The Spectrum TV App on your Xumo Stream Box brings your Spectrum TV experience together in one place. Watch live TV and On Demand content, browse the Guide, search for something to watch, access your library and manage your recordings.
In this article
Learn how to:
- Explore the Spectrum TV App home screen
- Watch live TV
- Browse the Guide
- Watch on Demand content
- Search for shows and movies
- Add and browse favorite channels
- Use My Library
- Manage your DVR recordings
- Set your startup channel
Xumo Stream Box for Spectrum vs. Spectrum TV App
Your Xumo Stream Box for Spectrum and the Spectrum TV App have separate home screens and viewing features. The Xumo home screen brings your streaming apps and entertainment together in one place, while the Spectrum TV App lets you watch and manage content included with your Spectrum TV plan.
Watchlists and recently watched content do not sync between the two platforms.
Before you begin
The Spectrum TV App comes preinstalled on your Xumo Stream Box. You can access your Spectrum TV App from the Xumo Home Screen three ways.
- The Currently Playing Tile on your Featured Content Row
- The Spectrum TV App from the Apps Row
- Saying “Spectrum TV” into your Voice remote
Tip: To learn how to navigate and control Spectrum TV using your remote, see Get more from the Spectrum TV App with your Xumo Stream Box voice remote.
Explore the Spectrum TV App home screen
The Spectrum TV App home screen is the starting point for finding and watching Spectrum TV content. Use your remote's navigation pad to move through the available rows and select Live TV, On Demand content, recordings and other available options.
From the Spectrum TV App home screen, you can find:
- Live TV
- On Demand shows and movies
- Recently watched content
- Your library and recordings
- Content you can continue watching
Tip: To learn how to navigate and control Spectrum TV using your remote, see Get more from the Spectrum TV App with your Xumo Stream Box voice remote.
Watch live TV
When you open the Spectrum TV App, you'll go straight into live TV so you can start watching right away.
You can also browse your channel lineup and find something to watch using the Guide.
Tip: You can pause, rewind and resume live TV on your Xumo Stream Box. To learn how to control live TV and quickly change channels with your remote, see Get more from the Spectrum TV App with your Xumo Stream Box voice remote.
Browse the Guide
Browse the Guide
Use the Guide to see what's on now, browse upcoming programming and find something to watch.
You can also filter the Guide by Favorites, Recently Watched, Sports, Movies, News and more. Sort channels by number or name to find what you're looking for.
Tip: Your Xumo Stream Box voice remote gives you shortcuts for opening the quick guide and Full Guide while watching live TV. See Get more from the Spectrum TV App with your Xumo Stream Box voice remote for steps.
Watch On Demand content
Browse On Demand shows and movies available with your Spectrum TV service.
From the Spectrum TV App, navigate to On Demand, then browse the available categories to find something to watch.
Select a show or movie to view more information and available viewing options.
Available On Demand content depends on your Spectrum TV subscription.
Search for shows and movies
Use Search within the Spectrum TV App to find Spectrum TV content without browsing through the Guide.
Search for a show, movie or other available content, then select a result to view more information and available ways to watch.
Searching within the Spectrum TV App is different from using Xumo search. Xumo search can help you find entertainment across supported apps and services on your Xumo Stream Box.
Add and browse favorite channels
Save your favorite channels for easier access in the Guide.
Add a favorite channel
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Browse favorite channels
Use the Favorites filter in the Guide to quickly find the channels you've added as favorites.
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Use My Library and manage your Cloud DVR recordings
My Library gives you a convenient place to return to content you've saved or recorded.
Depending on your Spectrum TV service and available content, you can access your recordings and other saved Spectrum TV content. If your service includes Cloud DVR, you can also schedule and manage recordings and access them through the Spectrum TV App on multiple devices.
Find and watch your recordings
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Schedule a recording
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For a series, additional recording options may be available.
Tip: Already watching the program you want to record? See Accessing Options in Get more from the Spectrum TV App with your Xumo Stream Box voice remote to learn how to start a recording directly from the playback controls.
Manage your DVR
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View and manage scheduled recordings
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Set your startup channel
Choose which Spectrum TV channel plays when you open the Spectrum TV App. Your new startup channel will play the next time you close and reopen the Spectrum TV App.
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Your startup channel preference applies to the Xumo Stream Box where you set it.
If Startup Channel is turned off, the Spectrum TV App will open to the last channel you were watching.
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