Virgin Media TiVO User Manual
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Your PIN
You may need to enter a PIN before you can view programmes
or use certain services. Some content we've locked, others you
can choose to lock yourself. Your default PIN is 1234 and you
can change this if you fancy.
Forgotten your PIN? You can reset it via the Help section. Just
look for TV Care. Find out more by going to our Help section
from Home.
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wide. Netfl ix: Netfl ix subscription required at extra cost. HD: HD equipment required. General: Content available to view depends
on TV package. Information correct as at 01/08/2016. Virgin Media Limited is registered in England (no. 2591237). Further legal stuff
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How to programme a new handheld device to use the Virgin TIVO box

Summary of Contents for Virgin Media TiVO

  • Page 1 Home. TiVo: TiVo, WishList, Thumbs Up and Thumbs Down logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of TiVo Inc. or subsidiaries world- wide. Netfl ix: Netfl ix subscription required at extra cost. HD: HD equipment required. General: Content available to view depends on TV package.
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Intro Your TiVo remote ® Your On-Screen Icons Cheeky little shortcuts Home screen Discovery Bar Watching live TV 10-12 Watching TV on the go Info banner Box Sets and Movies 15-16 Catch Up, players and apps 17-18 Search 19-20 WishList™...
  • Page 3 Anywhere app and watch the telly you love on the move on any Now that your TiVo box is plugged in and Plus, Virgin TV is the only place to watch fi red up, it'll open up a whole world of...
  • Page 4: Your Tivo Remote

    Folder cont ining Suggestions. less than 3 days less than 24 hrs Link+. These icons will help you around your TiVo box. Recording th t’s kept until you recorded as set to record recording tuner recording now set to record Subtitles v il ble.*...
  • Page 5: Cheeky Little Shortcuts

    Press to jump to the bottom of a list, like > Help & Settings > Help > TiVo box have room on your box. My Shows. Press it again to go back to the top. Press...
  • Page 6: Home Screen

    My Shows & Recordings Press on your TiVo remote to see the Home screen. 1. To move around the screen, press Set a Series Link+ and watch your saved shows. See pages 23 - 26 for more. 2. When you highlight the menu on the left of the screen, the right Apps &...
  • Page 7: Discovery Bar

    Discovery Bar Watching live How about fi nding something you’ve never seen before, without trawling through the listings? Want to watch what's showing on TV now? Hit the Discovery Bar to fi nd out more. We call that live TV. It's the telly you love, the channels that matter - all in one place.
  • Page 8 Worried about missing a show? Fast forwarding You needn’t. Your TiVo box has reminders, So you’re watching a live show you paused, and naturally, ours are a bit special. So, if but now you want to fast forward? you do miss your reminder, it’ll record the...
  • Page 9: Watching Tv On The Go

    • Use the QWERTY keyboard to search quickly, see what’s on, then fl ick it to your main TV screen. Magic! Simply make sure your TiVo box is connected to your Hub by WiFi, Ethernet cable or Powerline kit. •...
  • Page 10: Box Sets And Movies

    Music Watch Netfl ix & Curzon Home Cinema on by visiting My Virgin Media online at virginmedia.com your TiVo box Want to get the party started? Here's how...
  • Page 11: Catch Up, Players And Apps

    1. From the Home screen, select Apps & Games. Apps & Games. At Virgin Media, we think you should enjoy all the telly you love, no 2. Then select the Netflix icon. 2. Choose the YouTube icon. matter who made it. So on top of all your channels, you get the Catch 3.
  • Page 12: Search

    TV. And when you've found something you want to watch, select to play it on your TV from your device. Magic! • Flick to page 13 to see how to connect your TiVo box and app.
  • Page 13: Wishlist

    2. Now, move to the channel you want by If you missed a show and want to pressing 5. Your TiVo box will automatically record anything that matches your WishList search. fi nd it on one of our Catch Up TV channels, you can go ‘back in time’...
  • Page 14: Recording

    Recording live TV Handy reminders Your TiVo box lets you record 3 live TV Don't want to miss a show? Set a reminder and your telly will tell you when the show is shows while you watch a show you've recorded earlier, or shows from apps starting.
  • Page 15: My Shows

    Highlight a show and press to remove it from My Shows. You can always fi nd it telly TiVo thinks you'll love is stored. again in the Recently Deleted Recordings , if you decide to watch it after all. If you...
  • Page 16: Suggestions

    Auto-recording Suggestions TV, press to get back to the action. your TiVo boxes. You can do this in two If you were watching something on 1. You can rate any show – whether it’s live If there’s space on your box, it’ll automatically...
  • Page 17: Parental Controls

    Lost or forgotten your PIN? You can reset your PIN using your TV by going to some purchases such as movies. All our On Demand programmes and > Help & Settings > Help > TiVo box and selecting > Reset my PIN. movies carry a synopsis containing the Select Help & Settings on the Guidance information.
  • Page 18: Help And Settings

    Number of minutes before a Anywhere App, or, have more than one programme’s due to start that you’d like TiVo box and want to use it to watch box We all need a little help every now and then. This is to start recording.
  • Page 19 Next time the box connects Home screen. • Reset the TiVo box to the Virgin Media network it will 5. If the whole message doesn’t fit on your 2. Choose Settings. Follow the on screen instructions to gather new programme information. It screen, use to scroll through it.
  • Page 20: Accessibility

    Sound Eff ects 5. Select Default Audio Language. If you have diffi culty seeing your screen, your TiVo box's 'audio cues' might help you 6. Then select the Audio description. fi nd your way around your menus. These To turn Audio Description on or off while you’re watching a show press...
  • Page 21: Troubleshooting

    3. Select Restart or Reset System. using these buttons. The input for your the shows would have been cancelled. TiVo box can be noted by your installer or You can sometimes solve clashing issues 4. Follow the instructions on screen.
  • Page 22: To The Rescue

    Go to the screen, then press may run over? go back to live TV. If your Virgin Media TiVo box sees that the Check that all your cable connections are recording you’re setting up is for a live show plugged in properly.

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