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Long story long... ;-) I recently moved, and am having problems setting up my TiVo Premier in the new location.
In the old location I had my TiVo Premiere connected via HDMI to a 1080p HD set, and the network hardwired to my router.
In the new location I am attempting to set up my TiVo Premiere to an older SD set via composite set, and the network connected via the TiVo wireless G adapter. (The only TV near the cable is the SD set, and the router is way too far away for hardwiring. I've confirmed that my Wi-Fi repeater setup gives good signal in the new location via my Android phone.)
The problem is when I boot the TiVo Premier up I (unsurprisingly) get the TiVo Central screen with a complaint that some functions are disabled until the network is reconnected. Unfortunately, when I attempt to go into the settings menu, the text blanks and then I cycle back to the base TiVo Central screen. (In fact, any of the options in the "Settings & Messages" cycle back to the TiVo Central screen.) The system was off (and in the original packing box) for about 1 week before I could set it back up. Scarily, when I check the listing of recorded shows, it's blank. Hopefully this is just a temporary error because the system can't find a network and I haven't lost the recordings that I haven't watched yet...
Thinking that the issue might be the HD to SD change, I've set the TiVo up connected back to my 1080p HD set via HDMI (no cable connection), but have the same issues.
How can I fix the network issues if I can't even access the settings? I'm currently running through the Hard-drive S.M.A.R.T. test to rule out damage to the HDD during the move. Currently it has passed the Initial state, Short test, and Conveyance test. It's 40% through the Extended test (with an estimated 60 minutes left...)
If it helps show the issues, I can take a quick video of what is happening and post it to YouTube/Picasa/G+ and post the link here.
In the old location I had my TiVo Premiere connected via HDMI to a 1080p HD set, and the network hardwired to my router.
In the new location I am attempting to set up my TiVo Premiere to an older SD set via composite set, and the network connected via the TiVo wireless G adapter. (The only TV near the cable is the SD set, and the router is way too far away for hardwiring. I've confirmed that my Wi-Fi repeater setup gives good signal in the new location via my Android phone.)
The problem is when I boot the TiVo Premier up I (unsurprisingly) get the TiVo Central screen with a complaint that some functions are disabled until the network is reconnected. Unfortunately, when I attempt to go into the settings menu, the text blanks and then I cycle back to the base TiVo Central screen. (In fact, any of the options in the "Settings & Messages" cycle back to the TiVo Central screen.) The system was off (and in the original packing box) for about 1 week before I could set it back up. Scarily, when I check the listing of recorded shows, it's blank. Hopefully this is just a temporary error because the system can't find a network and I haven't lost the recordings that I haven't watched yet...
Thinking that the issue might be the HD to SD change, I've set the TiVo up connected back to my 1080p HD set via HDMI (no cable connection), but have the same issues.
How can I fix the network issues if I can't even access the settings? I'm currently running through the Hard-drive S.M.A.R.T. test to rule out damage to the HDD during the move. Currently it has passed the Initial state, Short test, and Conveyance test. It's 40% through the Extended test (with an estimated 60 minutes left...)
If it helps show the issues, I can take a quick video of what is happening and post it to YouTube/Picasa/G+ and post the link here.
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