Setup and Connections
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What You Need
• Three coaxial cables
• One RG-6 coaxial cable
• Telephone line cord
Making the Connection
1. Connect the OUT TO TV jack on the digital satellite receiver to the
IN FROM ANT jack on the VCR with a coaxial cable.
2. Connect the OUT TO TV jack on the VCR to the TV’s IN jack with a
coaxial cable.
3. Connect the SATELLITE IN jack on the digital satellite receiver to
your satellite dish antenna with an RG-6 coaxial cable.
4. Connect the IN FROM ANT jack on the digital satellite receiver to
your cable box or off-air antenna with a coaxial cable.
5. Connect one end of the telephone line cord to the PHONE JACK on
the back of your digital satellite receiver. Connect the other end to
an RJ11-type modular phone jack (which is the most common type
of phone jack).
Using Your Components
To watch DIRECTV
®
programming:
Tune the TV to either CH 3 or 4. (The default is CH 3. You can change the
output channel to 4 by choosing Options from the Main menu, then
System Options, and then selecting Output Channel.)
To record DIRECTV
®
programming:
Tune the digital satellite receiver to the desired channel and set your
VCR to record on channel 3 or 4.
To view VCR recordings:
Tune the TV to the VCR output channel (usually CH 3 or 4) and set your
VCR to play. If your VCR is a brand other than RCA, GE, or Proscan, you
may need to program the remote to control the VCR. See the “Using the
Remote” section for more information.
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