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Getting started – DirecTV DVR39 User Manual

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The TiVo Logo

. As you use your DIRECTV DVR, you’ll see the TiVo logo in places like

the Now Playing List and TiVo Suggestions. Your new DVR incorporates the latest 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 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 the

DIRECTV

®

DVR with TiVo

®

service following the instructions in chapter 2, “Guided

Setup.

Start using your DIRECTV DVR. It’s easy! Learn the basics by browsing the back of the
Start Here card. Take the five tours in chapter 3 of this User’s Guide for an interactive
way to learn about the DVR’s powerful features. Chapters 4, 5, 6, and 7 describe the DVR
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 DVR, mount

the satellite dish antenna.

Professional installation is highly

recommended. Your dish must be

mounted, with cables running to the room

where your DVR will be installed, before

you can begin the DVR installation as

described in this guide. Dual LNB dish

antenna connection required for full

functionality.