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DVR Quick Guide

Using this guide

Thank you for choosing a high-definition TiVo

DVR from

Mediacom. The Quick Tours that follow will introduce you to the

TiVo service, available in both HD and standard definition, and

have you up and running in no time. For much more visit

mediacomtoday.com/tivo

Basic terms

When we talk about the TiVo service, here are some terms you

should know:

Live TV. If you’re watching a show as it’s being broadcast,

you’re watching live TV. You can pause live TV for up to 30

minutes. When you resume watching, you’re “behind” live TV.

(You can always get to live TV by pressing the Live TV button

on your remote).

Multi-tuner. A tuner is a device found inside DVRs, TVs, cable

boxes — anything designed to receive TV signals, including the

TiVo DVR. A tuner picks one channel to display; it “tunes” to

that channel. Your TiVo DVR is a “multi-tuner” device,

meaning that it has up to four tuners inside and, depending on

how many tuners it has, can record up to four shows at once.

Pressing the Live TV button while in live TV will switch

between your tuners. See “Watching multiple shows at once” on

page 27 for more information about switching tuners.

Streaming. With the TiVo DVR, you can stream shows to or

from another TiVo DVR in your network or from a number of

broadband sources.

Host/Client. When your TiVo DVR streams shows to another

TiVo box, your DVR is a “host.” When your TiVo DVR streams

shows to another TiVo box, the TiVo box receiving the shows is

the “client.” And your DVR can be a client, too! When you

stream shows from another TiVo DVR to your DVR, your DVR

is a client.

TiVo with HD menus and TiVo with SD menus. If you have an HD

TV and your TiVo DVR uses (wired or wireless) to connect to

the TiVo service, you’ll be able to use TiVo with HD menus!

HD menus are optimized for HD televisions, and offer some

additional features not found in TiVo with SD menus. If you

have a standard definition TV, you’ll still enjoy the core TiVo

experience with classic TiVo menus! You can switch between

HD and SD menus at any time. For instructions, see “Your

starting point - the TiVo Central screen” on page 1.

TiVo service. If the TiVo DVR is the body, the TiVo service is

the brains! The TiVo DVR uses the program information

provided by the TiVo service to power the program guide, allow

you to search for shows, and more.

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