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DIRECTV SYSTEM FROM HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS - OWNER’S MANUAL
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Choosing the Best Connection for
Your Entertainment System
There are a number of ways to connect the digital satellite receiver, depending on the other audio/video
equipment you wish to use. The simplest hookups are shown here.
Before connecting the digital satellite receiver to your entertainment system, you should connect the
phone line. This can be done by plugging one end of the provided telephone cable into
the PHONE LINE jack on the back of the digital satellite receiver and the other end
into a telephone wall jack. If you do not have a telephone jack within reach, you may
have a new one installed or reorient the digital satellite receiver to be within reach of a
telephone wall jack.
You may need to purchase additional connectors and/or cables to suit specific needs from your dealer
or electronic hardware stores. Choose which hookup method to use based on:
• The capabilities of your TV and VCR.
• Your desire to pass local programming through the digital satellite receiver.
• Any other devices you want to include in the system (stereo, second VCR, etc.).
Before attempting to connect anything, position yourself so you are looking at the back of your
components. Note the various input and output receptacles, their shapes, and how they are labeled.
Then read through the rest of this hookup section before going ahead with actual hookup.
Do not turn on the power yet. For your safety, make sure the digital satellite receiver, TV, VCR, and
any other devices to be connected are unplugged from the wall outlet while hooking them up.
Hook Up the Audio/S-video Signals
Only the newest, high-end TVs and VCRs have S-video inputs. VCRs that support S-video include Hi8
and SVHS types. Look on the back of your TV and VCR for this special jack. It will
probably be labeled S-VIDEO IN. If you are unsure, you can see the type of connector
that you are looking for on the back of the digital satellite receiver. If neither the TV
nor VCR has this jack, proceed to the “Hook Up the Audio/Video Signals” section.
This hookup will give you the sharpest picture of any of the hookups. Also, this hookup will allow you
to view DIRECTV System programming and local broadcast simultaneously on TVs with “picture in
picture” (PIP) feature.
When using this hookup, you cannot use the digital satellite receiver as a switch to choose between
DIRECTV System programming and local broadcasts. Instead, you will use the input selection that
your TV and/or VCR offers to select the source.
Possible connections
The Phone line and jack
The S-video cable and jack