DirecTV H10 manual

DIRECTV ® HD RECEIVER USER GUIDE[...]

Section Name R MENU 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 VOL MUTE PREV DEF ABC JKL MNO GHI TUV WXYZ PQRS DASH ENTER CHAN P A G E INFO BACK ON A V1 A V2 TV OFF TV POWER TV INPUT FORMA T EXIT LIST GUIDE ACTIVE SELECT PWR R R OFF OFF MO DE S W I T CH Changes remote to control other equipment, i.e., a VCR T V P O W ER / ON / O FF T urns your TV and DIRECTV HD Receiver [...]

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T able of Contents Ch ap ter 1 – I ntrod uction W elcom e ............................................................................................................. 2 About Y our User Guid e ..................................................................................... 3 Defi ning H igh- Defin itition .................................[...]

Section T itle 1 2 W elcome 3 About Y our User Guide 4 Defining High-Definition Chapter 1[...]

2 W elco me Congratulations on c hoosing the best entertainment experience around! W ith its astounding variety of c hannels and c hoices and unbeatable high-definition tec hnology… D I R E C TV ® H D service offers everything you’d want in your television experience. Y ou can expect more than ever before, with access to over 225 c hannels in[...]

3 Introduction About Your User Guide Chapter 1 6 look here for section title look here for page # and chapter # About Your Us er Guide Before you can start enjoy ing yo ur new DIR ECTV ®hhh System and s ervice, you’ll need to know mo re about gett ing every thing up and running , as well as lea rn all about naviga ting arou nd our TV world. This[...]

4 Defining High-Definition Introduction Defi nin g Hig h-Defi n itio n W hat is H D, and how does it differ from regular TV? T o learn more, here’s some helpful information about high-definition and your DI RE CTV H D Receiver . T ypes of T V Broadca sts Analog TV is the type of TV broadcast you may be most familiar with. If you get your broadca[...]

5 2 5 Chapter 1 Defining High-Definition Equi pme nt Y ou’l l N eed T o view H D programming, you’ll need, in addition to your D I R ECTV H D Receiver: 4 A high-definition TV set (or H D TV monitor) 4 A triple LN B 18” x 20” D I R ECTV M ulti- Satellite dish antenna T o enjoy select H D programming available on off-air local c hannels, you[...]

6 Reso luti on & In ter la ci ng T wo elements that determine the quality of a TV picture are: Re solut ion For TV equipment and broadcasts, resolution is defined by the number of horizontal lines displayed to make up eac h frame of a video image. T he more lines of resolution used to compose eac h frame, the more detailed and sharp the pictur[...]

7 Aspec t Ra tio In addition to resolution and interlacing, a television picture is also defined by the aspect ratio of its broadcasts—referring to the shape of the screen as defined by the ratio of the screen’s width to its height. For analog TV , the aspect ratio is 4 units wide by 3 units high (usually written 4:3). T his is the familiar s[...]

8 4 : 3 T V s sho win g 1 6 : 9 progra ms For a standard 4:3 TV showing a wide screen program, the program is too wide to fit on the screen. T o alleviate this, c hoose: Le tte r box W ith this format, the 16:9 image is shrunk until the entire width of the program fits on your TV . Since the aspect ratio of the program is maintained, the image is[...]

Chapter 2 9 Defining High-Definition If your d isp lay is a 4 :3 format T V or Mon itor , your format opti ons in c lu de these : For 4 :3 p rogram signa ls: Fi l ls T V Screen For 1 6 :9 p rogram signa ls: Letter Box F u l l Zoom[...]

1 0 1 6 : 9 T V s sh owi ng 4 : 3 progra ms For a wide screen 16:9 TV showing a standard 4:3 TV program, the program is too tall to fit the screen. Y our c hoices here include: Pi l la r b ox T he 4:3 aspect ratio is maintained, the image is no longer wide enough to fill the screen, so gray or blac k bars are seen at the left and right edges. T o[...]

1 1 Defining High-Definition Chapter 1 If your d isp lay is a 1 6 :9 fo rmat T V or Mon itor , your format opti ons i nc lu de these : For 4 :3 p rogram signa ls: Pi ll ar Box F ul l Zoom For 1 6 :9 p rogram signa ls: Fi l ls T V Screen[...]

1 2 Dolb y ® Digita l 5. 1 T he recommended audio format for H D TV is Dolby ® D igital 5.1. T his format offers five discrete c hannels of mid- and high-range digital audio, plus one c hannel of low-frequency (subwoofer) audio for use by A/V receivers capable of decoding the 5.1 c hannel signal. T he audio signals are broken into left-front, ce[...]

14 Making the Right Connections 15 Safety & Care 18 Helpful Hardware References 24 Getting Familiar 28 Choose the Setup That Suits Y ou 32 Guided Setup and Activation 33 Options For Changing V ideo Output Chapter 2[...]

1 4 Mak in g the Rig ht Conne ctions Re ady to con nect you r DIR EC T V ® HD Receiver a nd your ot her components ? W het her you’ re hav i ng your sy stem profe ssiona lly ins ta l led or ha ndl ing it your sel f, be su re to read over t he follow ing f ew pa ges to fa mi li a r iz e your sel f w ith some impor t a nt t ips for sa fe t y a nd [...]

1 5 Sa fe t y & C a re Y ou r DIR EC T V HD S ystem has been desig ned a nd ma nufac t ured to st r i ngent qua lit y a nd sa fet y st a nda rds. Y ou should, however , be awa re of t he fol lowi ng i mpor ta nt prec au t ions for sa fe a nd opt i ma l use of t he equipment. Be su re to … 1) Re ad a nd fol low a ll in sta l lat ion a nd opera[...]

1 6 6) H ave your DIR E CT V H D Re cei ver pr ofes sion al ly ser v iced (do not at tempt to s er v ice it your sel f ) if: 4 T he power supply cord or plug is d a maged or f rayed 4 L iquid ha s s pilled into t he produc t or it ha s bee n e xp osed to water 4 T he recei ver ha s bee n dr opped or d a maged 4 T he recei ver e x hibits a di st inc[...]

1 7 13) Do not d rop your DI R EC T V H D Rece ive r a nd a lways mov e it w ith ca re. 1 4 ) Place it on a flat , ha r d su r face — do not oper ate t he DIR EC T V HD Receiver on a ca r p et or ot her padded s ur f ace. En sur e t hat t he r ack or c abinet t he receiver is placed on is s table, a nd not subjec t to bei ng t ipped over . 15) E[...]

1 8 Hel pfu l Ha rdw a re Re fe ren ces Gener a l Sate ll ite D ish A nte nn a T his is you r “ d ish ” a nd rel ated ha rdwa re, af fi xed to you r roof or other sur f ace, wh ich pick s up t he broadca st sig na ls f rom our satel lites. DIR E CT V H D Re cei ver ( or Satel l ite Rece ive r) Y ou r DIR EC T V HD Receiver pick s up t he sig n[...]

1 9 Digi tal C a bles & C on nection s HDM I Jac k a nd C able HDM I st a nds for H ig h- Defi nit ion Mult imedi a I nterf ace. It of fer s a h ig h- qua l it y con nect ion t hat combines t he video and aud io sign a l into a sing le ca bl e. T he HDM I jack u ses H DCP content protect ion to a l low you to v iew H D prog r am m ing t hat ha[...]

2 0 Di git a l Aud io O ut puts ( Opt ic al Jack a nd Cab le ) T he Digit a l Audio O pt ica l ca bl e prov ides t he be st qua l it y audio. T he jack a nd c able use lig ht to send dig ita l audio d ata to A / V receiver s equ ipped to r eceive a nd i nter pret it. The jac k a nd cable ( cable not i nclu ded) must be a l igned b efore plug gi ng [...]

2 1 Sta nd a rd Cabl es a nd Con ne c tio n s Note t hat u se of an y of t he co nnec t ions li sted below wi l l not de live r a n H DT V pic t ur e . I f you us e t he fol low in g con nec ti ons , you w i l l se e a st a nda rd- defi n iti on T V pict u re . S - Vide o Jac k a nd C able S - Video jack s a nd cables prov ide t he bes t pict u re[...]

2 2 Other Con nections T ele phone Jack an d C ord T he telephone li ne cord is requi red to connec t your DIR ECT V H D R eceiver to a la nd- based telephone li ne if you choose to subsc rib e to DI R EC T V prog ra mm ing . T he pho ne li ne connec t ion is u sed to p er iodica l ly c al l DI R EC T V . Y ou wi l l need a n R J 1 1-t y pe modul a[...]

2 3 Chapter 2 Optiona l Audi o/Video a nd Electronics Sw itch B ox A sma l l box t hat let s you connec t mult iple dev ices to you r T V , a llow ing you to sw itch e asi ly bet ween you r DIR EC T V pr ogr a mm ing , V CR , D V D player, ga me s yste m, etc . A / V Rece iver More sophi st icated t ha n a sw itch b ox, it provides al l t he s ame [...]

2 4 Getting F a mi lia r DIR ECT V H D Rece iv er F ront Pa ne l 1) PO W ER – T ur ns your DI R EC T V H D Rec eiver on or of f. Mos t people leave t he p ower to t he DI R EC T V HD Receiver on at a ll t imes , then jus t use t he remote to tu r n on thei r T V set to view progra m mi ng. Y ou r DIR EC T V HD Receiver st il l re ceives mess ages[...]

2 5 In ser t your DIR E CT V Acce s s Ca r d L ocate the access c a rd t hat ca me pack ed w ith your DI R EC T V H D Rece iver mater i al s a nd in ser t t he c a rd, f aci ng upwa rd, f ul ly i nto the slot. Chapter 2 Getting Familiar[...]

2 6 Rece iv er Re ar P a ne l 1) OFF - A IR IN – Used to r eceive loc a l, of f - ai r d ig ita l broadca st c ha nnels . 2 ) Y Pb Pr / COM PON EN T V I DEO ( Gre en , Re d , Blu e ) – P rov ides go od pict u re qu a lit y . Y PbP r c ar r ies only pic t ure in for mat ion, not sou nd; us e it a long wit h a dig ita l audio connec t ion or Audi[...]

2 7 6) S - V I DEO – Prov ides t he b est non- d igit a l pict u re qua l it y , b et ter t ha n V IDEO RCA -t y pe or R F coa x i al jack s. I f you r T V has a n S -Video jack , use it a lon g w it h t he audio jack s ( S - Video on ly c ar r ies pict ur e in for mat ion, not sou nd) to con nect to your T V . 7) DIGITA L A U DIO OP T IC A L –[...]

2 8 Ch oo se the Setu p Th at Suits Y ou T here a re se vera l w ays to con nect your rece iver to match your pa r t icu la r e quipme nt set up a nd to ga i n opt i mum sig n al qua l it y . The follow i ng pa ges il lust r ate some of t he most common set ups . K eep i n mi nd t h at t he bac k pa nel s of you r T V a nd ot her equ ipment m ay no[...]

2 9 OFF AIR IN OFF AIR IN                        HIGH QUA LI T Y C ONNECT ION Th e ba ck p an el s of your eq ui pme nt may n ot l oo k exa ct ly l ike t ho se i ll[...]

3 0 Note CO P YR IG H T LI M ITA T I ON S : C opy ri ght res tr ic ti ons on s om e H D pr og ra mmi ng m ay p reve nt y ou f rom vi ewi ng h ig h de fin it io n pr og ra mmi ng i n H D fo rm at w ith you r DI R ECT V H D Re ce ive r . I t is r ec om me nd ed t hat you c on ne ct b ot h H D an d st an da rd d e fin iti on co nne ct io ns t o you [...]

Chapter 2 3 1 OFF AIR IN OFF AIR IN                        GOOD QUA LIT Y CONNEC T ION Th e ba ck p an el s of your eq ui pme nt may n ot l oo k exa ct ly l ike t h[...]

3 2 Gui ded S et up a nd A ctiva tio n Now that your receiver and equipment are all hooked up and plugged in, you’re ready to finish all the details to begin receiving your DI RE CTV service. 1) Ma ke s ure t he MOD E SW ITCH on t he r emote control i s set to DI R EC T V . 2 ) P ress T V P O W ER ON. The DI R EC T V H D Re ceiver w i ll t u r n[...]

Chapter 2 3 3 a re loc ated bet ween t wo net work ar ea s a nd intend to receive prog r am mi ng f rom bot h v ia your of f - a ir a ntenna . 4 Gu ided Set up Complete: t he fin al scr een i n t he Gu ided Set up pro cess. If you’ r e set t i ng up bot h you r di sh a nd a ntenn a, t he r eceiver w i ll need to res et at t h is p oint i n order[...]

3 4 If you’ve indicated that your TV supports All (1080i, 7 20p, and 480i/p), then your cycle would also include 7 20p (and Native if you turned the Native feature O N). T he F OR MA T button allows you or other guests using your system to easily cycle all resolution and format settings with a single key until the picture displays the way they li[...]

Chapter 2 3 5 SETTI NGS F r ont Pane l Reso lut ion I nd icators Re mote Control Un it Reso lut ion Nat iv e FOR MA T K e y Cyc le 48 0i / p 720p 1 0 80i 4 :3 All Of f O N ON ON 48 0i / p / L etter , 4 80ip / Fu ll , 48 0ip / Zoom, 7 20p / Let ter , 720p / F ull , 720p / Zoo m, 1 0 80i / Let ter , 1 080 i / F ul l, 1 08 0i / Zoom On Auto (IRD deter[...]

3 6 Getting Connected Guided Setup and Activation Usi ng Y ou r IR/RF Remote to Co ntrol Y ou r DIREC T V HD Receiv er T he remote control included with your D I R E C TV H D Receiver works in either I R (infrared) or RF (radio frequency). I R is the “typical” type of remote you are already familiar with from other remotes you may have — the [...]

Chapter 2 3 7 Rece ivi ng Loca l “O ff-Ai r” Broadca st Cha n nel s T he D I R E C TV H D Receiver can tune to both satellite and locally transmitted, off-air broadcast H D c hannels, and will display these local c hannels in the Guide. In order to receive off-air c hannels, attac h an off-air antenna to the OF F-AI R I N as instructed in the ?[...]

3 8 Don’t W ait, Act iv ate ! Once a l l t he set up pr ocess es a re comp lete, a l l t hat ’ s lef t to do is act ivate you r DIR EC T V s er v ice. B efore you ma ke t he c a ll, be su re to : 4 T une to Cha nne l 1 0 0 a nd be s ure you’ r e pick i ng up a s atell ite sig na l ( DIR EC T V cha nne l) . 4 Have on h a nd your ser v ice addr[...]

Section T itle Chapter 3 3 9 40 W atching TV 43 The Guide 45 Autotune 47 Pay Per V iew Chapter 3[...]

4 0 Us e y our han dy Cha nne l Lin eup (in clude d in you r Welc ome pa cka ge ) t o fi nd t he num ber s o f all t he cha nnel s. W atc hi ng T V Now t hat e ver y t h ing ’ s set up, you ’ re ready to gr ab you r remote a nd ge t cl ick i ng! Wit h t he MODE SW I TCH to t he lef t ( under t he DI R EC T V logo) , press T V P O W ER ON. T o [...]

Chapter 3 4 1 The C ha nnel Ba n ner A ny t ime you t une to a cha n nel, you’ll see t he c ha nnel ban ner app ea r acr oss t he top of t he scr een. T h is ba n ner holds a ll sor ts of usef ul in for mat ion a nd options : 1) C ur r ent d ate & t i me Dis plays t he d ay , date and cu r rent t ime. 2 ) DI R EC T V Cha n nel T he logo, numb[...]

4 2 T o r emove t he cha n nel ba nner f rom t he sc reen, you ca n a lway s pres s E X I T . T he ba nner w i ll di sappea r on its ow n — or t i me out — a f ter a few seconds. Y ou c a n a lso vie w t he ch an nel ba n ner for a prog ra m you’ re watc hi ng or t hat you’ve hig h lig hted by pres sing I N FO. For more det a iled in for ma[...]

Chapter 3 4 3 4 2 1 3 The Guide Ove rview of the DIREC T V Adv anced P rog ra m Guid e ® T he Guide i s your he lpfu l tool th at di splays lis t ing s of c ur re nt and up comi ng prog ra ms. Find out what ’ s on ( now or later) , c ha nge t he ch an nel, find a nd pu rcha se a pay per v iew mov ie or e vent, e ven do a speci a l sea rc h for [...]

4 4 4 ) Navig at ing t h roug h t he Guide i s si mpl e: 4 T he UP , DOWN, LE F T a nd R IGH T a r row ke ys move you th roug h t he l ist i ngs a nd t ime slot s. H ig hl ight ing a prog ra m w i ll show you its des cr ipt ion. 4 Use t he CH A N key up or dow n to move t hr ough c ha nnel s, a f ul l pag e up or down . 4 Pr ess t he R ED or GR EE [...]

Chapter 3 4 5 Au to tu ne A gre at w ay to catc h a ll y ou r fa vor ites Is t here a favor ite show you kee p m issi ng, or a movie you’ve been mean i ng to watch ? Li ke to ma ke s ure you don ’ t mis s t he big ga me ? Y ou’l l wa nt to t r y t he Autot une feat ur e – a nd let you r T V t une its elf in to t he prog ra ms you choose. Se[...]

What’ s On 4 6 W henever you’ve set up a prog ra m to autot une, a related icon w il l appe a r on t he li st ing . A ny t ime you ’ d l ike to v iew t he pr ogr a ms you’ve set to autot une, press L IS T on you r remote to acces s t he T o D o Li st . Here, you ca n a l so v iew a nd a lter you r autotu ned prog ra ms th roug h t he Sc hed[...]

Chapter 3 4 7 Pa y Per Vie w Y ou don’ t have to go out for t he bes t a nd bigg est mov ies a nd spec ia l e vents ! R ecent h its a nd event s li ke spor t s, comedy a nd more a re ava ilable 24 hour s a day for a one -t i me purc has e pr ice on DIR EC T V Pay P er V iew . Y ou’ll find t hem li sted i n t he Gu ide just l ike ot her showi n[...]

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Section T itle Chapter 4 4 9 50 What’ s On the MENU? 51 Settings 55 Audio Options 56 Category Sort 57 Pay Per V iew 58 Find By 60 Date & Time 61 Favorites 62 Previous Channels 63 Caller ID & Messages 65 Parental Controls Chapter 4[...]

The Quick Menu 5 0 Wh at’ s on the ME NU? A ll sor t s of g reat t h i ngs ! Wit h t he M EN U ke y on you r re mote, accessi ng use f ul in for mat ion a nd ma ny ha ndy feat u res i s a s nap w it h t he Qu ick Menu. S ome of t he items you’ll see de pend on wh ich scr een i s cu r rent ly d isplayed. For i nst ance, if you access t he Quic k[...]

Chapter 4 5 1 Setting s W a nt to have th i ngs ju st your way? From t he Qu ick Menu SE LEC T S et ting s , h ere, you ’ll fi nd a ll k inds of ways to cu stomi ze, adjust a nd keep t rack of your DI R EC T V ® v iew i ng e xpe r ience. Setup W hen you fi rs t enter S etup , your Syste m S etup s tat us scree n w il l b e di splayed. T o v ie[...]

The Quick Menu 5 2 Aud io T his scree n a llow s you to ma k e cha nge s to your la ng uage audio set t i ng. T he defau lt au dio la ng uage for your sy stem i s E ngl ish. Pre ss SE LEC T on t he la ng uage options to fi nd a nd choose a new one. Audio la ng uag e set t i ngs on ly a f fec t prog ra m s w ith a Seconda r y Audio Pr ogr a m ( SA [...]

Chapter 4 5 3 Sche du le r T his feat u re g ives you a n over v iew of a nd access to a ll t he pr ogr a ms you’ve set to autot une or purc has e. From t he Q uic k Menu SEL EC T S ched ul er, a nd you ’l l see t he c u rr ent st atu s sc reen. Y ou c a n choo se ot her opt ions f rom the menu item to t he lef t . T o Do List Selecti ng the T [...]

The Quick Menu 5 4 Fa vor ites Check t he c u rr ent st atu s of your Fav or ite s li st ( s ) by cl ick i ng here, a nd ma ke c ha nges i f you li ke. See page 6 1 for more deta i ls. Pa ren tal Con trols Check t he c u rr ent rest r ic t ions of your Pare nta l C ont rol s by c lick ing her e, a nd ma ke any adjust ments. See pag e 65 for more de[...]

Chapter 4 5 5 Audio Options Au d io Option s Some prog ra ms have a lter nate audio ava i lable ( such a s ot her la ng uag e t rac ks or Dolby Dig ita l) . Y ou c a n set the default so t hat when e ver a progr a m ha s a lter nate audio ava i lable, it auto mat ica l ly plays t his audio, or you c an cha nge t he a lter nate audio tempora r i ly [...]

The Quick Menu 5 6 Cate go r y Sort T his ha ndy tool let s you tempor a r ily a r r a nge t he Gu ide to v iew on ly prog ra ms in a pa r t icu la r categor y such as Movies , Spor t s or New s. 1) W hi le in t he Guide, pr ess M E NU 2 ) A r row to C at egor y So rt a nd pre ss SE LEC T 3) Se lect t he g en re you wa nt, a nd you’l l be a bl e [...]

Chapter 4 5 7 5 7 Pa y Per Vi e w T his option e nables you to c heck out DI R EC T V ® Pay Per View lis t ing s by c ategor y . 1) W hi le in t he Guide, pr ess M E NU. 2 ) A r row dow n to P ay P er Vie w and pr ess SE LE CT . 3) Y ou w il l see t hre e choices for sor t ing t he l ist i ngs . Choose All to di splay a l l c ur re nt opt ions. Mo[...]

The Quick Menu 5 8 Fi nd B y W ou ld you li ke to locate a pa r t icu la r prog ra m, movie or s por ts event you wa nt to see — e ven shows st a r r ing a favor ite actor, or ga mes wit h you r favor ite tea m ? Fi nd b y of fer s some e as y ways to spot ju st what you want. 1) Pr ess M EN U. 2 ) Scr oll dow n to F ind b y a nd press SE L EC T [...]

Chapter 4 5 9 4 ) O nce you’ ve found a prog ra m you’ re a f ter, a l l you have to do is h ig hl ight a nd se lect t he t itle to dis play when t he prog r am is on. 5) I f t he prog ra m l iste d is c u r rent ly on, t hen select i ng it w i ll t u ne to it. If the progr a m is up comi ng, t he se lect i ng it w il l br ing you to t he i nfo[...]

The Quick Menu 6 0 Dat e & Tim e Here’ s a convenient way to look se vera l day s a head i n t he Gu ide, w ithout hav i ng to sc roll t hr ough pa ges of pr ogr a ms. Y ou c a n qu ick ly se e what ’ s on dur ing a spec ific day or t i me. 1) W hi le t he Guide pre ss M EN U. 2 ) T hen sc roll down to Dat e & T ime a nd press SE L EC [...]

Chapter 4 6 1 Th e no rm al, o r de f aul t , s e t t ing f o r t he ch anne ls y ou c an vie w in t h e Gui de i s All Cha nnel s, o r all a vaila ble ch an nels on D IRE CT V se r v ice — w he t her o r no t yo u r ece iv e t hem in yo ur p r og r ammin g pa cka ge . Y ou m ay c hoo s e t o u se you r cur r en t f a vor it e s li s t by sel ec [...]

The Quick Menu 6 2 Pre vio us Ch ann e ls W hi le watchi ng l ive T V , you ca n e asi ly su r f be t ween your fou r most r ecent cha n nels when you selec t P re vious Cha nn el s f rom the Qu ick Menu — p er fec t for ke eping up wit h d if f erent ga mes, or t rac k ing brea k i ng news . Selec t P re vious Cha nn el s , a nd a l ist w i ll a[...]

Chapter 4 6 3 Cal le r ID & Messa ge s Here you’l l be able to access com mun icat ions f rom DI R EC T V . If you have Ca l ler I D ser v ice * , you ca n al so v iew pho ne ca l ls you’ve received. Cal ler ID Here you c a n t u r n Ca ller ID on a nd off, set t he numb er of c al ls kept i n you r log a nd v iew pas t ca l ls T o t u r n [...]

The Quick Menu 6 4 4 Choos e t he Se r vi ce tab. Here you ca n c hoose to tu r n Ca l ler I D on or of f, set t he numbe r of ca l ls to keep in you r log, a nd t u r n not ific at ion on or of f. 4 T he Ca l l L og ta b di splays your re cent incom ing c a ll s. H igh lig ht a nd selec t a n a me, a nd you have t he opp or t un it y to c a ll t [...]

Chapter 4 6 5 Pa renta l Contro ls W ou ld you li ke to set some l i mits on your c hi ldre n ’ s v iew i ng habits ? P aren ta l C ont rols enables one or more “ k eeper s of the pass code” to place cer t a in r est r ict ions on just who’ s watch ing what. Whe ther it’ s for mat u re content or s pendi ng a mounts , you’ re a lway s a[...]

The Quick Menu 6 6 4 O the r sho ws T o bloc k prog ra m mi ng t hat h as no r at ing — such a s new s a nd sp or ts a nd shows w ith a rat i ng of “ Non e” — selec t t he Ot her tab. 5) If you a re done set t i ng your Pa renta l Contr ols, don’ t f orget to lock t he receiver. Pr ess SEL EC T on L oc k No w. Ch an ne l Bloc ks Y ou c a [...]

Chapter 4 6 7 Hour s T his feat u re a llow s you to se t a r ang e of a llowable v iew i ng hour s for d if f erent day s of t he week . Just s elect your pre ferences to set up a ny li mit s. Now , lock i t Once you’ve decided on t he re st r ict ions you wa nt, choose Lo ck No w . Y ou’ll be d ire cted to cre ate a pa sscode (which you’l l[...]

The Quick Menu 6 8 Let me i n… ! Don’ t wor r y — tempor a r ily or per ma nent ly u nloc k ing is ea s y . T o tempora r i ly u nloc k a pa r t icu la r prog ra m: 1) W hen a ny cont rols a re cu r rent ly ac t ivated, a mes sage wit h t he opt ion to U nlo ck No w w i ll appea r if you t r y to t une to a rest r ic ted prog ra m. 2 ) SEL EC[...]

Section T itle Chapter 5 6 9 70 Perform a Code Search 71 T roubleshooting 84 Limited W arranty 90 FCC Customer Information 94 Registration Information 96 Index Chapter 5[...]

Other Information 7 0 Per for m a C ode S ea rch on Y ou r Remote Control If you were not able to fi nd a co de for you r bra nd of T V or component, t hen you ca n t r y a code se a rch. T h is pro cess may t a ke up to 30 mi nutes. 1) Fir st tu r n on the T V or compon ent. 2 ) Move t he slide s w itch nea r t he top of t he r emote control to t[...]

Chapter 5 7 1 T roubl es hoo tin g Ma ny problems c a n be corr ected by per f orm ing a si mp le rese t of t he DI R EC T V HD Rece iver . If you ex pe r ience t he follow ing : 4 I mage f reeze s 4 Audio f r eezes 4 Bla n k sc reen 4 W on ’ t respond to f ront pa nel button or remote cont rol T r y one of t hese: 4 Press the red R ES ET button [...]

Other Information 7 2 DIR ECT V H D Rece iv er P robl em s Pr og re ss b ar f ree z es d ur i ng Satel l ite Dat a Acq uis it ion T h is is norm al . T he prog ress bar t imes out af te r t wo m inutes. If you r sc reen i s st i ll blan k f or t wo m inutes a f ter t he prog ress bar t imes out, fol low t hese ste ps to re sta r t your re ceiver: 1[...]

Chapter 5 7 3 Pr oble ms w it h C a lle r I D 4 Y ou mu st su bsc r ib e to C al le r I D se r v ice t h roug h you r loc a l phone c ompa ny . A lso, c heck to be su re you r Ca ller ID feat ur e is t ur ned on ( see page 63 ) . 4 I f you a re plugg i ng your receiver to a w ir eless ph one jack , note t hat it t y pica lly does not t ra nsm it Ca[...]

Other Information 7 4 T ur n s of f whi le pl ay in g 4 E lect ron ic protec tion c ir cu it may have been ac t ivated bec ause of a power su rg e. W a it 30 seconds, t hen t ur n on ag ai n. 4 Unplug DI RE CTV H D R eceiver for a few minutes, then plug bac k in. I f th is happens f requent ly , t he voltage in your house may b e abnorm al ly h ig [...]

Chapter 5 7 5 Clo sed capt ion di splay s over lap If you turn on closed captions on both your DI RE CTV H D Receiver and your TV , you may see overlapping closed captions. T o avoid this, turn on closed captions on only one or the other , not both. Le f t /r ight side o f sc ree n do es n’t match w it h T V i n H DMI / C ompone nt mode Y our par[...]

Other Information 7 6 Lo ss o f loc al , o f f-ai r ( A TSC ) cha n nels T he following conditions may cause loss of local, off-air c hannels: Y our local broadcast time may have c hanged. Many digital broadcasts are not aired 24 hours per day . T he signal strength for your local station may not be strong enough due to atmospheric conditions, obst[...]

Chapter 5 7 7 A spec t r atio prob lems . W hy do I see blac k ba rs a nd g ray b ar s ? Y our aspect ratio and screen format may be set improperly for your TV or the program you are watc hing. Press the F OR MA T key on your remote to cycle through the available settings. Y ou may have to c hange the display settings in System Setup as follows: 4 [...]

Other Information 7 8 Ca n not ch a nge bl ack b a rs . Many broadcasters transmit blac k bars as part of the video for a program. Only blac k bars generated by the receiver can be c hanged. Col or l ooks wrong (dark areas, ev er ything is red, green, o r bl ue, or skin to nes are was h ed o u t) 4 If the dark areas are bars at the edges of the scr[...]

Chapter 5 7 9 T emp ora r y lo ss of t he satel l ite si gn al or S ea rc hi ng for S atell ite S ig na l me ss age 4 Y our satel lite s ystem may b e e xp er iencing ra in fade, a tempora r y loss of t he satel lite sig na l due to unusu a lly he av y r ai n c louds or ra i nf a ll. R a in f ade is usua l ly br ief, la st ing only a s long as the [...]

Other Information 8 0 Remote Control Problems Pr oble ms w it h t he re mote cont r ol 4 Check t h at noth ing is be t ween the remote contr ol a nd t he remote sen sor . 4 M ak e su re t he re mote con t rol is in DIR ECT V mode. Sl ide t he mode sw itch to t he DIR EC T V p osition s o t he remote w i ll con t rol t he DIR EC T V HD Receiver. 4 C[...]

Chapter 5 8 1 T V Prob lem s Bla n k sc re en 4 Check t h at t he components con nected to t he input jack s a re t ur ned on. 4 T r y a nother c ha nnel. 4 See “ W rong pict u re, bluescree n... ” a nd R eceiver w i ll not tu r n on” on pag e 72 . T V t ur n s on or ch an ges cha n nels une x pec te dly 4 A n Autot une m ay have be en ac ti [...]

Other Information 8 2 Ru nn in g the Sy stem T est T he S ystem T est a llows you to r u n a ba sic di ag nost ics chec k on you r DIR EC T V H D Rece iver . If you a re e x per ienci ng a ny t rouble wit h your receiver, r u n t he s ystem test . It w il l a lso a l low you to ge t your acce ss c a rd a nd rece iver I D number s or to in iti ate d[...]

Chapter 5 8 3 Fi ne- T un ing th e Sig na l If you sel f- i nst al led your satel lite d ish a nten na, you may h ave a lre ady used Gui ded Set up to fi nd the dish -p oint ing co ordi nates , acqui re a nd fi ne- t u ne t he sign a l a nd r un a s ystem test . If you need to r u n G uid ed S etup aga i n, se lect S et ting s f rom t he Q uick M[...]

Other Information 8 4 LIMITED 9 0 D A Y W AR R ANT Y DIR EC T V wa r r ant s your DIR EC T V H D R eceiver ( Mode l Number : H1 0 ) a nd a ny included access ories aga i nst de fect s i n m ater ia l or work m a nship f or a pe r iod of ni net y ( 90 ) day s a f ter t he date of pu rcha se. WHO IS CO VERE D? Y ou must have proof of purc has e to re[...]

Chapter 5 8 5 SOME S T A TE S D O NOT A L LO W L IM I T ATIONS ON HO W LONG A N I M PL IE D W A R R A N T Y L A S TS, SO T H E A BOVE LI M ITA T ION M A Y NOT A P PL Y TO Y OU . W H AT IS E XCL UDE D? Y ou r wa r ra nt y doe s NOT cover: 4 L abor ch ar ges for i nst a llat ion or se t up of t he product . 4 I nst a ll ation, per for ma nce of, or r[...]

Other Information 8 6 MAKE SUR E Y OU K EE P ... Plea se kee p your sa les rec eipt or ot her doc ument show ing pr oof of pur cha se. At t ach it to t h is User Gu ide and keep b oth nea rby . A lso k eep t he or ig i na l box a nd pac k ing mater ia l i n c ase you need to re t ur n your produc t. BE FORE REQUE S TING RE P AIR S ERVICE .. . Plea [...]

Chapter 5 8 7 A L L W A R R A N T IE S I M PL IE D BY L A W , I NCLU DING A N Y I MP LI ED W A R R A N TI E S OF M ERCH A N T A BIL IT Y A N D F I T NE SS FOR A P A RTICU L A R PU R P OSE A R E E X PR ESSL Y LI M IT E D TO T HE DUR ATION OF T H IS E X PR ESS LI M IT E D W A R R A N T Y . W I T H T H E E X CEP T ION OF A N Y W A R R A N T I E S I MP[...]

Other Information 8 8 Note * A fe e of $ 4 9 fo r s ta nda rd r ec eiv er e qui pm ent , $ 24 9 fo r D IR ECT V DVR or U lt ima te T V eq uip me nt, o r $ 4 0 0 fo r H D eq ui pm ent w il l be cha rg ed to your DI R ECT V b il l if the def ec tive equ ip me nt th at we are re - pl aci ng f or yo u is not r etu rne d w ith in 3 0 c al en da r day s.[...]

Chapter 5 8 9 Ge t A L L T H AT FOR J UST $ 5. 99 a month for account s w ith sta nda rd DIR EC T V R eceiver s a nd only $ 7 .99 a month for account s w ith DIR EC T V ® DV R , DI R EC T V HD Recei vers, or DIR EC T V Recei vers w it h U lti mate T V Ser vice. Th is one low mo nth ly fee covers ever y DIR EC T V component a nd rec eiver on you r [...]

Other Information 9 0 FCC In for ma tio n Decl ar atio n of Conf or mity — Sta nd ard s to wh ic h Confo rm ity is decl ar ed : FCC P art 1 5 T his dev ice complies w it h Pa r t 15 of t he FCC Rules . O perat ion is subject to t he follow ing t wo condit ions : (1) t hi s dev ice m ay not cause ha r mf u l i nter ference, a nd (2 ) t hi s dev ic[...]

Chapter 5 9 1 4 Reor ient or relo cate t he re ceiv ing s atell ite di sh a ntenn a. 4 Incre ase t he sepa r ation b et ween t he equipment a nd t he DIR EC T V H D R eceiver. 4 Con nect t he e quipment into a n out let on a ci rcu it di f fere nt f rom t hat to which t he DIR EC T V H D R eceiver is con nected. 4 Consu lt the dea ler or a n e x pe[...]

Other Information 9 2 T o b e cer t a in of t he number of de v ices t hat m ay be connec ted to a l i ne, as deter mi ned by t he tota l R ENs , contac t your loca l te lepho ne company . T he R E N for t h is pr oduct i s pa r t of t he product identi fier t hat h as t he f orm at US: A A A EQ ##T X X X X . T he d igit s re presented by ## a re [...]

Chapter 5 9 3 DO NOT DISASSE MBL E T H IS EQU IP ME N T . It does not con ta i n a ny use r- se r v iceable components. W e r ecommend t he i nst a ll ation of an A C sur ge a r res ter i n t he A C outlet to whic h t hi s equipment is connec ted. T e lephon e compa nies r epor t th at elec t ric a l su rges , t y pica lly lig ht ni ng t ra nsient [...]

Other Information 9 4 Reg istrati on Inf or m ati on Prod uct Regi strati on Please fill out the product registration card (pac ked separately) and return it immediately , or register online at D I R E C TV .com. Returning the card allows us to contact you if needed. Prod uct Infor ma tio n Kee p your sa les rece ipt to obta i n wa r ra nt y pa r [...]

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Other Information 9 6 Index I nde x A Ac ce ss Card 17 , 18, 25, 52, 94 Al ternat e Audio i , 4 1, 55, 9 9 Analog Tv 4 AR ROW S i, 24 Asp ec t Ratio 7 , 33, 72 ATS C 76 Audio H um 16 Audio O ptions ii i, 4 1, 49, , 55 Aut otune ii i, 39, 42, 4 4, 4 5, 4 6, 47 , 53, 57 , 81, 99 B Back Pane l 16, 78 Bat ter ies i, 14, 36, 73, 80, 8 2 Block ing Pr ogr[...]

Chapter 5 9 7 N No tifi cation Caller I D 6 4 P Paren tal Co ntr ol 99 Pass code 65, 67 , 68 Pay Per View 42, 4 3, 47 , 5 3, 57 , 66, 99 Pillar Box 72 Pow er surge s 16 Pr evious Channels ii i, 49, 62 Pr ogrammin g Ord er 33 , 37 , 47 , 5 3, 92 T uning T o 80 progr am details 4 2 Pr ogram Guide A dvance d 12, 37 Pr ogre ssive 6 Pur chases 53 Q Qui[...]

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Icon R ef ere nc e T hos e A r row th i ng ie s Ind icat e t hat a show ’ s s ta r t or end t i me i s ea rl ier o r later t ha n i s v isible i n t he Gu ide prog r am cel l. L E F T a nd R IGH T a r row s on t he remote of f er s pec ia l f u nct ion a lit y. Objec t s a re s crol lable above or below t he v isible w i ndow . UP and DO W N a r [...]

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