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SAT-A55/B55

The operating instructions mentioned here are partial abstracts from the

Operating Manual. The page numbers referenced here reflect those of the

Operating Instruction Manual.

SECTION 1GENERAL
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TheSATELLITE IN jack sends power to, and receives satellite signals
from,the Satellite Dish Antenna. The telephone line connection
periodicallysends informationabout your receiver and Access Card to
yourservice provider.
Connections are shown using the SAT-A55 model. Any differences in connecting the SAT-B55
model are noted in the text.
ACCESS CARD
LOW SPEED DATA
VCR CONTROL
DIGITAL
OUT
(OPTICAL)
SATELLITE IN
RF REMOTE
R
L(MONO)
VIDEO OUT
AUDIO VIDEO
S VIDEO
CH3
CH4
VHF/UHF IN
VHF(SAT)/UHF
OUT TEL LINE AC IN~
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Digital Satellite ReceiverConnect the SATELLITE IN jack to your Satellite Dish Antenna using RG-6 coaxial cable.
RG-6 Coaxial Cable from
Satellite Dish Antenna Telephone Cord
Connect the TEL LINE jack to a telephone line wall jack using the supplied telephone cord.
Note
•Your Satellite Dish Antenna
InstallationInstructions
providesdetailed instructions
onhow to install RG-6 coaxial
cablefrom your SatelliteDish
Antenna.
CAUTION
Onlyconnectyour authorized
SatelliteDish Antenna to the
SATELLITEIN jack as described
inthe Installation Instructions.
Connectingany other equipment
tothisjack could result in dam age
tothe equipment and/or receiver.
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Step 2: Connecting the Satellite Dish Antenna

and Telephone Line

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PLUS™Digital Satellite Receiver
Connectyour TV to the Digital Satellite Receiver as shown below. Refer
toyour TV’s instruction manual for more information.
ACCESS CARD
LOW SPEED DATA
VCR CONTROL
DIGITAL
OUT
(OPTICAL)
SATELLITE IN
RF REMOTE
R
L(MONO)
VIDEO OUT
AUDIO VIDEO
S VIDEO
CH3
CH4
VHF/UHF IN
VHF(SAT)/UHF
OUT TEL LINE AC IN~
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VHF/UHF
VIDEO
L(MONO)
R
S VIDEO
IN
-AUDIO-
If you have a local TV antenna or cable company service
Connectitto the VHF/UHF IN jack on your Digital
SatelliteReceiver using a coaxial cable or RF
adapter(notsupplied).
Youcan view local stations using your TV controls
.
Note
Youmust use the VHF(SAT)/UHF OUT jack to
connecttoyour TV or VCR when a local TV antenna
orcable company service is connected to the
VHF/UHFINjack (see “2c” below and on page 10)
.
If your TV has A/V input jacks
Connectthe VIDEO OUT
jacksonyourDigital
SatelliteReceiver to the
A/Vinputjackson yourTV
usingthe supplied A/V
cable.(Besuretomatchthe
colorson the jacks with the
coloredplugs onthe A/V
cable.)
If your TV has an S-Video input
Usean S-Video cable
insteadof the yellow video
connection.S-Videocableis
suppliedwiththe SAT-A55
modelandis an optional
accessorywiththeSAT-B55
model.
Ifyour TV has only one
audioinput, connect it to
theL(MONO) jack on the
receiver.
If your TV does not have A/V jacks
Connectthe VHF(SAT)/UHF
OUTjackto the VHF/UHF
inputjackon your TV using
coaxialcable.
SettheCH3/CH4 switch to the
channelthat does not carry off-
airbroadcastsinyourarea.
Note
Withthis connection, your
inputsource is channel 3 or
channel4 depending on how
youset the CH3/CH4 switch
onthe receiver.
Digital Satellite Receiver
Coaxial
Cable
A/V Cable
VIDEO
(yellow)
OR
S-Video
S-Video
Cable
TV Coaxial
Cable
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Step 3: Connecting Your TV