Settings
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Phone & Network Settings
From TiVo Central®, select Messages & Settings, then Settings, then Phone & Network. The
information displayed on the Phone & Network screen depends on how your TiVo DVR is set
to connect to the TiVo service: using your home phone line, or using a broadband Internet
connection through a home network.
The title of the Phone & Network settings screen reflects the type of connection the DVR is set
to use. From this screen you have these options:
•Connect to the TiVo service now. Normally, you don’t need to select this option—the DVR
connects to the TiVo service automatically every other day or so (or every few hours if it
connects via broadband Internet). After you start the connection, the status of the connection
is displayed. You can watch live TV, set up recordings, and search for programs while the
connection is in progress.
•Change phone or network settings. See page 59 and page 61.
•Use network instead. Appears if your DVR is set to connect by phone.
•Use phone instead. Appears if your DVR is set to connect by network.
•Test phone or network connection. Select this to start a test connection to the TiVo service.
You may need to use this option for troubleshooting or if you change your phone or network
settings. Test connections are brief.
•Phone & Network Troubleshooting. Select this to get troubelshooting tips. For more
troubleshooting, visit www.tivo.com/support.
The DVR makes regular connections
to the TiVo service to get updated
program listings and other information. The
connection usually lasts less than five
minutes. From time to time, your DVR may
receive service updates. In such cases, the
connection time may be longer.
The Phone & Network screen includes
details about the last successful connection
to the TiVo service.