TiVo Series 2 - User Manual

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Check out the User's Guide for more information about setting up your TiVo DVR, and activating and using the TiVo service. If you still

need help, visit www.tivo.com/support, where you'll find Installation Self-Help, Frequently Asked Questions, step-by-step

troubleshooting, and the ability to get live interactive help from expert users. See the User's Guide for complete Customer Support

contact information.

Instant Replay logo are registered trademarks of TiVo Inc. TiVo Series2, Season Pass, WishList, the Thumbs Up logo and text, and the Thumbs Down logo and text are trademarks of TiVo

Inc., 2160 Gold Street, P.O. Box 2160, Alviso, CA 95002-2160. DIRECTV is a trademark of DIRECTV, Inc., a unit of Hughes Electronics Corp.

All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.

Need some help?

www.tivo.com/support

Tips, Troubleshooting, & More Setup Examples:

• If you don’t see the Welcome screen after connecting your DVR and plugging in the

power cord, see chapter 8 of the User’s Guide.

• To add a VCR or DVD recorder, see chapter 1 of the User’s Guide.

• To use a shared, broadband Internet connection instead of a phone line to connect to

the TiVo service after you complete Guided Setup, see chapter 7 of the User’s Guide.

Take a Tour to learn about the TiVo

service.

To learn more about TiVo service features such as Season Pass

recordings, WishList

searches, and playing with live TV, take the tours in chapter 3 of the User’s Guide.

And that’s just the beginning! Check out “Cool Things You Can Do” (also in chapter 3) to

learn about home media features like Digital Music, Digital Photos, Remote Scheduling

and more. Learn more about it in the User’s Guide!

Control Live TV

Pause TV for up to 30 minutes, rewind and

fast forward at three speeds, and instant

replay–all at the touch of a button.

Find What’s on TV

To see what’s on now, press LIVE TV. Press

the GUIDE button to see the Program Guide

and browse up to two weeks of program

information. Use either of two guide styles

to choose programs to watch or record.

TiVo Central

and Now Playing

The TiVo button takes you to TiVo Central,

where you can access all of the features

unique to the TiVo

service. Use Pick

Prograns to Record to schedule recordings

of your favorite shows. Press the TiVo

button twice to go to Now Playing on TiVo

and see all of your recorded programs.

Enjoy your TiVo

DVR!

Tell Your TiVo

DVR What You Like

Rate programs using the THUMBS

buttons.

Then check out TiVo Suggestions (in Pick

Programs to Record) and watch for

suggestions in Now Playing on TiVo.

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Watching one channel while recording another (optional)

You can split your video signal so you have a primary signal that passes through your TiVo

DVR,

and a second signal that connects directly to your TV. This lets you watch one channel while the

DVR records another. To do this, you need to buy an RF Splitter and an additional Coaxial RF cable.

Connect the Coaxial RF cable coming out of the wall to the In socket on the splitter. Connect a

Coaxial RF cable from one Out socket on the splitter to the jack Antenna/Cable RF In jack on the

DVR. Connect another Coaxial RF cable from a second Out socket on the splitter to the Antenna In

jack on your TV. (See the User’s Guide for more information on this setup.)

• To watch live TV on one channel while the DVR records another, use your TV’s remote to change

channels. Because this signal does not pass through the TiVo DVR, it has no TiVo service

functionality (so you can’t pause or rewind live TV ).

• To watch video from the TiVo DVR again, first press the TiVo button on your TiVo remote, then

press the Input, Source, or TV/Video button on your TV remote or TV until you see TiVo Central

 Plug in TiVo

DVR power cord

 Connect program source to TiVo

DVR

Connect the Coaxial RF cable coming out of the wall (from your

antenna or cable) to the Cable/Antenna RF In jack on the DVR.

 Connect TiVo

DVR to TV

Connect a Composite A/V cable (red, white,

and yellow) from the DVR’s Audio/Video

Output jacks to the TV’s Audio/Video input.

[Alternate: If your TV doesn’t have Composite

A/V (red, white, and yellow) input jacks,

connect a Coaxial RF cable from the RF Out

jack on the DVR to the Antenna In jack on

your TV. Then set the Channel 3/4 switch on

the back of the DVR, and tune your TV to the

same channel.]

 Connect phone cord to TiVo

DVR

Use the provided phone line splitter if the DVR is sharing a

phone jack with a telephone.

A connection to a standard phone line is required for Guided

Setup. After Guided Setup, you can connect your DVR to a home

network and use a shared broadband Internet connection,

instead of a phone line, to connect to the TiVo service. See the

User’s Guide for details.

Start Here

Set up your TiVo

DVR and activate the TiVo

service

Tune TV (if necessary) to see the Welcome screen

Turn on your TV. Tip: If you do not see the Welcome screen,

use the Input, Source, or TV/Video button on your TV remote

or TV to select the correct audio/video source. Press the

button until you see the Welcome screen.

When you see the Welcome screen, you’re ready to begin

Guided Setup. An explanation of Guided Setup, along with

useful information and tips for completing it are all provided

in the “Guided Setup” chapter of the User’s Guide.

[Alternate: If you used a Coaxial RF cable in Step , tune your

TV to the same channel (either 3 or 4) that the Channel 3/4

switch on the back of the DVR is set to. The Welcome screen

should appear.]

Setup for Antenna or Cable (no cable box) – Use cable bag only

If you have a cable box or satellite box, turn this poster over

Antenna

INPUT

VIDEO

Television

TiVo

DVR









Audio & Video (sound & pictures), Phone, and Power

Cable Bag



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 service number on the label on the back of your DVR.)

Write it here for reference ___________________________.

Get to know your cables (don’t worry if you don’t use all of them)





Do you have a satellite or cable box?

I have a satellite or cable box — Turn this poster over.

Yes

Continue with step 

on the other side.

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Welcome!

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 User’s Guide for additional setup examples.

Cable Bag

Coaxial RF cable

Composite A/V cable for

stereo audio (red & white

ends) and video (yellow end)

Phone cord

Phone splitter

Power cord

Audio & Video (sound & pictures),

Phone, and Power

Channel Changing

Cable Bag

If you have a cable or satellite box, the DVR uses

one of these cables to change channels. Turn this

poster over for details.

Serial Control cable (works with

some DIRECTV

satellite receivers

and Motorola/GI DCT2000 series

digital cable boxes.)

IR Control cable (works with

any cable or satellite box)



I don’t have a satellite or cable box — Use this side.

Continue with

step

 below.

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TiVo Series 2 Specifications

General

Model	TiVo Series 2
Category	DVR
Video Output	Composite, S-Video
Audio Output	Stereo RCA
Networking	Ethernet
Tuner	Analog
Operating System	TiVo OS
Hard Drive Capacity	40GB, 80GB, or 120GB (depending on model)