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CHAPTER 3
Setting up and connecting
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DVI jack and cable (cable not included)
Using the DVI jack and a digital DVI cable, your DIRECTV
®
HD
Receiver can provide the unconverted digital signal from digital
off-air, cable, or DIRECTV
®
programming directly to A/V devices
that are capable of decoding the digital video information.
The DVI jack uses HDCP content protection to allow you to view
HD programming that has been encoded using the HDCP
protection system.
For the best access to HD programming at the highest available
resolution, connect this to a HDTV that supports HDCP technology.
(This cable carries video only; use with audio cables for the audio
signal.)
RGB OUT jack and cable (cable not included)
RGB OUT jack and cable use a computer-standard 15-pin VGA
video connection.
Each main video color, Red, Green, and Blue uses a separate
pin; and other pins are used to carry vertical and horizontal
sync signals.
Using the RGB OUT jack and an RGB cable, you can connect
your DIRECTV
®
HD Receiver to devices equipped with RGB input
jacks (computer monitors, for example).
The RGB Out jack can carry any of the Digital TV and HDTV
video resolutions. (This cable carries video only; use with audio
cables for the audio signal.)
Optical digital audio jack and cable (cable not included)
Optical digital jack and cable use light to send digital audio
data to A/V receivers equipped to receive and interpret this
data. The jack and cable must be aligned before you plug
in the cable.
The jack and cable may also be covered by protective caps
which you must remove before making connections.