How to use Multi-Room Viewing
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Multi-Room Viewing allows you to transfer programs from one TiVo box to another. Multi-Room Viewing is available on Series2, Series3, and Premiere series boxes.
Requirements
- All TiVo boxes must also be running software version 9.1 or later.
- All TiVo boxes must be on the same TiVo billing account.
- All TiVo boxes must have an active TiVo service plan.
- Transfers must be enabled in My Account.
- All boxes must be have a broadband Internet connection.
- All boxes must be on the same wired or wireless network.
Allowable Transfers
Series3 and Premiere series boxes can transfer Standard and High Definition recordings to and from any other TiVo box with Multi-Room Viewing. They can transfer High Definition recordings to and from other Series3 or Premiere series box.
Series2 TiVo boxes can transfer Standard Definition (SD) recordings to and from any other TiVo box with Multi-Room Viewing. They cannot transfer High Definition (HD) recordings.
Other Non-transferrable content
The prohibition icon (red circle with slash) appears next to recordings that cannot be transferred. Examples of non-transferable content include:
- Digital download content from Amazon or TiVoCast
- High definition recording from a TiVo HD or Premiere series boxes to a Series2
- Copy-protected material
For more information see My recorded programs have a circle/slash next to them and I can’t play or transfer them.
Transferring a program from one TiVo box to another
This procedure refers to the source TiVo box and destination TiVo box.
- The source TiVo box is the one which that contains the program to transfer.
- The destination box is the one to which the program is being transferred.
Both the source and destination boxes will continue to function normally while the transfer is taking place. You will always initiate the transfer from the destination box. Select the box you are adding your transferred recordnig to below:
- I want to transfer a show to a TiVo Premiere series box
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1. Make sure the source and destination boxes are connected to your network. For information on connecting TiVo boxes, go to How to connect a TiVo box to your network.
2. Make sure that you have enabled transfers in My Account.
3. From the destination TiVo box, press the TiVo button on the remote control to go to TiVo Central and select Now Playing (SD Menu) or My shows (HD menus).
4. From the Now Playing or My shows screen, highlight the name of the source box and press SELECT.
5. From the list of programs on the source TiVo box, highlight the program to transfer and press SELECT.
6. From the Program screen, select Transfer this recording.
If the recording had begun on the source TiVo box, you may also see Transfer from paused point.
If a transfer is already in progress, the new request will be added to the To Do List and scheduled for transfer later.
IMPORTANT: Programs are transferred one at a time in the order requested. The speed of the transfer depends on a variety of factors. For example, a program recorded at a higher quality takes longer than one recorded at a lower quality, and wireless networks are generally slower than wired networks.
7. From the Getting Program screen, select Start playing to begin viewing the program as it transfers.
NOTE: You can only watch the portion of the recording that has been transferred to the second TiVo box. Because transfer speeds can vary, you may experience pauses during playback if the transfer is not complete.
- I want to transfer a show to a TiVo Series3 or Series2 box
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1. Make sure the source and destination boxes are connected to your network. For information on connecting TiVo boxes, go to How to connect a TiVo box to your network.
2. Make sure that you have enabled transfers in My Account, as described above.
3. From the destination TiVo box, press the TiVo button on the remote control to go to TiVo Central and select Now Playing.
4. From the Now Playing screen, highlight the name of the source box and press SELECT.
5. From the list of programs on the source TiVo box, highlight the program to transfer and press SELECT.
6. From the Program screen, select Transfer this recording.
If the recording had begun on the source TiVo box, you may also see Transfer from paused point.
If a transfer is already in progress, the new request will be added to the To Do List and scheduled for transfer later.
IMPORTANT: Programs are transferred one at a time in the order requested. The speed of the transfer depends on a variety of factors. For example, a program recorded at a higher quality takes longer than one recorded at a lower quality, and wireless networks are generally slower than wired networks.
7. From the Getting Program screen, select Start playing to begin viewing the program as it transfers.
NOTE: You can only watch the portion of the recording that has been transferred to the second TiVo box. Because transfer speeds can vary, you may experience pauses during playback if the transfer is not complete.
Need additional assistance? Chat with a TiVo representative.
To get help from other TiVo users, visit the TiVo Help Forums.
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