6 - TiVo

®Setup 2: Cable or Satellite Box Make sure the cable from the wall is connected to your cable or satellite box. Connect a Composite A/V cable from the Audio/Video Output jacks on the cable orsatellite box to the Audio/Video Input jacks on the Recorder. Connect a Composite A/V cable from the Audio/Video Output jacks on the Recorderto the Audio/Video Input jacks on the TV. Connect the phone cord (see page 8). After you complete Guided Setup, you canconnect your Recorder to a home network and use a broadband Internet connectioninstead of a phone line to connect to the TiVo service. See Chapter 7. Connect a channel changing cable (see the diagrams to the right). Plug in all power cords and turn on your TV.Set your TV to display video from the input jacks you used in step . You may haveto find the correct TV input setting by pressing the Input or TV/Video button on yourTV’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 andcomplete Guided Setup. If you need help, see Chapter 2. Connect a Channel Changing Cable(See page 5 for help choosing a channelchanging cable.)Serial Control cable:Serial Controlcable connectionSerialPlug one end of theSerial Control cable intothe Serial/Data connectoron the cable or satellitebox. Plug the other endinto the Control Out-Serial connector (the upper minijack) on the back of the Recorder.IR Control cable:(a) Plug the purple end of the IR Control cable intothe Control Out-IR connector (the lower mini-jack)on the Recorder. (b) Locate the IR sensor (see page6 for help). (c) Mount the IR emitters. Place oneemitter on top of the cable/satellite box and the otherunderneath it. Be sure both emitters stick out about1.5 inches directly in front of the IR sensor. Use theprovided adhesive strips to hold the emitters in place.1Cable orSatellite BoxcbRecorderaIR Control cable connection13