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TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1: Technical overview 10 What are Analog TV, DTV, NTSC, ATSC, SDTV, and HDTV 10 What kinds of TV programming can I watch with the DIRECTV® HD Receiver 11 What equipment is required to view HDTV programming 11 Resolution and interlacing 12 Video output/input options 12 Aspect ratio 15 Screen formats 15 Dolby® Digital 5.1 19 Chapter 2: Getting started 20 Box contents 20 Front panel controls and lights 21 Back of the DIRECTV® HD Receiver 22 Installing the batteries in the remote control 24 Inserting the Access Card 25 Chapter 3: Setting up and connecting 26 Before making connections 26 Jacks and cables 27 Connecting your DIRECTV® HD Receiver 31 Connecting the VCR control cable 36 Turning on the DIRECTV® HD Receiver for the first time 37 Memorizing Channels 37 Acquiring the correct dish pointing angles 38 Checking the satellite signal strength 39 Setting the dish type 40 Using Auto Detection to set the dish type 42 Testing the DIRECTV® HD Receiver 43 Testing the Signal Strength 44 Setting up local networks 44 Scanning off-air and cable TV channels 46 Activating your DIRECTV account 47 Upgrades 47 Chapter 4: Watching TV 48 Remote control overview 48 Changing channels 50 Adjusting the volume 50 Getting help 50 Getting information on the TV program you are watching 51 Finding out what's on: the Guides 54 Searching for programs in the Guide 63 Choosing an alternate audio format for a program 65 Changing the User setting 66 Pay per view programs 66 8 TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 5: Program reminders and recording timers 70 Setting up the VCR control 70 Scheduling program reminders and recording timers 71 Reviewing and modifying reminders and recording timers 72 Chapter 6: User profiles 74 User profiles basics 74 Editing user profile names 76 Editing channel lists 77 Setting ratings limits 78 Allowing or blocking pay per view purchases 82 Setting a pay per view spending limit 83 Setting the screen color and translucency 84 Setting the current user profile 84 Locking and unlocking your DIRECTV® System 85 Chapter 7: Settings, preferences, upgrades, and extras 86 Reading your mail 86 Setting system preferences 87 Reviewing and controlling caller ID 97 Setting the Local Time options 99 Adjusting the Raster(Picture) Centering 100 Installing a new Access Card 101 Setting Remote control type 102 Setting RF Remote control ID (Optional 104 Viewing important information and a list of features supported by your DIRECTV® HD Receiver 105 Viewing information on automatic system upgrades 105 Viewing fun system extras 105 Testing the DIRECTV® HD Receiver 105 Chapter 8: Programming the remote control 106 Programming the IR remote control 106 Operating a device with your programmed remote control . . . . . .107 Programming the RF remote control (optional 108 Operating a device with your programmed remote control (RF) . . .109 Code lists 110 Appendix: Troubleshooting and specifications 116 Troubleshooting 116 Specifications 118 9

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Chapter 1: Technical overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
What are Analog TV, DTV, NTSC, ATSC, SDTV, and HDTV? . . . . . .10
What kinds of TV programming can I watch
with the DIRECTV
®
HD Receiver?
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
What equipment is required to view HDTV programming? . . . . . . . .11
Resolution and interlacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Video output/input options
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Aspect ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Screen formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Dolby
®
Digital 5.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Chapter 2: Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Box contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Front panel controls and lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Back of the DIRECTV
®
HD Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Installing the batteries in the remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Inserting the Access Card
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Chapter 3: Setting up and connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Before making connections
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Jacks and cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Connecting your DIRECTV
®
HD Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Connecting the VCR control cable
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Turning on the DIRECTV
®
HD Receiver for the first time . . . . . . . . . . .37
Memorizing Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Acquiring the correct dish pointing angles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Checking the satellite signal strength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Setting the dish type
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Using Auto Detection to set the dish type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Testing the DIRECTV
®
HD Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Testing the Signal Strength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Setting up local networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Scanning off-air and cable TV channels
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Activating your DIRECTV account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Upgrades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Chapter 4: Watching TV
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Remote control overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Changing channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Adjusting the volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Getting help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Getting information on the TV program you are watching
. . . . . . . .51
Finding out what’s on: the Guides
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Searching for programs in the Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Choosing an alternate audio format for a program . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Changing the User setting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Pay per view programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
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Chapter 5: Program reminders and recording timers
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Setting up the VCR control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Scheduling program reminders and recording timers . . . . . . . . . . . .71
Reviewing and modifying reminders and recording timers . . . . . . . .72
Chapter 6: User profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
User profiles basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Editing user profile names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Editing channel lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Setting ratings limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Allowing or blocking pay per view purchases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Setting a pay per view spending limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Setting the screen color and translucency
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Setting the current user profile
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Locking and unlocking your DIRECTV
®
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Chapter 7: Settings, preferences, upgrades, and extras
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Reading your mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Setting system preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Reviewing and controlling caller ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Setting the Local Time options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Adjusting the Raster(Picture) Centering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Installing a new Access Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Setting Remote control type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
Setting RF Remote control ID (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Viewing important information and a list of features
supported by your DIRECTV
®
HD Receiver
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
Viewing information on automatic system upgrades
. . . . . . . . . . .105
Viewing fun system extras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
Testing the DIRECTV
®
HD Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
Chapter 8: Programming the remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
Programming the IR remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
Operating a device with your programmed remote control
. . . . . .107
Programming the RF remote control (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
Operating a device with your programmed remote control (RF)
. . .109
Code lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Appendix: Troubleshooting and specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Troubleshooting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118