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DIRECTV PLUS SYSTEM FROM HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS - OWNER’S MANUAL
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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 described in the following sections.
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® PLUS System programming and local terrestrial 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 PLUS System programming and local terrestrial broadcasts. Instead, you will use the input
selection that your TV and/or VCR offers to select the source.
Possible connections
Note that the HIRD-E1 does not include the 2
nd
set of audio and video jacks, the VCR control jack, or the RF remote jack.
The Phone line and jack
The S-video cable and jack