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Setting up and connecting
Scanning off-air and cable TV channels
The Guide can receive programming information for local and cable channels via satellite (as described in the previous section). Your DIRECTV® HD Receiver can also add
Follow this procedure to scan for channels from an
1Press the MENU button on your remote control.
2Highlight the Setup menu item, and press the SELECT button.
3Highlight the Antenna & Cable menu item, and press the SELECT button.
4button to display the list of available channel types.
The Scan Type list appears allowing you to choose to set your DIRECTV® HD Receiver to automatically scan for channels from Digital sources
If this is the first time you are setting up this DIRECTV® HD
Receiver to receive local channels, the All setting is recommended.Highlight the Scan Type menu item and press the SELECT
Highlight the Scan Type option that matches the type of broadcasts you would like to program
5 into your DIRECTV® HD Receiver, then press the SELECT button.
6Then highlight the type of cable signal your cable TV service provides (STD, HRC, or IRC), and press the SELECT button. STD, HRC and IRC are signal formats used by cable TV services. Contact your Cable TV service provider to determine which signal type they use.Next, set your cable TV type by highlighting the Cable Type menu item and pressing SELECT.
7The Scan Channels screen appears and the DIRECTV® HD Receiver automatically starts looking for all available channels of the type you specified in the Scan Type list.
Wait until the scan is completed.Highlight the Scan Channels menu item, and press the SELECT button.
If the automatic scan included any channels that you do not intend to watch, you can edit the
8 channel list by using the Add/Remove Channels menu item in the Antenna & Cable menu.
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