Apricorn DVR Expander II for DirecTV - Manual (Page 3)

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Connection to DirecTV
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DVRs
To find out if your DirecTV DVR model is compatible with DVR Expander, please check on the
DirecTV website at www.directv.com.
DirecTV can only accept one hard drive as a recordable device (internal hard drive
or external hard drive). Multiple external hard drives can be used, however, the
system must be power cycled after adding the drive to rebuild available content.
Turn off the power button on the DirecTV receiver and disconnect the power 1.
cable.
Connect the DVR Expander to the DirecTV receiver’s eSATA port. Connect the AC 2.
adapter to the back of the DVR Expander, then connect the other end of the AC
cable to suitable power supply that will always stay on (like a wall outlet). Never
connect the DVR Expander to the AC plug on the back of the DVR.
Switch the power button on the back of the DVR Expander to on. The LED light 3.
should start to glow.
Plug in the DirecTV receiver power cable and turn on the power button. 4.
Note: If the receiver is not power cycled after attaching the external drive, you
will see list of shows from the hard drive previously used but shows will not be
accessible.
When power cycling with the DVR Expander attached, DirecTV will rebuild the 5.
scheduler listing to the attached drive. Scheduled programs will automatically
record to the current drive (in this case the DVR Expander). The old recordings on
your DirecTV receiver will remain, but will not be shown on the DirecTV scheduler.
To show your old recordings you will have to detach the DVR Expander and restart
your system (refer to steps 1 & 4).
Note: Multiple drives can be used with the
DirecTV receiver. A complete power cycle will
need to be done after changing to a new drive.
After a re-start, all programs on the current drive
will be accessible.
Removing the DVR Expander
Turn off the power button on the DirecTV receiver & disconnect the power cable. 1.
Turn off the DVR Expander using the power button on the back of the unit. 2.
Disconnect the DVR Expander from the eSATA port of the receiver and unplug the 3.
DVR Expander from the AC Adapter in the wall.
Plug in the DirecTV receiver to the power and restart. While rebooting, the 4.
DirecTV scheduler will rebuild to the receiver’s internal drive.
To view the shows on the receiver, select the “List” button to view the pre- 5.
recorded programs list.