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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water. 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. 8. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat. 9.
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.OTICES #HAPTER )NTRODUCTION 7HAT KINDS OF 46 PROGRAMMING CAN ) WATCH WITH THE $)2%#46 (IGH $ElNITION 2ECEIVER 9OUR ($ 2ECEIVER LETS YOU RECEIVE TELEVISION PROGRAMS FROM A WIDE RANGE OF SOURCES AND DISPLAY THEM ON VIRTUALLY ANY 46 OR MONITOR 5SING THE !)2 ). 3!4%,,)4% ). AND #!",% ). JACKS ON THE BACK OF THE ($ 2ECEIVER YOU CAN RECEIVE TELEVISION PROGRAMS FROM s ($46 AND 3$46 $)2%#46§ PROGRAMMING VIA DIGITAL SATELLITES THROUGH THE 3!4%,,)4% ). JACK s ,OCAL OFF AIR ANALOG TELEVISION BROADCASTS .
)NTRODUCTION 2ESOLUTION AND INTERLACING 4WO OF THE ELEMENTS THAT DETERMINE THE QUALITY OF A 46 PICTURE ARE RESOLUTION AND INTERLACING s 2ESOLUTION &OR 46 EQUIPMENT AND BROADCASTS RESOLUTION IS DElNED BY THE NUMBER OF HORIZONTAL LINES DISPLAYED TO MAKE UP EACH FRAME OF A VIDEO IMAGE 4HE MORE LINES OF RESOLUTION USED TO DRAW EACH FRAME OF VIDEO THE MORE DETAILED AND SHARP THE PICTURE WILL BE 3TANDARD 46 RESOLUTION USES HORIZONTAL LINES TO MAKE UP EACH FRAME OF VIDEO ($46 USES EITHER LINES OR
)NTRODUCTION &OR EXAMPLE IF YOU HAVE A STANDARD RESOLUTION 46 YOU WOULD SET THE 2%3/,54)/. 3%,%#4 SWITCH TO P I 4HEN PROGRAMS RECEIVED BY THE $)2%#46§ (IGH $ElNITION 2ECEIVER AT ANY RESOLUTION WOULD BE CONVERTED TO A RESOLUTION OF P OR I FOR DISPLAY ON YOUR TELEVISION 4HIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO HELP YOU DECIDE HOW TO CONNECT YOUR 46 AND 6#2 TO THE ($ 2ECEIVER &OR EXAMPLE IF YOU HAVE A (IGH $ElNITION 46 CAPABLE OF DISPLAYING I AND A STANDARD 6#2 YOU WOULD WANT TO USE THE #/-0/.%.
)NTRODUCTION 46S SHOWING PROGRAMS &OR A WIDE SCREEN 46 A STANDARD 46 PROGRAM IS TOO TALL TO lT ON THE SCREEN 4HE $)2%#46§ (IGH $ElNITION 2ECEIVER GIVES YOU WAYS TO lX THE PROBLEM 3OURCE 3IGNAL -ONITOR &ORMAT /PTIONS 0ILLAR BOX &ULL :OOM .OT AVAILABLE .OT AVAILABLE .
#HAPTER #ONNECTIONS 3ETUP 4HINGS TO #ONSIDER "EFORE -AKING #ONNECTIONS "EFORE YOU BEGIN CONNECTING YOUR COMPONENTS TO THE $)2%#46§ (IGH $ElNITION 2ECEIVER PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT SAFETY AND SETUP TIPS 0ROTECT YOUR COMPONENTS FROM POWER SURGES s !LWAYS TURN OFF AND UNPLUG YOUR ($ 2ECEIVER 46 AND ANY OTHER COMPONENTS BEFORE CONNECTING OR DISCONNECTING ANY OF THE CABLES 0OSITION ALL CABLES CORRECTLY TO AVOID AUDIO HUM OR INTERFERENCE s !FTER CONNECTING THE COMPONENTS PLEASE RUN THE AUDIO
#ONNECTIONS 3ETUP #HOOSE 9OUR #ONNECTION (OW YOU CONNECT YOUR $)2%#46§ (IGH $ElNITION 2ECEIVER TO YOUR 46 OR MONITOR DEPENDS ON THE JACKS AVAILABLE ON YOUR 46 OR MONITOR 0LEASE USE THE FOLLOWING CHART TO DETERMINE WHICH KIND OF CONNECTION YOU SHOULD USE BASED ON THE KIND OF INPUT JACKS YOUR 46 OR MONITOR OFFERS 0ROCEED TO THE APPROPRIATE PAGE AND CONNECT YOUR ($ 2ECEIVER &OR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN JACKS CABLES AND THE QUALITY OF THE SIGNAL YOU SEE ON YOUR MONITOR OR 46 SEE THE
#ONNECTIONS 3ETUP *ACKS AND CABLES 4HE ILLUSTRATIONS IN THIS SECTION SHOW THE VARIOUS TYPES OF JACKS AND CABLES USED TO CONNECT YOUR $)2%#46§ (IGH $ElNITION 2ECEIVER !UDIO 6IDEO OUT JACKS AND CABLES 2#! TYPE !UDIO 6IDEO JACKS AND CABLES PROVIDE STEREO SOUND AND A BETTER 46 PICTURE THAN 2& JACKS AND CABLES 5SE THESE JACKS AND CABLES TO CONNECT YOUR RECEIVER TO A 46 6#2 OR TO OTHER COMPONENTS SUCH AS A STEREO RECEIVER OR AMPLIlER 4HE 6)$%/ OUTPUT JACKS PROVIDE A B
#ONNECTIONS 3ETUP 2'" /54 JACK AND CABLE CABLE NOT INCLUDED 5SES A COMPUTER STANDARD PIN 6'! VIDEO CONNECTION %ACH MAIN VIDEO COLOR n 2ED 'REEN AND "LUE n USES A SEPARATE PIN AND OTHER PINS ARE USED TO CARRY VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL SYNCING SIGNALS 5SING THE 2'" /54 JACK AND AN 2'" CABLE YOU CAN CONNECT YOUR $)2%#46§ (IGH $ElNITION 2ECEIVER TO DEVICES EQUIPPED WITH 2'" INPUT JACKS COMPUTER MONITORS FOR EXAMPLE 4HE 2'" /UT JACK CAN CARRY ANY OF THE $IGITAL 46 AND ($46 VIDEO RESOLUTIONS
#ONNECTIONS 3ETUP ! B n /2 n A #ONNECTION ($ 2ECEIVER -ONITOR WITH $6)
#ONNECTIONS 3ETUP #ONNECT THE AUDIO FROM THE ($ 2ECEIVER TO YOUR MONITOR #ONNECT A PAIR OF 2#! TYPE CABLES TO THE !5$)/ JACKS ON THE BACK OF YOUR ($ 2ECEIVER #ONNECT THE OTHER ENDS OF THE CABLES TO THE AUDIO INPUT JACKS ON THE BACK OF YOUR 46 MONITOR SHOWN ON THE PREVIOUS PAGE OR AUDIO RECEIVER NOT SHOWN -AKE SURE YOU MATCH THE ,EFT WHITE OUTPUT WITH THE ,EFT INPUT AND THE 2IGHT RED OUTPUT WITH THE 2IGHT INPUT 3EE PAGE XX FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO CONNECT A DIGITAL AUDIO RECEIVER TO YOUR ($ 2
#ONNECTIONS 3ETUP ! #ONNECTION ($ 2ECEIVER -ONITOR WITH COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT JACKS #ONNECT A SATELLITE SIGNAL IF AVAILABLE TO T
#ONNECTIONS 3ETUP #ONNECT THE AUDIO FROM THE ($ 2ECEIVER TO YOUR MONITOR #ONNECT A PAIR OF 2#! TYPE CABLES TO THE !5$)/ JACKS IN THE #/-0/.%.
#ONNECTIONS 3ETUP ! B C A #ONNECTION ($ 2ECEIVER !NALOG 46 -ONITOR #ONNECT A SATELLITE SIGNAL IF AVAILABLE TO THE ($ 2EC
#ONNECTIONS 3ETUP #ONNECT THE AUDIO FROM THE ($ 2ECEIVER TO YOUR MONITOR #ONNECT A PAIR OF 2#! TYPE CABLES TO THE !5$)/ JACKS ON THE BACK OF YOUR ($ 2ECEIVER #ONNECT THE OTHER ENDS OF THE CABLES TO THE AUDIO INPUT JACKS ON THE BACK OF YOUR 46 MONITOR SHOWN ON THE PREVIOUS PAGE OR AUDIO RECEIVER NOT SHOWN -AKE SURE YOU MATCH THE ,EFT WHITE OUTPUT WITH THE ,EFT INPUT AND THE 2IGHT RED OUTPUT WITH THE 2IGHT INPUT 3EE PAGE XX FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO CONNECT A DIGITAL AUDIO RECEIVER TO YOUR ($ 2
#ONNECTIONS 3ETUP /PTIONAL #ONNECTIONS /NCE YOUgVE CONNECTED THE $)2%#46§ (IGH $ElNITION 2ECEIVER TO YOUR 46 OR MONITOR YOU CAN CONNECT IT TO A 6#2 OR A DIGITAL AUDIO RECEIVER 9OU CAN ALSO CONNECT A 6#2 CONTROLLER AS WELL AS AN 2& ANTENNA FOR USE WITH YOUR REMOTE CONTROL 4HE NEXT FOUR PAGES SHOW YOU HOW TO MAKE THESE OPTIONAL CONNECTIONS /PTIONAL #ONNECTION ($ 2ECEIVER 6#2 #ABLES !UDIO 6IDEO SETS AND #OAXIAL
#ONNECTIONS 3ETUP /PTIONAL #ONNECTION ($ 2ECEIVER $IGITAL !UDIO 2ECEIVER #ABLE %ITHER /PTICAL OR #OAXIAL $IGITAL !UDIO 5SE THIS CONNECTION TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF $OLBY $IGITAL QUALITY SOUND WHEN AVAILABLE 9OUR ($ 2ECEIVER S DIGITAL OUTPUT JACKS CAN OUTPUT DIGITAL AUDIO SIGNALS IN EITHER 0#- OR $OLBY $IGITAL FORMAT DEPENDING ON YOUR SELECTION IN THE 3OUND SETUP MENU SEE 3ETTING THE $IGITAL !UDIO &ORMAT AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE FOR MORE INFORMATION 4HESE JACKS ARE DESIGNED FOR CONNECTION TO AN EX
#ONNECTIONS 3ETUP /PTIONAL #ONNECTION 2& 2EMOTE !NTENNA #ONNECTION 4HIS CONNECTION ALLOWS YOUR REMOTE CONTROL TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE $)2%#46§ (IGH $ElNITION 2ECEIVER EVEN WHEN YOU DO NOT HAVE LINE OF SIGHT TO THE RECEIVER S FRONT PANEL REMOTE SENSOR *UST AS YOU WOULD ADJUST A RABBIT EAR ANTENNA TO GET A BETTER PICTURE YOUR 2& REMOTE MAY NEED SIMILAR ADJUSTMENTS DEPENDING UPON YOUR ENVIRONMENT 2& REMOTE PERFORMANCE WILL BE OPTIMAL WHEN THE RECEIVING ANTENNA IS MOVED AWAY FROM OTHER ELECTRICAL NOISE S
#ONNECTIONS 3ETUP ! 4O CONNECT THE 6#2 CONTROL CABLE TO YOUR ($ 2ECEIVER 0LUG THE 6#2 CONTROL CABLE INTO THE 6#2 #/.
#ONNECTIONS 3ETUP )NSTALLING THE BATTERIES IN THE REMOTE CONTROL &OLLOW THESE STEPS WHENEVER YOU NEED TO CHANGE THE BATTERIES IN YOUR $)2%#46§ (IGH $ElNITION 2ECEIVERgS REMOTE CONTROL 2EMOVE THE COVER FROM THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT )NSERT BATTERIES IN THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT MATCHING THE EACH BATTERY 2EPLACE THE COVER 4EST THE REMOTE CONTROL TO MAKE SURE THE BATTERIES HAVE BEEN INSERTED CORRECTLY 0RESS THE $)2%#46 BUTTON AND MAKE SURE THE BUTTON LIGHTS UP )F IT DOES NOT LIGHT UP CHE
#ONNECTIONS 3ETUP !DJUSTING THE SATELLITE DISH )F THE $)2%#46§ (IGH $ElNITION 2ECEIVER IS ABLE TO ACQUIRE THE PROGRAM GUIDE AND DISPLAY 46 PROGRAMS YOUR SATELLITE DISH IS SETUP AND WORKING 9OU CAN SKIP AHEAD TO THE SECTION ON 3ETTING THE DISH TYPE )F YOUR RECEIVER CANNOT ACQUIRE THE PROGRAM GUIDE AND YOU INTEND TO WATCH $)2%#46§ PROGRAMMING YOU MAY NEED TO ADJUST THE WAY YOUR SATELLITE DISH IS INSTALLED 4O DO THIS lRST MAKE SURE YOUR 46 AND ($ 2ECEIVER ARE TURNED ON AND CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER PROPERLY
#ONNECTIONS 3ETUP #HECKING THE SATELLITE SIGNAL STRENGTH 4HE 3IGNAL -ETER ALLOWS YOU TO CHECK THE STRENGTH OF THE SIGNAL FROM THE SATELLITE TO YOUR SATELLITE DISH 4HIS IS USEFUL WHILE SETTING UP YOUR SATELLITE DISH AND WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING ANY RECEPTION PROBLEMS YOU MAY ENCOUNTER 3ATELLITE SIGNAL STRENGTH CAN BE AFFECTED BY HOW ACCURATELY YOU HAVE POINTED THE SATELLITE DISH AND BY ANY OBSTRUCTIONS BETWEEN THE SATELLITE AND THE SATELLITE DISH TREE LIMBS FOR EXAMPLE .
#ONNECTIONS 3ETUP 3ETTING THE DISH TYPE MANUALLY 4O FUNCTION PROPERLY YOUR $)2%#46§ (IGH $ElNITION 2ECEIVER NEEDS TO KNOW WHAT TYPE OF SATELLITE DISH YOU ARE USING 9OU CAN SET THE DISH TYPE MANUALLY USING THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW 3EE PAGE 88 FOR INFORMATION ON HOW TO SET THE DISH TYPE AUTOMATICALLY .OTE &OR ACCESS TO $)2%#46 (IGH $ElNITION PROGRAMMING YOU WILL NEED AN OVAL TRIPLE ,.
#ONNECTIONS 3ETUP 5SING !UTO $ETECTION TO SET THE DISH TYPE 4O FUNCTION PROPERLY THE $)2%#46§ (IGH $ElNITION 2ECEIVER NEEDS TO KNOW WHAT TYPE OF SATELLITE DISH YOU ARE USING 9OU CAN SPECIFY THE DISH TYPE USING THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE PREVIOUS PAGE OR YOU CAN FOLLOW THE STEPS BELOW TO USE !UTO $ETECTION TO AUTOMATICALLY SET THE DISH TYPE "EFORE YOU CAN USE !UTO $ETECTION TO SET THE DISH TYPE THE DISH MUST BE CORRECTLY ALIGNED AND THE ($ 2ECEIVER MUST BE RECEIVING A STRONG SIGNAL FROM THE SATELLITE 4O CH
#ONNECTIONS 3ETUP 4ESTING THE $)2%#46 (IGH $ElNITION 2ECEIVER 4HE 3YSTEM 4EST LETS YOU CHECK THE STATUS OF YOUR SATELLITE SIGNAL ACCESS CARD PHONE LINE CONNECTION AND OTHER SYSTEM INFORMATION 4HIS IS HELPFUL IN TROUBLESHOOTING SHOULD YOU EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH YOUR ($ 2ECEIVER 4O START THE 3YSTEM 4EST 0RESS THE -%.
#ONNECTIONS 3ETUP 3ETTING UP LOCAL NETWORKS 9OU CAN USE YOUR $)2%#46§ (IGH $ElNITION 2ECEIVER TO RECEIVE PROGRAM GUIDE INFORMATION VIA SATELLITE FOR LOCAL OFF AIR AND CABLE 46 CHANNELS 4O USE THIS FEATURE YOU MUST CONNECT YOUR ($ 2ECEIVER TO A SATELLITE DISH AS DESCRIBED EARLIER IN THIS CHAPTER AND YOU MUST SET UP THE ,OCAL .ETWORKS OPTION IN THE MENU SYSTEM .
#ONNECTIONS 3ETUP 4HE 3CAN 4YPE LIST APPEARS ALLOWING YOU TO CHOOSE TO SET YOUR $)2%#46§ (IGHT $ElNITION 2ECEIVER TO AUTOMATICALLY SCAN FOR CHANNELS FROM $IGITAL SOURCES OFF AIR !43# BROADCASTS /FF !IR .43# SOURCES STANDARD 46 BROADCASTS #ABLE .
#HAPTER 5SING THE 2EMOTE #ONTROL 2EMOTE #ONTROL "UTTONS "EFORE THE $)2%#46§ (IGH $ElNITION 2ECEIVERgS REMOTE CONTROL CAN OPERATE YOUR 46 6#2 $6$ PLAYER OR OTHER DEVICE YOU MUST lRST PROGRAM THE REMOTE CONTROL TO OPERATE THAT DEVICE 3EE PAGE XX FOR MORE INFORMATION .
5SING THE 2EMOTE #ONTROL '5)$% )N $)2%#46 MODE DISPLAYS THE $)2%#46§ (IGH $ElNITION 2ECEIVER S FULL ON SCREEN 0ROGRAM 'UIDE (%,0 )N $)2%#46 MODE DISPLAYS INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT THE SCREEN OR MENU CURRENTLY DISPLAYED ).&/ )N $)2%#46 MODE DISPLAYS THE #HANNEL "ANNER AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE CURRENT PROGRAM -%.
5SING THE 2EMOTE #ONTROL 0ROGRAMMING THE 2EMOTE #ONTROL 4HE $)2%#46§ (IGH $ElNITION 2ECEIVER S REMOTE CAN BE PROGRAMMED TO CONTROL MOST BRANDS OF REMOTE CONTROLLABLE COMPONENTS 4HE REMOTE IS ALREADY PROGRAMMED TO CONTROL MOST 2#! '% AND 0ROSCAN COMPONENTS IT MAY NEED TO BE PROGRAMMED TO CONTROL OTHER MANUFACTURERS BRANDS 4ESTING THE 2EMOTE #ONTROL #OMPONENT BUTTONS 4O DETERMINE WHETHER THE UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROL NEEDS TO BE PROGRAMMED TURN A COMPONENT ON SUCH AS A 6#2 POINT THE REMO
5SING THE 2EMOTE #ONTROL 5SING $IRECT %NTRY )MPORTANT 4HIS REMOTE MAY NOT BE COMPATIBLE WITH ALL MODELS OF ALL BRANDS OF COMPONENTS )T ALSO MAY NOT OPERATE ALL FUNCTIONS OF THE REMOTE THAT CAME WITH YOUR COMPONENT .
5SING THE 2EMOTE #ONTROL #ONTROLLING A 3ECOND 2#! 3ATELLITE 2ECEIVER .
#ODE ,ISTS 46 #ODES PROGRAMMABLE TO THE 46 !58 AND !58 BUTTONS !BEX !DMIRAL !DVENTURA !IKO !KAI
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#HAPTER 3PECIAL &EATURES 'ETTING INFO ON THE PROGRAM YOUgRE WATCHING 9OUR $)2%#46§ (IGH $ElNITION 2ECEIVER PROVIDES SEVERAL KINDS OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE 46 PROGRAMS YOU WATCH 4HE #HANNEL "ANNER !S YOU CHANGE CHANNELS YOU WILL SEE A #HANNEL "ANNER ON EACH CHANNEL YOU TUNE TO !FTER A FEW SECONDS THE #HANNEL "ANNER DISAPPEARS )F YOU WANT TO CLEAR IT RIGHT AWAY PRESS #,%!2 ON YOUR REMOTE CONTROL 4HE #HANNEL "ANNER PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION 0ROGRAM TITLE #HANNEL NUMBER AND NAME #HANNEL LOGO
3PECIAL &EATURES 4HE &ULL #HANNEL "ANNER 4HE #HANNEL "ANNER PROVIDES QUICK INFORMATION AS YOU SWITCH CHANNELS ON YOUR $)2%#46§ (IGH $ElNITION 2ECEIVER )F YOU WANT TO SEE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CHANNEL YOU ARE CURRENTLY WATCHING SIMPLY PRESS THE ).&/ BUTTON ON YOUR ($ 2ECEIVER S REMOTE CONTROL 0RESSING THE ).
3PECIAL &EATURES 3CHEDULE &OR FUTURE PROGRAMS ALLOWS YOU TO SET YOUR RECEIVER TO REMIND YOU WHEN THE PROGRAM IS ABOUT TO START OR TO SET THE RECEIVER AND 6#2 TO RECORD THE PROGRAM 5NSCHEDULE &OR PROGRAMS YOU HAVE PREVIOUSLY SCHEDULED FOR A REMINDER OR RECORDING ALLOWS YOU TO CANCEL THE REMINDER OR RECORDING %PISODES &OR PROGRAMS BROADCAST AS EPISODES ALLOWS YOU TO VIEW A LIST OF OTHER EPISODES IN THAT PROGRAM S SERIES 3HOW 4IMES $ISPLAYS A LIST OF TIMES AND CHANNELS FOR VIEWING THE PROGRAM 3IMILAR $IS
3PECIAL &EATURES 3ETTING THE DEFAULT 'UIDE STYLE 4HE 0ROGRAM 'UIDE MENU ITEM ALLOWS YOU TO SET WHICH STYLE OF GUIDE IS DISPLAYED WHEN YOU PRESS THE '5)$% BUTTON ON YOUR REMOTE CONTROL 4O SET THE DEFAULT 'UIDE STYLE 0RESS -%.
3PECIAL &EATURES 5SING THE 'RID 'UIDE 4HE 'RID 'UIDE DISPLAYS A #HANNEL "ANNER AND A CHANNEL LIST )T PROVIDES ACCESS TO THE COMPLETE SET OF GUIDE FEATURES INCLUDING THE ABILITY TO SEARCH FOR PROGRAMS SCHEDULE REMINDERS AND RECORDINGS ETC !RROW MARKING THE CURRENT TIME 4ITLE OF THE HIGHLIGHTED PROGRAM OR CHANNEL #URRENT TIME AND DATE 0ICTURE IN 'UIDE SHOWS YOU THE PROGRAM YOUgRE WATCHING 3IGNAL TYPE )NFORMATION ABOUT THE CHANNEL OR PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTED IN THE GUIDE #URRENTLY HIGHLIGHTED PROGRAM 4HE PRO
3PECIAL &EATURES 4O GET INFORMATION ON A CHANNEL RATHER THAN A PROGRAM USE THE ARROW KEYS ON THE REMOTE CONTROL TO HIGHLIGHT THE CHANNEL ENTRY IN THE GUIDE 4HE #HANNEL "ANNER DISPLAYS INFORMATION ABOUT THE HIGHLIGHTED CHANNEL 0RESS THE ).
3PECIAL &EATURES 4HE FOLLOWING CHART EXPLAINS EACH TIME CONTROL %XITS THE TIME CONTROL BAR -OVES THE GUIDE VIEW BACK HOURS UNAVAILABLE WHEN VIEWING THE CURRENT TIME -OVES THE GUIDE VIEW BACK MINUTES UNAVAILABLE WHEN VIEWING THE CURRENT TIME -OVES THE GUIDE VIEW AHEAD MINUTES -OVES THE GUIDE VIEW AHEAD HOURS -OVES THE GUIDE VIEW TO THE CURRENT TIME -OVES THE GUIDE VIEW BACK HOURS UNAVAILABLE WHEN VIEWING THE CURRENT TIME -OVES THE GUIDE VIEW AHEAD HOURS 6IEWING A CATEGORY OF P
3PECIAL &EATURES 5SING THE ,OGO 'UIDE 4HE ,OGO 'UIDE DISPLAYS CHANNEL LOGOS AND A #HANNEL "ANNER SHOWING INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROGRAM CURRENTLY SHOWING ON THE HIGHLIGHTED CHANNEL 4ITLE OF THE PROGRAM ON THE HIGHLIGHTED CHANNEL #URRENT TIME AND DATE 0ICTURE IN 'UIDE SHOWS YOU THE PROGRAM YOUgRE WATCHING 3IGNAL TYPE )NFORMATION ABOUT THE PROGRAM SHOWING ON THE HIGHLIGHTED CHANNEL #URRENTLY HIGHLIGHTED CHANNEL 4HE CHANNEL LOGO LIST n USE THE ARROW BUTTONS ON YOUR REMOTE CONTROL TO HIGHLIGHT DIFFERENT
3PECIAL &EATURES !S YOU HIGHLIGHT EACH CHANNEL LOGO IN THE ,OGO 'UIDE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROGRAM CURRENTLY SHOWING ON THE HIGHLIGHTED CHANNEL APPEARS IN THE #HANNEL "ANNER 4O SEE MORE INFORMATION ON THE PROGRAM PRESS THE ).
3PECIAL &EATURES 3EARCHING BY #REDITS 4ITLE OR 4EXT 4O lND PROGRAMS THAT STAR A CERTAIN ACTOR SHARE A DIRECTOR HAVE A PARTICULAR CHARACTER HAVE WON A SPECIlC AWARD OR WERE CREATED IN A CERTAIN YEAR SEARCH "Y #REDITS 4O SEARCH FOR A PROGRAM WHOSE TITLE YOU KNOW SEARCH "Y 4ITLE 3EARCHING "Y 4EXT LOOKS AT BOTH CREDITS AND TITLES TO lND PROGRAMS THAT MATCH YOUR SEARCH TERMS 7HILE VIEWING THE GUIDE PRESS THE $ BUTTON 3%!2#( ON YOUR REMOTE CONTROL ! SEARCH LIST APPEARS ALLOWING YOU TO CHOOSE A TYPE OF SE
3PECIAL &EATURES 3CHEDULING PROGRAM REMINDERS AND RECORDING TIMERS 4HERE ARE TWO KINDS OF TIMERS YOU CAN SET TO HELP YOU MANAGE YOUR 46 VIEWING s REMINDERS TO ALERT YOU WHEN A PROGRAM IS ABOUT TO BEGIN s TIMERS THAT WILL AUTOMATICALLY RECORD A PROGRAM ON YOUR 6#2 4O SET YOUR $)2%#46§ (IGH $ElNITION 2ECEIVER TO REMIND YOU WHEN A PROGRAM IS ABOUT TO BEGIN OR TO RECORD A PROGRAM FOR YOU ON YOUR 6#2 0RESS THE '5)$% BUTTON ON YOUR REMOTE 4HE GUIDE APPEARS .
3PECIAL &EATURES 0AY PER VIEW PROGRAMS 9OUR $)2%#46§ (IGH $ElNITION 2ECEIVER GIVES YOU ACCESS TO MANY PAY PER VIEW MOVIES SPORTING EVENTS CONCERTS ETC !LL YOU NEED TO ORDER THESE EVENTS IS A $)2%#46 ACCOUNT A LAND BASED TELEPHONE LINE CONNECTED TO YOUR ($ 2ECEIVER AND YOUR REMOTE CONTROL )DENTIFYING AND ORDERING PAY PER VIEW PROGRAMS 0AY PER VIEW ICON 4HERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS TO IDENTIFY PAY PER VIEW PROGRAMS s )F YOU TUNE TO A CHANNEL CURRENTLY SHOWING A PAY PER VIEW PROGRAM WHICH YOU HAVE NOT YET PURC
3PECIAL &EATURES 0RESS 3%,%#4 TO VIEW A LIST OF YOUR PAST PAY PER VIEW PURCHASES 4HE 0AST 0URCHASES SCREEN APPEARS 4O SEE DETAILS FOR THE LISTED PURCHASES HIGHLIGHT A PURCHASE THEN PRESS 3%,%#4 ! SCREEN DISPLAYING PROGRAM DETAILS FOR THE SELECTED PURCHASE APPEARS 4O RETURN TO THE 0AST 0URCHASES SCREEN PRESS '/ "!#+ .
3PECIAL &EATURES #HOOSING AN ALTERNATE AUDIO FORMAT FOR A PROGRAM -ANY PROGRAMS ON YOUR $)2%#46§ (IGH $ElNITION 2ECEIVER OFFER SEVERAL AUDIO FORMATS &OR EXAMPLE SOME PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE IN ALTERNATIVE LANGUAGES 3OME ARE AVAILABLE IN $OLBY $IGITAL FORMAT A HIGH QUALITY DIGITAL AUDIO FORMAT 9OU CAN TELL IF A PROGRAM OFFERS ALTERNATIVE AUDIO FORMATS BY PRESSING THE ).
5SING THE -ENU 3YSTEM #HAPTER 5SING THE -ENU 3YSTEM 5SING THE -ENU 3YSTEM 4O DISPLAY THE MAIN MENU PRESS -%.
5SING THE -ENU 3YSTEM 0ROGRAM 'UIDE 3ELECTING 02/'2!- '5)$% FROM THE MAIN MENU DISPLAYS A MENU WITH A VARIETY OF DISPLAY OPTIONS AVAILABLE 9OU CAN SELECT THE LOGO OR CHANNEL GUIDE SEARCH BY CATEGORY OR STYLE OR CHANGE THE ACTIVE PROlLE .
5SING THE -ENU 3YSTEM %DITING USER PROlLE NAMES 4HE FOUR USER PROlLES n 5SER TO 5SER n CAN BE RENAMED FOR MEMBERS OF YOUR HOUSEHOLD 4HE &AMILY AND !LL #HANNELS PROlLES CANNOT BE RENAMED 9OU CAN CHANGE THE NAMES OF 5SER TO 5SER PROlLES TO ANYTHING YOU WISH USING UP TO EIGHT LETTERS AND NUMBERS 0RESS THE -%.
5SING THE -ENU 3YSTEM 4O EDIT A CHANNEL LIST 0RESS THE -%.5 BUTTON ON YOUR REMOTE CONTROL (IGHLIGHT THE 02/&),%3 MENU ITEM AND PRESS 3%,%#4 4HE 0ROlLES MENU APPEARS (IGHLIGHT THE PROlLE WITH THE CHANNEL LIST YOU WANT TO EDIT &AMILY OR 5SER AND PRESS 3%,%#4 4HE MENU FOR THAT USER PROlLE APPEARS (IGHLIGHT %DIT #HANNEL ,IST AND PRESS 3%,%#4 4HE %DIT #HANNEL ,IST SCREEN APPEARS .
5SING THE -ENU 3YSTEM 3ETTING THE RATING LIMITS FOR 46 PROGRAMS 4O SET THE MAXIMUM VIEWABLE 46 PROGRAM RATING FOR THE 46 PROGRAMS 0RESS THE -%.
5SING THE -ENU 3YSTEM 3ETTING RATING LIMITS FOR MOVIES 4O SET THE MAXIMUM VIEWABLE RATING FOR MOVIES FOLLOW THESE STEPS 0RESS THE -%.
5SING THE -ENU 3YSTEM (IGHLIGHT 0AY 0ER 6IEW AND PRESS 3%,%#4 ! LIST APPEARS FROM WHICH YOU CAN CHOOSE TO !LLOW OR "LOCK PAY PER VIEW PURCHASES (IGHLIGHT !LLOW OR "LOCK AND PRESS 3%,%#4 4HE LIST DISAPPEARS AND THE 0AY 0ER 6IEW MENU ITEM INDICATES YOUR CHOICE 4O CLEAR THE MENU FROM YOUR SCREEN PRESS #,%!2 ON YOUR REMOTE CONTROL 3ETTING A PAY PER VIEW SPENDING LIMIT 4O LIMIT THE DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT CAN BE SPENT FOR EACH PAY PER VIEW PROGRAM USE THE 3PENDING ,IMIT OPTION IN THE &AMILY PROlLE
5SING THE -ENU 3YSTEM ,OCKING AND UNLOCKING YOUR $)2%#46 3YSTEM )F YOUgVE SET RATINGS LIMITS SPENDING LIMITS OR CHANNEL LISTS FOR YOUR $)2%#46 3YSTEM YOU NEED TO LOCK THE SYSTEM TO MAKE THOSE SETTINGS TAKE EFFECT 4O CHANGE THOSE SETTINGS YOU NEED TO UNLOCK THE SYSTEM TO ACCESS THE CONTROLS FOR THOSE SETTINGS ,OCKING THE SYSTEM INVOLVES ENTERING A FOUR DIGIT PASSWORD 9OU NEED TO REMEMBER THIS PASSWORD TO UNLOCK THE SYSTEM 7RITE DOWN THE PASSWORD AND KEEP IT IN A SAFE PLACE )F YOU FORGET YOUR PASSWORD C
5SING THE -ENU 3YSTEM 2EADING YOUR MAIL 4HE -!),"/8 MENU LETS YOU TO READ THE MAIL SENT TO YOU BY $)2%#46 OR YOUR SERVICE PROVIDER 0RESS THE -%.
5SING THE -ENU 3YSTEM 3ETTING THE LANGUAGE FOR ON SCREEN -ENUS AND 'UIDES 4O CHOOSE A LANGUAGE FOR THE MENU AND GUIDE SCREENS FOLLOW THESE STEPS 0RESS THE -%.
5SING THE -ENU 3YSTEM &OR WIDESCREEN 46S DISPLAYING STANDARD PROGRAMS YOUR CHOICES ARE 0ILLAR "OX $ISPLAYS THE ENTIRE PROGRAM IMAGE lTTING THE PROGRAM TO THE SCREEN BY APPLYING BLACK GRAY BARS TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES OF THE SCREEN &ULL $ISPLAYS THE ENTIRE PROGRAM IMAGE lTTING THE PROGRAM TO THE SCREEN BY STRETCHING THE IMAGE HORIZONTALLY SO THAT IT lLLS THE SCREEN :OOM %NLARGES THE IMAGE TO lLL THE SCREEN CROPPING SOME OF THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES OF THE PROGRAM IMAGE (IGHLIGHT THE
5SING THE -ENU 3YSTEM 3ETTING THE DEFAULT SCREEN COLOR AND TRANSLUCENCY 4HE 3CREEN #OLOR OPTIONS IN THE 0REFERENCES MENU LET YOU SET A DEFAULT SCREEN COLOR FOR THE MENU AND GUIDE SCREENS 4HERE ARE FOUR COLOR CHOICES #OBALT "LUE 3EAGRASS 0ERIWINKLE AND 3PICED "URGUNDY 3CREEN COLORS CAN ALSO BE SET SEPARATELY FOR THE &AMILY PROlLE AND THE FOUR 5SER PROlLES THOSE CHOICES WILL OVERRIDE THE DEFAULT SCREEN COLOR SELECTION YOU SET HERE WHEN THOSE PROlLES ARE ACTIVE 4HE 4RANSLUCENCY OPTIONS IN THE 0REFERENCES
5SING THE -ENU 3YSTEM 2EVIEWING AND MODIFYING REMINDERS AND RECORDING TIMERS 4HE 4IMERS ITEM IN THE 3934%- 3%450 MENU LETS YOU REVIEW MODIFY OR CREATE NEW PROGRAM REMINDERS AND PROGRAM RECORDING TIMERS #HAPTER 0RESS THE -%.
5SING THE -ENU 3YSTEM 2EVIEWING AND CONTROLLING #ALLER )$ 4HE #ALLER )$ ITEM IN THE 3YSTEM 3ETUP MENU LETS YOU VIEW A LIST OF THE CALLS YOUgVE RECEIVED ON THE TELEPHONE LINE CONNECTED TO YOUR $)2%#46§ (IGH $ElNITION 2ECEIVER )T ALSO LETS YOU TURN THE #ALLER )$ FEATURE ON OR OFF 4HE #ALLER )$ FEATURE ONLY WORKS IF YOU SUBSCRIBE TO THE CALLER )$ SERVICE PROVIDED BY YOUR LOCAL TELEPHONE SERVICE 4O TURN THE #ALLER )$ FEATURE ON OR OFF 0RESS THE -%.
5SING THE -ENU 3YSTEM 3ETTING THE ,OCAL 4IME OPTIONS 4HE ,OCAL 4IME SETTING IN THE )NSTALLATION SECTION OF THE 3YSTEM 3ETUP MENU LETS YOU SET HOW THE FOLLOWING TWO TIME SETTINGS ARE CONTROLLED n EITHER BY YOU LOCALLY OR BY YOUR SERVICE PROVIDER s THE TIME ZONE YOUR $)2%#46§ (IGH $ElNITION 2ECEIVER USES AND s WHETHER YOUR ($ 2ECEIVER OBSERVES $AYLIGHT 3AVINGS 4IME )F YOU TURN THE ,OCAL 4IME SETTING ON YOU SET THE TIME ZONE AND DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT TO OBSERVE $AYLIGHT 3AVINGS 4IME 7ITH THE ,OCAL 4
5SING THE -ENU 3YSTEM #ENTERING THE $)2%#46 (IGH $ElNITION 2ECEIVER S PICTURE )F YOU RE USING THE 2'" OR $6) OUTPUTS TO CONNECT THE ($ RECEIVER TO YOUR MONITOR YOU CAN CHANGE THE POSITION OF THE ($ RECEIVER S PICTURE ON YOUR MONITOR S SCREEN USING THE -ONITOR 3ETUP OPTION IN THE )NSTALLATION MENU 4O CENTER THE RECEIVER S PICTURE ON YOUR MONITOR S SCREEN 0RESS -%.
#HAPTER !DDITIONAL )NFORMATION 4ROUBLESHOOTING 5SE THE TIPS BELOW TO HELP SOLVE ANY PROBLEMS YOU HAVE WITH THE $)2%#46§ (IGH $ElNITION 2ECEIVER ) HAVE NO PICTURE AND NO SOUND AND THE 0/7%2 LIGHT DOES NOT LIGHT s -AKE SURE YOUR ($ 2ECEIVER IS PLUGGED INTO A WORKING POWER OUTLET )F IT IS MAKE SURE THE UNIT IS TURNED ON )F THE RECEIVER IS PLUGGED INTO A POWER STRIP MAKE SURE THE STRIP IS PLUGGED IN AND TURNED ON #HECK THE BATTERIES IN THE REMOTE CONTROL ) HAVE SOUND BUT NO PICTURE s -AKE SURE YOUR 46
!DDITIONAL )NFORMATION ) HAVE A FROZEN SCREEN AND THE 0/7%2 BUTTON DOESN T WORK s 5NPLUG YOUR RECEIVER FOR TO SECONDS THEN PLUG IT BACK IN AND TURN IT ON s #HECK THE BATTERIES IN THE REMOTE CONTROL ) CANNOT VIEW A PROGRAM s -AKE SURE YOUR SUBSCRIPTION INCLUDES THE CHANNEL YOU WANT TO WATCH #ALL YOUR SERVICE PROVIDER IF YOU AREN T SURE s -AKE SURE YOUR SYSTEM IS NOT LOCKED BY LOOKING FOR THE LOCKED ICON IN THE CHANNEL BANNER ) CANNOT PURCHASE A PAY PER VIEW PROGRAM s )T MAY BE TOO LATE TO PU
!DDITIONAL )NFORMATION &RONT PANEL CONTROLS AND LIGHTS 9OUR FRONT PANEL HAS A mIP DOWN DOOR WHICH YOU NEED TO OPEN TO ACCESS ITS CONTROLS 4O OPEN THIS DOOR PUSH lRMLY ON THE TOP MIDDLE PART OF THE DOOR TO UNLATCH IT 4HEN GENTLY PULL THE DOOR OUT AND DOWN 4HE FRONT PANEL DOOR WILL mIP DOWN 0OWER INDICATOR 2EMOTE CONTROL SENSOR !CCESS CARD SLOT 2%3%4 BUTTON !RROWS 0OWER INDICATOR 0/7%2 2%3/,54)/.
!DDITIONAL )NFORMATION "ACK 0ANEL 3WITCHES AND )NPUT /UTPUT *ACKS 4HE DIAGRAM BELOW ILLUSTRATES THE LOCATION OF THE INPUT AND OUTPUT JACKS ON THE BACK OF THE $)2%#46§ (IGH $ElNITION 2ECEIVER 3TEP BY STEP SETUP INSTRUCTIONS FOR CONNECTING YOUR ($ 2ECEIVER APPEAR IN #HAPTER XX ! !)2 ).
!DDITIONAL )NFORMATION $46 /54054 3%,%#4 SWITCH 4HIS SWITCH DETERMINES THE SIGNAL TYPE OUTPUT BY EITHER $6) ($#0 /54 AND 2'" /54 OR #/-0/.%.4 /54 JACKS #( SWITCH 4HIS SWITCH SETS THE CHANNEL FOR VIEWING THE SIGNAL FROM THE /54 4/ 46 SIGNAL ON YOUR 46 #/-0/.%.
!DDITIONAL )NFORMATION &## #USTOMER )NFORMATION 4HIS EQUIPMENT COMPLIES WITH 0ART OF THE &## RULES AND THE REQUIREMENTS ADOPTED BY THE !#4! /N THE BACK OR BOTTOM SIDE OF THIS EQUIPMENT IS A LABEL THAT CONTAINS AMONG OTHER INFORMATION A PRODUCT IDENTIlER IN THE FORMAT 53 ' 888888888 )F REQUESTED THIS NUMBER MUST BE PROVIDED TO THE TELEPHONE COMPANY ! PLUG AND JACK USED TO CONNECT THIS EQUIPMENT TO THE PREMISES WIRING AND TELEPHONE NETWORK MUST COMPLY WITH THE APPLICABLE &## PART RULES AND REQUIREME
!DDITIONAL )NFORMATION $)2%#46 (IGH $ElNITION 2ECEIVER 3PECIlCATIONS 0OWER SUPPLY )NPUT /UTPUT )NTERFACE )NPUT 6OLTAGE !# 6 (Z 3-03 TYPE 0OWER #ONSUMPTION 7 MAX ,.
!DDITIONAL )NFORMATION 2#! 3ATELLITE 0RODUCT 3YSTEM OR 2ECEIVER ,IMITED 7ARRANTY 7HAT YOUR WARRANTY COVERS s $EFECTS IN MATERIALS OR WORKMANSHIP &OR HOW LONG AFTER YOUR PURCHASE s DAYS FROM DATE OF PURCHASE 5NIT EXCHANGE WHICH INCLUDES PARTS AND LABOR s DAYS TO YEAR FROM DATE OF PURCHASE 5NIT EXCHANGE WHICH INCLUDES PARTS ONLY YOU PAY THE LABOR s 4HE WARRANTY FOR RENTAL UNITS BEGINS WITH THE lRST RENTAL OR DAYS FROM DATE OF SHIPMENT TO THE RENTAL lRM WHICHEVER COMES lRST 7HAT WE WILL DO 3
!DDITIONAL )NFORMATION 4O RECEIVE A REPLACEMENT RECEIVER AFTER WE HAVE RECEIVED YOUR UNIT s 7RITE THE 32 NUMBER ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CARTON USED TO RETURN THE UNIT -AKE SURE YOU INSURE YOUR SHIPMENT IN CASE OF DAMAGE OR LOSS s #AREFULLY PACK THE UNIT USING THE ORIGINAL BOX AND PACKING MATERIAL IF POSSIBLE 0LEASE RETAIN ALL ACCESSORIES THAT WERE INCLUDED WITH YOUR UNIT SUCH AS THE REMOTE CONTROL HAND UNIT AND ACCESS CARD s )NCLUDE WITH THE SHIPMENT %VIDENCE OF PURCHASE DATE SUCH AS A BILL OF SAL
!DDITIONAL )NFORMATION !CCESSORY )NFORMATION 4HERE ARE VARIOUS ACCESSORIES AVAILABLE TO COMPLEMENT YOUR ($46 4UNER 0RICES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE !LL ACCESSORIES ARE SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY ! SHIPPING AND HANDLING FEE WILL BE CHARGED UPON ORDERING AND WE ARE REQUIRED BY LAW TO COLLECT THE APPROPRIATE SALES TAX FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL STATE COUNTRY AND LOCALITY TO WHICH THE MERCHANDISE IS BEING SENT (OW 4O /RDER 4O PLACE AN ORDER BY PHONE HAVE YOUR 6ISA -ASTER#ARD OR $ISCOVER #ARD READY AND CAL
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6ISIT THE 2#! WEBSITE AT WWW RCA COM )F YOUR HIGH DElNITION RECEIVER NEEDS SERVICE PLEASE CONTACT YOUR DEALER OR THE NEAREST 3ERVICE #ENTER FROM THE 9ELLOW 0AGES 0LEASE DO NOT SEND ANY PRODUCTS TO THE )NDIANAPOLIS ADDRESS LISTED IN THIS MANUAL OR ON THE CARTON 4HIS WILL ONLY ADD DELAYS IN SERVICE FOR YOUR PRODUCT 4HOMSON )NC .ORTH -ERIDIAN 3TREET )NDIANAPOLIS ).
