DirecTV HD DVR - Manual (Page 78)

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Choose Your Setup
There are several ways to connect your DIRECTV System to match your particular equipment setup and
to gain optimum signal quality. The basic steps are as follows:
• Connect the satellite dish cable to your DIRECTV Plus HD DVR.
• Connect the audio and video outputs of your DIRECTV Plus HD DVR to your TV or VCR.
• If you connected the DIRECTV Plus HD DVR to a VCR, connect the VCR to your TV.
• Connect the DIRECTV Plus HD DVR to a telephone line.
• Plug in all power cords.
This section gives detailed instructions on the types of connections you can make, depending on the
equipment you have, in order to get the best picture and sound quality. Note that the back panels of your
TV and other equipment may not exactly match those illustrated.
Connecting Your DIRECTV Plus HD DVR to your TV or VCR
Depending on the inputs on the back of your TV or VCR, you have the following options for connecting
your DIRECTV Plus HD DVR:
• S-Video
• Digital Audio (optical)
• Analog
Audio
• HDMI
• YPbPr Video
These connections are described on the following pages.
When working with cables, be sure
to connect corresponding outputs
and inputs (Video out to Video in,
Right Audio out to Right Audio in,
etc.). Never connect an IN to an IN
or an OUT to an OUT.
All A/V jacks and inputs are color
coded. Always match the color of
the plug to the same color of the
jack.
OUT IN
TIP
Everybody wants
to be connected.
Due to restrictions imposed by copyright holders, certain programming may include content protection measures that
may restrict viewing in high-defi nition and/or recording with certain consumer electronics equipment attached to the
receiver. Please contact the manufacturer of such equipment for additional information.
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