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Chapter 1
Getting Started
Connecting to the Phone Line
You don’t need to install a new phone jack or phone number—simply use the phone line
you already have. The following information applies to all setups described in this guide:
• Phone line. Almost every household phone line is a standard analog line, which is
what the Recorder requires to complete Guided Setup. Do not connect the Recorder to
a digital PBX phone system (these allow many phones to share a single telephone
number and are usually used in hotels and office buildings). Doing so may
permanently damage your Recorder’s modem and will void your warranty.
• Phone jack. If the phone jack isn’t close to the Recorder, you can use the 25-foot
phone cord that comes with the Recorder to connect it to a phone jack. Phone cords
longer than 25 feet are readily available at most hardware or electronics stores.
Your cable or satellite box may require a connection to your phone line, too. To
connect both the Recorder and your cable or satellite box to the same phone jack, plug
the provided phone line splitter into the phone jack.
After you complete Guided Setup, you will be able to connect your Recorder to a home
network and use a shared broadband Internet connection instead of a phone line to make
connections to the TiVo service. See Chapter 8, “Connecting to a Home Network,” in the
User’s Guide.
If you don’t have a home network with a shared broadband Internet connection, the
Recorder must use a standard phone line to connect to the TiVo service. We recommend
leaving the phone cord plugged in continuously in order to keep your Recorder’s program
information up to date.