8. CUSTOMIZATION

8-6. Initializing the System

Channel Setup

Searches for all channels available over the air or terrestrial in a selected local area. You can select two distinct areas by Zip code to view the channels being broadcast from both areas. This is useful if you live between two major broadcast centers and are capable of receiving signals from both. After this Channel Setup process, the channel list will be created.

To scan the channels from the satellites:

1.Press the Menu button on the Remote Control to display the on-screen menu.

2.Select the DIRECTV® menu by pressing “ ” on the remote control.

3.Scroll down to Initial Setup using “E”.

4.Move the highlight to the right with “G” to select Channel Setup.

5.Press “ ” and the pop-up dialogue box will be displayed to ask if you want to add off-air digi- tal and analog channels to your guide. If you select “NO”, you don’t need to do the following process (6-10).

6.Press “ ” if your zip code is correct for the primary local channels. The channel search

progress

will be shown.

7.

If the zip code is missing or incorrect,

 

 

select the zip code for your city using

 

 

 

 

 

8.

“E “and pressing “

 

”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select “Yes” in the pop-up box that

 

 

 

asks you if you want to add the sec-

 

 

 

ondary local channels.

 

 

9.

Enter the secondary zip code using

 

 

 

the digit buttons on the remote con-

 

 

 

trol.

 

 

10.

Repeat from 6 to 7.

 

 

 

NOTE

11.

Press “F” to return to the previous level or

 

press the Exit button on the remote control if

Although the initial setup is a

 

 

 

 

 

you want to return to TV viewing.

sequential process from Select Dish

 

 

to Channel Setup, each menu can

 

be accessed independently.

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