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SIR-TS360
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DIRECTV HD Receiver
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Owner’s Manual
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Warning! Important Safety Instructions This symbol indicates high voltage is CAUTION present inside. It is dangerous to make RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN any kind of contact with any inside part of this product. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELEC TRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER This symbol alerts you that important (OR BACK). NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS literature concerning operation and INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED maintenance have been included with SERVICE PERSONNEL. this pr
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Important Safety Information 1) Read these instructions. 2) Keep these instructions. 3) Heed all warnings. 4) Follow all instructions. 5) Do not use this apparatus near water. 6) Clean only with dry cloth. 7) Do not block any ventilation openings, Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. 8) Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat. 9) Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or
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Notices Attention Telephone Line Interruption ® A continuous land-based phone line connection is required for DIRECTV Pay Per View ® functionality and DIRECTV subscriptions. Any calls generated by the DIRECTV HD Receiver are toll free. These calls are typically made in the middle of the night; your phone is in use for approximately 30 seconds. NOTE 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 a
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Program Recording Restrictions All other taping is expressly prohibited. Some programming may not be taped. An additional taping fee may be applied. Call your program provider for details. High definition broadcast copyright limitations Due to copyright restrictions, you may not be able to view some high definition programs in high definition format using this product. (Also, whenever possible you should connect both HD and SD interfaces to permit SD viewing of programs if HD viewing is restrict
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SAMSUNG DIGITAL SATELLITE RECEIVER LIMITED WARRANTY TO ORIGINAL PURCHASER This SAMSUNG manufactured product, as supplied and distributed by Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (SAMSUNG) and delivered new, in the original carton to the original consumer purchaser, is warranted by SAMSUNG against manufacturing defects in materials and workmanship for a limited warranty period of: One (1) Year Parts and Labor* (*90 Days Parts and Labor for Commercial Use) This limited warranty begins on the original
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THERE ARE NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES OTHER THAN THOSE LISTED AND DESCRIBED ABOVE, AND NO WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, SHALL APPLY AFTER THE EXPRESS WARRANTY PERIODS STATED ABOVE, AND NO OTHER EXPRESS WARRANTY OR GUARANTY GIVEN BY ANY PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION WITH RESPECT TO THIS PRODUCT SHALL BE BINDING ON SAMSUNG. SAMSUNG SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR LOSS OF REVENUE OR PROFITS, FAILU
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1: Technical overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 What are Analog TV, DTV, NTSC, ATSC, SDTV, and HDTV? . . . . . .10 What kinds of TV programming can I watch ® with the DIRECTV HD Receiver? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 What equipment is required to view HDTV programming? . . . . . . . .11 Resolution and interlacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 5: Program reminders and recording timers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70 Setting up the VCR control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70 Scheduling program reminders and recording timers . . . . . . . . . . . .71 Reviewing and modifying reminders and recording timers . . . . . . . .72 Chapter 6: User profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1 CHAPTER 1 1 Technical overview Chapter 1: Technical overview ® This chapter explains the technical capabilities of the DIRECTV HD Receiver, and provides background information on digital television. Topics covered here include: What are Analog TV, Digital TV, NTSC, ATSC, SDTV, and HDTV? ® What kinds of TV programming can I watch with the DIRECTV HD Receiver? What equipment is required to view HDTV programming? Resolution and interlacing Video output options Aspect ratio Screen formats ® Dolby
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1 CHAPTER 1 1 Technical overview ® What kinds of TV programming can I watch with the DIRECTV HD Receiver? ® The DIRECTV HD Receiver provides you with the ability to receive television programs from a wide range of sources, and to display them on virtually any TV or monitor. ® Using the Air In, Satellite In, and Cable In jacks on the back of the DIRECTV HD Receiver, you can receive television programs from: ® HDTV and SDTV DIRECTV programming via digital satellites (through the Satellite In jack)
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1 CHAPTER 1 1 Technical overview Resolution and interlacing Two of the elements that determine the quality of a TV picture are resolution and interlacing. Resolution: For TV equipment and broadcasts, resolution is defined by the number of horizontal lines displayed to make up each frame of a video image. The more lines of resolution used to draw each frame of video, the more detailed and sharp the picture will be. Standard TV resolution uses 480 horizontal lines to make up each frame of video.
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1 CHAPTER 1 1 Technical overview The table below details the results you get with each combination of input signal format and TV display format. ® HDTV and SDTV DIRECTV programming via digital satellites (through the Satellite In jack). Local off-air analog television broadcasts (NTSC), and local off-air digital broadcasts (ATSC) (through the Air In jack). Unscrambled analog cable TV services for unscrambled cable programming (through the Cable In jack). Various external input signals received t
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1 CHAPTER 1 1 Technical overview For example, if you have a standard resolution TV, you would set the Resolution button to 480p/i. ® Then programs received by the DIRECTV HD Receiver at any resolution would be converted to a resolution of 480p or 480i for display on your television. This information can also be helpful when deciding how to connect your TV and VCR to ® the DIRECTV HD Receiver. For example, if you have a High Definition TV capable of displaying 1080i, and a standard VCR, you w
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1 CHAPTER 1 1 Technical overview Aspect ratio In addition to resolution and interlacing, HDTV is also defined by the aspect ratio of its broadcasts. Aspect ratio means the shape of the screen as defined by the ratio of the screen’s width to its height. For analog TV and SDTV, the aspect ratio is 4 units wide by 3 units high (usually written 4:3). This is the familiar shape of conventional TVs — slightly wider than they are tall. For HDTV broadcasts, the aspect ratio is 16:9 (nearly twice as w
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1 CHAPTER 1 1 Technical overview 4:3 TVs showing 16:9 programs For a standard 4:3 TV showing a widescreen program, the program is too wide to fit on ® the screen. The DIRECTV HD Receiver gives you 4 ways to fix the problem: Letter box: If you choose the letter box format, the 16:9 image is shrunk until the entire width of the program fits on your TV. Since the aspect ratio of the program is maintained, the image is no longer tall enough to fill your screen, so black/gray bars are seen at th
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1 CHAPTER 1 1 Technical overview 16:9 TVs showing 4:3 programs For a wide screen 16:9 TV showing a standard 4:3 TV program, the program is too tall ® to fit on the screen. The DIRECTV HD Receiver gives you 5 ways to fix the problem: Pillar box: If you choose the pillar box format, the 4:3 image is shrunk until the entire height of the program fits on your TV. Since the aspect ratio of the program is maintained, the image is no longer wide enough to fill your screen, so black/gray bars are se
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1 CHAPTER 1 1 Technical overview These 2 tables summarize your screen format options: If your display is a 4:3 format TV or monitor, your format options include these: For 4:3 program signals: Full For 16:9 program signals: *Letter box Full Zoom 1 Zoom 2 NOTE Letter box is not available through the composite output jacks (Video Out, S-Video Out, and TV • Out jacks) when the RESOLUTION SELECT button is set to 1080i and the source signal is 1080i. If you
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1 CHAPTER 1 1 Technical overview ® Dolby Digital 5.1 Just as the ATSC has specified 1080i or 720p as the video formats required for HDTV, they have also specified a recommended audio format: Dolby Digital 5.1. Dolby Digital 5.1 provides 5 discrete channels of digital audio information 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, left-rear, right-rear and a low-frequency effects channel (designed for su
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2 CHAPTER 2 2 Getting started Chapter 2: Getting started This chapter tells you everything you need to know before you start setting up and using ® your DIRECTV HD Receiver. It includes information on: Box contents Front panel controls and lights ® Back of the DIRECTV HD Receiver Installing the batteries in the remote control Inserting the Access Card Box contents ® Welcome! The first step in setting up your DIRECTV HD Receiver is to unpack the box and familiarize yourself with its contents. If
