TiVo SDOC-00104-000 Rev A1 Merkblatt

Please save this sheet and present it to the installer upon arrival. 
For installation help and more information, visit www.tivo.com/cablecard.

Here’s what you need to do before and 
after the cable installer visits your home.

Contact your cable provider before 
attempting any self-installation. 
CableCARD decoders are not necessarily 
interchangable with other devices.

Connect your TiVo DVR to your TV and your 
cable source (the Coaxial RF cable coming 
out of the wall). See the 
Start Here poster for help.

For the purposes of CableCARD installation, 
it doesn’t matter whether you finish the 
DVR’s on-screen Guided Setup before 
installation.

Once your CableCARD decoders are 
installed, you’ll need to finish on-screen 
Guided Setup (if it’s in progress), or repeat 
Guided Setup to ensure that the TiVo DVR is 
set up for your digital channels. 

To repeat Guided Setup, press the TiVo 
button on the remote to go to the

TiVo Central® screen. Select Messages & 
Settings, then Restart or Reset System, 
then Repeat Guided Setup.

Confirm that the Coaxial RF cable from the wall is plugged directly into the CABLE IN jack on the back 
of the TiVo

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 HD Digital Media Recorder (DVR). Also, make sure the TiVo DVR is POWERED ON.

Write down the serial number (or other information that the cable provider may need) of each CableCARD decoder. 

Insert the first CableCARD decoder into slot 1 (the bottom slot) on 
the back of the TiVo DVR. Make note of which card is in this slot. 
The CableCARD Decoders screen appears.

If you DON’T see the CableCARD Decoders screen, follow the 
on-screen instructions until you do. (Guided Setup is in progress.)

SDOC-00104-000 Rev A1

The CableCARD MMI screen appears automatically a few minutes after a 
CableCARD decoder is inserted. This screen provides data that you may 
need to activate the CableCARD decoder. When you are finished, press 
CLEAR on the TiVo remote to dismiss this screen. See the note (     ) below.

Call the cable company to activate or initialize the card.

Insert the second CableCARD decoder into slot 2 (the upper slot) 
and repeat steps 

 through .

Turn on the TV. Make sure that the correct TV input source is selected, 
so you see video from the TiVo DVR. (If you’re not sure, press the TiVo 
or GUIDE button on the TiVo

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 remote control to display a DVR screen.)  

Select Configure CableCARD 1 from the CableCARD 
Decoders screen, then select Test Channels to verify the card has 
been activated. Note: Performing a Channel Scan is not necessary.

If you lose your place, press the TiVo button on the remote. From the TiVo Central

 

screen, select Messages & Settings, then 

Settings, then Remote, CableCARD, & Devices, then CableCARD Decoder. To view the CableCARD MMI screen, select the 
card from the CableCARD Decoders screen, then select Configure CableCARD, then CableCARD Menu. If pressing the TiVo 
button does not take you to TiVo Central, remove one CableCARD decoder and re-insert it to display the CableCARD screens. 

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