the TiVo service. The TiVo service is what makes your 

DVR smart. It includes everything from your program listings to 

Season Pass

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 recordings and WishList

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 searches. If you haven’t 

yet activated your TiVo service, visit 

www.tivo.com/activate

 or 

call 1-877-367-8486.

TiVo service is required and sold separately. No functionality is 

represented or should be expected without a paid subscription to 

the TiVo service.

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

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. Your TiVo

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 DVR is a “dual tuner” 

device, meaning that it has two tuners inside.

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 Decoder. CableCARD decoders allow your TiVo  

DVR to receive digital cable channels without a cable box. If 

you subscribe to digital cable, you must order at least one 

CableCARD decoder from your cable company. You need one 

Multi-Stream CableCARD or two Single-Stream CableCARD 

decoders to watch and record two shows at once.

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 

Notes and Tips. In the side columns of some pages in this guide 

you’ll find helpful Notes 

and Tips

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