Sony SVR-3000 Quick Start Guide - Page 2

STEP 1 Activate and install Let's get started! This guide describes the basics for setting up your new Sony SVR Recorder. Activating and installing a basic system takes about 25 minutes. Completing onscreen Guided Setup takes less than an hour. See the Installation Guide for additional installation examples, further details, more diagrams, and troubleshooting. (E.g., it includes an example setup with a DVD player and A/V receiver, and one with a TV with only one input.) Before you begin-get to know your cables! (Don't worry if you don't use all of them.) Audio/Video Cables Composite cables with L/R audio (red and white), and video (yellow) S-video cable Phone cord Phone splitter Control Cables (cable box or satellite receiver only) IR control cable Serial (data) control cable First, activate the TiVo® service Activate the TiVo service before setting up your recorder. The TiVo service provides your SVR recorder with the features of a TiVo DVR (Digital Video Recorder). The TiVo service brings you exclusive TiVo features such as Season PassTM recordings, WishListTM searches, Showcases, TiVo Suggestions, and much more. The easiest way to activate is to visit www.tivo.com/activate. If you don't have Internet access, call TiVo Customer Service at 1-877-367-8486. Be sure to have the 15-digit TiVo service number of your recorder handy. (You can find it on the label on the back of your SVR Recorder.) Write your service number here for reference (it begins with "110"): 110- You can change your account information (for example, change your credit card information) online at Manage My Account, at www.tivo.com/manage. After you have activated, you are ready to install your SVR Recorder. The inside of this guide provides four common installation examples. To Installation Examples