TiVo CI_Install_0327_1.0 manual

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    2013 TIVO ® WHOLE HOME INST ALLA TION © 2013 TiVo Inc. All rights r eserved. TiVo, the TiV o logo, the Thumbs Up logo, and the Thumbs Down logo are trademarks or r egistered trademarks of TiVo Inc. or its subsidiaries worldwide. iPhone and iPad ar e registered trademarks of Apple Inc. Andr oid is a trademark of Google Inc. CableCARD is a trademar[...]

  • Page 2

    O ne : What Y ou Need Hardwa re A s ta nd ard T i V o who le ho me s et up re qu ires a t leas t o ne T iVo DVR, a vid eo so urce (c ab le or a nten na, de pe ndi ng o n the m od el ), and a fa s t Inte r net connec tion. Connections : Th e diag r am b elow i llus t r ate s T iVo Premie re (Se rie s 4) co nne c tio ns t hat w ill be ref ere nce d l[...]

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    Whole Home In s ta llation: TiV o DVR s req ui re on e of th e follo wi ng ne t w or k ing con ne c t io ns a nd a dig it al s ign al via a C a ble C AR D (or HD ante nna). Ethernet: An R J - 4 5 Et he rn et c onn ec tio n at a ll Wh ole H om e - ena bl ed p rod uc t loc a tio ns . MoC A en ab le d Coa x: MoC A i nje c t s Inter n et c onn ec ti vi[...]

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    Tw o : Ho w T o Ins ta l l Begin Ti Vo DVR ins t alla tio n by co nne c ting t he p owe r co rd, an d co nne c ting the b ox to th e Inte r ne t via a w ire d or wi rel es s c on nec ti on. Ne x t, e s t ab lis h the c a bl e so urc e (or HD an tenn a: only f or T i V o Premi ere 2-tu ne r DVRs) a nd con figu re th e de vic e th roug h t he o n- s[...]

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    2. Manual setup: If the ro ute r d oe sn’t su p por t W PS co nne c tion s, a lapto p is n ee d ed to lo g into t he w eb i nter f ac e for t he w irel es s a da pte r . Befo re be gin ning t hi s in s ta llati on m eth od, y ou w ill ne ed t he SSID a nd pas s p hr as e for t he w ire le s s net wo rk . Acce ss in g the we b i nter fac e:  ?[...]

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    Insta lling a n antenna : Conn ecting an Ov er- The-Air ( OT A) ante nna: (2 -tu rne r Pr e miere only) : TiV oPro Tip: Whe n pi cki ng a n ante nn a as a p ri mar y vide o so u rce, the am pl itu de a nd d es ig n of a n ante nn a as w ell a s th e di sta nce a n d di rec tio n of yo ur OT A s ig nal s ulti mate ly de ter mi ne s cha nn el s el ec[...]

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    Th re e : Accesso ri es T i Vo of fer s s ever al ac ces s or ie s to ex te nd a nd en han ce t he ent er ta inm ent ex per ie nc e bot h ins id e, and ou t si de, the h ome. Ea ch of t he se a cce s so rie s are eas y to ins t all a nd of fer c ut tin g- edg e feat ure s an d high v alue t o the c us tome r . T i Vo ® M i n i: TiV o Mini is a n I[...]

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    Sof twa re installation: Af ter co nne c ting T i Vo Stream to a ho me ne t w or k , th e T iVo ap p se tu p mu s t be co m ple ted on c om pa ti ble p or ta bl e de vic es . T o fini sh t his p or tio n of th e ins t alla tio n, th e follo wi ng info r mat ion i s req ui red: ne t w or k SSID a nd pa s s ph ra se fro m th e wi rele s s n et w or [...]

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    Home A utomation and Control Gl ossa r y Th e Ti Vo Premie re box w as e ng ine ere d wi th t he a bili t y to easil y inte g ra te wi th p op ula r con tro l sy s te ms v ia IP or IR w it h a tra ns mi t te r . By d ef au lt , th e feat ure t hat a llow s n et wor k de vic e s to con tro l th e Ti Vo unit v ia IP is t ur ne d of f to e ns ure n et[...]

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    Appendi x: The TiV o Remote: Th e Ti Vo Premie re rem ote co nt rol ha s a nu mb er of a lte rn ate b ut ton f unc ti ons tha t are u se fu l for e nha nc ing t he DVR e x pe rie nc e. New u se r s sh oul d be com e fa miliar w i th t he re mote a s pa r t o f th e Premi ere DV R ins t alla tio n pro ce s s, es pe c ially i f th is i s th eir fir [...]