TiVo Series2 Supplementary Manual

Multi-Room Viewing allows you to transfer programs from one TiVo 
Series2 DVR in your home to another. To use Multi-Room Viewing, you 
must have at least two TiVo Series2 DVRs, and:

• The DVRs must be on the same TiVo service account. (The TiVo service 

subscription for each DVR must be owned by the same person.)

• The DVRs must be connected to the same home network. For details, see 

• Each DVR must have active TiVo service.

• Home Media Option must be purchased separately for each DVR.

• Multi-Room Viewing must be enabled for each DVR at Manage My 

Account (

). This option is turned off by default, 

so you will need to turn it on for each DVR you want to use for
Multi-Room Viewing.

After you have connected the DVRs to your home network, the Now 
Playing list of each DVR will show the names of the others.

In this section, the “sending DVR” refers to the DVR that a program is 
transferring from, the “receiving DVR” refers to the DVR a program is 
transferring to.

You can use Manage My Account to turn Multi-Room Viewing on or off for 
any of your DVRs that have Home Media Option. To enable or disable 
Multi-Room Viewing for a specific DVR:

1. Sign in to Manage My Account at 

2. On the left-hand side of the screen, click on DVR Preferences.

3. If any of your DVRs have Home Media Option, they will appear under 

the heading “Multi-Room Viewing Permissions,” near the center of the 
screen.

4. Click in the box to the right of a DVR’s name to turn 

Multi-Room Viewing on or off.

5. Click the Save Preferences button near the top of the page.

6. On the DVR, connect to the TiVo service to retrieve the new settings. To 

do this, go to TiVo Central, then Messages & Setup, then Settings, then 
Phone & Network Setup, then “Connect to the TiVo service now.” Press 
SELECT to connect to the TiVo service.

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