Operating instructions

10 Adding system components
Connecting a home
entertainment
system
You can integrate the DIRECTV Receiver into your entertainment system to
take advantage of enhanced audio and video capability. Follow these
instructions to connect your DIRECTV Receiver.
• To connect the DIRECTV Receiver to your audio system, use A/V cables to
connect the satellite receiver to the audio receiver’s
AUDIO IN jacks. Refer
to the figures on page 2 for rear panel connector locations.
The A/V receiver must be turned
on in order to send the video
signal to your TV.
• Dolby Digital - With the SAT-A65A model, you can enjoy programs that
contain a Dolby Digital sound track. We recommend that you listen in
surround sound for maximum enjoyment of these programs. You can
connect the stereo outputs of the SAT-A65A to a receiver that contains a
Dolby Surround Pro Logic decoder. This will provide you with three audio
channels in the front and a mono surround channel.
• To take full advantage of Dolby Digital programming, connect the
SAT-A65A digital audio output to an external 5.1-channel Dolby Digital
decoder or receiver. This provides you with three front channels, two
independent surround channels, and a sub-woofer channel.
1. Connect the satellite antenna RG-6 coaxial cable to the DIRECTV
Receiver’s
SATELLITE IN jack.
2. Connect the DIRECTV Receiver’s
A/V jacks to the VCR and A/V receiver’s
A/V jacks.
3. AUX, optical connection, and digital output connections – If your audio
receiver has coaxial or optical digital connectors, connect the appropriate
type of cable to the DIRECTV Receiver’s
DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (SAT-A65A
only) for two-channel digital stereo. If your A/V receiver is also capable of
decoding Dolby Digital, use this connection in order to listen in full
5.1-channel surround sound. Additional audio information begins on
page 20.
4. Connect the VCR’s
A/V OUT jacks to a pair of the A/V receiver’s A/V IN
jacks.
5. Connect the A/V receiver’s
MONITOR OUT jack to the TV’s VIDEO IN
jack.
6. Plug the components into an electrical outlet.
Note: If you have connected a VCR to your entertainment system in a way
that routes the satellite receiver’s signal to your VCR before it reaches the
TV, you may see a distorted picture if you try to record a copy-protected
program. A
Can’t Tape symbol in the screen banner identifies these
programs. If this occurs, simply stop recording and the picture will
automatically correct itself.