Setting Up the Satellite Dish Antenna and Terrestrial Inputs
Page 4-7
and buttons to select different transponders. Observe the signal strengths of the different
transponders. Adjust the dish antenna to improve the signal strengths. After fine tuning,
highlighting the
Done
button and pressing the
key on the remote control will display the
INSTALLATION
screen. Highlighting the
Video
button and pressing the
key or pressing
the
key on the remote control will display the channel last viewed.
Adding Terrestrial Antenna or Cable to Your
Satellite Connections
If you connected a terrestrial antenna or local cable TV
service to view local analog or digital channels, you
need to configure the HD receiver to receive those
broadcasts.
Highlighting the
Local Area
button on the
INSTALLATION
screen and pressing the
key
on the remote control will display the
LOCAL AREA
screen shown at the right. Using the and , highlight
either the
Local In 1
button if you connected your
terrestrial antenna or cable service to the jack labeled
IN FROM ANT,
or highlight the
Local In 2
button if
you connected the jack labeled
SATELLITE IN
and
used a Diplexer to combine your terrestrial antenna cable with the cable from the satellite dish
antenna. Then press the
key on the remote control to display the
Local In
pop-up menu.
On the
Local In
pop-up menu, use the and keys to highlight the buttons for the type of
antenna or cable you connected to the HD receiver, and then press the
key on the remote
control.
Local In Connection Options
The connection options found on the
Local In
1
and
Local In 2
pop-up menus are:
None
You are not connected to an antenna
or cable.
Antenna
You have connected a standard
VHF/UHF indoor or outdoor
antenna.
Cable TV (STD)
You have connected a cable service
that uses a standard type of cable
signal.
Cable TV (HRC)
You have connected a cable service that uses the HRC type of cable signal.
Cable TV (IRC)
You have connected a cable service that uses the IRC type of cable signal.
Note: Consult your cable company to find out what type of cable signal you have.
Note: Local In 1 and Local In 2 must have different input signal types. The receiver
does not support the simultaneous connection of two terrestrial antenna signals or two
cable signals.
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SELECT
SELECT
EXIT
The LOCAL AREA screen
SELECT
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SELECT
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SELECT
Local In 1 pop-up menu
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