Chapter 2: Setting up and connecting
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Connection option F (SIR-S75 only):
DIRECTV Receiver to TV with Component Video inputs
and digital A/V receiver
1
Make sure your TV, A/V receiver, and DIRECTV Receiver are turned off
and unplugged.
2
Connect the RG-6 coaxial cable running from your satellite dish to the
SATELLITE IN jack on the back of your DIRECTV Receiver.
3
Connect the coaxial cable running from your cable TV system or
off-air TV antenna to the IN FROM ANTENNA jack on the back of
the DIRECTV Receiver.
4
Connect the supplied phone cord to a telephone wall jack and to the
TEL LINE jack on the back of the DIRECTV Receiver.
5
Connect one end of a set of three component video cables (not included) to
the COMPONENT OUT jacks on the back of the DIRECTV Receiver.
6
Connect the other ends of these cables to the component video input
jacks on your TV. Be sure to connect the outputs on the DIRECTV Receiver to
corresponding inputs on your TV (Y out to Y in, Pb out to Pb in,
Pr out to Pr in).
7
Connect one end of the supplied A/V cable’s audio connectors (the red and
white connectors) to the AUDIO OUT jacks on the back of the DIRECTV
Receiver. (You can leave the yellow video connector on this cable
disconnected.)
8
Connect the other ends of the audio cables to the audio input jacks on your TV
(again leaving the yellow video connector disconnected).
9
Remove the protective plug from the OPTICAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack.
Then connect an optical digital audio cable (not included) to the OPTICAL
DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack on the back of the DIRECTV Receiver.
10
Connect the other end of this cable to an appropriate optical digital audio In
jack on your A/V receiver.
11
Plug in the power cords for your TV, A/V receiver, and DIRECTV Receiver.
To watch DIRECTV
®
programming
Set your TV to the Component Video input mode. (This is a setting on your TV usually
controlled by a Video, Input, or Mode button. See your TV manual for help.) Also set
your A/V receiver to play the audio from the Digital Input jack you used to make the
audio connection. See your A/V receiver manual for help.
Next Step
Now turn to page 29 to start using your DIRECTV Receiver.
