How do I set up my TiVo Premiere series DVR?
What you need to get started
The TiVo Premiere DVR replaces your cable box, but you still keep your cable service. It plugs directly into your cable service to deliver your cable TV programming.
TiVo Premiere works with a CableCARD™. Premiere requires a single CableCARD from your cable company. The CableCARD acts as a replacement for your cable box. Just insert it into the back of your TiVo Premiere DVR.
If you are using a digital antenna for your TiVo service, just plug an HD antenna into a TiVo Premiere DVR and start watching and recording your favorite shows. Learn more
Learn how to set up your TiVo Premiere DVR.
Set up your TiVo Premiere DVR in 4 easy steps
Connect your TiVo Premiere to your TV
- We recommend using the included
HDMI cable for an optimal HD
experience - You can also use the included
composite cables to connect to your TV
Connect your TiVo Premiere to your cable TV source
- Connect your cable company's coax cable into the
back of your TiVo Premiere - Insert the CableCARD™ decoder supplied by your
cable company into the back of your TiVo Premiere
Connect your TiVo Premiere to the internet
- Use Wired Ethernet, or
- Wireless network (not supported for Multi-Room Streaming), or
- MoCA connection
Wired Ethernet:
Ethernet cable
into Ethernet port
For Premiere 4 or Premiere XL4s:
Plug a Coax cable into the MoCA port
located on the back of the DVR Learn more
Wireless network:
Wireless G or N adapter
into USB port (G) or
Ethernet port (N)
Back of the TiVo Premiere
Plug in and power up your TiVo Premiere!
You will be taken through a guided setup program right on your TV.
Once you're done...
You will be ready to record TV, access the world's largest on-demand video store, watch YouTube™, stream music from Pandora, schedule recordings remotely, and more.
