User Guide

DirecTV External Hard Drive Installation Guide:
Step 1: Turn off and disconnect your DVR from your wall power outlet.
Step 2: Plug in the Fantom Drives DVR External Hard Drive to your wall
power outlet. Make sure the DVR External Hard Drive is set to “OFF” on
the back of the DVR External Hard Drive.
Step 3: Connect Fantom Drives DVR External Hard Drive to your DVR
unit using the eSATA cable provided.
Step 4: On the back of the Fantom Drives External Hard Drive, set the
switch to “ON”
Step 5: Connect your DVR unit back to a power outlet and turn it on
Note: Newly recorded programs will automatically record to the
Fantom Drives DVR External Hard Drive. Your old programs will remain
on your DirecTV DVR unit. To access your old programs on the DirecTV
DVR unit, you will have to turn off the DVR, turn off the Fantom Drives
DVR External Hard Drive, disconnect the DVR External Hard Drive, and
then turn your DirecTV DVR back on.
How to disconnect Fantom Drives DVR External Hard Drive:
Step 1: Turn off and disconnect your DVR from your wall power outlet.
Step 2: Turn off and disconnect your Fantom Drives DVR External Hard
Drive. Do not unplug from the outlet before you switch the hard drive
to “OFF” position. You risk damaging the hard drive by unplugging
without turning off the unit rst.
Step 3: Disconnect the eSATA cable from your DVR unit.
Step4: Plug in your DirecTV DVR and power on to see the programs
that were recorded inside the DirecTV DVR.
Disclaimer: Please use a power surge protector to protect all your home
electronic equipment. By installing an external hard drive to your DVR, you
may be voiding your DVR equipment warranty. Please consult with your DVR
manufacturer. You also agree that Fantom Drives is not responsible for any
personal or physical damages that may be associated with upgrading your
DVR hard drive. Fantom Drives assumes no liability.