User's Manual

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DIRECTV HD DVR RECEIVER USER GUIDE

ACCOUNTS WITHOUT WHOLE-HOME SERVICE

Step 1 - Connect your DIRECTV HD DVR to your router:

Connect one end of your Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port on the

back of your router.

Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port on

the back of your DIRECTV

HD DVR.

Step 2 - Verify that you are connected:

Press MENU on your DIRECTV Remote

Select Settings & Help

Select Settings

Select Network Setup

Choose Connect Now (or Test Connection if you have connected

previously)

Select Continue after successfully connecting to DIRECTV via the

Internet (See Figure A).

Select Done to complete the setup process (See Figure B).

If your DIRECTV HD DVR does not immediately recognize the network

connection, you will get the option to choose the connection method.

Choose

Wired. Follow the onscreen instructions.

Ethernet cable

connects to an

unused port on

the router

Ethernet

cable plugs

into Receiver

Router

DVR Receiver

Ethernet Cable

Figure A

Figure B