DirecTV HIRD-E11 User Manual
TABLE OF CONTENTS
A FIRST LOOK AT THE DIRECTV
PLUS DIGITAL SATELLITE
RECEIVER
PLUS DIGITAL SATELLITE
RECEIVER
............................................ 1-1
What You Should Do First
.................................1-1
How Does All This Work?
.................................1-1
DIRECTV PLUS S
YSTEM
C
OMPONENTS
............1-2
The Satellite Antenna
..........................................1-2
The Digital Satellite Receiver
...........................1-2
The Remote Control
............................................1-4
SETTING UP YOUR DIRECTV PLUS
SYSTEM
SYSTEM
................................................. 2-1
I
NSTALLING
R
EMOTE
C
ONTROL
B
ATTERIES
.........2-1
C
HOOSING THE
B
EST
C
ONNECTION FOR
Y
OUR
E
NTERTAINMENT
S
YSTEM
.......................................2-1
Hook Up the Audio/S-video Signals
.................2-2
Hook Up the Audio/Video Signals
....................2-3
Hook Up the RF Signals
.....................................2-3
Hook Up to a Stereo System
..............................2-4
Finishing Up
.........................................................2-4
C
ONNECTING THE
VCR C
ONTROL
C
ABLE
...........2-5
Finding the VCR’s Remote Control Sensor
....2-5
N
OW
Y
OU
C
AN
T
URN
I
T
O
N
...................................2-5
CONTROLLING THE DIGITAL
SATELLITE RECEIVER
SATELLITE RECEIVER
..................... 3-1
F
RONT
P
ANEL VS
. R
EMOTE
C
ONTROL
K
EYS
........3-1
B
ASIC
N
AVIGATION
..................................................3-1
INSTALLING THE SATELLITE
ANTENNA
ANTENNA
.............................................. 4-1
D
ETERMINE
W
HERE TO
P
OINT
Y
OUR
S
ATELLITE
D
ISH
A
NTENNA
.........................................................4-2
The INSTALLATION screen
..............................4-2
ALIGNMENT RESULT Pop-up Panel
.............4-3
C
HOOSING THE
A
NTENNA
I
NSTALLATION
S
ITE
...4-4
S
ELECTING A
M
OUNTING
O
PTION
..........................4-5
I
NSTALLING THE
S
ATELLITE
D
ISH
A
NTENNA ONTO
A
W
OODEN
S
URFACE
...............................................4-6
I
NSTALLING THE
S
ATELLITE
D
ISH
A
NTENNA ONTO
A
B
RICK
S
URFACE
....................................................4-9
I
NSTALLING THE
S
ATELLITE
D
ISH
A
NTENNA ONTO
A
C
INDER
B
LOCK
S
URFACE
..................................4-10
I
NSTALLING THE
S
ATELLITE
D
ISH
A
NTENNA ONTO
A
M
ETAL
P
OLE
........................................................4-12
A
TTACHING THE
R
EFLECTOR ONTO THE
LNB
S
UPPORT
A
RM
.........................................................4-13
Assembling the Satellite Dish Antenna
......... 4-13
A
TTACHING THE
S
ATELLITE
D
ISH
A
NTENNA
A
SSEMBLY TO THE
M
AST OR
P
OLE
......................4-14
G
ROUNDING THE
M
ETAL
P
OLE
M
OUNT
..............4-14
G
ROUNDING THE
B
ASE
P
LATE
..............................4-15
I
NSTALLING AND
R
OUTING THE
LNB C
OAXIAL
C
ABLE
.......................................................................4-16
C
ONNECTING THE
C
OAXIAL
C
ABLE TO
THE
LNB
...................................................................4-17
Installation Procedure
..................................... 4-17
A
TTACHING THE
LNB
TO THE
LNB
S
UPPORT
A
RM
.........................................................4-17
R
OUTING THE
LNB C
ABLE TO THE
S
ATELLITE
R
ECEIVER
.................................................................4-17
C
ONNECTING THE
S
ATELLITE
D
ISH
A
NTENNA
..4-18
P
OSITIONING THE
S
ATELLITE
D
ISH
A
NTENNA
...4-18
The INSTALLATION Screen
........................... 4-19
Pointing the Satellite Dish Antenna Using the
“Box” Method
“Box” Method
................................................... 4-19
A
UTHORIZING
Y
OUR
S
ERVICE
..............................4-21
WATCHING PROGRAMS ON
DIRECTV PLUS
DIRECTV PLUS
.................................... 5-1
B
ASIC
C
HANNEL
C
HANGING
...................................5-1
The Channel Banner
...........................................5-1
The Information Banner
.....................................5-1
The OneLine™ Guide
.........................................5-2
TurboTune™
........................................................5-2
AlphaTune™
........................................................5-2
A
LTERNATE
S
ERVICES
.............................................5-3
Alt. Audio
..............................................................5-3
THE ON-SCREEN GUIDES
................ 6-1
Choosing the Guide Style
...................................6-1
Descriptions
.........................................................6-2
General On-Screen Guide Features
.................6-2
Using PreSelect
...................................................6-3
PreSelecting Programs for Taping
..................6-3
PreSelecting Programs for Viewing
.................6-3
Canceling PreSelecting Programs
...................6-3
T
HE
PROGRAM GUIDE (SM. CELL)
................6-4
T
HE
PROGRAM GUIDE (LG. CELL)
.................6-5
T
HE
TITLE GUIDE
..................................................6-6
T
HE
LOGO GUIDE
..................................................6-6
T
HE
WATCHWORD
TM
G
UIDE
..............................6-7
F
ILTERING THE
G
UIDES
............................................6-7
Theme Filters
........................................................6-8
Channel List
.........................................................6-8
Guide Times
..........................................................6-9
Class Filters
.........................................................6-9
T
HE
INFORMATION S
CREEN
..............................6-9
Done
.................................................................... 6-10
View
.................................................................... 6-10
PreSelect
............................................................ 6-10
PreSelect To View
............................................ 6-10