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® A Appendix: Additional Setup Examples Cables and Accessories 124 Safety Instructions 125 Connecting your DVR to a Phone Line or to the Internet 127 Connections for a Satellite Box (with optional Basic Cable) 128 130 Gemini.book Page 123 Mond ay, April 10, 2006 11:06 AM[...]
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Appendix: Additional Setup Examples 124 A Cables and Accessories C oaxial RF cable for audio & video C ompo s ite A/V cable for s tereo audio (red & white end s ) and video (yellow end) Phone cord Phone s plitter Power cord Ca ble b a g A Inside the c a rton, you’ll find: your TiVo ® S erie s 2 TM DT DVR your TiVo ® remote Y ou might wi[...]
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Appendix: Additional Setup Examples 125 A Safety Instructions BEFORE YOU BEGIN Make sure all your equipment is turned off and the DVR is unplugged. The TiVo DVR is not designed to suppor t a heavy load, such as a TV. Your DVR is only capable of supporting th e weight of one or two common A/V components such as VCRs, DVD players, or A/V receivers (p[...]
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Appendix: Additional Setup Examples 126 A or short the parts, resulting in the risk of fire or electric shock. Never spill liquid of any kind on this product. 12. Damage Requiring Service—The appliance should be serviced by qualified service personnel when: A. THE POWER SUPPLY CORD OR PLUG IS DAMAGED OR FRAYED ; B. LIQUID HAS SPILLED INTO THE PRO[...]
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Appendix: Additional Setup Examples 127 A Connecting your DVR to a Phone Line or to the Internet The TiVo ® DVR needs to connect to the TiVo ® service to complete Guided Setup. After Guided Setu p, the DVR connects to the TiVo service about every other day or so (more frequently if it connects via broadband Internet). When it connects to the TiVo[...]
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Appendix: Additional Setup Examples 128 A Connections for a Satellite Box (with optional Basic Cable) A ntenn a In INPUT VIDEO R L T elevision RF Ou t S a tellite Box RF In Audio/Video Out TiVo ® DVR Use c a ble b a g A a nd c a ble b a g B C onnect a ll c a bles from the OUT j a ck of one device to the IN j a ck of the[...]
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Appendix: Additional Setup Examples 129 A TiVo ® DVR Network C hoo s e thi s option if you have a home network with a broadband Internet connection. U s e the connection that work s with your type of home network: Wired or Wirele ss Wired (Ethernet) – C onnect an Ethernet cable ( s old s eparately) from your home network to the T iVo DVR ’s Et[...]
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Appendix: Additional Setup Examples 130 A T une your TV (if necess a ry) to see the Welcome screen T urn on your TV . Tip: If you don ’ t s ee the Welcome s creen, u s e the Input, S ource, or TV/Video button on your TV remote or TV to s elect the correct audio/video s ource. Pre ss the button until you s ee the W elcome s creen. Alternat[...]
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Appendix: Additional Setup Examples 131 A Connecting a VCR, DVD Recorder, or Other Equipment You probably have other A/V equipment in your home entertainment center in addition to your TiVo ® DVR and your TV. If you have a VCR or DVD recorder , connect it to your DVR and save your favorite recordings to video tape or DVD. Other equipment, such as [...]
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Appendix: Additional Setup Examples 132 A Connecting Other A/V Equipment You may have other devices in your home entertainment system which don’t necessarily connect to your TiVo DVR. These tips can help you complete your home entertainment setup, but be sure to consult your other devices’ owner’ s manuals for setup information. Connecting an[...]