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Owner’ s Manual DIRECTV ® HD Receiver ................................................................................................................ ............. SIR-TS360[...]

2 W arning! Important Safety Instructions Note to CA TV system installer : This reminder is provided to call CA TV system installer’ s attention to Article 820-40 of the National Electrical Code that provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in particular , specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the buil[...]

3 Important Safety Information 1) Read these instructions. 2) Keep these instructions. 3) Heed all warnings. 4) Follow all instructions. 5) Do not use this apparatus near water . 6) Clean only with dr y cloth. 7) Do not block any ventilation openings, Install in accordance with the manufacturer’ s instructions. 8) Do not install near any heat sou[...]

4 Notices Attention T elephone Line Interruption A continuous land-based phone line connection is required for DIRECTV ® Pay Per View functionality and DIRECTV subscriptions. Any calls generated by the DIRECTV ® HD Receiver are toll free. These calls are typically made in the middle of the night; your phone is in use for approximately 30 seconds.[...]

5 Program Recording Restrictions All other taping is expressly prohibited. Some programming may not be taped. An additional taping fee may be applied. Call your program provider for details. High definition broadcast copyright limitations Due to copyright restrictions, you may not be able to view some high definition programs in high definition for[...]

6 SAMSUNG DIGIT AL SA TELLITE RECEIVER LIMITED W ARRANTY TO ORIGINAL PURCHASER This SAMSUNG manufactured product, as supplied and distributed by Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (SAMSUNG) and delivered new , in the original carton to the original consumer purchaser , is warranted by SAMSUNG against manufacturing defects in materials and workmanshi[...]

7 THERE ARE NO EXPRESS W ARRANTIES OTHER THAN THOSE LISTED AND DESCRIBED ABOVE, AND NO W ARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED W ARRANTIES OF MERCHANT ABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A P ARTICULAR PURPOSE, SHALL APPL Y AFTER THE EXPRESS W ARRANTY PERIODS ST A TED ABOVE, AND NO OTHER EXPRESS W ARRANTY OR GUARANTY GI[...]

8 T ABLE OF C ONTENTS Chapter 1: T echnical over view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 What are Analog TV , DTV , NTSC, A TSC, SDTV , and HDTV? . . . . . .10 What kinds of TV programming can I watch with the DIRECTV ® HD Receiver? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

9 T ABLE OF C ONTENTS Chapter 5: Program reminders and recording timers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70 Setting up the VCR control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70 Scheduling program reminders and recording timers . . . . . . . . . . . .71 Reviewing and modifying reminders and recording[...]

10 CHAPTER 1 T echnical over view 1 1 Chapter 1: T echnical over view This chapter explains the technical capabilities of the DIRECTV ® HD Receiver , and provides background information on digital television. T opics covered here include: What are Analog TV , Digital TV , NTSC, ATSC, SDTV , and HDTV? What kinds of TV programming can I watch with t[...]

11 CHAPTER 1 T echnical over view 1 1 What kinds of TV programming can I watch with the DIRECTV ® HD Receiver? The DIRECTV ® HD Receiver provides you with the ability to receive television programs from a wide range of sources, and to display them on virtually any TV or monitor . Using the Air In, Satellite In, and Cable In jacks on the back of t[...]

12 CHAPTER 1 T echnical over view 1 1 Resolution and interlacing T wo of the elements that determine the quality of a TV picture are resolution and interlacing. Resolution: For TV equipment and broadcasts, resolution is defined by the number of horizontal lines displayed to make up each frame of a video image. The more lines of resolution used to d[...]

13 CHAPTER 1 T echnical over view 1 1 The table below details the results you get with each combination of input signal format and TV display format. HDTV and SDTV DIRECTV ® programming via digital satellites (through the Satellite In jack). Local off-air analog television broadcasts (NTSC), and local off-air digital broadcasts (ATSC) (through the[...]

14 CHAPTER 1 T echnical over view 1 1 For example, if you have a standard resolution TV , you would set the Resolution button to 480p/i. Then programs received by the DIRECTV ® HD Receiver at any resolution would be converted to a resolution of 480p or 480i for display on your television. This information can also be helpful when deciding how to c[...]

15 CHAPTER 1 T echnical over view 1 1 Aspect ratio In addition to resolution and interlacing, HDTV is also defined by the aspect ratio of its broadcasts. Aspect ratio means the shape of the screen as defined by the ratio of the screen’ s width to its height. For analog TV and SDTV , the aspect ratio is 4 units wide by 3 units high (usually writte[...]

16 CHAPTER 1 T echnical over view 1 1 4:3 TVs showing 16:9 programs For a standard 4:3 TV showing a widescreen program, the program is too wide to fit on the screen. The DIRECTV ® HD Receiver gives you 4 ways to fix the problem: Letter box: If you choose the letter box format, the 16:9 image is shrunk until the entire width of the program fits on [...]

17 CHAPTER 1 T echnical over view 1 1 16:9 TVs showing 4:3 programs For a wide screen 16:9 TV showing a standard 4:3 TV program, the program is too tall to fit on the screen. The DIRECTV ® HD Receiver gives you 5 ways to fix the problem: Pillar box: If you choose the pillar box format, the 4:3 image is shrunk until the entire height of the program[...]

18 CHAPTER 1 T echnical over view 1 1 These 2 tables summarize your screen format options: NOTE • Letter box is not available through the composite output jacks (Video Out, S-Video Out, and TV Out jacks) when the RESOLUTION SELECT button is set to 1080i and the source signal is 1080i. If your display is a 4:3 format TV or monitor , your format op[...]

19 CHAPTER 1 T echnical over view 1 1 Dolby ® Digital 5.1 Just as the A TSC has specified 1080i or 720p as the video formats required for HDTV , they have also specified a recommended audio format: Dolby Digital 5.1. Dolby Digital 5.1 provides 5 discrete channels of digital audio information for use by A/V receivers capable of decoding the 5.1 cha[...]

20 CHAPTER 2 Getting started 2 2 Chapter 2: Getting started This chapter tells you ever ything you need to know before you start setting up and using your DIRECTV ® HD Receiver . It includes infor mation on: Box contents Front panel controls and lights Back of the DIRECTV ® HD Receiver Installing the batteries in the remote control Inserting the [...]

21 CHAPTER 2 Getting started 2 2 Display Window Displays information about your Digital Satellite Receiver . Remote Control Sensor Point your remote control at this sensor when operating your receiver . ST ANDBY T urns your Digital Satellite Receiver on and off. MENU displays the Main Menu. INFO displays TV program information. SELECT selects highl[...]

22 CHAPTER 2 Getting started 2 2 AIR IN The cable from an off-air TV antenna (not from the satellite dish) connects to this jack. Both standard analog (NTSC) and high definition digital (ATSC) program broadcasts can be received through a single antenna connected to this jack. CABLE IN The RG-6 cable from cable TV provider (if you have one) connects[...]

23 CHAPTER 2 Getting started 2 2 VIDEO OUT Using standard video cables, these jacks connect your DIRECTV ® HD Receiver to your TV or VCR. AUDIO OUT(L1,R1,L2,R2) Using standard stereo audio cables, these jacks provide an A/V receiver capable of Dolby Prologic decoding with the left, right, center , and surround audio channel signals. COMPONENT OUT([...]

24 CHAPTER 2 Getting started 2 2 Installing the batteries in the remote control Y ou’ve unpacked the receiver and reviewed its front and back panels. Now it’ s time to start setting up. The first step is to install the batteries in your remote control. 1 Unlatch the batter y compartment cover on the back of remote control. 2 Insert 2 AAA batter[...]

25 CHAPTER 2 Getting started 2 2 Inserting the Access Card The next step is to insert your Access Card into your receiver . (Y ou will not be able to view DIRECTV ® programming unless the Access Card is properly inserted into the DIRECTV ® HD Receiver .) For some receivers, the card may already be inserted when you unpack the box. 1 Locate the AC[...]

26 CHAPTER 3 Setting up and connecting 3 3 Chapter 3: Setting up and connecting This chapter explains how to setup and start using your DIRECTV ® HD Receiver . Contents include: Before making connections Jacks and cables Connecting your DIRECTV ® HD Receiver Connecting the VCR control cable T urning on the DIRECTV ® HD Receiver for the first tim[...]

27 CHAPTER 3 Setting up and connecting 3 3 Jacks and cables The illustrations in this section show the various types of jacks and cables used to connect your DIRECTV ® HD Receiver . ANTENNA terminals (cable not included) Use AIR IN and CABLE IN terminals to receive a signal from VHF/UHF antennas or your cable system using an RG-6 coaxial cable, SA[...]

28 CHAPTER 3 Setting up and connecting 3 3 S-Video jack and cable S-Video cables and jacks are used to connect to TVs, VCRs, and other video devices equipped with S-Video input jacks. S-Video connections provide a high-quality TV picture (better than RCA-type A/V jacks and cables). S-Video connectors must be correctly aligned before you can plug in[...]

29 CHAPTER 3 Setting up and connecting 3 3 DVI jack and cable (cable not included) Using the DVI jack and a digital DVI cable, your DIRECTV ® HD Receiver can provide the unconverted digital signal from digital off-air , cable, or DIRECTV ® programming directly to A/V devices that are capable of decoding the digital video information. The DVI jack[...]

30 CHAPTER 3 Setting up and connecting 3 3 Coaxial digital audio jack and cable (cable not included) Coaxial digital audio jacks and cables send digital audio data to A/V receivers equipped with coaxial digital audio input jacks. VCR control jack and cable The VCR control jack and cable allow your DIRECTV ® HD Receiver to send signals to your VCR?[...]

31 CHAPTER 3 Setting up and connecting 3 3 Connecting your DIRECTV ® HD Receiver 1 Make sure your TV , A/V receiver , and DIRECTV ® HD Receiver are turned off and unplugged. 2 If you plan to use the DIRECTV ® HD Receiver to watch DIRECTV ® programming, connect the RG-6 coaxial cable running from your satellite dish to the SA TELLITE IN jack on [...]

32 CHAPTER 3 Setting up and connecting 3 3 Choose the highest quality connection that your TV supports. (See Chapter 1 for information on video connectors. See your TV owner’ s manual for information on your TV’ s capabilities.) The RGB, Component, and DVI jacks can carr y any of the Digital TV and HDTV video resolutions. S-Video provides the n[...]

33 CHAPTER 3 Setting up and connecting 3 3 7 Make audio connections to your TV or A/V receiver . Y our DIRECTV ® HD Receiver supports the following kinds of audio connections: optical digital coaxial digital standard A/V audio jacks Choose the highest quality connection that your TV (or A/V receiver , if you are using one) supports (see your TV or[...]

34 CHAPTER 3 Setting up and connecting 3 3 8 (Optional) connect your VCR. T o connect your VCR to your DIRECTV ® HD Receiver , you can use S-Video jack for video with the A/V audio jack for audio A/V jacks for both audio and video Choose the best quality connection that is supported by your VCR (and that you did not already use to connect your TV)[...]

35 CHAPTER 3 Setting up and connecting 3 3 9 If you connected your TV using RGB/DVI or YP B P R output, press the output mode button to select RGB/DVI or YP B P R output mode. 10 (Optional) follow the instructions on the next page if you have a VCR and want to hook up the VCR control. 11 Plug in the power cords for your TV , A/V receiver , and DIRE[...]

36 CHAPTER 3 Setting up and connecting 3 3 Connecting the VCR control cable The VCR control cable allows your DIRECTV ® HD Receiver to automatically program your VCR to record a TV program. By selecting a Record option from the on-screen Program Guide, you can direct the VCR control cable to flash signals to the VCR’ s remote control sensor prog[...]

37 CHAPTER 3 Setting up and connecting 3 3 T urning on the DIRECTV ® HD Receiver for the first time Y ou have completed the connection steps and are ready to start using your DIRECTV ® HD Receiver . The first step is to turn on the DIRECTV ® HD Receiver . 1 T urn on your TV and set it to display the signal from your DIRECTV ® HD Receiver . If y[...]

38 CHAPTER 3 Setting up and connecting 3 3 The Installation option in the Setup menu provides access to a variety of important setup controls. The first of these is the Set Dish menu. The Set Dish menu allows you to: Acquire the exact azimuth, elevation, and tilt angles to help you point your dish accurately based on your ZIP code. Check the setup [...]

39 CHAPTER 3 Setting up and connecting 3 3 7 Use the 0 - 9 buttons on your remote control to enter your five-digit ZIP code. When you have entered all five digits, the screen updates to display the correct azimuth, elevation, and (for oval dish types only) tilt. Azimuth refers to the left-to-right angle to which you should point your dish. Elevatio[...]

41 CHAPTER 3 Setting up and connecting 3 3 2 Highlight the Set Dish menu item, then press the SELECT button. The Set Dish menu appears. 3 Highlight the Select Dish T ype menu item, then press the SELECT button. The Select Dish T ype screen appears. 4 Use the right-arrow button on your remote control to highlight the Dish T ype option on the Select [...]

42 CHAPTER 3 Setting up and connecting 3 3 Using Auto Detection to set the dish type T o function properly , your DIRECTV ® HD Receiver needs to know what type of satellite dish you are using. Y ou can specify the dish type using the instructions on page 31, or you can follow the steps below to use the Auto Detection menu item to automatically set[...]

43 CHAPTER 3 Setting up and connecting 3 3 T esting the DIRECTV ® HD Receiver The System T est feature allows you to quickly check the status of the satellite signal, your Access Card, Receiver ID, LNB Output, and your Phone line connection. This is helpful while troubleshooting any problem you may experience with your DIRECTV ® HD receiver . T o[...]

44 CHAPTER 3 Setting up and connecting 3 3 T esting the Signal Strength The DIRECTV HD Receiver shall have a matrix that shows the signal strength of all transponders per orbital position in one table. This matrix is in addition to showing the signal strength of each active transponder individually in the system setup menu. T o start the Signal Str[...]

40 CHAPTER 3 Setting up and connecting 3 3 5 Highlight the DIRECTV Satellite Signal Meter menu item, then press the SELECT button. The DIRECTV Satellite Signal Meter screen appears. The signal meter starts checking the satellite signal strength immediately . The signal strength (from 0-to-100%) is indicated at the bottom of the screen. The DIRECTV [...]

45 CHAPTER 3 Setting up and connecting 3 3 T o set up the Local Networks menu option: 1 Press the MENU button on your remote control. 2 Highlight Setup, and press the SELECT button. 3 Highlight Installation, and press the SELECT button. 4 Highlight Local Networks, and press the SELECT button. 5 Highlight Primar y Air , and press the SELECT button. [...]

46 CHAPTER 3 Setting up and connecting 3 3 Scanning off-air and cable TV channels The Guide can receive programming information for local and cable channels via satellite (as described in the previous section). Y our DIRECTV ® HD Receiver can also add off-air and cable TV channels to the Guide by scanning for signals from any off-air antenna or ca[...]

47 CHAPTER 3 Setting up and connecting 3 3 9 If any of the off-air antenna channels appear out-of-tune, you can fine tune them using the Fine T une Channels item in the Antenna & Cable menu. 10 If you have added digital channels from an off-air antenna, you can check the signal strength for that channel by using the Digital Off-Air Signal Stren[...]

48 CHAPTER 4 Watching TV 4 4 Chapter 4: W atching TV This chapter covers all of the things you can do with the Program Guides and other features that let you control the way you watch TV . Specifically , it contains information on: Remote control overview Changing channels Adjusting the volume Getting help Getting information on the TV program you [...]

49 CHAPTER 4 Watching TV 4 4 POWER T urns the device you are controlling on or off. SET Use this button when programming your remote control to operate your TV , VCR, DVD player , or an auxiliary device (AUX). See Chapter 8, Programming the remote control. MODE These buttons tell the current state of your remote control. Selects a target device to [...]

50 CHAPTER 4 Watching TV 4 4 Changing channels Y our DIRECTV HD Receiver can tune in DIRECTV programming, and, if you have connected an off-air antenna or cable TV cable, it can tune in your local off-air NTSC and digital broadcasts or cable TV programs. All available channels from any of these sources will appear in the Guide, and can be tuned in [...]

51 CHAPTER 4 Watching TV 4 4 Getting information on the TV program you are watching Y our DIRECTV ® HD Receiver provides several layers of information about the TV programs you watch. The Channel Banner As you change channels you will see a Channel Banner on each channel you tune to. After a few seconds, the Channel Banner disappears. If you want [...]

52 CHAPTER 4 Watching TV 4 4 Information icons In addition to the basic channel and program information contained in the Channel Banners (program title, channel name, rating, etc.), there are a set of information icons. These icons tell you more about the program you are watching and about the status of your DIRECTV ® HD Receiver . Here are descri[...]

53 CHAPTER 4 Watching TV 4 4 T o view the Program Detail Screen: 1 While watching a TV program, press the INFO button on your remote control. The Full Channel Banner appears. 2 Press the INFO button again. The Program Detail Screen appears. Another way to view the Program Detail screen is to enter the Program Guide, highlight the program listing yo[...]

54 CHAPTER 4 Watching TV 4 4 Finding out what’ s on: the Guides Y our DIRECTV HD Receiver provides access to detailed information about TV schedules. If you want to know what’ s on, just use the Guide. The Guides provide scheduling information for all types of programming (satellite, off-air , or cable TV). There are several types of Guides you[...]

55 CHAPTER 4 Watching TV 4 4 Setting the default Guide style The Guide menu item allows you to set which style of Guide is displayed when you press the GUIDE button on your remote control. Here’ s how: 1 Press the MENU button on your remote control. The Main menu appears on your screen. When you display the Main menu, the Guide item is highlighte[...]

56 CHAPTER 4 Watching TV 4 4 Using the Quick Guide The Quick Guide is made up of a Channel Banner and a channel list. This Guide is small and transparent so that you can continue to watch a TV program while you are browsing the Guide. Follow these steps to use the Quick Guide. 1 T o display the Quick Guide, press the QUICK button on your remote con[...]

57 CHAPTER 4 Watching TV 4 4 Using the Grid Guide The Grid Guide displays a Channel Banner and a channel list. It provides access to the complete set of Guide features including the ability to search for programs, schedule reminders and recordings, etc. Displaying and clearing the Grid Guide T o display or clear the Grid Guide: 1 T o display the Gr[...]

58 CHAPTER 4 Watching TV 4 4 Getting around in the Grid Guide Y ou can use the Grid Guide to get detailed information about the channels and programs it contains. Here’ s how: 1 T o highlight different program listings in the Grid Guide, use the arrow buttons on your remote control to move up or down in the channel list, or for ward and backward [...]

59 CHAPTER 4 Watching TV 4 4 T uning to a channel with the Grid Guide T o tune to a program or channel listed in the Grid Guide: 1 Highlight the program or channel you want to watch. 2 Press the SELECT button. The Guide disappears, and the channel you selected fills the screen. Switching to another Guide style Y ou can button from the Grid Guide to[...]

60 CHAPTER 4 Watching TV 4 4 Here is an explanation of each time control. Viewing a category of programs in the Guide Y ou can set your Guide to show you all channels, or only channels showing programs in a specific categor y (for example, only channels showing sports, or only channels showing movies). Here’ s how: 1 With the Guide displayed on y[...]

61 CHAPTER 4 Watching TV 4 4 Using the Logo Guide The Logo Guide displays 21 channel logos and a Channel Banner showing information about the program currently showing on the highlighted channel. Follow the steps in this section to use the Logo Guide. Displaying and clearing the Logo Guide T o display or clear the Logo Guide: 1 Press the MENU butto[...]

62 CHAPTER 4 Watching TV 4 4 Getting around in the Logo Guide Y ou can use the Logo Guide to get information about the programs currently showing on your DIRECTV HD Receiver . Here’ s how: 1 T o highlight different program listings in the Logo Guide, use the arrow buttons on your remote control to move up, down, left, or right in the logo list. W[...]

63 CHAPTER 4 Watching TV 4 4 Switching to another Guide style Y ou can button from the Logo Guide to the Grid Guide or Grid Guide (Name) while viewing the Guide. Here’ s how: 1 With the Guide displayed on your screen, press the RED button on your remote control. A list of Guide Styles appears. 2 Highlight the Guide style you wish to view , then p[...]

64 CHAPTER 4 Watching TV 4 4 Searching by Credits, Title, or T ext T o find programs that star a certain actor , share a director , have a particular character , have won a specific award, or were created in a certain year , search By Credits. T o search for a program whose title you know , search by title. Searching by text looks at both credits a[...]

65 CHAPTER 4 Watching TV 4 4 2 Highlight By Categor y , then press the SELECT button. The Search By Categor y screen appears. Categories that contain subcategories have a page icon to the right of the categor y name. 3 Highlight a categor y , then press the SELECT button. If you select a categor y that contains sub-categories, the subcategor y list[...]

66 CHAPTER 4 Watching TV 4 4 T o change the audio for mat for a program you are watching, follow these steps: 1 While viewing a program, press the AUDIO button on your remote control. A list of available audio formats for the program you are watching appears. 2 Highlight the audio format you wish to hear for the program, then press the SELECT butto[...]

67 CHAPTER 4 Watching TV 4 4 Identifying pay per view programs There are several ways to identify pay per view programs. 1 If you tune to a channel currently showing a pay per view program which you have not yet purchased, a message appears telling you how to order the program. 2 If you press the INFO button on your remote control to view informati[...]

68 CHAPTER 4 Watching TV 4 4 Reviewing your pay per view purchases Y our DIRECTV HD Receiver allows you to review your past pay per view purchases, to view a list of upcoming pay per view purchases, and to cancel upcoming pay per view purchases. Viewing your Past Purchase list T o see a list of pay per view programs that you purchased and watched, [...]

69 CHAPTER 4 Watching TV 4 4 4 T o see details for the listed purchases, highlight a purchase, then press the SELECT button. A screen displaying program details for the selected purchase appears. 5 T o retur n to the Past Purchases screen, press the BACK button on your remote control. The Future Purchases screen displays both purchases you have mad[...]

70 CHAPTER 5 Program reminders and recording timers 5 5 Chapter 5: Program reminders and recording timers This chapter tells you how to use your DIRECTV HD Receiver to set timers that can remind you when a program is about to begin, and record a program for you on your VCR. The sections of this chapter include: Setting up the VCR control Scheduling[...]

71 CHAPTER 5 Program reminders and recording timers 5 5 6 If the VCR type list on the right side of the screen contains more than one type, highlight a type from this list. Some manufacturers distribute more than one type of VCR. T r y them in order until you find the one that passes the test below . 7 Highlight the on-screen T est button from the [...]

72 CHAPTER 5 Program reminders and recording timers 5 5 2 Highlight the program you wish to record or be reminded about, and press the SELECT button. Pressing the SELECT button once sets a program reminder . Pressing it again sets the program to be recorded on your VCR. Once you have set a reminder , when the program is about to begin, the DIRECTV [...]

73 CHAPTER 5 Program reminders and recording timers 5 5 4 T o review your previously scheduled program reminders and recording timers, look through this list. 5 T o modify or check the details for any previously scheduled timers, highlight that timer from the list, then press the SELECT button. T o schedule a new program reminder or recording timer[...]

74 CHAPTER 6 User profiles 6 6 Chapter 6: User profiles This chapter tells you how to modify and select user profiles. Its contents include: User profiles basics Editing user profile names Editing channel lists Setting ratings limits Allowing or blocking pay per view purchases Setting a pay per view spending limit Setting the screen color and trans[...]

75 CHAPTER 6 User profiles 6 6 There are five user profiles you can choose: Family: The Family user profile is the master profile for your DIRECTV ® HD Receiver . The ratings limits, channel restrictions, and pay per view spending restrictions you set in the Family profile apply to all of the user profiles. User 1 - User 4: These four user profile[...]

76 CHAPTER 6 User profiles 6 6 Editing user profile names The four profiles named User 1 - 4 can be renamed for members of your household. The Family and All Channels profiles cannot be renamed. Y ou can change the names of User 1 - 4 profiles to anything you wish, using up to eight letters and numbers. 1 Press the MENU button on your remote contro[...]

77 CHAPTER 6 User profiles 6 6 Editing channel lists Y ou can edit channel lists to simplify your channel sur fing by removing channels that you never watch from your channel list. Editing a channel list for a user profile has two effects : When that user profile is the active profile, it sets which channels are skipped as you change channels with [...]

78 CHAPTER 6 User profiles 6 6 5 Edit the list using the controls as described below . Channels that are removed from the channel list do not appear in the Program Guide, and they are skipped when you change channels with the CH and CH buttons. 6 When you have finished editing the list, highlight the on-screen Back button, then press the SELECT but[...]

79 CHAPTER 6 User profiles 6 6 Setting the ratings limits for TV programs T o set the maximum viewable TV program rating for the TV programs, follow these steps: 1 Press the MENU button on your remote control. 2 Highlight the PROFILES menu item, then press the SELECT button. The PROFILES menu appears. The F AMIL Y profile is highlighted. 3 Press th[...]

80 CHAPTER 6 User profiles 6 6 Here are descriptions of the ratings and abbreviations used on the Entire Audience rating screen: TV -G: General audience. Although not specifically designed for children, most parents would find this program suitable for all ages. TV -PG: Parental guidance suggested. This program may not be suitable for younger child[...]

81 CHAPTER 6 User profiles 6 6 4 Highlight the Rating Limit menu item, then press the SELECT button. The Rating Limit menu appears. Movies is highlighted. 5 Press the SELECT button to display the Movies screen. The Movies screen appears. 6 Use the arrow and SELECT buttons on your remote control to select the ratings you wish to block your family fr[...]

82 CHAPTER 6 User profiles 6 6 Allowing or blocking pay per view purchases T o set whether pay per view programs can be purchased on your DIRECTV ® HD Receiver , use the Pay Per View option in the Family profile menu. The Pay Per View Allow/Block setting in the Family profile applies any time the system is locked, regardless of which user profile [...]

83 CHAPTER 6 User profiles 6 6 Setting a pay per view spending limit T o limit the dollar amount that can be spent for each pay per view program, use the Spending Limit option in the F AMIL Y profile menu. Spending Limit sets in the Family profile apply any time the system is locked, regardless of which user profile is active. Here’ s how to set [...]

84 CHAPTER 6 User profiles 6 6 Setting the screen color and translucency For each of the profiles, you can set the screen color and translucency level used to display Menu and Guide screens. Screen colors can be set for the Family profile and the four User profiles. Y ou can also choose from four levels of translucency: T ranslucency can be set for[...]

85 CHAPTER 6 User profiles 6 6 Locking and unlocking your DIRECTV ® System If you have set ratings limits, spending limits, or channel lists for your DIRECTV ® System, you need to lock the system to make those settings take effect. T o later change those settings, you will need to unlock the system to access the controls for those settings. Locki[...]

86 CHAPTER 7 Settings, preferences, upgrades, and extras 7 7 Chapter 7: Settings, preferences, upgrades, and extras This chapter tells you how to use the DIRECTV menu system to control the way your DIRECTV ® HD Receiver operates. Its contents include: Reading your mail Setting system preferences Reviewing and controlling caller ID Setting the Loca[...]

87 CHAPTER 7 Settings, preferences, upgrades, and extras 7 7 Setting system preferences The Setup menu in your DIRECTV ® HD Receiver’ s Menu system allows you to control many of the functions of the DIRECTV ® HD Receiver . The first set of items you can control are system preferences. Specifically , these preferences you can set include: The la[...]

88 CHAPTER 7 Settings, preferences, upgrades, and extras 7 7 Setting the screen format There are two screen formats used in manufacturing TVs and in broadcasting TV programs. These are standard TV format (in which the ratio of the screen width to the screen height is 4:3), and widescreen format (in which the ratio of width to height is 16:9). The S[...]

89 CHAPTER 7 Settings, preferences, upgrades, and extras 7 7 Zoom 1 : This format stretches the top and bottom edges of the image at an equal ratio, keeping the 16:9 aspect ratio intact. The left and right portions of the image will be cut. Zoom 2 : This format breaks the 16:9 aspect ratio and stretches the top and bottom edges more than the left a[...]

90 CHAPTER 7 Settings, preferences, upgrades, and extras 7 7 Setting the bar color for Letter box and Pillar box Y ou can set the color of the horizontal and ver tical bars displayed in Letter box and Pillar box screen formats by using the Bar Color option in the Preferences section of the Setup menu. The bar color can be set to either black or gra[...]

91 CHAPTER 7 Settings, preferences, upgrades, and extras 7 7 Setting the default screen color and translucency The Screen Color menu item in the Preferences menu allows you to set a default screen color that will be used to display the Menu and Guide screens. There are four color choices named for the four seasons: Spring (green), Summer (blue), Fa[...]

92 CHAPTER 7 Settings, preferences, upgrades, and extras 7 7 Selecting an Input Signal Y ou can use to view a signal from an exter nal source, such as a VCR. 1 Press the MENU button on your remote control. 2 Highlight the Setup menu item, then press the SELECT button. 3 Highlight the Preferences menu item, then press the SELECT button. 4 Highlight [...]

93 CHAPTER 7 Settings, preferences, upgrades, and extras 7 7 Setting the Default Language preference Programs broadcast with digital audio often provide a number of language choices. This preference setting tells your DIRECTV ® HD Receiver which language to use for digital audio broadcasts offering a choice of formats. T o set the Default Language[...]

94 CHAPTER 7 Settings, preferences, upgrades, and extras 7 7 Setting the Digital Out format If you are using the optical digital audio out jack to connect your DIRECTV ® HD Receiver to a digital audio receiver , you should use this preference setting to tell your DIRECTV ® HD Receiver whether your audio receiver processes PCM digital audio signal[...]

95 CHAPTER 7 Settings, preferences, upgrades, and extras 7 7 Setting the analog out preference Depending on the particular program being broadcast, you can listen to stereo, mono, or a Separate Audio Program. (SAP audio is usually a foreign-language translation. Sometimes SAP has unrelated information like news or weather .) T o set the Analog Audi[...]

96 CHAPTER 7 Settings, preferences, upgrades, and extras 7 7 Setting the Default T ype audio 1 Press the MENU button on your remote control. 2 Highlight the Setup menu item, then press the SELECT button. 3 Highlight the Preferences menu item, the press the SELECT button. 4 Highlight the Audio menu item, then press the SELECT button. The Audio menu [...]

97 CHAPTER 7 Settings, preferences, upgrades, and extras 7 7 Reviewing and controlling Caller ID The Caller ID item in the Setup menu allows you to view a list of calls that you have received on the telephone line connected to your DIRECTV ® HD Receiver . It also allows you to control whether the Caller ID feature is turned on or off. The Caller I[...]

98 CHAPTER 7 Settings, preferences, upgrades, and extras 7 7 Identifying callers With Caller ID turned on, when a call is made to the phone line connected to your DIRECTV ® HD Receiver , a message appears on your TV screen telling you the number of the caller . T o clear the message from your screen, press the SELECT button. T o set your DIRECTV ?[...]

99 CHAPTER 7 Settings, preferences, upgrades, and extras 7 7 Setting the Local Time options The Local Time setting (in the Installation section of the Setup menu) allows you to control whether to allow your ser vice provider to automatically control two time settings: the time zone your DIRECTV ® HD Receiver uses, and whether your DIRECTV ® HD Re[...]

100 CHAPTER 7 Settings, preferences, upgrades, and extras 7 7 7 Highlight Time Zone menu item, then press the SELECT button. A list appears from which you can choose your local time zone. 8 Highlight your Time Zone, then press the SELECT button. The list disappears, and the Time Zone menu item reflects your choice. 9 Highlight the DST Obser vation [...]

101 CHAPTER 7 Settings, preferences, upgrades, and extras 7 7 Installing a new Access Card Y our DIRECTV ser vice provider may send you a new, replacement Access Card. When you receive a new card, follow these steps to continue your DIRECTV ® service without interruption: 1 Press the MENU button on your remote control. 2 Highlight the Setup menu i[...]

102 CHAPTER 7 Settings, preferences, upgrades, and extras 7 7 Setting Remote control type The DIRECTV ® HD Receiver supports both IR remote (default) and RF remote (optional). Y ou can use this menu to set the type of the remote to use. Most of the cases, it is recommended to set as IR & RF . However , sensitivity of the IR remote can be deter[...]

103 CHAPTER 7 Settings, preferences, upgrades, and extras 7 7 NOTE 1 If you select the IR remote, your RF remote will be disabled. If you have a RF remote, press the [Cancel] button in the message window that appears after this operation. NOTE 2 If you select the RF remote, your IR remote will be disabled. If you have a RF remote, it is recommended[...]

104 CHAPTER 7 Settings, preferences, upgrades, and extras 7 7 Setting RF Remote Control ID (Optional) This set-up procedure only pertains to the optional Samsung RF remote. Y ou should set the ID number for your own RF code transmission to use the RF remote. T o set the RF remote control ID setup, follow these steps: 1 Press the MENU button on your[...]

105 CHAPTER 7 Settings, preferences, upgrades, and extras 7 7 Viewing important information and a list of features supported by your DIRECTV ® HD Receiver The System menu allows you to view a list of important details about your DIRECTV HD Receiver , as well as a list of features supported by your DIRECTV HD Receiver . T o view this infor mation, [...]

106 CHAPTER 8 Programming the remote control 8 8 Chapter 8: Programming the remote control This chapter explains how to program your remote control so that you can use it to operate your TV , VCR, or other A/V equipment. Chapter sections include: Programming the remote control Operating a device with your programmed remote control Code lists Progra[...]

107 CHAPTER 8 Programming the remote control 8 8 4 Enter the three-digit code for your device (see the code lists on the following pages). If the entered code is correct, the device will be turn off. If the brand number that you have pressed is not correct, the device will not be turned off. Enter the three-digit code again (The LED still lights up[...]

108 CHAPTER 8 Programming the remote control 8 8 Programming the RF remote control (optional) This chapter explains how to program your RF remote control so that you can use it to operate your TV , VCR. Chapter sections include: Programming the RF remote control Operating a device with your programmed remote control Programming the RF remote contro[...]

109 CHAPTER 8 Programming the remote control 8 8 4 Enter the three-digit code for your device (see the code lists on the “Remote Control” manual) If the entered code is correct, the device will turn off. 5 Press the device button again. The button should blink twice and then turn off. 6 Repeat the procedure for other devices you wish to operate[...]

110 CHAPTER 8 Programming the remote control 8 8 Code lists Use these lists to find the codes you need to program your DIRECTV ® HD Receiver’ s remote control to operate your other A/V devices. For brands with multiple codes listed, tr y the codes in order until you find one that works for your device. TV Brand names Code numbers ADMIRAL A MARK [...]

111 CHAPTER 8 Programming the remote control 8 8 TV (continued) Brand names Code numbers LOGIK LAUXMAN LXI MAGNA VOX MARANTZ MA TSUI MEMOREX METZ MGA MINERV A MITSUBISHI MTC NAD NEC NIKEI ONKING ONW A OPTONICA ORION P ANASONIC PHILCO PHILIPS PIONEER PORTLAND PROSCAN 072 004 007 015 052 081 160 164 059 070 003 004 060 061 063 064 022 094 127 160 070[...]

112 CHAPTER 8 Programming the remote control 8 8 TV (continued) Brand names Code numbers TEKNIKA TELERENT TERA TMK TOSHIBA UNIVERSAL VIDEO CONCEPTS VIDTECH W ARDS WESTING HOUSE Y AMAHA YORK YUPITERU ZENITH ZONDA 002 003 004 024 028 043 072 101 143 072 173 004 015 030 007 040 062 101 008 009 146 004 004 019 064 008 009 028 060 061 063 072 074 143 16[...]

113 CHAPTER 8 Programming the remote control 8 8 VCR (continued) Brand names Code numbers MA TSUI MEI MEMOREX MGA MINOL T A MITSUBISHI MTC MUL TITECH NEC NORDMENDE OPTONICA P ANASONIC PENT AX PHILCO PHILIPS PILOT PIONEER PORTLAND QUARTZ QUASAR RADIO SHACK RCA REALISTIC RICO SALORA SAMSUNG 027 030 031 102 101 003 010 014 031 034 053 072 139 134 045 [...]

114 CHAPTER 8 Programming the remote control 8 8 AUX-AUDIO Brand names Code numbers ADCOM AMC ARCAM AUDIO FILE AUDIO TECHINICA AIW A AKAl ANAM BOSE B & K CARVER CLARION DENON Enlightened Audio FISHER Fosgate Audionics GE HARMAN KARDON HAIT Al HIT ACHl JCPENNY JENSEN JERROLD JVC KENWOOD KRELL LEXICON LUXMAN LXI MAGNA VOX 146 149 227 244 083 084 [...]

115 CHAPTER 8 Programming the remote control 8 8 AUX-AUDIO (continued) Brand names Code numbers TEAC TECHNICS TOSHIBA W ARDS Y AMAHA ZENITH 102 159 180 062 131 184 187 200 202 208 165 175 163 092 120 166 240 125 169 216 222 061 AUX-CA TV Brand names Code numbers HAMLIN JERROLD / G.I OAK PIONEER Scientific/Atlanta TOCOM ZENITH 015 017 022 010 021 02[...]

116 APPENDIX T roubleshooting and specifications A A Appendix: T roubleshooting and specifications Use the tips below to help solve any problems you have with the DIRECTV ® HD Receiver: T roubleshooting Q I have no picture and no sound and the POWER light does not light. I have sound but no picture. I have picture but no sound. I have no picture a[...]

117 APPENDIX T roubleshooting and specifications A A Q I do not see any video with my TV connected to the DVI OUT jack. I see overlapping closed caption displays for some programs. I have a frozen screen and the POWER button doesn’t work. I cannot view a program. I cannot purchase a pay per view program. I forgot my password. The left/right side [...]

118 APPENDIX T roubleshooting and specifications A A Specifications Here are the technical specifications for the DIRECTV ® HD Receiver . Power supply Physical Specification Video Decoder Audio Decoder Input V oltage AC 120V , 60Hz (SMPS type) Power Consumption 37W max Audio Decoding MPEG Layer II & Dolby Digital Sampling Frequency 48 kHz Size[...]

119 APPENDIX T roubleshooting and specifications A A Input/Output Interface Accessories Specifications are subject to change without notice. LNB 1 input (SA TELLITE IN) RF input 2 input(AIR IN, CABLE IN) Video 2 RCA / Cinch output 1 Component video output (Y , P B , P R ) 1 RGB output 1 DVI output 1 S-Video Video input 1 Component 1 Video 1 S-Video[...]

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