User manual

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The TiVo Logo. As you use your DIRECTV HD DVR, you’ll see the TiVo
logo in places like the Now Playing List and TiVo Suggestions. Your new HD
DVR incorporates the latest high-definition DVR (Digital Video Recorder)
technology from TiVo. This means you have access to exclusive TiVo
features such as WishList
™
searches, Season Pass
™
recordings, Thumbs Up
™
and Thumbs Down
™
, TiVo Suggestions, and TiVolution
®
Magazine, all in one seamlessly
integrated product that will change the way you watch television.
Getting Started
After a satellite dish antenna has been installed, you’re ready to start using this guide:
1. Connect the HD DVR according to the proper setup for your Audio/Video equipment.
(See chapter 1, “Connecting.”)
2. Complete Guided Setup to point your satellite dish antenna and activate your
DIRECTV
DVR service following the instructions in chapter 2, “Guided Setup.”
Start using your DIRECTV HD DVR. It’s easy! Learn the basics by browsing the Start
Here guide. Take the five tours in chapter 3 of this User’s Guide for an interactive way to
learn about the HD DVR’s powerful features. Chapters 4, 5, 6, and 7 describe the
DIRECTV
®
DVR with TiVo
®
service in detail. Read through them to become familiar
with the service. Chapter 8 provides a comprehensive troubleshooting guide in case you
have questions.
Before you install the HD DVR,
mount the satellite dish antenna.
Professional installation is highly
recommended. Your dish must be
mounted—with cables running to the
room where your HD DVR will be
installed—before you can begin the HD
DVR installation as described in this
guide.
For access to high-definition
programming, a triple LNB multi-
satellite dish antenna, along with a high-
definition capable DIRECTV
®
Receiver and
high-definition television is required.
Satellite dish antenna sold separately.
Due to copyright restrictions, you may not
be able to view some high-definition
programs in high-definition format using
the HD DVR.