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Tivo Shortcuts
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Posted by: cwaring

Regular Tivo users will no doubt have heard about these "shortcuts":

TiVo 1 - Goes to the Season Pass Manager
TiVo 2 - Goes to the To Do list.
TiVo 3 - Goes to Wishlists
TiVo 4 - Goes to the "Browse By Name" screen.
TiVo 5 - Goes to the "Browse By Channel"
TiVo 6 - Goes to the "Browse By Time" screen.
TiVo 7 - Goes to the "Record Time/Channel" screen (manual record).
TiVo 8 - Goes to the "TiVo's Suggestions" screen.
TiVo 9 - Goes to the "Channel Highlights" screen.

Well, when I read that list, I took it to mean that you should press the Tivo button and then press the relevant number key. However, I discovered tonight that this is not the case. You simply press the required number key at any time while on the Tivo Central screen.

Sorry if this is obvious, but it wasn't to me so I just thought I'd share :)

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Posted by: tivotrebor

Well if you are at TiVo Central you have already pressed the TiVo button!

Otherwise to use the shortcuts you press the TiVo button and then short cut number.

Posted by: kmusgrave

If you press, e.g. Tivo 2 from anywhere you will get to the required place - it really means take me to the Tivo central screen and give me shortcut 2. As you are alreay on Tivo Central you are deemd to have already pressed the Tivo button (I know you can get to Tivo central by pressing left-arrow from other menus)

Posted by: Ratcliffe

Why oh why are these things not documented in the manual. They are good shortcuts and possible selling points for easy access!
Stupid marketing company :p

Posted by: Fatbloke

"Tivo - Tivo" is the shortcut for the Now Playing screen btw.

Posted by: dallardice

quote:
Originally posted by kmusgrave
If you press, e.g. Tivo 2 from anywhere you will get to the required place

Well not quite, because if you're at TiVo Central, TiVo 2 will take you to Now Playing....

Posted by: davidshack

Thanks Carl: wasn't obvious to me either (that I didn't need to press TiVo button).

David

Posted by: cwaring

quote:
Originally posted by Fatbloke
"Tivo - Tivo" is the shortcut for the Now Playing screen btw.

I omitted that as too obvious :)

Posted by: fysmd

[winge] and TiVo 0 does NOTHING anymore :( [/winge]

Posted by: mrtickle

They are documented in the manual! They are in the 2.5.5 manual (well, a few of them, with text encouraging you to find the rest out yourself!)
When you are upgraded to 2.5.5 you get a message on your tivo telling you that there is a new manual on the website, and also that if you haven't got internet access you can call customer services for more details.
If you don't read that message, and then don't go on to obtain the 2.5.5 manaul, then yes - you'll never know half of what it can do :)

Posted by: Vikash

Well, it was entirely obvious to me.

So there! :p

Posted by: Ratcliffe

So they are in an online manual ? Ah, I only look at my printed one, which would be based around 1.1.1 or whatever it was...

Posted by: mrtickle

quote:
Originally posted by Ratcliffe
So they are in an online manual?

No, see my post. When you get the upgrade you are told where to get the new manual (either online or by phoning customer services).

quote:

Ah, I only look at my printed one, which would be based around 1.1.1 or whatever it was...

1.5.2. Yes well, in that case it's your own fault for not heeding the documentation, which tells you to get the new manual... :rolleyes: