You turn yours off??

Well, put it in standby. I honestly don't know if it tries to record live TV when it's in standby mode. I know that it has no problem recording scheduled stuff when in standby mode.

Anyway, what I've got is a universal remote that I've programmed with the JP1 interface. I have a macro that turns all of my equipment on and off with a single button press. The Tivo is just part of that macro, so it goes in and out of standby with all the other equipment.