DirecTV GCEB0A Satellite TV System User Manual


 
10 Adding system components
Connecting a home
entertainment
system
You can integrate the DIRECTV
®
Receiver into your entertainment system to
take advantage of enhanced audio and video capability. Follow these
instructions to connect your DIRECTV Receiver.
To connect the DIRECTV Receiver to your audio system, use A/V cables to
connect the satellite receiver to the audio receivers
AUDIO IN jacks.
The A/V receiver must be
turned on in order to send the
video signal to your TV.
Dolby Digital - With the GCEB0A model, you can enjoy programs that
contain a Dolby Digital sound track. We recommend that you listen in
surround sound for maximum enjoyment of these programs. You can
connect the stereo outputs of the GCEB0A to a receiver that contains a
Dolby Surround Pro Logic decoder. This will provide you with three audio
channels in the front and a mono surround channel.
To take full advantage of Dolby Digital programming, connect the
GCEB0A digital audio output to an external 5.1-channel Dolby Digital
decoder or receiver. This provides you with three front channels, two
independent surround channels, and a sub-woofer channel.
1. Connect the satellite antenna RG-6 coaxial cable to the DIRECTV
Receivers
SATELLITE IN jack.
2. Connect the DIRECTV Receivers
A/V jacks to the VCR and A/V receivers
A/V jacks.
3. AUX, optical connection, and digital output connections If your audio
receiver has coaxial or optical digital connectors, connect the appropriate
type of cable to the DIRECTV Receivers
DIGITAL AUDIO OUT for
two-channel digital stereo. If your A/V receiver is also capable of decoding
Dolby Digital, use this connection in order to listen in full 5.1-channel
surround sound. Additional audio information begins on page 21.
4. Connect the VCRs
A/V OUT jacks to a pair of the A/V receivers A/V IN
jacks.
5. Connect the A/V receivers MONITOR OUT jack to the TVs VIDEO IN
jack.
6. Plug the components into an electrical outlet.
Note: If you have connected a VCR to your entertainment system in a
way that routes the satellite receivers signal to your VCR before it reaches
the TV, you may see a distorted picture if you try to record a copy-protected
program. A
Can’t Tape symbol in the screen banner identifies these
programs. If this occurs, simply stop recording and the picture will
automatically correct itself.