M o d e l
Platinum HD
Owner’s Manual
H I RD -E8
Subscriptions and pay per view
Satellite System Hardware and Installation—To
INFORMATION FOR WARRANTY
Access Card #:________ ________ ________
WARNING or CAUTION
WARNING or CAUTION
DANGER
Important Safety Instructions
INSTALLATION
Page
SERVICE
Installation
Part 68 compliance—
Federal Communications Commission
FCC Regulatory Information
Part 15 compliance—
Setting Up the Satellite Dish Antenna and
Table of Contents
Important Safety Instructions
Setting Up Your HD Receiver
Basic Channel Changing
Programming Your Remote Control
Page
What You Should Do First
A First Look at the
HD System
The Broadcasting and Receiving network
How Does All This Work?
The DIRECTV PLUS Satellite Dish Antenna
HD System Components
The front of the HD receiver
The rear of the HD receiver power cord not shown
The Remote Control
Label
Feature
SERVICES
Keys
Battery installation
Installing the Remote Control Batteries
DANGER
Setting Up Your
HD Receiver
The capabilities of your TV and VCR
Follow these steps indicated by the diagram below
HD Receiver and HDTV Monitor
HD Receiver with HDTV Monitor and VCR
1080i scanning rate and that comply with the EIA 770.3 signal standards. Refer to your television owner’s guide for verification
Page
Setting Up Your HD Receiver
HD Receiver and Standard Definition TV Monitor
Page
Note: There are possible variations to steps 2, 3, and 4 above. For example, if your TV or monitor has only one set of AUDIO and VIDEO input connectors, or if you have an S-VHSVCR, you may choose the following connection variation: Connect the AUDIO and VIDEO or S-VIDEOconnectors of the HD receiver only to the VCR. Then connect the VCR output connectors to the TV. In this situation, you may need to turn on your VCR to pass HD receiver signals to your TV
Page
Setting Up Your HD Receiver
Home theater
HD Receiver and Dolby Digital Receiver or Decoder
HD receiver
HD receiver
HD Receiver and Standard Stereo System
Finishing Up
Finding the VCR’s Remote Control Sensor
Connecting the VCR Control Cable
RF Remote Control Receiver
Whole House RF remote control receiver
Now You Can Turn It On
The POWER-ONscreen
POWER-ONScreen
Installation
Exit
Basic Navigation
Front Panel vs. Remote Control Keys
Controlling the HD Receiver3
There are two keys on your remote control that most people use frequently. They are the FAV and the EXIT keys
Terrestrial Inputs
Setting Up the Satellite Dish Antenna and
Installing and Testing the Satellite Dish Antenna
Note: You must select the correct
Displaying the INSTALLATION Screen
Dish Type Selections
to the HD receiver and then press the
Oval Dish
Cancel
Finding the Correct Antenna-pointingCoordinates
Oval Dish
Note: The round dish has no tilt
Testing Signal Strength
Pointing the Dish Antenna
Local Providers
Area
Upgrade
Local Provider Area Options
System Test
70’s 80’s 80’s90’s
Fine Tuning the Pointing of the Dish Antenna
Selecting Transponders
None
Local In Connection Options
Antenna
Scan Channels
Clear
Antenna
You are not connected to an antenna or cable
Local In Connection Options
None
Scan Channels
Time Setup
Installation Is Now Complete
Editing Local Channels
Programming
Watching Local
Terrestrial and
DIRECTV
Channel Banner
Basic Channel Changing
Local Channels from DIRECTV
DIRECTV Programming
AlphaTune
The Information Banner
The OneLine Guide
TurboTune
Closed Caption
Alternate Services
Audio
PROGRAM GUIDE Screen
Advanced
Program Guide
Program Guide
Main Menu
PROGRAM GUIDE Pop-upMenu
Choosing the Guide Style
PROGRAM GUIDE Large Cell
Page
To navigate the press the or
guide, use the , , keys on the remote
Advanced Program Guide
without description
PROGRAM GUIDE Small Cell
The SMALL CELL screen
The SMALL CELL screen
LOGO GUIDE
Filtering the Guides
Descriptions
Channel List
Theme Filters
WATCHWORD Entry
General On-ScreenGuide Features
WATCHWORD
Guide Times
SHOW TIMES Screen
The INFORMATION Screen
Done
Show Times
To View
Video
Guides
PreSelect
PreSelecting Programs for Taping
Canceling PreSelected Programs
PreSelecting Programs for Viewing
Menu Overview
HD Receiver’s
Menu System
Video
Setup Menu
Main Menu
Guide
Channel Tags
Preferences
Advanced
Preference Options
Done
Advanced Preferences
Filters
Translucency
Dolby Digital
Audio/Video Setup
Factory Defaults
Channel Lock
Full
TV Resolution
Screen Ratio
Image Shape
Side Panels
Note: The TV Timer, Rating, and
when the HD receiver is locked
Limits
intense sexual situations S, or intense violence
TV Timer
Rating Help
violence
situations S, and little or no violence
Max Spending
Done
Channel Lists
AutoSet
Rename
Done
TurboTune
Tag Boxes
Clear
Brand
Installation
VCR Setup
Set Channel
Done
Scheduler
Event Scheduling Options
Editing an Event
Message
Check Mail
History
Purchases
Page
Erase
Purchase History
Cancel Purchase
Buy Options
Help
Disable
Caller ID
Call History
Lock/Unlock
Locking Procedure
Unlocking Procedure
key on the remote control
Temporarily Overriding the Lock
Page
Code Scan
Programming Your Remote Control
Programming the Remote Control
Programming Mode
TELEVISION
Code Entry
TELEVISION
CODE NUMBERS
CODE NUMBERS
Programming Your Remote Control
Page
TELEVISION
CODE NUMBER
Hughes Model HIRD-E86Platinum HD Receiver
Page
AUX-AUDIO
Identifying Codes That Have Been Stored
Using the Remote Control
Assigning a Device to a Different Device Key
Controlling Other Components Using the AUX Button
Volume Control in AUX Mode
APPENDIX
Questions and
Answers
AThere are three ways to receive local programming
PROVISIONS
LIMITED WARRANTY
SERVICE
RETURN PROCEDURES
Part # 1029563-0001Revision: A