Connecting the DVR

To connect your DVR to your entertainment devices, complete these steps.

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Connect the coaxial cable that carries the signal from your service

provider to the CABLE IN connector on the back panel of the set-top.

2

Connect your SDTV to the DVR. Refer to the Connections for a

Standard-Definition TV and Standard VCR section on page 5.

 

Identify the additional

VCR

DVD

Other

 

devices you will connect

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to the DVR and TV.

 

 

 

See pages 8 through

 

 

 

11 and the related

Home Theater

 

External

user guides for more

 

 

SATA Drive

information.

 

 

Plug the DVR and the TV into an AC power source.

 

 

 

Important: To protect the set-top from power surge damage,

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ground (earth) your cable product to provide some protection

against voltage surges and built-up static charges. To avoid these

voltage surges that can be caused by lightning storms and power

outages, plug the set-top into a surge protector to reduce the risk of

 

 

 

damage.

 

POWER

 

 

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Do not turn on the DVR or TV yet.

 

 

 

It may take several minutes for the DVR to receive the latest

 

 

 

software, programming, and service information. Wait until one of

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the following appears on the front panel of the DVR to indicate the

update is complete:

 

• Current time

• Four dashes (- - - -)

Note: If four dashes appear, your DVR is not authorized. Call your

service provider.

 

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To begin watching TV, turn the TV ON, and press POWER on the

front panel of the DVR or press Power on the remote control.

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