TiVo Premiere 4 Viewer's Manual page 7

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(You can always get to live TV by pressing the Live TV button
on your remote).
Streaming. With the TiVo Premiere 4/XL4, you can stream
shows to or from another TiVo DVR in your network or from
other broadband sources.
Host. When your TiVo Premiere 4/XL4 streams shows to
another TiVo DVR, your Premiere 4/XL4 is a "host."
Client. When your TiVo Premiere 4/XL4 streams shows to
another TiVo DVR, the TiVo DVR receiving the shows is the
"client." And your Premiere 4/XL4 can be a client, too! When
you stream shows from another TiVo DVR to your Premiere 4/
XL4, your Premiere 4/XL4 is a client.
Wired/Wireless. Your TiVo Premiere connects to your home
network using either a wireless connection (via the TiVo
Wireless G or Wireless N adapter) or a wired connection (via
either Ethernet or MoCA). To get the most out of your TiVo
box, especially if you want to stream shows to other TiVo boxes
or to your mobile devices, you must use a wired connection. For
more on MoCA (Multimedia over Coax), see below. For more
details on connecting to your home network, see the Start Here
poster that came with your TiVo box.
MoCA
. A MoCA (pronounced "Mocha," like the chocolate!)
®
connection is a great option if you want a wired connection to
your TiVo box but you don't have easy access to a wired
Ethernet cable. MoCA delivers the same high-speed network
connection you get through an Ethernet cable, but delivers it
through your existing coax wire (the wire you use to receive
cable TV). When you set up MoCA in your home, your TiVo
box will receive cable TV and connect to your home network
through that one cable! Just follow the instructions you'll find at
tivo.com/moca, and you'll be ready to go in no time.
TiVo with HD menus and TiVo with SD menus. If you have an HD
TV, you'll be able to use TiVo with HD menus! HD menus are
optimized for HD televisions, and offer some additional features
not found in TiVo with SD menus. If you have a standard
definition TV, you'll still enjoy the core TiVo experience with
classic TiVo menus! You can switch between HD and SD menus
at any time. For instructions, see "TiVo Menus" on page 87.
TiVo service. If the TiVo Premiere 4/XL4 is the body, the TiVo
service is the brains! The TiVo Premiere 4/XL4 uses the
program information provided by the TiVo service to power the
program guide, allow you to search for shows, and more.
Quad Tuner. A tuner is a device found inside DVRs, TVs, cable
boxes — anything designed to receive TV signals, including the
TiVo Premiere 4/XL4. A tuner picks one channel to display; it
"tunes" to that channel. Your TiVo Premiere 4/XL4 is a "quad
tuner" device, meaning that it has four tuners inside and can
record up to four shows at once. Pressing the Live TV button
while in live TV will cycle through your tuners.
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