Dish Network VIP612 User Manual
Connecting Your Satellite Receiver
Connections
What you’ll find in this chapter:
• CONNECTING TO THE TV
• C
ONNECTING TO YOUR DISH ANTENNA
• CONNECTING THE PHONE LINE
• CONNECTING A BROADBAND INTERNET
C
ONNECTION
• CONNECTING AN OVER-THE-AIR ANTENNA
• SCANNING FOR OVER-THE-AIR CHANNELS
• USING TROUBLESHOOTING TOOLS
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CONNECTING TO THE TV
High-Definition Connection: HDMI Cable
The HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) connection provides high-quality audio
and video to your HDTV or HD Monitor using one cable. If your HDTV or monitor has an
HDMI connection available, this is the recommended connection.
Note: Connecting your TV directly to the audio/video outputs of your receiver will assure a
more vivid picture and enhance your viewing enjoyment.
1
Connect receiver
and monitor with
HDMI cable
HDMI
2-4
Turn monitor
and receiver on
and confirm picture
5
Confirm
sound and
volume
1 Connect an HDMI cable to the HDMI connection on the receiver.
2 Connect the other end of the HDMI cable to the HDMI input of the HDTV set or monitor.
3 Turn on your receiver and TV. Change your TV to the correct input or source. Consult your
HDTV user’s guide for assistance.
4 Confirm that you are getting a picture from the receiver.
5 If you do not see a picture, refer to No Picture on the TV on page 87.
Note: In most cases connecting the HDMI cable provides plug-and-play control of the
monitor’s display resolution and other settings. However, your HDTV may require
selecting a different format to display from the receiver during setup.
6 Turn up the volume on your HDTV and confirm you have sound. If you don’t have sound,
your system may require you to connect audio (red and white) RCA-type cables between
the receiver’s Audio Outputs and the TV’s audio input connections.
7 Refer to Setting Up to Display in HD on page 88 to adjust the receiver’s HD display
settings to match your TV.
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High-Definition Connection: YPBPR (Component) Cables
The YPBPR connections provide high-quality video to your HDTV or HD monitor. Use
these connections if your TV does not have an HDMI connection.
2
1
L
Connect receiver
and monitor with
YPbPr Component
connections
Connect receiver
and monitor with
Audio cables
AUDIO
R
3
Turn monitor
and receiver on
and confirm
picture
4
Confirm
sound and
volume
1 Connect component video cables to the YPBPR (compon ent) connections on the receiver.
Connect the other end of the component video cables to the YPbPr (component) connections on the TV.
2 Connect audio (red and white) RCA-type cables between the receiver’s Audio Outputs
and TV’s audio inputs.
3 Turn on your receiver and TV. Change your TV to the correct input or source. Consult your
HDTV user’s guide for assistance.
4 If you do not see a picture, refer to No Picture on the TV, below.
5 Turn up the volume on your HDTV and confirm you have sound.
6 Refer to Setting Up to Display in HD on page 88, to adjust the receiver’s HD display
settings to match your TV.
No Picture on the TV
This section helps you display a picture on your TV if you were not able to using the
previous sections.
1 Connect RCA-type cables between the receiver’s COMPOSITE (RCA-type) video output
and your TV’s Composite (RCA-type) input.
2 Verify the receiver and the TV are on.
3 Make sure the TV is set to the correct input for the RCA-type connection. Refer to your
HDTV user’s guide for assistance.
4 Change the HDTV settings to match your TV’s display settings as described on page 88.
5 Change the TV to display from the HD input you connected in the previous sections. If you
can see a picture, you are finished.
6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 until the TV displays video from the rec eiv er .
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Setting Up to Display in HD
Once the receiver has been activated with qualifying DISH Network HD programming, you
will be able to receive HD programs. Use the following steps to select the HDTV display
format that best matches your TV or monitor.
1 Consult your HDTV user’s guide for the HD resolution that the TV supports (1080i or
720p).
2 Press MENU, select System Setup, then HDTV Setup.
3 Select the HD format settings (Analog Type and TV Type) that match the format
supported by your TV, either 1080i or 720p.
4 Select the Aspect Ratio that matches your TV type.
• 16x9 is the setting for wide-screen HDTV displays.
• 4x3 #1 is the setting to use on a 4x3 TV which uses vertical compression. When fed
with a 16x9 program, a compatible TV automatically makes the picture letterbox
format (black bars top and bottom) to preserve the correct horizontal and vertical
proportions.
• 4x3 #2 is the setting to use on a 4x3 TV which does NOT have internal vertical
compression. When fed with a 16x9 program, this type of TV will not show black bars
at the top and bottom, and the picture will appear tall and skinny.
5 Select Done.
6 If required, set up the HDTV to display in the format that matches the receiver’s settings.
Some HDTVs will automatically adjust to the resolution setting of the receiver.
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Standard-Definition Connections
1 Connect the receiver to the TV using one of the following:
UDIO/VIDEO connection (RCA-type composite connection)
• A
Connecting to the TV
• S-V
• TV SET OUT
IDEO and LEFT/RIGHT AUDIO
2 If using the TV SET OUT connection, peel off the white sticker and attach it to the cable
close to where it connects to the TV S
sticker is in the front cover of this guide.
ET OUT connection on the back of the receiver. The
3 Turn on the TV and receiver to make sure you have a picture.
• If using the TV S
This output channel can be changed in the receiver’s menus by pressing MENU on
the remote control, selecting System Setup, Installation, then Modulator Setup.
The default output is channel 3.
• If using the S-V
input or source. Refer to your TV’s user guide for more information.
ET OUT connection, you’ll need to set your TV to either channel 3 or 4.
IDEO or AUDIO/VIDEO connections, you’ll need to set your TV to a video
4 Turn up the volume on the TV to make sure you have audio.
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