DirecTV GAEB0A, GCEB0A manual Contents

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Contents

Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Setup overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Attach the antenna cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Connect your TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Determine antenna angles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Testing your system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Adding system components . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Connecting components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Connect a terrestrial antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Connect the RF remote control antenna . . . . . . . 7 Connecting a VCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Connect the VCR Control Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Test the VCR (Record/Stop) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Connecting a home entertainment system. . . . . . . 10

Using the remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Remote control functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Installing remote control batteries. . . . . . . . . . . 14 Programming the remote control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Code scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Code Entry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Using DIRECTV INTERACTIVE™

powered by Wink Communications® . . . . . . . . . . 15

Using the menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Purchasing pay per view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Cancelling purchases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Viewing Mail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Using Caller ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Using the program Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 To schedule or edit an event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Setting guide preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Adjusting audio and video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Setting default and alternate audio . . . . . . . . . . 22 Using Dolby Digital audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Adjusting audio balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Adjusting the screen image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Using WatchWord™. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Adjusting system settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 New Access Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Change Receiver ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Set output channel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Input key enable/disable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Lock a channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Select menu language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Change color schemes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Set translucency level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Caller ID enable/disable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Restore factory default settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Using program guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Selecting a program guide style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Grid guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Logo guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Program guide and menu features . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 The OneLine™ Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Using TurboTune™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Setting favorites and filters . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Using favorite channel lists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Creating a channel list. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Renaming a channel list: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Creating an Auto Set list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Adding and removing all channels . . . . . . . . . . 34

Filtering the program guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Using Theme Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Selecting guide times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Using access controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Locking & unlocking the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 How to lock the system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Unlocking the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Setting ratings limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Setting spending and time limits. . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Questions & Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Manufacturers device control codes . . . . . .43 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

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Contents Directv Directv System hardware and installation Important Safety Instructions Important Safety InstructionsInstallation Service Federal Communications Commission FCC Regulatory Information Contents Viii Contents Getting Started Setup overviewGAEB0A Onscreen Menu Icons To connect your TV to the Directv ReceiverVCR Determine antenna anglesSystem Test Signal StrengthInstallation Control antenna Connecting componentsConnect a terrestrial antenna Connect the RF remoteConnect the VCR Control Cable Connecting a VCRTest the VCR Record/Stop Connecting a home entertainment system Using the remote control HMRC-8 Remote Control Function Quick Reference Remote control functions Code scanning BatteriesDirectv Interactive Using DirectvDirectv Interactive TM Using the remote control This chapter describes Using the menusTo purchase a pay per view event Cancelling purchasesTo cancel a Pay Per View event Purchasing pay per view PPVView Mail Viewing Mail Using Caller IDProgram Director Using the program DirectorTo schedule or edit an event To schedule a programAudio Adjustment Setting guide preferencesAdjusting audio and video To cancel a program scheduled for viewing or tapingUsing Dolby Digital audio Adjusting the screen image Using WatchWordNew Access Card Adjusting system settingsNEW Access Card Preferences Change Receiver ID If you are usingSettings Input key enable/disableCaller ID enable/disable Restore factory defaultGrid guide Using program guidesLogo Guide To turn off the Picture-In-Guide featureTo select a guide style Program guide and menu featuresDTV TNN AutomobilesTo set TurboTune channels Using TurboTuneUsing program guides Using favorite channel lists Setting favorites and filtersFAV. a Favorite ListFAV. C Category Filter Filtering the program guideGuide Times How to lock the system Using access controlsParental Lock Unlocking the system Setting ratings limitsTV-MA Setting spending and time limitsTo change the displayed limit TV-PGUsing access controls Questions & Answers What if my question isn’t listed here? Manufacturers device control codes Television brands and remote control codes AUX audio brands and remote control codes DVD player brands and remote control codes Index VCR GAEB0A GCEB0A HRMC-8 HANT-XX 1031941-0001 Rev. a April 15