RCA Satellite TV System manual Connections & Setup

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Connections & Setup

What you will need:

Two (2) RF coaxial cables

Three (3) Audio/Video cables

One (1) telephone line cord

Coaxial cable lines fed from a digital satellite antenna and a standard TV antenna (or cable feed)

Making the Connection

1.Connect the satellite dish antenna feed (RG-6 coaxial cable) to the SATELLITE IN jack on the satellite receiver.

2.Connect one end of an RF coaxial cable to the OUT TO TV jack on the satellite receiver, and the other end to the antenna input jack on the VCR.

3.Connect one end of an RF coaxial cable to the antenna output jack on the VCR, and the other end to the TV’s antenna input jack.

4.Connect the cable or off-air antenna feed (RF coaxial cable) to the IN FROM ANT jack on the satellite receiver.

5.Connect one end of the supplied telephone line cord to the PHONE JACK on the back of the satellite receiver, and the other end to an RJ11-type modular phone jack (the most common type of phone jack).

6.Connect the ends of the supplied A/V cables to the satellite receiver’s AUDIO and VIDEO jacks, and the other ends to the corresponding AUDIO and VIDEO input jacks on the TV.

Note: Make sure you connect jacks and cables corresponding to their labels. For example, AUDIO R output on the digital satellite receiver should be connected to AUDIO R input on the TV, VIDEO OUT to VIDEO IN, etc.

If your TV only has one audio input jack, use the satellite receiver’s AUDIO L jack to make the connection.

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Using Your Components

To watch DIRECTV® programming:

Tune the TV to its video line input (if you have difficulty finding your TV’s video line input, see your TV’s User’s Manual or refer to the instructions on page 64 in this manual). Then tune the satellite receiver to the desired channel.

To record DIRECTV® programming:

Follow the steps in the previous step, then tune the satellite receiver to the desired channel. Set your VCR to record on its proper input channel (channel 3 or 4).

To view VCR recordings:

Tune the TV to channel 3 or 4 (whichever is set on the VCR as its output channel). Begin VCR playback as usual.

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Satellite TV System specifications

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