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Quick Guide

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Quick tour - Watching live TV

When you’re watching a show as it’s broadcast, you’re watching live TV.

 

Press the LIVE TV 

button to go to live TV from any TiVo screen. Remember, your TiVo Mini must be connected 
to a host TiVo DVR, and the host must be set up to allow live TV on your Mini. For instructions 
on setting up your host DVR, see the 

Viewer’s Guide 

online at 

suddenlink.com/tivo

.

Moving around in time

1.

First, press the PAUSE

button. You can pause live TV for up to 30 minutes.

When you pause live TV, you see a status 
bar showing a one-hour period. The green 

segment shows the portion of the hour that has been saved by your host TiVo DVR. The 
white line marks your current point in time. When the white line is back in the green 
segment, you’re “behind” live TV.

2.

Press PLAY

to continue watching the show. Next, press REWIND

 and the show 

rewinds. Press REWIND a second time to rewind faster, and a third time to go at triple 
speed. Press PLAY at any time to return to normal speed.

3.

Press PAUSE

again, and, with the show paused, press FAST FORWARD 

to move a 

small step forward. Press REWIND to move a small step back. Press PLAY to resume 
watching at normal speed.

4.

Press the REPLAY

®

 button. The show jumps back 8 seconds — useful for when you 

miss a great sports play or a bit of dialog, or for when you fast forward too far.

5.

Press REPLAY again, then immediately press SLOW

 to see your own slow-motion 

replay.

Before you begin, take a few 
moments to make sure the TiVo 
Mini’s video settings are optimized 

for your TV. From the TiVo Central screen, 
select ‘Settings & Messages’, then 
‘Settings’, then ‘Video.’ For more 
information, see 

 the 

Viewer’s Guide 

online at 

suddenlink.com/tivo

.

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Summary of Contents for TiVo Mini

Page 1: ...Quick Guide TiVo Mini from ...

Page 2: ...s Red This show is currently being recorded Blue This show is currently downloading or transferring Plain folder contains more than one episode of the same series Folder with red or blue dot contains a show that is currently recording red or downloading transferring blue Folder with white star contains one or more shows recorded by a WishList search Folder with Thumbs Up contains all shows recorde...

Page 3: ...Welcome LeoQuickGuide book Page i Monday January 14 2013 3 32 PM ...

Page 4: ...ftware Notices and licenses are provided in the product s System Information screen and are incorporated herein by reference For open source software included in this product in executable form if required by the applicable open source license you may obtain a copy of the corresponding source code at any time during the period required by sending a money order or check for US 10 to TiVo Inc 2160 G...

Page 5: ...tour The TiVo Central screen 1 Quick tour My Shows 2 Quick tour Watching live TV 5 Quick tour Finding recording shows 7 Quick tour Watching Video on Demand 9 Getting more info 12 Index 13 LeoQuickGuide book Page iii Monday January 14 2013 3 32 PM ...

Page 6: ... can stream recorded shows or live TV from a TiVo Premiere series DVR in your network or from Suddenlink Video on Demand Host When you stream shows or live TV to the TiVo Mini from a TiVo Premiere series DVR the TiVo DVR is the host Any TiVo Premiere series DVR on your home network can serve as a host If you have more than one DVR in your home your installer will select one to use as a default hos...

Page 7: ...top of the TiVo Central screen and many other TiVo menu screens What you ll see in the Discovery Bar depends on you Often the Discovery Bar displays ideas for show you might like based on what shows you record and mark as your favorites For example if you record the show American Idol the Discovery Bar might display thumbnails for other shows like So You Think You Can Dance It all depends on what ...

Page 8: ... host DVR see the Viewer s Guide online at suddenlink com tivo Watching streaming shows Highlight any title in the My Shows list even a show that s still recording and press PLAY The show will begin streaming from your host TiVo DVR to your TiVo Mini If the show is paused or partially viewed you can choose to start playing the show from where it was paused or from the beginning That means that you...

Page 9: ...group name and press CLEAR Note that deleting a show on your TiVo Mini will delete it from the host TiVo DVR Sorting shows You can view My Shows either alphabetically by title from A to Z or by date recorded Press the blue button on your TiVo remote to change how the list is sorted Press it again to switch back Grouping shows When Groups are on shows are organized into folders and a number in pare...

Page 10: ...isappears from any other group When your shows are grouped you can highlight the group name and press PLAY to play all of the shows in the group in sequence beginning with the oldest Program information You can highlight any show in My Shows and press SELECT to see the program details screen which offers these options Play or Resume playing if you re returning to a partially watched show Delete no...

Page 11: ...d live TV 2 Press PLAY to continue watching the show Next press REWIND and the show rewinds Press REWIND a second time to rewind faster and a third time to go at triple speed Press PLAY at any time to return to normal speed 3 Press PAUSE again and with the show paused press FAST FORWARD to move a small step forward Press REWIND to move a small step back Press PLAY to resume watching at normal spee...

Page 12: ...n the TiVo remote To go to a specific channel use the numbers on your remote control then press ENTER If you don t press ENTER the channel changes automatically after a few seconds To jump back to the previous channel on the same tuner press ENTER again Tired of channel surfing Press GUIDE to display the program guide Highlight any show and press SELECT If the show is currently on the channel chan...

Page 13: ...re looking for Press the arrow buttons to move around then press SELECT on each letter you want As you select letters a list of possible matches sorted by popularity appears on the right For example if you enter the letters HOW you might see matches for the TV show How I Met Your Mother the Suddenlink Video on Demand movie How To Lose A Guy In Ten Days and the director Ron Howard Results are sorte...

Page 14: ...to browse for shows using any of the following Collections Browse shows that are grouped by related subject matter like holiday movies or trendy topics Movies Browse movies that are available either on channels you receive or from Suddenlink Video on Demand TV Browse upcoming TV shows that are available either on channels you receive or from Suddenlink Video on Demand Sports Browse upcoming sporti...

Page 15: ... Movies Videos then Suddenlink Video on Demand Choosing a video To select an on demand video 1 On the main Suddenlink Video on Demand page you ll see a list of categories like New Drama or Comedy to choose from Highlight the category you wish to browse and press SELECT 2 If you are offered sub categories choose a sub category and press SELECT 3 A list of available videos is displayed You ll see th...

Page 16: ...opping the video Once you ve started watching your video you can stop it at any time by pressing the LEFT arrow on your remote control Partially watched videos are stored in the My Rentals folder See Watching a saved video on page 11 for information on watching a video saved in the My Rentals folder Pausing Press PAUSE on the your remote To resume playing press PLAY on your remote Rewinding Press ...

Page 17: ... any time To restart a video in progress or to re watch a video you have already viewed 1 Press the ON DEMAND button on your remote control 2 Select the My Rentals folder 3 Select the video you want to watch 4 Select Resume playing to start playing from where you left off or to play the video from the beginning press the RIGHT arrow to select from beginning LeoQuickGuide book Page 11 Monday Januar...

Page 18: ...ettings and troubleshooting 2 Use the help screens on your TiVo Mini For general troubleshooting go to the TiVo Central screen and select Settings Messages then Help 3 Get how to information online You ll always find the latest information about what you can do with your TiVo Mini online at suddenlink com tivo 4 Use online support Visit Suddenlink Customer Support online at suddenlink com tivo 5 C...

Page 19: ... Recordings 4 in My Shows 3 H HD Recordings group 4 L live TV watching 5 M More options 4 movies browsing 8 My Shows about 2 groups 3 sorting 3 P program information screen 4 program information screen more options 4 program options 4 R recently deleted folder 4 remote control B button 3 C button 4 Replay button 3 5 S sports browsing 8 Suddenlink customer support contacting 12 T technical support ...

Page 20: ...e displayed time incrementally Press ADVANCE to jump 24 hours ahead Press INSTANT REPLAY to go back 24 hours Press ADVANCE to move forward 30 seconds in a show or press and hold to jump to the end Press and hold REPLAY to jump to the beginning of a show Inserting the Batteries 1 Open the battery door Push the battery door where it comes to a point near the center of the back of the remote to open ...

Page 21: ... screen menus use the remote control s arrow buttons to move to the option you want then press SELECT The LEFT arrow button often takes you to the previous screen On Screen Menus and the Remote Control Two Types of On Screen Arrows The arrows that appear beside or near the highlight bar show the directions it can move For example on this screen you could press the RIGHT arrow to view details about...

Page 22: ...a show in slow motion Use Select to choose menu options or shows Press Record to record the show you re watching or to set up a recording for a show selected in the guide Replay repeats the last 8 seconds of the show Press and hold to jump to the beginning of a show Use the Arrow buttons to navigate the TiVo menus and the program guide Advance moves forward in 30 second increments press and hold t...

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