TiVo Staple Gun Tivo Digital Video Recorders User Manual

 Pick Programs to Record

The TiVo service makes it easy to find programs you know you like, and to find new programs 
you might not even know about. You can search for programs by title, by channel, by time, or 
search for keywords, actors or directors. 

Recording the Program You’re Watching

You can always record the program you’re watching—just press the RECORD 

 button. On 

the screen that appears, select Record This Showing (Best Quality). Or select Season Pass & 
Other Options for more choices, or to change the recording quality.

Up to 30 minutes of the current channel’s broadcast is always being saved, even when you’re 
not recording. When you change channels, the DVR clears the saved portion and starts saving 
again on the new channel. So, if the saved portion is important to you, either record the program 
or don’t change the channel.

To record the saved portion in addition to the rest of the program, you must choose Record This 
Showing (Best Quality). If you change the Recording Quality (by selecting Season Pass & 
Other Options), the saved portion of the program won’t be recorded.

You can stop any recording in either of two ways: select the title in Now Playing, then select 
Stop Recording; or, press the RECORD button in live TV, then choose Stop the Current 
Recording.

Some programs may not be 

recorded or may have other 

recording restrictions due to copy 

protection rights over the content. See