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Question posted by davidscott1102 on September 3rd, 2012

Hmdi Cable

i purchased a new tv .your box has a usb port not a hmdi port. I want to get a clearer picture.CMPZ

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Brochure - Page 1

... • 3.5-day Advanced Program Guide® • Interactive TV enabled* • Search function to 3.5 days what content the children in digital-quality home entertainment. including your new DIRECTV Receiver. are watching by your viewing options - quickly and easily with just a click of 100% digital-quality picture and sound. shows via person, title, • Control...
Brochure - Page 2

... switch 1 (Channel 3/4) Audio Outputs Stereo 2 (L/R, RCA) Other Satellite In Off-Air In Phone USB (For Future Use) BOX CONTENTS Cables S-Video Composite (RCA type) Other Access Card Phone cord Power cord Remote Model RC32 or RC64 IR Capable 4 Position Switch: DIRECTV Receiver, TV, AV1, AV2 Programmable to DIRECTV, TV, STB, DVD, VCR, Stereo Batteries Included (2 AA) OTHER...
Installation Guide - Page 1

DIRECTV Set-Top Box Information for the Installer Published by DTV-MD-0058 Rev. 2.2 March 5, 2008 DIRECTV, Inc.
Installation Guide - Page 2

...Fixed baud rate in Table 2 and Table 3. HR21P DIRECTV, Inc. DIRECTV Set-Top Box Information for HR20. Updated formating J. Deleted duplicate table of 42 March 5, 2008 DTV-MD.... B.S. Fixed 155200 typo and USB 2.0 default data rate in Table 3-1. W. M. W. G. Initial version J. G. Intermediate version. Added support for D12, R16, H21, HR21 and B.S. J.G....
Installation Guide - Page 3

... Table of Contents Section Page 1 Introduction...6 1.1 Disclaimer...6 1.2 Scope ...6 1.3 Notice ...6 1.4 Feedback...6 2 Set-Top Box Front Panel Shortcut Keys 7 3 Data Port Connectors...8 3.1 USB 2.0 Data Ports ...8 3.2 Data Port Interface Default Baud Rate 9 4 Data Port Commands...10 4.1 Data Port Commands and Supported STB 10 4.2 Software Version of 42 March 5, 2008 DTV-MD-0058...
Installation Guide - Page 4

DIRECTV Set-Top Box Information for the Installer 5.11 GetReturnValue (0x95)...23 5.12 Reboot (0x96)...... List ...33 6.3 Remote Control Key Codes...35 7 Wired IR Input Port ...37 7.1 Introduction ...37 7.2 Interface Specifications ...37 8 Appendix: Low Speed Serial Port Specifications 38 8.1 Low-Speed Data Port Connector ...38 8.2 Low-Speed Electrical Performance and Characteristics 39 8.2.1 Bit ...
Installation Guide - Page 5

...Keys Combinations 7 Table 2-2: Supported Shortcut Keys...7 Table 3-1: Type of Data Port Connector 8 Table 3-2: USB-Serial Adapter ...8 Table 4-1: Commands and Supported STB 10 Table 4-2: Software...Drive Characteristics 41 Table 8-5: Low-Speed Data Port Signaling Conventions 41 DIRECTV, Inc. Orientation of Figures Figure 4-1. DIRECTV Set-Top Box Information for the Installer Table of the ...
Installation Guide - Page 6

... set-top box (STB) models D10, D11, D12, R15,... R16, H10, H20, HR20, H21, HR21 and HR21P. This "Peculiarities" document must no representations or warranties, express or implied, that use of the technologies described in this specification should first obtain permission from use , or non-infringement. 1.2 Scope This document provides information on the DIRECTV Set-top box data port...
Installation Guide - Page 7

...& Test screen. input phone settings for the Installer 2 Set-Top Box Front Panel Shortcut Keys The following shortcut key combinations are implemented by...and DOWN Skip Guided Setup and display Startup: Full Screen (Live TV) on the screen instead of 42 March 5, 2008 DTV-MD-.../unstacked; Table 2-2: Supported Shortcut Keys STB Model D10 D11 D12 H10 R15 R16 H20 H21 HR20 HR21 HR21P ACTIVE and UP...
Installation Guide - Page 8

... Data Rate (baud) D10 RJ22 9600 D11 USB 9600 D12 USB 9600 H10 RJ22 9600 R15 USB 9600 R16 USB 9600 H20 USB 9600 H21 USB 9600 HR20 USB 9600 HR21 USB 9600 HR21P USB and DB-9F 9600 3.1 USB 2.0 Data Ports All new DIRECTV STBs have USB 2.0 data ports. The STB USB port has a host configuration. That means USB ports will be plugged before the STB is plugged...
Installation Guide - Page 9

The data format is running, it must be reset. 3.2 Data Port Interface Default Baud Rate All STBs have a default baud data rate of 42 March 5, 2008 DTV-MD-0058 DIRECTV Set-Top Box Information for the Installer STB is 1 start bit, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, and no handshaking. Version 2.2 Page 9 of 9600. DIRECTV, Inc.
Installation Guide - Page 10

DIRECTV Set-Top Box Information for the Installer 4 Data Port Commands 4.1 Data Port Commands and Supported STB Table 4-1: Commands and Supported STB Command Command Label Code D10 D11 D12 R15 R16 H10 H20 H21 HR20 HR21 HR21P 0x81 Standby Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 0x82 Active Yes Yes Yes ...
Installation Guide - Page 11

... 0x1040 D10-200 0x1040 D10-300 0x1043 D11-100 0x1040 D12-100 0x1050 D11-300 0x1040 D11-500 0x1040 R15-100 0x1029 R15-300 0x104B R15-500 0x10FA R16-300 H10(1) 0x10C2 0.4.33 H20-100...in Table 4-2 and newer software versions support data port commands described in this document. DIRECTV Set-Top Box Information for the Installer 4.2 Software Version of 42 March 5, 2008 DTV-...
Installation Guide - Page 12

... This command holds its value after a warm start. DIRECTV Set-Top Box Information for the Installer 4.3 Basic Data Port Commands Table 4-3: Basic Commands Summary Command Code Command Label 0x81 Standby(1) ...on current channel 0x84 GetCommandVersion The STB returns the version of the Data Port Specification that it implements. 0x87 GetCurrentChannel Get the major and minor numbers for...
Installation Guide - Page 13

...STB, it will be obtained by issuing the command GetTuner. To maintain backward compatibility, new commands with TunerID set of 42 March 5, 2008 DTV-MD-0058 DIRECTV, Inc. ...[TunerID] can be executed as specified in Figure 4-1. DIRECTV Set-Top Box Information for the Installer 4.4 Multi-Tuner Data Port Commands A new set to control DIRECTV STB, should follow the protocol depicted in Figure ...
Installation Guide - Page 15

DIRECTV Set-Top Box Information for the Installer 4.7 STB Command Prefix 0xFA Required Command Prefix, ...ACK_CMD NACK_CMD ACK_PARAMS NACK_PARAMS ACK_FCNOK NACK_FCNOK ACK_RESET NACK_BUSY NACK_INUSE NACK_PREFIX DATA_ERROR CMDBUF_OVFL Description Command Acknowledge Command Unknown Parser received the correct number of 42 March 5, 2008 DTV-MD-0058 Communication data error Command parser reset -...
Installation Guide - Page 25

... defined user command to the user command as though a user button on the screen. key toggle, 01 - DIRECTV Set-Top Box Information for the Installer 0xD4 Exit (key #30) 0xEC Green (key #41) 0xD5 Power (key #7) 0xED Blue (key ... command Return Value 0x0000 : Success 0x0001 : Failure - menu) STB -> Controller: F2 (Received the correct number of 42 March 5, 2008 DTV-MD-0058
Installation Guide - Page 26

...will execute an OpenUserChannel command by viewer 0x1005 : Failure - DIRECTV Set-Top Box Information for the specified guide major/minor channel number. Channel spending limit exceeded... F0 Controller -> STB: 01 14 FF FF (Command acknowledged) (Parameters[1]) STB -> Controller: F2 (Received the correct number of 42 March 5, 2008 DTV-MD-0058 Channel not found in program guide 0x1002 :...
Installation Guide - Page 39

... is "opened." 8.3 Low-Speed Input Characteristics 8.3.1 Input Signaling Characteristics (Pin 3) The low-speed data port will not exceed 30 ms as long as shown in Table 8-1. Version 2.2 Page 39 of zero (0)...Top Box Information for Non-Empty STB Buffer The idle interval will comply with the bit timing requirements as at least one byte exists in the STB receive buffer, given that the port is...
Installation Guide - Page 42

...from space to the IRD. Direct broadcast satellite. Digital Visual Interface. Order-Ahead Pay Per View. Version 2.2 Page 42 of the electronic program guide. Infrared. Movie purchases placed by calling a customer service representative rather than using the on -screen displays. Pulse Code Modulation. Receiver Identification. Set-top box. Conditial Access Module. Digital Video...

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