DirecTV HIRD-B1 User Guide
TABLE OF CONTENTS
THE HUGHES-BRAND DIRECTV SYSTEM..1-1
What You Should Do First .................................1-1
How Does All This Work? .................................1-1
How Does All This Work? .................................1-1
DIRECTV S
YSTEM
C
OMPONENTS
........................1-2
The Satellite Antenna..........................................1-2
The Digital Satellite Receiver ...........................1-2
The Remote Control ............................................1-4
The Digital Satellite Receiver ...........................1-2
The Remote Control ............................................1-4
SETTING UP YOUR DIRECTV SYSTEM........2-1
C
HOOSING THE
B
EST
C
ONNECTIONS
.....................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
Finishing Up.........................................................2-4
Hook Up the Audio/Video Signals....................2-3
Hook Up the RF Signals.....................................2-3
Finishing Up.........................................................2-4
I
NSTALLING
R
EMOTE
C
ONTROL
B
ATTERIES
.........2-4
N
OW
Y
OU
C
AN
T
URN
I
T
O
N
...................................2-4
CONTROLLING THE DIGITAL SATELLITE
RECEIVER ..................................................................3-1
RECEIVER ..................................................................3-1
F
RONT
P
ANEL VS
. R
EMOTE
C
ONTROL
K
EYS
........3-1
B
ASIC
N
AVIGATION
..................................................3-1
INSTALLING AND POINTING YOUR
SATELLITE DISH....................................................4-1
SATELLITE DISH....................................................4-1
D
ETERMINE
W
HERE TO
P
OINT
Y
OUR
S
ATELLITE
D
ISH
............................................................................4-2
The INSTALLATION screen ..............................4-2
ALIGNMENT RESULT Pop-up Panel .............4-2
ALIGNMENT RESULT Pop-up Panel .............4-2
C
HOOSING THE
A
NTENNA
I
NSTALLATION
S
ITE
...4-2
S
ELECTING A
M
OUNTING
O
PTION
..........................4-5
I
NSTALLING THE
A
NTENNA ONTO A
W
OODEN
S
URFACE
....................................................................4-6
I
NSTALLING THE
A
NTENNA ONTO A
B
RICK
S
URFACE
....................................................................4-8
I
NSTALLING THE
A
NTENNA ONTO A
C
INDER
B
LOCK
S
URFACE
....................................................................4-9
I
NSTALLING THE
A
NTENNA ONTO A
M
ETAL
P
OLE
..
...................................................................................4-11
A
TTACHING THE
R
EFLECTOR ONTO THE
LNB
S
UPPORT
A
RM
.........................................................4-12
Assembling the HANT-3_S Antenna ............. 4-12
A
TTACHING THE
A
NTENNA
A
SSEMBLY TO THE
M
AST OR
P
OLE
........................................................4-12
G
ROUNDING THE
M
ETAL
P
OLE
M
OUNT
..............4-13
G
ROUNDING THE
B
ASE
P
LATE
..............................4-13
I
NSTALLING AND
R
OUTING THE
LNB C
OAXIAL
C
ABLE
.......................................................................4-14
C
ONNECTING THE
C
OAXIAL
C
ABLE TO THE
LNB
.............................................................................. …4-15
A
TTACHING THE
LNB
TO THE
LNB S
UPPORT
A
RM
...................................................................................4-15
R
OUTING THE
LNB C
ABLE TO THE
S
ATELLITE
R
ECEIVER
.................................................................4-16
C
ONNECTING THE
S
ATELLITE
D
ISH
.....................4-16
P
OSITIONING THE
S
ATELLITE
D
ISH
......................4-16
The INSTALLATION Screen........................... 4-17
Pointing the Dish Using the “Box” Method 4-17
Pointing the Dish Using the “Box” Method 4-17
A
UTHORIZING
Y
OUR
S
ERVICE
..............................4-19
WATCHING SATELLITE PROGRAMMING.5-1
B
ASIC
C
HANNEL
C
HANGING
...................................5-1
The Channel Banner ...........................................5-1
The Information Banner .....................................5-2
The OneLine™ Guide .........................................5-2
The LogoBelt™....................................................5-2
TurboTune™ ........................................................5-2
The Information Banner .....................................5-2
The OneLine™ Guide .........................................5-2
The LogoBelt™....................................................5-2
TurboTune™ ........................................................5-2
A
LTERNATE
S
ERVICES
.............................................5-3
Alt. Audio ..............................................................5-3
Data .......................................................................5-3
Data .......................................................................5-3
THE ON-SCREEN GUIDES...................................6-1
Choosing the Guide Style...................................6-1
General On-Screen Guide Features.................6-2
Using PreSelect™ to Schedule Programs for
Viewing .................................................................6-2
General On-Screen Guide Features.................6-2
Using PreSelect™ to Schedule Programs for
Viewing .................................................................6-2
T
HE
PROGRAM GUIDE (SM. CELL) ................6-3
T
HE
PROGRAM GUIDE (LG. CELL).................6-4
T
HE
TITLE GUIDE..................................................6-5
T
HE
LOGO GUIDE..................................................6-5
F
ILTERING THE
G
UIDES
............................................6-6
Theme Filters........................................................6-6
Channel List .........................................................6-7
Guide Times..........................................................6-7
Class Filters .........................................................6-8
Channel List .........................................................6-7
Guide Times..........................................................6-7
Class Filters .........................................................6-8
T
HE
INFORMATION S
CREEN
..............................6-8
Done.......................................................................6-8
View .......................................................................6-8
PreSelect ...............................................................6-8
PreSelect To View ...............................................6-9
Cancel PreSelect .................................................6-9
Buy $ ......................................................................6-9
Buy Options..........................................................6-9
Cancel Purchase............................................... 6-10
Show Times ........................................................ 6-10
View .......................................................................6-8
PreSelect ...............................................................6-8
PreSelect To View ...............................................6-9
Cancel PreSelect .................................................6-9
Buy $ ......................................................................6-9
Buy Options..........................................................6-9
Cancel Purchase............................................... 6-10
Show Times ........................................................ 6-10
YOUR RECEIVER’S MENU SYSTEM ..............7-1
Menu Overview ....................................................7-1
M
AIN
M
ENU
..............................................................7-2
Guide .....................................................................7-2
Setup Menu ...........................................................7-2
Scheduler ..............................................................7-2
Check Mail ...........................................................7-2
Purchases..............................................................7-2
New Card ..............................................................7-2
Setup Menu ...........................................................7-2
Scheduler ..............................................................7-2
Check Mail ...........................................................7-2
Purchases..............................................................7-2
New Card ..............................................................7-2