Chapter 1: Getting started This chapter tells you everything you need to know before you start setting up and using your DIRECTV® High-Definition Receiver. It includes information on: • Box contents • Front panel controls and lights • Back of the DIRECTV Receiver • Installing the batteries in the remote control • Inserting the Access Card Box contents Welcome! The first step in setting up your DIRECTV Receiver is to unpack the box and familiarize yourself with its contents.
Front panel controls and lights Now that you’ve unpacked the box, take a moment to take a look at the buttons and lights on the front of your DIRECTV® High-Definition Receiver. (You need to open the front door by holding both sides of the front panel and pulling it towards you.) POWER light Remote control sensor EXIT INFO OK Menu POWER button Arrows POWER button and light Push this button to turn your DIRECTV Receiver on or off. The light glows when power is on.
Back of the DIRECTV® High-Definition Receiver The diagram below illustrates the location of the input and output jacks on the back of the receiver. These illustrations may help you as you set up your DIRECTV Receiver. Step-by-step setup instructions appear in Chapter 3. DVI/ HDCP OUT AIR IN The cable from an off-air TV antenna (not from the satellite dish) connects to this jack.
Inserting the Access Card The next step is to insert your Access Card into your receiver. (You will not be able to view DIRECTV® programming unless the Access Card is properly inserted into the DIRECTV® High-Definition Receiver.) For some receivers, the card may already be inserted when you unpack the box. 1 Locate the ACCESS CARD slot. The slot is located on the back of the DIRECTV Receiver. 2 Insert the Access Card.
Chapter 3: Setting up and connecting This chapter explains how to setup and start using your DIRECTV® High-Definition Receiver.
Protect your components from overheating • Do not block ventilation holes in the top of the DIRECTV® High-Definition Receiver, or any other components. Make sure to position the components so that air can circulate freely. • If you are positioning the components in a stand or rack, make sure to allow for proper ventilation. • Do not stack components.
Audio/Video out jacks and cables (RCA-type) Audio/Video jacks and cables provide stereo sound and a better TV picture than RF jacks and cables. Use these jacks and cables to connect your receiver to a TV, VCR, or to other components such as a stereo receiver or amplifier. The Video out jacks provide a basic quality composite video signal using RCA-type cables. (Maximum resolution via this jack is 480i.) Audio jacks can be used to connect the DIRECTV® High-Definition Receiver to an A/V receiver.
DVI jack and cable Using the DVI jack and a digital DVI cable, your DIRECTV® High-Definition Receiver can provide the unconverted digital signal from digital off-air, cable, or DIRECTV® programming directly to A/V devices that are capable of decoding the digital video information. The DVI jack uses HDCP content protection to allow you to view HD programming that has been encoded using the HDCP protection system.
Connecting your DIRECTV® High-Definition Receiver 1 Make sure your TV, A/V receiver, and DIRECTV Receiver are turned off and unplugged. 2 If you plan to use the DIRECTV Receiver to watch DIRECTV® programming, connect the RG-6 coaxial cable running from your satellite dish to the SATELLITE IN jack on the back of your DIRECTV Receiver. 3 If you plan to watch cable TV programming, connect the coaxial cable running from your cable TV system to the CABLE IN jack on the back of the DIRECTV Receiver.
Choose the highest quality connection that your TV supports. (See Chapter 1 and page 19 for information on video connectors. See your TV owner’s manual for information on your TV’s capabilities.) The RGB, Component, and DVI jacks can carry any of the Digital TV and HDTV video resolutions. S-Video provides the next best video quality, followed by the standard A/V video outputs. The TV OUT RF jack provides a basic connection that carries both audio and video signals to your TV.
7 Make audio connections to your TV or A/V receiver. Your DIRECTV® High-Definition Receiver supports the following kinds of audio connections: • optical digital • coaxial digital • standard A/V audio jacks • RF Choose the highest quality connection that your TV (or A/V receiver, if you are using one) supports (see your TV or A/V receiver owner’s manual for information). The optical and coaxial digital audio outputs provide the highest quality audio (see Dolby Digital 5.1 in Chapter 1).
8 (Optional) connect your VCR. To connect your VCR to your DIRECTV® High-Definition Receiver, you can use • S-Video jack for video with the A/V audio jack for audio, or • A/V jacks for both audio and video, or • TV OUT RF jack Choose the best quality connection that is supported by your VCR (and that you did not already use to connect your TV). The S-Video jack provides the highest quality video for your VCR connection. The A/V jacks provide the next best video quality and high quality audio for your VCR.