DirecTV
HD DVR
manual
Troubleshooting
Install
Fine-Tuning the Signal
Factory Defaults
Warranty
Setup
Resolution
What is
Safety
DVR Service
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Table of Contents
Parental Controls
Quick Menu
More Info
Directv Plus HD DVR or TV Problems
Connecting Your Directv Plus HD DVR to your TV or VCR
Appendix a Installation
Appendix B High-Def
Icon Reference Inside back cover
Chapter
About Your Directv Plus HD DVR
Welcome
DVR Service
Installation & Activation
What You Can Watch
Equipment You’ll Need
Directv Plus HD DVR Front Panel
Package Contents
Insert your Directv Access Card
Directv Plus HD DVR Rear Panel
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What’s On
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Watching TV
Directv Plus HD DVR Features in Live TV
Directv Plus HD DVR Features in Recorded TV
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Current date & time
Channel Banner
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Overview of the Directv Advanced Program Guide
Guide
Getting Around in the Guide
Mini Guide Program Listings While You Watch TV
One-Touch Record with Default Options
Autorecord a Search
Changing Record Options/Canceling a Record
Recording to VCR
Pay Per View The Latest Movies, 24 Hours a Day
Playlist Watching Your Recorded Programs
Disk Space Bar
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Quick Menu
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Help & Settings
Using the Quick Menu
Setup
Help
Favorites
Scheduler
Audio Options
My VOD
Parental Controls
Dolby Digital
Category Sort
Search
Pay Per View
Favorites
Date & Time
Channels I Get
Caller ID & Messages
Caller ID
Directv Messages
Parental Controls
Ratings
Movies
Spending
Channel Blocks
Hours
TV Programs
Let me in…
Now, lock it
Quick Menu Features for Recording
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More Info
System Upgrades
Troubleshooting
Wrong picture, blue screen, snow or black/blank picture
Directv Plus HD DVR or TV Problems
Sign up for
Caller ID
Directv Plus HD DVR will not turn on
Directv Plus HD DVR Turns off while playing
Blank screen
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My video and audio are out of sync
Recorded TV Troubleshooting
When all else fails, press the Reset button
To record too many programs at once
If you
Options to only
To Do list and change First-run shows Record
Problems with the remote control
Remote Control Problems
Remote control indicator light starts flashing
Fine-Tuning the Signal
Running the System Test
Troubleshooting issues, to figure things out
What is Covered?
Limited 90-Day Warranty
Who is Covered?
Not cover deliberate misuse Directv Receivers
What is Excluded?
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Terms and Conditions for USE of Software Terms
Additional Information
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Appendix a Installation
Hardware Reference
Before You Begin
Hdmi Jack and Cable
Cables & Connections
Component Video Output YPbPr
Digital Audio Outputs Optical Jack and Cable
Audio/Video A/V Jack and Cable
Video Jack and Cable
Telephone Jack and Cord
Connecting Your Directv Plus HD DVR to your TV or VCR
Choose Your Setup
Making the Video Connections
Connect Video Cables
Making the Audio Connections
Good
You’re almost done
Making the Basic Connections
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Hdtv Settings in Guided Setup
Guided Setup
Now, let us lead the way…
Activate Your Directv Service
Factory Defaults
Programming Your Remote Control
HD DVR
Receiving Local Off-Air Broadcast Channels
Appendix B High-Def
Types of TV Broadcasts
About High-Definition
Resolution
Resolution & Interlacing
Interlaced & Progressive
Screen Formats
Aspect Ratio
Format key on Your Remote
Options For Changing Video Output
Resolution RES Key on Receiver Front Panel
= Press Format key
Supported Resolutions and Formats
TVs Showing 169 programs
Wide-Screen vs. Standard Formats
Letterbox
Stretch
Crop
Pillar box
TVs Showing 43 programs
For 169 program signals Fills TV Screen
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Index
Progressive scan
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Fine Print
Arrow Icons
Icon Reference
Scheduler Icons
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