[blindlemon]

If it has a lifetime sub you will find out once you have completed Guided Setup

There's nothing you can do before then (other than calling TiVo CS!) that would void it.

 

[blindlemon]

Your best bet if you want to avoid calling TiVo CS is to buy some IR emitter wands on eBay or from any of the other places that sell them . Shouldn't cost you more than a tenner...