DirecTV DIRECT TV Manual page 122

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• If you have call waiting, go to
then , then
entering the correct prefix in "Call Waiting Prefix" (usually "*70,").
• If you dial a prefix for outside lines, go to
, then
Prefix"—for example, "9,"(nine, followed by a comma for a pause).
• Your phone line may have low voltage. Try setting "Phone avail. detection" to
"Off" under Dialing Options, described on page 88.
• If you have a caller ID box, try removing it from the line since some models
interfere with the Receiver modem's ability to make a call.
• If you have a cordless telephone, fax machine, or computer modem connected to
the same line, go to
, then
detection" is set to off.
• It could be that you have too much line noise to make a connection. The Receiver
ships with a 50 foot phone cord. Try a shorter cord, or you can buy a line noise
filter at your local electronics store.
• The Receiver should be plugged in to a land-based phone line at all times to
receive the TiVo Service and DIRECTV SPORTS
the purchase of Pay Per View events.
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. Disable call waiting by
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. Ensure that "Phone avail.
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. Set a "Dial
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