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CHAPTER 3
Setting up and connecting
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Highlight the DIRECTV Satellite Signal Meter menu item, then
press the SELECT button.
The DIRECTV Satellite Signal Meter screen appears.
The signal meter starts checking the satellite signal strength
immediately. The signal strength (from 0-to-100%) is indicated
at the bottom of the screen. The DIRECTV Satellite Signal
Meter screen allows you to check signal strengths from
different Satellites, and different Transponders. The Satellites
option applies only to oval-shaped satellite dishes which receive signals from multiple satellites.
On round dishes, the Satellite setting is fixed. Transponders are the equipment on satellites that
receive the signal from the earth-based program providers and relay it back to earth to your
satellite dish. Different transponders handle the signals for different TV channels.
When setting up your satellite dish, you should try to maximize the signal strength across all
of the satellites and transponders.
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To check the signal strength for different satellites (oval dishes only), or different transponders,
use the left- and right-arrow buttons on your remote control to highlight the on-screen Satellite
or Transponder option, then use the up- and down-arrow buttons to change the setting.
The signal meter updates to show you the signal strength for the new satellite or transponder.
Setting the dish type
To function properly, your DIRECTV
®
HD Receiver needs to know what type of satellite
dish you are using.
You can specify the dish type using the instructions here, or you can follow the steps on
page 33 to use the Auto Detection menu item to automatically set the dish type.
NOTE
For DIRECTV
®
High-Definition programming, you will need an oval triple LNB satellite dish antenna.
To manually set the dish type:
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If the Progress screen (shown here) is on your TV screen,
select Installation by pressing the SELECT button.
If this screen is not displayed, access the Main Menu
by pressing the MENU button on your remote control.
Then use the arrow buttons on your remote control to
highlight the Setup menu, and press the SELECT button.
Then highlight the Installation menu, and press the
SELECT button. The Installation menu appears.