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Chapter 2: Setting up and connecting
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Connection option B:
DIRECTV Receiver to TV with A/V cables
If connection option B best matches your needs,
follow these steps:
1 Make sure your TV 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 IN FROM ANTENNA jack on the back of
the DIRECTV Receiver.
4 Connect the supplied phone cord to a telephone wall jack and to the
TEL LINE jack on the back of the DIRECTV Receiver.
5 Matching like colors, connect the supplied A/V cable to the AUDIO OUT
and VIDEO OUT jacks on the back of the DIRECTV Receiver.
6 Connect the other ends of the A/V cables to the audio and video input jacks
on your TV. Be sure to connect the outputs on the DIRECTV Receiver to
corresponding inputs on your TV (video out to video in, left audio out to left
audio in, right audio out to right audio in).
7 (Optional) if your TV has an S-Video input jack, connect one end of an S-
Video cable to the S-VIDEO jack on the back of the DIRECTV Receiver.
Connect the other end of this cable to the S-Video In jack on the back of
your TV. This step is optional; it provides improved picture quality on
some TVs.
8 Plug in the power cords for your DIRECTV Receiver and TV.
To watch DIRECTV
®
programming
Set your TV to the appropriate input mode. This is a setting on your TV usually
controlled by a Video, Input, or Mode button. See the manual for your TV for
instructions.
Next Step
Now turn to page 29 to start using your DIRECTV Receiver.