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Pioneer DVD Recorder ® with TiVo
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© 2003 by TiVo Inc. and Pioneer Corporation. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. All rights reserved. Printed in Japan. PIONEER is a registered trademark of Pioneer Corporation, 1-4-1, Meguro, Meguro-Ku, Tokyo 153-8654, Japan. TiVo, the TiVo logo, Ipreview, TiVolution, the Jump logo, and TiVo Central are registered trademarks of TiVo Inc. Primetime Anytime; “TiVo, TV your way”; Season Pass; WishList; Overtime Scheduler; Home Media Option; TiVo Basic; TiVo
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Table of Contents Chapter 1: Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 FCC NOTE: Federal Communications Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Dear Customer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
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Chapter 5: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Customer Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Ap
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1 CHAPTER 1 Getting Started FCC NOTE: Federal Communications Rule 2 Dear Customer 3 Using This Guide 4 Cables and Accessories 6 Connecting to the Phone Line 8 Using Your Recorder with a Cable or Satellite Box 9
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Ch apter 1 Gett ing Started FCC NOTE: Federal Communications Rule Part 68—Equipment Statement; will notify the customer as soon as possible. Also, you will be advised of your right to file a complaint with the FCC if you believe This equipment complies with Part 68 of the FCC rules and the it is necessary. requirements adopted by the ACTA. On the rear panel of this equipment is a label that contains, among other information, a The telephone company may make changes in its facilities, produc
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Dea r Cu stomer Dear Customer 1 3
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Ch apter 1 Gett ing Started Remember, always connect cables Using This Guide from the OUT connector of one ® Step 1: Understanding the basics device to the IN connector of the next. TVs used to be so simple: no color, no digital video, no stereo sound, no choices. All you Never connect an IN to an IN or an OUT to needed was an antenna and a TV. The antenna captured audio and video signals. A wire, an OUT. connected from the antenna to the TV, brought these signals to your TV as sounds and
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Using This Guide The Recorder is not designed to Step 2: Finding your setup example support a heavy load, such as a TV. 1 ® This guide provides specific examples of connecting the Recorder to an existing antenna, Your Recorder is only capable of cable, or satellite system and other A/V equipment. Choose your setup example from the supporting the weight of one or two ones below: common A/V components such as VCRs, You use either antenna or cable without a Setup 1: Antenna or Cable (No Cable
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T T V T V V R C o W E R C G M P I M e R p S i D l e e n P I u S n e l l T c n e v u t e l V Ch apter 1 Gett ing Started Cables and Accessories 2. See page 7 to choose 3. If you have a DIRECTV 4. You may want to purchase 1. These are the basics: audio and video cables: satellite receiver with a these additional cables for 9-pin Data connector, or a some setups: Motorola/GI DCT2000 series cable box, use this cable: Recorder Composite A/V cables Serial (Data) Control cable* Optical Digital Au
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Cab l es a n d Acc e ssories Choosing audio and video cables Composite A/V Cable and Jacks 1 The Recorder comes with a Composite A/V cable (). Composite A/V cables have three (red) ends, two (white and red) for L/R audio, and one (yellow) for video. Composite A/V cables provide excellent audio and video, and you can connect the Recorder to a TV or (white) A/V receiver using only this cable. All of the setup diagrams in this book and the Start (yellow) Here booklet show connections using a
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Ch apter 1 Gett ing Started Connecting to the Phone Line You don’t need to install a new phone jack or phone number—simply use the phone line you already have. The following information applies to all setups described in this guide: • Phone line. Almost every household phone line is a standard analog line, which is what the Recorder requires to complete Guided Setup. Do not connect the Recorder to a digital PBX phone system (these allow many phones to share a single telephone number and are
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Usi n g Your Recorder with a Cable or Satellite Box After setting up your Recorder, Using Your Recorder with a Cable or Satellite Box including the Control cable ® 1 Your Recorder needs to be able to change channels in order to record programs and connection, change channels with your display live TV. If you are using a cable or satellite box, the Recorder sends it signals to Recorder’s remote control only. change the channel using either an IR (infrared) or a Serial (data) Control cable. (
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Ch apter 1 Gett ing Started IR (Infrared) Control IR Control cable Finding the IR sensor. To correctly position the IR Control cable, you need to find your cable box or satellite box’s IR sensor (the connection is fully described in the examples in Chapters 2 and 3). To locate the IR sensor, look for a tiny round bulb behind the dark, translucent plastic “window”—the IR window—on the front of your cable or satellite box. A flashlight might help you see it. Position the IR emitters so they ar
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Usi n g Your Recorder with a Cable or Satellite Box 1. Place a piece of opaque material—for example, The exact methods and materials you use to build the IR cover will depend on the shape of cloth or tape—over the IR emitters (shown on your cable or satellite box’s IR window and the materials you have available. However, 1 opposite page) and the IR window of the cable or the general procedure described below will guide you. satellite box. 1. Cover the area around the IR emitters and the cab
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2 CHAPTER 2 Common Setup Examples Setup 1: Antenna or Cable (No Cable Box) 14 Setup 2: Cable Box or Satellite Receiver 16
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Ch apter 2 Common Setu p Exa m ples Setup 1: Antenna or Cable (No Cable Box) Before you begin: ® Be sure to refer to the information in Chapter 1 of this guide. Make sure that all your equipment is 1 turned off and that the Recorder is Recorder ® unplugged. The audio/video cables shown here are AC IN for example only. For the best video signal, you may want to use Component Video cables instead. See page 7. 4 2 3 To add a VCR, see page 29. To add a game console, use the audio/video ®
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Setup 1: Antenna or Cable (No Cable Box) 1. Connect the RF Coaxial cable currently coming from the wall to the connector labeled RF In on the Pioneer DVD Recorder with TiVo. 2. Connect the Composite A/V cable from the Audio/Video Output 1 connectors on the Recorder to the Audio/Video Input connectors on the TV. 3. Connect a phone line (see page 8 for help). After you complete Guided Setup (see step 6 below), you’ll be able to connect your Recorder to a home network and use a shared 2 broadba
