Tivo SERIES2 User Manual

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Activate and Connect

Add a VCR (optional)

Complete Guided Setup

We’re here to help!

Online Customer Support www.tivo.com/support

STEP 1

Activate and Connect

Let’s Get Started!

Activating and connecting a basic system takes less than half an hour.

After connecting, completing on-screen Guided Setup should take less

than an hour. See the

explanations.

Installation Guide for additional examples and

Activate the TiVo Service

To activate the TiVo service, visit www.tivo.com/activate.

Don't have Internet access? Call TiVo Customer Support at 1-877-367-8486.

You'll need the 15-digit TiVo service number of your DVR. (You can find the
number by looking at the label on the back of your DVR.)

Write your service number here for reference: _______________________.

Connect your TiVo DVR

Question: Do you have a cable or satellite box?

No

I don't have a cable or satellite box

Option A

page 3

Yes

Get to know your cables

I do have a cable or satellite box

Option B

page 4

(Don’t worry if you don’t use all of them.)

Composite cable with L/R Audio
(red and white) and Video (yellow)

Audio/Video

Cables

RF Coaxial cable

Control Cables

(allow the DVR to
change channels

on a cable or
satellite box)

IR Control cable

Serial (Data) Control cable (for DIRECTV® satellite receiver or
Motorola/General Instruments DCT2000 digital cable box)

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Phone cord

Phone splitter

Power cord

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Option A

No Cable or Satellite Box

If you have a cable or satellite box, see Option B on the next page.

Before you begin: Unplug the connections
to your VCR if you have one. The TiVo DVR
replaces your VCR in this setup.

After you’ve completed these steps, go to
page 6 if you want to add your VCR;
otherwise, go to page 7 to complete setup.

For additional setups, check the Installation
Guide.

 Connect program source to DVR

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TiVo
DVR

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2BTCD2X0

120 V~60Hz

0.75A

IN

Connect the RF Coaxial cable coming out of
the wall (from your antenna or cable) to the
jack labeled RF In on the DVR.

 Connect DVR to TV

Connect the Composite A/V cables from the
DVR’s audio/video output to the TV’s
audio/video input.

[Alternate: If your TV doesn’t have
Composite A/V connectors, connect the RF
Coaxial cable from the RF Out connector on
the DVR to the Antenna In connector on the
TV. Set the 3/4 switch on the back of the
DVR, and tune your TV to the same channel.]

 Connect phone line to DVR

To connect your phone and the DVR to the
same phone jack, use the provided phone
splitter.

 Plug in DVR power cord
 Tune TV (if necessary) to see the

Welcome screen

Turn on your TV. If you do not see the
Welcome screen displayed, use the Input,
Source, or TV/Video button on your TV to
select the correct audio/video source. Press
the button until the Welcome screen is
displayed.

[Alternate: If you used RF Coaxial cable in
Step 2, tune your TV to the same channel
(either 3 or 4) that the 3/4 switch on the
back of the DVR is set to. The Welcome
screen should appear.]

Now go to page 6

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Television

INPUT

Antenna
In

Tips and Alternatives

This setup shows Composite A/V cables . If your TV

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doesn’t have Composite A/V connectors, use an RF Coaxial
cable instead. If your TV has an S-Video connector, you might
prefer to use an S-Video cable (not supplied) for your video

connection. See the Installation Guide for details.

Remember to connect the OUT connector

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of one device to the IN connector of the next.

After you complete Guided Setup, you’ll be able to connect

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your DVR to a home network and use a shared broadband
Internet connection instead of a phone line to make connections
to the TiVo service. See the TiVo Viewer’s Guide for details.

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VIDEO

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OUT IN

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