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Setting up and connecting

5press the SELECT button.

The DIRECTV Satellite Signal Meter screen appears.

The signal meter starts checking the satellite signal strength immediately. The signal strength (from 0-to-100%) is indicated at the bottom of the screen. The DIRECTV Satellite Signal Meter screen allows you to check signal strengths from different Satellites, and different Transponders. The Satellites

option applies only to oval-shaped satellite dishes which receive signals from multiple satellites. On round dishes, the Satellite setting is fixed. Transponders are the equipment on satellites that receive the signal from the earth-based program providers and relay it back to earth to your satellite dish. Different transponders handle the signals for different TV channels.

When setting up your satellite dish, you should try to maximize the signal strength across all of the satellites and transponders.Highlight the DIRECTV Satellite Signal Meter menu item, then

6use the left- and right-arrow buttons on your remote control to highlight the on-screen Satellite or Transponder option, then use the up- and down-arrow buttons to change the setting.

The signal meter updates to show you the signal strength for the new satellite or transponder.To check the signal strength for different satellites (oval dishes only), or different transponders,

Setting the dish type

To function properly, your DIRECTV® HD Receiver needs to know what type of satellite dish you are using.

You can specify the dish type using the instructions here, or you can follow the steps on page 33 to use the Auto Detection menu item to automatically set the dish type.

NOTE

For DIRECTV® High-Definition programming, you will need an oval triple LNB satellite dish antenna.

To manually set the dish type:

1select Installation by pressing the SELECT button.

If this screen is not displayed, access the Main Menu by pressing the MENU button on your remote control. Then use the arrow buttons on your remote control to highlight the Setup menu, and press the SELECT button.

Then highlight the Installation menu, and press the SELECT button. The Installation menu appears.If the Progress screen (shown here) is on your TV screen,

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Samsung SIR-TS360 Setting the dish type, To manually set the dish type, Select Installation by pressing the Select button