DirecTV GCEB0A manual

1031941-0001 Rev . A Models GAEB0A GCEB0A DIRECTV Digital Satellite Receiver Owner’ s Manual[...]

Copyright © 2001, 2002 Hu ghes Network Systems, inc., a wholly owne d subsidiary of Hugh es Electr onics Corpor ation . All rights reser v ed. This publication and its contents are p roprietar y to Hughes Network Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Hughes Electronics Cor poration . No par t of thi s publication ma y be reproduced in any fo[...]

F or your safety and prote ction, read this enti re Owner's Ma nual before y ou atte mpt to ins tall or us e your satellit e system. In p ar ticu lar , r ead this safety section car efully . Keep this safety infor mation where you can ref er to it if necessar y . Heed Cauti ons – All ca utions on the produ ct and in the operat ing instr ucti[...]

P olari zati on – This DIRECTV Recei ver is equi pped with a plug that will fit into the power out let only one way . Do not mod ify the plug defeating this feature . If the plug does no t fit, contact your ele ctrician to rep lace your outlet. T o prevent electric sh ock, do not use this pl ug with a n extension c ord or outlet unl ess you can f[...]

Servici ng – Do not at tempt to serv ice this DIR ECTV Rece i ver yourse lf as opening or removing covers may expose you to da ngerous voltage or other hazards. Th ere are no use r serviceabl e parts inside. Re fer all servic ing to qualified service perso nnel. Conditi ons Requiring Service – Unp lug the D IRECTV Rece iv er from the wall outl [...]

vi Decl aration of Confo rmity – St andards to which Con formity i s declar ed: FCC P art 1 5 This device co mplies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Opera tion is su bject to the fo llow ing two conditi ons: (1) this de vice may not ca use harmf ul interferen ce, and (2) t his device must accept any int erference received, including interference th[...]

Contents vii Contents Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Setup ove rview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Attach the a ntenna cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Connect yo ur TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Determine ant enna angles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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Getting St arted 1 Getting Started 1 This c hapter expl ains ho w to: Y ou may connect a seco nd DIRECTV Receiver to th e unused LNB output. These instru ctions also ap ply to a n additional r eceiver . • Connect t he DIRECTV ® sate llite dish a ntenn a to y our D IREC TV Re ceiver ( this page ). • Connect yo ur DIRECTV Recei ve r to your TV ([...]

2 Getting Star ted Attach the an tenna cable Y ou can conf igure your system se veral w ays, depe nding on what addition al components (such as a VCR, D VD playe r , or A/V rec ei ver) you select. For no w , ho wev er , use the si mplest co nfigur ation to c heck your a ntenna and cabling. • Ensu re tha t the DIR ECTV ® Recei ver is not plugged [...]

Getting St arted 3 Connect y our TV Depending on yo ur TV , you can connect it to the recei v er in one of t hree wa ys: • S-V ideo cab le (bes t pi cture qualit y) or • V ideo cable (very goo d pictur e quality ) or • Coaxial c able (goo d pictur e quality ) In addit ion to you r video con nection, u se a set of au dio cab les (L/R) to provi[...]

4 Getting Star ted Determine antenna angles This sec tion e xplains ho w to determine t he proper antenna posit ion. This i s expr essed in degre es of azimuth ( horizont al) and elevati on (verti cal). Use the recei ver front pa nel contr ols sho wn bel ow t o complete this proc edure. 1. Press the fron t panel MENU button to d ispla y the MAIN ME[...]

Getting St arted 5 T esting y our system When you ha ve aligned your dish ante nna to the azimuth and el ev ation angles sho wn on the Install pane: 1. Highligh t the Signal tab . 2. Use the b utt on to highlig ht the Source pull-do wn menu 3. Signal qu ality i s indicated by a sc ale at the bo ttom of th e pane and wi th an audible indicat ion. Th[...]

6 Getting Star ted 3. Press SE LECT again to te st the first sel ectio n on th e pop -up me nu. Y ou r results wi ll dif fer sl ightly f rom those sho wn , depending o n your geographi c locat ion and specif ic installat ion. Ho we ver , if your re sults are v ery dif feren t from these e xample s (i.e, ro ws of zeros or si ngle-dig it numbers): ?[...]

Adding sy stem compo nents 7 Adding system components 2 Y ou can conf igure your DIRECTV ® Recei ver se veral ways dep ending on the additi onal audio /video component s you wan t to use. This c hapter expl ains ho w to: • Connect a terrest rial (b roadcast ) TV antenna ( th is page ). • Connect t he optiona l RF remote cont rol ante nna ( thi[...]

8 Adding s ystem comp onents Connecting a VCR F ollow t hese ins tructions t o connect your TV and VCR to the DIRECTV ® Recei v er . Conne ct the sa tellite a ntenna RG-6 c oaxial ca ble to the DIRECTV Recei v er ’ s SA TELL ITE IN jack (refer t o fi gures on page 2). 1. Depending on your VCR, sel ect the appr opriate conne ction to the DIRECTV [...]

Adding sy stem compo nents 9 7. T est the VCR control feature as describe d belo w . 8. Remov e the tempo rary mounting ta pe. Attach the emitter permane ntly with peel-a nd-stick bac king. This wi ll not inte rfere wit h normal VCR opera tion. The VCR SETUP menu pro vides t he settings to allo w the DIRECTV ® Recei v er to communicat e with your [...]

10 Adding s ystem comp onents Connecting a home entertainment system Y ou can inte grate the DIRECTV ® Rec eiv er int o your ente rtainment sy stem to take adv antage of enhanced audio and video c apabili ty . Fol lo w these instru ctions t o connect your DIRECTV Recei ve r . • T o connect t he DIRECTV Rece iv er to your audi o system, use A/V c[...]

Usin g the re mote c ontrol 11 Using the remote control 2 This c hapter expl ains ho w to: • Use the HMRC-8 a nd HMRC-9 remote cont rol functio ns. ( see pa ge 13 ) • Insta ll and repla ce the remote contr ol ba tterie s. ( see page 14 ) • Program t he remote to w ork with your s ystem components . ( se e page 14 ) • Access i nteracti ve pr[...]

12 Usi ng th e remo te con trol HMRC-8 Remote Control Function Qui c k Reference The DIRECTV ® Rece i ver fron t panel b utto ns can pro vide t he basic cont rols needed t o access major DIRECTV System fea tures. Ho we ver , using the r emote control simplif ies acc essing t he basic s ystem funct ions, enhance s your syst em ’ s capabil ities, [...]

Usin g the re mote c ontrol 13 Remote contr ol functions The joystick is th e most versat ile (and most used) re mote co ntr ol feat ure. U sing only the joyst ick, you can perform vi rtually al l on-scr een functi ons includi ng: • Selecti ng a highl ighted sc reen menu it em. • Moving the scre en highlight (or cursor ) up, do wn, lef t and ri[...]

14 Usi ng th e remo te con trol Installing rem ote control batteries T o install or replace the remote control batteries: 1. Locate t he battery c ompartment on the back of the remote c ontrol. 2. Remov e the ba ttery co mpartment co ver . 3. Insert two “ AAA ” size ba tteries as sho wn, obser ving the correct p olarity . 4. R eplac e the batt [...]

Usin g the re mote c ontrol 15 Code Entry T o use this method: 1. Find the three-digi t code or c odes for t he type an d brand of the component you w ant to contr ol (in this exampl e, TV ). Refer t o Appendix B – Man ufact ur ers devi ce c ontr ol c odes , on page 4 3. 2. If se v eral codes a re listed, you may ha ve t o try some or a ll of the[...]

16 Usi ng th e remo te con trol[...]

Using th e menu s 17 Using the menus 3 This c hapter des cribes: • Ho w to f ind the menu s you need t o perform common t asks ( this page ). • Using the Progra m Director ( see page 20 ). • Ho w to purc hase pay per v ie w ev ents ( see pag e 18 ). • Ho w to set and modify pref erences ( see page 2 1 ). The tabl e belo w list s the MAIN ME[...]

18 Usi ng th e menu s Pur chasing pa y per vie w (PPV) Select the Pu r chases menu tab to displ ay lists of recentl y vie wed and adv ance purchase d pay per vi e w ev ents. Y ou can choose P AST PURCHASES and UPCOMING PURCHASES . The ev ent chan nel, tit le, start date and time, and cost is sho wn for eac h purchase . The P AS T PURCHASES pane sho[...]

Using th e menu s 19 Viewing Ma il DIRECTV uses the MAIL feature to send you important inf ormation, i nform you of speci al e ven ts, and te ll you about s pecial of fers.When you rec ei ve a ne w message, a New Mail icon a ppears at the top of all me nus until you read the message. Hi ghlight and SELECT the View Mail tab from t he MAIN ME NU . Me[...]

20 Usi ng th e menu s Usi ng th e pr og ram Director Y ou can progra m up to 32 e v ents in a dvance for vie w ing or unatte nded recordi ng. The PROGRAM DIRECT OR will tune to a program at a specif ic date and time, or tune on a re peating ba sis. As sho wn belo w , you can: • Schedule progra ms for vie wing ( ü ) • Schedule programs for tapi[...]

Using th e menu s 21 If you speci fy a date, use the month/da y format. The y ear is s et automatically . 7. After se tting t he Frequenc y , use t he joy stick to adv ance. 8. Re vie w your set tings and choo se OK , or choose Cancel to d elete the ed its. T o cancel a program s cheduled f or vi ewing or ta ping : Find the upcoming prog ram in the[...]

22 Usi ng th e menu s Setting default and altern ate audio Y our DIRECTV ® Recei ver s upports a lternate audi o service s. The i con appears belo w the Infor mation Banner or program guide d ate and ti me to indicat e alternat e audio i s av ailable for a particul ar program. 1. P ress the remo te cont rol INPUT butt on to acces s these s ervices[...]

Using th e menu s 23 Adjusting the s creen image Adjust vi deo displ ay brightnes s, contrast, and satura tion for th e best imag e. 1. Highligh t the A udio & Video tab from t he MAIN MEN U . 2. Press SELECT . 3. Highligh t the Picture P erf ect menu pane b utton. 4. Press SELECT . 5. Use the joyst ick to in crease/d ecrease t he screen Bri gh[...]

24 Usi ng th e menu s Use the po p-up b utton boa rd to ente r search wo rds. Y ou can hig hlight an d SELECT the toggle icon on the defa ult b utton bo ard (see figure ) to chang e it to a sta ndard k eyboar d layout, i f you desire . Highlight the desire d letter using the joy stick . Pr ess SELECT to ent er the letter . Sel ect OK when you are f[...]

Using th e menu s 25 Use the PR EFERENC ES menu pane (sho wn in t he figu re belo w) to cha nge the appeara nce of the on- screen menus and select h ow yo ur DIRECTV ® Recei v er operate s with other de vices. The PREF ERENCE S pane also a llows you to: • Change the recei v er ID • Set the recei ve r output channel to channel 3 or 4 • Enable[...]

26 Usi ng th e menu s Set output channel Use the Output Channel menu b utton to toggle betw een channels 3 and 4, whiche v er is unused i n your are a. Input key enab le/disable The Input K ey menu but ton allo ws you to turn the remote control TV/S A T but ton on and of f. Loc k a channel Use the Channel Lock me nu butt on to set the DIRECTV ® Re[...]

Using progr am guides 27 Using program guides 4 This c hapter des cribes: • The dif ferent program gui de styles ( th is pag e ). • Common program g uide and menu features ( s ee page 2 9 ). • Ho w to use the OneLine ™ Guide ( see page 30 ). • Ho w to set-up and use th e T urboT une ™ Gui de ( s ee page 31 ). Selecting a pr ogram guide [...]

28 Using pr ogram guide s T o t urn off t he Pi cture-In -Gui de fe ature : 1. P ress the remo te cont rol GUIDE butt on. 2. Press t he GUIDE b utton ag ain to acc ess th e Options menu tab . Pr ess the r emote contr ol GUIDE button wh ile th e pr ogram gu ide appear s on-scr een to display the Guide Options menu. 3. Highligh t the Picture -in-Guid[...]

Using progr am guides 29 T o selec t a guide styl e: 1. P ress the remo te cont rol MENU but to n . 2. Use the joystick t o highlig ht and SELEC T the Guide Options menu tab . 3. From the Opt ions menu tab, h ighlight your select ion and pre ss SELEC T . 4. Highligh t and SELECT the W atchTV tab to return to the program you were vie wing. Pr ogram [...]

30 Using pr ogram guide s • Belo w the dat e and time, small icons i ndicati ng the status of the sy stem or detail s about th e current ly highli ghted pro gram title may appear . These icons al so appear in the Channel Banner as shown below . The Channel Banner appe ars at t he top of the s creen whene ver you use t he CHANNEL(CH) butt on to ch[...]

Using progr am guides 31 Using T urboT une ™ The T urboT une ™ featu re is a qu ick acces s guide to nine of you r fa v orite chan nel s. • Press t he TURBO b utton on t he remote control to sho w the T urboT une pa nel. • Use the joystick t o highlig ht the des ired chann el. The pane l header display s the title of the program currently a[...]

32 Using pr ogram guide s[...]

Setting favorites and fil ters 33 Setting favorites and filters 5 This c hapter expl ains: • How to cr eate a chann el lis t ( th is page ). • Rena ming a cha nne l list ( see pag e 34 ). • Using Aut o S e t , Add All , and Del All functio ns ( see pa ge 34 ). • Ho w to f ilter the program gui de ( see pag e 35 ). • Ho w to chan ge guide [...]

34 Setting favorites an d filt ers help you decide whe ther to include o r exclud e a cert ain channe l, the t itle of the progr am currentl y airing on that channel app ears at the top of the sc reen. 7. Scroll up or do wn to vie w chann els and des criptions. Press SELEC T to add channels to your l ist. 8. When you ha ve added all of the channe l[...]

Setting favorites and fil ters 35 Filtering the pr ogram guide Press the re mote c ontro l GUIDE b utton while in a guide . A pop-up menu pro vides f ilteri ng tools and w ays to ac cess othe r guide st yles. By combini ng each of these f ilt er optio ns, you can quickly narr ow do wn channel s to those t hat match your vie wing intere sts. Using T[...]

36 Setting favorites an d filt ers Selecting guide times Highlight the Times me n u ta b. T h e GU IDE T IMES menu sho wn belo w provide s easy acc ess to fut ure programmin g informat ion. Simply s elect th e time you wan t the guide t o begi n. After a fe w seconds, the s elected guid e appears . GUIDE TIMES Fav List Theme Times Main Menu Fav Set[...]

Using a ccess c ontrols 37 Using access controls 6 This c hapter expl ains: • Ho w to lock and unlock the system ( this page ). • Ho w to set a maximum ratings limit ( see pag e 38 ). • Setting maximum spendi ng and time limi ts ( see page 39 ). Loc ks & Limits pro vides s ettings t o help you c ontrol th e view ing restr ictions o f DIRE[...]

38 Using ac cess c ontrols . Unloc king the sys tem T o rem ove the lock and i ts rest rict ions : 1. Highligh t the Locks & Li mit s tab from the MAIN MENU . 2. SELEC T the Unlock menu b utton. 3. Enter t he code you e ntered to lock the s ystem. The bu tton used to lock the system is also used to unlock the sy stem. Once the s ystem is unloc [...]

Using a ccess c ontrols 39 Highligh t and SELECT the hi ghest rati ng for vio lent program c ontent you wish to all ow .Y ou may choose to Bloc k All or Allo w A ll inst ead of settin g a sp eci f ic limit . Setting spending and time limits Highligh t the Lim its tab to set the maxi mum spending limi t. Y ou can set the maxi mum p urc hase p rice o[...]

40 Using ac cess c ontrols[...]

Questio ns & A nswers 41 Questions & Answers A Ques tion s? Di d we fo rget to te ll you som ethin g? W e have com piled some the most common que stions an d their answer s here. W e hope the y help! Q I had a si gnal b ut now I am g etti ng a messa ge “ Sear chin g for sate llite signal. T o access r elated uti lities, pr ess SELE CT . ?[...]

42 Questio ns & Ans wers Q Can I r eceive my lo cal TV pr ogr ams thr ough my digital satell ite r ecei ver? A There ar e three w ays to re cei ve l ocal prog ramming: • If yo u are in a n area whe re loc al pro gram ming is av ail abl e via satell ite and ha ve the proper sa tellite d ish antenn a, contact DIRECTV t o arrange fo r the nece s[...]

Manu facturers device control c odes 43 Manufacturers device control codes B Use these codes to program your contr ol operate your syst em components. T able 3: VCR brands and r emote co ntrol code s BRAND CODE NUMBER BRAND CODE NUMBER BRAND CODE NUMBER Aiwa 034 Ll oyd 03 4 Samsung 102 0 40 032 104 107 109 112 113 115 120 122 125 1 59 Akai 016 04 3[...]

44 Manu factur ers de vice co ntrol co des T able 4: T el e visi on brands and remote c ontrol c odes BRAND CODE NUMBER BRAND CODE NUMBER BRAND CODE NUMBER Admiral 072 081 160 161 JBL 16 4 RCA 160 161 156 165 065 070 004 023 024 056 074 152 1 67 145 AM a r k 112 1 43 JCP enney 070 004 008 009 024 030 065 101 16 0 143 156 Realistic 00 7 019 04 3 047[...]

Manu facturers device control c odes 45 T a ble 5: A UX aud io brands a nd remote control c odes AU X CODE NUMBER AU X CODE NUMBER AU X CODE NUMBER Adcom 146 149 227 244 Jerrold 141 Pionee r 093 1 32 138 21 0 165 18 9 195 201 081 230 AMC 083 084 JVC 11 2 198 25 2 Qu asar 131 187 Arcam 100 K enw ood 096 104 119 125 1 48 151 16 3 171 17 3 242 RCA 109[...]

46 Manu factur ers de vice co ntrol co des T able 7: D VD play er brand s and rem ote contr ol codes BRAND CODE NUMBERS BRAND CODE NUMBERS BRAND CODE NUMBERS Alpine 009 Magnavox 038 0 42 008 Proscan 035 036 Apex Digital 076 Mara ntz 006 007 RCA 035 0 36 Denon 030 226 Mitsub ishi 032 Samsung 029 040 GE 035 036 NAD 07 7 Shar p 004 Goldst ar , LG 028 [...]

Index 47 Index A A/V recei ver, connec ting 10 Acce ss c ard , new 24 Advance se lect 20 Aligning the anten na 4 Alterna te audio 22 Antenna alignment values 4 cable, c onnecting 2 poin ting 4 RF re mote co ntro l 7 terre strial 7 Audio balance 22 balance control 22 AUX audio bra nds and cont rol codes 45 Azim uth a ngle, d eterm inin g 4 B Balance[...]

48 Index Phone jac k connection 3 Pictur e-In-Guide options 27 turni ng off 28 Pictur ePerfect, adj usting 23 Prefer ences, syst em 24 Program gui de featur es 29 styl es 27 Programming devices 15 Purchase Pay Per View e vent 18 Purch ases not l isted 18 R Rear pane l connecti ons 2 phone jack co nnector 3 Receiver ID, changin g 25 Recordin g unatt[...]

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