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Getting Started
Cables & Connections
Mini DIN plug and DIRECTV ® Receiver jack
Audio/Video (A/V) Jacks and Cable
Audio/Video (A/V) cables provide very good picture quality and stereo sound. The DIRECTV®
Receiver’s A/V jack is a 10-way mini DIN connector. The A/V cable supplied is fitted with a 10-way mini DIN plug on one end and color coded video and audio plugs on the other end (yellow for video, red for right audio and white for left audio). If your TV has only one input for audio (mono), connect the left (white) audio plug to it.
RCA plugs and TV jacks
RF Jack and Coaxial Cable (F-type)
An RF jack is used to connect the DIRECTV® Receiver to your satellite dish or feed connection.
The RF jack on the DIRECTV® Receiver is labeled SAT IN. Note: Be sure to use RG-6 coaxial cable when connecting from the satellite dish to the DIRECTV® Receiver.
RF cable not included RF jack
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Receiver Front Panel
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Your equipment may not look exactly like the model illustrated.
1) POWER – Turns your DIRECTV® Receiver on or off. Your DIRECTV® Receiver still tunes and receives messages when powered off.
2) REMOTE SENSOR – The infrared sensor picks up commands from the remote control.
3) ARROWS – Use the arrows to select the previous or next channel.
4) CARD SLOT – The access card slot is located on the underside of the unit.
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Receiver Underside
Insert your DIRECTV® Access Card
Locate the access card that came packed with your DIRECTV® Receiver materials. On the underside of the unit insert the card, facing upward, fully into the slot.
To remove your DIRECTV® Access Card
On the underside of the unit, place your thumb in the slot and slide the card out.
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