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Overview, Using the remote control – DirecTV Digital Satellite Recorder User Manual

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G u i d e d S e t u p

Overview

Now that you have finished connecting your DIRECTV

Digital Satellite Recorder, you

are ready to begin Guided Setup. When you first plug in the recorder, screens appear

which display its progress as it starts up. After a few minutes, you will see the Welcome

screen, indicating that you are ready to begin Guided Setup.

During Guided Setup, you will point your satellite dish antenna (if you haven’t already),

activate your DIRECTV

programming and DVR service, and set up your recorder to

access service updates by phone. Guided Setup includes on-screen instructions. If you

need additional assistance, this chapter contains detailed directions.

Guided Setup includes three steps. They are described on pages 25-32.

1. Satellite Dish Guided Setup

2. Activating services

3. Phone Setup

Using the Remote Control

To complete Guided Setup, you use the remote control to move through screens and select

menu items that are on your television’s display. For an introduction to the remote control,

see “Introducing the Remote Control” on the inside front cover of this guide.

Welcome. When you first turn on your DIRECTV

Digital Satellite Recorder, you will

see a gray screen that says “Welcome. Powering up,” followed by the Welcome screen

(shown to the side). Read the screen then press SELECT to move to the next screen.

If you do not see the Welcome screen, see page 119.

Satellite Dish Guided Setup is used

to test signal strength, position

the satellite dish antenna and configure

the recorder for use with a multiswitch or

new multi-satellite dish antenna.

If you have connected your

television or audio/visual

equipment only to the recorder’s digital

audio output, you will not hear any audio

during Setup, or at any time while you are

navigating through on-screen menus.