How to Enable the Commercial Skip on a Series 1TiVO

Automatically advance commercial by commercial – instead of frame by frame – with this trick.

Step 1: Start playing the show Start playing the recorded show.
Step 2: Press this code Press Select, Play, Select, 3, 0, Select. If you hear three chimes, you've done it right. If not, repeat the procedure.
TIP: If the Tivo ever needs to be rebooted or is unplugged, you will need to apply the hack again once you restart it.
Step 3: Skip ahead To put it into action, hit the Advance button when a commercial comes on.
FACT: Did you know? Households with adults over age 50 are 15 percent more likely to watch political ads rather than fast-forward through them.