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All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners. 051804Rev.A 1 Table of Contents Chapter 1: Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Digital Technology and TiVo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Home Media Features Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Helpful Web Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Chapter 2: Connecting Your DVR to Your Home Network . . . . 8 Introduction to Home Networks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Connecting to a Home Network Using a Wireless Network Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Connecting to a Home Network Using Wired (Ethernet) . . . . . . . 12 Completing the DVR's Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Connecting Two Series2 DVRs for Multi-Room Viewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Chapter 3: Using Home Media Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Multi-Room Viewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Online Scheduling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Music & Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Chapter 4: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 General Network Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Music & Photos Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Multi-Room Viewing Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Online Scheduling Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Appendix A: Finding TCP/IP Settings on a Windows-Based Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Finding TCP/IP Settings on a Computer Running Windows 2000 or XP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Finding TCP/IP Settings on a Computer Running Windows 98 or ME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 2 3 1 Getting Started 5 6 7 Digital Technology and TiVo Home Media Features Checklist Helpful Web Addresses 1 Getting Started Digital Technology and TiVo ® To learn more about digital technology, read the Digital Entertainment white paper at www.tivo.com/guides. Click on "What is Digital Entertainment?" Digital technology is blurring the lines between different kinds of home entertainment. Not too long ago, people used completely different equipment to watch TV, view slide shows of photos, or listen to music. The home entertainment center brought the TV and the stereo together. Digital cameras have taken the slide projector out of the slide show by allowing you to view photos on your computer (or even on your TV!). The digital video recorder (DVR) is making digital recording of TV programs commonplace. By providing a convergence point for all the digital entertainment in your home, the TiVo® Series2TM DVR makes it easy for you to enjoy music, photos, and TV programming in the comfort of your living room. Home Media Features Your TiVo Series2 DVR can do more than find and record your favorite TV programs--much more! Connect your DVR to a home network, and you'll have access to these bonus features: · Digital Music Player -- Use the home entertainment center in your living room to listen to the digital MP3 music collection stored on your computer. · Digital Photo Viewer -- View slideshows of digital photos stored on your computer without huddling around a small computer monitor. · Multi-Room Viewing -- Record programs in the living room and watch them in the bedroom, or vice versa. · Enhanced Online Scheduling -- You don't need a home network to use TiVo Central Online (www.tivo.com/tco). But if your home network includes a shared broadband Internet connection, your DVR retrieves your Online Scheduling requests faster and more often. System Requirements Here's what you need to take advantage of your TiVo Series2 DVR's Home Media Features: · At least one TiVo Series2 DVR with active TiVo service. At least two Series2 DVRs with TiVo service are needed for Multi-Room Viewing. · A wired (Ethernet) or wireless home network. · A USB network adapter for each DVR you want to connect to your home network. · For Digital Music and Digital Photos, you will need to download the free TiVo Desktop application for your home computer (either a Windows® based PC or a Macintosh®). See below for TiVo Desktop system requirements. 5 Home Media Features Checklist 1 TiVo Desktop System Requirements TiVo Desktop for Windows supports the following operating systems: · Windows 98 · Windows 2000 · Windows ME · Windows XP To use TiVo Desktop for Macintosh, you need: · A Mac® with Mac OS X v10.2 or later · iTunes® 3 or later for music · iPhotoTM 2 or later for photos ® Manage My Account (at Home Media Features Checklist These are the steps you need to complete to start using the Home Media Features of your TiVo Series2 DVR. You might want to read through this list before getting started. · Name Your DVRs. Naming your DVRs will help you identify them when using features like Online Scheduling and Multi-Room Viewing. While you're logged in to Manage My Account at www.tivo.com/manage, choose DVR Preferences from the left hand menu. · Get a Network Adapter. Each Series2 DVR you want to connect to your home network needs a USB network adapter. Before purchasing any adapters, check our list of recommended adapters at www.tivo.com/adapters. You can purchase network adapters at the TiVo Store (www.tivo.com/store), or at a local electronics store. · Prepare Your Home Computer. For Digital Music and Digital Photos, download and install the TiVo Desktop application on a network connected computer running either Windows® 98, ME, 2000 or XP, or Mac OS® X v10.2 with iTunes and iPhoto. Just go to www.tivo.com/ desktop. After you've installed the TiVo Desktop application, you can begin to publish your music and photos. (Remember, you won't be able to use this feature until you've completed these steps.) · Connect Your DVRs to Your Home Network. See Chapter 2, "Connecting Your DVR to Your Home Network" on page 8. · Enjoy Home Media Features. To learn how to use these features see "Using Home Media Features" on page 24. www.tivo.com/manage) is the one place to go for all of your account needs! With Manage My Account, you can name your DVRs, activate additional DVRs, and update TiVo service account information such as your address and credit card number. ® You can choose any name for your DVR, up to 16 characters. It might be helpful to associate a DVR's name with its location in your home. For example, you might name the DVR in your living room "Living Room." 6 1 Getting Started Helpful Web Addresses The table below lists web addresses for information or services you may find helpful. Web Address www.tivo.com/manage Information or services available Name your DVRs, enable them for Multi-Room Viewing transfers, update your TiVo account information Online customer support, troubleshooting tips, and more Download the TiVo Desktop application for your home computer Get more information about creating a home network and making your TiVo DVR a part of it Browse program listings and schedule recordings using TiVo Central Online List of recommended USB network adapters Purchase accessories, including USB network adapters, for your TiVo DVR View or download guides for your TiVo DVR Products and services from TiVo partners designed to work with Home Media Features Help setting up a home network from Linksys, a leading manufacturer of home networking equipment www.tivo.com/support www.tivo.com/desktop www.tivo.com/network www.tivo.com/tco www.tivo.com/adapters www.tivo.com/store www.tivo.com/guides www.tivo.com/mediapartners www.linksys.com/edu 7 2 Connecting Your DVR to Your Home Network 9 11 12 13 20 Introduction to Home Networks Connecting to a Home Network Using a Wireless Network Adapter Connecting to a Home Network Using Wired (Ethernet) Completing the DVR's Network Settings Connecting Two Series2 DVRs for Multi-Room Viewing 2 ® Connecting Your DVR to Your Home Network Introduction to Home Networks If you don't already have a home network and you want to learn how to create one, Linksys -- a leading manufacturer of wireless and alwayson Internet networking equipment -- provides valuable information on its website at: www.linksys.com/edu. Other online resources also describe the steps and types of equipment used to set up a home network. You can try going to a popular search engine like Google (www.google.com) or Yahoo (www.yahoo.com) and typing the phrase "setting up a home network" in the search field. You will obtain a number of search results (links) that supply guidance to help you set up your home network. This chapter shows you how to connect a TiVo Series2 DVR to a home network. When we refer to a "home network," we mean two or more devices (probably computers), connected to a router. Connecting your DVR(s) to a home network is the best way to take full advantage of your DVR's Home Media Features. You should do this if: · You want to use your DVR's Digital Music Player or Digital Photo Viewer, or you want to transfer programs between two or more DVRs with Multi-Room Viewing. Even if you don't have a home network, you can still connect two TiVo Series2 DVRs to each other to use Multi-Room Viewing. See page 20. · You want your DVR to use a broadband Internet connection instead of a phone line to connect to the TiVo service. If your home network includes a broadband Internet connection (for example, DSL or a cable modem), you can eliminate the DVR's need for a phone line for regular TiVo service connections. (The DVR will still need a standard phone line connection for Guided Setup.) In addition, with a broadband Internet connection, recording requests you make using TiVo Central Online (www.tivo.com/tco) are delivered to your DVR much faster. This allows you to request programs as little as one hour before they air! (If your DVR is using a phone line to connect to the TiVo service, processing an Online Scheduling request can take up to 36 hours.) USB Ports, Wireless and Wired Network Adapters On the back of any TiVo Series2 DVR you will see one or two USB ports that can be used to connect either a wireless or a wired (Ethernet) USB network adapter. Only one network adapter can be connected at a time. If your Series2 DVR has two ports, you can use either one. The USB ports on the back of a TiVo Series2 DVR USB network adapters let a TiVo Series2 DVR use a USB port to communicate with other networked devices. Whether you choose wireless or wired (ethernet), you will need a network adapter for each DVR you wish to connect. TiVo has recommendations for compatible models of wireless and wired (Ethernet) network adapters. Be sure to check TiVo online support at www.tivo.com/adapters for the latest information. ® ® Some models of the DIRECTV DVR with TiVo service also have USB ports, but they are not currently active. 9 Introduction to Home Networks 2 Choosing Wireless or Wired (Ethernet) You can connect your Series2 DVR to your home network using either a wireless or wired (Ethernet) connection. Here are some notes to help you decide which approach you want to use. · Wireless. Connecting your DVR wirelessly may be more convenient because you do not have to run a cable from your DVR to another device. However, wireless networks are typically more expensive and slower than Ethernet networks, and may be subject to interference from appliances such as microwaves and 2.4 GHz cordless phones. To connect wirelessly, you must have a wireless access point or wireless router on your home network. On most home networks, the wireless access point is part of an integrated hub/router and home gateway. To connect a Series2 DVR to a home network wirelessly, see "Connecting to a Home Network Using a Wireless Network Adapter" o ...