Philips DSX 5375 manual

DIRECTV Satellite Receiv er User Manual DSX 5150 DSX 5353 DSX 5375[...]

2 Once your PHILIPS purchase is registered, you’ re eligible to receive all the privileges of o wning a PHILIPS pr oduct. So complete and return the W arranty Registr ation Car d enclosed with your purc hase at once , and tak e advantag e of these impor tant benefits . Return y our W arranty Registration car d toda y to ensure y ou r eceiv e all [...]

3 S AFETY I NSTR UCTIONS - R EAD BEFORE OPERA TING EQUIPMENT . W ARNING: T O PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD , DO NO T EXPOSE ANY ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT T O RAIN OR MOISTURE. 1. Read Instructions – All the saf ety and operating instructions should be read bef ore the appliance is operated. 2. Retain Instructions – The saf ety and operating instructi[...]

4 G ENERAL I NFORMA TION F ederal Communication Commission (FCC) P art 68 ANALOG DEVICE W ARNINGS This equipment complies with part 68 of the FCC rules. A label on the rear panel of this equipment contains, among other information, the FCC registration number and ringer equivalence number (REN) for this equipment. If requested, this information mus[...]

5 T ABLE O F C ONTENTS Overview ..................................................................................6 Modes ........................................................................................7 Preparing y our Remote Control ..................................8 Contr ols and Connections .............................................[...]

6 O VER VIEW Y our Satellite Receiver lets you r eceiv e television signals fr om up to thr ee satellites. Y ou can customize your viewing schedules, set up fa vorite pr ograms, set viewing prefer ences, and order pa y per view (PPV) pr ograms. • Use the on-screen DIRECTV ® Pr ogramming Guide to see what's on. • Create y our own list of f[...]

7 Standb y Mode Guide Mode Menu Mode Befor e you can use y our system, y ou must do the follo wing: • Install your Satellite Receiv er according to the instructions in the Satellite Dish Antenna Assembly & Alignment Guide . • Install the Access Card as described on page 12. • Connect the telephone line to the Satellite Receiver so that y [...]

8 P REP ARING Y OUR R EMO TE C ONTROL B A TTER Y I NST ALLA TION Remov e the batter y compartment cover . Insert the two batteries (type LR6/AA - 1.5 V) supplied. P osition them, as shown in the diagram, in the batter y compar tment. Replace the cov er . C AUTION: DO NO T MIX OLD AND NEW BA TTERIES, AND NEVER MIX DIFFERENT TYPES OF BA TTERIES (ST A[...]

9 C ONTROLS AND C ONNECTIONS Digital Multi-Satellite Receiver F r ont View P o w er button Press to turn the Satellite Receiver on or pr ess to place the Satellite Receiver in Standby Mode. OK button Press to confirm a selection in the menu or Pr ogram Guide. P o w er indicator Lights when the Satellite Receiver is on. Rear View Phone jack Connect [...]

10 C ONNECTING T O Y OUR E XISTING E QUIPMENT Unplug all equipment fr om the A C pow er befor e hooking up . VHF/ U H F A UDI O VIDE O IN VHF/ U H F A U DI O VIDE O IN Rear of TV RF coaxial cable Refer to the illustration: Using a RF coaxial cable, connect the Satellite Receiver ’ s ‘ T O TV/VCR ’ output jack to the TV ’ s UHF/VHF input jac[...]

11 C ONNECTING T O Y OUR E XISTING E QUIPMENT (C ONT ’ D ) Unplug all equipment fr om the A C outlet befor e making connections. Refer to the illustration at right: Connect the Satellite Receiver A/V jacks to the VCR ’ s A/V IN jacks. Connect the red cable to the r ed jacks, the white cable to the white jacks, and the yellow cable to the yello [...]

12 I NSER TING Y OUR A CCESS C ARD The access card pr ovided with y our system includes information about y our purchase authorization and other data. T o watch channels, your viewing access car d needs to be inserted in the access card slot on the r ear of your Satellite Receiv er . When the card is r emov ed, the system will not display any pr og[...]

13 R EPLA CING THE A CCESS C ARD Y our ser vice pro vider ma y periodically send y ou a new access car d. Y ou will need to use this card in place of the curr ent card. Press MENU . Use the ▲ / ▼ buttons to highlight Access Control. Press OK. Choose Replace Access card, then press OK. Be sure the curr ent access card is inserted in the Satellit[...]

14 R EMO TE C ONTROL U SE - S A TELLITE INFO • Guide mode: pressing INFO switches between short and long program information in the banner . • Menu mode: inactive. • TV mode: switches between short and extended banners. MODE • Three diff erent modes (SA T , VCR, TV) are selected b y pressing the "MODE" button. The mode selected is[...]

15 R EMO TE C ONTROL U SE - TV MODE Three diff erent modes (SA T , VCR, TV) are selected b y pressing the "MODE" button. The mode selected is the one with the lighted LED . V OL +/- Increases and decr eases v olume. 0-9 Allows dir ect number entry for tuning to a channel. PO WER Press to turn TV on or off. ▲ ▼ ▲▼ for channel surfi[...]

MODE Three diff erent modes (SA T , VCR, TV) are selected b y pressing the "MODE" button. The mode selected is the one with the lighted LED . RECORD Press once to start a recor ding. REWIND When tape pla yback is stopped, press to re wind at high speed. During tape play back, press to r ewind the ta pe while the picture sta ys on the scre[...]

17 P ROGRAMMING THE U NIVERSAL R EMO TE C ONTROL TV C ODES A OC ............................0046, 0057 Admiral ........................0120, 0490 Aik o ........................................ 0119 Akai ........................................ 0057 Alaron ....................................0206 Ambassador ..........................0204 America Act[...]

18 P ROGRAMMING THE U NIVERSAL R EMO TE C ONTROL (C ONT ' D ) TV Codes (Cont'd) Grunp y ........................0206, 0207 Hallmark ................................0205 Harley Da vidson ..................0206 Harman/Kardon .................. 0081 Har var d ..................................0207 Hitachi ..0172, 0178, 0083, 0043 Infinity ..[...]

19 O N S CREEN I NST ALLA TION When you install a ne w system, you can skip the installation procedur e if all the defaults listed on page 30 apply . When the W elcome screen displa ys, press the ▼ button and OK. Use this function to corr ectly position the satellite antenna. At the installation menu, select Enter Zip Code by using the ▲ ▼ bu[...]

20 O N S CREEN I NST ALLA TION (C ONT ’ D ) Use this function to manually point the dish to determine that it is corr ectly aligned with the satellite(s). Refer to the separate satellite dish Installation Guide for instructions on how to ph ysically adjust the satellite dish angles. Y ou may want to ha ve a helper to r ead the onscreen displa ys [...]

21 O N S CREEN I NST ALLA TION (C ONT ’ D ) VCR C ONTROLLER ( DSX 5375R ONL Y ) After the initial installation, you ma y want to later access the installation featur es, for example, if you ha v e mov ed the dish. The following sections describe the steps in the Installation menu. T o access the installation menu: Press the MENU button on the r e[...]

22 B ANNER While you'r e viewing a pr ogram, pressing the INFO button on remote displa ys the Shor t banner . Pressing INFO again displa ys the long banner . The banner displa ys for the time duration y ou set in Menu mode (r efer to page 31). T o remov e the banner , press EXIT . Y ou can displa y a program banner b y pr essing the INFO butto[...]

23 N O TIFICA TION D ISPLA Y S While watching a program, you can view information about other programs using the Br owse Banner fea- ture. Press the P A GE+/- buttons to cycle through channels. As you select a channel, the shor t banner for the pr ogram is displa yed. Long program inf ormation is not a vailable in the Bro wse banner . Press EXIT to[...]

24 D IRECTV ® P ROGRAMMING G UIDE The DIRECTV Programming Guide offers complete TV listings and access to much more . The Guide lists pr ograms accord- ing to their time slot and channel. With it, you can tune to a pr ogram, be notified when a program is about to start, order pa y per vie w programs, search thr ough listings by the type of pr ogra[...]

25 D IRECTV ® P ROGRAMMING G UIDE (C ONT ’ D ) T o do this … . Do this … . Displa y the Guide Press the GUIDE button on the r emote contr ol. Scroll thr ough the Press the ▲ / ▼ buttons. Pr ess a button continuously to scr oll faster . Y ou can pro gram list use the P A GE+/- buttons to scroll a full page at a time. T une to a current pr[...]

26 D IRECTV ® P ROGRAMMING G UIDE (C ONT ’ D ) T o do this … . Do this … . T ag a pro gram for futur e Y ou can set up your viewing or r ecording schedule ahead of time, so that you will be automatically notified of the shows y ou want to see, or using the VCR Controller , automatically r ecord futur e pr ograms to your VCR. This is called ?[...]

27 D IRECTV ® P ROGRAMMING G UIDE (C ONT ’ D ) P a y P er View (PPV) T o pur chase a PPV pro gram: Highlight the program in the Guide and pr ess OK. In the purchase dialog, choose "Buy Now" and press OK. If alternate start times or pricing are a vailable, a dialog displays in which y ou can choose the star t time. Press the  /  b[...]

28 A L TERNA TE A UDIO Many pr ograms are broadcast with alternate audio tracks. When alternate audio is available, the alternate audio icon displa ys on the top line of the banner . T o change audio tracks (when a vailable): Press the Alt Audio button on the remote. A dialog displa ys the languages a vailable for the selected program. In the dialo[...]

29 Go to Date Selecting the Go to Date option lets you look at a list of programs f or another da y in the week. Use the ▲ / ▼ buttons to move to the da y of interest, then press OK. The programming information a vail- able is limited to the master and extended program guides. When y ou press OK, the Guide displays pr o- gramming information fo[...]

30 U SING T HE M ENU The Menu lets y ou customize the featur es of your Satellite Receiver . Categories include Guide, General Settings. Access Control, Language , Pur chases, Installation, Upgrades, and Mail. In Menu mode, the follo wing buttons on the remote control ar e inactive: F A V ORITES, THEMES, GUIDE, and AL T AUDIO . T o access the main [...]

31 G ENERAL S ETTINGS (C ONT ’ D ) Scr een F ormat Screen f ormat defines the width/height ratio of the picture. Options are wide (16:9) or full screen (4:3). Because programs ar e transmitted in a variety of formats, your scr een format settings will affect position of the picture on y our TV . The effects of these settings ar e shown in the cha[...]

32 F a v orite Channels Once Fa v orites is configured, the Fav orites icon displa ys on the top line of the banner and pr ograms displa y ed in the Pr ogram Guide are onl y those in the selected list. When using the CH ▲ and CH ▼ buttons, you ar e limited to channels in the fav orites list; howe v er , you can access any channel b y entering i[...]

33 A CCESS C ONTROL With Access Control, you can lock or unlock the system, change the passw ord, lock channels, set spending limits, set maturity ratings, and replace the access car d when requested b y DIRECTV . Press MENU . The Guide option will be highlighted. Press ▼ to select Access Contr ol. Press OK. Use the ▲ / ▼ buttons to choose fr[...]

34 A CCESS C ONTROL (C ONT ’ D ) Locking channels pre v ents a view er fr om accessing the channels by r equiring that the passw ord be enter ed first. Y ou must lock the system to enforce these set- tings. Lock ed channels are indicated b y the lock icon to their right. Use the ▲ / ▼ buttons to choose Manual Lock, Lock All, or Unlock All. Ma[...]

35 A CCESS C ONTROL (C ONT ’ D ) Occasionally , your service provider ma y requir e you to r eplace your access card. If so, you will receiv e instructions with the card for performing the function. Replace Access Card Maturity ratings help you determine a pr ogram's content, similar to the way films ar e rated. For example, a rating of &quo[...]

36 P URCHASES Completed Pur chases displa ys a summary of your past pur chases including the program and channel name, program date, presentation start and end time , price, and whether the program was view ed or can- celled. Information for all past pur chases is stored on the access card and displa yed with the most r ecent pur chase first. Use t[...]

37 I NST ALLA TION For Installation instructions, please turn to page 21. U PGRADES The Upgrades dialog displa ys configuration and v ersion data which is helpful if you need to r eport problems to a customer ser vice representativ e. This dialog lets y ou scroll line b y line both forwar d and back as well as complete page up and page down. The in[...]

38 M AIL S MAR T H ELP Y our ser vice pro vider will periodi- cally send y ou messages.When you receiv e new mail, the pigeon mail icon appears at the logo space on the main menu and Guide. Y ou can view and delete messages. Each message includes the date and time it was sent. A maxim um of 30 messages can be stored. When ne w messages ar e receive[...]

39 S MAR T H ELP Cannot access pro gram. • Check that you ar e subscribing to the station to which y ou want to tune. Call DIRECTV if you ar e not sure. • Be sure the system is not lock ed as indicated by the lock icon in the banner . Cannot order PPV pr ogram. • It ma y be too late to pur chase this pr ogram. Check for other showtimes. • M[...]

40 S MAR T H ELP (C ONT ’ D ) displa y ed in the Language screen accessed in the main men u. Access card pr oblems. • Check that the card is inserted properl y (see page 12). Call DIRECTV . Remote control doesn't w ork. • Mak e sure the batteries ar e inserted correctl y (see page 18) and are not dead. Be sure you ar e within operating r[...]

41 G LOSSAR Y (C ONT ’ D ) unauthorized viewing of pr ograms with a rating at or abov e the set limit. For example, if a limit of R has been set, then programs rated R, TV -M, NR-Mature, or NC17 cannot be view ed without first entering a access code. rating le vel Standard rating le vels a pplied to movies and other programs to help customers det[...]

I NDEX   ▲▼ buttons 14 A A/V connectors ................................9-11 access card ......................................12,13 inserting ............................................12 replacing ............................................13 Access Control ....................................33 audio alternate .......................[...]

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