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DIRECTV ® Digital Satellite Recorder User's Guide SDOC-00072-000 Re v . A DIRECTV and Hughes Network Systems are dedicated to providing you with quality support and customer service. If you have questions or difficulties, we would like to hear from you.
1 0 2 3 7 9 8 4 6 5 R e c o r d M u t e I n f o W i n d o w L i v e T V E x i t P a g e V ol Chan S l o w S e l e c t TV SAT C l e a r T V P o w e r T V I n p u t E n t e r / L a s t ( ) - DIREC TV P l a y G u i d e L i s t DIREC TV Press the DIRECT V button onc e to go to DIRE CT V C entr al, or twic e to go to the Now Pl aying Li st.
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vii Using th is Guide This User’s Guide describe s how to connect you r new DIRECTV ® Digital Satellite Recorder to your television an d other audio/vid eo equipment. It also provid es valuable information about the features an d use of the record er.
viii The TiV o Logo . As you use yo ur DIRE CTV ® Di gital Satellite Recorder , you ’ ll see the TiVo logo in places like the Now Playing List and TiVo Suggestions. Your new recorder incorporates the latest DVR (Digital Video Recor der) technology from TiVo ® .
C HAPTER 1 Connecting Overview 2 Before You Begin 3 Useful Terms 5 Cables and Accessories 9 Setup Examples 10.
2 Chapter 1 Conn ecti ng Overview TVs use d to be simple : no color, no di gital vid eo, no ster eo sound, no di gita l audio, no choices. All you needed was an antenna and a TV. The antenna captured pictures and sounds . A wire connected the antenna to the TV to transfer pi ctures and soun ds.
3 1 Befor e You Begin Before You Begin Make sure that all of your equip ment is turne d off and the recorder is un plugged. C on necting t o a P hone Line You will need ac cess to a standard a nalog phone jack. Your recorder needs t o be connected to a phon e line to communicate with DIRECTV.
4 Chapter 1 Conn ecti ng If you currently own a Dual LNB satellite dish antenna that is already connected to two TVs, you can purchase a multiswitch (des cribed on page 6) that will allow you to connect two cables to your new recorder as well as one to an existing receiver for your second TV.
5 1 Useful Terms Useful T erms If you ’ re not an audi o/video wizard, you may fi nd yourself stu mbling over some of the names, features and fun ctions of various pieces of equipmen t. Here ’ s a quick reference to help you under stand some of the terms you may encou nter during inst allation.
6 Chapter 1 Conn ecti ng Dual T uner : A tuner picks o ne chan nel out of all of y our avail able ch anne ls. This a llows you to view a single channel and to change channel s. “ Dual tuner ” means your recorder has two tuners. It can pick out tw o channels at once, allowi ng you t o record programs o n two channels at the same time.
7 1 Useful Terms Co a x i a l R F C a b l e : A coaxial RF cable transfers both audio and video on a single cable. Opti c al (or Di gital) Audio C able : An optical (or digital) audio cable transfers audio only. This cable transfers audio at the highest poss ible quality from your recorder to an A/V receiver.
8 Chapter 1 Conn ecti ng between viewing DIRECTV ® chan nels, vie wing vid eo from your DVD play er, or runn ing your game s ystem by changi ng the inpu t source. Dolb y Digital (AC - 3) Audio : Dolby Digital audio is recorded on six separate channels, each of which can be heard on one of six separate s peakers .
9 1 Cables and Accessories Cables and Accessories In additio n to your t elevision and the equipment that shipped with this r ecorder (sho wn below ), you ’ ll need a satellit e dish antenna — which should be prope rly mounted before you connect the recorder — and a st andard, anal og phone line (see pag e 3 for det ails).
10 Chapter 1 Conn ecti ng Setup Exampl es Audio and Video Cables C o mpos ite . Many T Vs and VCRs have connectors for Compo site A/V cables. If your equipment has them, you can use the Co mposite A/V cables fo r both audio an d video.. RF Coaxial . Some TVs only have connectors for RF Coaxial cable.
11 1 Setup Exampl es Digital Au dio . The receiver includes a Digital Audio Out jack for compatibility with Dolby Digital (AC-3) audio. To use this feature, you will need an optical audio cable (not supplied), and a devi ce that accepts Dolby Digital inp ut.
12 Chapter 1 Conn ecti ng INPUT Audio R L Video Audio R L Video Audio R L Video OUTPUT R L Video Audio RF In RF Out Ch 3/4 Audio R L Video OUT IN Audio R Audio L Video RF In IN AC~In RF Out Ch 3/4 Aud.
13 1 Setup Exampl es Exampl e 1: V CR, D VD and/or G ame Sy st em, and Sw itc h Box or A/V R ece iver Connect the coaxial RF cables from your satellite dish antenna to the recorder. Connect one coaxial RF cable that comes from your satellite dish ant enna to the jack labeled “ Satellite In 1 ” on the recorder.
14 Chapter 1 Conn ecti ng Exa mpl e 2: R ec or der wit h VC R To switch be tween watchi ng your VCR an d watchi ng vide o from yo ur recorder, you will need to use the “Input,” “Sourc e,” or “TV/ Video” button on yo ur TV or TV ’s remote control to ch ange the video source.
15 1 Setup Exampl es Example 2: Recorder with VCR Connect the coaxial RF cables from your satellite dish antenn a to the recorder. Connect on e coaxial RF cable that comes from your satellite dish antenn a to the jack labeled “ Satellite In 1 ” on the recorder.
16 Chapter 1 Conn ecti ng Example 3: Recor der Only AC~In Antenna In INPUT VIDEO R L S-VIDE O DIRECTV Recorder T elevision Note: Au dio/V ideo cabl es shown are example s only. Use the b est conn ections a vailable o n your e quipme nt.
17 1 Setup Exampl es Example 3: Recorder Only Connect the coaxial RF cabl es from your satellite dish antenna to the recor der. Connect one coaxial RF cable that comes from your satellite dish ant enna to the jack labeled “ Satellite In 1 ” on the recorder.
18 Chapter 1 Conn ecti ng Example 4: Recorder, VCR, Antenna or Cable, and M ultiple Input TV To switch betw een watc hing DIRE CT V ® channels and antenna/ cable channe ls, or tapes on your VCR, u se the “ In pu t, ” “ Sourc e, ” or “ TV/Video ” button on your TV ’ s remote to change the video source.
19 1 Setup Exampl es Example 4: Recor der, V CR, Antenna or C able, and Multiple Input TV If your TV has both coax ial RF and composite video input s, foll ow this connection example to conn ect your antenna or cable to your TV.
20 Chapter 1 Conn ecti ng Example 5: Recor der with VCR, Ant enna or Cable, and Single Input TV T o sw i tc h b etween watc hi ng DIRECTV ® channels and watching antenna/cable channels, or w atching tapes o n your VC R, use the “ Input, ” “ Source, ” or “ TV/Vid eo ” b utton on your TV ’ s rem ote control to chan ge the video source.
21 1 Setup Exampl es Example 5: Recor der with VCR, Antenna or Cable, and Single Input TV If your T V has compos ite video i npu ts, use th e example on page 18. You will NOT be able to use DIR ECTV Receiver functions while watching antenna or cable chan nels.
22 Chapter 1 Conn ecti ng.
C HAPTER 2 Guided Setup Overv iew 24 Satel lite Di sh Guide d Setu p 25 Activa te 29 Phone Set up 30.
24 Chapter 2 Guid ed Se tup Overview Now that you have finis hed connectin g your DIRECTV Dig ital Satellite Recorder, you are ready to begin Guided Setup . When you first p lug in the recorder, s creens appear which display its p rogress as it starts u p.
25 2 Sate llite Dish G uided Setup Satellite Dish Guided Setup Satellite Dish Guided Setu p tells the recorder what type of satellite dish antenna you are using, so you must go through it at least once, even if you are only replacing a recorder that was already wo rking.
26 Chapter 2 Guid ed Se tup Satellit e C onnections. If you connected an RF coaxial cable to each of the recorder ’ s “ Satellite In ” jacks, select “ Two cables. ” If you connected only one RF coaxial cable (to the “ Satellite In 1 ” jack), s elect “ One cable.
27 2 Sate llite Dish G uided Setup Note: You can check s ignal strength while y ou adjust the po sition of your satellit e dish antenna. The signal strength meter on this screen provides audio feedback — a tone t hat becomes higher pitched as th e signal gets str onger.
28 Chapter 2 Guid ed Se tup Progra m Guide Data . Over the first 1 to 2 days, the re corder will gather and proces s up to two weeks of pr ogram data from the DIRECTV s atellites. Program data includes p rogram titles, times, channels, program des criptions, and more.
29 2 Activate Activate Now it ’ s time to activate services for your DIRECTV Digital Satellite Recorder. Before you make the phone call: • The recorder should be on, t uned to channel 10 0, and re ceiving a signal fro m the satellit e dish antenna.
30 Chapter 2 Guid ed Se tup Phone Setup Pres s the DIRECT V button on y our remo te control to st art Pho ne Setup. Final Step s . The last step of Guided Setup, Phone S etup, begins automatically the first time y ou pres s the DIR ECTV but ton on your re mote con trol .
31 2 Phone Setup No Loc al Number s . If you chos e a local dial-in number, yo u will not see this screen. If you selected None of the abo ve on the Dial-I n Numbers screen, select “ Reques t 800 numb er authorization ” her e. Selecting this option temporarily selects the toll-free number and submits a req uest to use the toll-fre e number.
32 Chapter 2 Guid ed Se tup Informat ion, ” you can p ress the DIRE CTV button on th e remote contro l to go dir ectly to DIRECTV Central. From DIRECTV Central, programs in your recorder ’ sN o wP l a y i n g List are always available.
C HAPTER 3 The Basics in 5 Short Tours Tour 1: Play With Li ve TV 34 Tour 2: DIRECTV ADVANCED PROGRAM GUIDE ™ 36 Tour 3: Find and Record Your Favorite Progra ms 38 Tour 4: Search for New Programs 40.
34 Chapter 3 The Basics in 5 Short Tours T our 1: Pla y Wi th Live T V In this tou r, you ’ ll take a look at how you can control live TV. So grab you r remote! First, press the PAUSE button — the progr am you ’ re watchi ng pauses. Now you can stand up and stret ch, or go to the kit chen and get a snack.
35 3 Tour 1: Play With Live TV Status Bar Press PAUSE or PLAY to see the status bar. It shows a one-hour period. The green segment is th e portion of the curren t hour that has been sav ed by your recorder. The rig ht edge of the g reen part is al ways the cur rent time.
36 Chapter 3 The Basics in 5 Short Tours Tour 2: DIR E CTV AD V ANCED PR OGRAM GUIDE ™ While you ’ re watching live TV, the DIRECTV ADVANCED PROGR AM GUIDE ™ lets you see what ’ s on , change channels, s chedule recordings, and more. To s ee it, press the GU IDE butt on on your rem ote cont rol.
37 3 Tour 2: DIRE CTV ADVA NCED PROGRAM GUIDE™ First, create a list of favor ite channels. Press t he DIRECTV button to see DIR ECTV Central. Hi ghlight “ Mes sages & Setup, ” then press SELECT. Next, s elect ‘ My Preferences, ” then ” Cu stomize Chan nels, ” then “ Favorite Channels .
38 Chapter 3 The Basics in 5 Short Tours Tour 3: Find and Record Your Favorite Programs You can always record a program you ’ re wat ching by pressi ng the RECORD bu tton on your remote contro l.
39 3 Tour 3: Fin d and Record Yo ur Favorite Pro grams If you make a mistake en tering text, select “ DEL ” on the screen (or p ress BACK o n the remote con trol). To clear all text, use C LR on the scr een (or press the C LEAR button on the remote control).
40 Chapter 3 The Basics in 5 Short Tours Tour 4: Search for New Pr ograms Your DIRECTV Digital S atellite Recorder helps you find what you want to watch — both exciting new shows and old favori tes you might have for gotten. Showcases Showcases list the best programs offered by television ’ s bigge st netw orks.
41 3 Tour 4: Searc h for New Pr ograms TiV o Suggestions ( Thumbs Up and Thumbs Do wn) TiVo Suggestions is a personalized list of shows selected to match your preferences. How is this magic pos sible? An y time you watch program s, liv e or pre-record ed, or b rowse programs with the Pro gram Guide, y ou can rate th em.
42 Chapter 3 The Basics in 5 Short Tours Tour 5: Now Playing List Your recorder can record man y hours o f programming . (Enough to fill a slew of video tape s!) Fort unate ly, it als o label s and or ganize s all tho se save d progr ams.
43 3 Cool Things You Can Do Cool Things Yo u Can Do Never be la te f or yo ur f avorit e pr ogr ams: Working late? Stuck in traffic? Don ’ tw o r r y .I f you set up a recording or a Season Pass, the program will be waiting for you in the Now Playing List.
44 Chapter 3 The Basics in 5 Short Tours Use the Overtime Scheduler ™ (and don ’ t mi ss o v ertime!): Programs someti mes start before they ’ re s upposed to an d often end later th an scheduled. With R ecording Options, you can “ pad ” your record ings to accoun t for variations by using the Overtime Scheduler .
C HAPTER 4 Watching Live TV Let ’ s Go! 46 DIRECTV ADVANCED PR OGRAM GUIDE ™ 48 Channel Banne r 51 Play with Live TV 52 Stat us Bar 53 Music Channels 54 Stan dby 55.
46 Chapter 4 Live TV Watc hing Liv e TV Le t ’ s Go! Here are two ways to w atch live TV: • Press the LIVE TV button on you r remote control . • From DIRECTV C entral, highlight Watch Live TV and pr ess SELECT.
47 4 Let’s Go! Re cord ing a L iv e Pro gr am To start recording a program while you ’ re w atching it , press REC ORD. From the opt ions that di spla y, choo se “ Record this showin g.
48 Chapter 4 Live TV Watc hing Liv e TV DIRECTV ADVAN CED PROGR AM GUIDE ™ While you are watching live TV, the DIRECTV ADVANCED PROGRAM GUIDE ™ shows you current and upcomin g programs.
49 4 DIRECT V ADVANCED PROGRAM G UIDE™ Program listings Grid Guide T h e f o ll ow i ng i cons m ay a pp ear beside programs in the guide: This appears besi de pay per view events that a re All Da y Tickets. This appear s beside progr ams that have an alternate audio tra ck.
50 Chapter 4 Live TV Watc hing Liv e TV Cu stomizing the Guide Guide Options . B y cus tomizing the gui de, you can choo se to use eit her the Grid Guid e or the List Guide. You can also change the day and time d isplayed , select a channel list, and set the guide to fil ter program info rmation by categor y.
51 4 Chan nel Ba nner Channel Banner The channel ban ner appears at th e top of the scr een when you change channels or press INFO, THUMBS UP or THUMBS DOWN, or the RIGHT arrow during a program. I t disappears aft er a few seconds. You can set a preference (see page 96), to decide how long the banner stays on th e screen when y ou change c hannels.
52 Chapter 4 Live TV Watc hing Liv e TV Play with Li ve TV Part of the fun of watching l ive TV an d recorded prog rams with your DIRECTV Digital Satellite Reco rder is using the p ause, instant replay, and s low motion features.
53 4 Status Bar Status Bar When you press PLAY, PAUSE, FORWARD or BACK, a status bar app ears on the lower part of your screen. In live TV, the status bar represents one hour (notice the white tick marks every 15 minu tes). In recorded prog rams, the bar shows the pro gram ’ s length.
54 Chapter 4 Live TV Watc hing Liv e TV Music Channels Some D IRECTV channels feature con tinuous music. You can tune to a music chan nel just as you would any other chan nel. You cannot record music chann els or use special features — such as pause or rewind — on a music channel.
55 4 Standby Standby You can put your recorder in stan dby mode by selecting “ S tandby ” fr om DIRECT V Central, or by pr essing the STA NDBY butto n on the f ront of your recorder. • If you temporarily turned off Parental Contr ols, standby mode enables them again.
56 Chapter 4 Live TV Watc hing Liv e TV.
C HAPTER 5 Finding and Recording Programs Recording Programs: The Basics 58 Finding Programs to Reco rd 68 I Already Know What I Want to Record . . . 69 I Know What I Like .
58 Chapter 5 Finding and Rec ording Programs Recording Programs: The Basics All progra ms saved on your recorder are liste d in the Now Playing List (no mor e searching thr ough unlabeled videotapes!). To go to the Now Playing List, press the DIRECTV but ton on your remote con trol twice, o r press the LIST butt on.
59 5 I Know What I Like . . . Getti ng a Se a son P as s A Season Pass records every episode of a series that airs on a certain channel — even if the day or time slot changes! It is totally automatic and really easy to set up. Just select a program (from the DIRECTV ADVANCED PROGRAM GUIDE ™ , for example) and choose “ Get a Season Pass.
60 Chapter 5 Finding and Rec ording Programs M a n a g i n g Yo u r S e a s o n P a s s r e c o r d i n g s . With Dual Tuner, yo u can record two programs at the same time. C onflicts will occur on ly if you try to schedule a t hird record ing that overlaps the othe r two.
61 5 I Know What I Like . . . high light ed, “ Options ” appears to its right. To s ee the cur rent Recording Options, use the arrow buttons to high light “ Opti ons, ” then press SELEC T. T o set Recording Options: 1. On the Recording Optio ns screen, use the UP/DOWN arrows to highlight an option.
62 Chapter 5 Finding and Rec ording Programs • Keep At L e ast . (Only avail able for an ind ividual r ecording. ) This op tion set s the minimum am ount of time for the reco rder to keep a rec ording. T he default s etting is two days, except for pay per view events, which default to “ Save until I delete.
63 5 I Know What I Like . . . Pr ogra m Inform atio n Scr een In the Program Guide, highlighting a pro gram title (that is not currently playing) and pressing SELECT display s some information abou t the program. You can also choo se “ Season Pass & o ther options ” to get to the Program Info rmation screen.
64 Chapter 5 Finding and Rec ording Programs Actions you can take . The lower part of the Program Information screen shows actions you can take. Available actions vary depending on what kind of program is selected and whether the program is already recorded or is scheduled to record.
65 5 I Know What I Like . . . Rev i ewin g th e T o Do List The To Do List shows all scheduled recor dings. To view it, go to DIRECTV Central, then Pick Programs to Record, then To Do List. After setting up a recording, you can confirm that it is scheduled on the To Do List.
66 Chapter 5 Finding and Rec ording Programs View Recording Histo ry This is an advanced feature for those who really want all the details. It is available as a selection in the To Do List, and dis plays a history of programs that have b een deleted or have not recor ded.
67 5 I Know What I Like . . . Using Sa ve to VCR: 1. Go to the Now Playing List, highlight the s how you want to sav e, then press SELECT. 2. Using the ar row buttons, h ighlight “ Save to VC R, ” then press SELECT. 3. Select “ Start saving from the beginni ng.
68 Chapter 5 Finding and Rec ording Programs Finding Programs to Record Find shows to rec ord . The DVR s ervice allows you to quick ly set up recordings for the shows you already k now you love. It also helps y ou search for fun, exciting new pro grams that match your interests, hobbies, favorite stars an d genres.
69 5 I Know What I Like . . . I Already Know What I Want to Record . . . The following options are useful if you already know the title of the program you want to record: • Search by Title • Recor.
70 Chapter 5 Finding and Rec ording Programs Re cord by Ti me /C ha nn el Record by Time/Channel offers you three choices: Browse by Time, Browse by Channel, and Manually Record Time/Channel. These options are described separately in the next few pages.
71 5 I Know What I Like . . . Bro wse by Chan nel Browse by Channel let s you browse through pro grams on a particular chann el. You can start wit h all channels or ju st your favori tes.
72 Chapter 5 Finding and Rec ording Programs Manua lly R ec or d b y Time o r Channe l Manually Record Time/Channel lets you schedu le a recording on a specific ch annel at a specific time, just as you would with a VCR. You can also create a manual repeat recording fo r every week, ever y day, o r every week day.
73 5 I Know What I Like . . . I Know What I Like . . . If you k now wha t you lik e, WishLis t searches are great! T hey allow you to fin d and automatically record shows that match your interests, tastes, passions, and whims. You can search for f uture programs with your favorite actor or director by creating an A ctor or Director WishList.
74 Chapter 5 Finding and Rec ording Programs WishLis t for the movi e ’ s title and year. In that case, the keyword entr y might look like this: “THE F LY” 1986.
75 5 I Know What I Like . . . Cr eating a WishLi st From Search Using Wis hLists, select “ Create new W ishList. ” Next, select the t ype of WishList: Acto r, Director, Catego ry Only, Keyword, or Title. For most WishList searches, you us e the keypad on the next screen to spel l out what you ’ re looki ng for.
76 Chapter 5 Finding and Rec ording Programs Keyw ord or Ti tle Wi shList Sea rc hes: Y o u can create a Keyword W ishList with one keyword or with sev eral. If you enter more than one keywo rd, the W ishLi st only finds programs that match all of you r keywords.
77 5 I Know What I Like . . . Tips f or e nt ering k e ywor d s • To specify an exact phrase in a Keyword or Title WishList, surround a set of word s with quotation m arks (to enter quotatio n marks, press PAUSE ( ). For example, the keyword PAUL S IMON might also turn u p a document ary abou t Simon Boli var with a director whose name is Paul.
78 Chapter 5 Finding and Rec ording Programs Browsing, Recording, a nd Edi ting W ishList Sea r ches T o browse all W ishList it e ms: Select “ View all u pcoming Wi shList progr ams. ” This displays a list of up to 10 programs from each of your WishList searches — a n du pt o2 0 0 programs total.
79 5 I Know What I Like . . . Help Me Find New Programs . . . The DVR service p rovi des special featur es that help you sift t hrough upco ming programs to find sh ows you ’ d like: TiV o Suggestions Your recorder tries to make sure there is always something interesting on for you to watch.
80 Chapter 5 Finding and Rec ording Programs When there is empty space in the Now Pl aying List, the DVR service may record TiVo Suggestio ns for you. Suggestio ns are marked in the Now Playing List with a TiVo icon ( ). The record er never deletes a pr ogram you r equested to mak e room for a suggestion .
81 5 I Know What I Like . . . 4. Use the CHAN DOWN button to s ee themes that are not vis ible at first. When you highlight a theme, a short d escription of it appears at the top of the screen. S elect a theme. A list of programs appea rs. 5. You can use the CHAN DOWN butto n to see programs that are not visible at first.
82 Chapter 5 Finding and Rec ording Programs.
C HAPTER 6 Messag es and Set up Messages from DIRECTV 84 Purchases 85 My Pre fer en ces 89 Recorder & Phone Setup 99 Syste m Inf ormati on 106 Trou ble sho otin g 107 Resta rt or Rese t System 108.
84 Chapter 6 Messages an d Setup Messages fro m DIRECTV From time t o time DIREC TV may send you mes sages abou t updates to yo ur servi ce and other important n otices. These messages are important, useful and easy to get to — we made them that way because we really wan t you to rea d them.
85 6 Purcha ses Purchases To see the Purchases screen, firs t press the DIRECTV Button, then Messages and Setup, then select “ Purch ases. ” The Purchases screen displays a list of all pay per view programs you have purch ased, along with their date and time.
86 Chapter 6 Messages an d Setup • Press SELECT. The purchase i s canceled. You re turn to the Pur chases screen. If you cancel a purchase that is scheduled to record, the recording is also canceled. Pay Per View Your DIRECTV ® Digital Satellite Recorder mak es buying an d recording p ay per view events a snap.
87 6 Purcha ses see the Progr am Info rmati on screen for p ay per vie w. Opti ons on th e Program Info rmation screen vary , depending on wheth er the event selected is curr ently showing, is already scheduled to record, or i s currently av ailable to be purchased thr ough the recorder.
88 Chapter 6 Messages an d Setup • Buy; don’t record. When you select this option, y ou purchase the pay per view event. A verification screen appears wi th a description o f any scheduling conflicts . • View upcoming showings. Press SELECT to dis play a list of upcoming s howings for the program.
89 6 My P refere nces My Preferences To see My Preferences, press the DIRECTV button, and then select “ Messag es & Setup ” and then “ My Preferences. ” My Preferen ces are your personal preferences — y ou change them to make the recorder work more to your liking.
90 Chapter 6 Messages an d Setup Your changes are saved auto matically. Press the LEFT or the RIGHT arrow to return to the Custo mize Channels s creen. Par ent al C ontr ols Parental Controls allow you to set limits on movie and televisi on r atings and to lock specific channels so that a password is requ ired to view t hem.
91 6 My P refere nces T o turn on Parental C ont r ols and define a pas sword ( ) 1. Select “ Turn on Parental Contro ls. ” 2. Use the n umber but tons on the rem ote cont rol to ent er a four-di git pa ssword. 3. E nter th e same pa sswor d again f or conf irmat ion.
92 Chapter 6 Messages an d Setup T o tur n off Auto Re-lo c k: Go to Messages & Setup, then My Preferences, then Parental Controls. Press the DOWN arrow to highlight “ Auto Re-lo ck, ” then press SELECT. Enter you r password, then highlight and select “ Auto Re-lock off.
93 6 My P refere nces T o set Ratin g Lim it s for Spec ifi c TV C o nt ent : 1. From Parental Controls, select “ Ra ting Setti ngs, ” then enter the password a nd press SELECT. 2. Select Bloc k by TV Content. 3. A list of categories appears on the next scr een.
94 Chapter 6 Messages an d Setup Motion Pict ur e Assoc iation of Amer ica r atings f or movi es Ratin gs for t elev is ion mov ies and pr ograms (including c ont ent r atings): G: Gene ral Audien ces . Most p arents would find this material suita ble for all ag es.
95 6 My P refere nces Channel Loc k for Live T V ( ) You can lock individual channels so that a password is required to view any program on those channels. T o lock or unlo ck channel s: 1. From the Parental Controls screen, select “ Channel L ock, ” and the n enter the passw ord.
96 Chapter 6 Messages an d Setup To c h a n g e t h e P a s s w o r d ( ) To cha nge the p asswo rd for Pare ntal Co ntrols , Paren tal Con trol s must be on. 1. Select Change Password on the Parental Controls screen. 2. Enter a new passwor d. 3. Re-enter the new password.
97 6 My P refere nces Sound E ffects V ol ume . Allows you to ch ange the vo lume or turn of f your record er ’ s sound effects (the ton es played when you pres s buttons on the r emote control). The d efault setting is Medium . Sounds effects are not currently available from t he recorder ’ s digital audio o utput.
98 Chapter 6 Messages an d Setup TV As pe c t R at i o This screen lets you choose o ne of two settings, the default Standard Screen – 4:3 or Wide Screen – 16:9. If you have a n ormal television, you should leave this setting at the default. If you have a wide s creen set, select “ Wi de Screen – 16:9.
99 6 Recor der & Phon e Set up Recorder & Phone Setup Options under R ecorder & Phone Setup affect the basic fu nctioning of the record er. Most of these settings were established before or during Guided Setup, and you may not ever need to change them.
100 Chapter 6 Messages an d Setup then reporting t hrough a cell phone or walkie -talkie to the pers on who is adjusting th e satellite dish an tenna. When you first come to this screen, it shows signal streng th for the transponder that carries the curre nt channel.
101 6 Recor der & Phon e Set up Phon e C onne ction The recorder makes a daily call to com municate with the DIRECTV Digital Video Recording serv ice, so a telephone line should be connec ted to it. The recorder occasionally makes a brief phone call to get updates to the DVR service, Showcases, and pay per view functionality.
102 Chapter 6 Messages an d Setup Phone Di alin g Option s Set D ial-In Numbe r . The number your recorder is currently using to call the DVR service is displayed o n the Phone Diali ng Options screen. To ch ange it: 1. Select Set Dial-In Number on the Phone Dialing Options screen.
103 6 Recor der & Phon e Set up 5. The Dialing Format screen appears after you have chosen a dial-in number. You should use this screen to tell the recorder which d ialing format to use.
104 Chapter 6 Messages an d Setup Set ‘ Phone Avail. ’ Detection . Off by default. When Set ‘ Phone Avail . ’ Detection is on , the recorder determines whether the phone line is in u se by detecting voltage on the line. This allows it to avoid disrupting a call in progress (such as another modem call).
105 6 Recor der & Phon e Set up Time Z one/Da ylight Sav ings The DIRECTV satellite signal sets the time on your recorder to be accurate at your billing address. If y ou temporarily move th e recorder to a new location, you can change t he time zone here.
106 Chapter 6 Messages an d Setup System Information This is where you can find the recorder ’ s serial number, the manufacturer and model number, the s oftware version , information about recent service calls, and the recorder ’ s storage capacity.
107 6 Troubleshooting Troubl eshooting Par ent al C ontro ls T r oubl eshoo ting This screen provides a b rief description of how to use Parental Controls . Use CHAN UP/ DOWN to see al l of the text on the screen. Phone T roub lesh ooting This screen provides tips to h elp you t roublesho ot pr oblems wit h your pho ne connect ion.
108 Chapter 6 Messages an d Setup Restart or Reset System You may need to restart the recorder as a routine troubleshooting step. These options erase information an d restore original facto ry settings. Selectin g a reset option brin gs you to a warning screen.
C HAPTER 7 Programming the Remote Control Introdu ction 110 Instructions: TV Po wer, Volume, and TV Input 111 Resetting the Programmable Buttons 114 Setti ng a Remo te Add ress 115.
Pro gra mmin g the Remo te Co nt rol Chapter 7 110 Introduction For information abo ut the individual buttons on the remote contr ol, please refer to the inside f ront cover of this guide. Befo re programmi ng the r emote control , you mus t first insert the batteries and complete Guided Setup.
7 Instr uctions: T V Power, Volu me, and TV Input 111 Instructions : TV Power, V olume, an d TV Input 1. Go to the Remote C ontr ol Setup scr een. Press the DIRECTV button; then select “ Messages & Setup, ” then Recorder & Phone Setup, then Remo te Control Setup .
Pro gra mmin g the Remo te Co nt rol Chapter 7 112 4. Enter a c ode. Use the number butt ons on the remot e control t o enter a f our-digit code (starting with the first code in the list on the screen) . After you press the fourth digit of the code, the red light on the end of the remote control sh ould flas h.
7 Instr uctions: T V Power, Volu me, and TV Input 113 2. En te r t he se arch co de . Refer to the table below and u se the nu mber keys on your remote con trol to enter th e appropr iate code. After yo u press t he four th digit of the code, the red light on th e end of th e remote control will flash twice, then remain on.
Pro gra mmin g the Remo te Co nt rol Chapter 7 114 Resetting the Programmable Buttons If you mak e a mistake, o r are havin g diffic ulty, you can reset the programm able butto ns. Once you do so, all the buttons on the remote will re turn to the unprogrammed state of a new remote.
7 Setting a Remote Address 115 Setting a Remote Address If you h ave two record ers in the same hou se, you may want to assign a r emote address to each remote control. This will prevent the crossing of signals between one recorder ’ s remote and the ot her ’ s.
Pro gra mmin g the Remo te Co nt rol Chapter 7 116.
C HAP TE R 8 Troubleshooting Contacting Customer Car e 118 Ques tion s Ab out Instal lati on 119 Ques tion s Abou t L ive TV (Inc ludin g Sa tellit e Si gnal) 120 Que stion s A bout Pi ck Pr ogra ms t.
118 Chapter 8 Troub leshooti ng Contacting Customer Care For que stions about your Hughes Network Sys tems Re cor der After c hecking the T roubl eshootin g chapter of this guide, you can call the Hughes Customer Care Cent er at 1-800-274-899 5 if you need help: • Connecting your Receiver to your TV and other A/V equipment.
119 8 Questions About Installation Questions About Installation I do not see the Welcome screen If you do not see the Welcome screen, you may need to change channels or change the video sourc e your T.
120 Chapter 8 Troub leshooti ng Questions About Live TV (Including Satellite Signal) During Satellite Guid ed Setup, the screen got stuck on the Satell ite Info screen.
121 8 Questions About Live TV (I ncluding S atelli te Signal) Can I watch TV while a program is recording? • Yes, you can watch what is reco rding as it is being record ed. You can also watch any program s tored in t he Now Playi ng List while an other pro gram is b eing record ed.
122 Chapter 8 Troub leshooti ng How do I get back to the last channe l I was watching? • When watching live TV, typing a ch annel numb er jumps the recorder to that channel. Press ENTER/LAST if you want to go back to the prior channel. I can ’ t tune to one of my cha nnels.
123 8 Questions About Live TV (I ncluding S atelli te Signal) When I power on my TV, I see the message “ Searching for sat ellite signal... ” Your record er is havin g trouble t uning to t he channel y ou are on. Fol low these s teps to restor e the v ideo: • Try changing chan nels.
124 Chapter 8 Troub leshooti ng The audio and video are ou t of sync. • Try changing chann els. • Press the PAUSE button on the remote control, then press BACK to move back a frame or two, then press PAUSE aga in to resume play. • Press the DIRECTV button; then press the LIVE TV button to re turn to live televi sion.
125 8 Questions About Pick Programs to Record Questions About Pi ck Programs to Record There are very few or no shows listed when I press GUIDE or look for programs to record. I can ’ t find my program in the list ings, although I know it's o n.
126 Chapter 8 Troub leshooti ng Can I recover a recorded program that was deleted? How can I sav e a program longer? • Unfortunately, there is no way to bring back a program that has b een deleted from the Now Playing List. Y ou can, however, choose to save pro grams longer .
127 8 Questions About Pick Programs to Record What happens if a sports event I ha ve scheduled to record goes into o vertime? • The DVR servic e cannot pred ict whether a sp orting even t might go into overtime, but we provide a feature that lets you add from one extra minute to three ho urs at the end of a recordi ng.
128 Chapter 8 Troub leshooti ng How do I clear all the letters I ’ ve entered on the alphan umeric keypad and start o ver? • Use the CLEAR button on the remote, or select “ CL R ” in the on-screen keypad. To remove one letter, sel ect “ DEL ” in the keyp ad or press the BA CK button on th e remote.
129 8 Questions About Pick Programs to Record My program didn ’ t get recorded. I set the recorder up to record so mething, and it ’ s not in Now Pla ying List. • If this happens, you can check R ecording History for an explanatio n why the program did not record.
130 Chapter 8 Troub leshooti ng What does it mean when my r ecorder says programs will be deleted earlier than planned? • By default , all programs e xcept pay per view ev ents are kept fo r at least two days. After that, pr ograms may be deleted to make room for oth er recordings you req uest.
131 8 Questions About Parenta l Contr ols Questions About Parental Controls My Parental Contro ls are not working. • For Pa rental C ontrol s to wor k, the y must be on (and not tem porar ily turn ed off) . Whenever you enter a password to bypass Par ental Controls, Parental Con trols become temporarily tur ned off.
132 Chapter 8 Troub leshooti ng Questions About the Recorder ’ s Phone Calls How long does the da ily call to the DVR service take? • It is typically a short call, les s than three min utes. When the so ftware is being up dated, it may take longer, but this happe ns rarely (a few times a year).
133 8 Questions About the Recorder’s Phone Calls • If you h ave call waiting, go t o “ Messages & Setup, ” then “ Reco rder & Phone Setup, ” then “ Phone Connect ion, ” then “ Change Dialing Options. ” Disab le call waiting by entering the correct prefix in Call Waiting Prefix (usually *70,).
134 Chapter 8 Troub leshooti ng Does the DVR service phone call each day cost me any money? • Cal ling the D VR servi ce via yo ur local di al-i n numbe r is the same a s makin g a local telephone call.
135 8 Questions About Audio Questions About Audio I can ’ t sele ct an alternat e audio track. • Alternate audio tracks are not available for a ll programs. If a program has an a lternate audio track, y ou can se lect it through th e channel banner.
136 Chapter 8 Troub leshooti ng Questions About Pay Per View How do I record a pay per vi ew event? • If it is on n ow, tune to the channel carrying the program and press RECORD. • If it is on later, go to live TV, press the GUIDE button to see the gui de.
137 8 Questions About Pay Per Vie w • If the program exceeds a limit set wi th Parental Contro ls, and Parental Controls are on, you will need a passwo rd to view it. • If you are attempting to order a pay per view selection with your remote control and cannot, call DI RECTV Customer Care at the n umber provid ed on the back of this guid e.
138 Chapter 8 Troub leshooti ng Questions About the Remote Control My remote control doesn ’ t work with my television. • You need to program the recorder ’ s remote con trol to cont rol some fu nctions o f your televis ion or audio/ visual equi pment.
139 8 Questions About the DVR Service Questions About the DVR Service How do I prevent TiVo Suggestions from being automatically recorded and liste d on Now Playing List? • Press the DIRECTV Button, then select “ Messages & Setup, ” then “ My Preferences, ” then “ TiVo Su ggesti ons, ” then “ No.
140 Chapter 8 Troub leshooti ng How does my TiVo Su ggestions list get generated? How does it know what I like? • Your personal TV preferences are based on programs you have rated with THUMBS UP and TH UMBS D OWN. Al so, any pro gram you r ecord tha t does not a lread y have a Thumb rating is automat ically given one THUMB UP.
C HAP TE R 9 Warranty and Specifications Limited Warranty 142 FCC Information 144 Specificatio ns 146 Safet y Instru ctio ns 148.
142 Chapter 9 Warranty and Spec ifications Limited Warranty Limited Warranty Hughes Ne twork System s Manufac tured DIRECT V ® Digital Sate llite Recorder 90 Days Free L abor/One Year Parts E xchange WHO IS C O VERED? You must have proof of purchase to rece ive warranty service.
143 9 Limited Warranty MAKE SURE YO U KEEP ... Please ke ep your sales recei pt or other docume nt showing proo f of purchase. Attach it to th is User G uide and keep bot h nearby. Also kee p the original box and pac king material i n case you need to return your prod uct.
144 Chapter 9 Warranty and Spec ifications FCC Information Declaration of Conformity - Standar ds to which Conform ity is declar ed: FCC Part 15 This device comp lies with Part 15 of the F CC Rules.
145 9 FCC Inform ation connect ed to a compatib le modular j ack that is als o compliant. See installatio n instructions for de tails. The REN is use d to determ ine the num ber of devi ces th at may conn ect to a telep hone li ne. Exc essi ve RENs on a tele phone lin e may re sult in th e devices n ot ringing in re sponse to an i ncoming call .
146 Chapter 9 Warranty and Spec ifications Specifications Satellite In : F-Type Connec tor Female ( 2) Video Out : S-Vide o 4-Pin Min i DIN Composite Video RCA (2) Audio Out: Stereo L/R RCA (2 pairs) .
147 9 Specific ations MACROV ISION C OPYRIGHT PROTE CTION The Record er incorpor ates copyright prot ection techno logy that is p rotected by U.S . patents and ot her intelle ctual property rights.
148 Chapter 9 Warranty and Spec ifications Safety Instructions This pro duct was desig ned and manu factured to mee t strict qu ality and sa fety standard s. There are, h owever, som e installati on and opera tion precaut ions of which you shoul d be particu larly aware.
149 9 Safety Ins tructions 11. Ob ject and Liqu id Entr y — Never push objec ts of any k ind into thi s product thro ugh cabinet slots, as they may tou ch dangero us voltage points or short the parts, resu lting in the risk of fire or electric s hock.
150 Chapter 9 Warranty and Spec ifications 20. Pol arizatio n — The DIREC TV Digital Satellite Rec order is equipped with a p lug that will fit into th e power outlet only one wa y.Do not modify th e plug. If t he plug does n ot fit, contact your elect rician to repl ace your outlet .
A PPENDIX A Back Panel Reference.
152 Appendix A Back Panel Ref erence Back Panel Referen ce This section descr ibes the use o f the conn ection jacks an d switch on the back panel of the DIRECTV ® Digital Satellite R ecorder. If your setup doesn ’ t match any of the examples, you can use this informati on for general reference as you set up your equipm ent.
153 A Bac k Pane l Refere nce Showcases, an d for pay per view functio nality. Do not connect the recorder to digital PBX systems . Doing so may permanently damag e your recorder ’ s mod em and will void your wa rrant y. 3. Cntrl Ou t (Serial): For futur e use.
154 Appendix A Back Panel Ref erence buttons on the r emote control are pre ssed or to indicate signal st rength when you are positioning your d ish. If you use Digital Audio Out , you will not hear these tones.
A PPENDIX B Gnu General Public License.
156 Appendix B Gnu Gen eral Pub lic Licens e Gnu General Public License Version 2, June 199 1 Copyri ght (C) 19 89, 1991 Free So ftware Fo undation , Inc. 59 Templ e Place, Su ite 330, Bo ston, MA 02111- 1307 USA Everyo ne is permitte d to copy and di stribu te verbatim cop ies of this licens e document , but changin g it is not allowed .
157 B either the Progr am or any derivative wo rk under copyrigh t law: that is to say, a work c ontainin g the Prog ram or a portion o f it, either verbatim or with modificati ons and/or translated into ano ther language. (Hereinaft er, translation is include d without li mitation in th e term “ modifi cation ” .
158 Appendix B Gnu Gen eral Pub lic Licens e a) Accompa ny it with the com plete correspondi ng machine-read able sourc e code , which mus t be dist ribu ted und er the term s of Sectio ns 1 and 2 abo.
159 B copies di rectly o r indire ctly th rough you, then th e only way y ou could satisfy both it and this License would b e to refrain entirely from distri bution of the Prog ram.
160 Appendix B Gnu Gen eral Pub lic Licens e but not limited to loss of data or data being ren dered inaccurat e or losses sustained by you o r third parties or a failure o f the program to operate with any other progr ams), even if such holde r o r ot her party has been advised of the possib ility of such damag es.
Index.
162 Index A A/V receiver 7 Prog ramm ing rem ote to con trol 110 AC-3 8 Access Card 6 Accessories and cables 9 Activate DIRECTV and DVR S ervices 29 Actor WishL ist.
163 Fast F orwa rd 52 Forward button 5 2 Frame Back 52 Frame For ward 52 G Glos sary of I cons v ii Gnu General Public License 156 I In jack 2 Instant replay butto n 52 J Jacks 2 L Language Audio la n.
164 Index Remote con trol Incompati bility with some make s and models 113 Using 24 U s i n gw i t hb o t hT Va n dA / Ve q u i p m e n t 110 Reset Sys tem 108 Restarting the record er 108 RF coaxial .
These appear w hen you press the THUMBS UP or THUMBS DOW N but ton. You c an gi ve a pr ogram up to th ree Th umbs Up ™ or three T humbs Dow n ™ . Th ese appe ar whe n an optio n—su ch as auto mati cal ly schedulin g an upcoming program o r watching an a dditional program segmen t—is available.
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il DirecTV Digital Satellite Recorder è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del DirecTV Digital Satellite Recorder - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso DirecTV Digital Satellite Recorder imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul DirecTV Digital Satellite Recorder ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il DirecTV Digital Satellite Recorder, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del DirecTV Digital Satellite Recorder.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il DirecTV Digital Satellite Recorder. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo DirecTV Digital Satellite Recorder insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
