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Hack 3 Navigation Shortcuts

Remote control shortcuts mean cruising through the TiVo menu system at high velocity .

Typical TiVo menu navigation is serial, moving step-by-step from one window to another using the Next and Previous buttons . While its menu system is rather well laid out and designed for ease of use, after spending a significant amount of time with your TiVo and its remote control, the travel time and number of button presses can prove rather tedious .

Thankfully, a set of navigation shortcuts are built right in allowing you to leap between major menu items in a single boundthat is, a single button press. Table 1-1 lists known remote control shortcuts and their associated menus .

Table 1-1. TiVo remote control shortcuts