Philips DSX 5350 manual

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    DIRECTV PLUS™ Satellite Receiver User Manual DSX 5350[...]

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    2 Once your PHILIPS purchase is registered, you’re eligible to receive all the privileges of owning a PHILIPS product. So complete and return the Warranty Registration Card enclosed with your purchase at once, and take advantage of these important benefits. Return your Warranty Registration card today to ensure you receive all the benefits you’[...]

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    3 S AFETY I NSTRUCTIONS - R EAD BEFORE OPERATING EQUIPMENT . WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE ANY ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. 1. Read Instructions – All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appliance is operated. 2. Retain Instructions – The safety and operating instructions should[...]

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    4 G ENERAL I NFORMATION Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Part 68 ANALOG DEVICE WARNINGS This equipment complies with part 68 of the FCC rules. A label on the rear panel of this equipment contains, among other information, the FCC registration number and ringer equivalence number (REN) for this equipment. If requested, this information must be[...]

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    5 T ABLE O F C ONTENTS Overview ..................................................................................6 Modes ........................................................................................7 Preparing your Remote Control ..................................8 Controls and Connections ..............................................9[...]

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    6 O VERVIEW Your Satellite Receiver lets you receive television signals from up to three satellites. You can customize your viewing schedules, set up favorite programs, set viewing preferences, and order pay per view (PPV) programs. • Use the on-screen DIRECTV ® Programming Guide to see what's on, then set a reminder so you don't miss [...]

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    7 When you press the POWER button on either the Satellite Receiver or remote control, the Satellite Receiver enters Standby mode. When you are not using the Satellite Receiver, DO NOT TURN OFF THE POWER to the Satellite Receiver; when the Satellite Receiver is in Standby mode, the Guide refreshes itself continuously to ensure that it is up to date.[...]

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    8 P REPARING YOUR R EMOTE C ONTROL B ATTERY I NSTALLATION Remove the battery compartment cover. Insert the two batteries (type LR6/AA - 1.5 V) supplied. Position them, as shown in the diagram, in the battery compartment. Replace the cover. CAUTION: DO NOT MIX OLD AND NEW BATTERIES, AND NEVER MIX DIFFERENT TYPES OF BATTERIES (STANDARD, ALKALINE, AND[...]

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    9 C ONTROLS AND C ONNECTIONS F RONT V IEW Power button Press to turn the Satellite Receiver on or press to place the Satellite Receiver in Standby Mode. OK button Press to confirm a selec- tion in the menu or Program Guide. Power indicator Lights when the Satellite Receiver is on. R EAR V IEW Phone jack Connect the phone cord here and to the wall p[...]

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    10 C ONNECTING TO YOUR E XISTING E QUIPMENT Unplug all equipment from the AC power before hooking up. VHF/UHF AUDIO VIDEO IN VHF/UHF AUDIO VIDEO IN Rear of TV RF coaxial cable Refer to the illustration: Using a RF coaxial cable, connect the Satellite Receiver’s ‘TO TV/VCR’ output jack to the TV’s UHF/VHF input jack. If the RF coaxial cable [...]

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    11 C ONNECTING TO YOUR E XISTING E QUIPMENT (C ONT ’ D ) Unplug all equipment from the AC outlet before making connections. Refer to the illustration at right: Connect the Satellite Receiver A/V jacks to the VCR’s A/V IN jacks. Connect the red cable to the red jacks, the white cable to the white jacks, and the yellow cable to the yellow jacks. [...]

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    12 I NSERTING YOUR A CCESS C ARD The access card provided with your system includes information about your purchase authorization and other data. To watch channels, your viewing access card needs to be inserted in the access card slot on the rear of your Satellite Receiver. When the card is removed, the system will not display any programming guide[...]

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    13 R EPLACING THE A CCESS C ARD Your service provider may periodically send you a new access card. You will need to use this card in place of the current card. Press MENU. Use the ▲ and ▼ buttons to highlight Access Control. Press OK. Choose Replace Access card, then press OK. Be sure the current access card is inserted in the Satellite Receive[...]

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    14 R EMOTE C ONTROL U SE - S ATELLITE INFO • Guide mode: pressing INFO switches between short and long program information in the banner. • Menu mode: inactive. • TV mode: switches between short and extended banners. MODE • Three different modes (SAT, VCR, TV) are selected by pressing the "MODE" button. The mode selected is the on[...]

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    15 R EMOTE C ONTROL U SE - TV MODE Three different modes (SAT, VCR, TV) are selected by pressing the "MODE" button. The mode selected is the one with the lighted LED. VOL +/- Increases and decreases volume. 0-9 Allows direct number entry for tuning to a channel. Tuning occurs immediately after the channel is entered, or you can press OK a[...]

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    MODE Three different modes (SAT, VCR, TV) are selected by pressing the "MODE" button. The mode selected is the one with the lighted LED. RECORD Press once to start a recording. REWIND When tape playback is stopped, press to rewind at high speed. During tape play back, press to rewind the tape while the picture stays on the screen. STOP Pr[...]

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    17 P ROGRAMMING THE U NIVERSAL R EMOTE C ONTROL TV C ODES AOC ............................0046, 0057 Admiral........................0120, 0490 Aiko........................................ 0119 Akai ........................................ 0057 Alaron ....................................0206 Ambassador ..........................0204 America Action .[...]

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    18 P ROGRAMMING THE U NIVERSAL R EMOTE C ONTROL (C ONT ' D ) TV C ODES (C ONT ' D ) Grunpy ........................0206, 0207 Hallmark ................................0205 Harley Davidson ..................0206 Harman/Kardon .................. 0081 Harvard ..................................0207 Hitachi ..0172, 0178, 0083, 0043 Infinity ..[...]

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    19 O N S CREEN I NSTALLATION When you install a new system, you can skip the installation procedure if all the defaults listed on page 32 apply. When the Welcome screen displays, press the ▼ button and OK. Use this function to correctly position the satellite antenna. At the installation menu, select Enter Zip Code by using the ▲ ▼ buttons to[...]

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    20 O N S CREEN I NSTALLATION (C ONT ’ D ) Use this function to manually point the dish to determine that it is correctly aligned with the satellite(s). Refer to the separate satellite dish Installation Guide for instructions on how to physically adjust the satellite dish angles. You may want to have a helper to read the onscreen dis- plays during[...]

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    21 This option performs a test of system. This infor- mation is useful if you need to contact customer service. At the Installation menu, select System Test, then press OK. After a few seconds, the test results will appear on screen. Use the ▲ or ▼ buttons to scroll through the dialog. Press the Page +/- buttons to scroll by a full page. Press [...]

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    22 B ANNER While you're viewing a program, pressing the INFO button on remote displays the Short banner. Pressing INFO again displays the long banner. The banner displays for the time duration you set in Menu mode (refer to page 34). To remove the banner, press EXIT. S HORT B ANNER You can display a program banner by pressing the INFO button o[...]

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    23 N OTIFICATION D ISPLAYS B ROWSE B ANNER While watching a program, you can view informa- tion about other programs using the Browse Banner feature. Press the PAGE+/- buttons to cycle through channels. As you select a channel, the short banner for the program is displayed. Long program information is not available in the Browse banner. Press EXIT [...]

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    24 D IRECTV ® P ROGRAMMING G UIDE The DIRECTV ® Programming Guide offers complete TV listings and access to much more. The Guide lists programs according to their time slot and channel. With it, you can tune to a program, be notified when a program is about to start, order pay per view programs, search through listings by the type of program you?[...]

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    25 D IRECTV ® P ROGRAMMING G UIDE (C ONT ’ D ) The Guide shows the programming available for a 1 1/2 hour period. Programs you can tune to are determined by settings you make in Menu mode. For example, if you set maturity rating at PG-13, you will not be able to tune to programs with higher maturity ratings such as R without first entering an ac[...]

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    26 D IRECTV ® P ROGRAMMING G UIDE (C ONT ’ D ) To do this…. Do this…. Purchase a PPV program When you select a PPV program, a $ displays in the banner, indicating that it is PPV. When you press OK, the PPV dialogs display and prompt you through the purchase procedure. If it is a future program, it is tagged. Refer to page 27. Lock the Satell[...]

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    27 D IRECTV ® P ROGRAMMING G UIDE (C ONT ’ D ) Pay per view programs include special programming, movies, and sporting programs and are indicated by a "$" in the banner. In the Guide, you can preview most currently airing par per view programs, purchase current and future PPV programs, and cancel a purchase. In Menu mode, you can view [...]

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    28 F AVORITE C HANNELS In Menu mode (see page 32), you can add your favorite channels to a list so that only channels with programming that interests you appear on the Program Guide when the list is selected. When Favorites is selected, the Favorites icon displays on the top line of the banner and pro- grams displayed in the Program Guide are only [...]

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    Choosing Themes causes the Guide to highlight the programs whose themes match your choices. When changing channels, you will go only to channels containing programs that have the selected themes (smart surf). You can choose any or all of the themes and sub-themes. When themes are selected, the Themes icon displays on the top line of the banner. To [...]

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    30 Go to Date Selecting the Go to Date option lets you look at a list of programs for another day in the week. Use the ▲ and ▼ buttons to move to the day of interest, then press OK. The programming infor- mation available is limited to the master and extended program guides. When you press OK, the Guide displays programming information for the [...]

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    The Satellite Receiver may occasionally display messages which overlay the Programming Guide. To dismiss a mes- sage, press OK. Software Upgrade Message When DIRECTV schedules or transmits a software upgrade, you will be notified by an onscreen message. Once a software upgrade is complete, your Satellite Receiver is ready to use. Old software canno[...]

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    32 U SING T HE M ENU The Menu lets you customize the features of your Satellite Receiver. Categories include Guide, General Settings, Access Control, Language, Purchases, Installation, Upgrades, and Mail. In Menu mode, the following buttons on the remote control are inactive: FAVORITES, THEMES, GUIDE, and ALT AUDIO. To access the main menu from the[...]

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    33 G ENERAL S ETTINGS The General Settings option on the main menu let you change the screen format, change the banner duration, and set the favorite channels list. To change general settings, navigate to the General Settings option on the main menu and press OK. In the menus that display, use the ▲ and ▼ buttons to highlight your selection, th[...]

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    34 B ANNER D URATION Banner durations defines how long the program information banner remains on the screen after you tune to a program. Options are 5, 10, 15, or 20 seconds. Press MENU. The Guide option will be highlighted. Press ▼ to select General settings. Press OK. “Banner Format” will be highlighted. Use the ▲ and ▼ buttons to choos[...]

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    35 A CCESS C ONTROL With Access Control, you can lock or unlock the system, change the password, lock channels, set purchase limits, set maturity ratings, and replace the access card when requested by DIRECTV. Press MENU. The Guide option will be highlighted. Press ▼ to select Access Control. Press OK. Use the ▲ and ▼ buttons to choose from t[...]

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    36 A CCESS C ONTROL (C ONT ’ D ) The password is four digits. You can change it at any time. Be sure to write it down in case you forget it. To change your password: Be sure you have unlocked the system using the steps above. Choose Change Password from the Access Control menu and press OK. Enter the current password using the numeric buttons on [...]

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    37 You can set a price limit on pay per view pro- grams up to $655.35. This limit is per program; it is not a cumulative limit. To set the Purchase Limit: Choose Purchase Limit from the Access Control menu and press OK. A dialog displays the current purchase limit. Enter the purchase limit using the numeric buttons on the remote. Or, use the § and[...]

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    38 L ANGUAGE Many programs are broadcast with program guide information and audio tracks in different languages. You can choose the language you prefer for the Menu and Guide and for the audio track. Note: not all programs offer multiple languages. If the selected program is not available in the language, it defaults to the first listed audio track[...]

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    39 P URCHASES Completed Purchases displays a summary of your past purchases including the program and channel name, program date, presentation start and end time, price, and whether the program was viewed or cancelled. Information for all past purchases is stored on the access card and displayed with the most recent purchase first. 1 3 5 6 4 4 2 7 [...]

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    40 P URCHASES (C ONT ' D ) The Purchases: Pending screen displays all pay per view (PPV) programs that you have purchased but have not yet viewed. You can cancel any PPV programs which you have not yet watched or did not watch. Information displayed to cancel a pur- chase includes the program and channel name, program date, presentation start [...]

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    41 U PGRADES The Upgrades dialog displays configuration and ver- sion data which is helpful if you need to report prob- lems to a customer service representative. This dialog lets you scroll line by line both forward and back as well as complete page up and page down. The infor- mation presented is for viewing only. To view upgrades: Press MENU. Th[...]

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    42 S MART H ELP No picture, no sound, power indicator LED does not light. • Receiver is not plugged into the AC outlet or is not switched on. • Check AC outlet connection. Press the ON/OFF button on the front of the Satellite Receiver. • Check batteries in the remote. No picture, no sound. • The receiver is in standby. • Check connections[...]

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    43 S MART H ELP (C ONT ’ D ) • Make sure you enter the correct access code. If you've lost or forgotten your access code, call DIRECTV. No picture. • Make sure the TV power is on. • Make sure all power cords are connected. • Make sure the TV input is set properly. • Make sure the TV source is set properly on the TV. Press the TV/SA[...]

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    44 E XPERT I NSTALLATION Expert mode installation offers the ability to set the telephone prefix and application type, and includes a more detailed system test dialog. To access the expert installation menu: Simultaneously press OK and MENU on the Satellite Receiver front panel. The first time the system is brought up, you can also access this menu[...]

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    45 G LOSSARY A/V Audio/Video access card A credit-card-sized plastic card that uses smart card technology to control authorizations. alternate audio program Alternate Audio Program lets viewers choose an alternate audio channel which may broadcast a different language, or alternate versions of the audio program. azimuth The angular distance from tr[...]

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    46 S PECIFICATIONS Video Decoding • MPEG-2 compliant (up to Main Profile/Main Level) • Video bit rate: up to 15 Mbit/sec • Video format: 4:3 and 16:9 • Resolution: up to 720 x 480 pixels Audio Decoding • MPEG-1 layer II • Sampling frequency: 48KHz • MPEG-1 system packets Satellite Antenna Interface • RF input: F-type connector • L[...]

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    47 I NDEX § © ▲ ▼ buttons 9, 14 A A/V connectors ..................................10 access card ............................................12 inserting ............................................12 replacing ............................................13 Access Control ....................................35 audio alternate ...............[...]

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    Digital Satellite Receiver 90 Days Free Exchange / 91 Days-One Year Nominal Fee Exchange This product must be carried in for repair. LIMITED WARRANTY EL6471E001 / 6-00 This warranty gives you specific legal rights. You may have other rights which vary from state/province to state/province. Philips Service Solutions Group, P.O. Box 2976, Longview, T[...]