WELCOME TO HIGH DEFINITION
High Definition refers to a new way of sending programming information over the airwaves and into your TV. There are two types of display formats available: one is ATSC format (originating from the Advanced Television Systems Committee). The other is NTSC format (named for the National Television Systems Committee). What makes your High Definition receiver special is that it has tuners capable of receiving three types of signals: analog (in NTSC format) and digital (in ATSC format), cable (in NTSC and ATSC formats), and digital satellite (coming from DIRECTV if you subscribe to DIRECTV® programming†). With the advent of digital terrestrial broadcast, your HD receiver makes receiving all types of signals seamless. Below is an example of how you can receive the different types of signals.
DIRECTV | DIRECTV HD |
SATELLITE | SATELLITE |
DIGITALANALOG
TERRESTRIAL TERRESTRIAL
ANTENNAANTENNA
TERRESTRIAL | ||
ANTENNA | OR | |
HD RECEIVER |
| |
TOWER SENDING | CABLE TV | |
DIGITAL SIGNALS | ||
TOWER SENDING | ||
| ANALOG SIGNALS | |
SATELLITE | TV, HIGH RESOLUTION MONITOR, | |
DISH ANTENNA* | OR HD DISPLAY MONITOR | |
GETTING STARTED
Now that you have an understanding of what your HD receiver can do, read on to find necessary information about how to use it. The first section of this manual shows you how to connect components and speakers. The “Basic Operation” section describes how you receive the three signals and your viewing options: TV and DIRECTV. The rest of this manual describes how to use your HD receiver’s many features, such as program guides, profiles, and system options.
†DIRECTV® programming is provided in accordance with the terms and conditions of the DIRECTV Customer Agreement, a copy of which is provided with your first DIRECTV billing statement. DIRECTV is a trademark of DIRECTV, Inc., a unit of Hughes Electronics Corp., and is used with permission.
*The appearance of your satellite dish antenna may differ from that shown here. If your satellite dish antenna is round instead of oval, you can receive programming from only the DIRECTV satellite.
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