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Contents
Safety Instructions.......................................................................... iii
Chapter 1 - Introduction .................................................................. 1
Welcome! ............... ...................... .................... ...................... ...............1
About this Receiver ..............................................................................2
Overview ............ .................... ...................... ....................... ..................2
Getting Started .....................................................................................4
Quick Tour of Basic Features ...............................................................5
Quick Tour of the Menus ......................................................................7
Quick Tour of Digital Video Recorder Features ..................................12
Quick Tour of Watching One Program While Recording Others ........16
Quick Tour of Picture-in-Picture (PIP) ................................................17
Satellite Television .... ... ... .... ... ... ... ................ .... ... ... ... .... ................ ... ...18
Satellite Signal Quality ........ ... ................ ... ... .... ... ... ... ................. ... ... ...18
Chapter 2 - Receiver Description and Installation ...................... 19
Receiver Front Panel ..........................................................................19
Receiver Back Panel ..........................................................................20
Remote Controls .................................................................................21
Connecting the Receiver to Your Nearby TV .....................................24
Programming the Recover Button ... ... ... ... ... .... ... ...... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... 26
Changing the TV1 Output Channel ....................................................27
Connecting the Receiver to the Phone Line .......................................27
Connecting the Receiver to a Dish Antenna System ..........................29
Optional - Connecting VCRs to the System .......................................31
Optional - Connecting to an Over-the-Air Antenna or Cable ..............31
Optimize Your Remote Controls .........................................................32
Setting Up TV1 to Operate in UHF Pro ..............................................34
Setting Up TV1 to Operate in IR (default) ...........................................35
Chapter 3 - Using the System ....................................................... 37
Using the Two Satellite Tuners ........ ................ ... ... ... .... ... ... ................37
Using the Remote Control ..................................................................38
Using the Menus .................................................................................43
Using Text Fields ................................................................................47
Changing Channels ............................................................................48
Using the Program Guide ................ ... ... ................ ... .... ... ... ............... 48
Displaying Program Information .........................................................50
Using Favorites Lists ..........................................................................52
Using Timers ......................................................................................54
Watching One Program While Recording Another ....... ... ... ... .... ...... ... 62
Using More DVR Features . ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ....... ... ... .... ... ... ...64
Using Themes and Search................................................................. 71
Using Locks ........................................................................................74