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DIRECTV SYSTEM FROM HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS - OWNER'S MANUAL
Connection for Your
Entertainment System
{ XE "Hookup:overview" } There are a number of ways to connect the digital satellite receiver,
depending on the other audio/video equipment you wish to use.
You may need to purchase additional connectors and/or cables to suit specific needs from your dealer
or electronic hardware stores. Choose which hookup method to use based on:
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The capabilities of your TV and VCR.
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Your desire to pass local programming through the digital satellite receiver.
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Any other devices you want to include in the system (stereo, second VCR, etc.).
Before attempting to connect anything, position yourself so you are looking at the back of your
components. Note the various input and output receptacles, their shapes, and how they are labeled.
Then read through the rest of this hookup section before going ahead with actual hookup.
Do not turn on the power yet. For your safety, make sure the digital satellite receiver, TV, VCR, and
any other devices to be connected are unplugged from the wall outlet while hooking them up.
Hook Up the Phone Line
{ XE "Hookup:phone jack" } The first step is to connect the phone line. This can be done by plugging
one end of the provided telephone cable into the P P P P H H H H O O O O N N N N E E E E L L L L I I I I N N N N E E E E jack on the back of
the digital satellite receiver and the other end into a telephone wall jack. If you do not
have a telephone jack within reach, you may have to have a new one installed or
reorient the digital satellite receiver to be within reach of a telephone wall jack.
Hook Up the Audio/S-video Signals
{ XE "Hookup:S-video" } Only the newest, high-end TVs and VCRs have S-video inputs. VCRs that
support S-video include Hi8 and SVHS types. Look on the back of your TV and VCR
for this special jack. It will probably be labeled S S S S - - - - V V V V I I I I D D D D E E E E O O O O I I I I N N N N . If you are unsure, you
can see the type of connector that you are looking for on the back of the digital satellite
receiver. If neither the TV nor VCR has this jack, proceed to the "Hook Up the
Audio/Video Signals" section.
This hookup will give you the sharpest picture of any of the hookups. Also, this hookup will allow you
to view DIRECTV System programming and local broadcast simultaneously on TVs with "picture in
picture" (PIP) feature.
When using this hookup, you cannot use the digital satellite receiver as a switch to choose between
DIRECTV System programming and local broadcasts. Instead, you will use the input selection that
your TV and/or VCR offers to select the source.
I f your VCR has S- vi de o i nput ...
use an S-video cable to connect the digital satellite receiver's S S S S - - - - V V V V I I I I D D D D E E E E O O O O output to the S-video input
on your VCR. Also connect one pair of the digital satellite receiver's audio outputs (Left and Right) to
the audio inputs on your VCR.
I f your TV has S- vi de o i nput ...
connect an S-video cable from the S S S S - - - - V V V V I I I I D D D D E E E E O O O O output (either from the digital satellite receiver if
available or the VCR) to the S-video input on the TV. Also connect the left and right audio outputs
from the same device that the S-video is coming from and connect them to the TV.
I f you have a s t e r e o s ys t e m ...
you may be able to achieve big speaker sound. See the "Hook Up to a Stereo System" section for the
necessary connections.
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The Phone line and jack
The S-video cable and jack
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