Before You Begin
Make sure that all of your equipment is turned off and the DIRECTV DVR is unplugged.
Connecting to a Phone Line
You will need access to a standard analog phone jack. Your DVR needs to be connected to a phone line to communicate with DIRECTV. The DVR occasionally makes a brief phone call to get updates to the DVR service and Showcases, and for pay per view functionality.
You do not need to install a new telephone jack or phone number for the DVR to work; it can detect when your phone line is in use and will only make calls when the phone line is available. If you don’t have a phone jack nearby, you can use the 25 foot phone cord that ships with the DVR. If your phone jack is being used for a phone, you can use the provided splitter to connect both the phone and the DVR to the same phone jack.
Connecting a Dual LNB or a Multi-Satellite Dish Antenna
Your DVR comes equipped with two jacks for satellite input. While the DVR will work if connected to only one satellite input, connecting both allows you to record from two channels at the same time. All of the connection examples in this chapter give instructions for configuring the DVR with connections to both satellite input jacks.
Both a Round Dual LNB dish antenna and an Oval 2 or 3 satellite dish antenna connect to at least two coaxial RF cables. To connect both of your DVR’s satellite input jacks, you must have two coaxial RF cables coming from your satellite dish antenna to the room where the DVR will be installed.
B e f o r e Y o u B e g i n
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Your DVR should not be used with a digital PBX phone system. Doing
so may permanently damage your DVR’s modem and will void your warranty. Digital PBX phone systems allow many phones to share a single telephone number and are usually used in hotels and office buildings. If you are installing the DVR in your home, it is very unlikely that you are using a digital PBX phone system.
If you have a Single LNB satellite dish antenna, you will need to
upgrade to a Dual LNB for full functionality. Contact your satellite dish antenna manufacturer for more information about upgrading.
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