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DIRECTV SYSTEM FROM HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS - OWNER'S MANUAL
Choosing the Best 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. The simplest hookups are shown here.
{ XE "Hookup:phone jack" } Before connecting the digital satellite receiver to your entertainment
system, you should 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 a new one installed or reorient the digital
satellite receiver to be within reach of a telephone wall jack.
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 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.
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Possible connections
The Phone line and jack
The S-video cable and jack
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