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Making the Basic Connections
1) Connect the DIRECTV Plus HD DVR t o the Satellite Dish via F TM (Frequency Translation
Module). Depending on the ty pe of network connection you a re using, you may have to con nect
the RG-6 RF coa xial cable from you r FTM to the jack labeled SATELLITE IN on the back of the
DIRECTV Plus HD DVR. Some systems may instead make th is connection to a cable entr y point
in your house. Your DIREC TV installer w ill make the appropriate connection.
2) Optional: Connec t the Off-air antenna to the DIRECTV Plus HD DVR. Do this by c onnecting
the off-air antenna to the jack labeled OFF-AI R IN on your DIRECT V Plus HD DVR. When you
go through the Gu ided Setup process, be su re to select the Satellite & A ntenna button when you
reach the Satellite D ish & Off-Air Antenna s creen.
3) Connect the DIRECTV Plus HD DVR t o land-based telephone line. Plug one end of the telephone
cord into a phone jack on your wal l (or into a phone splitter that is plugg ed into a phone jack) and
the other end into the PHONE JACK on the back of the DIRECTV Plus HD DVR.
4) Plug all power cords i nto electrical socket s.
You’re almost
done!