User manual DIRECTV R15

[. . . ] User Guide DIRECTV Plus Receiver ® Safety & Care WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this product to rain or moisture. The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and that no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the apparatus. Safety & Care Your DIRECTV Plus® Receiver has been designed and manufactured to stringent quality and safety standards. You should, however, be aware of the following important precautions for safe and optimal use of the equipment. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN ! Important Safety Instructions Meaning of symbols printed on the rear panel of the product: · The " bolt of lightning" indicates un-insulated material within your unit may cause an electrical shock. For the safety of everyone in your household, please do not remove product covering. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). [. . . ] Some menu items will display a submenu, others will take you directly to a new screen. The Quick Menu is context-sensitive, meaning it shows different options depending upon where you are when you press MENU. Settings Selecting Settings in the Quick Menu displays a submenu of items that lets you customize, adjust and keep track of your DIRECTV viewing experience. Setup The Setup item in the Quick Menu displays the Setup screen, where you can access the Info & Test, Satellite Setup, Audio Setup, Display Setup, Access Card and System Reset screens. Info & Test The System Info option lets you view the current system information. The System Test option lets you run a test on the tuner, access card, receiver ID and phone line. Satellite This option is useful if your DIRECTV Plus Receiver has lost signal strength, or you need to realign your satellite dish. Access Card Follow the onscreen directions to replace your access card. (Note: DIRECTV will provide new access cards and instructions when necessary. ) 32 Using the Quick Menu DIRECTV Plus® - User Guide Reset From here you can reset the receiver, reset to factory defaults, or reset everything. Scheduler This feature gives you an overview of and access to all the programs you've set to record or purchase. Favorites Check the current status of your Favorites list(s) by clicking here, and make changes if you like. See page 37 for more details. Parental Controls Check the current restrictions of your Parental Controls by clicking here, and make any adjustments. See page 39 for more details. Audio Options Some programs have alternate audio available (such as other language tracks or Dolby Digital). This option only appears in the Quick Menu over Live TV when the current program has alternate audio. You can set the default so that whenever a program has alternate audio available, it automatically plays this audio, or you can change the alternate audio temporarily for the program you are watching. In either case, press MENU while in Live TV, then: To change the default audio, from the Quick Menu, select Settings, select Setup, then select Audio in the left menu and follow the onscreen instructions. To temporarily change the audio, from the Quick Menu, select Audio Options, then select the audio track you prefer. Once the program is over or you change the channel, the audio will change back to the default setting. Chapter 3 33 CHAPTER 3 Dolby® Digital 5. 1 Dolby Digital 5. 1 gives you five discrete channels of full-range digital audio, plus one channel of low-frequency (subwoofer) audio, for use by A/V receivers capable of decoding the 5. 1-channel signal. The audio signals are broken into left-front, center, right-front, leftrear, right-rear and low-frequency channels. The result, when your DIRECTV Plus® Receiver is connected to a compatible Dolby Digital 5. 1 channel A/V receiver and speaker setup, is an experience that gives you much of the dynamic range, 360-degree imaging and sonic excitement of a real theater. Not all TV programs are broadcast using Dolby Digital 5. 1 for DIRECTV® programming. Programs broadcast using this high-quality audio standard are indicated by the words Dolby Digital in the program description in the Channel Banner (see page 23) and the Guide (see page 24). To change the current Digital Audio format, press MENU, select Settings, then select Setup. Highlight the Dolby Digital tab and press SELECT, then follow the onscreen instructions and select from the following options: 4 Dolby On (RCA): Select this option to optimize the audio on programs with Dolby Digital Audio if you are using the Digital Audio Out (Optical) to a digital audio receiver and the Audio/Video (RCA) cable to your TV or stereo. 4 Dolby On (RF): Select this option to optimize the audio on programs with Dolby Digital Audio if you are using the Digital Audio Out (Optical) to a digital audio receiver and the RF coaxial output cable to your TV or stereo. 4 OFF: Select this option if you are not using the Digital Audio Out (Optical). 34 Watching TV DIRECTV Plus® - User Guide Category Sort This feature lets you temporarily arrange the Guide to list only programs in a particular category such as Movies, Sports or News. To further narrow your search, select the category you want, then select a subcategory if you wish. To quickly move through the Category Search results, use the RED or GREEN key on your remote to advance or reverse in 90-minute increments. Press GUIDE to return to the regular Guide, or EXIT to return to live TV. Pay Per View This option enables you to check out DIRECTV Pay Per View listings by category. [. . . ] To be certain of the number of devices that may be connected to a line, as determined by the total RENs, contact your local telephone company. The REN for this product is part of the product identifier that has the format US: AAAEQ##TXXXX. The digits represented by ## are the REN without the decimal point (e. g. , 03 is a REN of 0. 3). If this DIRECTV Plus Receiver causes harm to the telephone network, the telephone company will notify you in advance that temporary discontinuance of service may be required. [. . . ]