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Customize Your TiVo

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 Remote

(Green) This program will be saved until you delete it.

(Yellow) In less than one day, this program may be deleted to make room 
for other recordings you have requested, but only if space is needed.

(Yellow with exclamation mark) At any time, this program may be deleted 
to make room for other programs you have requested.

(Red with black border) This program is currently being recorded.

(Blue) This program is currently being recorded over the network.

This program is a TiVo

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 Suggestion. TiVo Suggestions are recorded only if 

space is available, and are the first to be deleted when space is needed.

Now Playing

Plain folder – contains more than one episode of the same series.

Folder with red dot – contains a program that is currently recording or 
transferring.

Folder with blue star – contains one or more programs recorded by a 
WishList

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 search.

Folder with Thumbs Up – contains all programs recorded as TiVo 
Suggestions.

DVR – for a DVR connected to your network.

Select

Pause

Live TV

Info

Guide

Thumbs Up

Forward

Advance

DVR Switch

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TiVo Button

TV Power

Arrow Buttons

TV Input

Aspect

Thumbs Down

Mute

Volume

Play

Back (rewind)

Slow

Instant Replay

Number Buttons

Clear

Remote Active Light

Chan (Page) Up/Down

Record

Enter/Last channel

TiVo HD XL Remote Control

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TiVo HD Remote Control

TiVo Button

TV Power

Arrow Buttons

TV Input

Aspect

Select

Thumbs Down

Mute

Volume

Play

Pause

Back (rewind)

Slow

Instant Replay

Number Buttons

Clear

Remote Active Light

Live TV

Guide

Thumbs Up

Chan (Page) Up/Down

Record

Forward

Advance

DVR Switch

Enter/Last channel

To Do List and View Upcoming Episodes

(These icons appear beside programs scheduled to be recorded.)

Live TV

TiVo Central

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 and Showcases

Indicates a selection that has some special video content.

Select to watch a special preview or visit a Showcase.

Indicates news or a special promotional offer from TiVo.

These appear when you press THUMBS UP or THUMBS 
DOWN. You can rate a program with up to three 
THUMBS UP or three THUMBS DOWN.

Ipreview

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 icons appear when an option—such as 

automatically scheduling an upcoming program or 
watching an additional program segment—is available. 
Press SELECT or THUMBS UP to choose the option.

Glossary of Icons

Program will be recorded as an individual recording (not part of a 
Season Pass

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 recording or WishList™ search). In other places, 

indicates that an item has been selected.

Program will be recorded as part of a Season Pass recording.

Program will be recorded as part of a WishList search.

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Some buttons on your TiVo remote 
are programmable:

TV POWER

TV INPUT

VOLUME & MUTE

 (can control sound 

on your TV or A/V receiver)

DVR SWITCH

 (useful if you have more 

than one TiVo DVR)

The TiVo HD XL DVR remote control also 
has the ability to “learn” functions from 
other remotes. See page 57 for more.

To program your TiVo remote, press the 
TiVo button to go to the TiVo Central

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screen and select Messages & Settings, 
then Settings, then Remote, CableCARD, & 
Devices, then Remote Control. Follow the 
easy on-screen instructions.

Due to the wide variety of brands and 
models available, some TVs and A/V 
receivers are not compatible with the TiVo 
remote. See Chapter 4 of this guide for 
more on programming the TiVo remote 
control.

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