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Getting
Assistance
5.
If you are using an owd satellite dish, select the second satellite group and obtain a
signal.
Once you have a signal locked for both satellite locations (this may require some
tweaking),
you can select Alternate fi)rfi_w tunin_ to improve your reception
€)l I',otl_
signals. When this button is selected,
the signal meter ahernates
between
the two
signals every four seconds
Make small adjustments
to your dish's position until both
signals are satisfactory.
If you are not receiving
a signal and you have entered a!l Select I)ish information
correctly,
please see your satellite dish antenna
lnstallcr's Guide for detailed
instructions.
To change transponder:'.;, press the right arrow button on the remote, then use either the
digit buttons
on the rt'mote or the on-screen
+ and
buttons to enter the
transpol3der
number.
Your
New
Access Card
Periodically,
your program
provider may issue you a replacement
access card if yon
subscribe to DIRECTV ®programming.
The New Access Card Setup screen allows you to
transfer the information
from the old card onto the new one. The access card fits into the
TV through the back panel.
To replace the card:
1.
Select Assistance from the main menu.
2.
Select New Access Card.
3.
Follow the on-screen
directions
to validate the new card.
See the section "Setup
1
and Connections"
for
details about where to
insert your access card.
Running
the System
Test
The System Test display screen is accessed
through the Assistance menu and allows you to
initiate diagnostic
procedures
on the DIRECTV System, if yotl subscribe
to DIRECTV '_
programming.
You should use this l)ature
to get your access card number or when your
television doesn't seem to be receiving satellite signals correctly.
A message screen appears
when you select System
Test from the Assistance
menu. This screen tells
you whether
the system
passed each test. If your
system fails the test, run
the system test several
times before concluding
that there is a problem.
Occasional fluctuations
in
the phone line or satellite
signal can give temporary
false readings.
Note that
if you do not subscribe to
DIRECTV® programming
or do not have your
satellite
dish antenna
installed,
the test will fail.
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