DirecTV HIRD-E86 manual Local Provider Area Options, System Test

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Setting Up the Satellite Dish Antenna and Terrestrial Inputs

Local Provider Area Options

Area 1

You have connected a standard VHF/UHF antenna for receiving your primary

 

analog and digital terrestrial signals. The ZIP Code entered here will specify

 

what terrestrial program information should appear in the Advanced Program

 

Guide™.

Area 2

Area 2 may be a neighboring city or distant terrestrial station you wish to

 

receive from the same VHF/UHF antenna used in Area 1. The ZIP Code

 

entered here will specify what terrestrial program information should appear

 

in the Advanced Program Guide™.

Cable TV

You have connected a cable television service. The cable provider entered

 

here will specify what cable program information should appear in the on-

 

screen program guide.

System Test

The SYSTEM TEST screen will display the signal strength of all of the transponders on the satellite that have been selected on the Signal Source pop-up menu. It will also indicate the quality of the signal transfer between the dish antenna and the HD receiver. The SYSTEM TEST Menu offers the following options:

Begin Test

Starts the receiver test, which provides basic status information about the

 

receiver. The test may take up to one minute.

Cable Test

Tests and displays indicators of all transponder signals from the satellite

 

chosen by the Source pop-up menu.

Upgrade

Checks the status of software upgrades that DIRECTV periodically performs.

Highlighting the System Test button on the INSTALLATION screen and pressing the SELECT key on the remote control will display the SYSTEM TEST screen. Using the ▲ and ▲ keys, highlight either the Begin Test or Cable Test button and press the SELECT key on the remote control. After a short period of time, the results of the test will be displayed.

You should perform the cable test for each of the satellites supported by the dish antenna you selected in the DISH TYPE screen. If you are setting up your system to receive signals from Satellites B (110°) and C (119°), you will need to change source satellites between each Cable Test.

Note: Not all of the transponders on Satellites

B(119°) and C (110°) are currently being used. On Satellite B, for example, you may receive NA (Not Available) indications for several transponders. This is normal.

The SYSTEM TEST screen

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HIRD-E86 specifications

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