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Follow these easy steps to connect your TiVo® DVR

Welcome! Start Here

Setting up your TiVo® Series2TM DT Digital Video Recorder (DVR) is easy. There are three basic steps:

Activate the TiVo® service. If you haven’t already activated, visit www.tivo.com/activate or call TiVo Customer Support

at 1-877-367-8486. You’ll need your 15-digit TiVo Service Number, found on the label on the back of the DVR. Write it here: _____________________.

Connect your TiVo® DVR. Connect your TiVo DVR to your TV programming source (basic cable, digital cable, or satellite), to your home network or home phone line, and to your TV.

Complete Guided Setup. After you connect everything, Guided Setup screens help you customize the DVR for your home.

That sounds easy enough, right? Consult the Viewer’s Guide for additional setup examples, or if you need any help along the way.

To begin, please answer this first question:

What is your TV Programming Source?

Basic Cable	Cable Box	Satellite
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Phone cord

Phone splitter

Power cord

Composite A/V cable for stereo audio (red & white ends) & video (yellow end)

Coaxial RF cable for audio & video

Connect your TV programming source

Connect the Coaxial RF cable coming out of the wall to the CABLE RF IN jack on the DVR. The DVR’s internal RF splitter enables dual tuner for basic cable.

Note: If you have a cable box, turn this poster over.

Tune your TV (if necessary) to see the Welcome screen

Turn on your TV.

Tip: If you don’t see the Welcome screen, use the Input, Source, or TV/Video button on your TV remote or TV to select the correct audio/video source.

Press the button until you see the Welcome screen.

Alternate: If you used a Coaxial RF cable in Step , tune your TV to the same channel (either 3 or 4) that the CHANNEL 3/4 switch on the back of the DVR is set to.

When you see the Welcome screen, you’re ready to begin Guided Setup, which customizes the DVR for your home.

If you need help, see the Troubleshooting chapter in the Viewer’s Guide or visit www.tivo.com/setup.

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Plug in the DVR power cord

Lights on the front panel show that it’s powered on.

Television

Connect your TV

Connect a Composite A/V cable (red, white, and yellow) from the DVR’s OUT jacks to your TV’s Audio/Video INPUT.

Connect to the TiVo® service: Network OR Phone

Your TiVo DVR needs to connect to the TiVo service to receive program listings, service updates, and other information. Choose how your DVR will connect: Network or Phone

Network

ETHERNET Choose this option if you have a home network with a broadband Internet connection.

USB 1 Use the connection that works with your type of home network: Wired or Wireless

USB 2

Wired (Ethernet) – Connect an Ethernet cable (sold separately) from your home network to the TiVo DVR’s Ethernet jack (the upper jack pictured here).

OR

Wireless – Connect a compatible wireless USB network adapter (sold separately) to one of the DVR’s USB ports. The TiVo® Wireless USB adapter pictured here

is available at www.tivo.com/store.

Phone

Choose this option if you don’t have a home network with a broadband Internet connection. Connect the provided phone cord from the DVR to a nearby wall jack.

Use the provided phone line splitter if the DVR is sharing the wall jack with a telephone.

INPUT

Antenna

R L VIDEO In

Alternate: If your TV doesn’t have Composite A/V (red, white, and yellow) input jacks, connect a Coaxial RF cable from the CABLE RF OUT jack on the DVR to the Antenna In jack on your TV. Then set the CHANNEL 3/4 switch on the back of the DVR, and tune your TV to the same channel.

Connect all cables from the OUT jack of one device to the IN jack of the next.

OUT IN

Never connect OUT to OUT or IN to IN.

OUT OUT

Cool Things You Can Do

You can learn a lot in a short Tour! Grab your TiVo remote and open the Viewer’s Guide to Chapter 1: The Basics in 5 Short Tours.

Record Two Shows at Once

The TiVo® Series2TM DT can record two basic cable channels (typically 1-99) at the same time. If you have a cable box, turn this poster over for details.

Need some help?

Find What’s on TV

I don’t see the Welcome screen.

• Make sure all cables are connected from the OUT jack of

My TiVo® remote isn't working.

• Notice the red light above the TiVo button on the remote. If the

TiVo Central® screen & Now Playing List

The TiVo button takes you to TiVo Central, where you access all of the features unique to the TiVo® service. Use Pick Programs to Record to schedule recordings of your favorite shows. Press the TiVo button twice to go to the Now Playing List and see all of your recorded programs.

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To see what’s on now, press LIVE TV. Press LIVE TV again to switch between the two tuners. Press GUIDE to see the Program Guide and browse up to two weeks of program listings. Use either of two guide styles to choose programs to watch or record.

Control Live TV

one device to the IN jack of the next. Never connect OUT to

OUT or IN to IN.

• If you used a Coaxial RF cable to connect your DVR to your TV,

make sure your TV is tuned to the same channel (3 or 4) that you

selected on the back of your DVR (using the channel 3/4 switch).

• Make sure your TV is displaying the appropriate video source.

You may need to use the Input, Source, or TV/Video button on

your TV’s remote to change video sources. If you are having

trouble changing the video source, refer to your TV owner’s

manual.

• If you connected the DVR to an A/V receiver or home theater

system, and you are having trouble finding the correct input, try

connecting it directly to the TV instead.

red light does not flash when you press any button, try replacing

the batteries.

• Do lights on the front of the TiVo DVR seem to respond (i.e.,

blink or flash) when you press any button on the remote? If lights

on the front of the DVR do not respond to the remote, restart your

DVR by unplugging it, waiting 15 seconds, then plugging it back in.

• See the inside front cover of the Viewer's Guide for more about

the TiVo remote.

I have a question about Guided Setup.

•If you’re stuck at any point during Guided Setup, consult the Troubleshooting chapter of the Viewer’s Guide or visit

www.tivo.com/setup.

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Pause live TV for up to 30 minutes, rewind and fast forward at three speeds, slow motion, and instant replay–all at the touch of a button.

Check out the Troubleshooting chapter in the Viewer’s Guide for more help with connecting your TiVo DVR, completing Guided Setup, and using the TiVo service. If you have more questions, visit www.tivo.com/support to find the Getting Started Guide, Help Forums, Guided Troubleshooting, Frequently Asked Questions, and more.

Tell Your TiVo® DVR What You Like

Rate programs using the THUMBS buttons. Then check out TiVo Suggestions (in Pick Programs to Record) and watch for recorded suggestions in the Now Playing List.

www.tivo.com/support

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