TiVo and Universal Swivel Search
Swivel Search was launched in May, 2007, and is designed to ease the search
for content from a variety of sources (such as your cable provider, Amazon
Unbox, TiVoCast, Yahoo,
etc.).
How to find and use Swivel Search:
- Press the TiVo button to go to the TiVo Central screen, and then select
Find Programs and Downloads.
- Select "Universal Swivel Search".
- Enter NEW YORK using the onscreen keypad. Notice that the tag NEW YORK appears
in the right column marked with the TiVo Tag icon.
- Highlight the NEW YORK tag and press SELECT on your remote. A screen listing
a variety of matching shows appears, everything from Law & Order to Sesame
Street.
- Select Law & Order, then select “More program info…”
in the right column. The Law & Order series screen lets you browse Upcoming
Showings, and gives you a list of people and tags in the left column.
- Select any person’s name and you’ll see other TV shows and movies
related to that person, whether he or she is an actor, director, producer,
etc. You can even select “If You Like This…” in the left
column to see related shows.
- Select any title to see options to record or download the show. All recorded
shows appear in your “Now Playing List,” which you can access
simply by pressing the TiVo button on your remote control twice.
Note: Swivel Search works best if it searches only on channels you receive,
ensuring that search results always include shows you can record. To do this,
Swivel Search prompts you to change your privacy status to “opt in,”
allowing the TiVo service to store information about your channel lineup for
use in Swivel Search.
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