TABLE OF CONTENTS

A FIRST LOOK AT THE DIRECTV DIGITAL

SATELLITE RECEIVER

1-1

What You Should Do First

1-1

How Does All This Work?

1-1

DIRECTV SYSTEM COMPONENTS

1-2

The Satellite Dish Antenna

1-2

The Digital Satellite Receiver

1-2

The Remote Control

1-3

SETTING UP YOUR DIRECTV SYSTEM

2-1

INSTALLING REMOTE CONTROL BATTERIES

2-1

CHOOSING THE BEST CONNECTION FOR YOUR

 

ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM

2-2

Hook Up the Audio/S-video Signals

2-2

Hook Up the Audio/Video Signals

2-3

Hook Up the RF Signals

2-3

Hook Up to a Stereo System

2-4

Finishing Up

2-4

CONTROLLING THE DIGITAL SATELLITE

RECEIVER

3-1

FRONT PANEL VS. REMOTE CONTROL KEYS

3-1

BASIC NAVIGATION

3-1

INSTALLING THE SATELLITE DISH

 

ANTENNA

4-1

DETERMINE WHERE TO POINT YOUR SATELLITE

DISH ANTENNA

4-2

The INSTALLATION screen

4-2

ALIGNMENT RESULT Pop-up Panel

4-2

CHOOSING THE ANTENNA INSTALLATION SITE ...

4-2

SELECTING A MOUNTING OPTION

4-5

INSTALLING THE SATELLITE DISH ANTENNA ONTO

A WOODEN SURFACE

4-6

INSTALLING THE SATELLITE DISH ANTENNA ONTO

A BRICK SURFACE

4-8

INSTALLING THE SATELLITE DISH ANTENNA ONTO

A CINDER BLOCK SURFACE

4-9

INSTALLING THE SATELLITE DISH ANTENNA ONTO

A METAL POLE

4-11

ATTACHING THE REFLECTOR ONTO THE LNB

 

SUPPORT ARM

4-12

Assembling the Satellite Dish Antenna

4-12

ATTACHING THE SATELLITE DISH ANTENNA

 

ASSEMBLY TO THE MAST OR POLE

4-12

GROUNDING THE METAL POLE MOUNT

4-13

GROUNDING THE BASE PLATE

4-13

INSTALLING AND ROUTING THE LNB COAXIAL

 

CABLE

4-14

CONNECTING THE COAXIAL CABLE TO THE

 

LNB

4-15

ATTACHING THE LNB TO THE LNB SUPPORT

 

ARM

4-16

ROUTING THE LNB CABLE TO THE SATELLITE

 

RECEIVER

4-16

CONNECTING THE SATELLITE DISH ANTENNA ..

4-16

POSITIONING THE SATELLITE DISH ANTENNA ...

4-17

The INSTALLATION Screen

4-17

Pointing the Satellite Dish Antenna Using

 

the “Box” Method

4-18

AUTHORIZING YOUR SERVICE

4-20

WATCHING DIRECTV SYSTEM

 

PROGRAMMING

5-1

BASIC CHANNEL CHANGING

5-1

The Channel Banner

5-1

The Information Banner

5-1

The OneLine™ Guide

5-2

TurboTune™

5-2

AlphaTune™

5-2

ALTERNATE SERVICES

5-3

Alt. Audio

5-3

THE ON-SCREEN GUIDES

6-1

Choosing the Guide Style

6-1

Descriptions

6-1

General On-Screen Guide Features

6-2

Using PreSelect™ to Schedule Programs for

Viewing

6-2

THE PROGRAM GUIDE (SM. CELL)

6-2

THE PROGRAM GUIDE (LG. CELL)

6-3

THE TITLE GUIDE

6-4

THE LOGO GUIDE

6-5

FILTERING THE GUIDES

6-5

Theme Filters

6-5

Channel List

6-6

Guide Times

6-6

Class Filters

6-7

THE INFORMATION SCREEN

6-7

Done

6-7

View

6-7

PreSelect

6-7

Cancel PreSelect

6-8

Buy $

6-8

Buy Options

6-8

Cancel Purchase

6-8

Show Times

6-9

DIGITAL SATELLITE RECEIVER’S MENU

SYSTEM

7-1

Menu Overview

7-1

MAIN MENU

7-2

Setup

7-2

Scheduler

7-2

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