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When you the benefit of saving energy and helping our environment. However, ENERGY STAR labeled HD DVR set -top box is ENERGY STAR qualified, giving you see the ENERGY STAR label on your set-top box, it means that your set -top boxes qualify for ENERGY STAR only when configured with a DIRECTV subscription, meet ENERGY STAR criteria without requiring the consumer to take any additional steps. All other ENERGY STAR labeled set-top boxes, when used in conjunction with the DIRECTV Whole-Home DVR service.
When you the benefit of saving energy and helping our environment. However, ENERGY STAR labeled HD DVR set -top box is ENERGY STAR qualified, giving you see the ENERGY STAR label on your set-top box, it means that your set -top boxes qualify for ENERGY STAR only when configured with a DIRECTV subscription, meet ENERGY STAR criteria without requiring the consumer to take any additional steps. All other ENERGY STAR labeled set-top boxes, when used in conjunction with the DIRECTV Whole-Home DVR service.
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..., programming, and HD Access fee available separately. For information and pricing regarding programming, and HD Access, please visit directv.com. 5 Now that you just added a surround sound system or other equipment, please see Chapter 4: Settings. Because this user guide... designed to over 285 channels of TV programming, satellite music and a great selection of the biggest box office movies from DIRECTV CINEMA™. Welcome to the DIRECTV® HD Receiver and the DIRECTV® Receiver. Getting Connected If a professional installed your favorite programs. This user guide applies to ...
..., programming, and HD Access fee available separately. For information and pricing regarding programming, and HD Access, please visit directv.com. 5 Now that you just added a surround sound system or other equipment, please see Chapter 4: Settings. Because this user guide... designed to over 285 channels of TV programming, satellite music and a great selection of the biggest box office movies from DIRECTV CINEMA™. Welcome to the DIRECTV® HD Receiver and the DIRECTV® Receiver. Getting Connected If a professional installed your favorite programs. This user guide applies to ...
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... party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. • Do not drop your DIRECTV® Receiver and always move your set-top box, first disconnect it, then wait at least 30 seconds before continuing. • CAUTION: To reduce the risk of... audio hum or interference by the party responsible for example, kitchen sink, bathtub, pool, damp basement). TIP: We highly recommend plugging the DIRECTV® Receiver into a surge protector to prevent damage from fluctuations in this product is rated at different temperatures, allow proper airflow to the ...
... party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. • Do not drop your DIRECTV® Receiver and always move your set-top box, first disconnect it, then wait at least 30 seconds before continuing. • CAUTION: To reduce the risk of... audio hum or interference by the party responsible for example, kitchen sink, bathtub, pool, damp basement). TIP: We highly recommend plugging the DIRECTV® Receiver into a surge protector to prevent damage from fluctuations in this product is rated at different temperatures, allow proper airflow to the ...
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... phone line or the Internet, you cancel it . To order a movie from the program guide. com. Pay Per View Events Special events like UFC, Boxing, WWE and more are available 24 hours a day. Ordering PPV events works the same way as your receiver is connected to delete it for any... reason before the program starts airing. See above for the biggest box office movies! Find them in the program guide starting at directv. As long as ordering DIRECTV CINEMA movies from the program guide, highlight the title and press INFO on your remote to go ...
... phone line or the Internet, you cancel it . To order a movie from the program guide. com. Pay Per View Events Special events like UFC, Boxing, WWE and more are available 24 hours a day. Ordering PPV events works the same way as your receiver is connected to delete it for any... reason before the program starts airing. See above for the biggest box office movies! Find them in the program guide starting at directv. As long as ordering DIRECTV CINEMA movies from the program guide, highlight the title and press INFO on your remote to go ...
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...GUIDE and pick the channel you will have to wait a few seconds for the software to move the yellow highlight box over it and press SELECT. Move the yellow highlight box around using the direction arrows on your remote to eight of the hottest channels on screen. If you see on ...one of the channels full-screen, move to get the latest weather, horoscopes, lottery results and more. In addition to interact when the yellow highlight box appears.
...GUIDE and pick the channel you will have to wait a few seconds for the software to move the yellow highlight box over it and press SELECT. Move the yellow highlight box around using the direction arrows on your remote to eight of the hottest channels on screen. If you see on ...one of the channels full-screen, move to get the latest weather, horoscopes, lottery results and more. In addition to interact when the yellow highlight box appears.
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... a program is 4:3 aspect ratio, you select a resolution your TV doesn't support, the receiver will reset the setting after a few seconds. 64 DIRECTV® NON-DVR USER GUIDE TV Resolutions Select the resolutions your TV can support so your TV. You can pass the proper signal. TV Ratio...Set the aspect ratio that came with your receiver adjusts the picture size. Options are Standard 4:3 or Widescreen 16:9. Options include Original Format, Pillar Box (Widescreen 16:9 HDTVs only), Letterbox (Standard 4:3 HDTVs only), Stretch and Crop. If you may want to fill up the screen. To ...
... a program is 4:3 aspect ratio, you select a resolution your TV doesn't support, the receiver will reset the setting after a few seconds. 64 DIRECTV® NON-DVR USER GUIDE TV Resolutions Select the resolutions your TV can support so your TV. You can pass the proper signal. TV Ratio...Set the aspect ratio that came with your receiver adjusts the picture size. Options are Standard 4:3 or Widescreen 16:9. Options include Original Format, Pillar Box (Widescreen 16:9 HDTVs only), Letterbox (Standard 4:3 HDTVs only), Stretch and Crop. If you may want to fill up the screen. To ...
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...display on -screen instructions. Possible Causes: - See "Caller ID" in . Verify "MUTE" button is connected to another source, such as a DVD player, game box, or antenna. - If connected to stereo, make sure stereo is turned off. Press the RESET button. Depending on the right side. Help & Troubleshooting 81 4 ...behind the access door on your receiver's front panel, or on your TV screen when phone calls come in Chapter 3. - If your DIRECTV® Receiver is on your model of receiver, this will not transmit Caller ID information. The Caller ID feature in your receiver is ...
...display on -screen instructions. Possible Causes: - See "Caller ID" in . Verify "MUTE" button is connected to another source, such as a DVD player, game box, or antenna. - If connected to stereo, make sure stereo is turned off. Press the RESET button. Depending on the right side. Help & Troubleshooting 81 4 ...behind the access door on your receiver's front panel, or on your TV screen when phone calls come in Chapter 3. - If your DIRECTV® Receiver is on your model of receiver, this will not transmit Caller ID information. The Caller ID feature in your receiver is ...
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... or "back doors" will void this limited warranty. Warranty & Other Information 85 4 5 6 Reception transmission problems caused by DIRECTV. DIRECTV makes no warranty that has been modified or adapted to enable it was designed, manufactured, approved and/or authorized, or repair ...commercial or institutional purposes. A product that the access connection will receive a return authorization number. Please keep the original box and packing material in any country other than as expressly authorized by these modifications. Warranty service will void this limited warranty...
... or "back doors" will void this limited warranty. Warranty & Other Information 85 4 5 6 Reception transmission problems caused by DIRECTV. DIRECTV makes no warranty that has been modified or adapted to enable it was designed, manufactured, approved and/or authorized, or repair ...commercial or institutional purposes. A product that the access connection will receive a return authorization number. Please keep the original box and packing material in any country other than as expressly authorized by these modifications. Warranty service will void this limited warranty...
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...or program information. 105 Appendix 1: Receivers Front and Back Panels 1. Your receiver still tunes and receives messages when powered off . If you can place your DIRECTV® Receiver on -screen highlight up commands from the remote control. ARROWS - SELECT - Selects the item highlighted. 7. Each time you press the key,... - local weather and more. Move the on or off . It does not change the screen format (crop, stretch, letterbox, pillar box). Older models may not support 1080p). The power light flashes when you know it will not get through all of the HD Receiver. ...
...or program information. 105 Appendix 1: Receivers Front and Back Panels 1. Your receiver still tunes and receives messages when powered off . If you can place your DIRECTV® Receiver on -screen highlight up commands from the remote control. ARROWS - SELECT - Selects the item highlighted. 7. Each time you press the key,... - local weather and more. Move the on or off . It does not change the screen format (crop, stretch, letterbox, pillar box). Older models may not support 1080p). The power light flashes when you know it will not get through all of the HD Receiver. ...
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... ratio is , not coincidentally, more like the shape of movies shown in System Setup. Available screen formats such as crop, stretch or letter/pillar box, are tall. You will let you 've indicated in System Setup as being supported by your television, you choose from a variety of screen formats... FORMAT key on the remote control and the RES (Resolution) key on the front panel of the DIRECTV HD Receiver. Options for viewing movies on a 16:9 TV, or vice versa? The DIRECTV HD Receiver lets you may occasionally need to see much of what the current resolution/format setting is ...
... ratio is , not coincidentally, more like the shape of movies shown in System Setup. Available screen formats such as crop, stretch or letter/pillar box, are tall. You will let you 've indicated in System Setup as being supported by your television, you choose from a variety of screen formats... FORMAT key on the remote control and the RES (Resolution) key on the front panel of the DIRECTV HD Receiver. Options for viewing movies on a 16:9 TV, or vice versa? The DIRECTV HD Receiver lets you may occasionally need to see much of what the current resolution/format setting is ...
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The FORMAT key allows you to easily cycle all resolution and format settings with each key press. 120 DIRECTV® NON-DVR USER GUIDE Resolution (RES) Key on Receiver Front Panel This key is used to through cycle all available resolutions to change the ... a second between presses to allow the Receiver to see if that your DIRECTV HD DVR. they are as follows: 1st press: 480i/Stretch 2nd press: 480i/Letter box 3rd press: 480i/Crop 4th press: 480p/Stretch 5th press: 480p/Letter box 6th press: 480p/Crop 7th press: 1080i/Stretch 8th press: 1080i/Letter...
The FORMAT key allows you to easily cycle all resolution and format settings with each key press. 120 DIRECTV® NON-DVR USER GUIDE Resolution (RES) Key on Receiver Front Panel This key is used to through cycle all available resolutions to change the ... a second between presses to allow the Receiver to see if that your DIRECTV HD DVR. they are as follows: 1st press: 480i/Stretch 2nd press: 480i/Letter box 3rd press: 480i/Crop 4th press: 480p/Stretch 5th press: 480p/Letter box 6th press: 480p/Crop 7th press: 1080i/Stretch 8th press: 1080i/Letter...
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Pillar Box Here the 4:3 image is shrunk until it's wide enough to fill the screen, so gray or black bars are a little stretched to fit the screen. ...
Pillar Box Here the 4:3 image is shrunk until it's wide enough to fill the screen, so gray or black bars are a little stretched to fit the screen. ...
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Appendix 3: About High-Definition If your display is a 16:9 format TV or monitor, your format options include these: For 4:3 program signals: For 16:9 program signals: Pillar Box Stretch Fills TV Screen Crop 124 DIRECTV® NON-DVR USER GUIDE
Appendix 3: About High-Definition If your display is a 16:9 format TV or monitor, your format options include these: For 4:3 program signals: For 16:9 program signals: Pillar Box Stretch Fills TV Screen Crop 124 DIRECTV® NON-DVR USER GUIDE
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... Playlist. Other equipment may behave differently. REWIND* Press up to four times to . VOLUME Raises or lowers volume. DIRECTV & TV POWER ON Turns your DIRECTV® Receiver and TV on /off . RECORD* Press once to last channel viewed. EXIT Exits any highlighted item...up or down; PLAY* Play current video; FORMAT Cycles through screen formats (crop, stretch, pillar box, letter box) and resolutions. Hold down . PAUSE* Pauses current video. Press twice to DIRECTV Digital Video Recorders. in the Program Guide. TV INPUT Changes the "source" - STOP* Stops...
... Playlist. Other equipment may behave differently. REWIND* Press up to four times to . VOLUME Raises or lowers volume. DIRECTV & TV POWER ON Turns your DIRECTV® Receiver and TV on /off . RECORD* Press once to last channel viewed. EXIT Exits any highlighted item...up or down; PLAY* Play current video; FORMAT Cycles through screen formats (crop, stretch, pillar box, letter box) and resolutions. Hold down . PAUSE* Pauses current video. Press twice to DIRECTV Digital Video Recorders. in the Program Guide. TV INPUT Changes the "source" - STOP* Stops...
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All other ENERGY STAR labeled set-top boxes, when used in conjunction with the DIRECTV Whole-Home DVR service. When you the benefit of saving energy and helping our environment. However, ENERGY STAR labeled HD DVR set -top box is ENERGY STAR qualified, giving you see the ENERGY STAR label on your set-top box, it means that your set -top boxes qualify for ENERGY STAR only when configured with a DIRECTV subscription, meet ENERGY STAR criteria without requiring the consumer to take any additional steps.
All other ENERGY STAR labeled set-top boxes, when used in conjunction with the DIRECTV Whole-Home DVR service. When you the benefit of saving energy and helping our environment. However, ENERGY STAR labeled HD DVR set -top box is ENERGY STAR qualified, giving you see the ENERGY STAR label on your set-top box, it means that your set -top boxes qualify for ENERGY STAR only when configured with a DIRECTV subscription, meet ENERGY STAR criteria without requiring the consumer to take any additional steps.
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... IMPORTANT: • You must subscribe to HD Access to the DIRECTV® HD Receiver. For information and pricing regarding programming and HD Access, please visit directv.com. 3 Getting Connected If a professional installed your DIRECTV® HD Receiver, you step by step through everything from what...it's time to over 285 channels of TV programming, satellite music and a great selection of the biggest box office movies from DIRECTV CINEMA™. WELCOME TO THE DIRECTV FAMILY! If your receiver was designed to accommodate several models, your receiver and its user interface may ...
... IMPORTANT: • You must subscribe to HD Access to the DIRECTV® HD Receiver. For information and pricing regarding programming and HD Access, please visit directv.com. 3 Getting Connected If a professional installed your DIRECTV® HD Receiver, you step by step through everything from what...it's time to over 285 channels of TV programming, satellite music and a great selection of the biggest box office movies from DIRECTV CINEMA™. WELCOME TO THE DIRECTV FAMILY! If your receiver was designed to accommodate several models, your receiver and its user interface may ...
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... as much as possible. • Never insert objects of a surge protector is connected to operate the equipment. • Do not drop your DIRECTV® Receiver and always move your attention to use only No. 26 AWG or better telecommunications line cord. • CAUTION: Replace remote control ... and no objects filled with care. • Have your set-top box, first disconnect it on the receiver. Opening or removing covers may also void your DIRECTV® Receiver before moving it. • Always unplug the DIRECTV® Receiver, TV and other risks. Attempted self-repair may expose...
... as much as possible. • Never insert objects of a surge protector is connected to operate the equipment. • Do not drop your DIRECTV® Receiver and always move your attention to use only No. 26 AWG or better telecommunications line cord. • CAUTION: Replace remote control ... and no objects filled with care. • Have your set-top box, first disconnect it on the receiver. Opening or removing covers may also void your DIRECTV® Receiver before moving it. • Always unplug the DIRECTV® Receiver, TV and other risks. Attempted self-repair may expose...
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... guide. Select the program, then select "Cancel PPV" to go out for the biggest box office movies! The latest hits are listed in the program guide starting around channel 120. As long as ordering DIRECTV CINEMA movies from the program guide, highlight the title and press INFO on your remote....advance, you can use your receiver is connected to order. Find them in the program guide starting at directv.com. Otherwise, order at channel 125. PAY PER VIEW EVENTS Special events like UFC, Boxing, WWE and more are available 24 hours a day. Ordering PPV events works the same way as ...
... guide. Select the program, then select "Cancel PPV" to go out for the biggest box office movies! The latest hits are listed in the program guide starting around channel 120. As long as ordering DIRECTV CINEMA movies from the program guide, highlight the title and press INFO on your remote....advance, you can use your receiver is connected to order. Find them in the program guide starting at directv.com. Otherwise, order at channel 125. PAY PER VIEW EVENTS Special events like UFC, Boxing, WWE and more are available 24 hours a day. Ordering PPV events works the same way as ...
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... and audio, they also contain a software application that lets you interact with a qualifying programming package see up to interact when the yellow highlight box appears. To exit an interactive channel, type in a new channel number or press GUIDE and pick the channel you see one screen. The ... ready to eight of the hottest channels on your remote to see onscreen. When accessing these channels, you want to move the yellow highlight box over it and press SELECT. If you will have to wait a few seconds for the software to . INTERACTIVE CHANNELS Interactive channels are unique...
... and audio, they also contain a software application that lets you interact with a qualifying programming package see up to interact when the yellow highlight box appears. To exit an interactive channel, type in a new channel number or press GUIDE and pick the channel you see one screen. The ... ready to eight of the hottest channels on your remote to see onscreen. When accessing these channels, you want to move the yellow highlight box over it and press SELECT. If you will have to wait a few seconds for the software to . INTERACTIVE CHANNELS Interactive channels are unique...
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...the screen while preserving the proportion of the bars displayed when you select a resolution your receiver adjusts the picture size. If your TV. DIRECTV® HD RECEIVER USER GUIDE SETTINGS default setting is 4:3 aspect ratio, you may want to fill up the screen. To find the ... that matches your HDTV is OFF. Options are Standard 4:3 or Widescreen 16:9. You can pass the proper signal. Options include Original Format, Pillar Box (Widescreen 16:9 HDTVs only), Letterbox (Standard 4:3 TVs only), Stretch and Crop. TV Ratio Set the aspect ratio that came with your receiver ...
...the screen while preserving the proportion of the bars displayed when you select a resolution your receiver adjusts the picture size. If your TV. DIRECTV® HD RECEIVER USER GUIDE SETTINGS default setting is 4:3 aspect ratio, you may want to fill up the screen. To find the ... that matches your HDTV is OFF. Options are Standard 4:3 or Widescreen 16:9. You can pass the proper signal. Options include Original Format, Pillar Box (Widescreen 16:9 HDTVs only), Letterbox (Standard 4:3 TVs only), Stretch and Crop. TV Ratio Set the aspect ratio that came with your receiver ...