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Top Tips
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Your TiVo
®
remote
Live TV
Programme
info
Subtitles
On/O
Get to know your new
box in 5 seconds  at.
Getting
Started
The Basics
Home screen
On / Standby
TV Guide
Remove guide/
Zoom picture
Mute
(If set up on your TV)
Volume +/-
(If set up on your TV)
Thumbs down
Watch your
saved shows
Channel
up/down
Record
Thumbs up
Channel
numbers
Pause
Fast forward
Play
Rewind
Slow motion
playback
On screen
shortcuts
Skip backward Skip forward
Go back to
last channel
Delete shows
and folders
Press this button
wherever you re,
to go bck to the
Home Screen.
Use the rrows
to  nd your wy
round the guides
nd menus.
Go to My Shows to
wtch your Series
Link+ recordings
nd bookmrks,
nd ny other shows
you’ve sved.
To go up nd
down through the
chnnels on Live TV.
Opens nd closes
the TV Guide.
Record  show or
set up  Series Link+
from Live TV or the
TV Guide.
Go bck  screen
in the menu.
Wtch Live TV.
Puse wht you
re wtching.
The good news is tht you cn set up your
TiVo remote to control your telly nd your
TiVo box. Go to: Home > Help & Settings >
Help > TiVo box > Program your remote.
You can use these buttons to control your TV once
you’ve set up your Virgin TV remote.
Using your
remote
Juggling two remotes?
The Basics
Live TV
Your
TV Guide
Press
to see the TV Guide.
Here’s how to browse the TV Guide:
The Mini Guide
The Mini Guide gives you  quick peep of wht’s
next on live TV, without interrupting whtever
you’re wtching.
While watching TV:
Skip forwrd one dy
(up to 14 dys in dvnce).
Pge up / down.
Skip bckwrd one dy
(up to 7 dys in pst for
Ctch Up TV).
Show chnnels by genre.
Skip to  speci c dte
nd time.
To show the Mini Guide Hides the Mini Guide
or
Press for 1 second
to turn your TV
set on/o .
Control your
TV’s volume.
Mute your TV.
Here’s how to wake your
TiVo box from sleep mode:
Press any of these buttons
to
Watching your
saved shows
All your favourite stu in
one place.
Press to wtch your sved shows, including
your recordings, Series Link+ recordings nd bookmrks.
Recordings
Pge up / down.
You cn use the
Skip forwrd button
to get to the bottom
of the lists quickly.
For exmple, your
Suggestions folder
towrds the bottom
of the ctegory list.
Delete shows
nd folders.
Instntly wtch
 sved show.
Live TV
Watching a show? Here’s how
to skip forward or rewind back.
Fast Forward
or Rewind
Skip forward
Press once to skip
30 seconds, twice
for 60 seconds nd
so on.
Go back
Press once to go
bck 8 seconds,
twice for 16 seconds
nd so on.
Fast forward
Press up to 3 times
to go forwrd fster.
Rewind
Press up to 3 times
to rewind fster.
Want to fast forward or
rewind in bigger chunks?
Fst forwrd one chunk in the time br.
then
then Rewind one chunk in the time br.
All your favourite stu in
one place.
to skip forward or rewind back.
Recordings
Recording
Shortcuts
Movies,
On Demand
TV and more
Browse for Movies and Box Sets
Get stuck into thousnds of hours of regulrly
updted Movies nd Box Sets.
Or
Press
Select
Select
Select
or
Press
Select
or
then to browse
From live TV press:
Need to undelete stu
you deleted by accident?
To mnge your Series Link+ settings
To see your plnned recordings
then
then
Press
Select
Select
Select
On Demand
On Demand
Never miss a
moment with
Catch Up
There are 2 easy ways to
watch the best telly from
the last 7 days.
1. Scroll bck in time through the TV Guide.
Here’s what makes your TiVo
box a cut above the rest…
Create a WishList
TM
Never miss your fvourite series, even if you
don’t know when it strts gin, by creting
 WishList
™
Serch.
WishList
and Search
Extra Special Features
Or
Or
Search faster
Get to the good stu on live TV,
Ctch Up TV nd On Demnd.
Press
Select
Select
Press
to browse
then
Press
Select
Select
Press
then
to browse
tm
You cn wtch ny show with  symbol
2. Or go stright to Ctch Up from .
Press
Select
to scroll bck 2 hours
to go bck  whole dy
to scroll bck in time
to see the TV Guide
Suggestions Introducing
Virgin TV
Anywhere
Discover more with Suggestions
Use your TiVo Thumbs to tech your box wht you
like (or don’t like). When you’re wtching live TV,
browsing the guide, or checking your Suggestions,
you cn press the Thumbs Up (or Thumbs Down)
button to tell your box you like (or don’t like) this
kind of TV. It’ll sve more of this type of telly in your
Suggestions folder (or not, if pressed Thumbs Down!)
Your favourite telly in your hands
Your TiVo box works hnd in hnd with your Virgin
TV Anywhere pp. Downlod our clever pp from
the Apple App Store, Google Ply or Amzon App
Store nd you cn strt wtching dierent things
side by side, on  comptible device. Or in nother
room. Or even tke the telly you love on the go.
Watch telly the way you want
• Wtch over 110 live TV chnnels or 1000s of
hours of On Demnd shows in any room, on 
comptible device, like  mobile or tblet – plus
on the go – ll with WiFi.
Turn your device into a clever remote
• Use the QWERTY keybord to serch quickly,
see wht’s on, then ick it to your min TV
screen. Mgic! Simply mke sure your TiVo box
is connected to your Hub by Ethernet cble or
Powerline kit.
Set recordings, from anywhere in the world
• Set up  Series Link+ from nywhere in the
world with WiFi, 3G or 4G.
The Virgin TV Anywhere pp. A clever little thing
tht connects your box, your screens nd you.
Extra Special Features
Extra Special Features
Turn o Suggestions
You don’t hve to hve ny Suggestions if you don’t
wnt. To turn o Suggestions go to Help & Settings
from the Home Screen, choose Settings nd enter
your PIN. Choose Recordings, then Suggestions to
chnge your settings.
Improve your Suggestions
When you’re looking t your Suggestions in My Shows,
you cn use your Thumb buttons to rte the suggested
shows nd tech your box wht you like or don’t like.
Press
Select
Select
Tip: when you record a show, your box
automatically gives it a Thumbs Up.
Thumbs Up
(you cn give  show up to 3 Thumbs Up)
Thumbs Down
(you cn give  show up to 3 Thumbs Down)
Tip: shows recorded in Suggestions don’t
take up any of your storage space.
Delete highlighted shows nd folders
Find your Suggestions
folder the bottom of the
ctegory list
then
Legl Stu :
Content vilble to view depends on TV pckge. Virgin TV Anywhere:
Only vilble to TiVo customers with comptible device (selected iOS
devices nd Android™ mobiles nd tblets). End User Licence Agreement
pplies. Visit virginmedi.com for full terms nd conditions. Catch Up TV:
Ctch Up TV content vilble for seven dys fter brodcst. Ctch Up TV
is Virgin Medi’s pick of the week’s TV. On Demand: Once purchsed, ll
chrgeble On Demnd content must be viewed within 48 hours. Movies On
Demand: Virgin Movies On Demnd movies re py by title. Information
about your TiVo use: By hving the nd/or using the TiVo service you give
On-Screen Icons
These icons will help you
around your TiVo box.
Extra Special Features
On-Screen Icons
Plnned recording.
Planned recording.
Planned recordings using Series
Link+.
Planned recordings using
WishList Search.
Programme recording now.
Series recording now.
Series folder.
Folder containing recordings from
a WishList Search.
Folder containing Suggestions.
Recording ready to play on your
box’s hard disk.
Suggestion ready to play.
Suggestions are auto-recorded
based on what you’ve watched,
recorded or rated. They’re only
recorded when space is available.
Recording that will be deleted
soon to make space.
Recording that’s kept until you
delete it.
At least one of the tuners in the
background is recording.
Extra audio tracks available.*
Subtitles available.*
Audio Description available for
people aected by sight loss.*
Programme available on demand
as Catch up TV.
Deleted recording.
Recently Deleted. You can recover
any deleted show from this folder.
Suggestion redy to ply.
Suggestions re uto-recorded
bsed on wht you’ve
wtched, recorded or rted.
They’re only recorded when
spce is vilble.
Planned recording.
Planned recordings using Series
Link+.
Planned recordings using
WishList Search.
Programme recording now.
Series recording now.
Series folder.
Folder containing recordings from
a WishList Search.
Folder containing Suggestions.
Recording ready to play on your
box’s hard disk.
Suggestion ready to play.
Suggestions are auto-recorded
based on what you’ve watched,
recorded or rated. They’re only
recorded when space is available.
Recording that will be deleted
soon to make space.
Recording that’s kept until you
delete it.
At least one of the tuners in the
background is recording.
Extra audio tracks available.*
Subtitles available.*
Audio Description available for
people aected by sight loss.*
Programme available on demand
as Catch up TV.
Deleted recording.
Recently Deleted. You can recover
any deleted show from this folder.
Recording tht will be deleted
soon to mke spce.
Planned recording.
Planned recordings using Series
Link+.
Planned recordings using
WishList Search.
Programme recording now.
Series recording now.
Series folder.
Folder containing recordings from
a WishList Search.
Folder containing Suggestions.
Recording ready to play on your
box’s hard disk.
Suggestion ready to play.
Suggestions are auto-recorded
based on what you’ve watched,
recorded or rated. They’re only
recorded when space is available.
Recording that will be deleted
soon to make space.
Recording that’s kept until you
delete it.
At least one of the tuners in the
background is recording.
Extra audio tracks available.*
Subtitles available.*
Audio Description available for
people aected by sight loss.*
Programme available on demand
as Catch up TV.
Deleted recording.
Recently Deleted. You can recover
any deleted show from this folder.
Series folder.
Planned recording.
Planned recordings using Series
Link+.
Planned recordings using
WishList Search.
Programme recording now.
Series recording now.
Series folder.
Folder containing recordings from
a WishList Search.
Folder containing Suggestions.
Recording ready to play on your
box’s hard disk.
Suggestion ready to play.
Suggestions are auto-recorded
based on what you’ve watched,
recorded or rated. They’re only
recorded when space is available.
Recording that will be deleted
soon to make space.
Recording that’s kept until you
delete it.
At least one of the tuners in the
background is recording.
Extra audio tracks available.*
Subtitles available.*
Audio Description available for
people aected by sight loss.*
Programme available on demand
as Catch up TV.
Deleted recording.
Recently Deleted. You can recover
any deleted show from this folder.
Series recording now.
Planned recording.
Planned recordings using Series
Link+.
Planned recordings using
WishList Search.
Programme recording now.
Series recording now.
Series folder.
Folder containing recordings from
a WishList Search.
Folder containing Suggestions.
Recording ready to play on your
box’s hard disk.
Suggestion ready to play.
Suggestions are auto-recorded
based on what you’ve watched,
recorded or rated. They’re only
recorded when space is available.
Recording that will be deleted
soon to make space.
Recording that’s kept until you
delete it.
At least one of the tuners in the
background is recording.
Extra audio tracks available.*
Subtitles available.*
Audio Description available for
people aected by sight loss.*
Programme available on demand
as Catch up TV.
Deleted recording.
Recently Deleted. You can recover
any deleted show from this folder.
Folder contining
recordings from 
WishList™ Serch.
Planned recording.
Planned recordings using Series
Link+.
Planned recordings using
WishList Search.
Programme recording now.
Series recording now.
Series folder.
Folder containing recordings from
a WishList Search.
Folder containing Suggestions.
Recording ready to play on your
box’s hard disk.
Suggestion ready to play.
Suggestions are auto-recorded
based on what you’ve watched,
recorded or rated. They’re only
recorded when space is available.
Recording that will be deleted
soon to make space.
Recording that’s kept until you
delete it.
At least one of the tuners in the
background is recording.
Extra audio tracks available.*
Subtitles available.*
Audio Description available for
people aected by sight loss.*
Programme available on demand
as Catch up TV.
Deleted recording.
Recently Deleted. You can recover
any deleted show from this folder.
Folder contining
Suggestions.
Recently Deleted. You cn
recover ny deleted show
from this folder.
Deleted recording.
Planned recording.
Planned recordings using Series
Link+.
Planned recordings using
WishList Search.
Programme recording now.
Series recording now.
Series folder.
Folder containing recordings from
a WishList Search.
Folder containing Suggestions.
Recording ready to play on your
box’s hard disk.
Suggestion ready to play.
Suggestions are auto-recorded
based on what you’ve watched,
recorded or rated. They’re only
recorded when space is available.
Recording that will be deleted
soon to make space.
Recording that’s kept until you
delete it.
At least one of the tuners in the
background is recording.
Extra audio tracks available.*
Subtitles available.*
Audio Description available for
people aected by sight loss.*
Programme available on demand
as Catch up TV.
Deleted recording.
Recently Deleted. You can recover
any deleted show from this folder.
Progrmme vilble in
Ctch Up TV.
Planned recording.
Planned recordings using Series
Link+.
Planned recordings using
WishList Search.
Programme recording now.
Series recording now.
Series folder.
Folder containing recordings from
a WishList Search.
Folder containing Suggestions.
Recording ready to play on your
box’s hard disk.
Suggestion ready to play.
Suggestions are auto-recorded
based on what you’ve watched,
recorded or rated. They’re only
recorded when space is available.
Recording that will be deleted
soon to make space.
Recording that’s kept until you
delete it.
At least one of the tuners in the
background is recording.
Extra audio tracks available.*
Subtitles available.*
Audio Description available for
people aected by sight loss.*
Programme available on demand
as Catch up TV.
Deleted recording.
Recently Deleted. You can recover
any deleted show from this folder.
Subtitles vilble.
*
*
Icon is dimmed if unvilble.
Planned recording.
Planned recordings using Series
Link+.
Planned recordings using
WishList Search.
Programme recording now.
Series recording now.
Series folder.
Folder containing recordings from
a WishList Search.
Folder containing Suggestions.
Recording ready to play on your
box’s hard disk.
Suggestion ready to play.
Suggestions are auto-recorded
based on what you’ve watched,
recorded or rated. They’re only
recorded when space is available.
Recording that will be deleted
soon to make space.
Recording that’s kept until you
delete it.
At least one of the tuners in the
background is recording.
Extra audio tracks available.*
Subtitles available.*
Audio Description available for
people aected by sight loss.*
Programme available on demand
as Catch up TV.
Deleted recording.
Recently Deleted. You can recover
any deleted show from this folder.
Audio Description
vilble for people
 ected by sight loss.
*
Planned recording.
Planned recordings using Series
Link+.
Planned recordings using
WishList Search.
Programme recording now.
Series recording now.
Series folder.
Folder containing recordings from
a WishList Search.
Folder containing Suggestions.
Recording ready to play on your
box’s hard disk.
Suggestion ready to play.
Suggestions are auto-recorded
based on what you’ve watched,
recorded or rated. They’re only
recorded when space is available.
Recording that will be deleted
soon to make space.
Recording that’s kept until you
delete it.
At least one of the tuners in the
background is recording.
Extra audio tracks available.*
Subtitles available.*
Audio Description available for
people aected by sight loss.*
Programme available on demand
as Catch up TV.
Deleted recording.
Recently Deleted. You can recover
any deleted show from this folder.
Extr udio trcks
vilble.
*
At lest one of the
tuners in the bckground
is recording.
Planned recording.
Planned recordings using Series
Link+.
Planned recordings using
WishList Search.
Programme recording now.
Series recording now.
Series folder.
Folder containing recordings from
a WishList Search.
Folder containing Suggestions.
Recording ready to play on your
box’s hard disk.
Suggestion ready to play.
Suggestions are auto-recorded
based on what you’ve watched,
recorded or rated. They’re only
recorded when space is available.
Recording that will be deleted
soon to make space.
Recording that’s kept until you
delete it.
At least one of the tuners in the
background is recording.
Extra audio tracks available.*
Subtitles available.*
Audio Description available for
people aected by sight loss.*
Programme available on demand
as Catch up TV.
Deleted recording.
Recently Deleted. You can recover
any deleted show from this folder.
Plnned recordings
using Series Link+.
Planned recording.
Planned recordings using Series
Link+.
Planned recordings using
WishList Search.
Programme recording now.
Series recording now.
Series folder.
Folder containing recordings from
a WishList Search.
Folder containing Suggestions.
Recording ready to play on your
box’s hard disk.
Suggestion ready to play.
Suggestions are auto-recorded
based on what you’ve watched,
recorded or rated. They’re only
recorded when space is available.
Recording that will be deleted
soon to make space.
Recording that’s kept until you
delete it.
At least one of the tuners in the
background is recording.
Extra audio tracks available.*
Subtitles available.*
Audio Description available for
people aected by sight loss.*
Programme available on demand
as Catch up TV.
Deleted recording.
Recently Deleted. You can recover
any deleted show from this folder.
Plnned recordings using
WishList™ Serch.
Planned recording.
Planned recordings using Series
Link+.
Planned recordings using
WishList Search.
Programme recording now.
Series recording now.
Series folder.
Folder containing recordings from
a WishList Search.
Folder containing Suggestions.
Recording ready to play on your
box’s hard disk.
Suggestion ready to play.
Suggestions are auto-recorded
based on what you’ve watched,
recorded or rated. They’re only
recorded when space is available.
Recording that will be deleted
soon to make space.
Recording that’s kept until you
delete it.
At least one of the tuners in the
background is recording.
Extra audio tracks available.*
Subtitles available.*
Audio Description available for
people aected by sight loss.*
Programme available on demand
as Catch up TV.
Deleted recording.
Recently Deleted. You can recover
any deleted show from this folder.
Progrmme recording now.
Planned recording.
Planned recordings using Series
Link+.
Planned recordings using
WishList Search.
Programme recording now.
Series recording now.
Series folder.
Folder containing recordings from
a WishList Search.
Folder containing Suggestions.
Recording ready to play on your
box’s hard disk.
Suggestion ready to play.
Suggestions are auto-recorded
based on what you’ve watched,
recorded or rated. They’re only
recorded when space is available.
Recording that will be deleted
soon to make space.
Recording that’s kept until you
delete it.
At least one of the tuners in the
background is recording.
Extra audio tracks available.*
Subtitles available.*
Audio Description available for
people aected by sight loss.*
Programme available on demand
as Catch up TV.
Deleted recording.
Recently Deleted. You can recover
any deleted show from this folder.
Recording redy to ply
on your box’s hrd disk.
Planned recording.
Planned recordings using Series
Link+.
Planned recordings using
WishList Search.
Programme recording now.
Series recording now.
Series folder.
Folder containing recordings from
a WishList Search.
Folder containing Suggestions.
Recording ready to play on your
box’s hard disk.
Suggestion ready to play.
Suggestions are auto-recorded
based on what you’ve watched,
recorded or rated. They’re only
recorded when space is available.
Recording that will be deleted
soon to make space.
Recording that’s kept until you
delete it.
At least one of the tuners in the
background is recording.
Extra audio tracks available.*
Subtitles available.*
Audio Description available for
people aected by sight loss.*
Programme available on demand
as Catch up TV.
Deleted recording.
Recently Deleted. You can recover
any deleted show from this folder.
Recording tht’s kept
until you delete it.
Planned recording.
Planned recordings using Series
Link+.
Planned recordings using
WishList Search.
Programme recording now.
Series recording now.
Series folder.
Folder containing recordings from
a WishList Search.
Folder containing Suggestions.
Recording ready to play on your
box’s hard disk.
Suggestion ready to play.
Suggestions are auto-recorded
based on what you’ve watched,
recorded or rated. They’re only
recorded when space is available.
Recording that will be deleted
soon to make space.
Recording that’s kept until you
delete it.
At least one of the tuners in the
background is recording.
Extra audio tracks available.*
Subtitles available.*
Audio Description available for
people aected by sight loss.*
Programme available on demand
as Catch up TV.
Deleted recording.
Recently Deleted. You can recover
any deleted show from this folder.
us your consent to use your viewing informtion to personlise your TiVo
experience (in ddition to the other purposes set out in our privcy policy).
We my shre this informtion with third prties in n ggregted form.
This will not personlly identify you. This ggregted dt my be used by
those third prties for mrketing purposes. General: Further legls pply
- visit Virginmedi.com for full terms.
TiVo, WishList™, the Thumbs Up™ logo nd the Thumbs Down™ logo re
trdemrks or registered trdemrks of TiVo Inc. or its subsidiries worldwide.
Informtion correct s t 24/06/2016. Virgin Medi Limited
is registered in Englnd (no. 2591237).
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with your TiVo service. To nd out more, grb
your TiVo quick guide. Or visit us online t
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