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1031941-0001 Rev . A Models GAEB0A GCEB0A DIRECTV Digital Satellite Receiver Owner’ s Manual.
Copyright © 2001, 2002 Hu ghes Network Systems, inc., a wholly owne d subsidiary of Hugh es Electr onics Corpor ation . All rights reser v ed. This publication and its contents are p roprietar y to Hughes Network Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Hughes Electronics Cor poration .
F or your safety and prote ction, read this enti re Owner's Ma nual before y ou atte mpt to ins tall or us e your satellit e system. In p ar ticu lar , r ead this safety section car efully . Keep this safety infor mation where you can ref er to it if necessar y .
P olari zati on – This DIRECTV Recei ver is equi pped with a plug that will fit into the power out let only one way . Do not mod ify the plug defeating this feature .
Servici ng – Do not at tempt to serv ice this DIR ECTV Rece i ver yourse lf as opening or removing covers may expose you to da ngerous voltage or other hazards. Th ere are no use r serviceabl e parts inside. Re fer all servic ing to qualified service perso nnel.
vi Decl aration of Confo rmity – St andards to which Con formity i s declar ed: FCC P art 1 5 This device co mplies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Opera tion is su bject to the fo llow ing two condi.
Contents vii Contents Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Setup ove rview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Attach the a ntenna cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Connect yo ur TV . . . . .
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Getting St arted 1 Getting Started 1 This c hapter expl ains ho w to: Y ou may connect a seco nd DIRECTV Receiver to th e unused LNB output. These instru ctions also ap ply to a n additional r eceiver . • Connect t he DIRECTV ® sate llite dish a ntenn a to y our D IREC TV Re ceiver ( this page ).
2 Getting Star ted Attach the an tenna cable Y ou can conf igure your system se veral w ays, depe nding on what addition al components (such as a VCR, D VD playe r , or A/V rec ei ver) you select. For no w , ho wev er , use the si mplest co nfigur ation to c heck your a ntenna and cabling.
Getting St arted 3 Connect y our TV Depending on yo ur TV , you can connect it to the recei v er in one of t hree wa ys: • S-V ideo cab le (bes t pi cture qualit y) or • V ideo cable (very goo d p.
4 Getting Star ted Determine antenna angles This sec tion e xplains ho w to determine t he proper antenna posit ion. This i s expr essed in degre es of azimuth ( horizont al) and elevati on (verti cal). Use the recei ver front pa nel contr ols sho wn bel ow t o complete this proc edure.
Getting St arted 5 T esting y our system When you ha ve aligned your dish ante nna to the azimuth and el ev ation angles sho wn on the Install pane: 1. Highligh t the Signal tab . 2. Use the b utt on to highlig ht the Source pull-do wn menu 3. Signal qu ality i s indicated by a sc ale at the bo ttom of th e pane and wi th an audible indicat ion.
6 Getting Star ted 3. Press SE LECT again to te st the first sel ectio n on th e pop -up me nu. Y ou r results wi ll dif fer sl ightly f rom those sho wn , depending o n your geographi c locat ion and specif ic installat ion. Ho we ver , if your re sults are v ery dif feren t from these e xample s (i.
Adding sy stem compo nents 7 Adding system components 2 Y ou can conf igure your DIRECTV ® Recei ver se veral ways dep ending on the additi onal audio /video component s you wan t to use. This c hapter expl ains ho w to: • Connect a terrest rial (b roadcast ) TV antenna ( th is page ).
8 Adding s ystem comp onents Connecting a VCR F ollow t hese ins tructions t o connect your TV and VCR to the DIRECTV ® Recei v er . Conne ct the sa tellite a ntenna RG-6 c oaxial ca ble to the DIRECTV Recei v er ’ s SA TELL ITE IN jack (refer t o fi gures on page 2).
Adding sy stem compo nents 9 7. T est the VCR control feature as describe d belo w . 8. Remov e the tempo rary mounting ta pe. Attach the emitter permane ntly with peel-a nd-stick bac king.
10 Adding s ystem comp onents Connecting a home entertainment system Y ou can inte grate the DIRECTV ® Rec eiv er int o your ente rtainment sy stem to take adv antage of enhanced audio and video c apabili ty . Fol lo w these instru ctions t o connect your DIRECTV Recei ve r .
Usin g the re mote c ontrol 11 Using the remote control 2 This c hapter expl ains ho w to: • Use the HMRC-8 a nd HMRC-9 remote cont rol functio ns. ( see pa ge 13 ) • Insta ll and repla ce the remote contr ol ba tterie s. ( see page 14 ) • Program t he remote to w ork with your s ystem components .
12 Usi ng th e remo te con trol HMRC-8 Remote Control Function Qui c k Reference The DIRECTV ® Rece i ver fron t panel b utto ns can pro vide t he basic cont rols needed t o access major DIRECTV System fea tures.
Usin g the re mote c ontrol 13 Remote contr ol functions The joystick is th e most versat ile (and most used) re mote co ntr ol feat ure. U sing only the joyst ick, you can perform vi rtually al l on-scr een functi ons includi ng: • Selecti ng a highl ighted sc reen menu it em.
14 Usi ng th e remo te con trol Installing rem ote control batteries T o install or replace the remote control batteries: 1. Locate t he battery c ompartment on the back of the remote c ontrol. 2. Remov e the ba ttery co mpartment co ver . 3. Insert two “ AAA ” size ba tteries as sho wn, obser ving the correct p olarity .
Usin g the re mote c ontrol 15 Code Entry T o use this method: 1. Find the three-digi t code or c odes for t he type an d brand of the component you w ant to contr ol (in this exampl e, TV ). Refer t o Appendix B – Man ufact ur ers devi ce c ontr ol c odes , on page 4 3.
16 Usi ng th e remo te con trol.
Using th e menu s 17 Using the menus 3 This c hapter des cribes: • Ho w to f ind the menu s you need t o perform common t asks ( this page ). • Using the Progra m Director ( see page 20 ). • Ho w to purc hase pay per v ie w ev ents ( see pag e 18 ).
18 Usi ng th e menu s Pur chasing pa y per vie w (PPV) Select the Pu r chases menu tab to displ ay lists of recentl y vie wed and adv ance purchase d pay per vi e w ev ents. Y ou can choose P AST PURCHASES and UPCOMING PURCHASES . The ev ent chan nel, tit le, start date and time, and cost is sho wn for eac h purchase .
Using th e menu s 19 Viewing Ma il DIRECTV uses the MAIL feature to send you important inf ormation, i nform you of speci al e ven ts, and te ll you about s pecial of fers.When you rec ei ve a ne w message, a New Mail icon a ppears at the top of all me nus until you read the message.
20 Usi ng th e menu s Usi ng th e pr og ram Director Y ou can progra m up to 32 e v ents in a dvance for vie w ing or unatte nded recordi ng. The PROGRAM DIRECT OR will tune to a program at a specif ic date and time, or tune on a re peating ba sis.
Using th e menu s 21 If you speci fy a date, use the month/da y format. The y ear is s et automatically . 7. After se tting t he Frequenc y , use t he joy stick to adv ance. 8. Re vie w your set tings and choo se OK , or choose Cancel to d elete the ed its.
22 Usi ng th e menu s Setting default and altern ate audio Y our DIRECTV ® Recei ver s upports a lternate audi o service s. The i con appears belo w the Infor mation Banner or program guide d ate and ti me to indicat e alternat e audio i s av ailable for a particul ar program.
Using th e menu s 23 Adjusting the s creen image Adjust vi deo displ ay brightnes s, contrast, and satura tion for th e best imag e. 1. Highligh t the A udio & Video tab from t he MAIN MEN U . 2. Press SELECT . 3. Highligh t the Picture P erf ect menu pane b utton.
24 Usi ng th e menu s Use the po p-up b utton boa rd to ente r search wo rds. Y ou can hig hlight an d SELECT the toggle icon on the defa ult b utton bo ard (see figure ) to chang e it to a sta ndard k eyboar d layout, i f you desire . Highlight the desire d letter using the joy stick .
Using th e menu s 25 Use the PR EFERENC ES menu pane (sho wn in t he figu re belo w) to cha nge the appeara nce of the on- screen menus and select h ow yo ur DIRECTV ® Recei v er operate s with other de vices.
26 Usi ng th e menu s Set output channel Use the Output Channel menu b utton to toggle betw een channels 3 and 4, whiche v er is unused i n your are a. Input key enab le/disable The Input K ey menu but ton allo ws you to turn the remote control TV/S A T but ton on and of f.
Using progr am guides 27 Using program guides 4 This c hapter des cribes: • The dif ferent program gui de styles ( th is pag e ). • Common program g uide and menu features ( s ee page 2 9 ). • Ho w to use the OneLine ™ Guide ( see page 30 ). • Ho w to set-up and use th e T urboT une ™ Gui de ( s ee page 31 ).
28 Using pr ogram guide s T o t urn off t he Pi cture-In -Gui de fe ature : 1. P ress the remo te cont rol GUIDE butt on. 2. Press t he GUIDE b utton ag ain to acc ess th e Options menu tab . Pr ess the r emote contr ol GUIDE button wh ile th e pr ogram gu ide appear s on-scr een to display the Guide Options menu.
Using progr am guides 29 T o selec t a guide styl e: 1. P ress the remo te cont rol MENU but to n . 2. Use the joystick t o highlig ht and SELEC T the Guide Options menu tab . 3. From the Opt ions menu tab, h ighlight your select ion and pre ss SELEC T .
30 Using pr ogram guide s • Belo w the dat e and time, small icons i ndicati ng the status of the sy stem or detail s about th e current ly highli ghted pro gram title may appear .
Using progr am guides 31 Using T urboT une ™ The T urboT une ™ featu re is a qu ick acces s guide to nine of you r fa v orite chan nel s. • Press t he TURBO b utton on t he remote control to sho w the T urboT une pa nel. • Use the joystick t o highlig ht the des ired chann el.
32 Using pr ogram guide s.
Setting favorites and fil ters 33 Setting favorites and filters 5 This c hapter expl ains: • How to cr eate a chann el lis t ( th is page ). • Rena ming a cha nne l list ( see pag e 34 ). • Using Aut o S e t , Add All , and Del All functio ns ( see pa ge 34 ).
34 Setting favorites an d filt ers help you decide whe ther to include o r exclud e a cert ain channe l, the t itle of the progr am currentl y airing on that channel app ears at the top of the sc reen. 7. Scroll up or do wn to vie w chann els and des criptions.
Setting favorites and fil ters 35 Filtering the pr ogram guide Press the re mote c ontro l GUIDE b utton while in a guide . A pop-up menu pro vides f ilteri ng tools and w ays to ac cess othe r guide st yles. By combini ng each of these f ilt er optio ns, you can quickly narr ow do wn channel s to those t hat match your vie wing intere sts.
36 Setting favorites an d filt ers Selecting guide times Highlight the Times me n u ta b. T h e GU IDE T IMES menu sho wn belo w provide s easy acc ess to fut ure programmin g informat ion. Simply s elect th e time you wan t the guide t o begi n. After a fe w seconds, the s elected guid e appears .
Using a ccess c ontrols 37 Using access controls 6 This c hapter expl ains: • Ho w to lock and unlock the system ( this page ). • Ho w to set a maximum ratings limit ( see pag e 38 ). • Setting maximum spendi ng and time limi ts ( see page 39 ).
38 Using ac cess c ontrols . Unloc king the sys tem T o rem ove the lock and i ts rest rict ions : 1. Highligh t the Locks & Li mit s tab from the MAIN MENU . 2. SELEC T the Unlock menu b utton. 3. Enter t he code you e ntered to lock the s ystem.
Using a ccess c ontrols 39 Highligh t and SELECT the hi ghest rati ng for vio lent program c ontent you wish to all ow .Y ou may choose to Bloc k All or Allo w A ll inst ead of settin g a sp eci f ic limit . Setting spending and time limits Highligh t the Lim its tab to set the maxi mum spending limi t.
40 Using ac cess c ontrols.
Questio ns & A nswers 41 Questions & Answers A Ques tion s? Di d we fo rget to te ll you som ethin g? W e have com piled some the most common que stions an d their answer s here. W e hope the y help! Q I had a si gnal b ut now I am g etti ng a messa ge “ Sear chin g for sate llite signal.
42 Questio ns & Ans wers Q Can I r eceive my lo cal TV pr ogr ams thr ough my digital satell ite r ecei ver? A There ar e three w ays to re cei ve l ocal prog ramming: • If yo u are in a n area .
Manu facturers device control c odes 43 Manufacturers device control codes B Use these codes to program your contr ol operate your syst em components. T able 3: VCR brands and r emote co ntrol code s .
44 Manu factur ers de vice co ntrol co des T able 4: T el e visi on brands and remote c ontrol c odes BRAND CODE NUMBER BRAND CODE NUMBER BRAND CODE NUMBER Admiral 072 081 160 161 JBL 16 4 RCA 160 161.
Manu facturers device control c odes 45 T a ble 5: A UX aud io brands a nd remote control c odes AU X CODE NUMBER AU X CODE NUMBER AU X CODE NUMBER Adcom 146 149 227 244 Jerrold 141 Pionee r 093 1 32 .
46 Manu factur ers de vice co ntrol co des T able 7: D VD play er brand s and rem ote contr ol codes BRAND CODE NUMBERS BRAND CODE NUMBERS BRAND CODE NUMBERS Alpine 009 Magnavox 038 0 42 008 Proscan 0.
Index 47 Index A A/V recei ver, connec ting 10 Acce ss c ard , new 24 Advance se lect 20 Aligning the anten na 4 Alterna te audio 22 Antenna alignment values 4 cable, c onnecting 2 poin ting 4 RF re m.
48 Index Phone jac k connection 3 Pictur e-In-Guide options 27 turni ng off 28 Pictur ePerfect, adj usting 23 Prefer ences, syst em 24 Program gui de featur es 29 styl es 27 Programming devices 15 Pur.
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1031941 -0001 Re v . A April 15, 200 2.
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