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Cable lineups. For cable program sources, choose the type of service you buy from
your cable company. Lineups usual1y have names like "Basic," "Extended Basic,"
"Primary Plus," or something similar. If you're not sure which lineup you buy from
your cable company, your cable bill may tell you. "Rebuild" is a term TiVo uses to
refer to a revised channel lineup. Usual1y you would be informed by your cable
company that your lineup has been revised, and your cable bill would indicate this
as well. If you're not sure, choose your best guess. You'll be able to verify your
guess in the next step. If you have a cable
AlB system, you can only pick A or B to
watch with your Recorder. Check your Setup Guide for infoffi1ation about splitting
your signal in order to watch the other channels.
Channels You Receive. Next you will see a list of channels based on the program
source, cable or satellite provider and lineup you selected. Check to see that the
channel numbers match the networks on this list the way they do when you watch
TV. If you had to make a guess about your provider or lineup, this is where you
should check to be sure you were right. Perhaps you are fmniliar enough with your
channels to make the verification easy. If you aren't sure, locate a channel guide or
quick-reference card from your cable or satellite company that lists the channel
numbers and stations. If you detennine that the channel numbers and networks don't
match, use the LEFT ARROW to go back and choose a different provider or lineup,
and try again. On the Channels You Receive screen, channels that have a
checkmark next to them are selected and considered part of the list. You add or
remove a checkmark by highlighting a channel and pressing SELECT.
If you have cable as your program source, none of the premium channels will
be selected. If you subscribe to any premium channels from your cable company,
go through the list and add a check next to each channel you subscribe to. If you
have satellite as your program source, all of the basic and premium channels
will
be selected by default. Press the DOWN ARROW or CHAN/PAGE button to
go through the list and remove the check from each channel you don't subscribe to.
Once you are sure that your channel list is concct, you may wish to customize it. If
you never watch a particular channel, and don't plan to set up recordings or let
TiVo search for programs on it, remove the checkmark next to that channel.
Once your Recorder is set up and you are wOltching lV, when you use the
remote's CHAN UP!DOWN button, you will only see the channels you check on
this screen. In addition, when you are looking for programs to record, you will
only be able to find programs on these
ch~mnels.lfyou
change your mind later, you
can easily check and uncheck channels in your channel lineup.
When you are satisfied with your lineup, press the RIGHT arrow to continue.
Connection to Satellite Box. If you chose satellite as your program source, your
Recorder needs to send channel change information to the satellite box. Did you
connect the control cable to a serial jack on the back of your satellite box, or did you
use the IR Control cable? If your satellite box has a serial jack on it we recommend
you hook up a serial connection because it is more reliable and faster than an IR
connection.
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ABC, check to see that the TlVo
Service has this Information
correct.
Use
the CHAN UP!I>OWN button as
a
shortcut
to go up
or down
a
whole screen
at a
time.
If you're not sure whether you
receive
a
channel, leave it
S1:lected.
You can check
later
when
Guided Setup
is
complete.
You
can
always retum to the
Channels
You
Receive screen
and
change
your lineup.
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by
going to
Mes."amies
and
Setup, then
My t'mrerilnces,
then
(wstomile Channels, then
Channels
You
Receive
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