6 - TiVo

Chapter 6®Your Recorder should NOT be usedwith a digital PBX phone system.Doing so may permanently damage yourRecorder’s modem and will void yourwarranty. See Chapter 9 for warrantyinformation.Phone & Network SetupMessages & SetupThe Recorder makes regular connections to the TiVo service to get updates to the TiVoservice, program information for the program guide, Search by Title, WishList TMsearches, and updates to Showcases and TiVolution ® Magazine. The connection usuallylasts less than five minutes. You may receive service updates to your Recorder from timeto time. In such cases, it may last longer, but this happens rarely (a few times a year).A phone connection is required for Guided Setup, but after you complete Guided Setup,you’ll be able to connect your Recorder to a home network and use a shared Internetconnection instead of a phone line to make connections to the TiVo service.On the Phone & Network Setup screen, you can see details, including the time of the lastsuccessful connection to the TiVo service and last connection attempt, as well as the statusof the last connection.The Phone & Network Setup screen has different selections depending on whether youhave connected a network adapter to your Recorder. If you haven’t connected a networkadapter, you will see these selections:• Edit phone settings. This selection takes you to the Phone Dialing Options screen.Selections on this screen are explained in detail on page 104.• Test phone connection. When you select this, a test connection to the TiVo servicewill start automatically. You may wish to use this option for troubleshooting or otherunusual circumstances. Test connections usually only take a couple of minutes. Whenthe connection has finished, press SELECT to continue.102TiVo Central Messages & Setup Settings Phone & Network