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Chapter 3: Connecting Your System
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Setting Up Your DSS System
Viewing Satellite Programs
1
Turn on the TV, and then set the TV’s line input to the DSS receiver.
(For example, set the TV to channel 3 or 4, if you used an RF
connection; or set to VIDEO1, etc., if you used an A/V connection.)
2
Turn on the VCR and A/V receiver, if you connected these
components. Then set their output switches accordingly.
3
Turn on the DSS receiver and select a station.
Viewing Cable or
Off-Air Programs
Note
The following instructions apply only if you connected your cable TV or
terrestrial antenna to your DSS receiver.
1
Turn off your DSS receiver, or press the TV/DSS button to set the
DSS receiver to TV mode (DSS indicator on the front panel is off).
2
Turn on the TV and then:
If you have a cable box, turn it on and then tune the TV to the
output channel of your cable box, usually channel 3 or 4.
If you don’t have a cable box, just tune your TV to the station
you want to watch.
Recording Satellite
Programs While Watching
Cable or Off-Air Programs
Note
The following instructions apply only if you connected your cable TV or
terrestrial antenna to your DSS receiver.
1
Turn on the TV and then:
If you have a cable box, turn it on and then tune the TV to the
output channel of your cable box, usually channel 3 or 4.
If you don’t have a cable box, tune your TV to the station you
want to watch.
2
Turn on the DSS receiver, and tune to the program you want to
record. Then set the VCR to line input, and start recording,
according to your VCR’s instruction manual.
3
Press the TV/DSS button to set the DSS receiver to TV (DSS
indicator on the front panel is off).
The DSS receiver’s signal is sent to the VCR, while the off-air signal is
sent to your TV for you to watch.
Note
For information on using the DSS receiver’s automatic timer, see “Setting Up
the Timer” on page 44.
Note
You cannot record one satellite program while watching another satellite
program (unless you have a second DSS receiver). When watching a program
that is protected by Macrovision, turn the VCR off to ensure a quality picture.