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DIRECTV Plus® DVR - User Guide Running the System Test The System Test allows you to run a basic diagnostics check on your DIRECTV Plus DVR. If you are experiencing any trouble with your receiver, run the system test. It will also allow you to get your access card and receiver ID numbers or to initiate diagnostic procedures on your digital satellite receiver. First make sure that:  All connections - jacks, cables, etc. - are in place correctly (see Chapter Two, Getting Connected, for more info)  There are batteries in the remote control, and they are working correctly  The access card is installed in the DIRECTV Plus DVR. Follow these steps to run the diagnostics system test on your DIRECTV Plus DVR. 1) Turn on your TV and the DIRECTV Plus DVR. 2) Slide the mode switch to the DIRECTV position to put the remote control in satellite receiver-controlling mode, then press MENU to bring up the Menu. 3) Select Settings. 4) Select Setup, then Info & Test. 5) Use arrow keys to highlight the System Test tab, then press SELECT on Run Test. 6) If your system does not pass the system test, check any of these potential trouble areas: cabling, pointing the satellite dish, phone connection and access card. 7) If you continue to have problems, call DIRECTV Customer Service at 1-800-DIRECTV. You should run a system test several times before concluding that there is a problem. Occasional fluctuations in the phone line or satellite signal can give temporary false readings. 49

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DIRECTV Plus
®
DVR - User Guide
Running the
System Test
°e
System Test allows you to run a basic diagnostics check on your DIRECTV Plus DVR. If you are experiencing any
trouble with your receiver, run the system test. It will also allow you to get your
access card and receiver ID numbers or
to initiate diagnostic procedures on your digital satellite receiver.
First make sure that:
All
±
connections —
jacks, cables, etc. — are in place correctly (see Chapter Two,
Getting Connected, for more info)
°ere are
±
batteries in the
remote control, and they are working correctly
°e
±
access card is installed in the DIRECTV Plus DVR.
Follow these steps to run the diagnostics system test on your DIRECTV Plus DVR.
1)
Turn on your TV and the DIRECTV Plus DVR.
2)
Slide the
mode switch to the DIRECTV position to put the
remote control in satellite receiver-controlling mode, then press
MENU to bring up the
Menu.
3)
Select
Settings
.
4)
Select
Setup
, then
Info & Test
.
5)
Use arrow keys to highlight the
System Test
tab, then press SELECT on
Run Test
.
6)
If your system does not pass the system test, check any of these potential trouble areas: cabling, pointing the satellite dish, phone
connection and
access card.
7)
If you continue to have problems, call DIRECTV Customer Service at 1-800-DIRECTV.
You should run a system test several times before concluding that there is a problem. Occasional fluctuations in the phone
line or satellite signal can give temporary false readings.