Hardware Reference

General

Satellite Dish Antenna
This is your “dish” and related h a rdware, 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 signa l from your satellite dish antenna and translate s it into
v ie w a bl e T V p r o g r a m m i n g .
Access Card
Contains information about your DIRECT V® service. It must be properly inserted for your re ceiver to
work and to activate your programm ing.
DIRECTV
Hardware Reference
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