TABLE OF CONTENTS

A FIRST LOOK AT THE DIRECTV

 

PLUS DIGITAL SATELLITE

 

RECEIVER

1-1

What You Should Do First

1-1

How Does All This Work?

1-1

DIRECTV PLUS SYSTEM COMPONENTS

1-2

The Satellite Antenna

1-2

The Digital Satellite Receiver

1-2

The Remote Control

1-4

SETTING UP YOUR DIRECTV PLUS

SYSTEM

2-1

INSTALLING REMOTE CONTROL BATTERIES

2-1

CHOOSING THE BEST CONNECTION FOR YOUR

 

ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM

2-1

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

CONNECTING THE VCR CONTROL CABLE

2-5

Finding the VCR’s Remote Control Sensor....

2-5

NOW YOU CAN TURN IT ON

2-5

CONTROLLING THE DIGITAL

 

SATELLITE RECEIVER

3-1

FRONT PANEL VS. REMOTE CONTROL KEYS

3-1

BASIC NAVIGATION

3-1

INSTALLING THE SATELLITE

 

ANTENNA

4-1

DETERMINE WHERE TO POINT YOUR SATELLITE

DISH ANTENNA

4-2

The INSTALLATION screen

4-2

ALIGNMENT RESULT Pop-up Panel

4-3

CHOOSING THE ANTENNA INSTALLATION SITE ...

4-4

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

4-9

INSTALLING THE SATELLITE DISH ANTENNA ONTO

A CINDER BLOCK SURFACE

4-10

INSTALLING THE SATELLITE DISH ANTENNA ONTO

A METAL POLE

4-12

ATTACHING THE REFLECTOR ONTO THE LNB

 

SUPPORT ARM

4-13

Assembling the Satellite Dish Antenna

4-13

ATTACHING THE SATELLITE DISH ANTENNA

 

ASSEMBLY TO THE MAST OR POLE

4-14

GROUNDING THE METAL POLE MOUNT

4-14

GROUNDING THE BASE PLATE

4-15

INSTALLING AND ROUTING THE LNB COAXIAL

 

CABLE

4-16

CONNECTING THE COAXIAL CABLE TO

 

THE LNB

4-17

Installation Procedure

4-17

ATTACHING THE LNB TO THE LNB

 

SUPPORT ARM

4-17

ROUTING THE LNB CABLE TO THE SATELLITE

 

 

 

 

RECEIVER

4-17

CONNECTING THE SATELLITE DISH ANTENNA ..

4-18

POSITIONING THE SATELLITE DISH ANTENNA ...

4-18

The INSTALLATION Screen

4-19

Pointing the Satellite Dish Antenna Using the

“Box” Method

4-19

AUTHORIZING YOUR SERVICE

4-21

WATCHING PROGRAMS ON

 

DIRECTV PLUS

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

6-2

General On-Screen Guide Features

6-2

Using PreSelect

6-3

PreSelecting Programs for Taping

6-3

PreSelecting Programs for Viewing

6-3

Canceling PreSelecting Programs

6-3

THE PROGRAM GUIDE (SM. CELL)

6-4

THE PROGRAM GUIDE (LG. CELL)

6-5

THE TITLE GUIDE

6-6

THE LOGO GUIDE

6-6

THE WATCHWORDTM GUIDE

6-7

FILTERING THE GUIDES

6-7

Theme Filters

6-8

Channel List

6-8

Guide Times

6-9

Class Filters

6-9

THE INFORMATION SCREEN

6-9

Done

6-10

View

6-10

PreSelect

6-10

PreSelect To View

6-10

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DirecTV HIRD-E11, HIRD-E25 owner manual Table of Contents

HIRD-E11, HIRD-E25 specifications

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