Sony SAT-A65A Satellite TV System User Manual


 
Getting started 3
Connect your TV
Depending on your TV, you can connect it to the receiver in one of three ways:
S-Video cable (best picture quality) or
Video cable (very good picture quality) or
Coaxial cable (good picture quality)
In addition to your video connection, use a set of audio cables (L/R) to provide
stereo sound. If your TV does not have audio jacks, you will hear monophonic
audio. This is acceptable for the procedures described in the next section.
To connect your TV to the DIRECTV
®
Receiver:
1. Select the appropriate connection:
If your TV has an S-Video jack
Use an S-Video cable (supplied with SAT-A65A only) to connect the
DIRECTV Receivers
S-VIDEO jack to the TVs S-VIDEO jack.
Use audio cables to connect the DIRECTV Receivers
AUDIO jacks to
the TVs
AUDIO IN jacks.
If your TV has RCA-type A/V connectors
Connect the DIRECTV Receivers
AUDIO and VIDEO jacks to the
TVs
A/V IN jacks.
If your TV has only one
AUDIO IN jack, connect the receivers AUDIO
L
jack to the TV AUDIO IN jack.
If your TV only has an RF (coaxial) connector
Connect the DIRECTV Receivers
VHF (SAT)/UHF OUT connector to
the TVs
VHF/UHF IN or RF IN jack.
2. Connect one end of the telephone line cord provided into the DIRECTV
Receivers PHONE JACK.
3. Connect the other end into a modular telephone outlet.
4. Plug the TV into an electrical outlet.
5. Plug the DIRECTV Receiver power cord into an electrical outlet. If the
front panel Power indicator does not illuminate, press the
POWER button.
Onscreen Menu Icons
These icons appear in onscreen menus and are used throughout this manual:
Toggle or Step  Press SELECT to toggle (switch) a setting from ON to OFF or
step through the available choices each time you press SELECT.
List of Options  Menu button will display a list of choices in a pop-up menu when
you press SELECT.
Series of Boxes  Multiple screens will appear in a series requesting you to enter
numbers and/or letters for the particular feature when you
press SELECT.