How to transfer shows from your TiVo^® DVR to your Mac

When your TiVo DVR is connected to your home network and you have installed the Roxio Toast Titanium software on your Mac, it’s easy to transfer recorded shows to your computer so you can watch your favorite shows on your Mac, burn DVDs of your shows, or convert them for use your iPod, iPhone, or PSP. (See how to create DVDs of TV shows using your Mac or how to put shows on your iPod, PSP, or other portable player using your Mac.)

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Installing TiVo Transfer and Roxio^® Toast Titanium software

To transfer shows from your TiVo DVR to your Mac, you must install the TiVo Transfer application during the Roxio Toast Titanium setup process.

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Begin the Roxio Toast Titanium software installation on your Mac.

During the installation process, the Toast Setup Assistant will prompt you to enable TiVo Transfers. Check the “Enable TiVo Transfers” box.

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Complete the installation.

Transferring shows to your Mac

Once you have installed Roxio Toast with the TiVo Transfer application enabled, transferring your shows to your Mac is simple.

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On your Mac, launch TiVo Transfer.

Note: You can also launch TiVo Transfer from the “Extras” menu in Roxio Toast Titanium.

The first time you launch TiVo Transfer, you will be asked to enter your TiVo DVR’s Media Access Key. You can find the Media Access key in the following places:

• From tivo.com:
  Log in to your account and then click “Media Access Key.”
• From your TiVo DVR:
  From TiVo Central, select ‘Messages & Settings’ > ‘Account and System Information’ > ‘Media Access Key.’

Note: To enter a different Media Access Key, select "Preferences" from the "TiVo Transfer" menu.

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From the “TIVO DVRs” list in the left navigation window, select your DVR.
If you have more than one TiVo DVR in your home network, all of their names appear in this list. Select the DVR that has the recording you want to transfer.

Click on the show(s) you would like to transfer to your Mac, and select one of the following transfer options:

• Start Transfer:
  Select this option to transfer only the selected show(s).
• Create Auto Transfer:
  Select this option to automatically transfer all shows in a series. This option is available only if the selected show is part of a series.

Note: Shows that cannot be transferred due to copy protection restrictions are marked with a red circle slash.

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That’s it! While transferring recordings, TiVo Transfer displays the status and the time remaining. Click “Active Transfers” to view details of transfers in progress.

Watching recordings on your Mac

Recordings you transfer to your Mac are listed in TiVo Transfer’s “TiVo Recordings” list. To reach the list, click “TiVo Recordings” in the left navigation window.

To watch a recording, select any title from the list and click “Play.” The Toast Video Player starts automatically.

Please see the Toast Titanium documentation for more about playing recordings.