TEL LINE
Chapter 3: Setting up and connecting
Audio/Video out jacks and cables (RCA-type)
Audio/Video jacks and cables provide stereo sound and a better TV picture than RF jacks and cables. Use these jacks and cables to connect your receiver to a TV, VCR, or to other components such as a stereo receiver or amplifier. The Video out jacks provide a basic quality composite video signal using RCA-type cables. (Maximum resolution via this jack is 480i.)
Audio jacks can be used to connect the DIRECTV® High-Definition Receiver to an A/V receiver. The audio/video jacks on the back of the receiver and the audio/video cable connectors are color coded (yellow for video, red for right audio, and white for left audio).
Telephone jack and cord
The TEL LINE jack and the included telephone cord connect your DIRECTV HD Receiver to a phone line.
If your home does not have RJ-11 type phone jacks, please contact your phone company to get one installed.
A continuous land-based phone line connection is required for DIRECTV® Pay Per View functionality and DIRECTV SPORTS® subscriptions. Any calls generated by the DIRECTV HD Receiver are toll-free. These calls are typically made in the middle of the night; your phone is in use for approximately 30 seconds.
S-Video jack and cable
S-Video cables and jacks are used to connect to TVs, VCRs, and other video devices equipped with S-Video input jacks. S-Video connections provide a high-quality TV picture (better than RCA-type A/V jacks and cables). S-Video connectors must be correctly aligned before you can plug in the cable. Maximum resolution via this jack is 480i. (This cable carries the video signal only; use with audio cables for the audio signal.)
Component video jacks and cables (cable not included)
Component video cables and jacks (“Y, Pb, Pr”) are used to connect the DIRECTV HD Receiver to TVs, VCRs, and A/V receivers equipped with component video input jacks. Component video connections provide a TV picture superior to S-Video connections. Component video jacks use 3 RCA-type cables to carry the signal. This connection is capable of displaying Digital TV and HDTV video resolutions. (These cables carry video only; use with audio cables for the audio signal.)
