User Manual

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shows from another TiVo DVR to your Roamio, your Roamio is
a client.
Network Connection. Your TiVo Roamio can connect to your
home network through either a wireless or wired connection
(using either Ethernet or MoCA).
To get the most out of your TiVo experience, especially if you
want to stream shows, you must use a wired connection --
either Ethernet or MoCA. For more on MoCA (Multimedia
over Coax), see below. For more details on connecting your
Roamio to your home network, see the Start Here poster that
came with your TiVo box.
MoCA®. A MoCA (pronounced “Mocha,” like the chocolate-
flavored coffee drink!) 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!
And the best news? You can use your TiVo Roamio Plus or
Roamio Pro to turn on MoCA throughout your whole home
with nothing additional to buy! Just follow the instructions
you’ll find at
tivo.com/moca, and you’ll be ready to go in no
time.
* The four-tuner TiVo Roamio and the TiVo Roamio OTA each require a MoCA
Network Adapter to connect to a MoCA network. You can purchase the
adapter at tivo.com/store.)
TiVo service. If the TiVo Roamio is the body, the TiVo service
is the brains! The TiVo Roamio uses the program information
provided by the TiVo service to power the program guide,
allow you to search for shows, and more.
Tuners. A tuner is a device found inside DVRs, TVs, cable
boxes — anything designed to receive TV signals, including
the TiVo Roamio. A tuner picks one channel to display; it
“tunes” to that channel. Your TiVo Roamio Plus and Roamio
Pro have six tuners inside and can record up to six shows at
once. The four-tuner TiVo Roamio and the TiVo Roamio OTA
have four tuners inside. Pressing the LIVE TV button
while watching live TV will cycle through your tuners.
OTA. OTA refers to “over-the-air” programming, or a
television signal that you receive using an HD antenna. The
TiVo Roamio OTA receives its television signal this way.
CableCARD
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decoder. A CableCARD decoder is required
for your TiVo Roamio Plus or Roamio Pro to receive cable
programming. The four-tuner TiVo Roamio can use a
CableCARD decoder or an over-the-air antenna to receive
programming. The TiVo Roamio OTA does not a support
CableCARD decoder; it can receive programming only from
an over-the-air antenna. TiVo Roamio boxes do not receive
analog channels. The TiVo Roamio Plus and Roamio Pro also
do not receive over-the-air programming, and will not work
with an over-the-air antenna.
Most of the largest cable providers have “digital simulcast,”
which means they rebroadcast all of their analog channel