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CHAPTER 2
Setting up and connecting
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CHAPTER 2
Setting up and connecting
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Using Auto Detection to set the dish type
To function properly, your DIRECTV
®
Receiver needs to know what type of satellite dish
you are using. You can specify the dish type using the instructions on page 35, or you can
follow the steps below to use the Auto Detection menu item to automatically set the dish
type. Before you can use Auto Detection to set the dish-type, the dish must be correctly
aligned and the DIRECTV
®
Receiver must be receiving a strong signal from the satellite
(that is, signal-lock must be established). To check the satellite signal, use the signal
meter — see page 34 for details.
1
Press the MENU button on your remote control.
2
Highlight the Setup menu item, then press the SELECT button.
3
Highlight the Installation menu item, then press the SELECT button.
4
Highlight the Set Dish menu item, then press the SELECT button.
5
Highlight the Auto Detection menu item, then press the SELECT button.
The Auto Detection screen appears. The DIRECTV
®
Receiver
starts attempting to identify the dish type. You can stop the
detection process by pressing the left-arrow button or SELECT
button.
Once the dish type has been identified, a screen appears
telling you what type of satellite dish you have.
NOTE
The dish type detected could not be selected in the current
menu. To change the dish type, refer to “Setting the dish type”
on the previous page.
Testing the DIRECTV
®
Receiver
The System Test feature allows you to quickly check the status of the satellite signal,
your Access Card, Receiver ID, LNB Output, your phone line Connection, Audio Detect,
and LNB Voltage and connection. This is helpful while troubleshooting any problem you
may experience with your DIRECTV
®
Receiver.
To start the System Test, follow these steps:
1
Press the MENU button on your remote control.
2
Highlight the Setup menu item, then press the SELECT button.
3
Highlight the System menu item, then press the SELECT button.
4
Highlight the System Test menu item, then press the SELECT
button. The System Test screen appears. The test will begin
as soon as the screen appears. Results are displayed in a
moment. If the test discovers a problem with the satellite
tuning, check that the satellite dish is pointed properly, and
that nothing is obstructing the direct view to the satellite. If the
test discovers a problem with the Access Card, check that the
card is properly inserted. (See Inserting the Access Card in
Chapter 1 for details.)
If the test discovers a problem with the Receiver ID, contact an authorized call center.
NOTE
The Receiver ID is printed on the rear panel of your receiver and consists of twelve digits.
If the test discovers a problem with the LNB output, check an antenna signal operates before
contacting an authorized call center. For problems with the phone line connection, be sure that
the DIRECTV
®
Receiver is connected to a phone line, and that the phone line is working. (Try
plugging a telephone into the line you are using for the DIRECTV
®
Receiver; check to see if the
phone gets a dial tone. If so, the line is working.)
Audio Detect is a routine that checks the cable connection of the audio output ports. “Stereo”
is displayed when both left and right ports are connected, and “Mono” when either one of the
ports or both is not connected.
5
When you have finished the System test, you can run the test again using the on-screen Test
Again button, exit the Menu system by pressing the EXIT button on your remote control, or use
the arrow keys to highlight on-screen BACK button, then press the SELECT button to return to
the System menu.
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