DirecTV R10, User Manual

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C h a p t e r 1 C o n n e c t i n g
Overview
Television used to be so simple: all you needed was an antenna and a TV. The antenna
captured audio and video signals and sent them to your TV over a wire.
As TVs have acquired more features, and new devices have been created to work with
your TV, it may seem that everything has become more complex. You may have a VCR, a
DVD player, and a game system connected to your TV, in addition to your DIRECTV
®
DVR. However, one thing has remained the same: you still need to get audio and video
(sound and pictures) from their source (your satellite dish) to your TV.
Connecting to a Phone Line
Your DVR needs to be connected to a standard analog phone line to communicate with
DIRECTV. The DVR occasionally makes a brief phone call to get updates to the DVR
service and for pay per view functionality.
You do not need to install a new telephone jack or phone number for the DVR to work; it
can detect when your phone line is in use and will only make calls when the phone line is
available. If you don’t have a phone jack nearby, you can use the 25 foot phone cord that
ships with the DVR. If your phone jack is being used for a phone, you can use a phone
splitter (not provided) to connect both the phone and the DVR to the same phone jack.
Connecting a Dual LNB or a Multi-Satellite Dish Antenna
Your DVR comes equipped with two jacks for satellite input. Connecting both allows you
to record from two channels at the same time (see
Dual Tuner
on page 5). All of the
connection examples in this chapter give instructions for configuring the DVR with
connections to both satellite input jacks.
Both a Round Dual LNB dish antenna and an Oval 2 or 3 satellite dish antenna connect to
at least two Coaxial RF cables. To connect both of your DVR’s satellite input jacks, you
Your DVR should not be used with
a digital PBX phone system. Doing
so may permanently damage your DVR’s
modem and will void your warranty.
Digital PBX phone systems allow many
phones to share a single telephone
number and are usually used in hotels and
office buildings. If you are installing the
DVR in your home, it is very unlikely that
you are using a digital PBX phone system.
If you have a Single LNB satellite
dish antenna, you will need to
upgrade to a Dual LNB for full
functionality. Contact your satellite dish
antenna manufacturer for more
information about upgrading.