Is there a way to copy my favorites from one box, to my other boxes?
There isn't, but I think it would be a great idea if they enabled the USB port, so that you coudl just put personal settings onto it, and then you could walk over to any of your other boxes and load favorites that way. or if they built something in that would "copy to all" or something similiar. I'll throw it in the idea exchange, and hopefully people will vote for it and add it.
I think I read something recently where they were going to fix this in a future release where you can copy Favorites to other boxes.
@Hubrisnxs wrote: There isn't, but I think it would be a great idea if they enabled the USB port, so that you coudl just put personal settings onto it, and then you could walk over to any of your other boxes and load favorites that way. or if they built something in that would "copy to all" or something similiar. I'll throw it in the idea exchange, and hopefully people will vote for it and add it.
It gets my vote, but I also like Joe's idea. Why we can't just manage favorites online for STB and DVRs. Seems like a simple software update on the web site. Managing DVR favorites is the only thing I see. That needs to change, where parental controls and favorites for DVR and STB can all be managed online.
It would get my vote. I just spent an hour filtering through the channels I DON'T get that show up on the regular guide, added my favorites, rechecked my list and still had listings that I'm not subscribed to. What a pain!!! I'm becoming sorry I left DISH. They made it so easy! If you didn't like a channel, you blocked it, and it never showed back up on the guide.
@DMitch wrote: It would get my vote. I just spent an hour filtering through the channels I DON'T get that show up on the regular guide, added my favorites, rechecked my list and still had listings that I'm not subscribed to. What a pain!!! I'm becoming sorry I left DISH. They made it so easy! If you didn't like a channel, you blocked it, and it never showed back up on the guide.
And that is how Favorites works. So I don't understand your comment. Set up your Favorites, set that Favorites list as your default, and unless you choose to, never see those channels again. And if you decide later on to add or delete a channel, just use the Options button and do it, about 3 clicks.
So, what is difficult about using Favorites? Or maybe asking a different way, how are you trying to use Favorites?
__________________________________JustinVerizon FiOS TV, Internet, and phoneQIP7232, IMG 1.8, Build 02.54Keller, TX 76248
I know this thread is a several years old but I thought I'd bump it up because I'm still looking for the feature being discussed.
I just got a new STB and have to go through and manually create a new favorites list. We have multi-room DVR and it would sure work for me if I could create the favorites list on the DVR box and have that list shared with the rest of our STB's.
If I've missed finding it and this option is already available I will sure appreciate hearing how to use it.
@eljefe wrote: I know this thread is a several years old but I thought I'd bump it up because I'm still looking for the feature being discussed.I just got a new STB and have to go through and manually create a new favorites list. We have multi-room DVR and it would sure work for me if I could create the favorites list on the DVR box and have that list shared with the rest of our STB's.If I've missed finding it and this option is already available I will sure appreciate hearing how to use it.
That option is available, I have used it.
You may have to search a little for the settings as I think Verizon has restructured the Settings with the new 1.9.5 level of the IMG, which you may or may not have yet. I have 1.9.5, on that level the process is:
On the DVR:
Menu ==> Settings ==> System ==> Save Settings
Then on any STB(s):
Menu ==> Settings ==> System ==> Restore Settings
Note that this process will also transfer your Parental Controls and Guide Preferences (and would transfer your Series Recordings Schedule if you restored it on another DVR). Also note that the settings are saved in the Cloud for only 30 days, and if you have saved settings to the Cloud from more than one STB (or DVR) you are given the choice of which STB's settings to restore. Once you do the restore the STB will reboot.
Again, I have used this procedure to copy my Favories and other settings from my DVR to an HD STB, I just did it again on 1.9.5 to make sure it still worked. And if you have multiple STBs you can easily transfer settings from any HD box to any other HD box (I don't know about SD boxes, don't have any, and all of my HD boxes are current Motorola models).
Hope this helps.
__________________________________JustinFiOS TV, 25/25 Internet, and Digital Voice userQIP7232, QIP7100-P2, IMG 1.9.5Keller, TX 76248 (VHO 1)
Justin....that worked perfectly (and easily)!
I didn't hold out much hope for a helpful answer when I posted here on this ancient thread but I'm sure glad I gave it a go.
Thank you much! You da man!
@eljefe wrote: Justin....that worked perfectly (and easily)!I didn't hold out much hope for a helpful answer when I posted here on this ancient thread but I'm sure glad I gave it a go.Thank you much! You da man!
Glad to help.
@Mimibow wrote:We just got Quantum. Can this be done? I thought I saw it on my media server but know can't find it. argh!
When I installed Quantum TV back in April, yes you could do it, during installation only. I used the dialog in my old QIP7232 DVR to save my Favorites and recording schedule in Verizon's cloud before the Quantum installation, then during the Quantum installation I was given the option to restore those saved Favorites, which I did, to my new Quantum DVR and the clients.
We have gone through multiple levels of Quantum and a QIP-box software upgrade since April, I have no idea whether the function is still available. And if you have already installed Quantum then I think you are out of luck unless you did save the Favorites on your old box and are willing to redo the installation, the data must have been saved from your old system (at least that is the way I remember it when I installed Quantum, and in going through the current Quantum dialog I do not see any option to save Favorites for transfer to other Quantum boxes or an option on the clients to get the Favorites from the server).
I think I am right on this, but old age may be getting in the way here, if so hopefully someone else will chime in.
__________________________________JustinFiOS TV: Extreme HD, Internet: 50/50, Digital VoiceVMS Enhanced Service: 1 server, 2 clientsKeller, TX 76248 (VHO 1)
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