Cheeky Little Shortcuts - Virgin Media TiVO User Manual

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Cheeky little shortcuts

If you're watching live TV or recordings, try these shortcuts
for size.
To go to the Home screen
Hit
on your remote. It's the quickest
way to access Box Sets, Movies, Catch Up
and apps on your TV, including Netflix and
BBC iPlayer. Plus Search across live TV,
Catch Up, Box Sets and Netflix.
Not sure how to exit a screen?
Press
at any time to get back to the
Home screen and start again. You can also
press
,
or
to jump
to those locations from anywhere.
See what's on
Press
on your remote, or if you're
watching a programme and don't want
to miss anything press
to show the
Mini Guide.
Paging up and down
This couldn't be easier. Press
to move up or down a page at a time
through the TV Guide and lists.
Jumping to the bottom of a list
Press
to jump to the bottom of a list, like
My Shows. Press it again to go back to the top.
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Jumping back and
forwards in the TV Guide
Get where you want to be, faster.
To jump to a specific time or date in the
TV guide press
in the full TV Guide.
Pick the time and date you want to see
and choose View Guide. To come back
to the present, press
.
Going back a step
To move back a step press
.
To go back to the previous screen press
.
Switched from SKY? Use these two
buttons to do all the stuff your old
'back up' button used to do.
Deleting recordings
Press
to quickly remove a show
or folder from My Shows or My Planned
Recordings.
Undelete recordings
Go to the Recently Deleted Recordings
folder in My Shows. Press
to recover
any recently deleted show in the list. Don't
forget, you can only undelete a show if you
have room on your box.
Deleting groups of shows
To delete a whole series or group of shows
press
on the folder you want to ditch.
Show the Mini Guide
Press
while watching live TV to display
the Mini Guide. Press
again to hide it.
More info on the show
you're watching
Press
to show the Info Banner.
Hide the Info Banner
Just press
to hide it straight away.
Skipping forward
If you've paused live TV, just press
once
to fast-forward 30 seconds. Press it again
and you'll jump forward another 30 seconds.
How about an instant replay?
Press
while watching a show to jump
back 8 seconds.
Want to jump quickly through
a show?
Press
and then
to jump to the next
tick mark. To go back, press
and
.
Quickly play a show
In My Shows press
on any show
to start watching. You can even press
on a folder to watch all it's recordings as a
playlist from oldest to newest.
Using your remote
Use
to power down your TiVo box.
Any recordings that are in progress
or scheduled will still take place. To
power back up, press
again.
There are loads of different ways to
power up your TiVo box. You can use
any of these buttons, plus any number
key:
.
Want to use your TiVo box remote to
control your TV? Simply select
> Help & Settings > Help > TiVo box
and then > Program your remote
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