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1 4 5 6 3 2 ',*,7$/0(',$6(59(5 6'+ ,QVWDOODWLRQ*XLGH 7097199 1 2003 To shiba Corp oration DIGITAL VIDEO SD-H400 Covers.fm Page i Monday, June 9, 2003 3:08 PM[...]
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i Table of Contents Safety Precaut ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii Safety Instruct ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]
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ii Chapter 4: Setting Up the Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Instruction s: TV Power, Vo[...]
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iii Safety Prec autions Safety Precautions The light ning flash wit h arrowhead symbol, withi n an equilate ral triangle, is intended to alert the u ser to the p resence of uninsulate d “dangerous voltage” with in the pro duct’ s enclosure t hat may be of suf ficient magnitude to constitu te a risk of el ectric sho ck to persons. The exclamat[...]
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iv Important S afety Instruc tions Important Safety Instructions This product was desig ned and manufactured to mee t strict quality and safety stan dards. There are, however, some installation a nd ope ration precaution s of which you sho uld be particu larly aware. P lease read these instructions before operat ing the equipmen t and save t hem fo[...]
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v Important Sa fety Instructions 12. Lig htning —For a dded p rotecti on for t his produc t during storm, o r when it is left una ttended and un used for long peri ods of tim e, unp lug it from the wall outlet a nd disconect the ante nna or cabl e systems. This wil l prevent da mage to th e product d ue to ligh tning and p ower-line surges. 13. A[...]
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vi Power S ource Power Source TO USE AC POWER SOURCE Use the AC polarized line cord provided for operation on AC. In sert the AC cord plug into a standard 120V 60Hz pola rized AC outle t. NOTES: • Never connect the AC line co rd plug to other than the spec ified voltage (120V 60 Hz). Use the attached power cord only. • If the polariz ed AC cord[...]
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vii FCC Inform ation This equipment compli es with Part 68 of the FC C Rules and the re qu irements adopted by ACTA. On th e back of this equipment is a label t hat contains a product identifier in the format US:AAAEQ# #TXXXX. If requested, this in formation must be provided to your telephone comp any. A plug and jack use d to connect this e quipme[...]
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viii Precautions Precautions NOTES ON LOCATING • Place the S D-H400 on a lev el surface. Do no t use it on a shak y or unstable surface su ch as a wobbling table o r inclined stand. T he loaded disc may come off the proper positio n and cause damage to the SD-H40 0. • When you place this SD -H400 near a TV, radio, or VCR, the playback pi cture [...]
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ix Notes On Discs Notes On Discs ON HANDLING DISCS • Do not touch the playba ck side of the disc. • Do not at tach paper o r tape to discs . ON CLEANING DISCS • Fingerpr ints and dust o n the disc cause pict ure and sound deterioratio n. Wipe the disc f rom the c enter outward s with a soft cloth. Always keep the disc clean. • If you ca nno[...]
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x Notes O n Discs Each title, chapter or tra ck is assigned a nu mber, which is called "titl e number ", "c hapter numbe r" or " track n umbe r" resp ective ly. There may be di scs that do not have t hese numbers. NOTES ON COPYRIGHT It is forbidden by law t o copy, broadcas t, show, b roadcast on cabl e, play in public[...]
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xi Notes On Discs ON VIDEO CDS This SD-H400 supports VIDEO CDs equippe d with the PBC (Ve rsion 2.0) functio n. (PBC is th e abbreviation of Playba ck Control. ) You can enjoy two pl ayback var iations depe nding on ty pes of discs. • VIDEO CD not e quipped with PB C function (Versio n 1.1) Sound and movie can be played on this SD-H400 in the sam[...]
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xii Notes On Dis cs Introduction-New.fm Pa ge xii Monday, June 9 , 2003 4:48 PM[...]
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C HAPTER Identification of Controls Front Panel 2 Rear Panel 3 DVD Display 4 Remote con trol 5 1 1ControlsIdentification.fm Page 1 Monday, June 9, 2003 2:49 PM[...]
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Identification Chapter 1 2 Identification o f Controls Fro nt Panel ON/STANDBY indicator ON/STANDBY button DVD display SELECT/ENTER button Direction buttons/ Live TV button TiVo button DVD button OPEN/CLOSE button SKIP buttons STOP button PLAY button PAUSE button Disc tray REC indicator 1ControlsIdentification.fm Page 2 Monday, June 9, 2003 2:49 PM[...]
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Identification of C ontrols (continu ed) 3 1 Identification of Contro ls (continued) Rear Panel When connecting the optical digital cable, remove the cap and fit the connector into the jack firmly. When not using the jack, keep the cap inserted to protect it from dust intrusion. AC IN~ jack PHONE LINE jack USB jacks CHANNEL CHANGE (SERIAL) jack CHA[...]
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Identification Chapter 1 4 DVD Displa y DVD Display DVD VCD TITLE CHP TRK M A - B R Play mode indicator Title number indicator Chapter number indicator DVD/VIDEO CD/CD indicator Multifunctional indicator (indicates operating statusor messages, etc. Memory playback indicator Track number indicator Random playback indicato r Angle icon indicator Repe[...]
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Identification of C ontrols (continu ed) 5 1 Identification of Contro ls (continued) Remote contr ol TV Power button MENU button ANGLE button SUBTITLE button TOP MENU button DISPLAY button NAVI button MUTE button VOL button ZOOM/WINDOW button Live TV button ZOOM- button Direction buttons ( / / / ) CLEAR button STOP button SKIP REV button REV button[...]
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Identification Chapter 1 6 Loading batt eries 1. Open the cover. 2. Insert batteries (AAA size). Make sure to match the + and – on the batteries to the ma rks inside the battery compartment. 3. Close the cover. Notes on batteries • Improper use of ba tteries may cause batte ry leakag e and corr osion. To opera te the remo te contr ol corre ctly[...]
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Identification of C ontrols (continu ed) 7 1 Operating wi th the r emote co ntrol Point the remote control at the remote sen sor and press the buttons. Distance: About 7 m ( 23 feet) from the front o f the remote senso r Angle: About 30° in each direction of the front of the remote sensor Do not expose the remote sensor of the SD-H400 to a stron g[...]
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C HAPTER Getting Started Using This Guid e 10 Cables and Accessories 11 Connecting the Phone Line 12 Using Your S D-H400 with a C able or Satellite B ox 13 2 2GettingStarted-Ne w.fm Page 9 Monday, June 9, 2003 2:51 PM[...]
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Getting Started Chapter 2 10 Using This Guide Finding your se tup connections example This guide provides examples of connec ting the SD-H400 Digital Media Server (SD- H400) to an existing antenna, cable, or satellite system and other A/V equipment. Choose you r setup connection s from the o nes below: What’ s next ? After connecting your SD-H400[...]
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Cables a nd Accesso ries 11 2 Cables and Acce ssories IN OUT OUT SD-H400 DM Serv er 25’ Phone Cord Power Cord Composi te A/ V Cabl es 1. These are the basics: If you have a satellite box and can’t use the Serial Control cable above, or if you have a cabl e box, use this cable instead: 2. Choose a video cable: Serial (Data) C ontrol* Cable IR Co[...]
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Getting Started Chapter 2 12 Connecting th e Phone Line You don’t n eed to install a n ew phone jack or phone n umber—simply us e the phone li ne you already h ave. The foll owing infor mation applies to all setu ps described in this gui de: • Phone line. Almost every household phone line is a s tandard analog line, which is what the SD-H400 [...]
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Using Your SD -H400 with a Cable or Satellite Box 13 2 Using Your SD- H400 with a C able or Satellite B ox Your SD-H400 needs to be able to ch ange the channel in order to record pr ograms and display liv e TV. If you are u sing a cable or satellite b ox, the SD-H400 must send it signals to change the channel. (If y ou use antenna or cable without [...]
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Getting Started Chapter 2 14 IR (infrared) Control Finding the IR sensor: To co rrectly positio n the IR Control cable, you need to find your cable box or satellite box’s IR sensor (connection is fully described in the examp les in Chapter 3). T o l ocate the IR sensor , look for a tiny round bulb behind the dark, trans lucent plastic “window?[...]
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Using Your SD -H400 with a Cable or Satellite Box 15 2 The exact methods and mater ials you use to build the IR cover will depend on th e shape of your cable or satellite box’ s IR window and the materials yo u have available. However, the general procedure described below will g uide you. 1. Cover the area around the IR emitters and the cable or[...]
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C HAPTER Setup Connections Setup 1: Con necting to a TV an d Optional V CR 18 Setup 2: Connecting to a Cable o r Satellite Box 21 Setup 3: Connecting to A/V Recei ver, Game C onsole and VCR 23 Setup 4: Con necting to Optional Audio Equip ment 25 3 3CommonSetupExamples-N ew.fm Page 17 M onday, June 9, 2003 2: 52 PM[...]
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Setup Con nections Chapter 3 18 Setup 1: Connec ting to a TV an d Opti onal VCR (yellow) (white) (red) (yellow) (white) (red) (red) (blue) (green) (red) (blue) (green) Splitter (not supplied) T o Component Video Input T o S-Video Input T o Video Input T o Audio Input T o Antenna In T o Video Out To Analog Audio Out To Component Video Out T o S-Vide[...]
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19 Setup 1: Co nnecti ng to a TV an d Optio nal VCR 3 Connect to TV If your T V has Composi te Video and L /R Audio cable s (Yellow, W hite and Red jacks), use the Comp osite Vi deo and L/R Audio ca bles. If your TV only has a RF connector, u se the RF Coaxial cable. To conn ect the SD- H400 to y our TV, set t he 3/4 s witch on the back of SD- H400[...]
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Setup Con nections Chapter 3 20 Connect to VCR If you have a VCR , set the 3/4 switch o n the back of the VCR t o 3 (or 4, if set to 4 in step 2). Connect a RF coaxial cable from th e RF Out on the SD-H400 to the RF In connector on the VCR. Then connect a RF coax ial cable fr om the VCR (RF Out) to TV Antenna In. Connect to Phone Line and Power Aft[...]
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21 Setup 2: Co nnecting to a Cable or Satellite Box 3 Setup 2: Connectin g to a Cable or Satellite Box (yellow) (white) (red) (yello w) (white) (red) (red) (blue) (green) (red) (blue) (green) T o Component Video Input T o S-Video Input T o Video Input T o Audio Input T o Analog Audio In T o Video Output To Analog Audio Out To Component Video Out T [...]
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Setup Con nections Chapter 3 22 For basic connections and settings, see page 18, Connectin g to TV and Optional VCR. Connect the Serial Control cable (DIRECT V only). If your DIRECTV satellite receiver has a 9-pin Data connector as s hown at the right, p lug one end o f the Serial Control cable into the Data connector . Plug the other end into the [...]
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23 Setup 3: C onnecting to A/ V Receiver, G ame Console, and 3 Setup 3: Connec ting to A/V Receiver, Game Console, and VCR (yello w) (white) (red) (red) (white) (yellow) T o Analog Audio In T o Wall Outlet SD-H400 TV Cable or Satellite Bo x T o Wall Outlet T o Wall Outlet (yellow) (white) (red) (yello w) (white) (red) RF In T o Video In O U T P U T[...]
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Setup Con nections Chapter 3 24 Cable or Satellite Box to SD-H400 Make sure the cable from the wall is connected to your cable or satellite box. Connect a Co mposite Video and Left/Righ t Audio cable from the Audio/Video Out connectors on the cable o r satellite box to t he Audio/Video Input connectors on the SD-H400. (If you have cable, but don’[...]
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25 Setup 4 : Connecting to Optional Audio E quipment 3 Setup 4: C onnecting to O ptional Audio Eq uipment You can enjoy h igh quality dy namic sounds by co nnecting t he SD-H400 to o ptional audio equipment. • For connect ion to your TV , see Setup 1: Connecting t o a TV and Opti onal VCR. • For details of output sound, see the DVD Player Opera[...]
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Setup Con nections Chapter 3 26 Connecting to an amplifier equipped with a Dol by Digital decoder Dolby Digital Dolby Digital is the surroun d sound technology used in theaters showing th e latest movies, and is no w available to reproduce this r ealistic effect in the hom e. You can enjoy motion picture and live concert DVD video discs with this d[...]
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27 Setup 4 : Connecting to Optional Audio E quipment 3 Connecting to an amplifie r equipped with Dol by Surr ound Pro Logic Dolby Surround Pr o Logi c You can enjoy the dynami c realistic sound of Dol by Surrou nd Pro L ogic by connecting an amplifier and speaker system (right and left front s peakers, a center speaker, an d one or two rear speaker[...]
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Setup Con nections Chapter 3 28 Connecting to an amplifier equipped with a DTS de coder Digital Theat er System s (DT S) DTS is a high quality su rround techno logy used in theaters and now availabl e for home use, on DVD video discs or audio CDs. If you have a D TS decoder or p rocessor, you can obtain th e full benefit of 5.1 channel DTS encoded [...]
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C HAPTER Setting Up the Remote Control Introduction 30 Instructions : TV Power , Volume, and TV In put 31 Resetting the Programmable B uttons 33 Setup Co des for Televi sion 34 Setup Codes for Amplif iers 40 Setup Codes for Receiv ers 42 4 4ProgrammingRemote-New.fm Page 29 Monday, June 9, 2003 3:02 PM[...]
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Setting Up the Remote Control Chap ter 4 30 Introduction Before pro gramming the DM Se rver remote control, yo u must f irst: 1. Inser t batteries. See page 6 for inst ructions. 2. Complete Guided Setup. See the TiVo Viewer’s Guide for i nstruct ions. Using the Remote with a TV and A/V S tereo Syste m The DM Server remote will already work with y[...]
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31 Instructions: TV Power, Volume, and TV Input 4 Instructions : TV Power, Volume, and TV Input 1. Prepare the remote co ntrol. Point the remo te away from you r DM Server and cover the front end with you r hand. Refer to the table below and determine which two buttons to press to prepare the remote. Press and hold th e buttons simult aneously for [...]
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Setting Up the Remote Control Chap ter 4 32 Performing a Code Searc h If non e of the c odes lis ted all ows you to cont rol your device, a code search may d etect the correct code. Performing a code search can take up to 20 minutes. 1. Prepare the remote control. Point the remo te away from your DM Server and cover the front end wi th your han d. [...]
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33 Resetting the Programm able Buttons 4 Resetting the Programmable Buttons If you make a mis take, or are havin g diffic ulty, you can reset the programmable buttons. All the remote’ s buttons will return to the unprogrammed state of a new remote (Default Toshiba TV). 1. Prepare the remote control. Point the remo te away from your DM Server and [...]
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Setting Up the Remote Control Chap ter 4 34 Setup Codes for Television Brand Name s Codes Brand Na mes Codes Brand Name s Codes 3M 0737 Apex Dig ital 0748, 076 5, 0767 Carnival e 00 30 A-Mark 0003 Ar cher 00 03 Car ver 0054, 0170 AOC 0030, 0019 , 0003, 005 2, 0137, 0185 Audin ac 0391 Casio 0611 Abex 0032 Audioba hn 0764 Celebrit y 0000 Admiral 0093[...]
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35 Setup Co des for Tel evision 4 Brand Name s Codes Brand Na mes Codes Brand Name s Codes Curtis Mat hes 0047, 0054 , 0154, 045 1, 0093, 00 60, 0030, 014 5, 0056, 00 16, 0039, 016 6, 0415, 04 66, 0702, 074 7, 1147, 1347 Emerson 0154, 023 6, 0463, 01 80, 0282, 0178, 0019, 01 79, 0039, 0038, 0158, 01 77, 0181, 0182, 0183, 01 85, 0270, 028 0, 0623 Go[...]
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Setting Up the Remote Control Chap ter 4 36 Brand Name s Codes Brand Na mes Codes Brand Name s Codes Havermy 009 3 Jensen 0050 LXI 0047, 005 4, 0154, 0156, 0178, 0148, 0747 Hitachi 0145, 00 56, 0016, 0032, 0038, 00 95, 0097, 015 1, 0173, 02 27, 0279, 040 9, 0413, 05 76, 0577, 058 3, 0723, 07 70, 1145 KEC 0180 Loe we 0136, 0 633, 0693, 0694 IRT 0628[...]
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37 Setup Co des for Tel evision 4 Brand Name s Codes Brand Na mes Codes Brand Name s Codes Megatron 0178 , 0145, 0003 Netsat 0037 Panasonic 0250, 00 51, 00 55, 016 2, 0226, 0 338, 0375, 0637, 0650 Memore x 015 4, 0250, 0 463, 0150, 0178, 01 79, 0016, 010 6, 1037 Nikko 0030, 017 8, 0092, 03 17 P enney 0047, 0156, 0051, 0060, 0030, 0 178, 0021, 0019,[...]
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Setting Up the Remote Control Chap ter 4 38 Brand Name s Codes Brand Na mes Codes Brand Name s Codes Proxima 073 4, 0735, 0 737, 0742, 0743 SKY 0037 Scot t 0236, 0 180, 0178, 0019, 0179, 0 309 Pulsar 0017, 00 19 SS S 0180, 0019 Scot ch 0178 Quasar 0250, 0051 , 0165, 0055, 0219, 0650 Sampo 0030, 003 9, 0032, 00 52, 0100, 0110, 0762, 17 55 Sears 0047[...]
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39 Setup Co des for Tel evision 4 Brand Name s Codes Brand Na mes Codes Brand Name s Codes S i n u d y n e 0 3 4 7 T a s h i k o 0 5 8 8 U n i v e r s a l 0 0 2 7 S o n y 0 0 0 0 , 0 0 1 1 , 0 0 8 0 , 0 1 1 1 , 0273, 03 53, 0699, 110 0, 1400 T e c h n i c s 0 2 5 0 , 0 0 5 1 V e c t o r R e s e a r c h 0 0 3 0 S o u n d e s i g n 0 1 8 0 , 0 1 7 8 [...]
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Setting Up the Remote Control Chap ter 4 40 Setup Codes for Amplifiers Brand Name s Codes Brand Na mes Codes Brand Name s Codes 3M 3854 Denon 3160, 3272, 3522 , 4073, 4260 Magnav ox 3269 AMC 3813, 38 14 D igital Audi o Control 3085 Marantz 3892, 3321 , 3269 , 4369 Accuphase 3382 Elan 364 7 M cIntosh 3251 Acurus 3765 Forte 3606 Midiland 4 095 Adcom [...]
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41 Setup Cod es for Ampl ifiers 4 Brand Names Codes Realistic 3395 Rotel 3726 Sansui 3321, 36 23, 3652 Sharp 3226 Shure 3264 Sony 368 9, 3220, 3 465, 3815, 4126 Soundes ign 3078, 3211 Soundstr eam 3141 Tandberg 320 6 Technics 3308, 33 72, 3374, 352 1 Theta Digital 4049 Toshiba 335 3 Victor 3331 Wards 3078, 3013, 3211 Yamaha 335 4, 3133, 3 143, 3504[...]
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Setting Up the Remote Control Chap ter 4 42 Setup Codes for Receivers Brand Nam es Codes Br and Names Codes Brand Nam es Codes ADC 3531 AudioE ase 3210 Casio 31 95, 3201 ADS 33 75, 4157 AudioSou rce 3687 Celestion 4264 Adcom 3002, 3304, 3319, 3616 Audiot ronic 4189 Clarinett e 3195 Admi ral 3182 Audiovo x 4390 Comp aq 4 136 Aiwa 4089, 4 405, 3121, [...]
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43 Setup Code s for Receivers 4 Brand Nam es Codes Brand Names Codes Brand Names Code s Emerson 3020, 325 5, 3424 , 3495 Hanwa h 3741 Kenwood 4313, 4027, 4570, 4 569, 3027, 3 042, 3077, 3186, 3239, 3 313, 3314, 3337, 3569, 3 845, 4032, 4051, 4052, 4 162, 4217, 4261, 4262, 4 670, 4770, 4870, 4970 Enlighten ed Audio Designs 4045, 4 046, 4047, 404 8 H[...]
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Setting Up the Remote Control Chap ter 4 44 Brand Nam es Codes Brand Names Codes Brand Names Code s Marantz 4089, 4189, 3006, 3039, 3128, 3 189, 3200, 3352, 3412, 3 455, 4017, 4289, 4892 NTDE Gen iesom 3744 Panasoni c 4518, 3039, 3309 , 3367, 3389, 3 518, 3763, 4288, 4316, 4 350, 4363, 4763, 4764 McIntosh 3258, 3 619 Nak amichi 3075 , 3097, 3347, 3[...]
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45 Setup Code s for Receivers 4 Brand Nam es Codes Brand Names Codes Brand Names Code s Quasar 3039 Samsung 3069, 3070 , 3112, 4295 Sonte c 3068 RCA 40 23, 4254, 30 54, 3080, 3346, 3 360, 3530, 3531, 3649, 4 074, 4122, 4123, 4154, 4 300, 4378, 4390, 4609 Sansui 40 89, 3148, 318 9, 3193, 3323, 3 346, 3593 Sony 40 58, 4258, 4158, 3158, 3168, 3 415, 3[...]
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Setting Up the Remote Control Chap ter 4 46 Brand Names Codes Technics 4308, 4 309, 4518, 303 9, 3208, 3 309, 3518 Techwood 3281, 3344, 336 4, 3609, 3690 Thorens 41 89 Topline 376 7 Ultrx 3333, 34 27 Vector Research 3218, 3 352 Venturer 3849, 4390 Victor 3074 Wards 3014, 3054, 30 80, 31 58, 3189 Welto n 3344 Yamaha 30 81, 3082, 3142, 3176, 3186, 3 [...]
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C HAPTER Troubleshooting Customer Su pport 48 Trouble shooting 49 5 5Troubleshooting-New.fm Page 47 Monday, June 9, 2003 3:04 PM[...]
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Trou blesho oting Chapter 5 48 Customer Supp ort TiVo is dedi cated to prov iding you wi th quality s upport and cus tomer servi ce. When you have a question : 1. Use this chapter . 2. Use the troubleshooting in the Tivo Viewer’s Guide . It contains trouble shoot ing on the following topics: The SD-H400’ s Ph one Calls Channels Live TV Recordin[...]
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49 Trou blesho oting 5 Troubleshooting Why does the SD -H400 have to be connected to a phone line? • The SD-H400 needs to b e connected to the phone line to make an auto matic daily call to the TiVo service. This call downloads program informatio n, which tells the SD- H400 when pr ograms are s cheduled to ai r and on what chan nel. The call also[...]
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Trou blesho oting Chapter 5 50 • Another solution is to connect the phone line once or twice a week and make a daily call. See the next troublesho oting item for details. Do I need to keep the phone connected all the time? • Unless it is an inconvenience, we recommend that you leave the phone line co nnected all the time. It will not interfere [...]
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51 Trou blesho oting 5 the Input, S ource, or TV/Vid eo button on your TV’s rem ote to change th e input (i.e., the video signal your TV is display ing). • If you’re u sing Composi te Video and L/ R Audio cables or S-Video cabl es , make sure your TV is d isplaying the appropriat e video sourc e. You may need t o use the “I nput,” “Sour[...]
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Trou blesho oting Chapter 5 52 control card that came with the Ti Vo Viewer’s Guide for instructions on installing batt erie s. • You may not h ave the corr ect input sel ected on your TV. Us e the “Input,” “Sour ce,” “Select,” or “TV/Vid eo” button on your TV’s remo te to change the input. If you are passing t he signal t hro[...]
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53 Trou blesho oting 5 • You may not h ave the corr ect input sel ected on your TV. Us e the “Input,” “Sour ce,” “Select,” or “TV/Vid eo” button on your TV’s remo te to change the input. If you are passing t he signal t hrough yo ur VCR (as in Setup 4 in this g uide), you may need to select the correct input on the VCR as well. [...]
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Trou blesho oting Chapter 5 54 If you have a s atellite b ox and used the S erial Contro l cable: • Make sure the satellite box is turned on. • Verify that the Serial Control cable is plugg ed into the data connector on the satellite box and in to the Channel Change- Serial connector on the back of the SD-H400. • Unplug the satellite box from[...]
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56 Warranty and Spec ifications Chapter 6 Limited Warranty T o shiba America Consumer Product s, Inc. (“T ACP”), T oshiba Hawaii (“THI”) and T oshiba Canada Limited (“TCL”) make the following limited warranties. T hese limited warranti es extend to orig inal purchaser or any pers on receiving this set as a gi ft from the or iginal pu rc[...]
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57 Limi ted War ranty 6 OWNER ’ S MA NUAL Y ou should read the owne r’s manual thorough ly before op erating this product. Y ou should c omplete and mail the enc losed Demog raphic card within te n (10) days aft er you, or the pe rson who has gi ven you this product a s a gift, pu rchase d this produ ct. This is on e way to ena ble T ACP to pro[...]
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58 Warranty and Specification s Chapter 6 In the Contin ental United S tates contact: In Hawaii contact: T oshiba Hawaii Inc. 327 Kamakee Street Honolulu, HA 96814 (808)-521-5377 In Canada contact: Consu mer Electr onics Grou p 191 McNabb Street Markha m, Ontario L3R 8H2 (905)-470-5400 Consu mer Electr onics Grou p 22171 Fra serwood W ay Richmond, [...]
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59 Specificati ons 6 Specifications Power Supp ly 120V AC 60Hz Audio Dynamic Range Mo re than 108 dB Power Consum ption 39W Harmonic Distor tion Less than 0. 002 % Mass 4.8 kg (net) Wow and Flutter Below measura ble level (less than ± 0.001 % (W.PE AK) Audio output Audio Set Dimension W430 x H79 x D36 0 HDD 80GB ATA/IDE Hard Drive Channel Received[...]
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60 Warranty and Specification s Chapter 6 Audio Output 2V(rms), more than 200 Ω (Pin jack L,R 1xBack). Optical Connector ( 1xBack)/BITS TREAM/ PCM Optical 0.5Vp-p, 75 Ω (Pin Jack ,1xBack) ./ BITSTREAM/PCM Coaxia l. Operating Co ndition Temp: 5ºC ~ 35ºC, Operatio n status : Horiz ontal Other Connnection Telephon e Moduler Jack 1xBac k USB Expa[...]
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63 L Left/Right A udio Inpu t connectors 58 Left/Right A udio Outp ut connector s 57 LINUX source, obtaining 51 M Macrov ision 51 MUTE button , programmi ng 33 O operating temperature 52 P performing a cod e search 34 phone jack 6 what if it’s not close by 6 phone line analog 6 connecting 6 digit al PBX 6 interruption 51 making a daily call 42 no[...]
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Index 64 T TiVo Service functionality on cable that goes from splitt er to TV and 23 TiVo Service, when to activate 3 TV INPUT b utton, pro gramming 33 TV PWR button, programming 3 3 U USB 57 V VCR adding to cable with a box 14 adding to cable without a box 12 including in setup with A/V r eceiver 28 includ ing whe n TV on ly has RF i nput 20 VOLUM[...]
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TiV o Viewer’ s Guide 70971992 Viewer ’ s Guide How to use the TiV o ® ser vice with your T oshiba Digital Media Ser ver We are dedicated to providing you with quality support and customer service. If you have questions or difficulties, we would like to hear from you. T roubleshooting Check the T roubleshooting cha pter of this document and th[...]
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The TiV o button g oes to TiV o Central. Pre ss it again to go t o Now Play ing. Press FWD (fas t forward) and REV (rev erse) up to 3 times f or 3 speeds. Pres s them a fourth time (or press PLA Y at any time) to re sume normal p lay . QUICK rep lays the las t 8 second s of a progr am. Press CLEAR to delete a title in a li st (lik e Now Play ing) o[...]
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ii © 2003 by TiVo Inc. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. All rights reserved. Printed in the USA . TiVo, the TiVo logo, Ip review, TiVolution, the Jump logo, and TiV o Central are registered trademarks of TiVo Inc. Primetime Anytime; “TiVo, TV your way”; Season Pass; WishList; Overtime Scheduler; Hom e [...]
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iii Welcome to TiVo! Congratulations on your purchase of yo ur Toshiba SD-H400 Digital Media Server and welcome to the wonderful world of digital video recording with TiVo! The SD-H400 seamlessly integrates a DVD play er and a TiVo DVR. R ight out of the box, it comes with TiVo Basic TM service, so you can immediately enjoy the following benefit s:[...]
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iv Table of Contents Using This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi Chapter 1: Guided Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1[...]
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vi Using This Guide Getting Started 1. Connect you r SD-H400 using the Inst allation Guide . 2. Compl ete Guided Setup follow ing the steps provided in Chapter 1 of this guide. When you’ve finished these tw o steps, you’re ready to u se the TiVo Basic service. Take the tours in Chapter 2 of this guide to check out the basic features. Read Chapt[...]
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2 Chapter 1 Guided Setup TiVo Basic Welcome to the TiVo Basic service. The TiVo Basic service allows you to control live TV and record programs on a specific channel at a specific time, much like a VCR. It also includes an on-screen interactive program gui de that provides up to three d ays of information on your favorit e upcoming prog rams. In ad[...]
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3 Completing Guided Setup 1 Completing Guided Setup After connecting your DVR to your TV, you need to complete Gui ded Setup, which should take less than one hour. (For more information ab out connecting your DVR, see the Installation Guide .) • Guided Setup is ea sy . The Guided Setup screens step you through the process. If you get stuck, look [...]
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4 Chapter 1 Guided Setup Tips and T roub leshootin g E-M ail Addr ess. When you provide your e-mail addre ss, you will be notified about what’s new at TiVo, including new features and TiVo exclusives. Pl us we’ll give you tips and hints on how you can get even more from your TiVo service. (Your e-mail address is kep t strictly confidential and [...]
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5 Completing Guided Setup 1 TiVo uses either a phone line or a broadband connection to provide the TiVo service and is available as a local call in most areas. In some areas, however, local and long distance toll charges may apply. You are responsi ble for any telephone charges. Satel lite Pr ov ider . If you subscribe to additional local channels [...]
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6 Chapter 1 Guided Setup Channel s Y ou R ec eive. First, if you had to make a guess about your provider or lineup, verify that the channel numbers match the netw or ks on this list. (For example, if you had the lineup illustrated on the left, is channel 2 actually KTVU?) If you aren’t sure, refer to the channel guide or quick-reference card from[...]
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7 Completing Guided Setup 1 * Use the UP/DOW N arrows until the picture of the DVR matches the ca ble connection you used to c onnect your satellite or ca ble box. When the video status below the pictu re says “Video OK,” press SEL ECT to continue. If the video status says “No Video,” double-c heck that t he video cable is firmly connected [...]
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8 Chapter 1 Guided Setup IR C ode List. If you use an IR connection, the DVR must send a code to your cable or satellite box in order to change channels. You will need to test th ese codes to see which works best with your connection. Each code has a slow, medium, and fast version. First, test the slow codes by highlighting them and pressi ng the C[...]
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2 C HAPTER The Basics in 4 Short Tours Tour One: Play with Live TV 10 Tour Two: Find and Record Programs 12 Tour Three: Now Playing 14 Tour Four: Find New Programs 15 Cool Things You Can Do 16[...]
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10 Chapter 2 The Basics in 4 Short Tours Tour O ne: Play with Live TV In this tour, you’ll learn how to con trol live TV. So turn on your TV and grab your remote! (When you want to watch live TV, just press the LIVE TV button.) First, press the PAUSE button—the pro gram you’re watching pauses. Now you can stand up and stretch , or go to the k[...]
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11 Tour One: Play with Live TV 2 Statu s Bar Press PAUSE to make the status bar visibl e. It shows a one-hour period. The green segment is the portion of the hour that has been save d by your DVR. Look for the white line. It marks the part of the program you are currently watching. If the white line is anywhere back in the green segment, you are ?[...]
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12 Chapter 2 The Basics in 4 Short Tours Tour Two: Find and Record Programs Recording from Live TV . The quickest way to record a program, is to just press the RECORD ( ) button while you are watching live TV. After th e confirmation screen, the program begins recording, including however much of it has alread y been saved. The TiV o Live Guide You[...]
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13 Tour Two: Find and Record Programs 2 Reco rding a P rogra m. You can schedule a recording of any program you see in the guide by highlighting it and pressin g the RECORD ( ) button . If the program isn’t on yet, pressing the RECORD button lets you schedu le a recording in the fut ure. It’s th at easy. Crea ti ng a Ma n ual Re cord in g With [...]
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14 Chapter 2 The Basics in 4 Short Tours Tour Three: Now Playing The last tour showed you how to find and record programs. After a program has started recording, it appears in Now Pl aying—a list of all the p rograms stored on your DVR. To go to Now Playing, just press the TiVo button twice. Ev en if you haven’t recorded anything, your new D VR[...]
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15 Tour Four: Find New Programs 2 Tour Four: Find New Programs So far, you have seen ways to find, record , and copy programs you already know yo u like. With Showcases, the TiVo service helps you find the best programs you may not have heard of and often includes additional, exclusive content as well. Show cas es Showcases is an interactive c onte[...]
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16 Chapter 2 The Basics in 4 Short Tours Cool Things You Can Do Never be lat e f or your f avorit e pr ogr ams. Working late? Stuck in traffic? Don’t worry! If you’ve set up a recording, the program will be waiting for you in Now Playing. You can even start watching from the beginning while the pro gram is being recorded. See a good pr e view ,[...]
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3 C HAPTER Recording and Playing Programs TiVo Central 18 Status Bar 19 Channel Banner 20 Recording a Live Program 21 Now Playing 22 Pick Programs to Record 23 To Do List 26[...]
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18 Chapter 3 Playing and Recording Programs TiVo Central Almost everything you do wit h the TiVo servi ce will start in TiVo Central; you can set up recordings, watch programs, read messages from the TiVo service, and access special Showcases featuring entertaining and informative video. To get to TiVo Central, press the TiVo button on your remote [...]
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19 Status Bar 3 Status Bar The status bar appears when you are watc hing a p rogram and press PLAY, PAUSE, STOP, FWD, RE V, SLOW, o r QUICK. In live TV, the status bar shows one hour and the white tick marks are 15 minutes apart. In r ecorded programs, the bar shows the program’s length and the white tick marks are 15, 30, or 60 minutes apart, de[...]
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20 Chapter 3 Playing and Recording Programs Channel Banner The channel banner appears when you start watching a program in Now Playing, and when you press DISPLAY (or RIGHT arrow) while you are watching a program . The channel banner only stays on the screen for a few seconds. You can hide the channel banner before it disappears by pressing CLEAR o[...]
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21 Recording a Live Program 3 Recording a Live Program You can always record the program you’r e watching by pressing the RECORD ( ) button. Starting a Rec or ding To start recording a program while you are wa tching it, press the RECORD button. On the transparent screen that appears, select “Record this showing at Best Quality.” As soon as t[...]
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22 Chapter 3 Playing and Recording Programs Now Playing To go to Now Playing, press the TiVo button on your remote cont rol twice, or select Now Playing from TiVo Central. All the programs stored on your DVR are in Now Playing (no more searching through unlabeled videot apes!). As soon as a recording begins, it appears at the top of the list. You c[...]
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23 Pick Programs to Record 3 Pick Programs to Record Manually Recor d by Time/Channel With TiVo Basic service, you can schedule a manual recording on a specific channel at a specific time (just as you would with a VCR). You can also create a manual repeating recording here by setting the recording to re peat every week, every day, or every weekday.[...]
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24 Chapter 3 Playing and Recording Programs help you find your program later in the To Do List or in Now Playing.) When you’re ready to schedule the recording, just press SELECT. FREE T ria l of TiV o Plus For a limited time, you can try TiVo Plus service simply by accepting our fr ee trial once you get your DVR set up. Use your free t rial to ex[...]
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25 Pick Programs to Record 3 • Get a Season Pas s. A Season Pass automatically record s every episode of a series tha t airs on a certain channel—even if the date or time slot changes! • Season P ass Manager . If two programs are set to air at the same time, the Season Pass Manager checks the priorities to decide which program to record. • [...]
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26 Chapter 3 Playing and Recording Programs To Do List The To Do List shows all your sch eduled r ecordings and lets y ou cancel or edit them. Individual recordings are marked with a single checkmark ( ). Manual repeating recordings have a double checkmark ( ). You can turn an individual recording into a repeating recording by selecting “Repeat t[...]
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28 Chapter 4 Messages & Setup Messages Select this to read messages from the TiVo service or alerts from your DVR. When you receive a new message, “Read New Messages & Setup” appears on TiVo Central. T o re ad the mes sag es: 1. Go to TiVo Central, then select Read New Messages & Setup, then Re ad New Messages. A list of all of your[...]
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29 Settings 4 Settings With the selections in Sett ing s, you can make the DVR wo rk more to your liking: you can set TV Parental Controls and default Record Quality, customize cha nnel lists, and set a number of other options. Audio Sound Effect s V olume. Allows you to cha nge the volume or turn off your DVR’s sound effects (the tones played wh[...]
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30 Chapter 4 Messages & Setup Channels There are four sele ctions available in Channel Settings: Cabl e Lineup. Select this if you h ave changed your subscrip tion packag e or your channel lineup looks wrong in Channels You Receive. On the next screen, you’ll be able to choose among available service pack ages based on your ZIP code. Channel [...]
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31 Settings 4 2. To remove or add a channel, high lig ht it and press SELECT. (You can speed through th e list with CHAN UP /DOWN. To go directly to a sp ecific channel, press the number buttons, then press ENT.) 3. Your changes are saved automatically. Pr ess LEFT or RIGHT arrow to return to the Channel Settings screen. Upgrade to T iV o Plus If y[...]
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32 Chapter 4 Messages & Setup While TV Parental Controls are on, you can watch a locked program or channel by pressing SELECT, then enter ing the TV Parent al Controls password. This temporarily turns off TV Parental Con trols. The large ver sion of the channel banner has a shortcut to TV Parental Controls; see page 20 for details. To t u r n o[...]
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33 Settings 4 T o re-e nab le TV Pare ntal Cont rols ( ): If TV Parental Controls are temporarily off and you want to re-enable them: • On the TV Parental Controls screen, select “Turn TV Parental Controls back on,” or • Put the DVR in Standby, then take it out of Standby. To do this, press either the ON/STANDBY button on th e front of your[...]
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34 Chapter 4 Messages & Setup T o set Rating Li mits for specific T V cont ent: 1. From TV Parental Controls, select “Rating Settings,” th en enter your password. 2. Select “Block by TV Content.” 3. You see a list of categories. Select a category (for ex ample, V-Violence). 4. The next screen sho ws a box with all possible r atings. Rat[...]
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35 Settings 4 Motion Pictur e Associati on of America Rati ngs for Mov ies: Ratings for T elevision Mov ies and Programs (Including C ontent Ratings): G: General Audience s . Most parents would find this material suitabl e for all ages. R: Restricted . This material is specifically designed to be viewed by adults and therefore may be unsuitable for[...]
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36 Chapter 4 Messages & Setup Channel Lo cks f or Li v e TV ( ) You can lock individual channels so that a pa ssword is required to view any program on those channels. To lock or unlock channels: 1. On the TV Parental Controls screen, select “Channel Locks,” then enter your password. 2. A channel list appears with a padlock icon to the left[...]
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37 Settings 4 Phone & Network While the DVR requires a phone line during Guided Setup, after Guided Setup, it must also make a brief, periodic co nnection to the TiVo service to get program information for the TiVo Live Guide, and updates to Show cases and TiVolution Magazine. This periodic connection can be made over a phone line or over the I[...]
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38 Chapter 4 Messages & Setup • C onnect to the TiV o ser vic e now . Under normal use, you do not need to connect to th e TiVo service manually. However, for troubleshooti ng or other unusual circumstances, you may wish to use this option. After you start the connection, the status indicator reads “Starting Up” and will change as it goes[...]
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39 Settings 4 Phone Dialing Optio ns Change Dialing Options. You can change the following se ttings (if you make a mistake while entering a change, use the REV button to backspace). After making any changes to dialing options, yo u must select “Accept and test new option s.” The Test Phone Connection screen appears; pr ess SELECT to test the co[...]
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40 Chapter 4 Messages & Setup the area code? In some areas, even local numbers must be dialed using the area code. Press SELECT to return to the Phone Dialing Options screen. Set Dial Pr efix. Use this option if you normally dial a prefix before making a ph one call (for example, if you need to dial “9” to get an outside line). Use the numb[...]
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41 Settings 4 Recorder attempts to connect to the TiVo serv ice. If you have a standard dial tone, and ‘Phone Avail.’ Detection is off, turn on Dial Tone Detection (b elow). If you are experiencing “Failed, Line unavail able” errors, or if the Recorder is not connecting to the TiVo service, you may ha ve a low-voltage phon e system that the[...]
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42 Chapter 4 Messages & Setup Recordi ng The DVR offers you four levels of Vid eo Recording Quality. The choice yo u make on this screen is used each time y ou schedule a recording. The recording quality choices available are Best, High (S P), Medium (LP), and Basic (EP). The default is Best. Basic (EP) qualit y takes up about one-third the spa[...]
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43 Settings 4 Remo te C ont rol You can use your DVR’s remote to contr ol the power, vol ume, mute, an d TV input settings on your TV. For instruction s and codes to program the remote control, see the Installatio n Guide that came with your DVR. Vid eo C onnection to Digit al Media Server. Select this if you chan ge the type of video cable you u[...]
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44 Chapter 4 Messages & Setup System Infor mation The System Information screen prov ides general information about your DVR, including its service number, manufactur er, model number, software ve rsion, storage capacity, and information about recent service connections. Y ou’ll need some of this information if you contact Customer Support. Y[...]
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45 Troubleshooting 4 Troub leshooting The following screens pro vide tips that may help you troubleshoot various problem s. Use CHAN UP/DOWN to see all of the text on the screens. (There is also extensive troubleshooting available in C hapter 8 of this guide.) There are screen s available for: • TV Parental Controls Troubleshoo ting. • Phone Tr[...]
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46 Chapter 4 Messages & Setup Restart or Reset S ystem You may need to restart the DVR as a routin e troubleshooting step. The other options on this screen erase information and restore original factory settings. Sel ecting a reset option brings you to a warning screen. To conti nue, press THUMBS DOWN three times, then press ENT. Restart the Di[...]
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47 Standby 4 Sta ndby You can put your DVR in Standby mod e by pressing either the ON/STANDBY butto n on the front of your DVR or the button on your remote, or selecting Standby in Messages & Setup. To return to normal mode from Standby, press eith er the TiVo, LIVE TV, or butt on on your remote. In Standby mode: • Your TV shows a black scree[...]
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5 C HAPTER Features of TiVo Plus Introduction 50 Recording Programs 51 Finding Your Favorite Programs 57 Finding Programs That Match Your Interests 62 Finding New Programs 68 Grouping & Sorting Programs in Now Playing 70 Saving Programs to a VCR 71[...]
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50 Chapter 5 Features of TiVo Plus Introduction TiVo Plus is the service level that you’ve heard everyon e talking about—the service level that features smart, auto mati c recording but is still easy to use. Among the TiVo Plus features are new ways to find programs you want to record, new ways to record programs, new options for the N ow Playi[...]
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51 Recording Programs 5 Recording Programs The TiVo Plus service give s you smart recording capabilities that can detect when a program’s date or time slot has changed, can find the same program across multiple channels, and can even tell first run programs from repeats. In addition, with TiVo Plus you can set a different r ecording quality for e[...]
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52 Chapter 5 Features of TiVo Plus These three types of repeating record ings have the following in com mon: • No duplicates wi thin 28 days. If you watch or delete a particular episode or showing, it will not be recorded automatically again for 28 days. Th is prevents Now Playing from filling up with shows you probably don ’t want. If you wa n[...]
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53 Recording Programs 5 Recordi ng Op tio ns Recording Options give you more control over you r scheduled recordings to make sure you get ex actly what you want. W ith TiVo Plus, the Program Information screen that appears when you select a program includes c hoices to “Record this episode” or “Get a Sea son Pass.” When one of these is high[...]
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54 Chapter 5 Features of TiVo Plus Choosing “All (with duplicates)” means that duplicate programs ar e recorded even if they air within 28 days of each other. (See page 52 for more information.) Keep Until. Available only for repeati ng recordings. You can change th is setting from “Space needed” (the default se tting) to “Until I delete.[...]
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55 Recording Programs 5 Season P as s Manager Use the Season Pass Manager to create rule s for how you want the TiVo service to prioritize your repeating recordings. For exam ple, say you have a Season Pa ss to ER and a Season Pass to Dateline . What if ER happens to air at the same time as Dateline ? The DVR checks priorities in the Season Pass Ma[...]
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56 Chapter 5 Features of TiVo Plus Improved T o Do List With TiVo Plus, the To Do List still has Recording History and li sts all scheduled recordings in one place. However, you can now also use it to change Recording Options (even for individual episodes of a repeating recording), an d you can use “View upcoming” to look for alternate showings[...]
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57 Finding Your Favorite Programs 5 Finding Your Favorite Programs The TiVo Plus service provides many ways to quickly search large numbers of TV programs, find your favorite s, and sch edule recordings. The following options are very useful if you already know what program you want to record. You can also use any of them to just browse through TV [...]
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58 Chapter 5 Features of TiVo Plus • [Channels] You Receive. This is the def ault list. It displays only the channels you have chosen in the Channels You Receive list. • Favorites. The Favorites list is for channels you watch frequently. Use this list to save time when browsing the TiVo Live Guid e. Include only a few channels in this list, so [...]
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59 Finding Your Favorite Programs 5 Sear c h by Ti tle Search by Title, located in Pi ck Programs to Record, finds programs, even if you just know the first part of the title. Search by Title looks at programs available on channels selected in the Channels You R eceive list (described on page 30). T o find a spec ific pr ogram: 1. Highlight “Sear[...]
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60 Chapter 5 Features of TiVo Plus Bro wse by Time Browse by Tim e lets you b rowse all pr ograms on a particul ar day and t ime. With Brow se by Time, you can fil ter the list to see only prog rams in a particular category. For example, you can browse all the movies airing on Saturday night. To b r o w s e b y time: 1. Use the arrow buttons to hig[...]
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61 Finding Your Favorite Programs 5 Bro wse by Chan nel Browse by Channel lets you browse through programs on a parti cular channel. You can start with all channels or just your favorites. T o browse by c hannel: 1. Highli ght and select either “All Channels,” which includes all the channels you receive, or “Favorite Channels,” which includ[...]
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62 Chapter 5 Features of TiVo Plus Finding Programs That Match Your Interests If you know what you like, Wish List searche s are great! They allow you to find and automatically record shows that match your interests, tastes, passions, and whims. You can search for future program s with your favori te actor or director by creating an Actor or Direct[...]
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63 Finding Programs That Match Your Interests 5 a specific program—it finds the specific version! The keyword entry w ould look like this: “GEENA D AVIS” FLY. (Using quotation marks in a Keyword WishList mak es sure that the WishList only finds program s that match the exact phrase you have entered. This means that you will find The Fly , sta[...]
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64 Chapter 5 Features of TiVo Plus Crea tin g a Wis hList From Search Using a WishList, select “Create new WishList.” Next, select the type of WishList: Actor, Director, Catego ry Only, Keyword, or Title. For most WishList searches, you use the grid of numbers and le tters on the next screen to spell out what you’re looking for. As the last s[...]
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65 Finding Programs That Match Your Interests 5 keywords in the pro gram or epi sode title, description, actor, director, year, and category information. A Title WishList works very sim ilarly, but the TiVo s ervice only searches program and episode titles. Use a Title WishList (as compared to Sear ch by Title on page 59) to find a program that has[...]
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66 Chapter 5 Features of TiVo Plus Tips f or Ent ering K eywor ds • To specify an exact phrase in a Keyword or Title WishList, surround a set of words with quotation marks. To enter quotation marks, press the PAUSE ( ) button. For example, the keyword PAUL SIMON might also turn up a docum entary about Simon Bolivar with a director whose name is P[...]
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67 Finding Programs That Match Your Interests 5 Bro wsin g, Rec o rding, and E diting a W ishList T o browse al l WishList sear c hes: Select “View all upcoming WishList programs .” This selection displays a list of up to 10 upcoming programs from each of your WishList searches and up to 200 programs total. The lis t is di vided to display prog[...]
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68 Chapter 5 Features of TiVo Plus Finding New Programs The TiVo Plus service provides special features that help you sift through upcoming programs to find shows you’d like: TiV o Sugg estions TiVo Sugge stions is a personalized list of shows selected to match your preferences. How is this magic possible? Any time you watch pr ograms, live or pr[...]
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69 Finding New Progra ms 5 programs yet, come back later—it may take a few hours the first tim e.) The list of programs is ranked, so shows you are more likely to enjoy are near the top. If you want to record a program, select it and the Prog ram Information screen appears. Auto-Rec ording TiV o Suggestions. As an adde d bonus, when the DVR has a[...]
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70 Chapter 5 Features of TiVo Plus Grouping & Sorting Programs in Now Playing With TiVo Plus, you can sort and group programs in Now Playing. Sorting Programs Choose how you want the programs in Now Playing to be listed: • Alphabetical ly . Programs are listed alphabetically by title (from A to Z). • By d ate reco rde d. Programs are listed[...]
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71 Saving Programs to a VCR 5 Saving Prog rams to a VCR If you have a VCR, you can save a program fr om Now Playing to a vi deotape. Transfers to a VCR happen in real time. For example, if a program is two hours long, it will take two hours to save it. You will not be able to watch live TV or recordin gs while saving. Most of the buttons on your re[...]
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72 Chapter 5 Features of TiVo Plus 4. A title screen appears for ten seconds. When you see it, press your VCR’s record button. 5. When the pro gram is over, press stop on your VCR. Stopping or cance ling Save to VCR: You can stop or interrupt the transfer by going to live TV or to the TiVo menus. You can also resume saving later. To stop or inter[...]
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74 Chapter 6 Home Media Option Using Home Media Option™ Features The TiVo Home Media Option pr emium feature package is avai lable for purchase to TiVo Plus subscribers. Purchasing Home Media Option gives yo u brand-new ways to use your DVR. Designed to bring you the best in networked ho me entertainment, Home Media Option includes the foll owing[...]
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75 Remote Scheduling 6 Remote Scheduling With Remote Scheduling, you can sche dule record ings on your DVR from an y computer that has Internet access and a standard web browser. Just go to TiVo Central Online ( www.tivo.com/tco ), sign in, and search for a show by t ime, title, keyword, cate gory, or actor/director. Once you’ve found a show, you[...]
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76 Chapter 6 Home Media Option Digital Music & Photos The digital music and digital photos features of Hom e Media Option let you use your DVR to play MP3 music files and playlists an d view photos that are stored on a computer. Now you can enjoy your digital music collect ion on the best sou nd system in the house, or watch slideshows of digit[...]
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77 Digital Music & Photos 6 Playing Y our Music and Viewing Y our Photos Using the digital music and digital photo s f eatures of Home Media Option is easy. After you purchase Home Media Option, a Music & Photos selection app ears on TiVo Central. T o list en to music on the DVR: 1. On your com puter, use the TiVo Desktop application to “[...]
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78 Chapter 6 Home Media Option Multi-Room Viewing Multi-Room Viewing lets you transfer program s from one DVR in your home to ano ther DVR. To use Multi-Room Viewing , you need at least two DVRs, and: • The DVRs must be on the same TiVo service account. (The TiVo service subscription for each DVR must be owned by the same person.) • The DVRs mu[...]
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80 Chapter 7 Connecting to a Home Network Introduc tion This chapter shows you how to connect your DVR to a home network. You should do thi s if: • You want to use t he Music and Photos and/ or Mult i-Room Viewing features of Home Media Option. See Chapter 6 for m ore details. • You want to eliminate regular use of a phone line. The DVR can use[...]
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81 Home Networks 7 Home Networks When we refer to a “home network,” we mean two or more devices (probably computers), connected to a router. Connecting DVRs to a home network is the best way to take full advantage of Home Media Option. USB Por ts, Wirel ess an d Wi red N et work A dap ter s On the back panel of your DVR, you will see two USB po[...]
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82 Chapter 7 Connecting to a Home Network Cho osin g Wire less o r Wire d (E the rne t) You can connect your DVR to your home network using either a wireless or wired (Ethernet) connection. Here are some notes to help you choose which approach you want to use. • Wired (Ethernet). Ethernet connections are genera lly faster, less expensive, more re[...]
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83 Making a Wireless Connection 7 Making a Wireless Connection Use this example if you have a home networ k that includes a wireless access point (WAP) or wireless router. To connect a wireless network adapter to your DVR: 1. C onnect to the adapt er. If it i s not already attached, connect one end of the USB cable that came with your wireless netw[...]
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84 Chapter 7 Connecting to a Home Network adapter near the DVR’s power supply or on a power strip or su rge protector. Doing so can cause signal interference or reduce signal strength. 4. Firmwar e updat e. Whe n you first connect a wireless network adapter to your DVR, you may see a screen that says “Firmware Update Required.” This means you[...]
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85 Making a Wired (Ethernet) Connection 7 Making a Wired (Ethernet) Connection This example shows how to connect a DVR to a network hub using a wired (Ethern et) network adapter. To connect a wired (Ethernet) network adapter to your DVR and you r network hub: 1. C onnect the adapt er t o the DVR. Connect the USB end of th e Ethernet adapter to the [...]
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86 Chapter 7 Connecting to a Home Network Completing the DVR’s Network Settings If your D VR is c onnected t o a wir ed (Ethernet) network adapt er , skip to“TCP/IP Settings for a Home Network” on page 89. Wir eles s Settings f or a Home Netw ork If you have a wirele ss home network, and h ave connected a wireless network adapter to your DVR,[...]
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87 Completing the DVR’s Network Settings 7 This screen lists the names of nearby wirele ss networks that your DVR has been able to identify. If you have a wirel ess router (or wireless access point) and you did not set a network name, your n etwork is probably using a name supplied by the router’s manufacturer. If your network’s name is l ist[...]
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88 Chapter 7 Connecting to a Home Network settings of a wireless access point or router. If your network uses WEP, then it has a password or “key.” To connect a DVR to a network that uses encryption, you need to provide: • A wireless pass word for mat. WEP passw ords may be hexadecimal (a combinat ion of letters from A-F and num bers from 0-9[...]
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89 Completing the DVR’s Network Settings 7 lowercase letters appropriately. For exam ple, if your password is “MyPassword”, entering “mypassword” will not work. Use TH UMBS UP and THUMBS DOWN to change to uppercase or lowercase. Select “Done entering text” when you are finished. Wireless En cryptio n If you entered an alphanumeric pas[...]
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90 Chapter 7 Connecting to a Home Network Basic TC P/I P C oncep ts This section describes a few basic TCP/IP concepts. If you are familiar with home networking, you can skip to “Begin TCP/IP Setti ngs” on page 91. IP Addres s. TCP/IP settings are used to manage IP addresses on a n etwork. An IP address is a number that identifies a single de v[...]
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91 Completing the DVR’s Network Settings 7 Begi n TCP /IP S e ttings To get to TCP/IP Settings: press the TiVo button on the rem ote control to go to TiVo Central, then select Messages & Setup, then Settings, then Phone & Network , then “Edit phone or network settings,” then TCP/IP Settings. TCP/IP C onnection On the first screen in T[...]
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92 Chapter 7 Connecting to a Home Network DOWN to change to uppercase or lowercase. Select “Done entering text” when you are finished. Skip to “ Confirm Settings ” on page 94. Static IP Addr ess Chec k list If you do not have a DHCP server, you need to provide: • An IP address for your DVR, • A Subnet Mask for your home netw ork, • An[...]
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93 Completing the DVR’s Network Settings 7 would be common t o all devices on the n etwork. The last part, ‘12’, would b e unique to a device on the network . Subnet Mask A subnet mask allows communication between a la rge network (such as the Internet) and a smaller sub-network (such as your home network). It uses the same format as an IP ad[...]
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94 Chapter 7 Connecting to a Home Network C onfirm Setting s Review the settings and select “Accept these settings ” if they are correct. Congratulations, your DVR should now be connected to your home network! For steps you can take to troubleshoot issues with your TCP/IP Settings, see “Questions About Networking” on page 118. Change C onne[...]
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96 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting Customer Support When you have a question: 1. Use this c hapt er . It contains troubleshooting for questions about: The DVR’s Connection to the TiVo Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Channels. . . . . . . . . . . .[...]
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8 97 Questions About the DVR’s Connection to the TiVo Service Questions About the DVR’s Connection to the TiVo Service Why does the DVR have to be c onnected to a phone line or a br oadband c onnection? • The DVR needs to be connected to the phone li ne or a broadband connection so that it can make a periodic connectio n to the TiV o service.[...]
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98 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting • Try another local dial-in number. Select “Set Dial-In Number.” Confirm your area code, then select a new number from the list of available numbers for your area. • If you have v oice mail or use another non-standard dial tone, tu rn off “Dial Tone Detection.” (S elect “Set Dial Tone Detection ,” then s[...]
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8 99 Questions About the DVR’s Connection to the TiVo Service What if my phone line is busy when the DVR trie s to c onnect to the TiV o service? • The DVR will continue to attempt to connect several times a da y until it is successful. You can check the status of the connec tions on the Phone & Network screen (from TiVo Centra l, select Me[...]
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100 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting Questions About Channels Can I w atc h one c h annel while r ec ordin g from another? • Yes. If you have antenna or cable without a cable box, you can split the signal with an RF splitter. See the Installatio n Guide for instructions. (You will not have TiVo service functio nality on channels you watch using an RF ca[...]
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8 101 Questions About Channels • Press the TiVo button to go to TiVo Central, then select Me ssages & Setup, then Settings, then Channels, then Channel Changing , and select “IR cable.” Verify the IR code you chose during Guided Setup. See page 8 for help choosin g an IR code. • If your installatio n instructions required a serial contr[...]
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102 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting When I turn on my T V , I see a blue screen with a TiV o logo. • Your DVR is having troub le tuning to the channel yo u are on. Follow these steps to restore the video: • Try changing channels. If the blue screen appears on just a few channels, you may be tun ed to a channel to which you do not subscribe, or you ma[...]
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8 103 Questions About Channels I can’t go t o one of my c hannel s. • You may be using a channel list th at does not include the channel you want. Use the number butto ns on the remote control to en ter the channel number, then press ENT. For more information on usin g a channel list, see page 30. • The channel you want may be showing a prog [...]
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104 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting Questions About Live TV Can I wa tch a p ro gr am w hi le it is b ei ng re co rde d ? • Yes, you can watch a program as it is being recorded; you can even start watching from the beginning while the rest of the pro gram is recorded! You can also watch any program stored in Now Playing while another program is bei ng [...]
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8 105 Questions About Live TV Upgrade to TiV o Plus If you upgrade to TiVo Plus, you’ll have up to tw o weeks’ worth of program guide informatio n plus the TiVo Live Guide’s Guide Options. (For more information, see page 57 .) I can’t find my progr am in the TiV o Live Guide, even though I know it’s on. • Occasionally the program inform[...]
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106 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting Questions About Recording Programs I can’t find my progra m in the TiV o Live Guide even though I know it ’s on. • The DVR uses the Channels You Receive list to search for progra ms. To check if you’ve selected the program’s channel, go to Messages & Setup, then select Settings , th en Channels, then Chan[...]
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8 107 Questions About Recording Programs I cannot use fe atur es in Pic k Progr ams to Recor d. The D VR say s it is orga nizing pr ogram inform ation. • Your DVR may not have all its program information yet. Th e first time you go through Guided Setu p, the DVR downloads program information from the TiVo service. The DVR then indexe s this in fo[...]
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108 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting increase the length of the record ing by anywhere from one minu te to 3 hours.) You can use the Overtime Schedul er with any kind of program, not just spo rts. Upgrade to TiV o Plus If you upgrade to TiVo Plus, y ou’ll have access to the Overtime Scheduler. You ca n adjust recording time , allowing a recording to beg[...]
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8 109 Questions About Recording Programs How do I rec or d a P ay P er View event? • From live TV, catch up to the present broadcast by pressing the SKIP FWD button. Then, order the program from your cable or satellite provider as you normall y would—by using your satell ite or cable box remote, or by calling your cabl e/satellite provid er. (I[...]
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110 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting Questions About Conflicts Can I rec ord m ul ti pl e p ro gr am s sim ul ta n eo us ly ? • No. You can watch any program in Now Playing while another is recording. H owever, you can only record one prog ram at a time on your DVR, because it does not contain the necessary hardware to record two programs at once. How c[...]
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8 111 Questions About Now Playing Questions About Now Playing Can I recover a reco rded p rogram tha t was d eleted ? • No. There is no way to bring back a program that has been dele ted fro m Now Playing. You can cho ose to save programs longer, though. See pag e 22 for details. C an I cop y or ar c hive pr ograms to a Zip drive or any other com[...]
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112 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting Upgrade to TiV o Plus If you upgrade to TiVo Plus, you’ll be able to get a Season Pa ss. A Season Pass automatically records every episode of a series that airs on a certain channel—even if the date or time slot changes. (F or more information, see page 54.) What does it mean when my D VR sa ys progr ams will be de[...]
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8 113 Questions About TV Parental Controls Questions About TV Parental Controls My TV Par ental C ontrols ar e not working. • For TV Parental Controls to work, they must be on (and must not be temporarily turned off). When you enter your passw ord to wa tch a program that violates TV Parent al Controls, they are temporaril y turned off. You can r[...]
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114 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting Questions About Audio/Video The audio and video are out of sync. • The audio and video may re-sync if yo u change channels. • You may be able to re-sync audio and video by pressi ng the QUICK button on the remote control. • Audio and video shou ld re-sync if you press the TiVo button to go to TiVo Central, then p[...]
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8 115 Questions About Audio/Video • If you have your DVR connected to a VCR, the VCR may not be set to the co rrect input. Most VCRs have an input button that say s either “TV/Video,” “Input,” o r “Source.” It may be on the VCR or on the VCR remote co ntrol. Look at your VCR and VCR remo te and try changing th e input for your VCR. ?[...]
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116 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting Questions About the TiVo Service Will my D VR still work without any TiV o ser vic e? • TiVo service is required for proper operat ion of your Digital Media Server. Wi thout TiVo service, your DVR will have extremely limited functionality. The DVR was designed to be used exclusivel y with at least one level of Ti Vo [...]
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8 117 Questions About the TiVo Service • Not sure? For a limited time, you can try TiVo Plus serv ice simply by accepting our free tri al once you get set up. You won’t be charged a penny until you up grade to TiVo Plus service via the TiVo web site ( www.tivo.com/upgrade ) or by calling TiVo directly at 1-877-367-8486. When you upgrade to TiVo[...]
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118 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting Questions About Networking I can’t find “Edit phone or network settings.” • The menu i tem “Edit phone settings” wil l change to “Edit phone or network settings” after you connect a network adapter that t he DVR recognizes to the DVR’s USB port. To see the Phone & Network screen, press the TiVo bu[...]
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8 119 Questions About Networking • If your DVR is having trouble connectin g over a regular phone line: • Use b roadba nd. If you have a home network with a broadband Internet connection, try allowing your DVR to use it to connect to the TiVo service over the Internet. Doing this elim inates th e DVR’s need to use a phone line. See Chapter 7 [...]
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120 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting 4. Check ph ysic al c onnection s. Ensure that all network equi pment is receiving power and that all cable connect ions for routers, hubs, access points, and computers in the network are working. Verify th at the “connection” light is l it on all devices connected to the network. 5. Powe rcycl e ne two rk d evice [...]
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8 121 Questions About Networking My DVR is not connecting to my wireless home network. 1. Check power at wir eless ac ce ss point. Ensure the wireless access point or wireless router is receiving power and that the “connection” ligh t is on. 2. Change pas sword fo rmat. If you used an alphanumeric pa ssword for your wireless network , try using[...]
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122 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting (SSID) for your network acces s point is lis ted correctly. To change th e network name, follow the instructions for completing Wireless Settings at “Wireless Settings for a Home Network” on page 86. A connection to the network access point may take several minutes once th e problem is resolved. Be certain the Phon[...]
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C HAPTER 9 Privacy and Service TiVo Privacy Policy 125 TiVo Basic Service Agreement 132 TiVo Plus Service Agreement 135[...]
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Privacy and Service 124 Chapter 9 TiVo Inc. (“TiVo”) is committed to protectin g the privacy o f your personal information. The TiVo Privacy Policy is published on the World Wide Web at www.tivo.com/privacy . We have printed it here for your convenience, but we encourage you to check the web site or call us for a copy of the current Priv acy Po[...]
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125 TiVo Privacy Policy 9 • If you affirmativel y elect to use the Remote Scheduling feature of TiVo’s Home Media Option TM package, TiVo will collect the Personally Identif iable Viewing Informat ion associated with fulfillment of your individual request(s). Use of the Remote Schedulin g feature, however, does no t change your privacy preferen[...]
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Privacy and Service 126 Chapter 9 1.1 “Acc ount I nformatio n” means information about you and your TiVo DVR, including your Contact In formation (defined below) and other information linked to your C ontact Information su ch as the model and Service Number of you r TiVo DVR, your ZIP code, software version used, your TV pr ogramming source (c [...]
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127 TiVo Privacy Policy 9 contain your TiVo DVR’s Service Nu mber and are thus associated with your Account Information. If y ou use the TiVo Plus ser vice, you may request that TiVo block the co llection of Diagnos tic Information logs from your TiVo DVR as described in Section 4.1. NOTE: If your TiVo DVR is receiving the Ti Vo Basic service, yo[...]
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Privacy and Service 128 Chapter 9 Your TiVo DVR may also use this viewing informat ion to select advertisements or other promot ions for you that you may be interested in. TiVo does not receive the Personally Ide ntifiable Viewing Information stored on your TiVo DVR without your consent. Absent your consent, no “tag” is added to the Anonymous V[...]
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129 TiVo Privacy Policy 9 However, TiVo contractually bi nds our manufacturing and service provider partners to comply with the provisions of this Privacy Policy. Our manufacturing and service provider partners are legally liable for misuse of User Information. 3.3 C ontractor s and Third P arty Ser vice Pr ovider s. We use contractors to help with[...]
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Privacy and Service 130 Chapter 9 DVR is receiving the TiVo Plus se rvice, you may request that TiVo block the collection of Anonym ous Viewing Information and Diagnostic Information from your TiVo DVR. If your TiVo DVR is receiving the TiVo Plus service, you may further opt not to receive communications that we send to you based o n your Account I[...]
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131 TiVo Privacy Policy 9 ensure that only you or a household member who knows your Account Information will be able to access or change your User Information. TiVo uses industry-standard methods such as encryption to secure the communication of viewing info rmation from your TiVo DVR to TiVo. In addition, TiVo uses indu stry-standard methods of se[...]
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Privacy and Service 132 Chapter 9 TiVo Basic Service Agreement Welcome to TiVo and the TiVo Basic service! This agreement explains the terms and conditions th at will apply to your use of the TiVo Basic service and constitutes a legally binding agreement between you and TiVo Inc. (“TiVo”). By using the TiVo Basic service, you agree to all the t[...]
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133 TiVo Basic Service Agreement 9 BASIC” FOR PURPOS ES OF THIS AGR EEMENT. THESE ARE MATERIAL PROVISIONS AFFECTING YOUR RIGHTS. 7. Using the TiV o Bas ic Ser vic e. You may access and use the TiVo Basic service only with a TiVo DVR that is authorized to receive the TiVo Basic service and you agree not to tamper with or otherwise modify your TiVo[...]
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Privacy and Service 134 Chapter 9 this Agreement shall survive any termin ation or expiration o f this Agreement. BY USING THE TIVO BASIC SERVICE, I REPRESENT THAT I HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD TH IS ENTIRE AGREEMENT AND I AGREE TO ALL THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT AS STATED ABOVE. TiVo Basic Service Agreement v20030522A[...]
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135 TiVo Plus Service Agreement 9 TiVo Plus Service Agreement Welcome to TiVo and the TiVo Plus service! This agreement explains the terms and conditions th at will apply to your use of the TiVo Plus service and constitutes a legally binding agreement between you and TiVo Inc. (“TiVo”). By using th e TiVo Plus se rvice, you agree to all the ter[...]
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Privacy and Service 136 Chapter 9 that you understand the options TiVo provides to you with regard to your User Information. TiVo will notify you of any substantial and material changes to the Privacy Policy a nd the latest Privacy Policy can always be ac cessed through our web site at www.tivo.com/ privacy . 5. W e Don't C ontro l the Nature [...]
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137 TiVo Plus Service Agreement 9 does not make any assura nces about the availabi lity or functionality of the TiVo Plus service over a broadband connect ion. Firewall protection is strongly a dvised for any broadband Internet connections to protect your TiVo DVR f rom vi ruses and other harmful things. You are responsible for any tele phone or br[...]
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Privacy and Service 138 Chapter 9 pursuant to the manufacturer’s or retailer’s warranty; and (b) the TiVo DVR being replaced is of the same make a nd model as the replacement TiVo DVR; and (c) you provide us with a proof of replacement by the manufacturer or re tailer. TiVo reserves the right to charge you a fee to transfer Pr oduct Lifetime Se[...]
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139 TiVo Plus Service Agreement 9 terms, as appli cable. In comp liance with the terms of the GPL, TiVo makes its modifi cat ions to Open Source So ftware that TiVo uses, modifies and distributes pursuant to the GPL available to the public in source code form at www.tivo.com/source . You are free to use, modify and distribute Op en Source Software [...]
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Privacy and Service 140 Chapter 9 WHO USES THE TIVO PLUS SERVICE TH ROUGH YOUR ACCOUNT, FOR ANY AND ALL CLA IMS UNDER ANY THEORY OF LAW, EXCEED THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT YOU PAID TO TIVO IN THE PRECEDING TWELVE MONTHS. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT THESE LIMITATIONS OF TIVO’S AND TIVO'S SUPPLIERS’ LIABILITY ARE A FUNDAMENTAL PART OF THIS AGREEMENT. Some [...]
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Appendix A 142 Linux Source Notice The Toshiba SD-H400 Digital Media Server is powered by the Linux operating system. The machine-re adable copy of the corresponding source code is availa ble for the co st of distributi on. Please visit www.tivo.com/source for more information. GNU General Public License Version 2, June 1991 Copyright (C) 1989, 199[...]
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143 GNU General Public License A the terms of this General Public License . The “Program”, below, refers to any such program or work, and a “work based on the Program” means either the Program or any derivative work under copyrigh t law: that is to say, a work containing the Program or a portion of it , either verba tim or with modification[...]
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Appendix A 144 3. You may copy and dist ribute the Program (or a work based on it, under Section 2) in object code or executable form under the terms of Section s 1 and 2 above provided that you also do one of the following: a) Accompany it with the co mplete corresponding machine-readable source code, which must be distributed under the terms of S[...]
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145 GNU General Public License A so as to satisfy simultaneously your obligation s under this License and any other pertinent obligations, th en as a consequence you may not distribute the Program at all. For ex ample, if a patent license would not permit royalty-free redistribution of the Program by all those who receive copies directly or indirec[...]
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Appendix A 146 damages arising out of the use or in ability to use the program (including but not limited to loss of data or da ta being rendered inaccurate or losses sustained by you or third parties or a failure of the program to operate with any other programs), even if such holder or other party has been advised of the p ossibility of such da m[...]
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148 Index A adapters USB network 81 wired (Ethernet) 81 wireless 81 APG 101 audio secondary audio program (SAP) 29 settings 29 sound effects volum e and 29 television audio op tions 29 troubleshooting 114 – 115 auto re-lock option 32 B blue screen 102 broadband connection 80 Browse by Channel 61 Browse by Time 60 C cable lineup changing 30 Guided[...]
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149 FREE trial of TiVo Plus 24 G gateway address 93 GNU General Public License 142 grouping programs 70 guide options using 57 Guided Setup cable lineup and 5 cable providers and 5 channel changing and 6 Channels You Receive and 6 completing 3 connection to DMS 6 connection to satellite box 6 dial-in number and 4 e-mail address and 4 IR Code list a[...]
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150 Index periodic connection charge 99 troubleshooting 97 – 99 phone and network settings 37 phone avail. detection 40 phone call eliminating 80 phone connection, troubleshooting 97 – 99 Pick Programs to Record See also To Do List. troubleshooting 106 – 109 PLAY button 10 program call Guided Setup and 8 program information clearing 46 defini[...]
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151 television audio 29 thumb ratings clearing 46 time how the clock is set 108 TiVo Basic service 2 , 116 agreement 132 TiVo Central 18 icons 18 TiVo Desktop 76 TiVo Live Guide 12 customizing 57 filtering 58 looking ahead in 58 TiVo Messages 28 TiVo Plus service 116 activating 2 agreement 135 FREE trial 24 TiVo Privacy Policy 125 summary 124 TiVo [...]
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Thes e appear when yo u pre ss THUM BS UP ™ o r THUMBS DOWN ™ . Y ou ca n give a program u p t o t hre e THUMBS U P or thre e THUMBS DOWN. These appe ar whe n an opt i on—suc h as au to mati ca ll y sched uling a n upc omin g p ro gram o r w atchi ng an addi ti ona l progr am seg ment —i s avai la ble. Pr es s SELECT o r THUMBS UP to choose[...]
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The TiV o button g oes to TiV o Central. Pres s it ag ain to go to No w Playin g. Press FWD (fas t forward) and REV (rev erse) up to 3 times f or 3 speeds. Pres s them a fourth time (or press PLA Y at any time) to re sume normal p lay . QUICK rep lays the las t 8 second s of a progr am. Press CLEAR to delete a title in a li st (lik e Now Play ing) [...]
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TiV o Viewer’ s Guide 70971992 Viewer ’ s Guide How to use the T iV o ® service with your T oshiba Digital Media Ser ver We are dedicated to providing you with quality support and customer service. If you have questions or difficulties, we would like to hear from you. T roubleshooting Check the T roubleshooting chapter of this document and the[...]