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Connecting a home entertainment system – DirecTV GCEB0 User Manual

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Adding system components

Connecting a home
entertainment
system

You can integrate the DIRECTV Receiver into your entertainment system to
take advantage of enhanced audio and video capability. Follow these
instructions to connect your DIRECTV Receiver.

• To connect the DIRECTV Receiver to your audio system, use A/V cables to

connect the satellite receiver to the audio receiver’s

AUDIO IN

jacks.

The A/V receiver must be turned
on in order to send the video
signal to your TV.

• Dolby Digital - With the GCEB0 model, you can enjoy programs that

contain a Dolby Digital sound track. We recommend that you listen in
surround sound for maximum enjoyment of these programs. You can
connect the stereo outputs of the GCEB0 to a receiver that contains a Dolby
Surround Pro Logic decoder. This will provide you with three audio
channels in the front and a mono surround channel.

• To take full advantage of Dolby Digital programming, connect the GCEB0

digital audio output to an external 5.1-channel Dolby Digital decoder or
receiver. This provides you with three front channels, two independent
surround channels, and a sub-woofer channel.

1. Connect the satellite antenna RG-6 coaxial cable to the DIRECTV

Receiver’s

SATELLITE IN

jack.

2. Connect the DIRECTV Receiver’s

A/V

jacks to the VCR and A/V receiver’s

A/V

jacks.

3. AUX, optical connection, and digital output connections – If your audio

receiver has coaxial or optical digital connectors, connect the appropriate
type of cable to the DIRECTV Receiver’s

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

for

two-channel digital stereo. If your A/V receiver is also capable of decoding
Dolby Digital, use this connection in order to listen in full 5.1-channel
surround sound. Additional audio information begins on page 23.

4. Connect the VCR’s

A/V OUT

jacks to a pair of the A/V receiver’s

A/V IN

jacks.

5. Connect the A/V receiver’s

MONITOR OUT

jack to the TV’s

VIDEO IN

jack.

6. Plug the components into an electrical outlet.

Note:

If you have connected a VCR to your entertainment system in a way

that routes the satellite receiver’s signal to your VCR before it reaches the
TV, You may see a distorted picture if you try to record a copy-protected
program. A Can’t Tape symbol in the screen banner identifies these
programs. If this occurs, simply stop recording and the picture will
automatically correct itself.

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