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Chapter 2: Setting up and connecting
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Connection option D:
DIRECTV Receiver to TV and VCR with A/V cables
If connection option D best matches your needs,
follow these steps:
1
Make sure your TV, VCR, 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 cables to the AUDIO OUT and
VIDEO OUT jacks on the back of the DIRECTV Receiver.
6 Connect the other ends of these A/V cables to the audio and video input jacks
on your VCR. Be sure to connect the A/V jacks on the DIRECTV Receiver to
corresponding inputs on your VCR (video out to video in, left audio out to left
audio in, right audio out to right audio in).
7 Matching like colors, connect another set of A/V cables (not included) to the
other set of audio and video output jacks on the back of the DIRECTV
Receiver. Connect the other ends of these 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.
8 (Optional) if your TV and VCR both have S-Video jacks, you can also make the
S-Video connections shown in the illustration. This step is optional; it provides
improved picture quality.
9 (Optional, model SIR-S310W only) go to page 29 to hook up the VCR control.
10 Plug in the power cords for your TV, VCR, and DIRECTV Receiver.
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 your TV manual for help.) Also
make sure your VCR is turned on.
Next Step
Now turn to page 29 to start using your DIRECTV Receiver.