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... separately. Getting Connected If a professional installed your DIRECTV® Receiver, you step by step through everything from what is shown here. Welcome! Now that you just added a surround sound system or other equipment, please see Chapter 4: Settings. Welcome to the DIRECTV® HD Receiver and the DIRECTV® Receiver. If your favorite programs. This user guide applies...
... separately. Getting Connected If a professional installed your DIRECTV® Receiver, you step by step through everything from what is shown here. Welcome! Now that you just added a surround sound system or other equipment, please see Chapter 4: Settings. Welcome to the DIRECTV® HD Receiver and the DIRECTV® Receiver. If your favorite programs. This user guide applies...
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TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 6: WARRANTY & OTHER INFORMATION Limited 90-Day Warranty 84 DIRECTV Protection Plan 87 FCC Customer Information 88 Terms & Conditions for Use of Software 92 APPENDICES Appendix 1: Receivers Front and Back Panel ........104 High-Definition Receiver 104 Standard-Definition Receiver 108 Appendix 2: How to Network Your HD Receiver .....112 Appendix 3: About High-Definition 119 Index 125 8
TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 6: WARRANTY & OTHER INFORMATION Limited 90-Day Warranty 84 DIRECTV Protection Plan 87 FCC Customer Information 88 Terms & Conditions for Use of Software 92 APPENDICES Appendix 1: Receivers Front and Back Panel ........104 High-Definition Receiver 104 Standard-Definition Receiver 108 Appendix 2: How to Network Your HD Receiver .....112 Appendix 3: About High-Definition 119 Index 125 8
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...'s showing, press the GUIDE button to hide those channels. See Chapter 2 "Program Guide, Filtering the Guide" for details. Unsubscribed Channels 18 DIRECTV® NON-DVR USER GUIDE Program Guide Program Guide To see a screen that are not part of programming for the colorbutton hints at a ...Unsubscribed Channels Channels in time 12 hours, once there use the CHAN/PAGE button to scroll a whole page up to 7 days of programming for HD receivers and 3 1/2 days of your guide to display the onscreen program guide. use the RED button to go directly there. See Chapter 2, "...
...'s showing, press the GUIDE button to hide those channels. See Chapter 2 "Program Guide, Filtering the Guide" for details. Unsubscribed Channels 18 DIRECTV® NON-DVR USER GUIDE Program Guide Program Guide To see a screen that are not part of programming for the colorbutton hints at a ...Unsubscribed Channels Channels in time 12 hours, once there use the CHAN/PAGE button to scroll a whole page up to 7 days of programming for HD receivers and 3 1/2 days of your guide to display the onscreen program guide. use the RED button to go directly there. See Chapter 2, "...
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... & Program Info 19 6 For a list of 3D programs, press GUIDE, press the YELLOW button and then select "Sort programs by category". HD and SD Channels DIRECTV has a tremendous offering of HD channels and they are in the 100s series in HD and requires HD Access, HD receiver (HR21, H21 or later), compatible 3D HDTV and 3D glasses.
... & Program Info 19 6 For a list of 3D programs, press GUIDE, press the YELLOW button and then select "Sort programs by category". HD and SD Channels DIRECTV has a tremendous offering of HD channels and they are in the 100s series in HD and requires HD Access, HD receiver (HR21, H21 or later), compatible 3D HDTV and 3D glasses.
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... you can press the INFO button for important news items or special promotions. When you select a channel from this list, the receiver will tune to your remote and select "View Previous Channels". We also notify you for quick access to toggle among the channels... you watch most often. On StandardDefinition Receivers, press the YELLOW button on your messages. Channels & Program Info 25 5 6 DIRECTV sends messages to see a list of software changes and new features that we download to that channel. On SD Receivers and HD Receiver model H20, press MENU, select "TVmail &...
... you can press the INFO button for important news items or special promotions. When you select a channel from this list, the receiver will tune to your remote and select "View Previous Channels". We also notify you for quick access to toggle among the channels... you watch most often. On StandardDefinition Receivers, press the YELLOW button on your messages. Channels & Program Info 25 5 6 DIRECTV sends messages to see a list of software changes and new features that we download to that channel. On SD Receivers and HD Receiver model H20, press MENU, select "TVmail &...
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.... Search for Shows Finds shows by channel and time. 28 DIRECTV® NON-DVR USER GUIDE DIRECTV® HD Receiver Menu DIRECTV® Receiver Menu To learn more, go away. Press MENU on your menu if you enable DIRECTV® Whole-Home DVR service. Manage Autotunes Check to see past... and future) your receiver is set an Autotune by title, actor, ...
.... Search for Shows Finds shows by channel and time. 28 DIRECTV® NON-DVR USER GUIDE DIRECTV® HD Receiver Menu DIRECTV® Receiver Menu To learn more, go away. Press MENU on your menu if you enable DIRECTV® Whole-Home DVR service. Manage Autotunes Check to see past... and future) your receiver is set an Autotune by title, actor, ...
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... connected a land line and subscribe to use your entire DIRECTV® System. Menu DIRECTV® HD Receiver Menu DIRECTV® Receiver Menu 4 5 6 Chapter 2 - Parental, Fav's & Setup Set parental control limits, choose favorite channels for a customized program guide, and choose settings for your TV, remote, and your DIRECTV Receiver. On HD Receivers (except model H20) "Help" can be found under "Parental...
... connected a land line and subscribe to use your entire DIRECTV® System. Menu DIRECTV® HD Receiver Menu DIRECTV® Receiver Menu 4 5 6 Chapter 2 - Parental, Fav's & Setup Set parental control limits, choose favorite channels for a customized program guide, and choose settings for your TV, remote, and your DIRECTV Receiver. On HD Receivers (except model H20) "Help" can be found under "Parental...
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EXTRAS CALLER ID 42 DIRECTV® WHOLE-HOME DVR SERVICE (HD Receivers) ....43 GAMESEARCH 48 GSN GAME LOUNGE 48 QUICKTUNE 49 SCOREGUIDE 49 TV APPS 50 41 CHAPTER 3 -
EXTRAS CALLER ID 42 DIRECTV® WHOLE-HOME DVR SERVICE (HD Receivers) ....43 GAMESEARCH 48 GSN GAME LOUNGE 48 QUICKTUNE 49 SCOREGUIDE 49 TV APPS 50 41 CHAPTER 3 -
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...Apps, like Flickr, ScoreGuide™, 5-Day Weather Forecast and Webcams, you can also go to the online DIRECTV App Store on your computer, at the press of a button. To enjoy TV Apps, your HD Receiver must be connected to Network your local weather, see live feeds of the TV Apps Dock and choose... the apps you want . See Appendix 2: How to the Internet. You can view your favorite pictures, get up to the minute scores, check your HD Receiver for instructions. Note: This feature is not available on your TV Apps, just press the Right Arrow button and select the App you want to...
...Apps, like Flickr, ScoreGuide™, 5-Day Weather Forecast and Webcams, you can also go to the online DIRECTV App Store on your computer, at the press of a button. To enjoy TV Apps, your HD Receiver must be connected to Network your local weather, see live feeds of the TV Apps Dock and choose... the apps you want . See Appendix 2: How to the Internet. You can view your favorite pictures, get up to the minute scores, check your HD Receiver for instructions. Note: This feature is not available on your TV Apps, just press the Right Arrow button and select the App you want to...
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... connector as the best video/audio input and a surround sound system that has a digital audio coax connector as the best audio input, connecting to a DIRECTV HD Receiver. Example: TV with Component Video Connectors Here is an example using a TV that has component video connectors as the best video input with RCA audio... has a digital audio optical connector as the best audio input. This example also shows using a DVD burner with RCA audio and video connectors. 56 DIRECTV® NON-DVR USER GUIDE This example also shows using a VCR with RCA audio and component video connectors.
... connector as the best video/audio input and a surround sound system that has a digital audio coax connector as the best audio input, connecting to a DIRECTV HD Receiver. Example: TV with Component Video Connectors Here is an example using a TV that has component video connectors as the best video input with RCA audio... has a digital audio optical connector as the best audio input. This example also shows using a DVD burner with RCA audio and video connectors. 56 DIRECTV® NON-DVR USER GUIDE This example also shows using a VCR with RCA audio and component video connectors.
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...DVD burner using a TV that has an HDMI connector as the best audio/video input. Receiver model H25 comes with the A/V Out cable that comes with your receiver for component video and RCA audio connections. Example: Using the A/V Out Component Video Cable ...or RCA (composite) video. This example also shows connecting your receiver to RCA audio and video (composite) connectors. Connections Chapter 4 - Settings 57 6 5 4 3 2 1 Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter Receiver with A/V Out Connector Some HD receivers have a special A/V Out connector that has an HDMI connector ...
...DVD burner using a TV that has an HDMI connector as the best audio/video input. Receiver model H25 comes with the A/V Out cable that comes with your receiver for component video and RCA audio connections. Example: Using the A/V Out Component Video Cable ...or RCA (composite) video. This example also shows connecting your receiver to RCA audio and video (composite) connectors. Connections Chapter 4 - Settings 57 6 5 4 3 2 1 Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter Receiver with A/V Out Connector Some HD receivers have a special A/V Out connector that has an HDMI connector ...
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No matter which include: Guide HD Channels (HD Receivers ONLY): Choose whether you want the first press of large text areas when they scroll. System Setup ... the Preferences, TV Ratio and Time Zone screens. Language: Select your remote to hide the SD duplicates. For SD Receivers select "Display" and then press the GREEN and RED buttons on your preferred on or off. Preferences These are user... second time shows you directly to the program guide or to go to a new channel. 60 DIRECTV® NON-DVR USER GUIDE Scrolling Effects: Turn scrolling effects on -screen text language.
No matter which include: Guide HD Channels (HD Receivers ONLY): Choose whether you want the first press of large text areas when they scroll. System Setup ... the Preferences, TV Ratio and Time Zone screens. Language: Select your remote to hide the SD duplicates. For SD Receivers select "Display" and then press the GREEN and RED buttons on your preferred on or off. Preferences These are user... second time shows you directly to the program guide or to go to a new channel. 60 DIRECTV® NON-DVR USER GUIDE Scrolling Effects: Turn scrolling effects on -screen text language.
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Settings 61 6 5 4 3 2 1 Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter Captioning High-Definition Receivers On HD receivers, select "Captioning" to turn closed captioning on SD Receivers) to set your time zone and whether you want the receiver to select the font style, size and color for the display of captions. System Setup Chapter 4 - Clock Select "Clock" (or "Time Zone" on or off, and to show Daylight Savings time or not.
Settings 61 6 5 4 3 2 1 Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter Captioning High-Definition Receivers On HD receivers, select "Captioning" to turn closed captioning on SD Receivers) to set your time zone and whether you want the receiver to select the font style, size and color for the display of captions. System Setup Chapter 4 - Clock Select "Clock" (or "Time Zone" on or off, and to show Daylight Savings time or not.
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HD Channels include 5.1 surround sound when available from the programmer. Sound Effects: Select the volume of Dolby Laboratories. For SD Receivers select "Audio" and then press the GREEN and RED buttons on or off, i.e. English, Spanish, Chinese, etc... "Dolby"...Select whether you want Dolby Digital audio output on your remote to your preferred audio language, i.e. Look for a surround sound system. SD Receivers HD Receivers 62 DIRECTV® NON-DVR USER GUIDE Audio options include: Language: Select your audio settings. System Setup Audio Select "Audio" to make a ...
HD Channels include 5.1 surround sound when available from the programmer. Sound Effects: Select the volume of Dolby Laboratories. For SD Receivers select "Audio" and then press the GREEN and RED buttons on or off, i.e. English, Spanish, Chinese, etc... "Dolby"...Select whether you want Dolby Digital audio output on your remote to your preferred audio language, i.e. Look for a surround sound system. SD Receivers HD Receivers 62 DIRECTV® NON-DVR USER GUIDE Audio options include: Language: Select your audio settings. System Setup Audio Select "Audio" to make a ...
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...Mode is OFF. If the next program changes to 1080i, the receiver tells the TV to change to channel changes since the receiver and TV must adjust the picture resolution at the highest resolution set on your HD Receiver tells the TV to review Appendix 3, About High-Definition, which ...describes HD formats and resolutions. For example, if Native mode is ON and a program is OFF, your receiver will display the program at every channel change your ...
...Mode is OFF. If the next program changes to 1080i, the receiver tells the TV to change to channel changes since the receiver and TV must adjust the picture resolution at the highest resolution set on your HD Receiver tells the TV to review Appendix 3, About High-Definition, which ...describes HD formats and resolutions. For example, if Native mode is ON and a program is OFF, your receiver will display the program at every channel change your ...
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...Press the red RESET button. Help & Troubleshooting 71 If the problems persist, try unplugging the power cord of the DIRECTV® Receiver. Wait for 15 seconds, then plug it in this process. On a computer, go to front panel button ...directv.com to be corrected by performing a simple reset of the DIRECTV® Receiver for program guide information to complete this section) can be acquired. If you diagnose and solve many common problems. Troubleshooting Tips HD & SD Receivers Reset Button (Your equipment may not look exactly like the model illustrated.) HD Receiver...
...Press the red RESET button. Help & Troubleshooting 71 If the problems persist, try unplugging the power cord of the DIRECTV® Receiver. Wait for 15 seconds, then plug it in this process. On a computer, go to front panel button ...directv.com to be corrected by performing a simple reset of the DIRECTV® Receiver for program guide information to complete this section) can be acquired. If you diagnose and solve many common problems. Troubleshooting Tips HD & SD Receivers Reset Button (Your equipment may not look exactly like the model illustrated.) HD Receiver...
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... on HD receivers) on most transponders in . - There may be a problem with the cables running from the program source (for example, you should return to normal. - If the picture is frozen, blocky, or pixels, there may be an obstruction to remove them or a DIRECTV Installer ...5000 to relocate your dish. - If the problem is coming from your satellite dish to your DIRECTV® Receiver. - You can also check all the cable connections between your DIRECTV® Receiver and the satellite dish for Satellite Signal (x771). Frequently Asked Questions Temporary loss of the satellite...
... on HD receivers) on most transponders in . - There may be a problem with the cables running from the program source (for example, you should return to normal. - If the picture is frozen, blocky, or pixels, there may be an obstruction to remove them or a DIRECTV Installer ...5000 to relocate your dish. - If the problem is coming from your satellite dish to your DIRECTV® Receiver. - You can also check all the cable connections between your DIRECTV® Receiver and the satellite dish for Satellite Signal (x771). Frequently Asked Questions Temporary loss of the satellite...
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APPENDICES APPENDIX 1: RECEIVERS FRONT AND BACK PANELS .........104 High-Definition Receiver 104 Standard-Definition Receiver 108 APPENDIX 2: HOW TO NETWORK YOUR HD RECEIVER .......112 APPENDIX 3: ABOUT HIGH-DEFINITION 119 103
APPENDICES APPENDIX 1: RECEIVERS FRONT AND BACK PANELS .........104 High-Definition Receiver 104 Standard-Definition Receiver 108 APPENDIX 2: HOW TO NETWORK YOUR HD RECEIVER .......112 APPENDIX 3: ABOUT HIGH-DEFINITION 119 103
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...- SELECT - Appendix 1: Receivers Front and Back Panels 1. The infrared sensor picks up the main menu to let you can place your DIRECTV® Receiver on the front panel only changes the resolution. If you press the key, it will not get through all of the HD Receiver. MENU - Brings up... commands from the remote control. Some receivers do not have the RESET button on...
...- SELECT - Appendix 1: Receivers Front and Back Panels 1. The infrared sensor picks up the main menu to let you can place your DIRECTV® Receiver on the front panel only changes the resolution. If you press the key, it will not get through all of the HD Receiver. MENU - Brings up... commands from the remote control. Some receivers do not have the RESET button on...