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Making the Video Connections
Choose one of the following connections:
• Best (HD Video and Digital Audio): Connect the HDMI cables to the HDMI jacks on the
DIRECTV Plus HD DVR and your TV. HDMI cables also carry digital audio, so you do not need
to make a separate audio connection, unless you would like to use other audio outputs; for example,
if you want to connect your DIRECTV Plus HD DVR to a stereo or home theater system. Note:
HDMI cable is not included with the HD Receiver.
• Better (HD Video): Connect one end of the Component (YPbPr) video cables to the
COMPONENT OUT video jacks on the DIRECTV Plus HD DVR. Connect the other end of the
component video cable to the component input on your TV, making sure to correctly match the red,
green and blue connectors. You will need to connect audio separately.
• Good (Non-HD): Connect one end of the S-Video cables to the S-VIDEO OUT jacks on the
DIRECTV Plus HD DVR. Connect the other end to the S-Video input on your TV. Note: The S-
Video cable will not provide an HD signal to your TV.
• Not recommended (Non-HD): You can use RCA connectors to connect your DIRECTV Plus
HD DVR to your TV, but it is not recommended. To get the best quality of image, use one of the
above methods. However, if your TV does not support S-Video, component or HDMI connections,
connect one end of the RCA cable (usually with a yellow plug) to the VIDEO OUT jack on the
DIRECTV Plus HD DVR. Connect the other end to the video input on your TV.
To switch bet ween watching y our
VCR and watchi ng video from yo ur
DIRECTV Plus HD DVR, you may nee d
to program t he INPUT key on you r
DIRECTV Remo te. (See page 74 f or
info.) Some T Vs also have a MENU
button th at allows you to c hange
the video sour ce using an onsc reen
menu. If you hav e trouble chang ing
the video sour ce, refer to t he
instruct ions that came with your TV.
To obtain optimum pic ture quality, make s ure the receiver i s connected dire ctly to the TV. Conne cting the receiv er to the
TV through a VCR o r DVD recorder is k nown to yield less t han optimum pictu re quality, part icularly when vie wing copy-
protected progr amming.
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