User's Manual

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Chapter 1
Hardware Reference
Cables & Connections
Best V ideo: S-Video Jack and Ca ble
S-videojacksandcablesprovidethebestpicturequality.Youwillstillneedtoconnecttheleftand
right audio cable s to the TV, or optical audio cable to y our stereo, because the S-Vide o cable only
carriesthepicturesignal,notsound.
Audio/Video (A/V) Ja ck and Cable
Audio /V ideo (A/V) cables provide ver y good pic tu re qua l ity and stereo sound, and should be used i f
your TV does not have S-video ja cks. The DIRECTV Receiver’s A/V jac ks are color coded (yellow for
video, red for r ig ht audio and wh ite for left aud io). I f your TV h as only one i nput for audio (mono),
connect it to the left (white) audio jac k on the DIRECTV R ec eiver.
RF Jack and Coaxial Cable (F -type)
RF jack s and coax ial cables provide good picture a nd mono sound qualit y. They should be used
ifA/VconnectionsarenotavailableonyourTV.RFjacksareusedtoconnecttoyourTVand
satell ite di s h, of f-air antenna and cable feed conne ct ions. The RF ja c ks on the re ceiver a re labeled
SATELLITEIN,OFF-AIRINandOUTTOTV.Note:BesuretouseRG-6coaxialcablewhen
connect ing f rom t he satell ite dish to the DIRECTV Receiver.
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