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Chapter 3: Connecting Your System 23
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
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.
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 do not 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
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 do not 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 or channel 3 or 4, and start
recording, according to your VCR’s instruction manual.
3 Press the TV/DSS button to set the DSS receiver to TV.
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 38.
You cannot record one satellite program while watching another satellite
program (unless you have a second DSS receiver).
If the screen appears fuzzy, the program you are watching may be protected by
Macrovision. Turn the VCR off to improve the picture quality.