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TABLE OF C ONTENTS

Chapter 1: Technical overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

What are Analog TV, DTV, NTSC, ATSC, SDTV, and HDTV? . . . . . .10

What kinds of TV programming can I watch

with the DIRECTV

HD Receiver? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

What equipment is required to view HDTV programming? . . . . . . . .11

Resolution and interlacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Video output/input options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Aspect ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Screen formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Dolby

Digital 5.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Chapter 2: Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Box contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Front panel controls and lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Back of the DIRECTV

HD Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Installing the batteries in the remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Inserting the Access Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Chapter 3: Setting up and connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Before making connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Jacks and cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Connecting your DIRECTV

HD Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Connecting the VCR control cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Turning on the DIRECTV

HD Receiver for the first time . . . . . . . . . . .37

Memorizing Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Acquiring the correct dish pointing angles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Checking the satellite signal strength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Setting the dish type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Using Auto Detection to set the dish type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Testing the DIRECTV

HD Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Testing the Signal Strength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Setting up local networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Scanning off-air and cable TV channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Activating your DIRECTV account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Upgrades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Chapter 4: Watching TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Remote control overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Changing channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Adjusting the volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Getting help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Getting information on the TV program you are watching . . . . . . . .51

Finding out what’s on: the Guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Searching for programs in the Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Choosing an alternate audio format for a program . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Changing the User setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Pay per view programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

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Chapter 5: Program reminders and recording timers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Setting up the VCR control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Scheduling program reminders and recording timers . . . . . . . . . . . .71

Reviewing and modifying reminders and recording timers . . . . . . . .72

Chapter 6: User profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

User profiles basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

Editing user profile names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

Editing channel lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

Setting ratings limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Allowing or blocking pay per view purchases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

Setting a pay per view spending limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

Setting the screen color and translucency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

Setting the current user profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

Locking and unlocking your DIRECTV

System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

Chapter 7: Settings, preferences, upgrades, and extras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Reading your mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

Setting system preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Reviewing and controlling caller ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

Setting the Local Time options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

Adjusting the Raster(Picture) Centering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

Installing a new Access Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

Setting Remote control type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

Setting RF Remote control ID (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

Viewing important information and a list of features

supported by your DIRECTV

HD Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105

Viewing information on automatic system upgrades . . . . . . . . . . .105

Viewing fun system extras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105

Testing the DIRECTV

HD Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105

Chapter 8: Programming the remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

Programming the IR remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

Operating a device with your programmed remote control . . . . . .107

Programming the RF remote control (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

Operating a device with your programmed remote control (RF) . . .109

Code lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

Appendix: Troubleshooting and specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118

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