Using Auto Detection to set the dish type
To function properly, your DIRECTV®High-Definition Receiver needs to know what
type of satellite dish you are using. You can specify the dish type using the
instructions on page 31, or you can follow the steps below to use the Auto
Detection menu item to automatically set the dish type.
Before you can use Auto Detection to set the dish-type, the dish must be correctly
aligned and the DIRECTV HD Receiver must be receiving a strong signal from the
satellite (that is, signal-lock must be established). To check the satellite signal, use the
signal meter — see page 30 for details.
1Press the MENU button on your remote control.
2Highlight the SETUP menu item, then press the OK button.
3Highlight the Installation menu item, then press the OK button.
4Highlight the Set Dish menu item, then press the OK button.
5Highlight the Auto Detection menu item, then press the OK button.
Chapter 3: Setting up and connecting
The Auto Detection screen appears.
The DIRECTV HD Receiver starts
attempting to identify the dish type.
You can stop the detection process
by using the arrow buttons on your
remote control to highlight the
on-screen Cancel button, then press
the OK button.
Once the dish type has been
identified, a screen appears telling
you what type of satellite dish you
have.
6To accept the detected dish type
setting, use the arrow buttons on
your remote control to highlight
the on-screen Back button,
then press the OK button.
The DIRECTV HD Receiver will
reboot.
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