TiVo Series2 Supplementary Manual
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Using Home Media Option
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send and receive a program at the same time, but doing so will probably
reduce the speed of both transfers.
reduce the speed of both transfers.
If you have more than two Series2 DVRs with Home Media Option, we
recommend that you do not transfer programs from one DVR to two or
more receiving DVRs at the same time.
recommend that you do not transfer programs from one DVR to two or
more receiving DVRs at the same time.
Watching While Transferring
If you watch a program as it is transferring, you might experience
intermittent delays in the transfer. You may want to complete the transfer
before viewing the program. The following factors affect the time required
to complete a complete transfer:
intermittent delays in the transfer. You may want to complete the transfer
before viewing the program. The following factors affect the time required
to complete a complete transfer:
• Whether the two DVRs have a wireless or wired (Ethernet) connection.
Wired (Ethernet) connections are much faster. If your home network
uses a hub or router, using a wired (Ethernet) connection for even one of
the DVRs will probably speed up transfers.
uses a hub or router, using a wired (Ethernet) connection for even one of
the DVRs will probably speed up transfers.
• Wireless signal strength. If one or both of the DVRs is connected
wirelessly, improving the wireless signal strength may increase transfer
speeds. See “Check signal strength” on page 55 for steps to improve
wireless signal strength.
speeds. See “Check signal strength” on page 55 for steps to improve
wireless signal strength.
• The video quality of the recorded program. Programs recorded at lower
video quality, such as Medium, transfer more quickly than programs
recorded at higher video qualities like High or Best.
recorded at higher video qualities like High or Best.
• The number of transfers occurring simultaneously. A DVR may send
and receive a program at the same time, but doing so will probably
reduce the speed of both transfers.
reduce the speed of both transfers.
Now Playing Icons
The icons that appear next to programs listed in Now Playing also apply to
programs that you have transferred. For example, a red dot appears for a
program that is recording or transferring onto the DVR, and other colored
dots indicate the length of time a program will be saved.
programs that you have transferred. For example, a red dot appears for a
program that is recording or transferring onto the DVR, and other colored
dots indicate the length of time a program will be saved.
TiVo Suggestions work a bit differently. A program that was recorded as a
TiVo Suggestion on DVR #1 and then transferred to DVR #2 is not
considered a TiVo Suggestion on DVR #2, since DVR #2 didn’t “suggest” it
to you.
TiVo Suggestion on DVR #1 and then transferred to DVR #2 is not
considered a TiVo Suggestion on DVR #2, since DVR #2 didn’t “suggest” it
to you.
Different models of TiVo DVRs
may use different names for levels of
video recording quality. Therefore, the
listed video quality of a program may
be different on the receiving DVR than it
was on the sending DVR. The receiving
DVR will show the program at the
quality that most closely matches the
quality on the sending DVR.
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