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Tables of Contents for How to Do Everything With Your TiVo
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Acknowledgments
xvii
Introduction
xix
PART I Hook It Up and Get Started
Set Up Your TiVo
3
26
Unpacking Your TiVo
4
1
What Comes with Your TiVo
5
1
Hooking Up Your TiVo
5
12
Cables, Connection Types, and Your TV
6
1
Home Entertainment Center Wiring Basics
6
2
Hooking Up Your TiVo to the Essentials
8
7
Using a Higher Quality Connection for a Better Picture
15
1
Testing & Using Your Configuration
16
1
Using Your TiVo
17
12
Activating Your TiVo
17
2
Configuring Your TiVo with Guided Setup
19
10
Watch TV and Record Programs with Your TiVo
29
44
Introduction to Using TiVo
30
6
How TiVo Works
30
2
TiVo's Remote
32
1
TiVo's Menus
33
2
TiVo Central Icons
35
1
Watching and Manipulating Live TV
36
7
Watching Live TV
36
5
Manipulating Live TV
41
2
Finding and Recording Shows
43
22
Recording Basics
43
5
Recording Icons
48
1
Recording While Watching TV
49
1
Setting Up Recordings from TiVo Central
50
15
Playing and Managing Recordings
65
8
Using Now Playing
65
1
Now Playing Icons
66
3
Managing Scheduled Recordings and Season Passes
69
4
Train Your TiVo
73
20
How TiVo Learns
74
6
TiVo Services
75
5
TiVo's Suggestions
80
1
Using the Thumbs-Up and Thumbs-Down Options
81
3
Suggestions on Thumbing Through TiVo
82
1
Changing Your Ratings
83
1
Resetting Your Ratings
83
1
Understanding the Sharing of Your Personal Information and Viewing Habits
84
4
TiVo's Privacy Policies
86
2
Determining Whether to Opt Out of TiVo's Information-Collection System
88
1
TiVo's Positive Record on Privacy
88
1
No One Can Predict the Future
89
1
How to Opt Out of TiVo's Information-Collection System
89
4
PART II Try This at Home
Hook TiVo Up to Your Home Network
93
26
Reasons to Hook Up TiVo to Your Home Network
94
1
What Makes Up a Home Network?
95
1
Choosing to Go Wired or Wireless
96
1
Setting Up a Wired Connection
97
6
Creating a Network Connection on a Wired DHCP Network
98
2
Creating a Network Connection on a Wired Static IP Network
100
3
Setting Up a Wireless Connection
103
6
Configuring Network Settings for Wireless Home Networks
104
3
Creating a Network Connection on a Wireless DHCP Client ID Network
107
1
Creating a Network Connection on a Wireless Static IP Network
108
1
Using TiVo's Desktop Software
109
10
Downloading TiVo Desktop
111
8
Listen to Music on Your TiVo
119
18
Organizing Your Music Files
120
1
Publishing Your Music
121
2
Listening to Your Music
123
7
Music Play Options
127
2
Music Browsing Options
129
1
Using MoodLogic
130
7
Remotely Schedule Programs
137
28
Remote Scheduling Over the Internet
138
3
Limitations of Remote Scheduling
139
1
Phone Line versus Broadband
140
1
Searching TV Listings on TiVo Central Online
141
5
Doing a Basic Search
143
1
Doing an Advanced Search
144
2
Browsing TV Listings by Channel
146
2
Scheduling TV Shows
148
9
Scheduling the Recording
149
2
Confirming Recording Options
151
2
Receiving E-mail Confirmations
153
1
Getting a Season Pass Remotely
154
3
Using AOL's Customized Version of Remote Scheduling
157
8
Transferring Programs Between TiVos
165
18
TiVo's Multi-Room Viewing Feature
166
1
Setting Up Two TiVos for Multi-Room Viewing
166
2
Transferring Programs Between Two TiVos
168
7
Setting Up Programs for Transfer
168
4
Estimating Transfer Times for Programs
172
3
Playing a Transferred Program
175
1
Connecting TiVos Via a Wireless Connection
176
2
Stacking Your TiVos to Increase Storage Capacity
178
5
Setting Up a Pioneer Combination TiVo and DVD Recorder
183
22
Is the TiVo-DVD Recorder the Right Device for You?
184
3
Making Sense of the DVD Maze
185
2
Setting Up Your Pioneer TiVo-DVD Recorder
187
13
Cables and Accessories
188
1
A Word on Audio/Video Cables
188
3
Connecting Your TiVo-DVD Recorder to the Phone Line
191
7
Connecting Your TiVo-DVD Recorder to a Cable or Satellite Box
198
2
Example Setups
200
5
Connecting to a Satellite Box and an RF Program Source
201
1
Connecting to a Cable or Satellite Box, an A/V Receiver, and a Game Console
202
3
Playing and Recording Programs on a Pioneer TiVo-DVD Recorder
205
22
Reducing Noise and Filling Jagged Edges
207
1
Go For the Burn: CD or DVD Compatibility
207
4
Recording Speed
208
1
Disc Compatibility for Recording
208
1
Disc Compatibility for Playback
208
2
MP3 Format Issues
210
1
Troubleshooting: Physical Problems that can Occur to your Pioneer TiVo-DVD Recorder
211
1
A Word on Copy Protection Issues
211
1
How to Play a DVD or CD
212
15
Inserting and Playing a Disc
212
1
DVD Information and Playback Settings
213
2
MP3/Audio Information and Playback Settings
215
12
PART III Don't Say I Told You So: Hacking TiVo Systems
Easy Hacks
227
14
Identifying Your TiVo
228
1
Unlocking the TiVo Backdoor Mode
229
1
TiVo OS Version 3.0 and Earlier (Series 1 TiVos Only)
229
1
TiVo Remote Control Codes
230
5
Select-Play-Select (SPS) Codes
230
2
Triple-Thumb Codes
232
1
Clear-Enter-Clear Codes
233
2
Other Software Hacks
235
3
AutoTest Mode
235
1
Sort Now Playing in OS 3.0
236
1
Enable Advanced WishLists
236
1
Adjust Fast Forward and Rewind Speeds
237
1
Remote Shortcuts
237
1
Using an External Modem
238
3
Materials
238
1
Configuring the Modem
239
1
Connecting the Modem and Configuring the TiVo
240
1
Upgrading Your TiVo's Hard Drive
241
56
Reasons for Upgrading
243
5
Reason 1---More Space
243
1
Reason 2---Dead Drive
243
5
Can My TiVo Even Be Upgraded?
248
1
Planning for a New Hard Drive
248
8
How Much Hard Drive Space Do I Need?
248
2
Add Another Drive or Replace the Old One?
250
1
Preformatted Kits vs. Doing It Yourself
251
5
Precautions and Warnings
256
2
Safety Measures
256
1
A Note on Warranties
257
1
Drive Handling
257
1
Surgery
258
17
Architecture 1
260
2
Architecture 2
262
3
Architecture 3
265
3
Architecture 4
268
2
Note for TiVo TCD23x and TCD24x Owners
270
1
Architecture 5
271
1
Note for TiVo TCD540140 and TCD540040 Owners
271
2
Architecture 6
273
2
Installation Details
275
17
Parts Summary
275
5
MFS Tools
280
2
Hard Drive Formatting
282
9
Unlocking TiVo Hard Drives
291
1
Useful Web Resources
292
5
Information Sites
292
1
Kit and Part Dealers
293
4
PART IV What's Next?
Finally...High Definition TiVo
297
28
The Basics of High Definition TV
299
3
Why It Took So Long to Market HD DVRs
302
3
Purchasing a High Definition TiVo
305
1
Setting Up a High Definition TiVo
306
14
Before You Start
306
3
Satellite Dishes and Antennas
309
1
Connecting the Equipment
310
10
Finding High Definition and Dolby Digital 5.1 Shows
320
3
Getting the Most Out of Your Hard Drive
323
2
The Future of DVRs
325
18
The Numbers Behind the TiVo Phenomenon
326
7
Some Speculation on TiVo's Strategies
327
1
All's Well (Mostly) in TiVo-Land
327
1
Patent Issues
328
1
Threats to the TiVo
329
4
TiVo's Place on the Home Network
333
1
Upcoming Changes in DVD Technology
333
2
Unsafe at Any (Okay, Just 4X) Speed
334
1
Double-Layer DVDs
335
1
Optical Discs
335
1
High-Definition Television and TiVo
335
2
The Good and Bad of the Coming HDTV Tide
336
1
The Up-and-Comers: Emerging HDTV Devices
336
1
The Advertising Wars
337
2
The Marketing Empire Strikes Back! Video-to-Video
339
1
What About Privacy Concerns?
339
1
What's in Store for the Longer Term
340
3
Glossary
343
6
Index
349