How to Connect a ReplayTV to a Cable Box

ReplayTV is a digital video recording service that DirecTV now owns. ReplayTV digital video recorders (DVRs) connect to the cable or satellite receiver box for recording television programming from the source and to a TV for playback of the recordings. Use component or high definition media interface (HDMI) cables to hook up the DVR to the receiver and to a TV. A separate phone jack connects the ReplayTV component to pay-per-view services.

Things You'll Need

• 2 component or HDMI cables
• Telephone cable with modular phone plugs

Instructions

1. Connect ReplayTV to the cable box using a component or HDMI cable plugged into the corresponding input jack on the back of the ReplayTV DVR and the output on the cable box.

2. Hook up the second HDMI or component cable from the ReplayTV's video out jack to the input jack on your TV.

3. Connect the telephone cable from a modular wall jack to the matching telephone jack on the back of the ReplayTV DVR.

4. Turn on the power for all equipment and set the ReplayTV DVR to the channel you wish to record. Press the "TV/Video" input key on the television remote control until the ReplayTV logo appears on your screen.

References

• PVR Solutions.com: Hardware Solutions -- ReplayTV

Resources

• ReplayTV/DirecTV: Product Information