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    SX660-2312 23/12/03 18:00 Page 1[...]

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    F or Customer Use Enter below the Model, Serial and Access Card Number and Receiver ID located on the r ear panel of the DIRECTV ® Multi-Room Receiver . Retain this information f or future re fe r ence. Model No . ________________________________________ Serial No . ________________________________________ Access Card No . ________________________[...]

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    Safety Instructions - Read Before Oper ating Equipment 3 W ARNING: T O PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD , DO NO T EXPOSE ANY ELECTRIC AL EQUIPMENT T O RAIN OR MOISTURE. 1. Read Instructions – All the safety and operating instructions should be read bef ore the appliance is operated. 2. Retain Instructions – The safety and operating instructions sho[...]

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    Safety Instructions (cont’ d), Gener al Information 4 This device incorporates an anticop y process technology that is protected by U .S. patents and other intellectual property rights . The anticopy process is licensed f or non-commercial, home use only . Reverse engineering or disassembl y is prohibited. NO TE T O CA TV SYSTEM INST ALLER Articl[...]

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    Contents 5 P ackage Contents ......................................................6 Fr ont and Rear P anels ..............................................7 Access Card ................................................................8 Connections Antenna and Phone ................................................9 Video for TV 1 ....................[...]

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    P ackage Contents 6 DIRECTV ® Multi-Room Receiver TV2 black Infrared (IR) Universal Remote Control with tw o AA Batteries TV 1 black Infrared (IR) Universal Remote Control with tw o AA Batteries Access Card User Manual Pow er Supply Cord RF Coaxial Cable RC A T ype Audio/Video Connecting Cable RJ-11 T elephone Cord TV2 Remote Control Attachment TO[...]

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    TV 1 P o w er indicator Lights when the TV 1 Receiver is on. TV2 P ow er indicator Lights when the TV2 Receiver is on. OK/MENU button Confirms a selection in the menus or Pr ogram Guide/displa ys the Main Menu. Note: On the remote contr ol, Menu and OK are accessed thr ough two distinct k eys. INFO button Switches between pr ogram information in th[...]

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    Access Car d 8 • Y OUR ACCESS CARD IS FRA G- ILE. • AL W A YS INSER T CORRECTL Y AND C AREFULL Y . • DO NO T BEND . • DO NO T REMO VE AND RE-INSER T UNNECESSARIL Y . • NEVER SUBMERGE IN LIQUID OR APPL Y CLEANING FLUIDS. Caution The access card pr ovided with y our system includes information about y our pur- chase authorization and other [...]

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    9 Connections 1. Connect two RF coaxial cables fr om the satellite dish to the SA T IN 1 and SA T IN 2 F-connectors. 2. If you ha ve cable (CA TV) or an off-air antenna, connect its RF coaxial cable to the ANTENNA IN jack. 3. Using the telephone cord (supplied), connect one end of it to a phone jack in your home. Connect the other end to the PHONE [...]

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    10 Connections (cont’ d) Unplug all equipment from the AC outlet bef ore making connections. There ar e sev eral options for connecting the video and audio outputs of y our DI REC TV ® Multi-Room Receiv er , depending on the type of equipment you want to connect and the quality of signal y ou want to achiev e. The following chart summa- rizes yo[...]

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    11 Connections (cont’ d) Unplug all equipment from the AC output bef ore making connections. The following chart shows the r ecommended basic installation. Video for TV 2 Notes: This illustration shows standard configuration. For more inf ormation about other installation options, please call 1-800-531-5000. Alwa ys connect the Multi Room Receive[...]

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    12 Connections (cont’ d) Unplug all equipment from the AC output bef ore making connections. There ar e sev eral options for integrating y our DI REC TV ® Multi-Room Receiv er in your setup . The following chart shows the recommended basic installation. Basic configuration Notes: This illustration shows standard configuration. For more inf ormat[...]

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    13 Remote Contr ol SA T Press SA T to control the DI RE CTV ® Multi-Room Receiver . LED will blink when other buttons are pr essed while in satellite mode. PPV Use the EZ Search PPV function to view list of PPV pr ograms and ev ents f or pur chasing. SOURCE Inactive k ey MENU Displa ys the Main Menu. EXIT Returns to video and cancels the transacti[...]

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    Remote Contr ol (cont’ d) 14 Pr ogramming the Univ ersal Remote contr ol Y our remote contr ol ma y already operate y our TV , VCR or D VD pla yer . If the remote contr ol does not properl y operate your TV , VCR or D VD pla yer , follow the steps below . These instructions guide you thr ough setting the remote contr ol to operate y our TV . For [...]

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    Remote Contr ol (cont’ d) 15 Admiral ........................................0075, 0236 Adventura ................................................0027 Aiko ..........................................................0305 Aiwa ....................................0334, 0027, 0064 Akai ................................................0133, 0068 America[...]

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    Remote Contr ol (cont’ d) 16 TV Press to put the r emote contr ol in TV mode. LED will blink when other buttons are pr essed while in TV mode . V OL +/- Increases and decr eases volume. MUTE Switches audio on and off. 0-9 Allows dir ect number entr y for tuning to a channel. TV INPUT Switch through TV inputs (if applicable). PO WER Press to turn [...]

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    Remote Contr ol (cont’ d) 17 VCR Press to put the r emote contr ol in VCR mode. LED will blink when other buttons are pr essed while in VCR mode . REWIND VCR - When tape pla yback is stopped, press to r ewind at high speed. During tape pla yback, press to re wind the tape while the picture sta ys on the screen. D VD - Press and r elease to select[...]

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    Setup Wizar d 18 If your equipment has been pr ofessionally installed, skip this first time setup section and go to page 19. After the DI REC TV ® Multi-Room Receiv er has been connected to y our components, it is time to turn the DIRECTV Receiver on. 1. Connect your r eceiver to the AC output. 2. The Select pref erred language men u appears. 3. U[...]

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    All Da y Ticket (Pa y Per View) Alternate Audio T rack Closed Captioning New Incoming Messages Letterbox format System Lock ed System T emporarily Unlocked Pa y P er View W atching TV 19 The Info Banner shows inf ormation on the currentl y tuned program such as the rating, title , star t and end time , program description, and channel number . It a[...]

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    Smar tSurf™ Choosing SmartSurf is an easy way to highlight the programs whose categ ories or themes match your choice in the guide. Also , when changing channels, you will go only to the channels containing programs that ha ve the selected category . When SmartSurf is active, the Smar tSurf icon displa ys in the low er right-hand corner of the ba[...]

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    Enhanced User F eatures (cont’ d) Fav orite Channels Fa vorite Channels is an easy wa y to customize the listing of channels. Once Fa vorites is configured, the Fa vorites icon displa ys in the banner and pr ograms displa yed in the Program Guide ar e only those in the selected list. When using the CH+ and CH- buttons, you are limited to channels[...]

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    Using the Guide To do this…. Do this…. Displa y the Guide Press the GUIDE button on the r emote contr ol or select “Guide” from the Main Menu. Scroll thr ough the Press the ▲▼ buttons. Y ou can use the P A GE+/- buttons to scroll a full page at Pro gram List a time. Scroll to another time slot Press the   buttons. Program informat[...]

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    DIRECTV AD V ANCED PROGRAM GUIDE™ (cont’ d) 23 PPV (P a y P er View) Pa y per view pr ograms include special programming, movies, and spor ting pr ograms and are indicated by a "$" in the ban- ner . In the Guide , you can pr eview cur rentl y airing PPV programs, purchase curr ent and future PPV pr ograms, and cancel a purchase. From [...]

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    Guide Men u 24 Guide Menu The bottom of the Guide screen (r efer to page 22) contains thr ee buttons that can be accessed by pr essing the GUIDE button on the remote contr ol when the Guide is already displa yed. • Use the  buttons to highlight a button and press OK to view its list of options. • To close the list of options and select an[...]

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    Guide Men u (cont’ d) 25 Guide Menu: Sear ch: Categor y A category search allows y ou to choose from a pr edefined list of categories and subcategories. The  arrow indicates the categ or y has subcategories. 1. Use the ▲▼ buttons to highlight a category or the  arrow to view a list of subcategories. 2. Press OK to select one categ or y [...]

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    Main Men u 26 Using the Main Menu The Main Menu lets y ou customize the features of y our DIRECTV ® Multi-Room Receiver . To access the Main Menu from the Guide or TV: Press the MENU button on the r emote contr ol. To e xit the menu: Press the MENU button or EXIT . To navigate thr ough the menus: Use the ▲▼ buttons to highlight an option. Then[...]

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    Main Men u (cont’ d) 27 The Pref erences option in the Main Menu lets y ou change the “Pr eferr ed Language”, screen format, or banner duration, set or edit the fa vorite channels list, set the OSD translucency and access the Channel Output TV2 menu. T o change your pref erences, select “Pref erences” in the Main Men u and press OK. In th[...]

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    28 Main Men u (cont’ d) Pref erences: Banner Duration Banner durations define how long the banner r emains on the screen after y ou press INFO . Options ar e 5, 10, 15, or 20 seconds. The default value is 10 seconds. To select the banner duration: 1. Press MENU . 2. Press ▼ to select “Prefer ences” and press OK. 3. Press ▼ to select “Ba[...]

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    29 Main Men u (cont’ d) Main Menu: P arental Contr ols If you want to contr ol what channels and programs are being watched or ho w much is being spent on each pa y per view purchase, Parental Contr ols allows y ou to do this with channel locks, spending limits, and rating limits. Par ental Controls are pr otected by a 4-digit numeric passw ord t[...]

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    Pa r ental Controls: Set Spending Limit Y ou can set a per purchase spending limit on pa y per view pr o- grams. It is not a cumulative limit. Y ou must lock the DIRECTV ® Multi-Room Receiver to enf orce this setting (r efer to page 29). To set the Spending Limit: 1. Choose “Set Spending Limit” from the “Parental Contr ols” menu and pr ess[...]

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    Main Men u (cont’ d) 31 Main Menu: Pur chases Pur chases: Past Pur chases The Past Purchases men u displa ys a summar y of your past pa y per view pur chases. It includes the program name and channel number , program date, star t and end time, price, and whether the program was view ed or cancelled. Information for all past pur chases is stored o[...]

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    Main Menu: Setup Use this menu to run thr ough the setup process (pr ofessional installation is highly recommended). Configure each setting within “Enter ZIP Code” and “Dish Configuration. ” Use “Point Dish” and “System T est” to confirm your setup . To view Setup options: 1. Press MENU . 2. Select “Setup” and press OK. 3. Use t[...]

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    Main Men u (cont’ d) 33 Setup: Output Channel TV2 This menu is used to set the output signal sent to TV2. 1. Press MENU . 2. Press ▼ to select “Setup” and press OK. 3. Press ▼ to select “Output Channel TV2” and press OK. To enable remote contr ol attachment to TV2: 4. Select “TV2 Remote Attachment” and press OK. 5. Use the ▲▼ [...]

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    Main Men u (cont’ d) 34 Setup: System T est This option performs a test of the system. This information is useful in troubleshooting if y ou need to contact customer ser vice . To run a system test: 1. At the Setup menu, select “System T est” and press OK. 2. To launch a test, press the Run button. A message “T est in progr ess, Please W ai[...]

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    Main Men u (cont’ d) 35 Main Menu: Messages When you r eceive a ne w message, the Ne w Incoming Messages icon appears in the banner . Y ou can view and delete messages from either TV . Each message includes the date and time it was sent. When new messages are r eceiv ed, the oldest message is automatically deleted if the maxi- m um amount of mess[...]

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    Tr oubleshooting Press the Reset button. 1. Press the PO WER button on the front panel of the D I RECTV ® Multi-Room Receiver if the pow er indicator LED is not on. 2. Mak e sure TV power is on. 3. Check TV connection from the DIRECTV Receiv er . a. If using RF output, tune TV to channel 3 or 4 to match the channel switch on the r ear panel of the[...]

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    37 Tr oubleshooting TV2 1. Mak e sure TV2 power is on. The TV2 power indicator on the fr ont panel of the receiv er should be on. 2. Check TV2 connections. 3 Check the DI REC TV ® Multi-Room Receiv er output settings: a. check the selected frequency type (i.e. T err estrial or Cable) is correct (see page29). b. check the modulator frequency is set[...]

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    Limited W arr anty Digital Satellite Receiv er 90 Da ys Free Exchange / 91 Da ys-One Y ear Nominal Fee Exchange This product m ust be carried in for r epair . EL6471E002 / 8-02 This warr anty gives you specific legal rights . Y ou may have other rights whic h var y from state/pr ovince to state/pr ovince. Philips, P . O . Box 520890, Miami, FL 3315[...]