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14 Chapter 2
Connections & Setup
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6. Connect the audio from the DIRECTV
®
HD Receiver to your monitor.
Connect a pair of RCA-type cables to the AUDIO jacks in the COMPONENT VIDEO section of the back of your
DIRECTV HD Receiver. Connect the other ends of the cables to the audio input jacks on the back of your TV, monitor
(shown on the previous page) or audio receiver (not shown). Make sure you match the Left (white) output with the Left
input and the Right (red) output with the Right input. See page 19 for instructions on how to connect a digital audio
receiver to your HD Receiver.
7. Set the DTV OUTPUT switch on the HD Receiver to the Y PB PR setting.
8. Set the RESOLUTION SELECT switch on the front panel.
The RESOLUTION SELECT switch is behind a ip-down door on the
right side of the front panel of the HD receiver. To open this door,
push rmly on the top right part of the door to unlatch it. Then,
gently pull the door out and down. The front panel door will ip
down.
Set the RESOLUTION SELECT switch to the resolution setting that
looks the best on your monitor or TV (see Chapter 1 for more
information on resolutions).
Note: See your monitor or TV user’s guide for information regarding its
native video resolution.
Close the ip-down door.
To watch the DIRECTV HD Receiver on your monitor or TV:
For most RCA, GE or Proscan monitors or TVs:
Press TV on the remote control that came with your HD Receiver. Then press the WHO•INPUT button on the remote until
you see the signal from the HD Receiver on your TV or monitor.
For brands other than RCA, GE or Proscan:
Consult your TV Owner’s Manual.
If you cannot nd your TV Owner’s Manual, you will have to investigate. You might access the TV’s video input channel by:
• pressing a button on the TV’s remote control, the HD Receiver’s remote control or on the front of the TV (see the box
below)
• nding it through the TV’s menu system
• tuning directly to it by pressing a specic channel number (see the box below)
• going through all channels in the list by pressing the channel up or down buttons on the TV (see the box below)
The box to the left lists of some of the different ways manufacturers label
the video input channel. Once you’ve found the video input channel you
want, press the DIRECTV button on the HD Receiver’s remote and use
the number buttons to tune the HD Receiver to the desired channel.
Go to page 18
Button/switch
on the TV
VIDEO
SIGNAL
VID 1
VID 2
S-VID
S-VIDEO
Button on the
TV Remote
VID 1
LINE
VID
VIDEO
S-VID
INPUT
SOURCE
AUX
Channel #
00
90
91
92
VID 1
VID 2
Video Line Input Variations
TV/VIDEO
TV/VIDEO
The RESOLUTION SELECT switch