TiVo Remote Control
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Overview
This page details the programming of the TiVo remote to control multiple TiVos and to control your TV and A/V receiver. It also describes shortcuts that can make it faster for you to navigate TiVo by describing the secondary functions of many buttons have.
Programming the TiVo Remote Control for multiple TiVos
If you have 2 TiVos in the same area, you'll want to make sure each one is controlled by its own remote (otherwise you can accidentally do all sorts of accidental things on the other TiVo.)
Understanding Remote Address 0:
- Remote Address 0 is the universal and default address for all TiVos.
- A TiVo Remote set to Remote Address 0 will control any TiVo, whether the TiVo is set to Remote Address 0 or any other address.
- A TiVo set to Remote Address 0 will respond to any TiVo remote, whether the remote is set to Remote Address 0 or any other address.
- You must change the TiVo box Remote Address and the TiVo Remote Control Remote Address for all units in the same room, because any remote or TiVo set to Remote Address 0 will still respond to/control every box/remote.
To change the Remote Address on a Remote Control
- Press the TiVo button and the Pause button on the remote at the same time and hold them for 3 seconds (until the red light on the remote turns on)
- Press the number on the remote control number keypad of the remote address you want to use
To change the Remote Address on your TiVo
- Browse to the Info screen on your TiVo (varies by by TiVo model, but generally TiVo menu -> Settings -> System Information or similar)
- Press any button on the remote control; this remote must already be set to the desired Remote Address
- Somewhere on in the list of System Info, there is a line for Remote Address. This should now show the new Remote Address.
- To change the Remote Address back to 0 (or any other address), reprogram the remote and then press any button while in the system info screen to change the address.
- If there are two TiVos in the same room and they are both set to Remote Address 0, be sure to unplug one before setting the remote address for the other. Otherwise, both TiVos will switch to the System Info screen at the same time and the Remote Address will be change for both of them.
Programming the TiVo Remote to Control Other Devices
The TiVo Remote can control your TV power, TV volume and mute or A/V Receiver volume and mute, and TV input. The TiVo setup menu provides complete details on how to do this and the codes to try for your brand of TV.
- Navigate to the Remote Control Setup Page (varies by TiVo model number, but generally TiVo menu -> Settings -> Remote Control)
- Follow the on-screen instructions for programming the remote by enabling the programming function, entering the code for your device, and testing that the code works
- For your TV Power and Channel buttons: Press the TiVo button and the TV Power button on the remote at the same time and hold them for 3 seconds (until the red light on the remote turns on), enter the code for your TV, test that the Power and channel buttons work, you're done.
- For your A/V Receiver Volume buttons: Press the TiVo button and the Mute button on the remote at the same time and hold them for 3 seconds (until the red light on the remote turns on), enter the code for your A/V Receiver, test that the Volume buttons work, you're done. You can't control TV volume if you enable A/V volume control
- For your TV input button: Press the TiVo button and the TV Input button on the remote at the same time and hold them for 3 seconds (until the red light on the remote turns on), enter the code for your TV, test that the input button works, you're done. When you setup your TV channel buttons, the TV Input may have been setup properly, but if it was not you use this step.
TiVo Glo Remote Special Features
The TiVo Glo remotes are compatible with all TiVos, but they offer a few additional features versus the standard TiVo remote: - Button backlighting when the remote senses that the room is dark - The ability to learn codes from other remote controls - On the back of the remote, the bottom half has ribs for improved grip and to make it easier to make sure the remote is being held right-side up.
Turning the Glo Remote Backlight Feature Off/On
The TiVo Glo remote control has an automatic backlight feature. There is a sensor on the front of the remote (near the IR emitter) that detects when a room is dark enough for the buttons to be difficult to see. When the room is dark, the remote activates the backlight when any button is pressed.
If you want to deactivate the backlight to improve battery life: - To turn the backlight off: press and hold the TiVo and the Thumbs Down buttons at the same time until the red light blinks three times. ~ To turn the backlight on: press and hold the TiVo and the Thumbs Up buttons at the same time until the red light blinks three times.
Learning Codes from other Remotes with the TiVo Glo Remote
The TiVo Glo remote is a learning remote and can learn codes from other remote controls. If a command can not be found using the standard built-in codes found in the TiVo Settings menu, you can program the remote by following these steps:
- Position the TiVo remote and the other remote so that they are pointing at one another, approximate 4 inches apart.
- Press the TiVo and the Select buttons at the same time and hold them for 3 seconds until the red activity light stays on.
- On the TiVo remote, press and release the button you want to program.
- On the other remote, press and release the button that you want the TiVo remote to learn.
- If the code is learned successfully, the light on the TiVo remote will blink 4 times. If the code was not read successfully, the TiVo remote light will very quickly blink 10 times. If this occurs, repeat the previous 2 steps.
- Repeat the steps above to program the appropriate buttons. When finished, press the TiVo button to exit learning mode and return to normal operation.
- On the other remote, press and
Please Note: Not all commands will work on all versions of TiVo software. Please update this list (by software version number) if you find new or different shortcuts.
Enter HD (digital) Channel Numbers using the remote control keypad
- Look closely at the "skip forward" key (above the 3). It's also labeled (-). So for channel 8-3, press the 8 button, the skip forward button, and then the 3 button
Go Directly to the Now Playing screen
- Press the TiVo button two times in any screen to get to the Now Playing screen.
Play a Show without viewing show details
- In the Now Playing screen, select the recording you want to play and press the Play button
- The show will start playing and Show details will display on the upper part of the screen (as if you hit the info button)
- Press the Clear button to immediately clear the show details or wait for the menu to automatically time out.
Switch Between Shows without leaving Show Details Screen
- In the Now Playing screen, select a show to view show details
- While viewing show details, press the Channel Up button to view details of the next show above in the Now Playing screen.
- While viewing show details, press the Channel Down button to view details of the next show below in the Now Playing screen.
Stop Fast-Forwarding using the Skip Backwards button
- Fast-Forward can be stopped by clicking the Play button; the show will skip approximately 3 seconds backward from when the button was pressed. Subsequent presses of the Play button do nothing.
- Instead, use the Skip Backwards button (located below the Rewind button) to resume playback. It functions just like the Play button when it is pressed the first time during Fast-Forwarding, but subsequent presses cause additional 3-second skips backwards
- This is especially useful if you find you always fast-forward past commercials and too far into the show.
Backspace When Entering Text in Search Screen
- Press the Rewind button to erase the letter you just entered into the to Search (Ouija board) text entry screen. This is must faster than going up to the top row and selecting Clear or Delete.
View the TiVo Boot Movie
Press the TiVo button to go the main TiVo menu, then press the 0 (zero) button to play the movie that is shown when TiVo first boots.
Switch Directly to Season Pass Manager Screen
Press the TiVo button to go the main TiVo menu, then press the 1 button to go to the Season Pass Manager screen.
Switch Directly to To Do List Screen
Press the TiVo button to go the main TiVo menu, then press the 2 button to go to the To Do List screen.
Switch Directly to Wish List Screen
Press the TiVo button to go the main TiVo menu, then press the 3 button to go to the Wish List screen.
Switch Directly to Browse by Name View
Press the TiVo button to go the main TiVo menu, then press the 4 button to go to the Browse by Name screen.
Switch Directly to Browse by Channel View
Press the TiVo button to go the main TiVo menu, then press the 5 button to go to the Browse by Channel screen.
Switch Directly to Browse by Time View
Press the TiVo button to go the main TiVo menu, then press the 6 button to go to the Browse by Time screen.
Switch Directly to TiVo Suggestions Screen
Press the TiVo button to go the main TiVo menu, then press the 7 button to go to the TiVo Suggestions screen.
Switch Directly to Network Showcase Screen
Press the TiVo button to go the main TiVo menu, then press the 9 button to go to the Network Showcase screen.
External References
Gizmodo.com: Story of a Peanut: The TiVo Remote's Untold Past, Present and Future
