Sony SAT-A1 User Manual

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Operating Instructions

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WARNING

Owner’s Record

To prevent fire or shoc k hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture.

This symbol is intended to alert th e user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosur e that may be of significant magnitude to constitute a ris k of electric shock to persons.

This symbol is intended to alert th e user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.

Caution

To prevent electric shock, do not use this polarized plug with an extension cord, receptacl e, o r other outl et unl e ss the bl ades can be fully inserted to prevent blade exposure.

Note to the CATV Installer

This reminder is provided to call the CATV system installer’s attention to Article 820-40 of the NEC that provides guidelin es fo r proper grounding and, in particular, specifies that the cable ground shall be connec ted to the gr oundi ng system of the buildi ng as close to the point of cable entry as practical.

Note to the DSS® Satellite Dish Installer

This reminder is provided to call the DSS satellite dish installer’s attention to Article 810 and in particular Article 810-15 of the NEC, which covers proper in st allation and grounding of t e le vision receiving equipment, as well as to Artic le 820 -40 of the NEC, which specifies that the satellite dish cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building as close to the point of cable entry as practi cal.

Telephone Line Interruption

Periodically, information on your DirecTicket and Pay-Per-View selections is sent, free of charge, via your telephone line to an 800 number. During the time the information is being forwarded, you cannot use your telephone and you will hear static noise for approximately 30 seconds. If you would like to use your telephone while the information is being sent, you can interrupt the sending of this information at any time by unplugging the phone line to the receiver.

The model and serial numbers are located on the back of the receiver. The number for the access card is on the front of the card and on the carton label. Record these numbers in the space provided below. Refer to these numbers whenever you need to call your sales or service repres entative regarding this product.

Model Number:

Serial Number:_____ ________________________________________

Access Card Number:_________________ ______________________

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Customer Support

For DSS P rogramming

For subscription information, or to resolve problems related to DSS programming, call:

DIRECTV® at 1-800-DIREC TV (347-3288) or USSB at 1-800-204-USSB (8772).

For DSS Hardware and Installation

To arrange for the installation of your DSS system, call the dealer from whom you purchased your system.

For general information, or to resolve problems related to the operation of your satellite receiver or antenna, please contact your Sony brand DSS dealer. If your dealer or installer is unable to answer your questions, call the Sony DSS Customer Support line at

1-800-838-7669

Trademark and Copyrights

Express Navigator is a trademark of Sony Corpor at ion . DI RE CT V and DSS are registered trademarks of DIRECTV, Inc., a unit of Hughes Electronics. USSB and USSB Entertainment Plus are official service marks o f the United States Satellite Broadcasting Company, Inc. HBO is a registered trademark of Time Warner Entertainment Com p an y, L.P. Showtime is a service mark of Showtime. MTV: Music Television is a registered trademark of MTV Networks, a division of Viacom International Inc. Co me d y Central is a registered trademark of Comedy Partners.

Macrovision Information

This product incor porates copyright protection technology that is protected by U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights. Use of this copyright protection technology is granted by Macrovision for home and other li mi ted DSS IR D pay- per-view uses only. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

Note on Recording Programming

Programming may be taped for home viewing only. All other taping is expressly prohibited. Som e programming may not be taped. An additional taping fee may be applied. Call your program providers for details.

StarSight Li censed

The manufacture and sale of the television sched ule featur e of thi s product was licensed under one or more of the following patents of StarSight Telecast, Inc.: U.S. Patent Nos. 4,706,121; 4,977,455; 5,151,789; and 5,353,121; w it h us e righ ts reserved .

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Chapter 1 Introducing the DSS System

5 DSS Features 6 Unpacking 7 Inserting Batteries into the Remote Control

Chapter 2 Using Basic Functions

10 Using the Master Guide 11 Using the Sta tion Index

Chapter 3 Connecting Your System

13 Overview 14 TV Only 16 TV and VCR 18 Hi-Fi TV, Hi-Fi VCR, Audio Receiver 20 Home Entertainment System

(Hi-Fi TV, Hi-Fi VCR, Audio/Video Receiver)

22 Setting Up the RF Antenna 23 Setting Up Your DSS System

Chapter 4 Using the System Features

25 Overview 26 Before You Get Started ... 27 Using the On-Screen Displays: Highlight and Select 28 Displaying the Master Guide 29 Features of the Master Guide 30 Moving Through the Master Guide 32 Selecting a Program from the Guide 33 Selecting Program Guides and Lists By Category 35 Selecting the Custom Guide 36 Using the Sta tion Index 38 Selecting the Favorite Station Guide 39 Selecting Other (Program Provider) Guides 40 Using DISPLAY and JUMP 41 Selecting Alternate Audio 42 Canceling Purchases 43 Checking Your Purchase Record 44 Setting Up the Timer 47 Reading Your Messages

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Chapter 5 Using the Custom Setup Menu

49 Overview 50 Displaying the Custom Setup Menu 51 Setting Up a Favorite Station Guide 53 Setting a Default Language 54 Setting Locks and Limits 59 Setting Up a List of Custom Stations 61 Selecting Data Services

Chapter 6 Using the Installation Menu

63 Overview 64 Displaying the Insta llation Menu 65 Setting Up the Satellite Antenn a 66 Replacing Your Access Card 68 Setting the Aspect Ratio 69 Setting Up the Remote Control 72 Running a System Test

Appendix Other Information

74 Location and Function of Controls 76 Using the Remote Control 79 Programming the Remote 82 Using the Lea r n Fu nction 83 Troubleshooting 86 Precautions 87 FCC Regulations and Information 88 Limited Warranty 89 Specifications 90 Index

Contents

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Chapter 1

Introducing the DSS System

Welcome to the Sony brand DSS (Digital Satellite System), the ultimate digital entertainment experience. Read this chapter for an overview of the features of the system and to check the carton contents of the DSS receiver. This chapter also d e scribes how to insert batteries into the remote control.

DSS Features

Here are just a few benefits of the DSS system that you'll enjoy:

Excellent Performance

Superior, digital-quality video that rivals the performance of most

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laser-disc players. Crisp digital-quality audio that will enhance your TV or home

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theater experience.

Premium Entertainment

Choose from a variety of pr ogram packages avai lable throug h your

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program providers, DIRECTV® and USSB

Convenience and Ease-of-Use

Order premium pay-per-view movies with the remote control.

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Pay-per-view programs start as often as every 30 mi nutes, so you can watch programs when you want to see them. To watch a program, just use the remote to select it directly from the Master Guide.

Sony’s Express Navigator on-screen display system guides you

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through all the system features and functions. Select from a variety of program guides that are sorted by program

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categories, including Sports, Movies, News, and more. Use the Timer feature in coordination with your VCR’s timer

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recording function to automate the recording of DSS programs.

Customizable

Create a Custom Program Guide and up to three of your own

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Favorite Station Guides for stations you watch most often. Set up a passcode, which lets yo u se t up spe nding limits and

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control viewing of programs by rating and station. Compatible with both 4:3 (standard) or 16 :9 (widescreen) TVs.

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Unpacking

Check to make sure you’ve received the following items in the DSS receiver’s carton:

DSS Receiver with Access Card *

Size AA Batteries

POWER

AC Power Cable

Audio/Video Cable

RF Coaxial Cable Phone Line

* The access card comes already inserted into the DSS receiver. If you are missing items, contact the dealer from whom you purchased

the DSS receiver.

RF Antenna

Remote Control

S-VIDEO Cable

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Note

Keep the original c a rton and packing materia ls to safely transport the system in the future.

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Inserting Batteries into the Remote Control

Before you can use the remote control, you must first insert the supplied batteries. If you want to use this remote control to operate your TV, cable box, VCR, or laser-disc player, you must also program the remote, as described in the Appendix on page 79.

To install the batteries:

Push and slide open the battery compartment.

Insert two size AA batteries (supplied). Be sure to line up the +

–

on the batteries with the + and – on the battery

and compartment.

Notes on Batteries

If the remote control does not operate properly, the batteries might

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be worn out. When replacing batteries, replace both of them with new ones, and do not mix different types of batteries together.

When you remove the batteries — to replace them, for example —

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any codes you’ve set may be erased. If this happens, you must reprogram the r e mote. See “Programming the Remote” on page 79 for details.

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Chapter 1: Introducing the DSS System

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Chapter 2

Using Basic Functions

You can start watching programs using just a few buttons on the remote control. Here’s an overview of the buttons you’ll use most often.frutiger bold

POWER

MUTING

FUNCTION

SLEEP

CABLE

DSS

DSS POWER Button

DSSTVCABLE

Turns the DSS receiver on and off.

TV/VIDEO

1 4 7

DISPLAY

VOL

ALTERNATE

AUDIO

2 5 8

EXIT

FAVORITE

JUMPTV/DSS

3 6

ENTER

PAGE

GUIDE

Brings up the Master Guide.

Joystick

GUIDE Button

Moving the joystick up, down, left, right, and diagonally scrolls through the Master Guide. Pressing the joystick selects the program that’s highlighted. When a program guide is not displayed, pressing the joystick brings up the Station Index.

CH/PAGE Buttons

Changes the channel. When a program guide is displayed, pressin g the CH/PAGE buttons pages through the guide.

The following pages describe a quick start to using the Master Guide and the Station Index.

Chapter 4 contains procedures for using all the system features.

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Using the Master Guide

The Master Guide is the main program guide. It contains all the programmi ng t hat’s available from your p rogram providers, i n c lud i n g the programming to which you subscribe.

Press the GUIDE button to bring up the Master Guide.

Your Master Guide may not look exactly like this. The stations displayed depend on the program provider(s) you select.

MASTER GUIDE

Four Weddings and a Funeral

Hugh Grant, Andie McDowell. A confirmed bachelor meets the

PRESS FOR PURCHASE INFORMATION

8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PMWED

SHO2987 MTV 989 COM 990 Monty Python...Saturday Night Live USSB999 DTV 100 DTV 102 DTV 105

Move the highlight to the name of the program you want.

Boxing

USSB Background Direct Ticket Pr e views

Four W eddings and a Funeral

woman of his dreams at a friend’s wedding and, for the first time, contemplates the idea of marriage for himself. (CC, S) (A,S,

In the Line of Fire

WED OCT 5 8:45 PM

The Real WorldMusic Videos

Like Water for ...Philadelphia

You’ll hear the audio and see the video (in the background) of each program as they are highlighted.

The table below lists the various ways in which you can move around in the guide.

Press the joystick to select the highlighted program.

Moving Around In the Master Guide

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To Do This ... Press This Button

Go to other stations in the guide one station at a time

Go to other time slots in the guide

Move the joystick up and down

Move the joystick left and right to move one time slot at a time. Or press the GUIDE button repeatedly to move ahead in time quickly.

Go to other stations in the guide one “page” at a time

Go to a station directly 0-9 buttons

Return to the last station you were watching

PAGE (CH+) and PAGE (CH-) but tons

(to specify the station number) EXIT button

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Using the Station Index

You can use the Station Index to select a station by its station logo/call letters (such as CNN), rather than its current program’s name.

Note

Before you can bring up the Station Index, you must f irst clear the program guide from your TV screen. Pressing E X IT removes all on-screen displays. Also, you may need to change to another station if a message appears, which requests that you press the joystick to purchase the program, etc.

Press the joystick to bring up the Station Index.

Your Station Index may not look exactly like this. The stations displayed depe nd o n the pr og ramm ing you’ve ordered.

Moving Around In the Station Index

STATION INDEX

206

216 220 222 224 225 226 227

229 230 232 233 235 236 240

Move the highlight to the station you want. You’ll hear the audio and see the video (in the background) of each

program, as they are highlighted. The table below lists the various ways in which you can move

around in the Station Index.

Press the joystick to tune to the program that’s playing on the station you’ve highlighted.

To Do This ... Press This Button

Go to other stations in the guide, one station at a time

207 208 209 211 212 215

DISC TLC

Move the joystick in any direction

Go to other stations in the guide, one “page” at a time

Go to a statio n directly 0-9 button s

Return to the last s tation you were watching

PAGE (CH+) and PAGE (CH-) but tons

(to specify the station number) EXIT button

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Chapter 3

Connecting Your System

Read this chapter to set up your DSS receiver for the first time, or to add or remove audio or video components connected to your system.

Overview

You can connect the DSS receiver in a variety of configurations. The answers to the following questions will determine how you hoo k up and operate your DSS receiver. For example:

Do you have cable TV or a broadcast (terrestrial) TV antenna?

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What type of connectors do your TV and VCR have: S-VIDEO,

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A/V (RCA-type), or RF coaxial? Do you plan to integrate your DSS receiver with your audio or

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video system?

General Recommendations

Detailed hookup instructions are provided on the pages that follow. For optimum audio and video performance, follow these general recommendations as much as possible when hooking up your components:

If you have an audio or audio/video system, consider integrating

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the DSS receiver into a home entertainment configuration to take advantage of y our hi-fi system’s aud io capabilities.

If your TV has an S-VIDEO jack, use it to connect your TV to the

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DSS receiver. An S-Video connection pr ovides a better pictur e than RCA-type video or RF connections.

If your TV doesn’t have an S-VIDEO jack, use your TV’s A/V

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connectors to connect your components. An A/V connection provides a better picture and audio when compared to an RF connection.

If you have other Sony components that include CONTROL-S

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jacks, you can connect these components via their CONTROL-S jacks in order to pass remote control signals between the DSS receiver and these components. This allows you to hide components behind cabinet doors.

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TV Only

TV With RF Connector Only

Some TVs label this jack RF IN, instead of VHF/UHF IN.

Satellite Receiver

SATELLITE IN

LOW SPEED DATA

WIDE BAND DATA

Refer to the illustration below.

Connect the RG-6 cable from the satellite antenna’s LNB to the DSS receiver’s SATELLITE IN jack.

Connect the DSS receiver’s VHF(SAT)/UHF OUT jack to the TV’s VHF/UHF IN jack.

Note

A VHF/UHF connection does not provide stereo sound. To receive stereo sound, you must use an A/V connection (described on page 15).

Connect one end of the telephone line cord to the DSS receiver’s TEL LINE jack. Connect the other end to your home’s modular telephone outlet.

Connect one end of the AC power cord to the DSS receiver’s AC IN jack. Connect the plug end to an AC outlet.

CONTROL S IN

OUT

RF REMOTE

AUDIO 3

OUT

AUDIO VIDEO S VIDEO

(MONO)

VHF/UHF

CH 3 CH 4

VHF(SAT)/UHF

OUT

AC OUT

TEL LINE

AC IN

1234

RG-6 Cable from LNB

Coaxial Cable

Telephone Line

VHF / UHF

Optional Connections

If you have a cable input, cable box, or a terrestrial TV antenna,

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connect it to the DSS receiver ’s VHF/UHF IN jack. To connect the DSS receiver to your audio system, use audio cables

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to connect the DSS receiver to your audio receiver’s AUDIO IN jacks.

AC Cord

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TV With A/V Connectors

Refer to the illustration below.

Connect the RG-6 cable from the satellite antenna’s LNB to the DSS receiver’s SATELLITE IN jack.

If your TV has only one AUDIO IN jack, connect the lower (mo no) AUDIO L jack on the DSS receiver to the TV’s AUDIO IN jack.

Satellite Receiver

SATELLITE IN

LOW SPEED DATA

WIDE BAND DATA

12 34

RG-6 Cable from LNB

Connect the DSS receiver’s A/V jacks to the TV’s A/V IN jacks.

Connect one end of the telephone line cord to the DSS receiver’s TEL LINE jack. Connect the other end to your home’s modular telephone outlet.

Connect one end of the AC power cord to the DSS receiver’s AC IN jack. Connect the plug end to an AC outlet.

RF REMOTE

CONTROL S IN

OUT

A/V Cable

AUDIO 3

OUT

AUDIO VIDEO S VIDEO

(MONO)

VHF/UHF

CH 3 CH 4

VHF(SAT)/UHF

OUT

TEL LINE

VHF / UHF

Telephone Line

VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2

AC OUT

AC IN

AC Cord

S VIDEO

VIDEO

(

)

MONO

AUDIO

Some TVs label this jack RF IN, instead of VHF/UHF IN.

Optional Connections

If you have a cable input, cable box, or a terrestrial TV antenna,

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connect it to the TV’s VHF/UHF IN jack.

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Best Connection

: If your TV has an S-VIDEO jack, use an S-VIDEO cable to connect the DSS receiver’s S-VIDEO jack to the TV’s SVIDEO IN jack. This provides the best picture quality. Then use audio cables to connect one set of the DSS receiver’s audio jacks to the TV’s AUDIO IN jacks.

To connect the DSS receiver to your audio system, use audio cables

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to connect the DSS receiver to your audio receiver’s AUDIO IN jacks.

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TV and VCR

Refer to the illustration on the opposite page.

Connect the RG-6 cable from the satellite antenna’s LNB to the DSS receiver’s SATELLITE IN jack.

Connect the DSS receiver’s A/V jacks to the A/V IN jacks on the the TV and VCR. If your VCR has only one AUDIO IN jack (monoaural VCR), connect it to the lower (mono) AUDIO L jack on the DSS receiver.

Some VCRs and TVs label this jack RF IN, instead of VHF/UHF IN.

Connect the DSS receiver’s VHF(SA T)/UHF OUT jack to the VCR’s VHF/UHF IN jack.

Complete one of the following to connect the VCR to the TV:

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Better Connection

connect the VCR’s A/V OUT jacks to the TV’s A/V IN jacks.

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Good Connection

connect the VCR’s VHF/UHF OUT jack to the TV’s VHF/UHF IN jack.

Connect one end of the telephone line cord to the DSS receiver’s TEL LINE jack. Connect the other end to your home’s modular telephone outlet.

Connect one end of the AC power cord to the DSS receiver’s AC IN jack. Connect the plug end to an AC outlet.

: If both your TV and VCR have A/V jacks,

: If your TV or VCR has only an RF jack,

Optional Connections

If you have a cable input, cable box, or a terrestrial TV antenna,

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connect it to the DSS receiver ’s VHF/UHF IN jack.

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Best Connection

cable to connect the DSS receiver’s S-VIDEO jack to the TV’s S-VIDEO IN jack. This provides the best picture quality. Then use audio cables to connect one set of the DSS receiver’s audio jacks to the TV’s AUDIO IN jacks.

: If your TV has an S-VIDEO jack, use an S-VIDEO

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To connect the DSS receiver to your audio system, use audio cables

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to connect the DSS receiver to your audio receiver’s AUDIO IN jacks.

Note

When watching a program that is protected by Macrovision, turn the VCR off to ensure a quality picture.

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Satellite Receiver

SATELLITE IN

LOW SPEED DATA

WIDE BAND DATA

CONTROL S IN

OUT

RF REMOTE

AUDIO 3

OUT

AUDIO VIDEO S VIDEO

(MONO)

A/V Cable

CH 3 CH 4

VHF/UHF

VHF(SAT)/UHF

OUT

AC OUT

TEL LINE

AC IN

RG-6 Cable from LNB

A/V Cable

Coaxial Cable

Telephone Line

OUT

VHF / UHF

VCR

Coaxial or A/V Cable

VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2

S VIDEO

VIDEO

(

AUDIO

MONO

AC Cord

LINE

LINE OUT

)

AUDIOVIDEO

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Hi-Fi TV, Hi-Fi VCR, Audio Receiver

Refer to the illustration on the opposite page.

Connect the RG-6 cable from the satellite antenna’s LNB to the DSS receiver’s SATELLITE IN jack.

Connect the DSS receiver’s audio OUT jacks to the audio receiver’s audio IN jac k s.

Connect the DSS receiver’s A/V jacks to the VCR and TV’s A/V IN jacks.

Connect the DSS receiver’s VHF(SA T)/UHF OUT jack to the VCR’s VHF/UHF IN jack.

Complete one of the following to connect the VCR to the TV:

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Better Connection: If both your TV and VCR have A/V jacks, connect the VCR’s A/V OUT jacks to the TV’s A/V IN jacks.

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Good Connection: If your TV or VCR has only an RF jack, connect the VCR’s VHF/UHF OUT jack to the TV’s VHF/UHF IN jack.

Connect one end of the telephone line cord to the DSS receiver’s TEL LINE jack. Connect the other end to your home’s modular telephone outlet.

Some VCRs label this jack RF IN, instead of VHF/UHF IN.

Connect one end of the AC power cord to the DSS receiver’s AC IN jack. Connect the plug end to an AC outlet.

Optional Connections

If you have a cable input, cable box, or a terrestrial TV antenna,

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connect it the VCR’s VHF/UHF IN jack.

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Best Connection: If your TV has an S-VIDEO jack, use an S-VIDEO cable to connect the DSS receiver’s S-VIDEO jack to the TV’s S-VIDEO IN jack. This provides the best picture quality. Then use audio cables to connect one set of the DSS receiver’s audio jacks to the A/V receiver’s AUDIO IN jacks.

Note

When watching a program that is protected by Macrovision, turn the VCR off to ensure a quality picture.

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Satellite Receiver

SATELLITE IN

LOW SPEED DATA

WIDE BAND DATA

CONTROL S IN

OUT

RF REMOTE

AUDIO 2

OUT

AUDIO VIDEO S VIDEO

A/V Cable

UHF/VHF

CH 3 CH 4

VHF/SAT/UHF

OUT

TEL LINE

AC IN

RG-6 Cable

from LNB

Audio Receiver

Audio

Cable

Coaxial

Cable

Telephone

A/V Cable

OUT

VHF / UHF

Line

Coaxial or A/V Cable

VCR

Coaxial or A/V Cable

VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2

S VIDEO

VIDEO

(

MONO

AUDIO

LINE

LINE OUT

AC Cord

)

AUDIOVIDEO

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Home Entertainment System (Hi-Fi TV, Hi-Fi VCR, Audio/Video Receiver)

Refer to the illustration on the opposite page.

Connect the RG-6 cable from the satellite antenna’s LNB to the DSS receiver’s SATELLITE IN jack.

Connect the DSS receiver’s A/V jacks to the VCR and A/V receiver’s A/V IN jacks.

Connect the VCR’s A/V OUT jacks to one set of the A/V receiver’s A/V IN jacks.

Connect the A/V receiver ’s MONITOR OUT jack to the TV’s VIDEO IN jack.

Connect one end of the telephone line cord to the DSS receiver’s TEL LINE jack. Connect the other end to your home’s modular telephone outlet.

Connect one end of the AC power cord to the DSS receiver’s AC IN jack. Connect the plug end to an AC outlet.

Optional Connections

Some VCRs label this jack RF IN, instead of VHF/UHF IN.

If you have a cable input, cable box, or a terrestrial TV antenna,

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connect it the VCR’s VHF/UHF IN jack.

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Best Connection

Note

In this configurat ion, the A/V receiver must be turned on in order to pass the video signals through to your TV. When watching a pr ogr am th at is protected by Macrovision, turn the VCR off to ensure a quality picture.

: If your TV has an S-VIDEO jack, use an S-VIDEO

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Satellite Receiver

SATELLITE IN

LOW SPEED DATA

WIDE BAND DATA

CONTROL S IN

OUT

RF REMOTE

AUDIO 2

OUT

AUDIO VIDEO S VIDEO

A/V Cable

CH 3 CH 4

UHF/VHF

UHF/VHF/SAT

OUT

TEL LINE

AC IN

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RG-6 Cable from LNB

A/V Receiver

MONITOR

OUT

Video Cable

LINE

A/V Cable

AUDIOVIDEO

A/V Cable

Telephone Line

VCR

OUT

AC Cord

LINE

LINE OUT

AUDIOVIDEO

VHF / UHF

VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2

S VIDEO

VIDEO

(

MONO

AUDIO

)

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Setting Up the RF Antenna

The RF antenna lets you take advantage of the RF ( radio frequency) feature, which enables the remote control to operate the DSS receiver even if the receiver is located in another room or is placed behind a cabinet door. In other words, with the RF feature, the remote control does not require a direct line-of-sight to the front panel of the DSS receiver.

Note

You must set up the RF antenna only if you plan on taking advantage of the RF feature.

To set up the RF antenna:

Connect the RF antenna to the DSS receiver’s RF REMOTE jack.

Place the RF antenna at least one foot away from the DSS receiver.

Note

Do not place the RF antenna directly on top of the DSS receiver or any other metal object.

Use the on-screen displays to set up the DSS receiver to accept RF transmission (RF ONLY). See “Setting Up the Remote Control” on page 69 for details.

The DSS receiver is shipped with IR transmission enabled and RF transmission disabled. To use the RF feature, you must first change the factory setting (IR ONLY) to the RF setting (RF ONLY) using the on-screen displays, as described on page 69.

Note

The operating range of the DSS rem ote control is about 1 00 ft. This may decrease due to ambient radio wave conditions, your room’s walls, etc.

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Satellite Receiver

SATELLITE IN

WIDE BAND DATALOW SPEED DATA

Optional Setup

The RF antenna can be mounted to a wall using the enclosed

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screws or by using two pieces of double-sided tape (supplied).

CONTROL S IN

OUT

RF REMOTE

AUDIO 3

OUT

RF Antenna

AUDIO VIDEO S VIDEO

(MONO)

VHF/UHF

CH 3 CH 4

VHF(SAT)/UHF

OUT

TEL LINE

AC OUT

AC IN

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Setting Up Your DSS System

Viewing Satellite Programs

T urn on the TV, and then set the TV’s line input to the DSS receiver. (For example, set the TV to channel 3 or 4, if you used an RF connection; or set to VIDEO1, etc., if you used an A/V connection.)

Turn on the VCR and A/V receiver, if you connected these components. Then set their output switches according ly.

Turn on the DSS receiver and select a stati on.

Viewing Cable or Off-Air Programs

Recording Satellite Programs While Watching Cable or Off-Air Programs

Note

The following instructions apply only if you connected your cable TV or terrestrial antenna to your DSS receiver.

Turn off your DSS receiver, or press the TV/DSS button to set the DSS receiver to TV mode (DSS indicator on the front panel is off).

Turn on the TV and then:

If you have a cable box, turn it on and then tune the TV to the

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output channel of your cable box, usually channel 3 or 4. If you don’t have a cable box, just tune your TV to the station

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you want to watch .

Note

The following instructions apply only if you connected your cable TV or terrestrial antenna to your DSS receiver.

Turn on the TV and then:

If you have a cable box, turn it on and then tune the TV to the

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output channel of your cable box, usually channel 3 or 4. If you don’t have a cable box, tune your TV to the station you

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want to watch.

Turn on the DSS receiver, and tune to the program you want to record. Then set the VCR to line input, and start recording, according to your VCR’s instruction manual.

Press the TV/DSS button to set the DSS receiver to TV (DSS indicator on the front panel is off).

The DSS receiver’s signal is sent to the VCR, while the off-air signal is sent to your TV for you to watch.

Note

For information on using the DSS receiver’s automatic timer, see “Setting Up the Timer” on page 44.

Note

You cannot record one satellite program while watching another satellite program (unless you have a second DSS receiver). Wh en wat c hing a program that is protected by Macrovision, turn the VCR off to ensure a quality picture.

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Chapter 4

Using the System Features

Read this chapter to learn how to use system features including the Master program guide, Station Index, Favorite Station Guide, and the ordering of pay-per-view programs.

Overview

This chapter provides detailed instructions for using most of the features of your DSS receiver. Topics include:

Checking to make sure your system is completely set up and ready

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to be used (page 26). Using Highlight and Select, the simple, two- step process for

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operating all the on-screen displays (page 27). Displaying and navigating through the Master Guide (page 28).

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Selecting subscription and pay-per-view programs from the



program guides (page 32). Choosing from the two program guide formats, Guide and List,

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and selecting special program guides sorted by category and subcategory (page 33).

Using the Custom Guide (page 35).

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Using the Station Index ( p age 36).

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Using the three Favorite Station Guides (page 38).

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Using other (program provider) guides (page 39).

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Displaying the Program Banner and using the JUMP feature

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(page 40). Selecting an alternate audio track for the program you’re currently

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watching (page 41). Canceling pay-per-view programs you’ve ordered (page 42).

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Checking your pay-per-view purchase record (page 43).

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Setting the automatic timer (page 44).

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Reading mail messages sent to your DSS receiver (page 4 7).

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Before You Get Started ...

Make sure you (or your DSS system installer) have completed the following procedures before you start using your DSS receiver:

Install the satellite antenna, as described in the Satellite Antenna Installation Manual.

Note

Make certain that you (or your DSS system installer) have optimized the signal strength. If the signal is not optimized, yo u may experience losses in audio or video, especially during rain, snow, or other conditions that tend to degrade signal performance. See the Satellite Antenna Installation Manual for details on pointing the dish and optimizing the antenna’s signal strength.

Connect the satellite antenna to your DSS receiver. Then connect the receiver to your television and telephone line. (See Chapter 3.)

Note

Your phone line must be connected to the DSS receiver in order for you to purchase a pay-per-view program with the DSS remote control.

Make sure the access card is inserted into the DSS receiver. The receiver comes with the card already inserted. (See page 66 for details on inserting the access card.)

If Your System Is Not Completely Installed ...

Call your program providers (DIRECTV and USSB) to activate your service. You’ll need to provide information, including the model and serial numbers of your DSS receiver and the access card number.

DIRECTV® 1-800-DIRECTV (347-3288) USSB 1-800-204-USSB (8772)

See the manual that came with the satellite antenna and Chapter 3 of this manual for complete install ation instructions. Or, see your DSS dealer to arrange f or a professional installation or the purchase of the Sony-brand DSS Installation Kit.

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Using the On-Screen Displays: Highlight and Select

All of the features and functions of the DSS receiver can be operated using a simple, two-step process: Highlight and Select. These two steps are explained below.

Step 1: Highlight

To highlight, move the joystick on the remote to move the on-



screen to the item that you want to select.

Step 2: Select

After you’ve highlighted the item that you want, select it by



pressing the joystick.

Example: Highlight and Select

In the sample menu that follows, moving the joystick up moves the highlight from ITEM 5...

highlight

Tip

In many of the on-screen displays you can move the joystick in eight directions: left, right, up, down, and diagonally (up left, up right, down left, and down right).

SAMPLE MENU

ITEM 1

ITEM 4

ITEM 7 ITEM 8

... to ITEM 2.

SAMPLE MENU

ITEM 1

ITEM 4

ITEM 7

Pressing the joystick selects ITEM 2.

You can apply this basic operation of highlighting and selecting to perform any of the system’s function s.

ITEM 2

ITEM 5

ITEM 2

ITEM 5

ITEM 8

ITEM 3

ITEM 6

ITEM 9

ITEM 3

ITEM 6

ITEM 9

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Displaying the Master Guide

You can select programs using the CH+ and CH- buttons, or you can enter the station number directly using the 0-9 buttons. However, because DSS offers you such a variety of programming choices, you’ll get the most out of the system by using one of the on-screen program guides to find the programs you want to watch.

The Master Guide, the main program guide, lists all the programs being offered by your program providers, including regular programs and pay-per-view events.

To display the Master Guide:

Press the GUIDE button on the remote

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OR Press the MENU button to bring up the Main Menu. T o display the



Master Guide, highlight and then select MASTER GU IDE from the menu.

Tip

You can select menu items directly by pressing the corresponding number button. For example, press 2 to select the Master Guide.

The symbol indicates that this selection has a submenu that contains additional selections.

MAIN MENU

SELECT GUIDE 1

MOVIES GUIDE 4

OTHER GUIDES 7

MASTER GUIDE 2

EXIT 5 CUSTOM

GUIDE 8

SELECT LIST 3

MOVIES LIST 6

SYSTEM MENU

The Master Guide is discussed in more detail on the following pages.

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Features of the Master Guide

When you select the Master Guide from the Main Menu or press the GUIDE button on the remote, the Master Guide appears:

Program Guide Title

Station Logo

Schedule Grid

MASTER GUIDE

PRESS FOR PURCHASE INFORMATION

8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PMWED

SHO2987

Boxing MTV 989 COM 990 USSB999 DTV 100 DTV 102

USSB Background Direct Ticket Previews

Four Weddings and a Funeral

DTV 105

WED OCT 5 8:45 PM

Four Weddings and a Funeral

Hugh Grant, Andie McDowell. A confirmed bachelor meets the woman of his dreams at a friend’s wedding and, for the first time, contemplates the idea of marriage for himself. (CC, S) (A,S,

Day, Date, Time

Program Description

In the Line of Fire

The Real WorldMusic Videos Monty Python...Saturday Night Live

Page Indicator

Like Water for ...Philadelphia

Program guides, such as the Master Guide shown above, feature a variety of elements, including:

Program guide title, such as Master Guide, Movie Guide, Sports

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Guide, etc. Current day of the week, date and time.

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Station logo (when availabl e) and program descr i ption of the

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currently highlighted station. Schedule grid, which includes:

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Station names, numbers, and program titles. These appear in

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ascending numerical order from top to bottom. Time slots. These appear left to right, with the current time’s

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programming in the leftmost position. Page indicator. Th is shows you approximately which page

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you’re on, relative to all the pages in the guide. The size of the indicator is proportional to the overall size of the entire program guide.

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Moving Through the Master Guide

The on-screen program guides are displayed only one page at a time. Because the program guide usually contains many pages, you need to move through the guide to see more of the programs contained in the guide. You can move by scrollin g, p aging, and direct station tuning.

Scrolling

Paging Vertically Through the Stations

Paging Through Later Program Start Times

To scroll, use the arrow buttons to move the highlight one position at a time. You can scroll to different stations or time slots.

To move to other stations in the guide one station at a time:

Move the joystick up and down.

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To move to other time slots in the guide:

Move the joystick left and right.

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To page, use the PAGE buttons to move through the guide a page at a time. This allows you to move through the guide more quickly than scrolling.

To page through the guide:

Press the PAGE and PAGE buttons.

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The PAGE button pages in the up direction. The PAGE button pages in the down direction.

To display future time slots in the guide:

Press the GUIDE button.

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Pressing the GUIDE button repeatedly cycles through all the available time slots in the guide as they are made available by your program providers (for example, THU 3:00 PM, THU 10 :00 PM, FRI 3:00 AM, etc.).

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Note

To select a fut ure prog ram guide directly, press the MENU button and then select OTHER GUIDES. See page 39 for details.

To move to a station directly:

Press the 0-9 buttons to specify the station number. Press the



ENTER button to change the station more quickly.

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Displaying Favorite Stations

To see your favorite stations in the program guide:

Press the FAVORITE button.

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Pressing the FAVORITE button repeatedly cycles through the stations currently set for the three Favorite Station Guides (FAV A, B, and C), and then back to the normal guide.

Note

See page 51 for instructions on setting up your favorite stations.

Exiting the Guide

There are two ways to exit the program guide:

Select a program from the guide by pressing the joystick. (See

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“Selecting a Program from the Guide” on page 32 for details.) OR Press the EXIT button on the remote. You will be returned to the

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last program you were watching before the Master Guide was displayed.

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Selecting a Program from the Guide

For all programs except pay-per-view (PPV), you can select a program from the guide just by pressing the joystick. If the program is currently showing, the guide disappears and the program you selected appears.

Watching a PPV program is similar, except it requires you to order the program before you can watch it beyond the free preview period (usually about five minutes after the program starts).

Note

Your phone line must be connected to the DSS receiver in order for you to purchase a pay-per-view program with the DSS remote control.

Ordering Pay-Per-View Programs

Selecting RETURN returns you to the previous screen, without purchasing the program.

Selecting TIMES brings up a list of additional show times that you can choose from for the program you selected.

A PREVIEW button, which gives you a

ree preview of the program, appears

only when the preview is available. If the BUY button does not appear (and

the message “Purchase information not available” appears), you must call your program provider to order the program.

Selecting NO returns you to the previous screen, without purchasing the program.

To order a PPV program listed in the program guide:

Highlight the program name in the guide and press the joystick.

Select BUY from the Purchase Program screen.

PURCHASE PROGRAM

Title: Four Weddings and a Funeral Description: Hugh Grant, Andie McDowell. A confirmed

bachelor meets the woman of his dreams at a friend’s wedding and, for the first time, co ntemplates the idea of marriage for

himself. (CC, S) (A,S, L) Channel: 102 Time: Wed Oct 5 8:00PM - 9:30PM Rating: R Price/View: $2.99

When the Confirm Purchase screen appears, select YES to confirm your purchase.

CONFIRM PURCHASE

Title: Four Weddings and a Funeral Price: $2.99 Time: Wed Oct 5 8:00PM - 9:30PM Channel: 102

RETURN

TIMES

BUY

HELP

YES

Do you want to purchase this program?

To watch the program, just tu ne to the station when the program is about to start. Your program providers will bill you automatically.

About Copy-Protection

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Some PPV programs are copy-protected by Macrovision at the discretion of the copyright owner. When watching a PPV program, turn the VCR off to ensure a quality picture.

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Selecting Program Guides and Lists By Category

In addition to using the Master Guide, you can use the SELECT GUIDE and SELECT LIST options in the Main Menu to select subsets of the Master Guide. These subsets are sorted by program categories, such as Movies, Sports, News, and so on. You can also choose from two program guide formats: Guide and List.

The Guide format lists stations in ascending numerical order (such

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as the Master Guide). The List format lists programs in alphabetical order by progra m

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title, as shown below.

The buttons that appear for each program indicate start times.

T o s elect a pr ogram , highlig ht the st art time button and then press the joystick.

For example, in this sample Movie List, “Four Weddings and a Funeral,” with a start time of 9:00PM, is highlighted.

How SELECT GUIDE and SELECT LIST Change the Main Menu

MOVIES LIST

PRESS FOR PURCHASE INFORMATION

Four Weddings and a Funeral

Hugh Grant, Andie McDowell. A confirmed bachelor meets the woman of his dreams at a friend’s wedding and, for the first time, contemplates the idea of marriage for himself. (CC, S) (A,S,

8 PM 8:30 9 PM 9:30 10 PM 10:30WED

WED OCT 5 8:45 PM

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective Bram Stoker’s Dracula Dennis the Menace Four Weddings and a Funeral Like Water for Chocolate The Natural Philadelphia

The selections you make using SELECT GUIDE and SELECT LIST affect the program categories displayed in the Main Menu. The category you select using SELECT GUIDE changes button 4 of t he Main Menu. The category you select using SELECT LIST changes button 6 of the Main Menu.

This feature allows you to recall the last program guide or list that you selected.

Example: If you select the Sports Guide using SELECT GUIDE, button 4 of the Main Menu automatically changes to SPORTS GUIDE.

Similarly, button 6 of the Main Menu automatically updates to the last selection you made using SELECT LIST.

MAIN MENU

SELECT GUIDE 1

SPORTS GUIDE 4

OTHER GUIDES 7

MASTER GUIDE 2

EXIT 5 CUSTOM

GUIDE 8

SELECT LIST 3

NEWS LIST 6

SYSTEM MENU

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Selecting a Program Guide or List By Program Category

To select another guide or program guide format:

Press the MENU button to bring up the Main Menu.

Select SELECT GUIDE or SELECT LIST from the Main Menu. The Select Category screen appears.

Select a program category, such as MOVIES. A selected category

appears with a checkmark (

) beside it. Then select OK.

Selecting CANCEL returns you to the previous screen, without saving your selections.

Selecting ALL places a checkmark beside all the subcategories. Selecting NONE removes the checkmark from all the subcategories.

Selecting CANCEL returns you to the previous screen, without saving your selections.

SELECT GUIDE CATEGORY

MOVIES SPORTS SPECIALS SERIES

NEWS SHOPPING

If the category you select has subcategories, the Select Subcategory

CANCEL

HELP

screen appears. Select the program subcategories you wa nt (you can select more

than one subcategory). A selected subcategory appears with a

checkmark (

) beside it. To deselect a subcategory, just select it again. The checkmark disappears. After you’ve made your selections, select OK.

SELECT MOVIES SUBCATEGORY

ACTION/ ADVENTURE

FANTASY HORROR MUSICAL

SCIENCE FICTION

CHILDREN COMEDY DRAMA

''''

'''

ROMANCE

WESTERN OTHER

CANCEL

ALL

NONE

HELP

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The program guide or list, which includes only stati ons that include programs in the category and subcategories you selected, appears.

The next time you display the Main Menu, it wil l include the Guide or List category that you selected. To change category selections, select SELECT GUIDE or SELECT LIST from the Main Menu.

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Selecting the Custom Guide

The Custom Guide is a program guide that you can create to include only the stations you want.

Note

See “Setting Up a List of Custom Stations” on page 59 for instructions on setting up your custom stations.

To select the Custom Guide:

Press the MENU button to bring up the Main Menu.

Select CUSTOM GUIDE from the Main Menu..

MAIN MENU

SELECT GUIDE 1

MASTER GUIDE 2

SELECT LIST 3

SPORTS GUIDE 4

OTHER GUIDES 7

The Custom Guide appears, which includes on ly stations that you specified when you set up your list of custom stati ons.

EXIT 5

CUSTOM GUIDE 8

NEWS LIST 6

SYSTEM MENU

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Using the Station Index

The Station Index is an on-screen display that contains the station logo (or call letters) of all the stations in th e system. You’ll find the Station Index useful when you want to tune to a specific station, rather than to a specific program.

Note

Before you can bring up the Station Index, you must f irst clear the program guide from your TV screen. Pressing EXIT turns off the on-screen displays. Also, you may need to change to another station if a message appears, which requests that you press the joystick to purchas e the program, etc.

To display the Station Index:

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Press the joystick. The Station Index appears. The station you are curr ently tuned to is

automatically highlighted.

Your Station Index may not look exactly like this. The stations displayed depe nd o n the pr og ramm ing you’ve ordered.

Moving Through the Station Index

STATION INDEX

206

216 220 222 224 225 226 227

229 230 232 233 235 236 240

207 208 209 211 212 215

DISC TLC

To move through the Station Index:

Move the joystick to move one station at a time.



Press the PAGE and PAGE buttons to page (move up or down



two rows at a time). Enter the station number, using the 0-9 buttons.

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Displaying Favorite Stations

in the Station Index

To display your favorite stations on the top row of the Station Index:

Press the FAVORITE button.

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Pressing the F AVORITE button repeatedly cycles through the thre e Favorite Station Guides (FAV A, B, and C).

The top row contains your seven

avorite stations from FAV A, FAV B,

or FAV C. The other rows represent all the other

stations in the system.

Selecting a Program from the Station Index

STATION INDEX

HBO

240

216 220 227

229 230 232 233 235 236 240

Note

See page 51 for instructions on setting up your favorite stations.

989

212

222 224 225

980

198 256 233

DISC TLC

226

FAV A

To select a program:

Press the joystick to tune to the highlighted station. The Station

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Index disappears.

To exit the Station Index without changing stations:

Press the EXIT button. The Station Index disappears, and you



return to the station you were watching before displaying the Station Index.

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Selecting the Favorite Station Guide

The Favorite Station Guide is a program guide that you ca n create to include up to seven of your favorite stations. You can create up to three Favorite Station Guides, identified as FAV A, FAV B, and FAV C.

Note

See page 51 for instructions on setting up your favorite stations.

To bring up the Favorite Station Guide:

Press the FAVORITE button.



Note

Before yo u c a n br in g up the Favori te Station Guide, you must first clear the program guide from your TV screen. Pressing EXIT turns off the on-screen displays.

Moving Through the Favorite Station Guide

FAVORITE STATION G UIDE

240

NIGHT GALLERY

198

PHILADELPHIA

989

MUSIC VIDEOS

256

BIOGRAPHY

212

SHOGUN

233

TOM AND JERRY

980

THE NATURAL

967

EXIT TO CURRENT STATION

FAV A

HBO

To move through the Favorite Station Guide:

Move the joystick to move one station at a time



OR Enter the station number, by using the 0-9 buttons and pressing the



ENTER button.

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To cycle through th e three Favorite Station Guides (FAV A, FAV B, and FAV C):

Press the FAVORITE button repeatedly.



To select a program:

Press the joystick to tune to the highlighted station. The Fa vorite



Station Guide disappears.

To exit the Favorite Station Guide without changing stations:

Select “Exit to Current Station,” which appears in the bottom right



corner of the Favorite Station Guide (or press the EXIT button).

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Selecting Other (Program Provider) Guides

The Other Guides option includes alternative program guides, which are made available by your program providers, such as DIRECTV and USSB. These guides may contain groups of stations with similar subjects, for example, special promotions or pay-per-view programs. OTHER GUIDES also includes buttons for going directly to future time slots in the program guide.

To select one of these other guides:

Press the MENU button to bring up the Main Menu.

Select OTHER GUIDES from the Main Menu. The Select Other Guide screen appears.

Select a program category. A selected program provider guide

appears with a checkmark ( the category and subcategory selection screens.

) beside it. Then select OK to display

This list of program guides may change, as guides are added or changed by your program providers.

Selecting CANCEL returns you to the previous screen, without saving your selections.

SELECT OTHER GUIDE

SUBSCRPTN PPV PROMO MULTIPLEX

THU 3:00 PM THU 10:00 PM FRI 3:00 AM FRI 10:00 AM

FRI 3:00 PM FRI 10:00 PM ATTRACTIONS

Select a program category and subcategory, as described on page 34.

The program provider guide, which includes only stations that include programs in the category and subcategories you selected, appears.

CANCEL

HELP

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Using DISPLAY and JUMP

Displaying the Program Banner

The program banner provides useful information about the program you’re currently watching.

Note

Before you c an bri ng up the Pr ogra m Banner, you must fir st clear th e pr ogram guide from your TV screen. Pressing EXIT turns off the on-screen displays. Also, you may need to change to another station if a message appears, which requests that you press the joystick to purchas e the program, etc.

To display the Program Banner:

Press the DISPLAY button.

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The Natural

9:30-11:30 PM MON JUNE 22 9:35 PM RATED PG-13

The Program Banner shows the program title, station name and number, start and end times, current date and time, and rating. It may also indicate that data services ( ) and alternate audio tracks ( ) are available, that new mail has been received ( ), and whether or not the system is locked ( ).

To turn off the Program Banner, press the DISPLAY button again. For information about selecting data services, see page 61; alternate

audio tracks, see page 41; mail messages, see page 47; system lock, see page 54.

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You can use the JUMP button to switch or “jump” back and forth between two stations.

To display the last station you selected:

Press the JUMP button.

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Note

You cannot jump to stations you tuned to using the CH+/CH- buttons.

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Selecting Alternate Audio

Your program providers may broadcast multiple audio tracks with a single video source. For example, a football game might use a differen t audio track for each sports commentator or a movie might include include both English and Spanish language audio tracks.

How to Determine if Alternate Audio Tracks Are Available for a Program

Selecting an Alternate Audio Track

To determine if an alternate audio track is available:

Tune to the program.

Press the DISPLAY button to bring up the Program Banner.

If the Program Banner includes the alternate audio symbol ( ), this indicates that alternate audio t racks are available for that program.

To select an alternate audio track usin g the remote control:

Press the ALTERNATE AUDIO button on the remote control. To

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cycle through all the available audio tracks for the current program, press the ALTERNATE AUDIO button repeatedly.

To select an alternate audio track using the on-screen menus:

Press the MENU button to bring up the Main Menu.

Select SYSTEM MENU to bring up the System Menu.

Select ALTERNATE AUDIO.

SYSTEM MENU

ALTERNATE AUDIO 1

CUSTOM SETUP MENU 2

CANCEL PURCHASE 3

Selecting CANCEL returns you to the previous screen, without saving your selections.

MESSAGES

TIMER SETUP

The Alternate Audio screen appears, which lists only the audio tracks available for the program you are currently tuned to.

Select an audio track. Then select OK to return to the System Menu.

ALTERNATE AUDIO

ENGLISH

EXIT 5

INSTALLATION MENU 8

SPANISH

Select EXIT from the System Menu to return to the program you were watching.

The alternate audio track you select is available on ly while the current program airs. To change the default language for the audio of all programs, see “Setting a Default Language” on page 53.

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REVIEW PURCHASES 6

MAIN MENU

CANCEL

HELP

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Canceling Purchases

Use the Cancel Purchase screen if you order a pay-per-view program, and then decide you’d like to cancel the order before the progra m begins.

Note

The Cancel Purchase screen lists only purchases made using the DSS receiver’s remote control. It doesn’t include purchases m a de by calling your program provider.

Press the MENU button to bring up the Main Menu.

Select SYSTEM MENU to bring up the System Menu.

Select CANCEL PURCHASE.

Once you tune to a purchased program, you cannot cancel its purchase.

Selecting RETURN returns you to the previous screen, without canceling the program’s purchase .

SYSTEM MENU

ALTERNATE AUDIO 1

MESSAGES

TIMER SETUP

Select the program you want to cancel. You can cancel only one program at a time. The selected program appears with a checkmark (

CANCEL PURCHASE

OCT 5 8:00PM CH102 Four Weddings...

OCT 6 8:30PM CH123 Major League II OCT 6 11:15PM CH150 Speed

CUSTOM SETUP MENU 2

EXIT 5

INSTALLATION MENU 8

) beside it. Then select CANCEL PPV.

CANCEL PURCHASE 3

REVIEW PURCHASES 6

MAIN MENU

CANCEL PPV

RETURN

HELP

Selecting NO returns you to the previous screen, without canceling the program’s purchase .

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The Confirm Cancel Purchase screen appears. Select YES to confirm your cancellation and return to the System Menu.

CONFIRM CANCEL PURCHASE

Title: Four Weddings and a Funeral Price: $2.99 Time: Wed Oct 5 8:00PM - 9:30PM

Do you want to cancel this purchase?

Select EXIT from the System Menu to return to the program you were watching.

YES

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Checking Your Purchase Record

Use the Review Purchases screen to see a record of recent purchases you’ve made through your DSS receiver.

Note

The Review Purchases screen lists only purchases made using the DSS receiver’s remote control. It doesn’t include purchases m a de by calling your program provider.

To check the purchase record:

Press the MENU button to bring up the Main Menu.

Select SYSTEM MENU to bring up the System Menu.

Select REVIEW PURCHASES.

SYSTEM MENU

ALTERNATE AUDIO 1

CUSTOM SETUP MENU 2

CANCEL PURCHASE 3

To review more than one page of purchases, press the PAGE and PAGE buttons to page through the displays.

MESSAGES

EXIT 5

TIMER SETUP

The Review Purchases screen appears, which lists the programs purchased and canceled.

After you’ve reviewed your purchases, select RETURN to return to the System Menu. Or, for more details, select the program name and then select REVIEW.

REVIEW PURCHASES

OCT 5 Four Weddings and a Funeral $2.99

OCT 6 Major League II $2.99 OCT 6 Speed Cancelled

INSTALLATION MENU 8

REVIEW PURCHASES 6

MAIN MENU

RETURN

REVIEW

HELP

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Setting Up the Timer

Use the Timer Setup screen to specify a day and time on which you want the DSS receiver to automatically tune to a specific station. You can use this feature in coordination with your VCR’s timer recording function to automate the recording of DSS programs.

Note

When recording programs from the DSS receiver, your TV need not be turned on. However, you must DSS receiver as the line-in source. See your VCR manual for details.

set up your VCR for timer recording and specify the

Setting the Timer

To set the timer:

Press the MENU button to bring up the Main Menu.

Select SYSTEM MENU to bring up the System Menu.

Select TIMER SETUP. The Timer Setup screen appears.

SYSTEM MENU

ALTERNATE AUDIO 1

MESSAGES

TIMER SETUP

Select one of the seven timer setting buttons. Then move the joystick right to highlight the DA Y field (today’s date automatically appears).

TIMER SETUP

DAY START STOP CH# STATION

11/4 SAT

-/-- -:-- -:-- --- ----

CUSTOM SETUP MENU 2

EXIT 5

INSTALLATION MENU 8

-:-- -:-- --- ----

CANCEL PURCHASE 3

REVIEW PURCHASES 6

MAIN MENU

CANCEL

CLEAR

HELP

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Set the day, start time, stop time, and channel number as follows:

To set each item (day, time, channel), move the joystick up and



down. To move to the next or previous item, move the joystick right



left and right.

Note

You can set th e timer up to 30 days in advance. You can also set the timer for every day or for the same day(s) every week. See “Setting the Daily/Weekly Timer” below.

Select OK to save your selections and return to the System Menu. Or, to make additional timer settings, repeat steps 4 through 6.

Setting the Daily/Weekly Timer

With the DAY item highlighted, move the joystick down repeatedly to cycle through all the available DAY options.

To set the timer for e very day or for the same day(s) every week:

In step 5 (above), move the joystick down repeatedly to select one of the DAY options, which are displayed in the following sequence:

Current Date EVERY MON

TIMER SETUP

2 3 4 5 6 7

Set the start time, stop time, and channel as described in step 5

Æ SUN-SAT

Æ EVERY SUN

DAY START STOP CH# STATION

SUN-SAT

Æ MON-SAT

Æ 1 Month Later

Æ MON-FRI

Æ EVERY SAT ...

Æ (Cycles backward)

-:-- -:-- --- ----

-/-- -:-- -:-- --- ----

above, ten select OK to save your changes and return to the System Menu.

Æ Current Date

CANCEL

CLEAR

HELP

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Changing/Checking/ Clearing Timer Settings

To change, check, or clear timer settings:

Bring up the Timer Setup screen, as described on page 44.

Check your settings.

If you don’t want to make any changes, select OK to return to



the System Menu. If you want to change or clear settings, select the numbered



button of the timer setting you want to change.

TIMER SETUP

Notes on Using the Timer

DAY START STOP CH# STATION

11/4 SAT 8:30PM 10:30PM 987 SHOW

-/-- -:-- -:-- --- ----

Change or clear the setting as follows:

To change the setting, move the joystick left or right to



highlight the item you want to change. Then reset the item by moving the joystick up or down.

To clear the setting, select CLEAR.



Select OK to save your selections and return to the System Menu.

After the timer is set, the MESSAGE/TIMER indicator on the front



panel lights, indicating that the timer has been set. To use the timer to record a PPV program, you must first purchase



it in advance of its showing. See “Ordering Pay-Per-View Programs” on page 32.

CANCEL

CLEAR

HELP

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If locks and limits are set (and the system is locked), check to make



sure they do not conflict with the program you’re trying to record. About 60 seconds before the timer automatically tunes to the



specified channel, a message appears. To cancel the timer setting and continue watc hi ng t he cu rr en t pr o gra m, pr e ss the EXI T b utto n.

If you set overlapping (conflicting) timer settings, the DSS receiver



handles these timer settings as follows:

If you set two timer settings to start at the same time, the timer



setting that’s listed first has priority over any other conflicting timer settings. Conflicting timer settings a re automatically cleared from the Timer Setup screen when the first timer setting is activated.

If you set a second timer setting to start before the first timer



setting is set to stop, the second timer setting will star t before the first timer setting stops.

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Reading Your Messages

Occasionally, your program providers will send messages to your DSS receiver. These messages contain useful information about your system, such as i nformation about new services, program promotions, or billing.

How to Determine When You’ve Received Mail

Displaying Your Messages

There are several ways to tell if you have unread mail:

The DSS receiver’s front panel MESSAGE/TIMER indicator blinks.



Note

If the timer is set an d

An envelope ( ) appears in the Program Banner, accessed by



pressing the DISPLAY button. An envelope ( ) appears in menu item 9 (System Menu) of the



Main Menu.

you have an unread message, the indicator will stay lit.

To display your messages:

Press the MENU button to bring up the Main Menu.

Select SYSTEM MENU.

MAIN MENU

SELECT GUIDE 1

MOVIE GUIDE 4

OTHER GUIDES 7

MASTER GUIDE 2

EXIT 5 CUSTOM

GUIDE 8

SELECT LIST 3

MOVIE LIST 6

SYSTEM MENU

Select MESSAGES.

SYSTEM MENU

ALTERNATE AUDIO 1

MESSAGES

TIMER SETUP

The message’s date, along with the first few words of the message, appear.

CUSTOM SETUP MENU 2

EXIT 5

INSTALLATION MENU 8

CANCEL PURCHASE 3

REVIEW PURCHASES 6

MAIN MENU

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Reading a Message

To read a message:

Select the envelope from the Messages screen. A selected message

appears with a checkmark (

MESSAGES

) beside it. Then select READ.

11/6 Sign up now for our speci al ...

11/8 Welcome to USSB ....

11/23 Happy Thanksgiving ....

The full text of the message appears.

READ MESSAGE

11/23 Happy Thanksgiving from

everyone at DIRECTV.

To erase a message after you’ve read it, select ERASE. To keep a message after you’ve read it , select RETURN.

READ

RETURN

HELP

RETURN

ERASE

HELP

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Note

Your mailbox can hold about 50 messages before exhausting the receiver’s memory. To prevent accidental erasure, get in the habit of deleting your messages after you read them.

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Chapter 5

Using the Custom Setup Menu

Read this chapter to get information about customizing your system to match your personal viewing habi ts.

Overview

Your DSS receiver includes several features you can use to customize your system to meet your individual preferences. You can:

Create up to three Favorite Station Guides, with each containing up



to seven stations (page 51). Set a default language for the audio of programs broadcast in



multiple languages (page 53). Set system locks and limits, which allow you to control program



viewing by ratings, spending amount, and station (page54). Specify custom stations. In the Set Custom Stations screen, you



specify stations from the Master Guide you want to skip. After you’ve set skipped stations, they will not appear in the Custom Guide (available in the Main Menu). These stations are also skipped over in the Station Index, and when you use the CH+/CHbuttons to change channels (page 59).

Selecting a data service (page 61).

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Displaying the Custom Setup Menu

To customize your system, first bring up the Custom Setup Menu, as follows:

Press the MENU button to bring up the Main Menu.

Select SYSTEM MENU.

MAIN MENU

SELECT GUIDE 1

MASTER GUIDE 2

SELECT LIST 3

MOVIES GUIDE 4

OTHER GUIDES 7

Select CUSTOM SETUP MENU.

SYSTEM MENU

ALTERNATE AUDIO 1

MESSAGES

TIMER SETUP

EXIT 5 CUSTOM

GUIDE 8

CUSTOM SETUP MENU 2

EXIT 5

INSTALLATION MENU 8

The Custom Setup menu appears.

CUSTOM SETUP MENU

SET FAVORITE STATIONS 2

MOVIES LIST 6

SYSTEM MENU

CANCEL PURCHASE 3

REVIEW PURCHASES 6

MAIN MENU

The following pages describe how to use the Custom Setup Menu to personalize your system.

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SET DEFAULT LANGUAGE 4

DATA SERVICES 7

EXIT 5

SET CUSTOM STATIONS 8

SET LOCKS AND LIMITS 6

SYSTEM MENU

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Setting Up a Favorite Station Guide

The Favorite Station Guide is a program guide that you create. Y ou can create up to three Favorite Station Guides, with each guide containing up to seven of your favorite stations.

To set up a Favorite Station Guide:

Select SET FAVORITE STATIONS from the Custom Setup Menu.

Select FAV A, FAV B, or FAV C from the Set Favorite Stations screen.

The Set Favorite Stations screen displays three rows of seven stations. Each row represents one of the three Favorite Station Guides, labeled FAV A, FAV B, and FAV C.

The top row represents the stations that are currently set for the Favorite Station Guide you selected.

The bottom rows represent all the other stations in the system.

SET FAVORITE STATIONS

FAV A

FAV B

FAV C

RETURN

HELP

A setup screen for the guide that you selected appears.

SET FAVORITE STATIONS: FAV A

CANCEL

CLEAR

HELP

CNN

202 DTV

209 DTV

216

CRT

203

DTV

210

DTV

217

HLN

204 DTV

211 DTV

218

DTV 205

TNT 212

DTV 219

ESPN

206 DTV

213

TCM

220

DTV 207

DTV 214

DTV 221

ESNa

208

215

DIS1

222

The system is shipped with no favorite stations set, so the first time you see this screen, the top row is blank.

To add or change a station, first highlight a button in the top row.

Do one of the following:

To selec t a station from the bottom rows of stations, press the



joystick. The highlight automatically moves to the stations in the bottom rows. Then go to step 5.

T o select a station directly, enter the station’s number, using the



0-9 buttons. Then repeat steps 3 and 4 for each station you want to include in the Favorite Station Guide.

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To replace a favorite station in the top row, select a stati on fr om one of the bottom rows of stations.

Note

Use the PAGE and PAGE buttons to quickly move through the lower rows of stations.

The new station you select automatically replaces the highlighted station in the top row , and the highlight automatically moves to the next favorite station button in the top row.

You can select CLEAR to automatically clear all the stations from the top row. Selecting CANCEL returns you to the previous screen, without saving your selections.

SET FAVORITE STATIONS: FAV A

USA

229

CNN

202 DTV

209 DTV

216

Repeat steps 4 and 5 for each station you want to include in the

CRT

203

DTV

210

DTV

217

HLN

204 DTV

211 DTV

218

DTV 205

TNT 212

DTV 219

ESPN

206 DTV

213

TCM

220

DTV 207

DTV 214

DTV 221

ESNa

208

215

DIS1

222

CANCEL

CLEAR

HELP

Favorite Station Guide.

Select OK when you’re finished setting your favo rite stations.

Select RETURN when you’re finished. Or, repeat steps 2 through 7 to set up another Favorite Station Guide (FAV A, B, or C).

SET FAVORITE STATIONS

USA

229

FAV B

HLN

204

VH-1

965

A&E

250

ESPN

208

HBO

980

CNN

202

RETURNFAV A

HELP

See “Selecting the Favorite Station Guide” on page 38 for instructions on displaying and using the Fav orite S tation Guides.

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FAV C

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Setting a Default Language

Use the Set Default Language screen to specify the language you want to hear for programs broadcast in multiple languages.

For example, if you set the default language to Spanish and a program is broadcast in both English and Spanish, you’ll automatically hear the audio in Spani s h.

Note

If the default language you select is not available for a program that you tune to, you will not hear the default language. Instead, you’ll hear one of the languages available for that program (usually English).

To set a default langu age:

Select SET DEFAULT LANGUAGE from the Custom Setup Menu.

Select a language and then select OK.

Selecting CANCEL returns you to the previous screen, without saving your selections.

SET DEFAULT LANGUAGE

ENGLISH

SPANISH FRENCH GERMAN

ITALIAN JAPANESE KOREAN

SCIENCE FICTION

You return to the Custom Setup Menu, and the DSS receiver is set to play back the selected language, when that language is available.

Note

You can change the audio track for a program that uses multiple audio tr acks (indicated by the symbol in the Program Banner) without c hanging the default language. For details, see “Selecting Alternate Audio” on page 41.

CHINESE

CANCEL

HELP

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Setting Locks and Limits

The Locks and Limits feature gives you control over the use of your system. You can restrict program viewing by cost, ratings, and station. You can also set a lock to prevent the ordering of pay-per-view programs.

To display the Set Locks and Limits screen:

Select SET LOCKS AND LIMITS from the Custom Setup Menu. The Set Locks and Limits screen appears, with the current settings

shown next to each button. Select a lock or limit from the screen (see the descriptions below).

If your system is locked, the padlock symbol appears ( ), and you must

irst unlock it before you can make any changes to the locks and limits settings. See “Unlocking Your System” on page 58 for details.

SET LOCKS AND LIMITS

SPENDING LIMIT

RATINGS LIMIT

STATION LOCKS

PPV LOCK

None

NC17

0 Station(s) Currently Locked

Pay-Per-View Unlocked

LOCK

RETURN

HELP

Note

Your DSS receiver is shipped to yo u unlocked, with the default settings as described below.

Spending Limit Lets you set a maximum spending limit for a single

pay-per-view progr am.When th e system i s locked, you cannot purchase a program that costs more than the amount set.

Ratings Limit Allows you to set a maximum ratings limit. When the

system is locked, you cannot view programs rated higher than the rating set.

Station Locks Lets you prevent the viewing of st ations that you lock.

When the system is locked, programs that appear on locked stations cannot be viewed.

stations locked.

The default setting is $10.00.

The default rating is R.

The default is no

PPV Lock Allows you to prevent PPV purchases. When the

system and the PPV option are locked, pa y-per-view programs cannot be purchased.

unlocked.

The default setting is

Note

After you’ve set a lock or limit, you must lock the system before any locks or

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limits take effect. Locking the system is described on page 57.

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Setting a Spending Limit

To set a spending limit:

Select SPENDING LIMIT from the Set Locks and Limits screen.

Enter a spending limit. Use the 0-9 or move the joystick up and down to enter the numerical value. (If you use the joystick to enter the value, move the joystick left or right to move to the previous or next position.)

Selecting NO LIMIT allows you to purchase any pa y-per-view program, no matter how much it costs.

Selecting CANCEL returns you to the previous screen, without saving your selections.

Setting a Ratings Limit

Selecting ALL allows viewing o f all programs. Selecting NONE prevents the viewing of all programs.

Selecting CANCEL returns you to the previous screen, without saving your selections.

SET SPENDING LIMIT

.00$

Select OK to return to the Set Locks and Limits screen. Then set any

CANCEL

NO LIMIT

HELP

other locks and limits, if necessary.

Lock your system, as described in “Locking Your System” on page 57.

To set a ratings limit:

Select RATINGS LIMIT from the Set Locks and Limits screen.

Select a rating, beyond which programs cannot be watched. Locked ratings appear with a key ( ) beside them. For example, in the following screen, the ratings limit has been set to PG .

SET RATINGS LIMIT

NR (NOT RATED)

NC-CONTENT R NR-MATURE

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PG-13

NC-17

CANCEL

ALL

NONE

HELP

Select OK to return to the Set Locks and Limits screen. Then set any other locks and limits, if necessary.

Lock your system, as described in “Locking Your System” on page 57.

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Setting Station Locks

To set station locks:

Select STATION LOCKS from the Set Locks and Limits screen.

Select stations that you want to lock from viewing. A locked station appears with a key ( ) besid e it. For example, in the following screen, stations 203, 204, 206, and 209 have been locked.

To unlock a station, just select it again. The key ( ) disappears.

To quickly unlock or lock all stations, select ALL (to lock all) or NONE (to unlock all). Selecting CANCEL returns you to the previous screen, without saving your selections.

Setting the Pay-Per-View Lock

SET STATION LOCKS

CNN 202

DTV 209

DTV 216

DTV 223

CRT 203

DTV 210

DTV 217

DIS2 224

HLN 204

DTV 211

DTV 218

DISC 225

DTV 205

TNT 212

DTV 219

TLC 226

ESPN 206

DTV 213

TCM 220

TOON 227

DTV 207

DTV 214

DTV 221

DTV 228

ESNa 208

E! 215

DIS1 222

USA 229

CANCEL

ALL

NONE

HELP

Note

You can use the PAGE and PAGE buttons to quickly move through the rows of stations. You can also use the 0-9 buttons to enter the station number directly.

Select OK to return to the Set Locks and Limits screen. Then set any other locks and limits, if necessary.

Lock your system, as described in “Locking Your System” on page 57.

To set the pay-per-view lock:

Select PPV LOCK from the Set Locks and Limits screen.

Select LOCK to prevent PPV program purchases. Select UNLOCK to allow PPV program purchases.

Selecting CANCEL returns you to the previous screen, without saving your selections.

Note

You can also set a PPV lock by setting the spending limit to $0.00. See “Setting a Spen di n g Li mi t ” on page 55 for details.

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SET PPV LOCK

LOCK

UNLOCK

CANCEL

HELP

Select OK to return to the Set Locks and Limits screen. Then set any other locks and limits, if necessary.

Lock your system, as described in “Locking Your System” on page 57.

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Locking Your System

To lock an unlocked system:

Select LOCK from the Set Locks and Limits screen.

SET LOCKS AND LIMITS

Selecting CANCEL returns you to the previous screen, without saving your selections.

SPENDING LIMIT

RATINGS LIMIT

STATION LOCK

PPV LOCK

The Set Passcode screen appears. Enter a four-d igit passcode number. U se th e 0-9 buttons or move the joystick up and down to enter the numerical value. (If you use the joystick to enter the value, move the joystick left or right to move to the previous or next position.)

Each number you enter appears as an asterisk ( ), which keeps your passcode secret.

SET PASSCODE

$10.00

4 Stations Locked

Pay Per View Unlocked

LOCK

RETURN

HELP

CANCEL

HELP

Note

DON’T FORGET YOUR PAS SCODE. You’ll nee d th is number to unlock your system or to m ake any changes to the lo cks and limits you’ve set. If you do forget your passcod e, call your program provider for assistance.

When prompted, enter your passcode again. (This confirms your selection of a passcode number.)

Select OK to return to the Set Locks and Limits screen.

Your system is now locked, as indicated by the closed padlock ( ) in the Set Locks and Limits screen. All locks and limits you’ve set are now in effect. The padlock also appears in the Program Banner to remind you of the locked status.

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Overriding the System Lock

You can temporarily override any locks or limits that have been set if you know the system passcode.

For example, if you try to watch a program on a locked station, a message identifies the lock or limit exceeded. After you press the joystick, the passcode screen appears. By entering the passcode, you can temporarily unlock the system. The system remains unlocked until you reset the lock.

To reset a system lock override:

Turn off the DSS receiver, and then turn it on again.



The system locks, and all locks and limits are again in effect.

Note

If you override the system lock, be sure you reset the lock. If you want to unlock the system on a more permanent basis, follow the procedures under “Unlockin g Your Sy stem” below.

Unlocking Your System

To unlock a locked system:

Select SET LOCKS AND LIMITS from the Custom Setup Menu. The Set Locks and Limits screen appears, with the current settings

shown next to each button. The padlock ( ) indicates that the system is currently locked.

Select UNLOCK from the Set Locks and Limits screen.

SET LOCKS AND LIMITS

SPENDING LIMIT

RATINGS LIMIT

STATION LOCK

PPV LOCK

When the Set Passcode screen appears, enter the correct four-digit passcode.

$10.00

4 Stations Locked

Pay Per View Unlocked

UNLOCK

RETURN

HELP

Your system is now unlocked, and all locks and limits previously set are no longer in effect.

Determining the Status of the System Lock

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While you’re watching programs, you can check the status of the system lock by pressing the DISPLAY button to bring up the Program Banner. If no padlock appears, this means the system is unlocked. A closed padlock ( ) means the system is locked. An open padlock ( ) means the system has been temporarily unlocked using the system lock override.

Select OK.

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Setting Up a List of Custom Stations

If there are stations listed in the Master Guide that you don’t subscribe to or watch often, you can use the Set Custom Stations feature to specify which stations from the Master Guide you want to skip. Afte r you’ve set skipped stations, they will not appear in the:

Custom Guide (a program guide available in the Main Menu)



Station Index



Stations tha t appear when you’re using the CH+ /CH- buttons to



change channels

Note

Skipped stations will continue to be available in the Master Guide and all other program guid es.

To define a list of custom stations:

Select SET CUSTOM STATIONS from the Custom Setup Menu.

Select stations that you want to skip.

To have the DSS receiver automa tically skip all stations from the Master Guide that you are not authorized to receive, select AUTO. See “Using the AUTO Skip Feature” on page 60 for details.

To quickly skip or “unskip” stations, select ALL (to skip all) or NONE (to skip none).

Selecting CANCEL returns you to the previous screen, without saving your selections.

A station that appears with a checkmark (

) beside it will be skipped. For example, in the following screen, stations 203, 208, and 213 are set to be skipped.

To set a station so that it is not skipped, just select it again. The

checkmark (

SET CUSTOM STA T I ONS

CNN 202

DTV 209

DTV 216

DTV 223

) disappears.

HLN

CRT 203

' '

DTV 210

DTV 217

DIS2 224

204 DTV

211 DTV

218 DISC

225

DTV 205

TNT 212

DTV 219

TLC 226

ESPN 206

DTV 213

TCM 220

TOON 227

DTV 207

DTV 214

DTV 221

DTV 228

ESNa 208

E! 215

DIS1 222

USA 229

CANCEL

AUTO

ALL

NONE

HELP

Note

Use the PAGE and PAGE buttons to quickly move through the rows of stations. You can also use the 0 -9 buttons to enter the three-digit statio n number directly.

Select OK when you’re finished se tting skipped stations.

To see the results of your Custom Stations sett ings:

Use the Custom Guide (page 35), Station Index (page 36), or CH+/



CH- buttons.

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Using the AUTO Skip Feature

When you select the AUTO button, the DSS receiver automatically scans all the stations in the current Master Guide. During this scanning process, the DSS receiver determines which stations you are not authorized to watch and then sets these stations to be skipped. Y o u can use this feature as a starting point to creating your own list of custom stations.

For example, if there are stations that appear in the Master Guide to which you do not subscribe, the AUTO function automatically marks these stations to be skipped. This saves you the trouble of having to determine which of the 150+ stations in the Master Guide you cannot view and then having to manually set each of these stations to be skipped.

To use the AUTO Skip feature:

Select SET CUSTOM STATIONS from the Custom Setup Menu.

Select the AUTO button. The DSS receiver begins to evaluate all the stations in the Master

Guide, and displays a status bar, similar to the following.

Selecting STOP interrupts the Auto Skip process and returns you to the previous screen, which displays the stations that have been set to be skipped thus far.

SET CUSTOM STA T I ONS

STOP

8% completed

Evaluating channel 150.

Please wait ...

Note

This process may take a few minutes to complete.

When the DSS receiver is finished scanning, the station list

reappears, with checkmarks ( skipped.

Select OK to save your selections. Or select additional stations to be skipped or unskipped.

Note

You may want to re-run the Auto skip procedure per iodically in case your program providers make changes or additions to their station lineups.

) beside stations that are set to be

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Selecting Data Services

In the future, your program providers may make available data services, which you can access through specific stations using the DSS receiver’s wide band and low-speed data ports. For details about using the data ports to access these data services, call your program providers.

How to Determine if Data Services Are Available on a Station

Selecting a Data Service

DATA SERVICES appears only when the station you’re tuned to includes data services.

To determine if data services are available on a specific station:

Tune to the station .

Press the DISPLAY button to bring up the Program Banner.

If the Program Banner includes the data services symbol ( ), this indicates that data services are available for that specific station.

To select a data service:

Select DATA SERVICES from th e Custom Setup Menu.

CUSTOM SETUP MENU

SET FAVORITE STATIONS 2

SET DEFAULT LANGUAGE 4

DATA SERVICES 7

The Data Services screen appears, which lists only the data services that are available for the station you are currently tuned to.

EXIT 5 SET CUSTOM

STATIONS 8

SET LOCKS AND LIMITS 6

SYSTEM MENU

Selecting CANCEL returns you to the previous screen, without saving your selections.

The screen will be titled “Wide Band” or “Low Speed,” depending on which type of data service is available for that station.

The titles of the data services may be different, based on the service being provided.

WIDE BAND DATA SERVICES

DATA 1 DATA 2 DATA 3 DATA 4

DATA 5 DATA 6 DATA 7

DATA 8

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CANCEL

DEFAULT

BAUD

HELP

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Select one of the following:

To Do This ... Do This ...

Changing the Default Data Service

Selecting CANCEL returns you to the previous screen, without saving your selections.

The titles of the data services may be different, based on the service being provided.

Change the data serv ice for the current station only

Change the data service for all stations

Change the baud rate for the DSS receiver’s wide band data port

Select the data service and then select OK.

Select DEFAULT (then see “Changing the Default Data Service” below).

Select BAUD (then see “Setting the Baud Rate” below).

Use the Default Data Services screen to select a default data service for all stations that provide data services.

To change the data se rvice f or a l l st at io ns:

Select DE FAULT from the Data Services screen.

Select a default data service and then select OK.

DEFAULT DATA SERVICES

DATA 1 DATA 2 DATA 3 DATA 4

DATA 5 DATA 6 DATA 7

DATA 8

CANCEL

HELP

Setting the Baud Rate

Selecting CANCEL returns you to the previous screen, without saving your selections.

The baud rates displayed may be different, depending on which data p ort is being used.

To set the baud rate for the DSS receiver’s data ports:

Select BAUD from the Data Services screen.

Select a baud rate for the data port and then select OK.

SET BAUD RATE

2400 4800 9600 19200

CANCEL

HELP

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Chapter 6

Using the Installation Menu

Read this chapter to set up your DSS receiver for the first time, check the antenna’s signal strength, or to run a system test to diagnose any difficulties you may be having with your system.

Overview

The Installation Menu includes several options you can use to set up and troubleshoot your system.

Use the Installation Menu to:

Set up and point your satellite antenna (page 65).



Replace your access card (page 66).



Change the aspect ratio of the DSS receiver to match your TV



screen: standard or widescreen (page 68). Change the DSS receiver to receive RF (radio frequency) remote



control signals or IR (infrared) remote control signals (page 69). Run a system test to check the operation of your system, including



the access card, phone line, and satellite antenna (page 72)

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Displaying the Installation Menu

To set up your system, first bring up the Installation Menu, as follows:

Press the MENU button to bring up the Main Menu.

Select SYSTEM MENU from the Main Menu.

MAIN MENU

SELECT GUIDE 1

MASTER GUIDE 2

SELECT LIST 3

MOVIES GUIDE 4

OTHER GUIDES 7

Select INSTALLATION MENU from the System Menu.

SYSTEM MENU

ALTERNATE AUDIO 1

MESSAGES

TIMER SETUP

EXIT 5 CUSTOM

GUIDE 8

CUSTOM SETUP MENU 2

EXIT 5

INSTALLATION

MENU 8

MOVIES LIST 6

SYSTEM MENU

CANCEL PURCHASE 3

REVIEW PURCHASES 6

MAIN MENU

The Installation Menu appears:

INSTALLATION MENU

REPLACE ACCESS CARD 2

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SET UP ANTENNA 4

SET UP REMOTE 7

EXIT 5

RUN SYSTEM TEST 8

SET ASPECT RATIO 6

SYSTEM MENU

The following pages describe how to use the Installation Menu to set up your system.

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Setting Up the Satellite Antenna

T o install the satellite antenna, or to check the current signal level of the antenna, use the Set Up Antenna screen.

Note

Make certain that the signal strength of the satellite antenna is optimized. If the signal is not optimized, you may experience losses in audio or video, especially during ra in, snow, or other conditions that tend to degrade signal performance. See the Satellite Antenna Installation Manual for details on using the Set Up Antenna screen to point the dish and optimize the antenna’s signal strength.

Select SET UP ANTENNA from the Installation Menu.

The Set Up Antenna screen appears.

Selecting RETURN returns you to the Installation Menu.

SET UP ANTENNA

TRANSPONDER

ZIP CODE

80 85

CURRENT LEVEL

LOCKED

To determine the elevation and azimut h settings for the satellite antenna, select ZIP CODE or LAT/LONG.

ZIP CODE uses your five-digit zip code to determine the

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elevation and azimuth settings. LAT/LONG uses your location’s latitude and lo ngitude to

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determine the azimuth and elevation settings. The Signal Strength Meter indicates the current signal

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strength of the antenna. The Transponder option allows you to select a transponder

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number from 1 to 32. You should not need to change this number (the default is 2) unless you’re instruc ted to do so by your program provider.

LAT/LONG 2

PEAK LEVEL

RETURN

HELP

See the Satellite Antenna Installation Manual for details on using the Set Up Antenna screen to point the dish and optimize the antenna’s signal strength.

Select RETURN to return to the Installation Menu.

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Replacing Your Access Card

POWER

DSS

MESSAGE/TIMER

In the event that your program providers need to send you a new access card, use the Replace Access Card option to initialize your new card. During this process, you'll follow the on-screen instruction s to copy information from the old card onto the new card. After you initialize the new card, your old card becomes invalid.

To replace your access card:

Insert your old access card, if you removed it, as follows: Open the door to the access card: Place your fingertip in the slot as

shown (or carefully use the edge of a coin), and gently pull the door down.

Caution

Handle the door gently to avoid breaking it.

POWER

DSS

MESSAGE/TIMER

Then insert the card, arrow side up, as shown, and gently push the door up to close it.

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Select REPLACE ACCESS CARD from the Installation Menu.

INSTALLATION MENU

REPLACE ACCESS CARD

Selecting RETURN returns you to the Installation Menu, without starting the initialization process.

SET UP ANTENNA 4

SET UP REMOTE 7

When the Replace Access Card screen appears, select OK to begin

EXIT 5 RUN SYSTEM

TEST 8

SET ASPECT RATIO 6

SYSTEM MENU

copying your old access card.

REPLACE ACCESS CARD

RETURN

Please insert OLD access card and select OK to initialize NEW card.

CAUTION: After you select OK, you cannot stop this process, and your OLD access card will no longer be valid.

Follow the instructions as they are displayed to complete the

HELP

procedure. When the message “Replace Access Card Proced ure Complete”

appears, select OK to return to the Installation Menu.

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Setting the Aspect Ratio

Use the Set Aspect Ratio option to set the DSS receiver’s display to match your TV's picture.

To set the aspect ratio:

1 2

Select SET ASPECT RATIO from the Installation Menu. Select one of the options, based on the type of TV you have:

If you have a standard TV, select 4:3.

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If you have a wide-screen TV, select 16:9.

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Selecting CANCEL returns you to the Installation Menu, without saving your selection.

SET ASPECT RATIO

4:3

STANDARD

Select OK to return to the Installation Menu.

16:9

WIDE

CANCEL

HELP

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Setting Up the Remote Control

The Set Up Remote screens let you set up the DSS receiver to accept IR (infrared) or RF (radio frequency) signals from the DSS remote control and to change the RF security code for the DSS receiver.

Selecting IR/RF Transmission

In addition to having IR remote control capability, your DSS system includes an RF feature, which enables the remote control to operate the DSS receiver even if the receiver is located in another room or is placed behind a cabinet door. In other words, with the RF feature, the remote control does not require a direct line-of-sight to the front panel of the DSS receiver.

Note

You must set up the RF antenna to take advantage of the RF feature. See “Setting Up the RF Antenna” on page 22 for details.

The DSS receiver is shipped with IR transmission enabled and RF transmission disabled. To use the RF feature, you must change the factory setting (IR ONLY) to the RF setting (RF ONLY).

To select IR or RF transmission:

Select SET UP REMOTE from the Installation Menu.

Select REMOTE SIGNAL.

SET UP REMOTE

REMOTE SIGNAL

RF SECURITY CODE

IR ONLY

000

CANCEL

IDENTIFY

HELP

The DSS receiver is shipp ed with only IR enabled.

Select a transmission type (IR or RF) and then select OK to return to the Setup Remote screen.

SET REMOTE SIGNAL

IR ONLY RF ONLY

Select OK from the Setup Remote screen to save your selections and return to the Installation Menu.

CANCEL

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HELP

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Setting the Security Code

If the DSS receiver is accepting or receiving signals from another RF remote control in your home (or from a neighbor’s house), you can eliminate this problem by changing the security codes for the DSS receiver and remote control.

Note

As an alternative, you can eliminate this problem by disabling the RF capability of the DSS receiver, if you have no need for RF transmission. See “Selecting IR/RF Transm ission” on page 69 for details.

There are two steps to changing the RF security code: Step 1 is changing the DSS receiver’s security code; step 2 is changing the D SS remote control’s security code. Both the receiver and the remote control must use the same three-digit security code.

Step 1: Select the DS S Receiver’s RF Security Code

Select SET UP REMOTE from the Installation Menu.

Select RF SECURITY CODE.

The DSS receiver and remote control are shipped with the RF security code set to 000.

SET UP REMOTE

REMOTE SIGNAL

RF SECURITY CODE

Select a different security code and then select OK.

SET RF SECURITY CODE

CODE 000

CODE 004 CODE 005 CODE 006 CODE 007

CODE 008 CODE 010

CODE 012 CODE 013 CODE 014 CODE 015

CODE 001 CODE 002 CODE 003

CODE 009

RF ONLY

000

CANCEL

IDENTIFY

HELP

CANCEL

HELP

CODE 011

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Select OK from the Set Up Remote screen to save your changes and return to the Installation Menu.

Go to “Step 2: Set the DSS Remote Control’s RF Security Code” on page 71 to continue.

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Step 2: Set the DSS Remote Control’s RF Security Code

Press the CODE SET button on the DSS remote control.

Using the number buttons on the DSS remote control, enter the three-digit security code you selected for the DSS receiver in step 3 on page 70.

Press the ENTER button on the remote control.

The RF security code is now changed for both the DSS receiver and remote control.

To Determine the Current Security Code for the DSS Remote Control

You can determine the current RF security code for the DSS remote control using the IDENTIFY button in the Set Up remote screen.

Bring up the Setup Remote screen, as described on page 69.

Select IDENTIFY.

SET UP REMOTE

REMOTE SIGNAL

RF SECURITY CODE

When the message “Press the joystick within 5 seconds” appears, press the joystick before the 5 seconds expire.

The current RF security code for the DSS remote control appears.

SET UP REMOTE

REMOTE SIGNAL

RF SECURITY CODE

RF ONLY

009

Press the joystick within 5 seconds.

RF ONLY

009

CANCEL

IDENTIFY

HELP

CANCEL

IDENTIFY

HELP

Your remote is currently set at 000.

Note

If the message, “Security code could not be identified” appears, check to make sure that RF is enabled. See “Selecting IR/RF Transmission” on page 69.

Select OK to return to the Installation Menu.

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Running a System Test

The System Test lets you check the integrity of your system's components, including:

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Use the System Test if you are experiencing problems with your system.

To run the System Test:

1 2

Antenna signal System tuning Phone line Access card

Select RUN SYSTEM TEST from the Installation Menu. Select TEST.

RUN SYSTEM TEST

If The System Test Reports Any Problems...

SIGNAL

TUNING

PHONE

CARD

The System Test checks all the components automatically, and displays the result of each test.

Select RETURN to return to the Installation Menu.

Check your system for any of the following:

The access card test will fail if you have not yet called your

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program providers to establish service. After your service has been established, the access card test should pass.

Check that all cables are connected properly to the DSS receiver.

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Check that the satellite antenna is installed correctly, and that the

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signal has been optimized. See the manual that came with the satellite antenna for details.

Check that the phone line connected to the DSS receiver is working

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properly.

TEST

RETURN

HELP

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Check that the access card is inserted properly.

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If you cannot resolve problems reported by the System Test, see “Customer Support” on page 2.

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Appendix

Other Information

This appendix includes supplementary inform ation, including:

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Locations and descriptions of the controls and indicators on the front and back panels of the DSS receiver (page 74).

Remote control butto n descrip tions (page 76). Programming the remote to operate your TV, cable box, VCR, and

laserdisc player (page 79). Troubleshooting information (page 83). Precautions (page 86). FCC Information (page 87). Limited warranty (page 88). Specifications (page 89). Index (page 90).

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Location and Function of Controls

Front Panel

MENU TV/DSS

POWER

DSS MESSAGE/TIMER

EXIT

Button Description

POWER Button Turns th e DSS receiver on and off. MENU Button Brings up the Main Menu. EXIT Button Clears all on-screen displays, including program

guides, menus, etc. If you press EXIT before you complete your selections, the previous selections are restored.

The arrow buttons highlight items in the on-screen displays (program guides , men us, etc.). The button selects highlighted items. When pressed during normal DSS-viewing, the button brings up the Station Index (unless a message appears).

TV/DSS Button Switches the output of the DSS receiver between TV

(normal TV programs), if you’ve connected a TV cable

or antenna, and DSS programs. Power Indicator Indicates whether the DSS receiver is on or off. DSS Indicator Indicates whether the receiver is set for DS S mode (on)

or TV mode (off) Message/Timer

Indicator

Flashes to ind icate you have an unread message.

Stays lit to indicate the timer is set.

Appendix: Other Information

Note

If the timer is set and

you have an unread message,

the indicator will stay lit.

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Back Panel

LOW SPEED DATA

SATELLITE IN

WIDE BAND DATA

CONTROL S IN

OUT

RF REMOTE

AUDIO 3

OUT

AUDIO VIDEO S VIDEO

(MONO)

VHF/UHF

CH 3 CH 4

VHF(SAT)/UHF

OUT

AC OUT

TEL LINE

AC IN

Connector Description Cable Typ e

LOW SPEED DATA Allows you to connect your DSS receiver to new technologies, as

they are introduced. Additional accessories may be required.

SATELLITE IN Connects to the LNB on the satellite antenna. RG6 Coaxial

WIDE BAND DATA Allows you to connect your DSS receiver to new technologies

(such as high-definition television), as they are introduced. Additional accessories may be required.

CONTROL-S (IN/OUT)

Allows you to pass on remote control signals to another Sony

infrared-controlled audio or video component. RF REMOTE Connects to the RF antenna. RCA-type AUDIO 3 OUT (R)/(L) Connects your DSS receiver to the right and left audio inputs of

your audio or video component. AUDIO (R)/(L)

OUT

Connects your DSS receiver to the right and left audio inputs of

your audio or video component. VIDEO OUT Connects your DSS receiver to your TV or VCR’s video input. Video

S-VIDEO OUT Allows you to connect your DSS receiver directly to your TV (if

your TV has S-VIDEO IN). CH3/CH4 Switch Determines the TV channel on which programs from the DSS

receiver can be viewed. VHF/UHF IN Allows you to connect your DSS rec eiv er to you r nor mal

(terrestrial) TV or cable TV service. VHF(SAT)/UHF OUT Connects to your TV or VCR. RG59 Coaxial

TEL LINE Connects your DSS receiver to a telephone jack. This allows you to

order pay-per-view programs using the remote control. AC IN Connects your DSS receiver to a 120V AC outlet. AC AC OUT Connects other components wi thin a rat ing of AC 120V/300W/3A

max.

Depends on future applications (D-sub 9 pin)

(75-ohm/F-type) Depends on future

applications (D-sub 15 pin)

Audio mono miniplug

Audio (2) (RCA-type)

(RCA-type) S-Video

(4-pin mini DIN)

RG59 Coaxial (75-ohm/F-type)

(75-ohm/F-type) Telephone (RJ-11)

Appendix: Other Information

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Using the Remote Control

After you’ve installed the batteries and programmed the remote control, use these procedures to operate your system components:

Select the component that you want to use: To operate a cable box, TV, or the DSS receiver, press the corresponding FUNCTION button. To operate a VCR or laserdisc player, open the lid on the remote control and set the slide switch to the position that you set for the component.

Aim the remote control at the component (necessary only if you’re not using the RF function).

Press the POWER button of the component to turn it on and off.

To control other functions of the component, see the table that follows.

Remote Control Button Descriptions

Outside Panel

MUTING

FUNCTION

SLEEP

TV/VIDEO

1 4 7

DISPLAY

VOL

CABLE

ALTERNATE

AUDIO

2 5 8

EXIT

POWER TV

FAVORITE

JUMPTV/DSS

ENTER

Note

DSS

Buttons described in the following table can operate components other than the DSS receiver only if you’ve programmed the remote and the component

DSSTVCABLE

GUIDE

3 6

PAGE

supports the fun ctio n de scri bed. S ee pag e 79 for instructions on programming the DSS remote.

Button Operates Description

MUTING

SLEEP

CABLE

ALTERNATE

AUDIO

FAVORITE

TV Mutes the volume. Pr ess again to restore the

volume.

TV Automatically turns off the TV, after the time

period that you specify.

POWER

DSS

CABLE: Turns the cable box on and off. TV: Turns the TV on and off. DSS: Turns the DSS receiver on and off. CABLE: Puts the remote in cable mode. In ca ble

DSSTVCABLEFUNCTION

mode, the remote operates your cable box. TV: Puts the re mo te in TV mode. In TV mode,

the remote operates your TV. DSS: Puts the remote in DSS receiver mode. In

DSS mode, the remote operates your DSS receiver.

DSS Selects an alternate audio track for the current

program, if one is available. When pressed repeatedly, cycles through all the availabl e alternate audi o tracks.

DSS Brings up the Favorite Station Guide, if you’ve

created one. When pressed repeatedly, cycles through all the Favorite Station Guides that have been created.

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Button Operates Description

GUIDE

TV/VIDEO

DSS Brings up the Master Guide. If you’re already in

a program guide, pressi n g GUIDE repeatedly brings up future time slots in the guide.

TV Switches the input of the TV.

TV/DSS

JUMP

DISPLAY

ENTER

VOL

EXIT

PAGE

DSS Sw itches the output of the DSS receiver to TV

(normal TV programs), if you’ve connected a TV cable or antenna, or to DSS programs.

DSS

Tunes to the last station you were tuned to. TV Cable

TV Cable

DSS

Specifies the station number. DSS: In menus,

selects the menu it em with the corresponding

number. Also, in some screens, used to enter

numerical values (such as a spending limit or

passcode). DSS

TV DSS

Brings up (or removes) the Program Banner

(DSS) or other display (TV).

Used with 0-9 buttons to change stations

without any delay in tuning. Cable box

TV Raises and lowers the volume.

DSS TV

Brings up the Main Menu (Sony-brand TVs

only.)

When moved forward, bac k, left , right , and

diagonally, highlights items in the on-screen

displays (program guides, menus, etc.). When

pressed, selects highlighted item s . When

pressed during normal DSS-viewing, brings up

the Station Index (unless a message appears). DSS

Clears all on-screen displays, including

program guides, menus, etc. If you press EXIT

before you complete your selections, the

previous selections are restored. DSS

Moves to the next (+) or previous (-) station

during normal viewing. In DSS pr ogram guides

and some setup screens, these bu ttons page

through the on-screen displays.

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Inside Panel

MUTING

VTR 1 2 3 MDP

CODE SET

LEARN

POWER

DSS

CABLESLEEP

FUNCTION

DSSTVCABLE

POWER

RECTV/VTR

Button Operates Description

VTR 1 2 3 MDP

VCR Laserdisc

VCR

Switches to VCR or laserdisc mode, depe nding on how you’ve set up the remote for these positions.

Eject (used only with Sony brand components)

Rewind

Laserdisc

VCR

Play

Laserdisc

VCR

Fast-forward

Laserdisc

POWER

VCR

Turns the VCR or laserdisc player on and off.

Laserdisc

TV/VTR

VCR Changes the VHF/UHF output of the VCR. VCR

Stop

Laserdisc VCR

Pause

Laserdisc

REC

CODE SET

LEARN

VCR Record

VCR Laserdisc

Changes the channel (VCR) or chapter (laserdisc).

DSS Used for programming the remote to operate

your TV, cable box, VCR, laserdisc player, or DSS receiver. Also used to change the RF security code.

DSS Used for setting up the remote comm ander to

operate components that are not listed in “Programmable Codes” on page 80.

Appendix: Other Information

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Programming the Remote

The DSS receiver’s remote control is preset at the factory to operate Sony brand TVs.

If you have a TV other than Sony brand, or you have a cable box, VCR, or laserdisc player that you want to control with the DSS receiver’s remote, use the following procedures to program the remote to control these components.

Note

Your components must have infrared (IR) remote control capability in order to be used with the DSS receiver’s remote.

To program the DSS receiver’s remote:

Manually turn on the component that you want to program.

Turn to “Programmable Codes” on page 80 through page 81, and find the three-digit code number for your component. If more than one code number is listed, use the number listed first to complete the following procedures.

You must perform step 4 within 10 seconds of step 3, or you must start again from step 3.

Press the CODE SET button.

Press the FUNCTION button (CABLE or TV) for the component you’re setting up. To set up a VCR or laser-disc player, set the slide switch to any position (VTR1/2/3/MDP).

You must perform step 5 within 10 seconds of step 4, or you must start again from step 3. To cancel the operation, press the ENTER button.

Enter the three-digit code number.

Press the ENTER button.

To Check if the Code Number Works

Use the following procedure to make sure the code you’ve entered works:

Aim the DSS receiver’s remote at the component and press the POWER button that corresponds to that component.

If the component responds, try the CH+ and CH- buttons. If the component responds, you’re done. If the code doesn’t wo r k:

Try programming the remote using the other codes listed for your

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component. If you cannot get your component to respond to the DSS receiver’s

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remote — even after trying all the code numbers for your component — follow the procedure described in “Using the Learn Function” on page 82.

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Programmable Codes

TV Codes

Manufacturer Code

Sony 101 Admiral (M. Wards) 102, 114, 109 ABC 112 Bell & Howell

(M. Wards) Brocsonic 103, 112 Craig 122, 123, 120, 121 Croslex 111 Curtis Mathis 103, 119, 123 Daewoo 135, 136, 103 Daytron 113 Emerson 122, 113, 120, 121, 123, 103, 115 Fisher 125 General Elect ric 102, 118, 103, 107 Goldstar 103, 113, 112, 130 Hitachi 131, 113, 103, 132 JC Penny 103, 102, 130, 107 JVC 128, 129 KTV 133, 113, 103, 123, 134 LXI (Sears) 102, 103 111, 125, 119, 112 Magnavox 111, 112, 113, 107 Mitsubishi/MGA 124, 103, 112 NEC 103, 112 Panasonic 118, 116, 117, 107 Philco 111, 118, 109 Philips 111 Pioneer 137, 118, 119 Portland 103, 108 Quasar 110, 107 Radio Shack 102, 112, 124, 123 RCA/Proscan 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108 Samsung 126, 112, 113, 103 Sanyo 125 Scott 123, 112 Sharp 114, 113, 115 Signature 2000

(M. Wards)

114, 109, 138

114, 109

Manufacturer Code

Sylvania 111, 112, 10 8 Symphonic 123, 139 Toshiba 119, 114 Videch 131, 103, 112 Wa rds 113, 103, 115, 112 Zenith 108, 110

Cable Box Codes

Manufacturer Code

Hamlin/Regal 222, 223, 224, 225, 228 Jerrold/G.I. 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207

208, 218 Oak 227, 228, 229 Panasonic 219, 220, 22 1 Pioneer 214, 21 5 Scientific Atlanta 209 , 21 0, 211 Tocom 216, 217

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VCR Codes

Manufacturer Code

Sony 301,302, 303 Aiwa 338 Audio Dynamic 314, 347 Bell & Howell

(M. Wards) Brocsonic 319 Canon 309, 308 Citizen 332 Craig 315, 302, 332 Curtis Mathis 304, 338, 309 Daewoo 341, 312, 309 DBX 314, 336, 337 Dimensia 304 Emerson 319, 320, 316, 317, 318 Fisher 330, 334, 335, 333 Funai 338 General Electric 329, 304, 309 Goldstar 332 Hitachi 306, 304, 305 Instant Replay 309, 308 JC Penny 309, 305, 304, 330, 314, 336, 337 JVC 314, 336, 337 Kenwood 314, 336, 332, 337 LXI (Sears) 332, 305, 333, 334, 330, 335 Magnavox 310, 308, 309 Marantz 314, 336, 337 Marta 332 Memorex 309, 335 Minolta 305, 304 Mitsubishi/MGA 323, 324, 325, 326 Multitech 325, 338, 321 NEC 314, 336, 337 Olympic 309, 308 Panasonic 308, 309, 306, 307 Pentax 305, 304 Philco 308, 309 Philips 310, 308, 309 Pioneer 308

330, 343

Manufacturer Code

Quasar 308, 309 RCA/Proscan 304, 305, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312,

313 Realistic 309, 330, 328, 335, 324, 338 Sansui 314 Singer 315 Samsung 322, 313, 321 Sanyo 330, 335 Scott 312, 313, 321 , 33 5, 323, 324, 325 ,

326 Sharp 327, 325 Shintom 315 Signature 20 00

(M. Wards) Sylvania 310, 308, 309, 338 Symphonic 338 Tashiro 332 Tatung 314, 336, 337 Teac 314, 336, 338, 337 Technics 309, 308 Toshiba 312, 311 Wards 327, 328, 335, 331 , 332 Yamaha 330, 314, 336, 337 Zenith 331

336, 327

Laserdisc Player Codes

Manufacturer Code

Sony 701 Kenwood 707 Magnavox 703 Marantz 702 Mitsubishi 702 Panasonic 704 Philips 703 Pioneer 702 RCA 702 Sanyo 706 Sharp 705 Yamaha 703

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Using the Learn Function

You can program the DSS remote commander to learn th e functions of another component’s remote control. Use this function to operate components that are not listed in “Programmable Codes” on page 80.

To use the Learn function:

Set the slide switch in the inside panel to VTR3 or MDP.

Place the DSS remote commander and the other com ponent’s remote control directly facing each other, about two inches apart.

Approx. 2 inches

About the Learn Function

Press the LEARN button. The Learn indicator lights.

Press the button on the DSS remote commander that you want to learn a function. The Learn indicator flashes off, then on, indicating that the DSS remote commander is now ready to learn.

Hold down the corresponding button on the other com ponent’s remote control. When the Learn indicator flashes off, then on, release the button on the other component’s remote control.

If the indicator doesn’t flash, repeat steps 4 and 5.

To learn other functions, repeat steps 4 and 5.

The Learn function does not work in the VTR1 and VTR2 slide

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switch positions. During the learning procedure, do not move the re mote con trols.

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If you press a button on this remote commander that cannot be

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used for learning, the Learn indicator flashes four times. T o clear all learned signals from memory, set the slide switch inside

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the lid to MDP, press the LEARN button, press the DSS POWER button while holding down the VOL- button, and then press the LEARN button again.

Appendix: Other Information

When you remove the batteries — to replace them, for example —

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any codes you’ve set may be erased.

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Troubleshooting

Symptom Possible Causes and Remedies

No picture (poor picture quality or loss of picture)

If you are receiving only stations 100, 200, and 999, call your program

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providers to have your programming activated. Check to make sure the DSS receiver is on and set to DSS mode. See

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page 74. Check to make sure your access card is inserted properly into the DSS

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receiver. Run the System Test to verify that your system is working properly. See

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page 72. Check the satellite antenna’s signal strength. See page 65.

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Check the connections to your TV (and other components). See the Satellite

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Antenna manual and Chapter 3 of this manual. Check to make sure your TV (and other components) are set to receive the

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DSS signal (channel 3 or 4, VIDEO1, etc.), as appropriate to the way your system is connected. See Chapter 3.

Some pay-per-view programs may b e protected by Macrovision copy-

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protection at the discretion of the copyright owner. To ensure a quality picture, make sure that the signal is coming directly from the DSS receiver and not through your VCR. Call your program provid ers for deta ils.

Make sure the RG-6 cable is pro perly connected to th e antenn a’s LNB. If the

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Signal Seeker is not flashing on the LNB, there may be an electrical short in the RG-6 cable and you will need to replace it.

In rare cases, the picture may be distorted if you connected a terrestrial TV

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antenna to the UHF/ VHF IN jack of the receiver. This distortion could occur if the channel selector on the back of th e receiver is set to a channel that is normally rece ived on channel 3 or 4 of your TV. For example, you can receive a local st ation on channel 4, and the ch annel selec tor is set to chann el

4. If this happens, set the channel selector to the other channel (3 or 4), whichever one is not used on your TV.

Cannot access program

Cannot order pay-per-view program

Cannot find the station of the pay-perview program you’ve ordered

Check to make sur e th at you are subscribing to the station you are t ry ing to

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tune to. Call your program providers if you are not sure. Check to make sure the system is not locked. See Chapter 5.

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Check to make sure the station isn’t set to be skipped. See page 59.

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Check to make sure you’ve connected the DSS receiver to a phone line.

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It may be too late to purchase this progr am. Check for other sh ow times. See

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page 32. If the message “Purchase information not available” appears, you must call

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your program provider (DIRECTV or USSB) to order the program. Check to make sure the PPV option is not locked. See Chapter 5.

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Your access card may be full. Call your program provider.

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See “Checking Your Purchase Record” on page 43 to get information

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(station, start times, etc.) about programs you’ve ordered.

Appendix: Other Information

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Symptom Possible Causes and Remedies

Cannot cancel a pay-per -v iew order via the Cancel Purchase menu option

Program guide does not bring up the program you’ve chosen

Cannot bring up the Station Index ( button)

Cannot display favorite stat ions

Ratings limit, spending limit, or payper-view lock not working properly

Cannot access locks or limits screens

Cannot lock or unlock the system

Alternate audio tr ac k is no t av ai lable

You cannot cancel pay-per-view orders that you’ve watched or tuned to.

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Also, you can ca nc e l o nly programs you’ve ordered using the DSS remote control. Call your progra m pr ov ider s for details.

You must press the button to select the program you’ve highlighted.

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Although the guide automatic ally tunes to sta t ions you high ligh t in an y of the guides, you must press the button to complete your selection.

You cannot bring up the Station Index while a program guide is displayed

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or if a message such as, “Press to purchase” appears. Press the EXIT button to clear any on-scr een displays. Also, try switching to another nonPPV station.

Y ou must set up your Favorite Station Guides before favorite stations can be

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displayed. See page 51.

Check locks and limits. Then check that the system is locked. See Chapter 5.

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The system must be unlocked before you can make changes to the locks and

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limits. See Chapter 5.

Make sure you’ve entered the correct passcode. If you’ve lost or forgotten

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your passcode, call your program provider. See “Customer Support” on page 2.

Not all programs offer al ternate audio tracks. See page 41.

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Language of audio track is incorrect

Cannot record DSS program on VCR

Main Menu, buttons 4 a nd 6, do not include the program categories that you want

Access card problems

Check default language setting. The program provider may not make

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available all the languages displayed in the Set Default Language screen. See page 53. Check alternate audio track setting. See page41.

Check to make sure the VCR is connected correctly, and that the VCR is set

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to receive the signal from the DSS receiver. See Chapter 3. If you’re using the automatic timer to facilitate the recording of programs,

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make sure the program you’re tryi ng to record does not conflict with any locks or limits that have been set. If you’re using the timer for PPV programs, you must purchase these programs in advance, which may require that you call your program provider to order the program.

Make sure you are not trying to record a pay-per-view program that is

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copy-protected by Macrovision. Some pay-per-v iew programs are copyprotected at the discret ion of the copyright owner. Call your program provider for details.

Use SELECT GUIDE to change the program category shown in button 4.

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Use SELECT LIST to ch ange the program category shown in button 6. See page 33.

Check that the card is inserted properly. See page 66.

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Call your program providers. See “Customer Support” on page 2.

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Symptom Possible Causes and Remedies

Remote control doesn’t work

To operate your components, make sure you’ve programmed the remote

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properly. See “Programming the Remote” on page 79. Note: The remote codes may be erased whenever you remove the batteries. Program the remote again if you’ve removed or replaced the batt e ri es.

Press the appropriate FUNCTION button for the component you want to

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operate. Check to make sure the batte ries are i nserted corr ectly, and that the batteries

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are not dead. See page 7. RF problems: Check that the RF antenna is connected properly and that

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you’re using the remote control within operating range of the DSS receiver (see “Setting Up the RF An tenna” on page 22). Make sure that RF transmission is enabled (see “Selecting IR/RF Transmission” on page 69). Make sure the DSS receiver and remote control are using th e same security code (see“Setting the Security Code” on page 70).

If you are unable to resolve problems with your system, please see “Customer Support” on page 2 for cu stomer support information and telephone numbers.

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Precautions

On Safety

On Power Sources

If you spill or drop anything into the cabinet, unplug the receiver

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and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating it any further.

Operate the receiver only on 120 V AC.

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For detailed safety precautions, see the “Important Safeguards”

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leaflet that came with the receiver.

The receiver continues to draw power from the AC power source

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as long as it is connected to the wall outlet, even if the receiver itself has been turned off.

If you are not going to use the receiver for a long time, be sure to

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disconnect the receiver from the wall outlet. To disconnect the AC power cord, grasp the plug itself; never pull the cord.

One blade of the plug is wider than the other for the purpose of

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safety and will fit into the wall outlet only one way. If you are unable to insert the plug fully into the outlet, contact your dealer.

If the AC power cord gets damaged and needs to be re placed, have

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it done at a qualified service shop only.

On Placement

On Cleaning

On Repacking

Place the receiver in a location with adequa te ventilation to pr event

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heat build-up in the receiver and prolong the life of the receiver. Do not place the receiver in a location where it will be exposed to

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extreme hot or cold temperatures. Avoid direct sunlight and do not place near heat sources.

Do not place the receiver in a location subject to excessive dust or

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mechanical vibration. Protect from vibration at all times. Do not place anything on top of the receiver, which might block the

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ventilation holes and cause malfunctions. Before connecting other components, be sure to turn off and

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unplug the receiver.

Clean the cabinet, panel, and controls with a soft cloth slightly

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moistened with a mild detergent solution. Do not use any type of abrasive pad, scouring powder, or solvent such as alcohol or benzine.

Keep the original cartons and packing materials to safely transport

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the equipment in the future.

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FCC Regulations and Information

FCC Registration Information

Your digital satellite receiver has been registered by the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) as not being harmful to the telephone network w hen connect ed directly to the telepho ne lines. In order to fully comply with the Rules of the FCC, the following instructions should be read carefully and followed completely whe re applicable:

1 The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) has

established Ru les which permit th is device to be directly connected to the telephone network. Standardized jacks are used for these connections. This equipment should not be used on party lines or coin phones.

2 If this device is malfunctioning, it may also be causing harm

to the telephone network; this devi ce should be disco nnected until the source of the problem can be determin ed and until repair has been made. If this is not done, the telephone company may temporarily disconnect service.

3 The te le phone company may make changes in its technical

operations and procedures; if such changes affect the compatibility or use of this device, the telephone company is required to give adequate notice of the changes. You will be advised of your right to file a complaint with the FCC.

4 If the telephone company requests information on what

equipment is connected to their lines, inform them of: a The telephone number to which this unit is connected. b. The ringer equivalence number. c. The USOC jack required. d. The FCC Registration Number.

5 Items (b) and (d) are indicated on the label. The Ringer

Equivalence Number (REN) is u sed to determine how many devices can be connected to your telephone line. In most areas, the sum of the RENs of all devices on any one line should not exceed five ( 5). If too many devices are attached, they may not ring prope r ly.

Radio Interference Information

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reaso nable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio fr equency ener gy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause inte r ference to radio or television recept ion (which you can determine by turning the equipment off and on), yo u are encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna (the antenna for

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radio or televisi on that is receiving the in terference) Change the position of the DSS receiver with respect to the

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radio or television equipment that is receiving the interference

Move the DSS receiver away f rom the equipment that is

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receiving the interference Plug the DSS receiver into a different outlet so that the DSS

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receiver and the equipment receiving the interference are on different branch cir cuits

Shielded cables and I/O cords must be used for this equipment to comply with the releva nt FCC regulations. Changes or modifications not expressly approved in writing by Sony Electronics, Inc., void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.

If these measures do not el iminate the interference, you should consult your digital satellite system dealer or an experienced radio/televisio n te ch n ic ian for additional suggestions. In addition, you may find the following booklet prepared by he Federal Communications Commission helpful: “How to Identify and Resolve Radio-TV Interference Problems. ” This booklet is available from the U.S. Government Printing Of f ice, Washington, D.C., 20402 Stock No. 004-000-0 0345-4.

Service Requirements

In the event of equipment malfunction, all repairs should be performed by our Company or an authorized agent. It is the responsibility of users requiring service to report the n eed for service to our company or to one of our authorized agents. For service, call 1-800-838-7669.

Canadian Residents

Le present appareil numerique n’emet pas de bruits radioelectriques depassant les limites applicables aux appareils numeriques de la class B prescrites dans le Reglement sur le brouillage radioelectriq ue edict e par le ministere des Communications du Canada.

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Limited Warranty

Digital Satellite Systems

SONY ELECTRONICS INC. (“SONY”) warrant s this Product (including any accessorie s) against defects in material or workmanship as follows :

1 LABOR. For a period of 90 days from the origin al date of

purchase, if the Product is determined to be defective, SONY will repair or replace the Product at no charge. After this 90 day period, you must pay for all labor charges.

2 PARTS. For a period of one (1) year from the original date of

purchase, SONY will supply, at no charge, new or rebuilt replacements in exchange for defective parts. Any replacements will be warra nted for the remainder of the original warranty period or ninety (90) days from installation by SONY’s authorized facility , whichever is longer .

3 ACCESSORIES. Parts and labor for all accessories are for one

(1) year.

4 IN-HOME. For a period of one (1) year from installation

date, if the unit was professionally installed by an authorized SONY Digital Satellite System Installer and the LNB (Electronic Antenna Eleme nt) fails to function properly, SONY will repair or replace the LNB w ith a new or rebuilt part. Labor to repair or replace the LNB (after 90 days from purchase) will be at your expense. If no problem is found, or any other item fails, it will be your responsibility to pay the installer their regular rat e for an in-home service call.

To obtain warranty service, you must take the Product, or deliver the Product freight prepaid, in either its original packaging or packaging affording an equal degree of protection, to a SONY authorized Digital Satellite System service facility. Please see the telephone number at the end of this section for a number to call to locate the closest facility.

This warranty does not cover cus tomer instruction, installation, setup adjustments or signal reception problems.

This warranty does not cover cosmetic damage or damage due to acts of God, accident, misuse, abuse, n egligence, co mmercial use, or modification of, or to any p art of the Product , in c lud ing the antenna. This warr a nty does not cover improper install ation (if self-installed), loss of use of the product, or wasted programming charges due to product malfunction. This warranty does not cover damage due to impro p er o p eration or maintenance, connection to improper voltage supply, or attempted repair by anyone other than a facility autho rized by SONY to service the Product. This warranty does not cover Products sold AS IS or WITH ALL FAULTS. Th is warranty is valid only in the United S t at es.

Proof of purchase in the form of a bill of sa le or rec eip t e d invoice which is evidence that the unit is within the Warranty period must be presented to obtain warranty service.

REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT AS PROVIDED UNDER THIS WARRANTY IS THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY OF THE CONSUMER. SONY SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENT AL OR CONS EQUENTIAL DAMAGES FO R BREACH OF ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY ON THIS PRODUCT. IN NO EVENT SHALL SONY BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PRODUCT. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANC ES SHALL SONY’S LIABILITY, IF ANY, EXCEED THE PURCHASE PRICE PAID FOR THE PRODUCT. EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OR MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PA RTICULAR PUR POSE ON T HI S PRODUCT IS LIMITED IN DURATION TO THE DURATION OF THIS WARRANTY.

This warranty is invalid if the factory app lie d se rial number has been altered or removed from the Product.

Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitat ion of incidental or consequential damages, or allow limitat ion s on how long an implied warranty lasts, so the above limi tations or exclus ions may not apply to you. In addition, if you enter into a service contract with the SONY Partnership within 90 days of the date of sale, the limitation on how long an implied warranty lasts does not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may have other rights wh ic h v ary from state to state.

For your convenience, SONY ELECTRONICS INC. has established telephone numbers for fr equently a s ked questi o ns . To locate the servicer or deal e r nearest you, for assistance or resolut ion of a service problem, or for pr oduct information or

n, call:

operatio

SONY DIGITAL SATELLITE SYSTEM INFORMATION CE NTER

1-800-838-7669

For an accessory or part not available from your authorized dealer, call

1-800-488-7669

About Sony Customer Support

Every Sony brand DSS unit comes with Sony’s Express Support at no charge to you. In the event of a system failure, our Express Support Program can have a replacement receiver on its way to you via overnight Federal Express (for calls Monday-Friday until 11:00 pm; Saturday delivery depends upon zip code). All it takes is a valid cred it car d to cov er a s ecuri ty depo sit , an d Sony w ill pay freight in both directions. Our Express Support continues with our 800 number, staffed by dedicated technical representatives who can answer questions on dealer locations, system operation, installation, hookup, accessories, and how to get the most out of your home entertainment system. Sony’s Express Support program: another expression of our commitment to excellence in customer service.

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Specifications

Input Jacks

Output Jacks

Input Frequenc y Power

Requirements Power Consumption Dimensions

(w/h/d) Weight

UHF/VHF

75 ohm external terminal

Satellite Antenna

75 ohm external terminal

RF Remote CONTROL-S (mini-jack)

5 Vp-p

AC Power (120V, 60 Hz) S-VIDEO OUT

4-pin mini DIN VIDEO (RCA jacks) (2) AUDIO R/L (RCA jacks) (3)

VHF(SAT)/UHF Low-Speed Data

9-pin D-Sub Female Wide Band Data

15-pin D-Sub Femal e TEL LINE CONTROL-S (mini-jack) AC Power Unswitched

(120V, 60 Hz) 950 - 1450 MHz AC 120 V

23 W max 430 x 85 x 290 mm

16.9 x 3.2 x 10.8 inches Set: 3.18kg (7lbs)

Unit: 2.56 kg (5.65lbs)

Supplied Accessories

Optional Sony-brand DSS Accessories

Remote Commander RM-Y130 (1) Size AA Batter ie s ( 2) Access Card (1) Audio/Video Cable (1) S-VIDEO Cable (1) RF Antenna (1) RF Cable (1) Telephone Line Cord (1) AC Power Cord

Installation Kit

ANJ-DS1

Amplifier

EAC-DA1

Diplexer

EAC-DD1

Voltage Swit ch

EAC-DV1

Multi-Room Distribution System

MDR-D1

IR Target (for MDR-D1 System)

EAC-T1

Universal Remote Commander

RM-Y130

Flat Cable

SAK-F1

Coaxial Cable (25 ft.)

SAK-C25

Coaxial Cable (75 ft.)

SAK-C75

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Index

0-9 buttons 16:9 aspect ratio 4:3 aspect ratio

(alternate audio symbol

(data services symbol)

(

lock symbol)

(messages symbol

28, 30, 77

) 40, 41, 90

40, 61

40, 90

) 40, 90

access card, replacing alternate audio ALTERNATE AUDIO button antenna

connecting to receiver See also RF antenna. setting up

signal level arrow buttons aspect ratio, setting azimuth

back panel connectors batterie s , in s e r t ing into remote baud rate, setting

CH button CH/PAGE buttons CODE SET button connecting

CONTROL-S jacks Custom Guide Custom Setup Menu, dis playing custom stations, setting customer support numbers

9, 77

audio system

cable TV, terrestrial antenna

Hi-Fi A/V system

home entertainment system

RF antenna

TV and VCR

TV with A/V jacks

TV with RF jack

14, 15, 16

35, 59

2, 88

14, 15, 16, 18, 20

data services, setting default language, setting DISPLAY button DSS indicator

40, 47, 77

Eject button elevation ENTER button EXIT button Express Navigator

10, 11, 31, 37, 74, 77

Fast-forward button FAVORITE button Favorite Station Guide

displaying

setting up features, described front panel controls FUNCTION buttons

31, 38, 77

GUIDE button Guide format

9, 28, 30, 77

H, I, J

Highlight and Select, explained Installation Menu, displaying interference, RF joystick JUMP button

40, 77

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languages. See default language and alternate audio. latitude and longitude, for setting antenna LEARN button Learn funct i on List format lock, determining the status locking the system locks and limits

setting with timer settings

54–58

Macrovision copy-protection mail. See messages. Main Menu Master Guide

displaying displaying favorite stations in exiting features

using MENU button Message/Timer indicato r messages

erasing

reading

receiving MUTING button

9, 28

28, 74, 77

46, 74

opening, access card door overriding the system lock

paging passcode, setting Pause button pay-per-view

pay-per-view lock

Play button

canceling programs

free preview

Macrovision copy-protection

reviewi ng purchases

watching programs

explained

setting

16, 18, 20

POWER buttons power indicator precautions problems

diagnosing

troubleshooting Program Banner program category, selecting Program guide. See Master Guide. program provider guides

9, 74, 76, 78

40, 47

ratings limit

explained

setting REC button recording DSS programs remote control

button descriptions

inserting batteries

Learn function

programming

RF security code

setting IR and RF

troubleshooting Rewind button RF antenna

satellite antenna, setting scrolling SELECT button SELECT GUIDE SELECT LIST SLEEP button spending limit

Station Index

station loc k s

Stop button S-VIDEO jack system test, running

9, 74

explained

setting

displaying

displaying favorite stations in

exiting

selectin g p rograms in

explained

setting

9, 11, 36

13, 15, 16, 18, 2 0

11, 37

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timer

checking and changing

setting

troubleshooting transponder troubleshooting TV/DSS button TV/VIDEO button TV/VTR button

74, 77

U, V, W, Z

unlocking the system VOL button VTR1/2/3/MDP switch Warranty zip code, for setting antenna

Appendix: Other Information

Sony SAT-A1 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Contents

Introducing the DSS System

Using Basic Functions

Connecting Your System

Using the System Features

Using the Custom Setup Menu

Using the Installation Menu