TiVo Series2 安装指南

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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 DVR requires to complete Guided Setup. Do not connect the DVR to a digital 
PBX phone system (these allow many phones to share a single telephone number and 
are usually used in hotels and office buildings). Doing so may permanently damage 
your DVR’s modem and will void your warranty.

• Phone jack. If the phone jack isn’t close to the DVR, you can use the 25-foot phone 

cord that comes with the DVR to connect it to a phone jack. Phone cords longer than 
25 feet are readily available at most hardware or electronics stores.

Your cable or satellite box may require a connection to your phone line, too. To 
connect both the DVR and your cable or satellite box to the same phone jack, plug the 
provided phone line splitter into the phone jack.

After you complete Guided Setup, you will be able to connect your DVR to a home 
network and use a shared broadband Internet connection instead of a phone line to make 
connections to the TiVo service. See the TiVo Viewer’s Guide for details.

If you don’t have a home network with a shared broadband Internet connection, the DVR 
must use a standard phone line to connect to the TiVo service. We recommend leaving the 
phone cord plugged in continuously in order to keep your DVR’s program information up 
to date.