Getting Started
Hardware Reference
General
Satellite Dish Antenna
This is your “dish” and related hardware, affi xed to your roof or other surface, which picks up the broadcast signals from our satellites.
DIRECTV Receiver (or Satellite Receiver)
Your DIRECTV Receiver picks up the signal from your satellite dish antenna and translates it into viewable TV programming.
Access Card
Contains information about your DIRECTV® service. It must be properly inserted for your receiver to work and to activate your programming.
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