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Chapter 2: Setting up and connecting
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Choosing a connection
Your DIRECTV Receiver supports a variety of connection possibilities to ensure that
it is compatible with whatever type of TV, VCR, or A/V receiver you might have.
This manual describes six different setup possibilities in detail. The one that is right
for you depends on what type of A/V equipment you have in addition to your
DIRECTV Receiver. To get the best audio and video possible with your particular set
of A/V equipment, use these pages to choose the connection option that most
closely matches your situation.
Option A: DIRECTV Receiver to TV with RF cable only
Option A is the most simple setup option. If you are not planning on
using a VCR and your TV has no A/V connectors, use this option.
(Turn to page 17 now.)
Option B: DIRECTV Receiver to TV with A/V cables
Option B is also for people not planning on using a VCR, but this
option improves the sound and video quality by making the
connections using A/V cables. If you are not planning to use a VCR,
but your TV does have RCA-type A/V input jacks, use connection
Option B. (Turn to page 19 now.)
Option C: DIRECTV Receiver to TV and VCR with RF cables only
Option C is the simplest connection option that includes a VCR. If you
want to connect your DIRECTV Receiver to a TV and VCR, and your
TV or VCR does not have A/V jacks, use connection Option C. (Turn
to page 21 now.)
Option D: DIRECTV Receiver to TV and VCR with A/V cables
Option D also allows you to connect the DIRECTV Receiver to a TV
and VCR, but Option D provides improved sound and video quality
over Option C. If you are planning to connect your DIRECTV Receiver
to a TV and VCR which both have A/V jacks,use connection Option
D. (Turn to page 23 now.)
Option E: DIRECTV Receiver to TV and A/V receiver
Option E shows you how to connect the DIRECTV Receiver to an A/V
system that includes an A/V receiver. If you plan to use an A/V
receiver with your DIRECTV Receiver and TV, use connection Option
E. (Turn to page 25 now.)
Option F: DIRECTV Receiver to TV with component video inputs and
Digital A/V receiver (SIR-S310W only)
Option F also shows you how to connect the DIRECTV Receiver to an
A/V setup that includes a TV and an A/V receiver. In Option F,
however, the A/V receiver supports optical digital audio input, and the
TV supports component (Y, Pb, Pr) video input. If this matches your
situation, use connection Option F. (Turn to page 27 now.)