Change Receiver Id; Set Output Channel - DirecTV GAEB0A Owner's Manual

Change Receiver ID

Use the
PREFERENCES
appearance of the on-screen menus and select how your DIRECTV
operates with other devices. The
• Change the receiver ID
• Set the receiver output channel to channel 3 or 4
• Enable or disable the
• Lock the system on a particular channel.
• Select English or Spanish language menus.
• Enable or disable Caller ID on and off.
If you are using:
• multiple satellite receivers in the same room,
or
• multiple satellite receivers with the RF remote control on one of the
receivers,
you may want to change the receiver ID to avoid interference or "cross talk."
The remote control receiver ID can be a number from "001" to "008".
If you change receiver IDs, set your remote control to that ID number first.
Use this procedure to set the remote control to use a different receiver ID:
1. From the
MAIN MENU
SELECT.
2. Highlight menu tab to display the
Prefs
3. Highlight Receiver ID menu button.
4. Press and hold the remote control SAT button.
5. Press and release the
6. Release the SAT button. It should remain lit. If it does not, repeat steps 4-6.
7. Enter desired number (001 to 008).
8. Press the button to lock in the code.
SAT
9. Point the remote control at the receiver. Press
The number to the right the highlighted Receiver ID menu button will change to
the new code. Check that the ID has been successfully set by testing the remote
control to see that it controls that satellite receiver.
menu pane (shown in the figure below) to change the
PREFERENCES
button on your remote control.
INPUT
System Preferences menu pane
, highlight the
System Setup
PREFERENCES
button.
MUTE
®
Receiver
pane also allows you to:
menu tab. Press
menu.
SELECT.
Using the menus
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