Hughes Digital Satellite Recorder User Manual page 24

Example 1: VCR, DVD and/or Game System, and Switch Box or A/V Receiver
Connect the coaxial RF cables from your satellite dish antenna to the recorder. Connect
one coaxial RF cable that comes from your satellite dish antenna to the jack labeled
"Satellite In 1" on the recorder. If you have a second coaxial RF cable from your satellite
dish antenna, connect it to the jack labeled "Satellite In 2."
Connect the recorder's output to the switch box or A/V receiver's input.
Connect your switch box or A/V receiver's output to your TV's input.
Connect the recorder's output to your VCR's input. This will allow you to save programs
recorded on your DIRECTV Recorder to videotape.
Connect your VCR's output to your switch box or A/V receiver's input.
Connect your DVD player and/or game system's output to your switch box or A/V
receiver's input.
Connect the phone line. (For more about the phone connection, see page 3.)
Insert the Access Card that came with your recorder. Open the card door on the
recorder's front panel. Insert the card into the slot in the direction indicated on the card. Stop
when the card makes contact with the back of the slot, then you can completely close the
card door. To watch DIRECTV
(activation is covered in the next chapter).
Plug in all power cords. After you see the Welcome screen, skip to "Guided Setup" on
page 23. If you do not see the Welcome screen, see page 119.
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channels, you must insert the card correctly and activate it
S e t u p E x a m p l e s
To switch between watching
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DIRECTV programming and
watching video from your VCR, DVD or
game system:
• With a switch box, press the buttons
on your switch box
• With an A/V receiver, use the "Input,"
or "Source" button on the receiver or
its remote control.
If you are having trouble changing the
video source, refer to the instructions that
came with the A/V receiver or switch box.
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