Sony Satellite TV System SAT B3 User Manual

3-865-515-21 (2)

DIRECTV Digital

Satellite Receiver

Operating Instructions

BEFORE USING YOUR DIRECTV SYSTEM

You must activate your programming service

by calling your program providers:

DIRECTV

USSB

1-800-347-3288

1-800-204-8772

For more information, see page 22.

SAT-A4 MODEL ONLY

RF ANTENNA: The digital satellite receiver is

shipped with IR reception enabled and RF

reception disabled. To use the RF feature (and

the antenna), you must change the factory

setting (IR ONLY) to the RF setting (RF ONLY)

using the on-screen displays, as described in

this manual.

SAT-A4

SAT-B3

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Contents

Chapter 1

Chapter 5

Introducing the DIRECTV System

Using the Options Menu

Features

Package Contents

Inserting Batteries into the Remote Control

43 Overview

44 Displaying the Options Menu

45 Checking and Cancelling PPV Purchases

46 Setting Display Options

48 Using the Jump Loop Feature

49 Setting Locks and Limits

54 Setting Up a List of Custom Stations

56 Setting Audio Options

Chapter 2

Using Basic Functions

Remote Control for Model SAT-A4

Remote Control for Model SAT-B3

Using a Program Guide

59 Reading Your Messages

61 Selecting Data Services

10 Using the Station Index

Chapter 6

Using the Setup Menu

Chapter 3

Connecting Your DIRECTV System

11 Overview

12 TV Only

14 TV and VCR

16 Home Entertainment System

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

Receiver)

18 Connecting the IR Blaster

19 Setting Up the RF Antenna (SAT-A4 Only)

20 Setting Up Your DIRECTV System

63 Overview

64 Displaying the Setup Menu

65 Setting Up the Satellite Dish Antenna

66 VCR Recording

68 Replacing Your Access Card

70 Setting the Aspect Ratio

71 Setting Up the Remote Control (SAT-A4

Only)

75 Running a System Test

76 Displaying Help, Tips, and Shortcuts

Appendix

Chapter 4

Other Information

Using the DIRECTV System Features

21 Overview

22 Before You Get Started ...

23 Using the On-Screen Displays:

Highlight and Select

78 Location and Function of Controls

81 Using the Remote Control

85 Programming the Remote Control

87 Troubleshooting

90 Precautions

24 Displaying the Program Guide

25 Features of the Program Guide

26 Moving Through the Program Guide

28 Selecting a Program from the Guide

29 Selecting a Category List

91 FCC Regulations and Information

92 Limited Warranty

93 Specifications

94 Index

30 Selecting a Different Category Guide or List

33 Using the Station Index

35 Setting Up the Timer

37 Using the Favorite Station Guides

40 Displaying the Program Banner

41 Using the DISPLAY Feature

Contents 3

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Chapter 1

Introducing the DIRECTV System

Welcome to the Sony brand DIRECTV System, the ultimate digital

entertainment experience. Read this chapter for an overview of features

of the system and to check the carton contents of the Digital Satellite

Receiver.

Features

Here are just a few beneﬁts you’ll enjoy:

Excellent Performance

Superior, digital-quality video that rivals the performance of

laserdisc players.

Crisp digital-quality audio that will enhance your TV or home

theater experience.

Premium Entertainment

Choose from a variety of program packages available through your

program providers, DIRECTV and USSB.

Connect this receiver to your Dolby Digital decoder or Dolby

Digital A/V receiver for dynamic surround sound.

Convenience and Ease-of-Use

Order premium pay per view (PPV) movies. PPV programs start as

often as every 30 minutes, so you can watch programs when you

want to see them.

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

through all the system features and functions.

Select from a variety of program guides that are sorted by program

categories, including Sports, Movies, News, and more.

The Timer feature, when used with Sony’s IR Blaster, allows easy

One Button Recording of digital satellite programs.

Easy to Customize

Create a Custom Category Guide and up to ﬁve of your own

Favorite Station Guides for stations you watch most often.

Change the color palette, and station ordering of the program

guides. Use the DISPLAY button to toggle among different sizes of

on-screen displays.

Set up a passcode, which lets you choose spending limits and

control viewing of programs by rating and station.

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Package Contents

Check to make sure you’ve received the following items in the Digital

Satellite Receiver’s carton:

Digital Satellite

Receiver

SAT

POWER

SAT

CABLE

PIP

SLEEP

OFF

CABLE

MUTING

FAVORITE

SWAP

JUMP

FUNCTION

AUDIO

POSITION

TV/SAT

TV/VIDEO

Access Card

ENTER

GUIDE

DISPLAY

CATEGORY

INDEX

VOL

PAGE

EXIT

* RF Antenna and S-Video cable are not included with SAT-B3. SAT-A4

includes the RM-Y800 remote control shown above; SAT-B3 includes

the RM-Y139 remote control shown on page 8.

If you are missing items, contact the dealer from whom you purchased

the Digital Satellite Receiver.

Note

Keep the original carton and packing materials 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

other video components, such as a TV or cable box, you must also

program the remote as described in the Appendix on page 85.

To install the batteries:

1 ^{Push and slide open the battery compartment.}

SAT-A4 Remote Control:

SAT-B3 Remote Control:

2 ^{Insert two size AA batteries (supplied). Be sure to match the}+ and

– marks on the batteries with the + and – marks in the battery

compartment.

Notes on Batteries

When the batteries become weak, the Function button indicator

ﬂashes. If the remote control does not operate properly, the

batteries might be weak. When replacing batteries, replace both

batteries with new ones. Do not mix different types of batteries

together.

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

any codes you’ve set may be erased. If this happens, you must

reprogram the remote. See “Programming the Remote Control” on

page 85 for details.

When replacing the batteries, do not touch any buttons on the

remote control.

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Chapter 2

Using Basic Functions

Remote Control for Model SAT-A4

SAT POWER Button

POWER

SAT

MUTING

SLEEP

CABLE

FUNCTION Buttons

FUNCTION

CABLE

SWAP

SAT

POSITION AUDIO

TV/VIDEO TV/SAT

PIP

OFF

JUMP FAVORITE

PIP Buttons

0–9 and ENTER Buttons

DISPLAY

ENTER

INDEX

CATEGORY

GUIDE

GUIDE Button

VOL

CATEGORY Button

INDEX Button

EXIT

PAGE

RM-Y800

CH/PAGE Buttons

Joystick/ Button

SATELLITE

RECEIVER

CATEGORY

GUIDE

CATEGORY Button

INDEX Button

Button

JUMP

EXIT

MENU FAVORITE

VOL

PAGE

CODE SET

RM-Y139

Arrow Buttons

CH/PAGE Buttons

SATELLITE

RECEIVER

CATEGORY

LIST

CATEGORY

GUIDE

MOVIES

GUIDE

EXIT

MOVIES

LIST

OPTIONS MENU

TIMER

SETUP

SETUP MENU

Note

To bring up the Custom Guide, press the GUIDE button on the remote

control. See “Setting Up a List of Custom Stations” on page 54 for details.

Features of the program guide are discussed in more detail on the

following pages.

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Features of the Program Guide

When you select a guide from the Main Menu or press the GUIDE

button on the remote, a program guide appears, similar to the

following:

MASTER GUIDE

WED OCT 5 8:45 PM

Day, Date, Time

Program Guide

First Knight

8:00 PM - 10:00 PM xxxx PG-13

Act. Adv. 1995 Richard Gere, Sean Connery, Julia

Ormond. Thrilling romance results when rogue knight

Lancelot becomes torn between his loyalty to King

Arthur and his love for Queen Guinevere (CC, ST) (A, V)

Program

Description

Station logo

WED

DTV 106

8:00 PM

The Rainmaker

8:30 PM

Wynonna in Concert

9:00 PM

DTV 107

DTV 108

DTV 109

DTV 110

DTV 111

DTV 112

Mr. Magoo

Schedule Grid

Page Indicator

Ellen—All Day Ticket

The Postman (lbx)

Spice World—All Day Ticket

First Knight

Ellen—All...

Switchback

Mouse Hunt

Program guides, such as the Master Guide shown above, feature a

variety of elements, including:

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

Guide, Sports Guide, etc.

Current day of the week, date and time.

Station logo (when available) and program description of the

currently highlighted station.

One Button Recording of programs.

Schedule grid, which includes:

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

ascending numerical order from top to bottom (unless you

have changed the listing to alphabetical order. See “Setting the

Station Order” on page 47 for details).

Time slots. These appear left to right, with the current time’s

programming in the leftmost position.

Page indicator. This shows you approximately which page

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 Program 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 scrolling, paging, and direct station tuning.

To scroll, use the remote control to move the highlight one position at a

time. You can scroll to different stations or time slots.

Scrolling

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

SAT-A4: Move the joystick up or down.

SAT-B3: Press the up or down arrow buttons.

To move to other time slots in the guide:

SAT-A4: Move the joystick left or right.

SAT-B3: Press the left or right arrow buttons.

To page, use the PAGE buttons to move through the guide one page at

a time. This allows you to move through the guide more quickly than

scrolling.

Paging Vertically

Through the Stations

To page through the guide:

Press the PAGE or PAGE buttons.

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

pages in the down direction.

To display future time slots in the guide:

Paging Through Later

Program Start Times

Press the GUIDE button.

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.).

Note

To select a future program guide directly, press the MENU button and then

select SELECT GUIDE/TIME. See page 31 for details.

To move to a station directly:

Direct Station Tuning

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

ENTER button to change the station more quickly.

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To see your favorite stations at the top of the program guide:

Displaying Favorite Stations

Press the FAVORITE button.

Pressing the FAVORITE button repeatedly cycles through the stations

currently set for the ﬁve Favorite Station Guides (FAVORITE 1, 2, 3, 4,

5), and then back to the normal guide.

Note

See page 37 for instructions on setting up your favorite stations.

To toggle through the three variations of program guide:

Changing the Appearance

of the Guide

Press the DISPLAY button repeatedly. (See “Using the DISPLAY

Feature” on page 41 for details.)

There are two ways to exit the program guide:

Exiting the Guide

Select a program from the guide by pressing the

button. (See

“Selecting a Program from the Guide” on page 28 for details.)

Press the EXIT button on the remote. You will be returned to the

last program you were watching before the program guide was

displayed.

Setting up the IR Blaster (See “Connecting the IR Blaster” on page 18

for details) and the VCR (See “VCR Recording” on page 66 for details)

will allow you to record a future program, simply and automatically,

when selected from a guide and added to the timer.

One Button Recording

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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 button. If the program is

currently showing, the guide disappears and the program you selected

appears.

If the program has not yet started, a pop-up window appears, which

gives you the option of adding the program to the Timer list, returning

to the program guide, or tuning to the current program on that station.

See “Setting Up the Timer” on page 35 for details on using the Timer.

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).

To order a PPV program listed in the program guide:

Ordering Pay Per View

Programs

1 Highlight the program name in the guide and press the

button.

2 Select BUY from the Purchase Program screen.

Selecting RETURN returns you to the

previous screen, without purchasing the

program.

PURCHASE PROGRAM

First Knight

WED OCT 5 XX 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM

DTV 102 X X X X Rating:PG-13

RETURN

Selecting TIMES brings up a list of

additional show times that you can choose

from for the program you selected.

BUY

TIMES

HELP

A PREVIEW button, which gives you a free

preview of the program, appears only when

the preview is available.

Act.Adv. 1995 Richard Gere, Sean Connery, Julia

Ormond.Thrillingromance results when rogue knight

Lancelot becomes torn between his loyalty to King Arthur

and his love for Queen Guinevere (CC, ST, (A, V)

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 in

advance.

Price/View:$2.99

3 When the Conﬁrm Purchase pop-up window appears, select YES

to conﬁrm your purchase. Selecting NO returns you to the

Purchase Program screen, without purchasing the program.

If the program has not yet started, a pop-up window appears, which

gives you the option of adding the program to the Timer list, returning

to the program guide, or tuning to the current program on that station.

See “Setting Up the Timer” on page 35 for details on using the Timer.

To watch a PPV program you’ve purchased in advance, just tune to the

station when the program is about to start. Your program providers

will bill you automatically.

About Copy-Protection

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 a Category List

The Category List displays programs alphabetically by program title,

as opposed to the Guide format, which sorts the programs numerically

by station number. A sample Movies List is shown below.

MOVIES LIST

WED OCT 5 8:45 PM

The buttons that appear for each

program indicate start times.

First Knight

8:00 PM - 10:00 PM xxxx PG-13

For example, in this sample Movie

List, “First Knight,” with a start time

of 9:00PM, is highlighted.

Act. Adv. 1995 Richard Gere, Sean Connery, Julia

Ormond. Thrilling romance results when rogue knight

Lancelot becomes torn between his loyalty to King

Arthur and his love for Queen Guinevere (CC, ST) (A, V)

To select a program, highlight the start

time button and then press the

button.

10:30

9 PM 9:30 10 PM

WED

Ellen—All Day Ticket

First Knight

Johnny Mnemonic

Judge Dredd (Letterbox)

The Postman

Spice World—All Day Ticket

Switchback

To display a Category List, select MOVIES LIST from the Main Menu.

To set up a different program category for the Category List, see

“Selecting a Different Category Guide or List” on page 30.

To move to other programs in the list one program at a time:

SAT-A4: Move the joystick up or down.

SAT-B3: Press the up or down arrow buttons.

To move to other time slots in the list:

SAT-A4: Move the joystick left or right.

SAT-B3: Press the left or right arrow buttons.

To page through the list:

Press the PAGE or PAGE buttons.

To toggle through the three variations of lists:

Press the DISPLAY button repeatedly. (See “Using the DISPLAY

Feature” on page 41 for details.)

To exit the list:

Select a program from the list by pressing the

button.

Press the EXIT button on the remote. You will be returned to the

last program you were watching before the list was displayed.

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Selecting a Different Category Guide or List

You can use the SELECT GUIDE and SELECT LIST options in the Main

Menu to select subsets of the Master Guide in either the Guide or List

format.

1 Press the MENU button to bring up the Main Menu.

2 Select CATEGORY GUIDE or CATEGORY LIST from the Main

Menu. The Select Guide (or List) screen appears.

The GUIDE and TIME options are not

available when you select CATEGORY

LIST.

CATEGORY GUIDE

RETURN

RESET

HELP

GUIDE

TIME

CUSTOM

CURRENT

MOVIES

ALL

Selecting RESET resets the screen to the

default guide (Custom/Current/Movies/

All).

CATEGORY

SUBCATEGORY

3 Select a different Guide, Time, Category, and Subcategory,

described as follows.

The GUIDE option lets you select from a list of alternative program

guides, which are made available by your program providers. These

guides may contain groups of stations with similar subjects, for

example, special promotions or pay per view programs.

Selecting a Category Guide

Type

To select a guide type:

1 Select GUIDE from the Category Guide screen.

2 Select the type of guide you want to display.

CATEGORY GUIDE

SELECT GUIDE

GUIDE

TIME

CUSTOM

RETURN

RESET

HELP

MASTER

SUBSCRIPTION

PPV

PROMO

MUSIC

Press the ^CATEGORYbutton on the remote

control to bring up the CATEGORY

GUIDE screen directly.

CATEGORY

SUBCATEGORY

3 Select OK to display the selected program guide, or select different

options for time, category, or subcategory.

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The TIME option lets you select from a list of future program guides.

Selecting a Guide Time

To select a future program guide:

1 Select TIME from the Category Guide screen.

2 Select the time you want to display.

CATEGORY GUIDE

GUIDE

SELECT TIME

RETURN

RESET

HELP

CURRENT

TIME

SAT 5:00 PM

SAT 9:30 PM

SUN 2:00 AM

SUN 6:30 AM

SUN 11:00 AM

CATEGORY

SUBCATEGORY

3 Select OK to display the selected program guide, or select different

options for guide, category, or subcategory.

The CATEGORY option lets you select from a list of program guide

categories.

Selecting a Guide Category

To select a program guide category:

1 Select CATEGORY from the Category Guide screen.

2 Select the program category you want to display.

Press the ^CATEGORYbutton on the remote

control to bring up the CATEGORY

GUIDE screen directly.

CATEGORY GUIDE

GUIDE

SELECT CATEGORY

RETURN

RESET

HELP

TIME

ALL

MOVIES

SPORTS

SPECIALS

SERIES

NEWS

CATEGORY

SUBCATEGORY

3 Select OK to display the selected program guide, or select different

options for guide, time, or subcategory.

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The SUBCATEGORY option lets you select from a list of program

guide subcategories, based on the selected program category.

Selecting a Guide

Subcategory

Note

You cannot select SUBCATEGORIES if CATEGORY is set to ALL.

To select a program guide subcategory:

1 Select SUBCATEGORY from the Category Guide screen.

The Select Subcategory screen appears.

2 Select the program subcategories you want (you can select more

than one subcategory). A selected subcategory appears with a

checkmark (ü) beside it. To deselect a subcategory, just select it

again. The checkmark disappears. After you’ve made your

selections, select OK to return to the Select Guide screen.

Selecting ALL places a checkmark beside all

the subcategories. Selecting NONE removes

the checkmark from all the subcategories.

SELECT MOVIES SUBCATEGORY

CANCEL

ALL

ACTION/

ADVENTURE

ü^CHILDRENü^COMEDYü^DRAMAü

Selecting CANCEL returns you to the

previous screen, without saving your

selections.

FANTASY

ü^HORRORü^MUSICALü^ROMANCEü

NONE

HELP

SCIENCE FICTION WESTERN

OTHER

3 Select OK to display the selected program guide, or select different

options for guide, category, or subcategory.

The next time you display the Main Menu, it will include the Guide or

List category that you selected. To change category selections, select

CATEGORY GUIDE or CATEGORY LIST from the Main Menu or hit

the category button on the remote control.

The selections you make using CATEGORY GUIDE and CATEGORY

LIST affect the program categories displayed in the Main Menu. The

category you select using CATEGORY GUIDE changes button 4 of the

Main Menu. The category you select using CATEGORY LIST changes

button 6 of the Main Menu.

How CATEGORY GUIDE and

CATEGORY LIST Change 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 CATEGORY GUIDE,

button 4 of the Main Menu

automatically changes to SPORTS

GUIDE.

MAIN MENU

CATEGORY

GUIDE

MASTER

GUIDE

CATEGORY

LIST

Similarly, button 6 of the Main Menu

automatically updates to the last

selection you made using

SPORTS

GUIDE

EXIT

NEWS

LIST

CATEGORY LIST.

OPTIONS MENU

TIMER

SETUP

SETUP 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 the system.

To display the Station Index:

INDEX

Press the

button on the remote control.

The Station Index appears. The station you are currently tuned to is

automatically highlighted and program title is displayed at the top.

Your Station Index may not look

exactly like this. The stations

displayed depend on the programming

you’ve ordered.

STATION INDEX

Sports Center

100

107

114

101

108

115

102

109

116

103

110

117

104

111

118

105

112

119

106

113

120

To move through the Station Index:

Moving Through

the Station Index

Move the joystick (SAT-A4) or press the arrow buttons

(SAT-B3) to move one station at a time.

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

several rows at a time).

Enter the station number, using the 0-9 buttons and press ENTER.

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

Index:

Displaying Favorite

Stations in the Station

Index

Press the FAVORITE button.

Pressing the FAVORITE button repeatedly cycles through the ﬁve

Favorite Station Guides.

FAVORITE 1

100

Matlock

104

The top row contains your seven

favorite stations from one of your ﬁve

Favorite Station Guides.

101

108

115

102

109

116

103

110

117

105

112

119

106

113

120

107

111

114

118

Note

See page 37 for instructions on setting up your favorite stations.

To toggle through the three variations of Station Index:

Changing the Appearance

of the Station Index

Press the DISPLAY button repeatedly. (See “Using the DISPLAY

Feature” on page 41 for details.)

To select a program:

Selecting a Program from

the Station Index

Press the

button to tune to the highlighted station. The Station

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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Setting Up the Timer

You can select from two ways to automate VCR recording of programs:

Setting the Timer and then setting your VCR timer.

Setting the Timer and using the Sony IR Blaster to automatically

control the VCR (see “Connecting the IR Blaster” on page 18, and

“VCR Recording” on page 66 for details).

To set the timer:

Setting the Timer

1 Press the MENU button to bring up the Main Menu.

2 Select TIMER SETUP. The Timer Setup screen appears.

Shortcut

You can automatically add future programs to the Timer screen by just

selecting them from the program guide. See “Selecting a Program from the

Guide” on page 28 for details.

3 Select one of the 10 timer setting buttons. Then highlight the DAY

ﬁeld (today’s date automatically appears).

One Button Recording

TIMER SETUP

If you’ve entered the Timer Setup

screen by selecting a future program

from a program guide, the Day, Start

and Stop times, Station, and program

title are displayed automatically.

However, if you make any changes to

the Timer Setup options, the program

title disappears (although the Timer

will still work as you’ve set it).

DAY

1ü 11/9 SAT

START

-:--

STOP

-:--

STATION

---

----

CANCEL

CLEAR

HELP

-/--

-:--

-/--

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

To set each item (day, time, etc.), move the joystick up or down

(SAT-A4) or press up or down arrow buttons (SAT-B3).

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

or left (SAT-A4) or press the right or left arrow buttons (SAT-

B3).

Note

You can set the 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” on page 36.

5 Select OK to save your settings.

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

Setting the Daily/Weekly

Timer

1 In step 4 (page 35), move the highlight down repeatedly to select

one of the DAY options, which are displayed in the following

sequence:

Current Date àDAILY àMON-FRI àEVERY SAT ...à

EVERY MON àEVERY SUN à1 Month Later à(Cycles backward) àCurrent Date

2 Set the start time, stop time, and channel, then select OK to save

your settings.

To change, check, or clear timer settings:

1 Bring up the Timer Setup screen, as described on page 35.

2 Check your settings.

Changing/Checking/

Clearing Timer Settings

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

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

button of the timer setting you want to change.

3 Change or clear the setting as follows:

To change the setting, highlight the item you want to change.

Then reset the item by moving the joystick up or down (SAT-

A4) or press the up or down arrow buttons (SAT-B3).

To clear the setting, select CLEAR.

4 Select OK to save your settings.

After the timer is set, the TIMER indicator on the front panel lights

up, indicating that the timer has been set.

Notes on Using

the Timer

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 28.

Use the MON-FRI option only if you do not plan to EXIT during

your timer event. If you think you may want to EXIT during your

timer event, set each day of the week individually.

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 watching the current program, press the EXIT button.

If you set overlapping (conﬂicting) timer settings, the Digital

Satellite 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 are 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 start before

the ﬁrst timer setting stops.

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Using the Favorite Station Guides

The Favorite Station Guide is a program guide that includes up to

seven of your favorite stations. You can create up to ﬁve Favorite

Station Guides: FAVORITE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

To set up the Favorite Station Guide:

Setting Up and Using the

Favorite Station Guides

1 Press the FAVORITE button. The ﬁrst Favorite Station Guide

appears (FAVORITE 1).

Before you can bring up the Favorite

Station Guide, you must ﬁrst clear the

program guide from your TV screen.

Pressing EXIT turns off any on-screen

displays.

FAVORITE STATION GUIDE- FAVORITE 1TITLE

EXIT TO CURRENT

STATION

The system is shipped with no favorite stations set, so the ﬁrst time

you see this guide, the seven Favorite Station buttons are blank.

2 Highlight a Favorite Station button that you want to set. Then

press and hold the

button.

The Favorite Station Guide switches to edit mode: The station list

appears, the selected Favorite Station button ﬂashes, and the

highlight moves to the current station in the station list.

EDIT FAVORITE STATION GUIDE- FAVORITE 1

CLEAR

STATION

100

101

106

102

107

103

108

104

105

109

EXIT TO

PRIOR STATION

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3 ^{To assign a station to the ﬂashing Favorite Station button, do one of}

the following:

Select it from the station list by highlighting it and then

pressing the button.

Enter the station number (such as 100), using the 0-9 buttons

on the remote. Then press the button.

To clear a Favorite Station button that is

already assigned, select CLEAR

STATION.

EDIT FAVORITE STATION GUIDE - FAVORITE 1

100

DIRECT TICKET

PREVIEWS

CLEAR

STATION

100

101

106

102

107

103

108

104

105

109

EXIT TO

PRIOR STATION

The station list disappears, and the Favorite Station Guide

reappears with the stations you’ve set up.

FAVORITE STATION GUIDE - FAVORITE 1

TITLE

100

DIRECT TICKET

PREVIEWS

EXIT TO

PRIOR STATION

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To set other Favorite Station buttons:

Repeat steps 2 and 3.

To clear a Favorite Station button setting:

Overwrite the setting by repeating steps 2 and 3. Or, highlight the

button and then select CLEAR STATION.

To set up or display a different Favorite Station Guide:

Press the FAVORITE button repeatedly to select the Favorite

Station Guide you want (FAVORITE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5).

To tune to a Favorite Station (and exit the Favorite Station Guide):

Press the number button that represents the station. Or highlight

and then select the Favorite Station button that you want to tune to.

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.

To create a custom title for the Favorite Station Guide:

Creating a Custom Favorite

Station Guide Title

1 Select TITLE from the Favorite Station Guide. The Set Favorite

Guide Title screen appears.

2 To edit the title, move the joystick up or down (SAT-A4) or press

the up or down arrow buttons (SAT-B3) to enter each character.

To move from character to character, move the joystick left or right

(SAT-A4) or press the left or right arrow buttons (SAT-B3).

Selecting CANCEL returns you to the

previous screen, without saving your

selections.

SET FAVORITE GUIDE TITLE

Selecting CLEAR erases all the

characters in the title.

CANCEL

CLEAR

HELP

3 Select OK to save your new title and return to the Favorite Station

Guide.

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Displaying the Program Banner

The program banner provides useful information about the program

you’re currently watching.

Note

Before you can bring up the program banner, you must ﬁrst clear the program

guide from your TV screen. Pressing EXIT turns off any on-screen displays.

Also, you may need to change to another station if a message appears, which

requests that you press the

button to purchase the program, etc.

To display the program banner:

Press the DISPLAY button.

First Knight

DTV 102

8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

MON JUNE 24, 1996

PG-13

DOLBY DIGITAL IN ENGLISH

Act. Adv. 1995 Richard Gere, Sean Connery, Julia Ormond. Thrilling romance

results when rogue knight Lancelot becomes torn between his loyalty to King

Arthur and his love for Queen Guinevere (CC, ST) (A, V)

The program banner shows the program title, station name and

number, current date and time, start and end times, rating, and

program description. It may also include any of the following

indicators:

Symbol

Indicates

For Details See

page 61

Data services available

New and unread messages

Audio tracks available

Dolby Digital available

System is locked

page 59

page 56

page 49

System is temporarily unlocked

page 52

To clear the program banner:

Press the DISPLAY or EXIT button or wait a few seconds (except

some music channels) for it to automatically disappear.

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Using the DISPLAY Feature

You can use the DISPLAY button to change the appearance of the on-

screen displays.

The chart below illustrates how the DISPLAY button toggles through the

three types of displays of Program Guides (and Lists), Station Index, and

Favorite Station Guide.

Program Guide/List

Station Index

3 rows

Favorite Station Guide

Standard

7 stations with program description

MASTER GUIDE

WED OCT

8:45 PM

First Knight

FAVORITE STATION GUIDE

8:00 PM

10:00 PM

PG-13

Act. Adv. 1995 Richard Gere, Sean Connery, Julia

Ormond. Thrilling romance results when rogue knight

Lancelot becomes torn between his loyalty to King

Arthur and his love for Queen Guinevere (CC, ST, (A, V)

240

989

212

980

Night

Gallery

Music Videos

Shogun

The Natural

STATION INDEX Sports Center

WED

8:00 PM

8:30 PM

9:00 PM

DTV 106

The Rainmaker

Wynonna in Concert

100

107

114

101

108

115

102

109

116

103

110

117

104

111

118

105

112

119

106

113

120

DTV 107

DTV 108

DTV 109

DTV 110

DTV 111

DTV 112

Mr. Magoo

Ellen—All...

Ellen—All Day Ticket

The Postman (lbx)

198

256

233

967

Spice World—All Day Ticket

First Knight

Exit to

Current Station

Philadelphia

Biography

Tom and Jerry

Switchback

Mouse Hunt

DISPLAY

Move to bottom of screen

Display 5 stations with large text description

Display 4 rows

MASTER GUIDE

WED OCT

8:45 PM

First Knight

Act. Adv. 1995 Richard Gere, Sean Connery, Julia Ormond. Thrilling

romance results when rogue knight Lancelot becomes torn

between his loyalty to King Arthur and his love for Queen

Guinevere (CC, ST, (A, V)

STATION INDEX Sports Center

100

101

108

115

122

102

109

116

123

103

110

117

124

104

111

118

125

105

112

119

126

106

FAVORITE STATION GUIDE

240

989

212

980

107

114

121

113

120

127

WED

DTV

8:00 PM

8:30 PM

9:00 PM

Night

Gallery

Music Videos

256

Shogun

233

The natural

967

108

109

110

111

112

Ellen—All Day Ticket

Ellen—All...

DTV

The Postman (lbx)

198

Spice World—All Day Ticket

First Knight

Exit to

Current Station

Philadelphia

Biography

Tom and Jerry

Switchback

Mouse Hunt

DISPLAY

Display 2 rows

Move to top of screen

Display 9 stations with no program description

FAVORITE STATION GUIDE

MASTER GUIDE

WED OCT

8:45 PM

First Knight

240

989

212

980

8:00 PM

10:00 PM

PG-13

Night

WED

8:00 PM

Nobody’s Fool

8:30 PM

9:00 PM

Gallery

Music Videos

256

Shogun

233

The natural

967

DTV 104

DTV 105

Ninjas Kick Back

The Scout

198

DTV 106

DTV 107

DTV 108

DTV 109

DTV 110

DTV 111

DTV 112

The Rainmaker

Mr. Magoo

Wynonna in Concert

Exit to

Current Station

Philadelphia

Biography

Tom and Jerry

STATION INDEX Sports Center

Mr. Magoo

Ellen—All...

Ellen—All Day Ticket

The Postman (lbx)

100

101

108

102

109

103

110

104

111

105

112

106

Spice World—All Day Ticket

First Knight

107

113

Switchback

Mouse Hunt

DISPLAY

Return to 7 stations with program description

Return to 3 rows

Return to Standard

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Chapter 5

Using the Options Menu

Read this chapter to get information about using the Options Menu to

customize the setup of the on-screen displays, review and cancel your

purchases, and read mail messages that have been sent to you.

Overview

This chapter describes how to:

Check and cancel pay per view programs you’ve ordered

(page 45).

Change the look of the program guides, including the color of the

on-screen displays and the order in which the stations are

displayed (page 46).

Setting up and using the Jump Loop feature (pages 47–48).

Set system locks and limits, which allow you to control program

viewing by ratings, spending amount, and station (page 49).

Create a Custom Guide by selecting stations from the Master

Guide that you want to skip (page 54).

Select an audio track for the program you’re currently watching,

set a default language for the audio of programs and set the Dolby

Digital default (page 56).

Read mail messages that have been sent to your Digital Satellite

Receiver (page 59).

Select a data service for stations that include data services offered

by your program providers (page 61).

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Displaying the Options Menu

To bring up the Options Menu:

1 Press the MENU button to bring up the Main Menu.

2 ^{Select OPTIONS MENU.}

MAIN MENU

CATEGORY

GUIDE

MASTER

GUIDE

CATEGORY

LIST

MOVIE

GUIDE

EXIT

MOVIE

LIST

OPTIONS MENU TIMER

SETUP

SETUP MENU

The Options Menu appears.

OPTIONS MENU

AUDIO

PURCHASES

MESSAGES

DISPLAY

OPTIONS

EXIT

LOCKS AND

LIMITS

DATA

SERVICES

CUSTOM

STATIONS

The following pages describe how to use the Options Menu to alter

your system’s setup.

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Checking and Cancelling PPV Purchases

Use the Review/Cancel Purchases screen to see a record of recent

purchases you’ve made through your Digital Satellite Receiver. You

can also use this screen to cancel pay per view (PPV) programs you’ve

ordered, but haven’t yet watched.

Note

The Review/Cancel Purchases screen lists only purchases made using the

Digital Satellite Receiver’s remote control. It doesn’t include purchases made

by calling your program provider.

To display the Review/Cancel Purchases screen:

1 ^{Select PURCHASES from the Options Menu. The Review/Cancel}

Purchases screen appears, which lists the programs purchased and

canceled.

If there is more than one page of

purchases, press the PAGE and

PAGE buttons to page through the

displays.

REVIEW/CANCEL PURCHASES

RETURN

REVIEW

FIRST KNIGHT

UPCOMING

CANCELLED

UPCOMING

JOHNNY MNEMONIC

SPEED

CANCEL PPV

HELP

JEFFERSON IN PARIS

2 ^{To review the details of a pay per view program you’ve purchased:}

Select the program you want to review. Then select REVIEW.

To cancel a pay per view program you’ve ordered:

Select the program you want to cancel. Then select CANCEL

PPV.

3 ^{Select RETURN to return to the Options Menu.}

Note

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

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Setting Display Options

The Set Display Options screen allows you to customize the look of the

on-screen displays and to select how you want the JUMP button to

function (Standard or Jump Loop).

To bring up the Set Display Options screen:

1 ^{Select DISPLAY OPTIONS from the Options Menu.}

The Set Display Options screen appears, with the current settings

shown next to each button.

2 Select an option from the screen (see the following descriptions).

SET DISPLAY OPTIONS

RETURN

HELP

COLORS

STATION ORDER

JUMP

EMERALD

NUMERICAL

STANDARD JUMP

The COLORS option lets you change the color palette of the on-screen

displays. The default color is EMERALD.

Setting the Colors

1 ^{Select COLORS from the Set Display Options screen. The Set}

Colors screen appears.

2 ^{To preview a color, move the highlight. The Set Colors screen}

automatically changes to reﬂect the color that’s highlighted.

Selecting CANCEL returns you to the

previous screen, without saving your

selections.

SET COLORS

EMERALD

USA

MAJESTIC

REGAL

PACIFIC

INDIGO

RUGBY

CANDY

CANCEL

HELP

3 ^{To change the color, select a different color and then select OK to}

return to the Set Display Options screen.

4 ^{Select RETURN to return to the Options Menu.}

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The STATION ORDER option lets you change the order in which

stations are displayed in the program guides to alphabetical or

numerical. The default setting is NUMERICAL.

Setting the Station Order

1 ^{Select STATION ORDER from the Set Display Options screen.}

2 ^{Select NUMERICAL or ALPHABETICAL.}

ALPHABETICAL station order deﬁnes the

sequence of the stations according to their

call letters, such as ABC, CNN, etc. It does

not deﬁne the sequence of stations by

program name.

SET DISPLAY OPTIONS

RETURN

HELP

COLORS

SET STATION ORDER

Select the station order

for guides.

STATION ORDER

NUMERICAL

ALPHABETICAL

JUMP

3 ^{Select RETURN to return to the Options Menu.}

The JUMP option lets you select from two Jump modes:

Setting the Jump Mode

Standard Jump, which sets the JUMP button to jump back and

forth between the two most recently selected stations.

Jump Loop, which sets the JUMP button to jump among as many

as 5 preset stations (see “Using the Jump Loop Feature” on page 48

for details on presetting stations).

To set the Jump Mode:

1 ^{Select JUMP from the Set Display Options screen.}

2 ^{Select STANDARD JUMP or JUMP LOOP.}

SET DISPLAY OPTIONS

RETURN

HELP

COLORS

EMERALD

STATION ORDER

SET JUMP

Select jump mode.

JUMP

STANDARD JUMP

JUMP LOOP

3 ^{Select RETURN to return to the Options Menu.}

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Using the Jump Loop Feature

When the Digital Satellite Receiver is set to Standard Jump mode,

pressing the JUMP button toggles back and forth between the two most

recently selected stations.

Standard Jump vs.

Jump Loop Mode

When the Digital Satellite Receiver is set to Jump Loop mode, pressing

the JUMP button toggles among as many as 5 stations that you assign

to a Jump Loop. Once you assign a station to the Jump Loop, you can

use the JUMP button to quickly toggle through all the stations in the

loop.

To set jump stations:

Using Jump Loops

1 ^{Set the Digital Satellite Receiver to Jump Loop mode, as described}

on page 47. (You need to do this only the ﬁrst time you create a

Jump Loop.)

2 ^{Tune to a station you want to assign to the Jump Loop.}

Note

You cannot set jump stations while a program guide, menu, etc., is being

displayed.

3 ^{Press and hold the JUMP button. A message appears, indicating}

that the station has been assigned to the Jump Loop.

4 ^{To set additional jump stations, repeat steps 2 and 3 of this}

procedure.

Note

If you set more than 5 jump stations, the sixth jump station automatically

overwrites the ﬁrst jump station in the loop, and so on.

To jump through the Jump Loop:

Press the JUMP button repeatedly. The stations are displayed in the

order they were set.

To clear a station from the Jump Loop:

1 Tune to the station you want to clear from the Jump Loop.

Note

You cannot clear Jump stations while a program guide, menu, etc., is being

displayed.

2 Press and hold the JUMP button. A message appears, indicating

that the station has been cleared from the Jump Loop.

3 To clear additional Jump stations, repeat steps 1 and 2 of this

procedure.

Note

Jump Loops are cleared automatically when you shut off the Digital Satellite

Receiver.

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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 Locks and Limits screen:

1 Select LOCKS AND LIMITS from the Options Menu.

The Set Locks and Limits screen appears, with the current settings

shown next to each button.

2 Select a lock or limit from the screen (see the descriptions below).

If your system is locked, the padlock

symbol appears ( ), and you must

ﬁrst unlock it before you can make any

changes to the locks and limits settings.

See “Unlocking Your System” on

page 53 for details.

SET LOCKS AND LIMITS

RETURN

SPENDING LIMIT

RATINGS LIMIT

PAY PER VIEW

STATION LOCKS

$10.00

LOCK

HELP

UNLOCKED

0 STATIONS CURRENTLY LOCKED

Note

Your Digital Satellite Receiver is shipped to you unlocked, with the default

settings as described below.

Spending Limit

Lets you set a maximum spending limit for a single pay

per view program. When the system is locked, you

cannot purchase a program that costs more than the

amount set. The default setting is $10.00.

Ratings Limit

Pay Per View

Allows you to set a maximum ratings limit. When the

system is locked, you cannot view programs rated

higher than the rating set. The default rating is R.

Allows you to prevent PPV purchases. When the

system and the PPV option are locked, pay per view

programs cannot be purchased. The default setting is

unlocked.

Station Locks

Lets you prevent the viewing of stations that you lock.

When the system is locked, programs that appear on

locked stations cannot be viewed. The default is no

stations locked.

Note

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

limits take effect. Locking the system is described on page 52.

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To set a spending limit:

Setting a Spending Limit

1 Select SPENDING LIMIT from the Set Locks and Limits screen.

2 Enter a spending limit, using the 0-9 buttons to enter the dollar

value. Then press the

button.

SET LOCKS AND LIMITS

RETURN

LOCK

SET SPENDING LIMIT

None

SPENDING LIMIT

Enter the spending

limit and press

RATINGS LIMIT

PAY PER VIEW

STATION LOCKS

HELP

UNLOCKED

0 STATIONS CURRENTLY LOCKED

3 Select another lock or limit to set, or go to step 4.

4 Lock your system, as described in “Locking Your System” on

page 52.

To set a ratings limit:

Setting a Ratings Limit

1 Select RATINGS LIMIT from the Set Locks and Limits screen.

2 Select a rating, beyond which programs cannot be watched.

SET LOCKS AND LIMITS

RETURN

SPENDING LIMIT

RATINGS LIMIT

PAY PER VIEW

SET RATINGS LIMIT

LOCK

HELP

PG-13

NR-CONTENT

NR-MATURE

NC17

STATION LOCKS

3 Select another lock or limit to set, or go to step 4.

4 Lock your system, as described in “Locking Your System” on

page 52.

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To set the pay per view lock:

Setting the

Pay Per View Lock

1 Select PAY PER VIEW from the Set Locks and Limits screen.

2 Select LOCKED to prevent PPV program purchases. Select

UNLOCKED to allow PPV program purchases.

SET LOCKS AND LIMITS

RETURN

SPENDING LIMIT

LOCK

RATINGS LIMIT

HELP

SET PPV LOCK

PAY PER VIEW

Select pay per view lock

status.

STATION LOCKS

UNLOCKED

LOCKED

3 Select another lock or limit to set, or go to step 4.

4 Lock your system, as described in “Locking Your System” on

page 52.

Note

You can also set a PPV lock by setting the spending limit to $0.00. See

“Setting a Spending Limit” on page 50 for details.

To set station locks:

Setting Station Locks

1 Select STATION LOCKS from the Set Locks and Limits screen.

2 Select stations that you want to lock from viewing. A locked station

appears with a key ( ) beside 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.

SET STATION LOCKS

CNN

202

CRT

203

HLN

204

DTV

205

TNT

212

DTV

219

TLC

226

ESPN

206

DTV

213

TCM

220

TOON

227

DTV

207

DTV

214

DTV

221

DTV

228

ESN2

208

215

DIS1

222

CANCEL

ALL

DTV

209

DTV

210

DTV

211

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.

DTV

216

DTV

217

DTV

218

NONE

HELP

DTV

223

DIS2

224

DISC

225

USA

229

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

4 Select another lock or limit to set, or go to step 5.

5 Lock your system, as described in “Locking Your System” on

page 52.

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To lock an unlocked system:

Locking Your System

1 Select LOCK from the Set Locks and Limits screen.

2 Enter a four-digit passcode number. Use the 0-9 buttons to enter

the numerical value.

DON’T FORGET YOUR PASSCODE.

You’ll need this number to unlock your

system or to make any changes to the locks

and limits you’ve set. If you do forget your

passcode, call your program provider for

assistance.

SET LOCKS AND LIMITS

RETURN

LOCK

HELP

LOCK SYSTEM

Enter Your Four

Digit Passcode

SPENDING LIMIT

RATINGS LIMIT

PAY PER VIEW

STATION LOCKS

UNLOCKED

4 STATIONS LOCKED

Each number you enter appears as an asterisk ( ), which keeps

your passcode secret.

3 When prompted, enter your passcode again. (This conﬁrms your

selection of a passcode number.)

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.

You can temporarily override any locks or limits that have been set if

you know the system passcode.

Overriding the System Lock

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

button, the Temporary Unlock window appears. By entering the

passcode and then selecting when you want the system to

automatically relock, you can temporarily unlock the system.

Note

If you override the system lock, you can reset the lock by turning the power off

and then on again. If you want to unlock the system on a more permanent

basis, follow the procedures under “Unlocking Your System” on page 53.

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To unlock a locked system:

Unlocking Your System

1 Select LOCKS AND LIMITS from the Options 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.

2 Select UNLOCK.

3 Enter the passcode number you used to lock the system. Use the 0-

9 buttons to enter the numerical value.

SET LOCKS AND LIMITS

RETURN

SPENDING LIMIT

RATINGS LIMIT

PAY PER VIEW

STATION LOCKS

$10

UNLOCK SYSTEM

UNLOCK

HELP

UNLOCKED

4 STATIONS LOCKED

Each number you enter appears as an asterisk ( ), which keeps

your passcode secret.

Your system is now unlocked, and all locks and limits previously set

are no longer in effect.

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, which includes the following lock symbols.

Determining the Status of

the System Lock

Symbol

System Lock Status

Unlocked (default setting)

Locked

No padlock

Temporarily unlocked using the system lock

override

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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 Custom Stations feature to specify

which stations from the Master Guide you want to skip. After you’ve

set skipped stations, they will not appear in the:

Custom Guide

Station Index

Stations that appear when you’re using the CH+/CH- buttons to

change channels

Note

Skipped stations will continue to be listed in the Master Guide, which you can

always access through the Main Menu.

To deﬁne a list of custom stations:

1 Select CUSTOM STATIONS from the Options Menu.

2 Select stations that you want to skip.

A station that appears with a checkmark (ü) 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 (ü) disappears.

To quickly skip or “unskip” stations,

select ALL (to skip all) or NONE (to skip

none).

SET CUSTOM STATIONS

CANCEL

AUTO

ALL

CNN CRT

HLN

DTV

205

ESPN DTV

ESN2

Selecting CANCEL returns you to the

previous screen, without saving your

selections.

202

203

206

207

ü²⁰⁴

²⁰⁸ü

DTV

209

DTV

210

DTV

TNT

212

DTV

211

215

²¹³ü²¹⁴

TCM DTV

DTV

216

DTV

217

DTV

218

DTV

219

DIS1

222

220

TOON DTV

227 228

221

NONE

HELP

DTV

223

DIS2 DISC TLC

224 225 226

USA

229

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 station

number directly.

3 Select OK when you’re ﬁnished setting skipped stations.

To see the results of your Custom Stations settings:

Bring up Custom Guide, by pressing the GUIDE button, the Station

Index (see page 33), or use the CH+/CH- buttons.

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When you select the AUTO button, the Digital Satellite Receiver

automatically scans all the stations in the current Master Guide. During

this scanning process, the Digital Satellite Receiver determines which

stations you are not authorized to watch and then sets these stations to

be skipped. You can use this feature as a starting point to creating your

own list of custom stations.

Using the AUTO

Skip Feature

For example, if there are stations to which you do not subscribe that

appear in the Master Guide, 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.

Note

The AUTO function does not skip pay per view stations.

To use the AUTO Skip feature:

1 Select CUSTOM STATIONS from the Options Menu.

2 Select the AUTO button.

The Digital Satellite 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 STATIONS

STOP

28% completed

Evaluating channel 150.

Please wait ...

Note

This process may take a few minutes to complete.

When the Digital Satellite Receiver is ﬁnished scanning, the station

list reappears, with checkmarks (ü) beside stations that are set to

be skipped.

3 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 periodically in case your

program providers make changes or additions to their station lineups, or if you

order new program subscriptions.

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Setting Audio Options

Your program providers may broadcast multiple audio tracks with a

single video source. For example, a football game might use a different

audio track for each sports commentator or a movie might include

Dolby Digital sound as well as both English and Spanish language

audio tracks.

To determine which audio track is available:

1 Tune to the program.

2 Press the DISPLAY button to bring up the Program Banner.

How to Determine which

Audio Tracks Are Available

for a Program

If the Program Banner includes the audio symbol ( ), this indicates

that multiple audio tracks are available for that program.

If the Program Banner includes the Double-D symbol (

), this

indicates that Dolby Digital sound is available for that program

Using the on-screen menus:

Selecting an Audio Track

1 Press the MENU button to bring up the Main Menu.

2 Select OPTIONS MENU.

3 Select AUDIO.

OPTIONS MENU

AUDIO

PURCHASES

EXIT

MESSAGES

DISPLAY

OPTIONS

LOCKS AND

LIMITS

DATA

SERVICES

CUSTOM

STATIONS

The Set Audio screen appears, which lists only the audio tracks

available for the program you are currently tuned to.

SET AUDIO

DOLBY DIGITAL

ü^ENGLISH

RETURN

ENGLISH 1

SCIENCE

SPANISH 1

DEFAULT

DOLBY

DIGITAL

HELP

For SAT-B3 model, Dolby Digital does not appear.

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4 To change the audio track for the current program, select an audio

track.

To change the default language for all programs, select DEFAULT.

Then see “Setting a Default Language” below.

To change the default Dolby Digital setting, select DOLBY

DIGITAL. Then see “Setting Dolby Digital” on page 58.

5 To save your changes and return to the Options Menu, select OK.

Then select EXIT from the Options Menu to return to the program

you were watching.

Use the DEFAULT button to specify the language you want to hear for

programs broadcast in multiple languages.

Setting a Default Language

To set a default language:

1 Select DEFAULT from the Set Audio screen.

2 Select a default language.

SET AUDIO

SET DEFAULT LANGUAGE

RETURN

ENGLISH 1

SPANISH 1

Select the default language for

the audio of all stations.

ENGLISH

DEFAULT

HELP

SPANISH

FRENCH

GERMAN

ITALIAN

SCIENCE

JAPANESE

3 Select RETURN to return to the Options Menu.

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). For example, if you set

the default language to Spanish and a program is broadcast in English only,

you’ll automatically hear the audio in English.

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Use the DOLBY DIGITAL button to select the default setting for

receiving Dolby Digital sound. This setting determines the output from

the DIGITAL OUT terminal only. The AUDIO out jacks do not output

Dolby Digital signals.

Setting Dolby Digital

(SAT-A4 only)

Note

To enjoy Dolby Digital sound, you must connect your Digital Satellite

Receiver to a Dolby Digital decoder or Dolby Digital A/V receiver.

To set Dolby Digital:

1 Select DOLBY DIGITAL from the Set Audio screen.

2 Select the Dolby Digital option you want.

SET AUDIO

RETURN

DEFAULT

ENGLISH 1

SPANISH 1

SET DOLBY DIGITAL OPTION

Select Dolby Digital Option for

your Digital Satellite Receiver.

OFF

DOLBY

DIGITAL

AUTO SELECT

SCIENCE

HELP

Select “OFF” if you do not have a Dolby Digital decoder or Dolby

Digital A/V receiver.

Select “AUTO SELECT” to allow Dolby Digital signals to be output

to your Dolby Digital decoder or Dolby Digital receiver when

those signals are available.

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Reading Your Messages

Occasionally, your program providers will send messages to your

Digital Satellite Receiver. These messages contain useful information

about your system, such as information about new services, program

promotions, or billing.

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

How to Determine When

You’ve Received Mail

The Digital Satellite Receiver front panel MESSAGE indicator

lights up.

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

pressing the DISPLAY button.

An envelope ( ) appears in menu item 7 (Options Menu) of the

Main Menu.

To display your messages:

Displaying Your Messages

1 Press the MENU button to bring up the Main Menu.

2 Select OPTIONS MENU.

3 Select MESSAGES.

OPTIONS MENU

AUDIO

PURCHASES

EXIT

MESSAGES

DISPLAY

OPTIONS

LOCKS AND

LIMITS

DATA

SERVICES

CUSTOM

STATIONS

The date of the message, along with the ﬁrst few words of the message,

appear.

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To read a message:

Reading a Message

1 Select the envelope from the Messages screen. A selected message

appears with a checkmark (ü) beside it. Then select READ.

MESSAGES

RETURN

READ

HELP

11/6 Sign up now for our special ...

11/8 Welcome to USSB ....

11/23 Happy Thanksgiving ....

The full text of the message appears.

READ MESSAGE

RETURN

ERASE

HELP

11/23

Happy Thanksgiving from everyone

at DIRECTV.

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

message after you’ve read it, select RETURN.

Note

Your mailbox can hold about 50 messages before exhausting the Digital

Satellite Receiver’s memory.

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Selecting Data Services

In the future, your program providers may provide data services,

which you can access through speciﬁc stations using the Digital

Satellite Receiver’s low-speed data port. For details about using a data

port to access these data services, call your program providers.

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

1 Tune to the station.

2 Press the DISPLAY button to bring up the Program Banner.

How to Determine if Data

Services Are Available on a

Station

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:

Selecting a

Data Service

1 Select DATA SERVICES from the Options Menu.

DATA SERVICES appears only when

the station you’ve tuned to includes

data services.

OPTIONS MENU

AUDIO

PURCHASES

EXIT

MESSAGES

DISPLAY

OPTIONS

LOCKS AND

LIMITS

DATA

CUSTOM

STATIONS

SERVICES

2 The Data Services screen appears, which lists only the data services

that are available for the station you are currently tuned to.

Selecting CANCEL returns you to the

previous screen, without saving your

selections.

LOW SPEED DATA

RETURN

DEFAULT

BAUD

DATA 1

DATA 5

DATA 2

DATA 6

DATA 3

DATA 7

DATA 4

DATA 8

The titles of the data services may be different,

based on the service being provided.

HELP

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3 ^{Select one of the following:}

To Do This ...

Do This ...

Change the data service for the

current station only

Select the data service and then

select RETURN.

Change the data service for all

stations

Select DEFAULT (then see

“Changing the Default Data

Service” below).

Change the baud rate for the

Digital Satellite Receiver’s wide

band data port

Select BAUD (then see “Setting

the Baud Rate” below).

Use the DEFAULT button to select a default data service for all stations

that provide data services.

Changing the Default

Data Service

To change the data service for all stations:

1 Select DEFAULT from the Data Services screen.

2 Select a default data service.

The titles of the data services may be

different, based on the service being

provided.

LOW SPEED DATA

DEFAULT DATA

DATA 4

RETURN

DEFAULT

BAUD

DATA 1

DATA 5

DATA 2

DATA 6

DATA 3

DATA 7

DATA 1

DATA 2

DATA 8

DATA 3

HELP

DATA 4

DATA 5

To set the baud rate for the Digital Satellite Receiver’s data port:

1 Select BAUD from the Data Services screen.

2 Select a baud rate for the data port.

Setting the Baud Rate

The baud rates displayed may be different,

depending on which data port is being

used.

LOW SPEED DATA

RETURN

DEFAULT

BAUD

DATA 1

DATA 5

DATA 2

DATA 6

DATA 3

DATA 7

DATA 4

SET BAUD RATE

2400

4800

9600

DATA 8

HELP

19200

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Chapter 6

Using the Setup Menu

Read this chapter to set up your Digital Satellite 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 Setup Menu includes several options you can use to set up and

troubleshoot your system.

Use the Setup Menu to:

Set up and point your Satellite Antenna (page 65).

Set up your VCR Recording feature (page 66).

Replace your access card (page 68).

Change the aspect ratio of the Digital Satellite Receiver to match

your TV screen: standard or widescreen (page 70).

SAT-A4 Only: Change the Digital Satellite Receiver to receive RF

(radio frequency) remote control signals or IR (infrared) remote

control signals (page 71).

Display a list of programmable codes for other components you

may want to operate using the remote control (page 74).

Run a system test to check the operation of your system, including

the access card, phone line, satellite signal, and tuning (page 75).

Display helpful troubleshooting information (page 76).

Get hints and shortcuts on using your DirecTV System (page 76).

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Displaying the Setup Menu

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

1 ^{Press the MENU button to bring up the Main Menu.}

2 Select SETUP MENU.

MAIN MENU

CATEGORY

GUIDE

MASTER

GUIDE

CATEGORY

LIST

MOVIES

GUIDE

EXIT

MOVIES

LIST

OPTIONS MENU

TIMER

SETUP

SETUP MENU

3 ^{The Setup Menu appears:}

SETUP MENU

REMOTE

CONTROL

ACCESS

CARD

VCR

RECORDING 3

ANTENNA

EXIT

ASPECT

RATIO

TROUBLE

SHOOTING

SYSTEM

TEST

TIPS AND

SHORTCUTS 9

The following pages describe how to use the Setup Menu to set up

your system.

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Setting Up the Satellite Dish Antenna

To install the Satellite Antenna, or to check the current signal level of

the antenna, use the Set Up Antenna screen.

Note

Make ertain 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 rain, snow, or other conditions that tend to degrade signal

performance. See the Satellite Dish Antenna Operating Instructions for

details on using the Set Up Antenna screen to point the Satellite Antenna and

optimize the Satellite Antenna’s signal strength.

1 ^{Select ANTENNA from the Setup Menu.}

2 ^{The Set Up Antenna screen appears.}

Selecting RETURN returns you to

the Setup Menu.

SET UP ANTENNA

RETURN

Transponder

LAT/LONG

ZIP CODE

HELP

PEAK LEVEL

CURRENT LEVEL

LOCKED

To determine the elevation and azimuth settings for the Satellite

Antenna, select ZIP CODE or LAT/LONG.

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

elevation and azimuth settings.

LAT/LONG uses your location’s latitude and longitude to

determine the azimuth and elevation settings.

The Signal Strength Meter indicates the current signal

strength of the Satellite Antenna.

The Transponder option allows you to select a transponder

number from 1 to 32. You should not need to change this

number (the default is 2) unless you’re instructed to do so by

your program provider.

See the Satellite Dish Antenna Operating Instructions for details on

using the Set Up Antenna screen to point the Satellite Antenna and

optimize the Satellite Antenna’s signal strength.

3 ^{Select RETURN to return to the Setup Menu.}

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VCR Recording

After hooking up your IR Blaster (see “Connecting the IR Blaster” on

page 18 for details), you must identify and set the manufacturer and

code type of your VCR. After doing this, you should perform an IR test

to ensure that all of your VCR functions are working properly.

1 ^{Select VCR RECORDING from the Setup Menu.}

VCR RECORDING

Sony

Manufacturer

Code

CANCEL

HELP

Test

2 ^{When the VCR RECORDING test screen appears, select}

MANUFACTURER, and select the manufacturer name for your

VCR.

VCR RECORDING

VCR MANUFACTURERS

MMaannuuffaaccttuurerrer

Select your VCR’s

Manufacturer

Code

Test

CANCEL

HELP

Sony

Admiral

Aiwa

Audio Dynamic

Bell & Howell

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3 ^{After selecting the manufacturer, select the CODE type of your}

VCR.

Note:

VCR RECORDING

You will need to reenter the

Manufacturer and Code each time you

enter the VCR RECORDING screen.

SONY CODE

Manufacturer

Select the code for your

Sony VCR

Code

Model

CANCEL

HELP

Test

4 ^{Select TEST to determine if the POWER ON/OFF, RECORD and}

STOP functions of your VCR are working properly.

VCR RECORDING

BEFORE TESTING

Manufacturer

Code

1) Put a tape in your VCR

xx to be RECORDED OVER

CANCEL

HELP

2) Select the correct VCR

xx line input

Test

3) Turn off your VCR

CANCEL

5 If the test is succesful, select OK to return to the Setup Menu. If the

test fails, check the connection between the IR Blaster and your

Digital Satellite Receiver, make sure the correct video input is

selected, and/or try a different code.

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Replacing Your Access Card

In the event that your program providers need to send you a new

access card, use the Access Card option to initialize your new card.

During this process, you’ll follow the on-screen instructions 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:

1 ^{Select ACCESS CARD from the Setup Menu.}

SETUP MENU

REMOTE

CONTROL

ACCESS

CARD

VCR

RECORDING 3

ANTENNA

EXIT

ASPECT

RATIO

TROUBLE

SHOOTING

SYSTEM

TEST

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SHORTCUTS 9

2 ^{When the Replace Access Card screen appears, insert your old}

access card, if you removed it, as follows:

Slide the access card, arrow side up, into the slot located in the

rear of the Digital Satellite Receiver, as shown in the

illustration.

CH3

ACCESS CARD

RF REMOTE

CH4

SATELLITE IN

AUDIO

VIDEO

VHF/UHF IN

DIGITAL

OUT

S VIDEO

LOW SPEED DA

(OPTIONAL)

VHF(SAT)/UHF

OUT

AC IN~

L(MONO)

VIDEO OUT

TEL LINE

VCR CONTROL

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3 ^{Select OK from the Replace Access Card screen.}

Selecting RETURN returns you to

the Setup Menu, without starting the

initialization process.

REPLACE ACCESS CARD

RETURN

Please insert OLD access card and select OK

to initialize NEW card.

HELP

CAUTION: After you select OK, you cannot

stop this process, and your OLD access card

will no longer be valid.

4 ^{Follow the instructions as they are displayed to complete the}

procedure.

When the message “Replace Access Card Procedure Complete”

appears, select OK to return to the Setup Menu.

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Setting the Aspect Ratio

Use the Aspect Ratio option to set the Digital Satellite Receiver’s

display to match your TV’s picture.

To set the aspect ratio:

1 Select ASPECT RATIO from the Setup Menu.

2 Select one of the options, based on the type of TV you have:

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

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

Selecting CANCEL returns you to the

Setup Menu, without saving your

selection.

SET ASPECT RATIO

4:3

16:9

CANCEL

HELP

STANDARD

WIDE

3 Select OK to return to the Setup Menu.

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Setting Up the Remote Control (SAT-A4 Only)

The Set Up Remote screens let you set up the Digital Satellite Receiver

to accept IR (infrared) or RF (radio frequency) signals from the remote

control and to change the RF security code for the Digital Satellite

Receiver.

You can also use this screen to display a list of codes you can use to

program the remote control to operate other components, such as TVs

and cable boxes.

In addition to having IR remote control capability, your DirecTV

System includes an RF feature, which enables the remote control to

operate the Digital Satellite 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 Digital Satellite Receiver.

Selecting IR/RF Transmission

(SAT-A4 Only)

Note

You must set up the RF antenna to take advantage of the RF feature. See

“Setting up the RF Antenna (SAT-A4 Only)” on page 19 for details.

The Digital Satellite 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:

1 Select REMOTE CONTROL from the Setup Menu.

2 Select REMOTE SIGNAL and select a transmission type (IR or RF).

SET UP REMOTE

REMOTE SIGNAL

REMOTE CODES

RF SECURITY CODE

REMOTE CODES

Select IR or RF

CANCEL

IDENTIFY

HELP

transmission for the

Digital Satellite Receiver.

IR ONLY

RF ONLY

3 Select OK to save your selections and return to the Setup Menu.

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If the Digital Satellite 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

Digital Satellite Receiver and remote control.

Setting the Security Code

(SAT-A4 Only)

Note

As an alternative, you can eliminate this problem by disabling the RF

capability of the Digital Satellite Receiver, if you have no need for RF

transmission. See “Selecting IR/RF Transmission (SAT-A4 Only)” on page 71

for details.

There are two steps to changing the RF security code: Step 1 is

changing the Digital Satellite Receiver’s security code; step 2 is

changing the remote control’s security code. Both the Digital Satellite

Receiver and the remote control must use the same three-digit security

code.

Step 1: Select the Digital Satellite Receiver’s RF Security Code

1 Select REMOTE CONTROL from the Setup Menu.

2 Select RF SECURITY CODE and then select a different security

code.

The Digital Satellite Receiver and

remote control are shipped with the RF

security code set to 000.

SET UP REMOTE

REMOTE SIGNAL

RF SECURITY CODE

REMOTE CODES

IR ONLY

CANCEL

IDENTIFY

HELP

RF SECURITY CODE

000

Select the RF security

code for the Digital

Satellite Receiver.

CODE

CODE 001

CODE 002

CODE 003

CODE 004

3 Select OK to save your changes and return to the Setup Menu.

4 Go to “Step 2: Set the Remote Control’s RF Security Code” on page

73 to continue.

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

1 Press the CODE SET button on the remote control.

2 Using the number buttons on the remote control, enter the three-

digit security code you selected for the Digital Satellite Receiver in

step 2 on page 72.

3 Press the ENTER button on the remote control.

The RF security code is now changed for both the Digital Satellite

Receiver and remote control.

You can determine the current RF security code for the remote control

using the IDENTIFY button in the Set Up Remote screen.

To Determine the Current

Security Code for the

Remote Control

1 Bring up the Set Up Remote screen, as described on page 71.

2 Select IDENTIFY.

(SAT-A4 Only)

SET UP REMOTE

REMOTE SIGNAL

RF SECURITY CODE

REMOTE CODES

IR ONLY

000

CANCEL

IDENTIFY

HELP

Press the joystick within 5 seconds.

3 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 remote control appears.

SET UP REMOTE

REMOTE SIGNAL

RF SECURITY CODE

REMOTE CODES

IR ONLY

000

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 and that the RF antenna is connected properly. See

“Selecting IR/RF Transmission (SAT-A4 Only)” on page 71.

4 Select OK to return to the Setup Menu.

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You can also use the Setup Remote screen to display a list of codes you

can use to program the remote control to operate other components,

such as TVs and VCRs.

Displaying the

Programmable Codes

Note

These code numbers and instructions are also described in “Programming the

Remote Control” on page 85.

To display the list of programmable codes:

1 Select REMOTE CONTROL from the Setup Menu.

2 Select REMOTE CODES and then select the type of component you

want to use with the remote.

SAT-A4: The SAT-A4 remote control

can be programmed to control most

brands of TVs, cable boxes, VCRs, and

laserdisc players (LDP).

SET UP REMOTE

REMOTE SIGNAL

RF SECURITY CODE

REMOTE CODES

IR ONLY

REMOTE CODES

CANCEL

IDENTIFY

HELP

SAT-B3: The SAT-B3 remote control

cannot be programmed to control cable

boxes or laserdisc players.

Select the category of

manufacturer codes to

be displayed.

TV CODES

CABLE BOX CODES

VCR CODES

LDP CODES

INSTRUCTIONS

3 Scroll through the list that appears to ﬁnd the remote codes for the

manufacturer of your component. Press the

the Set Up Remote screen.

button to return to

4 To program the remote control, select INSTRUCTIONS and follow

the on-screen instructions.

5 Select OK to return to the Setup Menu.

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Running a System Test

The System Test lets you check the integrity of your system's

components, including:

Antenna signal

System tuning

Phone line

Access card

Use the System Test if you are experiencing problems with your

system.

To run the System Test:

1 Select SYSTEM TEST from the Setup Menu.

2 Select TEST.

RUN SYSTEM TEST

SIGNAL

TEST

TUNING

PHONE

RETURN

HELP

CARD

The System Test checks all the components automatically, and

displays the result of each test.

3 Select RETURN to return to the Setup Menu.

Check your system for any of the following:

If The System Test Reports

Any Problems...

Check that all cables are connected properly to the Digital Satellite

Receiver.

Check that the Satellite Antenna is installed correctly, and that the

signal has been optimized. See the manual that came with the

Satellite Antenna for details.

Check that the phone line connected to the Digital Satellite

Receiver is working properly.

Check that the access card is inserted properly.

If you cannot resolve problems reported by the System Test, see

“Customer Support” on page 2.

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Displaying Help, Tips, and Shortcuts

To display troubleshooting information:

Displaying Troubleshooting

Information

1 Select TROUBLESHOOTING from the Setup Menu.

SETUP MENU

REMOTE

ACCESS

CARD

VCR

RECORDING 3

CONTROL

ANTENNA

EXIT

ASPECT

RATIO

TROUBLE

SHOOTING 7

SYSTEM

TEST

TIPS AND

SHORTCUTS 9

2 Select the topic for which you want information. Details of that

topic are displayed.

3 Press the

button to return to the Troubleshooting screen.

4 Select RETURN to return to the Setup Menu.

To display tips and shortcut information:

Displaying Tips and

Shortcut Information

1 Select TIPS AND SHORTCUTS from the Setup Menu.

SETUP MENU

REMOTE

CONTROL

ACCESS

CARD

VCR

RECORDING 3

ANTENNA

EXIT

ASPECT

RATIO

TROUBLE

SHOOTING

SYSTEM

TEST

TIPS AND

SHORTCUTS 9

2 Select the topic for which you want information. Details of that

topic are displayed.

3 Press the

button to return to the Tips and Shortcuts screen.

4 Select RETURN to return to the Setup Menu.

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Appendix

Other Information

This appendix includes supplementary information, including:

Locations and descriptions of the controls and indicators on the

front and back panels of the Digital Satellite Receiver (page 78).

Remote control button descriptions (page 81).

Programming the remote to operate your TV and other video

components (page 85).

Troubleshooting information (page 87).

Precautions (page 90).

FCC Information (page 91).

Limited warranty (page 92).

Speciﬁcations (page 93).

Index (page 94).

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Location and Function of Controls

Front Panel

DIGITAL SATELLITE RECEIVER SAT-A4

POWER

32 BIT

MICRO PROCESSOR

POWER

TIMER

MESSAGE

GUIDE

Button

Description

POWER Button

MENU Button

GUIDE Button

Turns the Digital Satellite Receiver on and off.

Brings up the Main Menu.

Brings up the Custom Guide.

The arrow buttons highlight items in the on-screen

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

selects highlighted items.

button

Power Indicator

Timer Indicator

Indicates whether the Digital Satellite Receiver is on or

off.

Indicates that the Timer is set.

Message Indicator

Indicates that you have an unread message.

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Back Panel (SAT-A4)

CH3

CH4

ACCESS CARD

RF REMOTE

AUDIO

VIDEO

SATELLITE IN

ATA

LOW SPEED D

VHF/UHF IN

DIGITAL

OUT

(OPTICAL)

S VIDEO

VHF(SAT)/UHF

OUT

AC IN~

L(MONO)

VIDEO OUT

TEL LINE

VCR CONTR

Connector

Description

Cable Type

SATELLITE IN

Connects to the LNB on the Satellite Antenna.

Solid Bare Copper

RG-6 Coaxial

(75-ohm/F-type)

DIGITAL OUT

Connects to the optical in jack on your Dolby Digital decoder or

Dolby Digital A/V receiver.

Optical cable

LOW SPEED DATA

VCR CONTROL

RF REMOTE

Allows you to connect your Digital Satellite Receiver to new

technologies, as they are introduced. Additional accessories may be

required.

Depends on future

applications

(D-sub 9 pin)

Sends IR signal from Digital Satellite Receiver to VCR. Allows the

Digital Satellite Receiver to automatically control your VCR’s

recording functions when you record a program.

Audio mono miniplug

Connects to the RF antenna.

RCA-type

AUDIO (R)/(L)

OUT

Connects your Digital Satellite Receiver to the right and left audio

inputs of your audio or video component.

Audio (2)

(RCA-type)

VIDEO OUT

Connects your Digital Satellite Receiver to your TV or VCR’s video

input.

Video

(RCA-type)

S-VIDEO OUT

CH3/CH4 Switch

Allows you to connect your Digital Satellite Receiver directly to your

TV (if your TV has S-VIDEO IN).

S-Video

(4-pin mini DIN)

When you use an RF connection, this setting determines the TV

channel on which programs from the Digital Satellite Receiver can be

viewed.

VHF/UHF IN

VHF(SAT)/UHF OUT

TEL LINE

Allows you to connect your Digital Satellite Receiver to your normal

(terrestrial) TV or cable TV service.

RG-59 Coaxial

(75-ohm/F-type)

Connects to your TV or VCR.

RG-59 Coaxial

(75-ohm/F-type)

Connects your Digital Satellite Receiver to a telephone jack. This

allows you to order pay per view programs.

Telephone (RJ-11)

AC IN

Connects your Digital Satellite Receiver to a 120 V AC outlet.

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Back Panel (SAT-B3)

CH3

CH4

ACCESS CARD

SATELLITE IN

AUDIO

VIDEO

VHF/UHF IN

S VIDEO

LOW SPEED DATA

VHF(SAT)/UHF

OUT

VCR CONTROL

AC IN~

L(MONO)

TEL LINE

Connector

Description

Cable Type

SATELLITE IN

Connects to the LNB on the Satellite Antenna.

Solid Bare Copper

RG-6 Coaxial

(75-ohm/F-type)

LOW SPEED DATA

VCR CONTROL

Allows you to connect your Digital Satellite Receiver to new

technologies, as they are introduced. Additional accessories may

be required.

Depends on future

applications

(D-sub 9 pin)

Sends IR signal from Digital Satellite Receiver to VCR. Allows

the Digital Satellite Receiver to automatically control your

VCR’s recording functions when you record a program.

Audio mono

miniplug

AUDIO (R)/(L)

OUT

Connects your Digital Satellite Receiver to the right and left

audio inputs of your audio or video component.

Audio (2)

(RCA-type)

VIDEO OUT

Connects your Digital Satellite Receiver to your TV or VCR’s

video input.

Video

(RCA-type)

S-VIDEO OUT

CH3/CH4 Switch

Allows you to connect your Digital Satellite Receiver directly

to your TV (if your TV has S-VIDEO IN).

S-Video

(4-pin mini DIN)

When you use an RF connection, this setting determines the

TV channel on which programs from the Digital Satellite Receiver

can be viewed.

VHF/UHF IN

Allows you to connect your Digital Satellite Receiver to your

normal (terrestrial) TV or cable TV service.

RG-59 Coaxial

(75-ohm/F-type)

VHF(SAT)/UHF OUT

TEL LINE

Connects to your TV or VCR.

RG-59 Coaxial

(75-ohm/F-type)

Connects your Digital Satellite Receiver to a telephone jack.

This allows you to order pay per view programs.

Telephone (RJ-11)

AC IN

Connects your Digital Satellite Receiver to a 120V AC outlet.

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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:

The FUNCTION buttons ﬂash to indicate

which component the remote control is set

to operate.

1 ^{Select the component that you want to use: To operate a cable box,}

TV, or the Digital Satellite Receiver, press the corresponding

FUNCTION button.

SAT-A4 Only: 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.

2 Aim the remote control at the component.

3 ^{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.

SAT-A4 Remote Control

Note

Outside Panel (SAT-A4)

Buttons described in the following table can operate components other than the

Digital Satellite Receiver only if you’ve programmed the remote and the

component supports the function described. See page 85 for instructions on

programming the remote.

POWER

SAT

MUTING

SLEEP

CABLE

Button

Operates Description

FUNCTION

CABLE

SWAP

SAT

Mutes the volume. Press again to restore the

volume.

MUTING

POSITION AUDIO

TV/VIDEO TV/SAT

PIP

OFF

JUMP FAVORITE

SLEEP

Automatically turns off the TV, after the time

period that you specify.

POWER

CABLE: Turns the cable box on and off.

TV: Turns the TV on and off.

SAT

CABLE

SAT: Turns the Digital Satellite Receiver on and

off.

FUNCTION

CABLE

SAT

CABLE: Puts the remote in cable mode. In cable

mode, the remote operates your cable box.

DISPLAY

ENTER

INDEX

CATEGORY

GUIDE

TV: Puts the remote in TV mode. In TV mode, the

remote operates your TV.

VOL

SAT: Puts the remote in SAT receiver mode. In

SAT mode, the remote operates your Digital

Satellite Receiver. To switch from the TV to SAT

mode, press the SAT FUNCTION button, and

then press the TV/SAT button.

EXIT

PAGE

POSITION AUDIO

SWAP

PIP

Only works with Sony TVs.

RM-Y800

OFF

POSITION: Changes the PIP position.

AUDIO: Swaps the audio between PIP and the

main picture.

SWAP: Swaps the PIP picture and the main

picture.

SATELLITE

RECEIVER

+/–: Changes the PIP channel.

PIP: Turns PIP on.

OFF: Turns PIP off.

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Button

Operates Description

TV/VIDEO

Switches the input of the TV.

TV/SAT

SAT

Switches the output of the Digital Satellite

Receiver to TV (normal TV programs), if you’ve

connected a TV cable or antenna, or to SAT

programs.

JUMP

SAT

SAT: Used to tune to and set stations in the Jump

Loop (SAT). See “Using the Jump Loop Feature”

on page 48 for details. TV, Cable: Tunes to the last

station you were tuned to.

SAT

Used for setting up and using the Favorite

Station Guides. See “Using the Favorite Station

Guides” on page 37 for details.

FAVORITE

SAT

Speciﬁes the station number. SAT: In menus,

selects the menu item with the corresponding

Cable box number. Also, in some screens, used to enter

numerical values (such as a spending limit or

passcode).

DISPLAY

SAT

Toggles through the different displays of on-

screen guides (SAT) or other display (TV). See

“Using the DISPLAY Feature” on page 41 for

details.

ENTER

SAT

Used with 0-9 buttons to change stations without

any delay in tuning.

Cable box

SAT

Brings up the Index.

INDEX

CATEGORY

Brings up the Category Guide.

GUIDE

Brings up the Custom Guide. If you’re already in

a program guide, pressing GUIDE repeatedly

brings up future time slots in the guide.

SAT

When moved forward, back, left, right, and

diagonally, highlights items in the on-screen

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

pressed, selects highlighted items.

VOL

SAT

VOL: Increases and decreases the volume.

CH/PAGE: Moves to the next (+) or previous (-)

station during normal viewing. In SAT program

guides and some setup screens, these buttons

page through the on-screen displays.

PAGE

SAT

Clears all on-screen displays, including program

guides, menus, etc. If you press EXIT before you

complete your selections, the previous selections

are restored.

EXIT

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Button

Operates Description

––––––––––– POWER –––––––––––

SAT

VTR 2 DVD

VCR

DVD

AMP

Switches to VCR, DVD or AMP mode,

depending on how you’ve set up the remote

for these positions.

MUTING

SLEEP

CABLE

VTR 3

AMP

VTR 2 DVD

VTR 3

––––––– FUNCTION –––––––

AMP

CABLE

SAT

VCR

DVD

Eject

POWER

TV/VTR

AUDIO VOL

CODE SET

VCR

DVD

Rewind

VCR

DVD

Play

VCR

DVD

Fast-forward

POWER

VCR

DVD

AMP

Turns the VCR, DVD or amp on and off.

TV/VTR

VCR

AMP

Changes the VHF/UHF output of the VCR.

Changes the input of the amp.

VCR

DVD

Stop

VCR

DVD

Pause

VCR

Record

VCR

Changes the channel.

CODE SET

SAT

Used for programming the remote to operate

your TV, cable box, VCR, DVD, or amp. Also

used to change the RF security code.

AMP

Changes the audio volume on the amp.

AUDIO VOL

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SAT-B3 Remote Control

Button

Oper-

ates

Description

POWER

SAT

MUTING

VTR

POWER

SAT

VTR(VCR): Turns the VTR(VCR) on and off.

TV: Turns the TV on and off.

VTR

FUNCTION

TV/VIDEO VTR

TV/VTR

SAT

SAT: Turns the Digital Satellite Receiver on and off.

VTR(VCR): Puts the remote in VTR mode. In VTR

mode, the remote operates your VCR.

FUNCTION

VTR

SAT

TV/SAT

TV: Puts the remote in TV mode. In TV mode, the

remote operates your TV.

SAT: Puts the remote in Digital Satellite Receiver

mode. In SAT mode, the remote operates your digital

satellite receiver.

1 2 3

4 5 6

7 8 9

CODE SET

FAVORITE

Used for programming the remote to operate your TV

or VTR(VCR).

DISPLAY

ENTER

Used for setting up and using the Favorite Station

Guides. See “Using the Favorite Station Guides” on

page 37 for details.

SAT

INDEX

CATEGORY

GUIDE

TV/VIDEO

TV/SAT

Switches the input of the TV.

Switches the output of the Digital Satellite Receiver to

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

cable or antenna, or to SAT programs.

SAT

JUMP

EXIT

MENU FAVORITE

JUMP

VOL

SAT: Used to tune to and set stations in the Jump Loop

(SAT). See “Using the Jump Loop Feature” on page 48

for details. TV: Tunes to the last station you were

tuned to.

SAT

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Speciﬁes the station number. SAT: In menus, selects

the menu item with the corresponding number. Also,

in some screens, used to enter numerical values (such

as a spending limit or passcode).

Toggles through the different displays of on-screen

guides (SAT) or other display (TV). See “Using the

DISPLAY Feature” on page 41 for details.

SAT

CODE SET

RM-Y139

DISPLAY

SAT

SATELLITE

RECEIVER

INDEX

Brings up the Station Index.

SAT

CATEGORY

Brings up the Category Guide.

EXIT

Clears all on-screen displays, including program

guides, menus, etc. If you press EXIT before you

complete your selections, the previous selections are

restored.

SAT

GUIDE

Brings up the Main Menu (Sony-brand TVs only.)

SAT

Brings up the Custom Guide. If you’re already in a

program guide, pressing GUIDE repeatedly brings up

future time slots in the guide.

SAT

When moved up, down, left, and right, highlights

items in the on-screen displays (program guides,

menus, etc.).

SAT

VOL

VOL: Increases and decreases the volume.

CH/PAGE: Moves to the next (+) or previous (-)

station during normal viewing. In SAT program

guides and some setup screens, these buttons page

through the on-screen displays.

SAT

VCR

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Programming the Remote Control

The Digital Satellite 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 other video

components that you want to control with the Digital Satellite

Receiver’s remote, use the following procedures to program the

remote.

Note

Your components must have infrared (IR) remote control capability in order to

be used with the Digital Satellite Receiver’s remote.

To program the Digital Satellite Receiver’s remote:

You can also ﬁnd these code numbers

using the on-screen displays. See

“Displaying the Programmable Codes” on

page 74.

1 ^{Turn to “Programmable Codes” on page 86, 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 3 within 10

seconds of step 2, or you must start again

from step 2.

2 ^{Press the CODE SET button.}

3 ^{Press the FUNCTION button (VTR, SAT or TV) for the component}

you’re setting up. SAT-A4 Only: To set up a VCR or laserdisc

player, set the slide switch to any position (VTR3/VTR2/DVD/

AMP).

You must perform step 4 within 10

seconds of step 3, or you must start again

from step 2. To cancel the operation, press

the ENTER button.

4 ^{Enter the three-digit code number.}

5 ^{Press the ENTER button.}

To Check if the Code Number Works

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

works:

1 ^{Aim the Digital Satellite Receiver’s remote control at the}

component and press the POWER button that corresponds to that

component.

2 ^{For TVs and VCRs: If the component responds, try the POWER,}

CH+ and CH- buttons. If the component responds, you’re done.

3 ^{If the code doesn’t work for your component:}

Try programming the remote using the other codes listed for

your component.

If you cannot get your component to respond to the Digital

Satellite Receiver’s remote — even after trying all the code

numbers for your component — your component may not be

compatible with the Digital Satellite Receiver’s remote. If this

happens, you must use your component’s own remote to

operate it.

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Programmable Codes

Cable Box Codes (SAT-A4 Only)

Manufacturer Code

Panasonic

Pentax

308, 309, 306, 307

305, 304

Manufacturer

Code

TV Codes

Hamlin/Regal

222, 223, 224, 225,

228

Philco

308, 309

Manufacturer

Code

Philips

Pioneer

Quasar

310, 308, 309

308

306, 308, 309

Sony

101

Jerrold/G.I.

201, 202, 203, 204,

205, 206, 207 208,

218

Admiral (M.

Wards)

102, 114, 109

Oak

Panasonic

Pioneer

Scientiﬁc Atlanta 209, 210, 211

Tocom

Zenith

227, 228, 229

219, 220, 221

214, 215

RCA/Proscan 304, 305, 308, 309,

310, 311, 312, 313

ABC

Bell & Howell

(M. Wards)

Broksonic

Craig

Croslex

Curtis Mathis

Daewoo

Daytron

Emerson

112

114, 109, 138

Realistic

309, 330, 328, 335,

324, 338

103, 112

122, 123, 120, 121

111

103, 119, 123

135, 136, 103

113

122, 113, 120, 121,

123, 103, 115

Sansui

Singer

Samsung

Sanyo

Scott

314

315

216, 217

212

322, 313, 321

330, 335

312, 313, 321, 335,

323, 324, 325, 326

VCR Codes

Manufacturer Code

Sony

Aiwa

Audio Dynamic 314, 347

Bell & Howell

(M. Wards)

Broksonic

Canon

Citizen

Sharp

Shintom

327, 325, 328

315

300, 301,302, 303

338

Fisher

125

Signature 2000 336, 327

(M. Wards)

General Electric

Goldstar

Hitachi

JC Penney

JVC

102, 118, 103, 107

103, 113, 112, 130

131, 113, 103, 132

103, 102, 130, 107

128, 129

133, 113, 103, 123,

134

102, 103 111, 125,

119, 112

330, 343

Sylvania

Symphonic

Tashiro

Tatung

310, 308, 309, 338

338

332

314, 336, 337

314, 336, 338, 337

309, 308

338, 342

312, 311

317, 319

309, 308

332

KTV

Teac

Craig

315, 302, 332

304, 338, 309

341, 312, 309

314, 336, 337

304

319, 320, 316, 317,

318, 341

330, 334, 335, 333

338

Technics

Teknika

Toshiba

Wards

LXI (Sears)

Magnavox

Mitsubishi/MGA 124, 103, 112

NEC

Panasonic

Philco

Philips

Curtis Mathis

Daewoo

DBX

Dimensia

Emerson

111, 112, 113, 107

327, 328, 335, 331,

332

103, 112

Yamaha

Zenith

330, 314, 336, 337

331

118, 116, 117, 107

111, 118, 109

111

103

137, 118, 119

103, 108

110, 107

102, 112, 124, 123

102, 103, 104, 105,

106, 107, 108

126, 112, 113, 103

125

Fisher

Funai

DVD (Digital Video Disc) Codes

(SAT-A4 Only)

Pilot

General Electric 329, 304, 309

Pioneer

Portland

Quasar

Radio Shack

RCA/Proscan

Go Video

Goldstar

Hitachi

Instant Replay 309, 308

JC Penney

322, 339, 340

332

306, 304, 305, 338

315

Manufacturer Code

Sony

601

604

605

602

603

Panasonic

Pioneer

RCA

309, 305, 304, 330,

314, 336, 337

314, 336, 332, 337

332, 305, 333, 334,

330, 335, 338

310, 308, 309

314, 336, 337

332

309, 335

305, 304

Samsung

Sanyo

Scott

Sharp

Signature 2000

(M. Wards)

Sylvania

Symphonic

Tenika

Toshiba

Videch

Toshiba

JVC

Kenwood

LXI (Sears)

123, 112

114, 113, 115

114, 109

AMP (Ampliﬁer) Codes

(SAT-A4 Only)

Magnavox

Marantz

Marta

Memorex

Minolta

Mitsubishi/

MGA

Multitech

NEC

111, 112, 108

123, 139

109

Manufacturer Code

Sony

501

Denon (Sharp) 516, 517, 518

119, 114

Harmon

JVC

Kenwood

McIntosh

Onkyo

Pioneer

Technics

Yamaha

519

131, 103, 112

113, 103, 115, 112

108, 110

506, 507, 508

504, 505

520

512, 513

502, 503

509, 510, 511

514, 515

323, 324, 325, 326

Wards

Zenith

325, 338, 321

314, 336, 337

309, 308

Olympic

Optimus

327

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Symptom

Possible Causes and Remedies

If you are receiving only a few stations, for example, stations 100, 205, and 999,

call your program providers to have your programming activated.

No picture

(poor picture quality or loss of picture)

Check to make sure the Digital Satellite Receiver is on and set to SAT mode. See

page 81 or 84.

Check to make sure your access card is inserted properly into the Digital

Satellite Receiver.

Run the System Test to verify that your system is working properly. See page 75.

Check the Satellite Antenna’s signal strength. See page 65.

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

Antenna Operating Instructions and Chapter 3 of this manual.

Check to make sure your TV (and other components) are set to receive the 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 be protected by Macrovision copy-protection

at the discretion of the copyright owner. To ensure a quality picture, make sure

that the signal is coming directly from the Digital Satellite Receiver and not

through your VCR. Call your program providers for details.

Make sure the RG-6 cable is properly connected to the Satellite Antenna’s LNB.

If the Signal Seeker is not ﬂashing on the LNB when the Set Up Antenna screen

is displayed, 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

antenna to the UHF/VHF IN jack of the Digital Satellite Receiver. This

distortion could occur if the channel selector on the back of the Digital Satellite

Receiver is set to a channel that is normally received on channel 3 or 4 of your

TV. For example, you can receive a local station on channel 4, and the channel

selector is set to channel 4. If this happens, set the channel selector to the other

channel (3 or 4), whichever one is not used on your TV.

Avoid placing 300-ohm wires above your Digital Satellite Receiver, i.e., off-air

antenna wire, rabbit ear antenna.

If the cable distance between the Satellite Antenna and Digital Satellite Receiver

exceeds 100 feet, you must use the Sony brand Ampliﬁer EAC-DA1.

Check to make sure that you are subscribing to the station you are trying to tune

to. Call your program providers if you are not sure.

Cannot access program

Check to make sure the system is not locked. See Chapter 5.

Check to make sure the station isn’t set to be skipped. See page 54.

Check to make sure you’ve connected the Digital Satellite Receiver to a phone

line.

Cannot order pay per view program

It may be too late to purchase this program. Check for other show times. See

page 29.

If the message “Purchase information not available” appears, you must call your

program provider (DIRECTV or USSB) to order the program.

Check to make sure the PPV option is not locked. See Chapter 5.

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

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Possible Causes and Remedies

See “Checking and Cancelling PPV Purchases” on page 45 to get information

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

Cannot ﬁnd the station of the pay per

view program you’ve ordered

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

you can cancel only programs you’ve ordered using the remote control. Call

your program providers for details.

Cannot cancel a pay per view order

via the Purchase menu option

You must press the

Although the guide automatically tunes to current stations that you highlight in

any of the guides, you must press the button to complete your selection.

button to select the program you’ve highlighted.

Program guide does not bring up the

program you’ve chosen

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

displayed. See page 37.

Cannot display favorite stations

If you selected a program guide using CATEGORY GUIDE or CATEGORY LIST,

some of your Favorite Stations may not be displayed when you press the

FAVORITE button. This is probably because the program that’s on the Favorite

Station is in a program category that’s different from the category or

subcategory you selected for the displayed guide or list.

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

Ratings limit, spending limit, or pay

per view lock not working properly

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

limits. See Chapter 5.

Cannot access locks or limits screens

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

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

Cannot lock or unlock the system

Not all programs offer audio tracks. See page 56.

Audio track is not available

Check default language setting. The program provider may not make available

all the languages displayed in the Set Default Language screen. See page 57.

Check the audio track setting. See page 56.

Language of audio track is incorrect

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

receive the signal from the Digital Satellite Receiver. See Chapter 3.

Cannot record programs on VCR

If you are using the automatic timer to facilitate the recording of programs,

make sure the program you are trying to record does not conﬂict with any locks

or limits that have been set. If you are 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 copy-

protected by Macrovision. Some pay per view programs are copy-protected at

the discretion of the copyright owner. Call your program provider for details.

One Button Recording/IR Blaster is q Check to make sure the IR Blaster is connected and placed correctly. See

not working

“Connecting the IR Blaster” on page 18.

Check the code for your VCR. See “VCR Recording” on page 66.

Check to make sure the Video line input, which connect the Digital Satellite

Receiver to the VCR, is correctly selected.

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

Use CATEGORY LIST to change the program category shown in button 6. See

page 32.

Main Menu, buttons 4 and 6, do not

include the program categories that

you want

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Symptom

Possible Causes and Remedies

Check that the card is inserted properly. See page 68.

Access card problems

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

To operate your TV or other video components, make sure you’ve programmed

the remote properly. See “Programming the Remote Control” on page 85. Note:

The remote codes may be erased whenever you remove the batteries. Program

the remote again if you’ve removed or replaced the batteries.

Remote control does not work

Press the appropriate FUNCTION button (SAT, TV, VTR(VCR)) for the

component you want to operate. These buttons ﬂash to indicate which

component the remote control is set to operate.

Check to make sure the batteries are inserted correctly, and that the batteries are

not dead. See page 6.

SAT-A4 Only: If you are having problems with the RF function, check that the RF

antenna is connected properly and that you are using the remote control within

operating range of the Digital Satellite Receiver (see “Setting Up the RF Antenna

(SAT-A4 Only)” on page 19). Make sure that RF transmission is enabled (see

“Selecting IR/RF Transmission (SAT-A4 Only)” on page 71). Make sure the

Digital Satellite Receiver and remote control are using the same security code

(see “Setting the Security Code (SAT-A4 Only)” on page 72).

Try removing the batteries and reinserting them without touching any buttons

on the remote control.

If you connect the DIGITAL OUT terminal to a device that is not Dolby Digital

compatible, set the Dolby Digital Option to OFF (page 58).

Audio Noise

Not all optical terminals on A/V receivers are Dolby Digital compatible.

If you are unable to resolve problems with your system, please see

“Customer Support” on page 2 for customer support information and

telephone numbers.

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Precautions

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

Satellite Receiver and have it checked by qualiﬁed personnel

before operating it any further.

On Safety

Operate the Digital Satellite Receiver only on 120 V AC.

For detailed safety precautions, see the “Important Safeguards”

leaﬂet that came with the Digital Satellite Receiver.

The Digital Satellite Receiver continues to draw power from the

AC power source as long as it is connected to the wall outlet, even

if the Digital Satellite Receiver itself has been turned off.

On Power Sources

If you are not going to use the Digital Satellite Receiver for a long

time, be sure to disconnect the Digital Satellite Receiver from the

wall outlet and cancel your programming subscription. To

disconnect the AC power cord, grasp the plug itself; never pull the

cord.

To further protect the Digital Satellite Receiver from damage

caused by lightning or power surges, connect a power surge

protector to your telephone line, AC power cord, and external

antennas.

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

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 replaced, have

it done at a qualiﬁed service shop only.

Place the Digital Satellite Receiver in a location with adequate

ventilation to prevent heat build-up in the Digital Satellite Receiver

and prolong the life of the Digital Satellite Receiver.

On Placement

Do not place the Digital Satellite Receiver in a location where it will

be exposed to extreme hot or cold temperatures. Avoid direct

sunlight and do not place near heat sources.

Do not place the Digital Satellite Receiver in a location subject to

excessive dust or mechanical vibration. Protect from vibration at all

times.

Do not place anything on top of the Digital Satellite Receiver,

which might block the ventilation holes and cause malfunctions.

Before connecting other components, be sure to turn off and

unplug the Digital Satellite Receiver.

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

moistened with a mild detergent solution. Do not use any type of

abrasive pad, scouring powder, or solvent such as alcohol or

benzine.

On Cleaning

Keep the original cartons and packing materials to safely transport

the equipment in the future.

On Repacking

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FCC Regulations and Information

FCC Registration Information

Radio Interference Information

Your Digital Satellite Receiver has been registered by the Federal

Communication Commission (FCC) as not being harmful to the

telephone network when connected directly to the telephone

lines. In order to fully comply with the Rules of the FCC, the

following instructions should be read carefully and followed

completely where applicable:

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 reasonable protection

against harmful interference in a residential installation. This

equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy

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 interference

to radio or television reception (which you can determine by

turning the equipment off and on), you are encouraged to try to

correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) has

established Rules which permit this 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.

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

to the telephone network; this device should be disconnected

until the source of the problem can be determined and until

repair has been made. If this is not done, the telephone

company may temporarily disconnect service.

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna (the antenna for

radio or television that is receiving the interference)

Change the position of the Digital Satellite Receiver with

respect to the radio or television equipment that is receiving

the interference

The telephone 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.

Move the Digital Satellite Receiver away from the

equipment that is receiving the interference

Plug the Digital Satellite Receiver into a different outlet so

that the Digital Satellite Receiver and the equipment

receiving the interference are on different branch circuits

If the telephone company requests information on what

equipment is connected to their lines, inform them of:

Shielded cables and I/O cords must be used for this equipment to

comply with the relevant FCC regulations. Changes or

modiﬁcations not expressly approved in writing by Sony

Electronics, Inc., void the user’s authority to operate this

equipment.

The telephone number to which this unit is connected.

b. The ringer equivalence number.

c. The USOC jack required.

d. The FCC Registration Number.

If these measures do not eliminate the interference, you should

consult your DIREC

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

Equivalence Number (REN) is used 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 properly.

TV System dealer or an experienced radio/television technician

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 Ofﬁce, Washington, D.C., 20402 Stock No.

004-000-00345-4.

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 need 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 radioelectrique edicte par le ministere des

Communications du Canada.

Declaration of Conformity

Trade Name:

Model No.:

Sony

SAT-A4

Responsible Party: Sony Electronics Inc.

Address:

Telephone No.:

1 Sony Drive, Park Ridge, NJ. 07656 USA

201-930-6972

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is

subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not

cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any

interference received, including interference that may cause

undesired operation.

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Limited Warranty

DIRECTV Systems

SONY ELECTRONICS INC. (“SONY”) warrants this Product

(including any accessories) against defects in material or

workmanship as follows:

REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT AS PROVIDED UNDER THIS

WARRANTY IS THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY OF THE

CONSUMER. SONY SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY

INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR BREACH

OF ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY ON THIS

PRODUCT. IN NO EVENT SHALL SONY BE LIABLE FOR ANY

INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES

LABOR. For a period of 90 days from the original 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.

WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO

USE THE PRODUCT. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES 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

PARTICULAR PURPOSE ON THIS PRODUCT IS LIMITED IN

DURATION TO THE DURATION OF THIS WARRANTY.

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 warranted for the remainder of the

original warranty period or ninety (90) days from installation

by SONY’s authorized facility, whichever is longer.

ACCESSORIES. Parts and labor for all accessories are for one

(1) year.

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

date, if the unit was professionally installed by a SONY

authorized DIRECTV System Installer and the LNB

(Electronic Antenna Element) fails to function properly,

SONY will repair or replace the LNB with 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 rate for an in-home service call.

This warranty is invalid if the factory applied serial number has

been altered or removed from the Product.

Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental

or consequential damages, or allow limitations on how long an

implied warranty lasts, so the above limitations or exclusions 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 which vary from state to state.

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 DIRECTV System service facility. Please see the

telephone number at the end of this section for a number to call to

locate the closest facility.

For your convenience, SONY ELECTRONICS INC. has

established telephone numbers for frequently asked questions. To

locate the servicer or dealer nearest you, for assistance or

resolution of a service problem, or for product information or

operation, call:

This warranty does not cover customer instruction, installation,

setup adjustments or signal reception problems.

SONY SATELLITE SYSTEM INFORMATION CENTER

1-800-838-7669 (Sony)

This warranty does not cover cosmetic damage or damage due to

acts of God, accident, misuse, abuse, negligence, commercial use,

or modiﬁcation of, or to any part of the Product, including the

antenna. This warranty does not cover improper installation (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 improper operation or maintenance, connection to

improper voltage supply, or attempted repair by anyone other

than a facility authorized by SONY to service the Product. This

warranty does not cover Products sold AS IS or WITH ALL

FAULTS. This warranty is valid only in the United States.

For an accessory or part not available from your authorized

dealer, call:

1-800-488-7669

About Sony Customer Support

Every Sony brand DIRECTV System 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 7:30 pm Eastern Time; Saturday delivery depends

upon zip code). All it takes is a valid credit card to cover a security

deposit, and Sony will 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.

Proof of purchase in the form of a bill of sale or receipted invoice

which is evidence that the unit is within the Warranty period must

be presented to obtain warranty service.

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Speciﬁcations

Input Jacks

UHF/VHF

Supplied

Remote Control

75 ohm f-type

Accessories

RM-Y800 (SAT-A4)

RM-Y139 (SAT-B3)

Size AA Batteries (2)

Access Card (1)

Audio/Video Cable (1)

S-VIDEO Cable (1) (SAT-A4)

RF Antenna (1) (SAT-A4)

RF Cable (1)

Telephone Line Cord (1)

AC Power Cord (1)

IR Blaster (1)

Satellite Dish Antenna

75 ohm f-type

RF Remote (SAT-A4)

AC Power (120 V, 60 Hz)

Output Jacks

S-VIDEO OUT

4-pin mini DIN

VIDEO (RCA jacks) (2)

OPTICAL OUT (1)

AUDIO R/L (RCA jacks) (2)

VHF(SAT)/UHF, f-type

Low-Speed Data

9-pin D-Sub Female

TEL LINE

VCR CONTROL (1)

Optional

Sony-brand

Digital Satellite

System Accessories

Local TV Antenna

ANJ-AA1

Installation Kit

ANJ-DS2

Ampliﬁer

EAC-DA1

Input Frequency

950 - 1450 MHz

AC 120 V

Diplexer

Power

Requirements

EAC-DD1

Voltage Switch

EAC-DV1

Power

Consumption

20 W max

Dimensions

(w/h/d)

280 x 66.5 x 228.5 mm

11 x 2 ⁵/8 x 9 inches

Weight

Set: 2.7 kg/6.0 lbs (SAT-A4)

2.5 kg/5.4 lbs (SAT-B3)

Unit: 1.6 kg/3.6 lbs (SAT-A4)

1.5 kg/3.4 lbs (SAT-B3)

Note

Design and speciﬁcations are subject to change without

notice.

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Index

0-9 buttons 7, 8, 26, 82, 84

16:9 aspect ratio 70

4:3 aspect ratio 70

Hi-Fi A/V system 16

home entertainment system 16

IR Blaster 18

RF antenna 19

TV and VCR 14

H, I, J

Highlight and Select, explained 23

INDEX button 7, 8, 82, 84

IR Blaster 18, 66

joystick 7, 82

(audio symbol) 40, 56

(data services symbol) 40, 61

Dolby Digital Audio symbol 40,

(lock symbol) 49, 53

(messages symbol) 59

button 7, 8, 27, 78

TV with A/V connectors 13

TV with RF connector 12

Jump

button 82, 84

Loop 48

Custom Guide 54