4 TiVo Desktop & Home Media Features ® ® Connecting Your TiVo® DVR to a Home Network 38 Music & Photos 39
4 TiVo Desktop & Home Media Features If you don’t have a home network, ® and you want to learn how to Connecting Your TiVo® DVR to a Home Network create one, Linksys, a leading Connecting your DVR to a home network opens up a whole new world of digital home entertainment. If you already have a home network, you’re ready to get started. manufacturer of networking equipment, 1. Connect your DVR to your home network. provides valuable information at its website at www.linksys.com.
TiVo Desktop & Home Media Features 4 Music & Photos The Digital Music Player and Digital Photo Viewer let you use your DVR to play MP3 music files and playlists, and view photos that are stored on a computer. Now you can enjoy your digital music collection on the best sound system in the house, or watch slideshows of digital photos in the comfort of your living room. To use the Digital Music Player or Digital Photo Viewer, you need: • A computer connected to your DVR via a home network (see page 38).
TiVo Desktop & Home Media Features Playing Your Music and Viewing Your Photos Using the Digital Music Player and Digital Photo Viewer is easy. Just select Music, Photos, Products, & More from the TiVo Central® screen. Listening to music on the DVR On your computer, use TiVo Desktop to “publish” music that you want to access through your DVR. (Publishing is a process that makes digital music and photos available to your DVR. It is usually as simple as selecting music and clicking a Publish button.
