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Connections & Setup
Basic Connection
Using RF Coaxial cables for all connections
This connection provides standard picture quality. This connection is only recommended for use with TVs that do not have
S-Video or A/V input jacks.
What you will need (see pages 2 and 3 for descriptions of these cables):
• Two (2) RF coaxial cables
• One (1) telephone line cord
• RG-6 coaxial cable line fed from a digital satellite antenna
• RF coaxial cable line from a standard TV antenna or cable outlet
Making the Connection
1. Connect the satellite dish antenna feed (RG-6 coaxial cable) to the SATELLITE IN jack on the DIRECTV
®
Receiver.
2. Connect one end of an RF coaxial cable to the OUT TO TV jack on the DIRECTV Receiver, and the other end to the
antenna input jack on the VCR.
3. Connect one end of an RF coaxial cable to the antenna output jack on the VCR, and the other end to the TV’s antenna
input jack.
4. Connect the cable box or off-air antenna feed (RF coaxial cable) to the OFF AIR IN jack on the DIRECTV Receiver.
5. Connect one end of the supplied telephone line cord to the PHONE JACK on the back of the DIRECTV Receiver, and
the other end to an RJ11-type modular phone jack (the most common type of phone jack).
6. Set the CHANNEL 3-4 switch to the channel you want to use to watch DIRECTV
®
programming on your TV (try to use a
channel that's "empty" in your area).
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Using Your Components
To watch DIRECTV programming:
Tune the TV to the DIRECTV Receiver’s output channel (either channel 3 or 4, matching how you've set the CHANNEL 3-4
switch on the back of the DIRECTV Receiver).
To record DIRECTV programming:
Tune the DIRECTV Receiver to the desired channel. Then set your VCR to record on the proper input channel (video line
input if using A/V cables to connect the VCR to the DIRECTV Receiver, channel 3 or 4 if using RF coaxial cable).
To watch cable/off-air programming:
Turn off the DIRECTV Receiver. Tune the TV to the cable or off-air channel you want to watch.
To record cable/off-air programming:
Turn off the DIRECTV Receiver. Tune the TV to channel 3 or 4 (whichever is set on the VCR as its output channel) to watch
the signal from the VCR. Tune the VCR to the cable/off-air channel you want to watch. Begin VCR recording as usual.
To view VCR recordings:
Tune the TV to channel 3 or 4 (whichever is set on the VCR as its output channel). Begin VCR playback as usual.