Changing recording options for a single program
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Access the To Do List:
Devices on TiVo Experience 3 (software version: 20.x. or earlier)
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Search, OnePass, & Manage > To Do List (for TiVo BOLT, Roamio, Premiere on HD, and TiVo Mini)
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Find Shows > To Do List (for TiVo Premiere on SD)
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Find Programs > To Do List (Series 3 & earlier)
Devices on TiVo Experience 4 (software version: 21.x. or later)
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Find the program whose recording options you wish to change and press Select.
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Select Options.
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From the Recording Options screen, select the desired settings for Recording Quality, Keep At Least, Start Recording, and Stop Recording.
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When you have finished selecting recording options, highlight Record episode with these options and press Select.
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Press Select again to confirm your settings.
Changing recording options for a OnePass (or Season Pass)
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Try to access OnePass Manager by going to:
Devices on TiVo Experience 3 (software version: 20.x. or earlier)
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Search, OnePass, & Manage > OnePass Manager (for TiVo BOLT, Roamio, Premiere on HD, and TiVo Mini)
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Find Shows > Season Pass Manager (for TiVo Premiere on SD)
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Find Programs > Season Pass Manager (Series 3 & earlier)
Devices on TiVo Experience 4 (software version: 21.x. or later)
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Find the OnePass whose recording options you wish to change and press Select.
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With Change Recording Options highlighted, press the Right Arrow button.
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From the Recording Options screen, select the desired settings.
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When you have finished selecting recording options, highlight Record episode with these options and press Select.
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Press Select again to confirm your settings.
Recording Options: Channel
This option ONLY appears on Series 3 and TiVo Premiere DVRs, and ONLY if the show you are scheduling a Season Pass or individual recording which is on more than one channel.
To see how many other channels are available for a show look for the gray number in parenthesis to the left of the current selected channel. Select the channel to display which other channels are available.
For example: C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigators airs on local standard and high definition CBS channels, and standard and high-definition Spike channels. You would have the option to choose from 4 channels when creating a Season Pass or individual recording.
Use the left or right arrow to select the channel you wish to record the show on. Once you have created the Season Pass or individual recording you cannot change the channel. However, you can setup a Season Pass or individual recording for the other channels if you wish.
Recording Options: Record Quality
When scheduling a recording, this option will allow you to specify the video quality of the recording on an analog channel (Basic, Medium, High, and Best). While this option may be available when you record on a digitally broadcast channel, the program will record only at the quality that is broadcast.
TiVo Premiere 4 and XL4/Elite do not display Record Quality. These TiVo boxes only record digital cable channels at Best quality.
Series 3, TiVo Premiere, or TiVo Premiere XL DVRs with digital input (cable or OTA) will always display Always best on digital channels.
Recording Options: Keep At Most
This option allows you to set the maximum number of episodes to save as part of a series (e.g., if you choose to keep two episodes, the first episode will be deleted when the third is recorded). The default is five episodes, and changing the Keep at Most option can affect the Keep Until option in the following ways:
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If Keep Until is set to When Space Needed (the default), the most recent episodes will be kept, as described above.
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If Keep Until is set to Keep Until I Delete, all episodes recorded will be kept until the Keep at Most limit is reached. For example, if Keep at Most is set to three episodes and Keep Until is set to Keep Until I Delete, recording will stop after three episodes until you delete one or more of the episodes.
Keep at Most is only available for Season Pass(OnePass), auto-recording WishLists, and repeated manual recordings.
Allows you to choose Repeat and First Run, First Run Only, or All (with duplicates). Be guided that Show Type is ONLY available on Season Passes.
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Selecting First Run Only records only first run programs. An episode is considered a first run if its first air date matches the current day. This means if an old program is being aired for the first time on a new channel, the DVR may consider it a first run.
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Selecting Repeat and First Run records all episodes that have specific program descriptions and that have not been recorded within the last 28 days. This is the default.
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Selecting All (with duplicates) records all episodes, including episodes that have been recorded within the last 28 days.
Allows you to choose:
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New & Repeats (default): Records all episodes that have specific program descriptions and that have not been recorded within the last 28 days. This is the default.
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New Only: Records only first run programs. An episode is considered a first run if its first air date matches the current day. This means if an old program is being aired for the first time on a new channel, the DVR may consider it a first run.
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All: Records all programs, regardless of first run date or repetition. This setting is especially useful for TiVo Roamio OTA users who prefer to record all versions of a program and keep the highest quality recording.
If you have DVRs with HD menus All (with duplicates), you can manage recordings & downloads by going to To Do list.
Recording Options: Keep Until
Allows you to choose Keep Until I Delete or When Space Needed.
When Space Needed (the default) is selected, the oldest programs will be deleted as space is needed to record new programs. When Keep Until I Delete is selected, programs will be saved until you manually delete them. If the hard drive fills up with programs marked Keep Until I Delete, the DVR will stop recording new programs until you free up space by deleting programs.
Recording Options: Start Recording
This option allows you to start recording a program before it is scheduled to begin (1 5 or 10 minutes prior). The default is On Time. Using this option may create conflicts with other recordings. For more information, see My Program Wasn't Recorded or Was Deleted Early: Troubleshooting.
Recording Options: Stop Recording
This option allows you to end a recording after the scheduled end of a program (1, 2, 5, 15, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 1.5 hours, or 3 hours after). The default is On Time. Using this option may create conflicts with other recordings. For more information, see My Program Wasn't Recorded or Was Deleted Early: Troubleshooting.
How to Modify OnePass Viewing Options
To modify OnePass Viewing Options, go to:
Devices on TiVo Experience 3 (software version: 20.x or earlier)
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TiVo Central > My Shows > You can select All, Going Away Soon, TV Series, Movies, Recordings, Sports, Kids, News, Suggestions > Choose a Show, Movie, Episode, Recording, TV Series > Press C to toggle between episodes or all episodes
While viewing a specific show, you can use the Red C button to toggle between:
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Recordings Only shows that are currently saved as recordings on the HDD (Hard Disk Drive)
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My Episodes Recordings and Streaming options (based on what Streaming apps you have on the box)
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All Episodes All possible shows including recordings, and all seasons of streaming episodes regardless of whether or not they are available in the Apps that are on the box.
Devices on TiVo Experience 4 (software version: 21.x or later)
