DirecTV HIRD-E11, HIRD-E25 A First Look At The Directv Plus Digital, Satellite Receiver

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A FIRST LOOK AT THE DIRECTV PLUS DIGITAL 1

SATELLITE RECEIVER

Congratulations! You’ve selected one of the most advanced digital video and audio components available today. You now have the capability to receive hundreds of channels of video programming and CD-quality audio.

What You Should Do First

Your DIRECTV PLUS System is both a sophisticated technical product and an easy-to-operate source of entertainment. You should complete the following steps to achieve the greatest performance from your system:

∙Read this manual to familiarize yourself with the system.

∙Install the digital satellite receiver.

∙Install your satellite dish antenna and cable.

∙Align the satellite dish antenna.

∙Arrange for programming from DIRECTV.

∙Enjoy endless hours of TV entertainment.

How Does All This Work?

Many film studios, news organizations and other broadcasters (1) provide their video, audio, and data services to the DIRECTV uplink center (2). DIRECTV then digitally transmits the signals 22,300 miles into space to a grouping of high-powered satellites (3) built by Hughes Electronics. These satellites are located in geostationary orbit. This means that after installation of the DIRECTV PLUS System, which includes aiming the satellite dish antenna at the satellites, no adjustment will be necessary to change channels because everything comes from the same locations in the sky. The satellite dish antenna never has to track the satellite, so there's no waiting for the picture to come in. From the satellites the digital signals are beamed back to earth where they are received by your satellite dish antenna (4). The signals then go into the digital satellite receiver (5) where they undergo extensive processing to determine if you are authorized to access them. The signals are then reconverted into high-quality video and audio that you can enjoy on your television. The telephone connection (6) is used by the digital satellite receiver to report back to DIRECTV (7) any purchase activity.

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