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Recording Settings

From the TiVo Central ® screen, select Messages & Settings, then Settings, then Recording.

The Overlap Protection

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Feature

The Overlap Protection feature gives you additional options for dealing with recording conflicts. If Overlap Protection is turned off, when two programs overlap by a few minutes (for example, one program ends at 8:33, while the next program begins at 8:30), the lower priority recording is cancelled. With Overlap Protection turned on, the DVR automatically clips the lower priority recording by just enough minutes to allow both programs to record.

When scheduling new recordings, the DVR notifies you of any recording conflict and gives you options for resolving it. If Overlap Protection is on, your options include clipping the lower priority program.

Recording Priorities.

Overlap Protection works by using the Season Pass Manager (page 24) to determine the priority of each repeating program scheduled to record. One-time recordings are not listed on the Season Pass Manager; these individual recordings that you schedule receive the highest priority. In fact, the most recent individual recording that you requested always has the highest priority. (TiVo Suggestions always have the lowest priority.)

Recording Quality

Use this screen to set your DVR’s default recording quality. You can override the default when scheduling a new recording. See “Setting Recording Options” on page 25. There are four levels of recording quality: Best, High, Medium, and Basic.

One hour of Best Quality equals about

3 hours of Basic Quality, 2 hours of

Medium Quality, and 1.5 hours of High

Quality.

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Basic quality takes up about one-third the space of Best quality, so it gives you about three times the amount of space for programs. You may want to experiment with different levels and then change your default. Some quality settings are better suited for certain kinds of programs, as shown in the suggestions below.

Recording Quality Suggested Use

Basic News

Medium Daytime Talk Shows, Animation

Best Sports, Action Movies

The DVR automatically uses Best Quality in live TV. For recordings, it uses the recording quality you specified for that program using Recording Options. If that quality is not Best, you may notice the difference when recording starts. The DVR cannot use two different recording quality settings for one recording.

TiVo Suggestions

Use this screen to turn automatic recording of TiVo Suggestions on or off. When automatic recording is on (the default), TiVo Suggestions may be recorded if there’s available space.

Remember, recordings you schedule will never be deleted to make room for suggestions. Also, if space is needed for your recordings, suggestions are the first programs to be deleted. For more information on TiVo Suggestions, see page 8.

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