Connect your TV
Depending on your TV, you can connect it to the receiver in one of three ways:
In addition to your video connection, use a set of audio cables (L/R) to provide
stereo sound. If your TV does not have audio jacks, you will hear monophonic
audio. This is acceptable for the procedures described in the next section.
To connect your TV to the DIRECTV Receiver:
Onscreen Menu Icons
These icons appear in onscreen menus and are used throughout this manual:
• S-Video cable (best picture quality) or
• Video cable (very good picture quality) or
• Coaxial cable (good picture quality)
1. Select the appropriate connection:
If your TV has an S-Video jack –
• Use an S-Video cable (not supplied) to connect the DIRECTV
Receiver's
S-VIDEO
• Use audio cables to connect the DIRECTV Receiver's
the TV's
AUDIO IN
If your TV has RCA-type A/V connectors –
• Connect the DIRECTV Receiver's
TV's
jacks.
A/V IN
• If your TV has only one
jack to the TV
L
If your TV only has an RF (coaxial) connector –
• Connect the DIRECTV Receiver's
or
VHF/UHF IN
RF IN
2. Connect one end of the telephone line cord provided into the DIRECTV
Receiver's
PHONE JACK
3. Connect the other end into a modular telephone outlet.
4. Plug the TV into an electrical outlet.
5. Plug the DIRECTV Receiver power cord into an electrical outlet. If the
front panel Power indicator does not illuminate, press the
Toggle or Step Press SELECT to toggle (switch) a setting from ON to OFF or
step through the available choices each time you press SELECT.
List of Options Menu button will display a list of choices in a pop-up menu when
you press SELECT.
Series of Boxes Multiple screens will appear in a series requesting you to enter
numbers and/or letters for the particular feature when you
press SELECT.
jack to the TV's
S-VIDEO
jacks.
AUDIO
jack, connect the receiver's
AUDIO IN
jack.
AUDIO IN
OUT TO TV
jack.
.
jack.
AUDIO
jacks to
and
jacks to the
VIDEO
AUDIO
connector to the TV's
POWER
button.
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