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Telephone Line Interruption
Owners Record
Samsung Digital Satellite Receiver
Samsung Customer Service
Technical overview
User profiles
Analog TV
What are Analog TV, Digital TV, NTSC, ATSC, SDTV, and HDTV?
Digital TV
What equipment is required to view Hdtv programming?
Video output/input options
Resolution and interlacing
1080i mode
Technical overview
Screen formats
Aspect ratio
Full
TVs showing 169 programs
Horizontally until it is wide enough to fill your screen
TVs showing 43 programs
These 2 tables summarize your screen format options
Dolby Digital icon
Dolby Digital
Getting started
Box contents
Access Card slot
Remote Control Sensor
Front panel controls and lights
Display Window
RF Remote Optional
Back of the Directv HD Receiver
Video Input 480p/i
RS232C
TEL Line
Snap the cover back onto the remote control
Installing the batteries in the remote control
Inserting the Access Card
Before making connections
Protect your components from power surges
Protect your components from overheating
Make strong connections
Antenna terminals cable not included
Jacks and cables
Audio/Video out jacks and cables RCA-type
Telephone jack and cord
Component video jacks and cables
Video jack and cable
RF Remote jack and cable
RGB OUT jack and cable cable not included
DVI jack and cable cable not included
Optical digital audio jack and cable cable not included
VCR control jack and cable
Coaxial digital audio jack and cable cable not included
Audio/Video input jacks and cables RCA-type
Component Y, PB, PR Video Composite standard A/V jacks
Connecting your Directv HD Receiver
HD Connections SD Connections
Optical digital Coaxial digital standard A/V audio jacks
VCR
Connecting the RF remote cable with RF receiver
Setting your TV input button
Select RGB/DVI or Ypbpr output mode
Connecting the VCR control cable
Turning on the Directv HD Receiver for the first time
Press the Power button on the Directv HD Receiver’s
Memorizing Channels
Set your TV to display the input from these jacks
Acquiring the correct dish pointing angles
Sections that follow detail each of these procedures
To check your satellite signal strength, follow these steps
Checking the satellite signal strength
Elevation, and for oval dish types only tilt
Chapter
Using Auto Detection to set the dish type
To start the System Test, follow these steps
Testing the Directv HD Receiver
Setting up local networks
Testing the Signal Strength
To start the Signal Strength test, follow these steps
Select Installation by pressing the Select button
Setting the dish type
To manually set the dish type
To set up the Local Networks menu option
Scanning off-air and cable TV channels
If this is the first time you are setting up this Directv HD
Do not unplug your receiver while an upgrade is in progress
Upgrades
Activating your Directv account
VCR Control Buttons
Remote control overview
Up/Down/Left/Right arrows
VOL+
Caller ID red button
Freeze green button
Changing channels
Adjusting the volume
Getting help
To change the channel you are watching
Channel Banner
Getting information on the TV program you are watching
Full Channel Banner
Program Detail Screen
Information icons
To view the Program Detail Screen
Program Detail Screen actions
Types of Guides
Finding out what’s on the Guides
Press the Select button Guide menu appears
Setting the default Guide style
Using the Quick Guide
To display or clear the Grid Guide
Using the Grid Guide
To return to the Grid Guide, highlight the Back item from
Buttons on your remote control
Time control bar appears across the bottom of the Guide
List of Guide Styles appears on your screen
Highlight the time controls
List of Guide Categories appears on your screen
Here is an explanation of each time control
Highlight the Guide category you wish to view, then press
To display or clear the Logo Guide
Using the Logo Guide
Logo Guide appears on your screen
Logo Guide appears
Getting around in the Logo Guide
Highlight the Guide style you wish to view, then press
Searching for programs in the Guide
Searching by Category
Searching by Credits, Title, or Text
Choosing an alternate audio format for a program
Pay per view programs
Changing the User setting
Who list appears
Ordering pay per view programs
Identifying pay per view programs
There are several ways to identify pay per view programs
To order a pay per view program
Viewing your Past Purchase list
Reviewing your pay per view purchases
Canceling a pay per view purchase
Setting up the VCR control
Program reminders and recording timers
Scheduling program reminders and recording timers
Reviewing and modifying reminders and recording timers
Chapter
User profile basics
User profiles
There are five user profiles you can choose Family
Set up menu
Receiver
User 1 User
Editing user profile names
Edit Channel List item is highlighted
Editing channel lists
Setting ratings limits
Setting the ratings limits for TV programs
TV-Y7
Setting ratings limits for movies
Above
PG-13
This film unsuitable for children
Allowing or blocking pay per view purchases
Setting a pay per view spending limit
Setting the current user profile
Setting the screen color and translucency
Locking and unlocking your Directv System
Selected mail message appears
Reading your mail
Setting the language for on-screen Menus and Guides
Setting system preferences
Setting the screen format
Chapter
Setting the closed caption options
Setting the bar color for Letter box and Pillar box
Setting the default screen color and translucency
Input Source menu
Selecting an Input Signal
Setting the Default Language preference
Setting the Digital Out format
Guide to MTS Settings
Setting the analog out preference
Setting the Default Type audio
Reviewing and controlling Caller ID
Turning the Caller ID feature on or off
Reviewing your Caller ID list
Identifying callers
Highlight On or Off, then press the Select button
Setting the Local Time options
Effect
Adjusting the Raster Picture Centering
Installing a new Access Card
Setting Remote control type
103
Select button Control ID menu as shown in the below figure
Setting RF Remote Control ID Optional
Viewing fun system extras
Viewing information on automatic system upgrades
Method
Programming the IR remote control
Operating a device with your programmed remote control
Programming the RF remote control
Programming the RF remote control optional
Operating a device with your programmed remote control RF
Brand names Code numbers
Code lists
Logik
VCR
VCR
MEI
AUX-AUDIO
AUX-AUDIO
DVD
AUX-CATV
Troubleshooting
Appendix Troubleshooting and specifications
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Power supply
Specifications
Physical Specification
Video Decoder
Input/Output Interface
Accessories
Input Satellite
Service Division