Tips & Troubleshooting
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Finding the Video Input Channel On Your TV
Note: If your TV is connected with just coaxial cables, you only need to tune to channel 3 or 4.
If you used audio/video cables to connect your TV to the digital satellite receiver, you must tune your TV to the video input
channel to view DIRECTV
®
programming and menus. There are just as many ways to access a TV’s video input channel as
there are brands and models of TVs. Below are some things you can try.
• If your TV brand is RCA, GE, or PROSCAN, press TV on the remote control that came with your DIRECTV Plus™ System.
Then press the WHO•INPUT button on the remote.
• If your TV brand is not RCA, GE, or PROSCAN, consult your TV Owner’s Manual.
If you cannot find your TV Owner’s Manual, you will have to investigate. You might access the TV’s video input channel by:
• pressing a button on the remote control
• finding it through the TV’s menu system
• tuning directly to it by pressing a specific channel number
• going through all channels in the list by pressing the channel up or down buttons on the TV.
The box below lists of some of the different ways manufacturers label the video input channel.
Video Input Channel Variations
Button/switch
on the TV
VIDEO
SIGNAL
VID 1
VID 2
S-VID
S-VIDEO
Button on the
TV Remote
VID 1
LINE
VID
VIDEO
S-VID
INPUT
SOURCE
AUX
Channel #
00
90
91
92
VID 1
VID 2
Light flashes on front panel
•
You have unread Caller ID messages or mail. Select Messages from the Main menu and go into either the Mail or
Caller ID menu. If you select Caller ID, then select Caller ID List. Once you access your mail or messages, the flashing
will stop.
Turns off while playing
•
Electronic protection circuit may have been activated because of a power surge. Wait 30 seconds and then turn on
again. If this happens frequently, the voltage in your house may be abnormally high or low.
TV and digital satellite receiver turn on or change channels unexpectedly
•
Scheduled Watch from the Timers menu may have been activated.
VCR turns on or off unexpectedly
•
A timer may be set to record. The timer will automatically turn the VCR on and off.
