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Setup 4: Cable Box and Satellite Box
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ᕡ Make sure the cables from the wall are connected to your cable and satellite boxes.
ᕢ Connect a Composite A/V cable from the Audio/Video Output jacks on the satellite
box to the Audio/Video Input jacks on the Recorder.
ᕣ Connect a Coaxial RF cable from the RF Out jack on the cable box to the
Cable/Antenna-RF In jack on the Recorder.
ᕤ Connect a Composite A/V cable from the Audio/Video Output jacks on the Recorder
to the Audio/Video Input jacks on the TV.
ᕥ Connect the phone cord (see page 8). After you complete Guided Setup, you can
connect your Recorder to a home network and use a broadband Internet connection
instead of a phone line to connect to the TiVo service. See Chapter 7.
ᕦ Channel changing cables: First, see page 5 to check whether
you can use the Serial Control cable for either your satellite or
cable box. If you can, connect it as shown in the diagram to the
right. Then use the IR Control cable for the other box. If you
can’t use the Serial Control cable for either box, you can use the
IR control cable for both. See the IR diagrams at the right.
ᕧ Plug in all power cords and turn on your TV.
Set your TV to display video from the input jacks you used in step
ᕤ. You may have
to find the correct TV input setting by pressing the Input or TV/Video button on your
TV’s remote control until you see the Welcome screen. (For more help, see page 131.)
Once you see the Welcome screen, the final steps are to activate the TiVo service and
complete Guided Setup. If you need help, see Chapter 2.
ᕦ Connect Channel Changing Cables
IR Control cable for one box:
(a) Plug the purple end of the IR Control cable into
the Control Out-IR connector (the lower mini-jack)
on the Recorder.
(b) Locate the IR sensor (see page
6 for help).
(c) Mount the IR emitters. Place one
emitter on top of the cable/satellite box and the other
underneath it. Be sure both emitters stick out about
1.5 inches directly in front of the IR sensor. Use the
provided adhesive strips to hold the emitters in place.
IR Control cable for both boxes:
Follow steps (a) and (b) as above. In step (c),
mount the IR emitters on top of each box as shown.
Cable or
Satellite Box
b
c
a
IR Control cable connection
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Recorder
Cable Box
Satellite Box
b
a
c
b
c
IR Control for Cable and Satellite
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Recorder
Serial
Serial Control
cable connection