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A FIRST LOOK AT THE DIRECTV DIGITAL
SATELLITE RECEIVER........................................1-1
What You Should Do First.................................1-1
How Does All This Work?.................................1-1
DIRECTV SYSTEM COMPONENTS........................1-2
The Satellite Dish Antenna ................................1-2
The Digital Satellite Receiver ...........................1-2
The Remote Control............................................1-3
SETTING UP YOUR DIRECTV SYSTEM........2-1
INSTALLING REMOTE CONTROL BATTERIES.........2-1
CHOOSING THE BEST CONNECTION FOR YOUR
ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM.......................................2-2
Hook Up the Audio/S-video Signals.................2-2
Hook Up the Audio/Video Signals....................2-3
Hook Up the RF Signals.....................................2-3
Hook Up to a Stereo System..............................2-4
Finishing Up.........................................................2-4
CONTROLLING THE DIGITAL SATELLITE
RECEIVER..................................................................3-1
FRONT PANEL VS. REMOTE CONTROL KEYS........3-1
BASIC NAVIGATION..................................................3-1
INSTALLING THE SATELLITE DISH
ANTENNA....................................................................4-1
DETERMINE WHERE TO POINT YOUR SATELLITE
DISH ANTENNA.........................................................4-2
The INSTALLATION screen ..............................4-2
ALIGNMENT RESULT Pop-up Panel.............4-2
CHOOSING THE ANTENNA INSTALLATION SITE ...4-2
SELECTING A MOUNTING OPTION..........................4-5
INSTALLING THE SATELLITE DISH ANTENNA ONTO
A WOODEN SURFACE ...............................................4-6
INSTALLING THE SATELLITE DISH ANTENNA ONTO
A BRICK SURFACE ....................................................4-8
INSTALLING THE SATELLITE DISH ANTENNA ONTO
A CINDER BLOCK SURFACE ....................................4-9
INSTALLING THE SATELLITE DISH ANTENNA ONTO
A METAL POLE ........................................................4-11
ATTACHING THE REFLECTOR ONTO THE LNB
SUPPORT ARM .........................................................4-12
Assembling the Satellite Dish Antenna......... 4-12
ATTACHING THE SATELLITE DISH ANTENNA
ASSEMBLY TO THE MAST OR POLE ......................4-12
GROUNDING THE METAL POLE MOUNT ..............4-13
GROUNDING THE BASE PLATE..............................4-13
INSTALLING AND ROUTING THE LNB COAXIAL
CABLE.......................................................................4-14
CONNECTING THE COAXIAL CABLE TO THE
LNB..........................................................................4-15
ATTACHING THE LNB TO THE LNB SUPPORT
ARM ..........................................................................4-16
ROUTING THE LNB CABLE TO THE SATELLITE
RECEIVER.................................................................4-16
CONNECTING THE SATELLITE DISH ANTENNA ..4-16
POSITIONING THE SATELLITE DISH ANTENNA...4-17
The INSTALLATION Screen........................... 4-17
Pointing the Satellite Dish Antenna Using
the “Box” Method............................................ 4-18
AUTHORIZING YOUR SERVICE ..............................4-20
WATCHING DIRECTV SYSTEM
PROGRAMMING......................................................5-1
BASIC CHANNEL CHANGING...................................5-1
The Channel Banner...........................................5-1
The Information Banner.....................................5-1
The OneLine™ Guide.........................................5-2
TurboTune™........................................................5-2
AlphaTune™........................................................5-2
ALTERNATE SERVICES.............................................5-3
Alt. Audio..............................................................5-3
THE ON-SCREEN GUIDES...................................6-1
Choosing the Guide Style...................................6-1
Descriptions.........................................................6-1
General On-Screen Guide Features.................6-2
Using PreSelect™ to Schedule Programs for
Viewing .................................................................6-2
THE PROGRAM GUIDE (SM. CELL) ................6-2
THE PROGRAM GUIDE (LG. CELL).................6-3
THE TITLE GUIDE..................................................6-4
THE LOGO GUIDE..................................................6-5
FILTERING THE GUIDES............................................6-5
Theme Filters........................................................6-5
Channel List .........................................................6-6
Guide Times..........................................................6-6
Class Filters .........................................................6-7
THE INFORMATION SCREEN ..............................6-7
Done.......................................................................6-7
View .......................................................................6-7
PreSelect...............................................................6-7
Cancel PreSelect .................................................6-8
Buy $ ......................................................................6-8
Buy Options..........................................................6-8
Cancel Purchase..................................................6-8
Show Times...........................................................6-9
DIGITAL SATELLITE RECEIVER’S MENU
SYSTEM........................................................................7-1
Menu Overview....................................................7-1
MAIN MENU ..............................................................7-2
Setup......................................................................7-2
Scheduler ..............................................................7-2