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Choose Your Setup
ere are several ways to connect your receiver to match your particular equipment setup and to gain
optimum signal quality. e basic steps are as follows:
• Connect the satellite dish cable to your receiver.
• Connect the receiver audio and video to your TV or VCR.
• If you connected the receiver to a VCR, connect the VCR to your TV.
• Connect the receiver to a telephone line.
• Plug in all power cords.
is section gives detailed instructions on the types of connections you can make, depending on the
equipment you have, in order to get the best picture and sound quality. Note that the back panels of
your TV and other equipment may not exactly match those illustrated.
Connecting Your DIRECTV HD Receiver to your TV or VCR
Depending on the inputs on the back of your TV or VCR, you have the following options for
connecting your DIRECTV HD Receiver:
• HDMI
• YPbPr Video
• S-Video
• Digital Audio (optical or coax)
• Analog Audio
ese connections are described on the following pages.
When working with
cables, be sure to connect
corresponding outputs and
inputs (Video OUT to Video
IN, Right Audio OUT to
Right Audio IN, etc.). Never
connect an IN to an IN or
an OUT to an OUT.
All A/V jacks and inputs are
color coded. Always match
the color of the plug to the
same color of the jack.
OUT
TIP
IN
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