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2 Tivos on Same System How Do I Differentiate 2 MX-900
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Post 1 made on Thursday August 16, 2018 at 21:52
Redhaze737
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I'm having a brain fart. I've got a Tivo Romio and a Tivo Bolt in the same condo sending to multiple TV's and a projector. It's worked in the past so I know I did it when I set up this system years ago.

I have 2 MX-900's which are new and require the newish CCP software. I imported the two old configurations into the new software and repaired the macros etc. But I can't for the life of me remember where to go in the programming to make one MX-900 a 1 for the Romio and the other MX-900 a 2 for the Bolt. Duh!

Any help would be appreciated. I know I'm going to slap my head when you tell me!
Post 2 made on Thursday August 16, 2018 at 22:24
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IR routing
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OP | Post 3 made on Friday August 17, 2018 at 01:10
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Thanks. Not what I was hoping to do. Not very elegant. 🤔
Post 4 made on Friday August 17, 2018 at 01:46
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If the mx-900 has the tivos set to alternate addresses, but the TiVo's are both set to address zero. You need to cover one, has you make you way through the TiVo menu to INFO screen, pressing a key on the remote set to an alternate address will switch that TiVo to same alternate address. Get out of the info screen, now cover up that TiVo, and repeat using a different device on the mx-900 set to a different address.

If its the opposite, and the tivos are correctly set with the alternate addresses, and its the mx-900 that has to be programmed. In ccp software, under database, go to DVR, then Tivo, you'll find addresses in 22? code range.
Post 5 made on Friday August 17, 2018 at 08:32
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On August 17, 2018 at 01:10, Redhaze737 said...
Thanks. Not what I was hoping to do. Not very elegant. 🤔

Actually its the more elegant method
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Post 6 made on Friday August 17, 2018 at 11:39
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Fins is right. The other solution is jiggerypokery, the kind of thing you should expect to fail for some obscure reason, or to reset itself during an update, that sort of thing... compared to properly routing the IR.
A good answer is easier with a clear question giving the make and model of everything.
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Post 7 made on Friday August 17, 2018 at 12:34
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I don't see any reference to RF use, so maybe that's his issue.

Otherwise, the IR routing is one answer, or he could get a 433Mhz remote and base if he feels the IR routing won't cut it...
OP | Post 8 made on Friday August 17, 2018 at 14:14
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Thanks guys. I was hoping to do thru an RF setting, but I can do it thru the IR routing. I may have to remove a piece of irrelevant equipment. This system was originally setup in 2005.
Post 9 made on Friday August 17, 2018 at 14:40
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Multiroom, so are we using RF from the MX-900's to a base station? If so, your base station may already have IR Routing built in. Or you can just upgrade to an MRF-350 if your on one of the others.
Post 10 made on Friday August 17, 2018 at 15:43
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On August 17, 2018 at 14:14, Redhaze737 said...
Thanks guys. I was hoping to do thru an RF setting, but I can do it thru the IR routing. I may have to remove a piece of irrelevant equipment. This system was originally setup in 2005.

What RF setting?  The remotes do not communicate with the Tivo equipment.  They communicate with the URC base (if one is being used) and that send commands TO the Tivo boxes.  Without the RF base, the remote still does not communicate with the Tivo boxes.  It directly sends the commands TO the Tivo boxes.  The absolute best way to set the remotes to control the correct box is IR routing with a RF base.
OP | Post 11 made on Friday August 17, 2018 at 17:32
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Yes, I'm using MRF-350 and I can route the IR thru that device. It allows for IR, RF, or both I believe.
Post 12 made on Friday August 17, 2018 at 17:36
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Yes, it does.  Then the answer you are looking for is definitely IR routing.
OP | Post 13 made on Friday August 17, 2018 at 17:37
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You're probably right, it may be the best way. However, the remotes are RF and can communicate with the Tivo directly, if I'm not mistaken. The MRF-350 has 6 IR outlets. Those are currently controlling other devices. I was hoping to leave the configuration as it is without taking out a piece of equipment. If I do take one piece out of the 350's control, I think I can blast the 'deactivated' piece as it is VERY seldom used and the rack is inside a enclosure. It's a Denon DVD player.

Thanks for your input.
Post 14 made on Friday August 17, 2018 at 17:48
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On August 17, 2018 at 17:37, Redhaze737 said...
You're probably right, it may be the best way. However, the remotes are RF and can communicate with the Tivo directly, if I'm not mistaken.

No, they cannot.  They cannot communicate with anything EXCEPT URC RF bases.  The only product that they ever were able to communicate directly with were the Lutron/URC lighting devices, which are now discontinued.
Post 15 made on Friday August 17, 2018 at 17:48
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On August 17, 2018 at 17:37, Redhaze737 said...
You're probably right, it may be the best way. However, the remotes are RF and can communicate with the Tivo directly, if I'm not mistaken. The MRF-350 has 6 IR outlets. Those are currently controlling other devices. I was hoping to leave the configuration as it is without taking out a piece of equipment. If I do take one piece out of the 350's control, I think I can blast the 'deactivated' piece as it is VERY seldom used and the rack is inside a enclosure. It's a Denon DVD player.

Thanks for your input.

the MX-900 cannot talk directly to TiVo(Or any other RF devices for that matter). EDIT: oh yeah forgot about the native Lutron Lighting devices...

MRF-350's can run multiple emitters on each output though. and each device can be assigned to a specific output. so you ca set Output 1 to run say a Bluray and the Bolt, and output 2 would do the Romio and a AppleTV for example.
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