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CHAPTER 2
Setting up and connecting
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CHAPTER 2
Setting up and connecting
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Connection option C:
DIRECTV Receiver to TV and VCR with RF cables only
If connection option C best matches your needs, follow these steps:
1
Make sure your TV, VCR, and DIRECTV Receiver are turned off and unplugged.
2
Connect the RG-6 coaxial cable running from your satellite dish to the SATELLITE IN jack
on the back of your DIRECTV Receiver.
3
Connect the coaxial cable running from your cable TV system or off-air TV antenna to the
OFF-AIR IN jack on the back of the DIRECTV Receiver.
4
Connect the supplied phone cord to a telephone wall jack and to the Phone Line jack on the
back of the DIRECTV Receiver.
5
Connect one end of the coaxial cable to the TV OUT connector on the back of the
DIRECTV Receiver. Connect the other end of this cable to the Antenna In jack on your VCR.
6
Connect one end of another coaxial cable (not included) to the TV OUT RF jack on the back
of your VCR. Connect the other end of this cable to the Antenna In jack on the back of your TV.
7
Plug in the power cords for your DIRECTV Receiver and TV.
To watch DIRECTV
®
programming
With your VCR in TV mode or powered off, tune your TV to channel 3 or 4 (depending
on the position of the CH 3/4 switch on the back of your DIRECTV Receiver). Channel 3
is the default setting. The position of the CH 3/4 switch on your DIRECTV Receiver should
match the setting of the similar CH 3/4 switch on your VCR.
TV
DIRECTV Receiver
VCR
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