Elgato Tivizen Quick Start Guide

Quick Start Guide

(1) Power Button

Press to power up Tivizen. Press and
hold to shut down.

(2) Telescopic antenna

In order to achieve maximum signal
gain, please pull out the antenna and
tilt it into a vertical position.

(3) Battery Indicator

The battery LED turns to red when you
connect Tivizen to a power source (your
computer or a USB charger). It turns to
green when the battery is fully charged.
While in operation, the LED indicates
the percentage of charge: Green
indicates there’s 70-100% of remaining

How to use the Tivizen Hardware

charge, orange means you have
30-70% left, a red light means there’s
less than 30% of capacity. A fully
charged battery equals up to 3.5 hours
of live television.

(4) TV Tuner Status

A fast blinking LED indicates that the
hardware is starting up. The light will
turn to solid green when the device is
ready. Solid red means a hardware
reset may be required.

(5) Network Activity

Solid green means that Wi-Fi is active.
The light will start blinking when data
is being transmitted.

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(6) Mini USB Port

Remove the protective cap to connect
Tivizen to a computer or USB charger, using
the USB cable that came with your device.

(7) Reset pinhole

In order to reset the device, insert a
straightened paper clip or something
similar into the reset pinhole.

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On your iOS Device:

1. Go to the App Store and download
Elgato’s free “Tivizen” App.

2. Power up Tivizen by pressing the power
button. Wait for the Status LED to turn to
solid green, indicating the device is ready.
This will take about 20 seconds.

3. Open Settings and join the Wi-Fi
network broadcast by your Tivizen. The
network’s name will be “Tivizen” and a
number.

4. Start the “Tivizen” App. Follow the
onscreen instructions.

Watching Live TV with Tivizen

On your Mac:

1. Visit www.elgato.com/gettvsoftware to
download EyeTV 3.

2. Power up Tivizen by pressing the power
button. Wait for the Status LED to turn to
solid green, indicating the device is ready.
This will take about 20 seconds.

3. Join the Wi-Fi network broadcast by your
Tivizen. The network’s name will be “Tivizen”
and a number.

4. Install EyeTV 3 and follow the instructions
in the EyeTV Setup Assistant.

On your PC:

1. Visit www.elgato.com/gettvsoftware to
download the TerraTec Home Cinema
installer.

2. Power up Tivizen by pressing the power
button. Wait for the Status LED to turn to
solid green, indicating the device is ready.
This will take about 20 seconds.

3. Join the Wi-Fi network broadcast by
your Tivizen. The network’s name will be
“Tivizen” and a number.

4. Run the TerraTec Home Cinema installer.
Start TerraTec Home Cinema and follow
the instructions in the setup assistant to
configure TerraTec Home Cinema for
Tivizen.