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After selecting your Local In connection and pressing the
LOCAL AREA screen will be displayed.
Clear
Remove all the check marked channel numbers from the local Area screen.
Scan Channels
This option will automatically scan through all of the possible channels and place the active
channel numbers into the Advanced Program Guide™ grid. NTSC (analog) channels will be
listed by their normal one- or two-digit Channel Number. ATSC (digital) channels will be listed
by the Channel Number followed by a hyphen and a number other than zero. An example of an
ATSC channel would be 23-1. At this time, the program information for local NTSC and ATSC
channels that is shown on the Advanced Program Guide™ will simply display "Regular
Schedule." To receive accurate program information for these channels, you need to select a local
cable provider or enter area ZIP Code on the DISH SETUP screen.
Testing the Strength of the Terrestrial Digital Channels
The INSTALLATION screen will display the strengths
of signals from the terrestrial digital channels. The
screen displays a numerical strength indication and a
bar graph accompanied by an audible tone to indicate
signal strength. The higher the number, the greater the
amount of the bar graph occupied, or the faster the
beeping tone, the stronger the signal.
You should test the signal strength of each digital
channel by "physical" Channel Number, not by
"virtual" Channel Number. The "physical" Channel
Number is the channel number that the FCC uses to
identify the channel frequency, and it is a one-digit or
two-digit number. The "virtual" Channel Number is the number that a local broadcast station
wishes to use to identify itself. For instance, if the number for your local CBS analog channel is 2
(Channel 2), then that station may use 2-1 as a digital "virtual" Channel Number, even though the
"physical" number assigned by the FCC to that channel is 40.
To test the strength of terrestrial digital channel signals, highlighting the Source button on the
INSTALLATION screen and pressing the
SOURCE pop-up menu. Using the
up menu and pressing the
Signal Strength Screen. Use the
L
left and use the
and
L
to highlight the Channel button. Press the
control to display the CHANNEL pop-up menu.
If you know the "physical" numbers for your local channels, use the number buttons on the
remote control to select each channel number, and observe the signal strength. If you do not know
these "physical" channel numbers, use the
channel one number at a time. Channels with a signal strength of less than 60 may require a better
antenna, adjustment of the antenna angle, or the antenna may be too far away from the signal
source.
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Hughes Model HIRD-E86 Platinum HD Receiver
key on the remote control will display the
SELECT
L
and
L
keys to highlight the Local Digital button on the pop-
key on the remote control will display the LOCAL DIGITAL
SELECT
L
and
L
keys on the remote control to move to the column on the
L
and
L
keys on the remote control to change the
key on the remote control, the
SELECT
The INSTALLATION screen
key on the remote
SELECT
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