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12-30-2006, 04:50 PM
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Hooking up two TIVOs - help a newbie!
Do I have enough connections to hook up another TIVO?
The cables come ino the house on the left, but the installer only ran three cables out the right side to my DirecTIVO and regular DirecTV box in the other room.
Is it as simple as just plugging in another cable?
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12-30-2006, 05:10 PM
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TechKnow Guide
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Location: Mill Creek, Washington
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Those are the grounding blocks. Assuming that the fourth cable is connected at your dish, then "yes", all you need to do is connect a cable to the unused ground block connection and run it to your new DirecTV DVR.
Later, if you needed more than four connections to your various Receivers/DVRs, you would install a multiswitch here. The four outputs from the grounding block would connect to the four satellite inputs on your multiswitch (e.g. Zinwell WB68), then you would have 8 outputs for your various Receivers/DVRs.
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12-31-2006, 12:53 AM
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Look 37" sideways
Join Date: Oct 2003
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Originally Posted by CFster
Do I have enough connections to hook up another TIVO?
The cables come ino the house on the left, but the installer only ran three cables out the right side to my DirecTIVO and regular DirecTV box in the other room.
Is it as simple as just plugging in another cable?
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What type of TiVo are you aiming for?
Another DirecTiVo? If so, you WILL need to hook into your satellite dish.
If you're planning to use a stand-alone TiVo with an existing regular DirecTV receiver, you're already all set. Your receiver is what's getting the satellite feed.
A TiVo should be able to control the DirecTV box's channel changes and record from its A/V outputs.
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12-31-2006, 04:30 AM
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Well, not a TIVO actually, an R15 (shudders). I'm going to keep my R10 for the main TV and put an R15 in the other room for the kids programming.
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12-31-2006, 12:56 PM
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Just hangin'
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Hey, what kind of parent are you? Giving the crap R15 to the kids! 
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Last edited by JimSpence : 12-31-2006 at 01:22 PM.
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01-01-2007, 07:58 AM
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Is the R10 still available? I can't find it anywhere.
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01-01-2007, 12:02 PM
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TechKnow Guide
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Originally Posted by CFster
Is the R10 still available? I can't find it anywhere.
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They're getting hard to find. eBay is probably your best bet, but use caution when buying DirecTV equipment from eBay. Weaknees might still have some, but they'll be pricey.
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HR20-700, HR20-100, HR21-200 HD DVR
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HR10-250 HD DVR 400GB (v6.4a)
H21-200 HD Receiver
R10 DVR 160GB (v6.4a)
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