Sony SAT-HD300 - Manuals

5 TABLE OF CONTENTS Safety Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Important Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Table of Contents . . . ....

6 7. Advanced Program Guide™ 7-1. About the Advanced Program Guide ™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 7-2. Layout of the Advanced Program Guide ™ Screen . . . .50-51 7-3. Moving through the Advanced Program Guide ™ . . . . .52-53 7-4. Selecting a Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

7 1-1. A New World of Digital Entertainment Welcome to the SAT-HD300 DIRECTV ® HD Receiver, an advanced digital satellite receiver that show- cases a new generation of digital entertainment. The DIRECTV HD Receiver delivers a variety of programs from DIRECTV and has a built-in HD Receiver that serve...

2-1. Sending Signals 9 2. IMPORTANT OVERVIEW Digital broadcasting is a new way of sending programs over the airwaves with superior qual- ity video and audio. The DIRECTV ® HD Receiver enables you to take full advantage of digital broadcasting. To fully enjoy it, it is helpful understand the ways the...

Signal Format Analog Digital SD HD 10 2-2. TV Signal Formats The digital TV standards allow several different formats. Broadcasters can choose between three formats: • 480p - The picture is 704 x 480 pixels, sent at 60 complete frames per second (480i is also possible). • 720p - The picture is 1280 ...

2. IMPORTANT OVERVIEW 11 2-3. Display Formats The DIRECTV ® HD Receiver provides several display formats. The FORMAT button in the front panel changes the display format in the cycle of 1080i, 720p, 480p, 480i, native, variable 1, variable 2, variable 3 and Auto DVI** modes. In 1080i, 720p, 480p and...

13 2. IMPORTANT OVERVIEW 2-4. Normal and Wide Format Signals WHEN YOU SET THE FORMAT TO HDTV (1080i/720p) Normal Choose when you want to view a picturewith an original 4:3 aspect ratio on your16:9 TV. Black or gray bars will show at theleft and right sides. Wide Choose when you want to evenly stretc...

14 2-5. Audio Signals Dolby Digital Sound with 5.1 Channels sub-woofer rightspeaker left speaker center channel speaker surround sound speaker surroundsound speaker Digital Audio Signals The DIRECTV ® HD Receiver will be the focal center of your home entertainment system comprising a variety of comp...

15 The analog audio outputs may be used to drive an external Hi-Fi audio system instead of the TV speakers. These stereo outputs are activated by setting the Analog Mode in the Audio menu to Stereo. If you set the Analog Mode to SAP (Second Audio Program), you can hear the program’s dia- log in anot...

17 3. SETUP AND CONNECTIONS 2-6. On-Screen Display Help First, certain features and terminologies used in the on-screen menus require your basic understanding to fully utilize their capabilities. The DIRECTV ® HD Receiver provides a power- ful feature called “Help” that describes highlighted menu it...

18 3-1. Unpacking Make sure you have received all these items listed below with the DIRECTV ® HD Receiver. MENU MUTING TV TV/VIDEO FAVORITE FLIP OPEN FREEZE C O D E S E T SIGNAL WIDE MODE HELP CC PREV CH CH VOL GUIDE INFO ENTER PIC MODE FUNCTION SAT SLEEP TV POWER SAT E XIT R M - Y 8 2 2 S VIDEO Jac...

19 3. SETUP AND CONNECTIONS 3-1. Unpacking DIRECTV ® HD Receiver The DIRECTV HD Receiver is capable of receiving signals from the satellite dish, cable, and/or over-the-airantenna and sending the decoder signals to your TV. Remote Control In addition to the DIRECTV HD Receiver, the remote control ca...

22 3-3. General Recommendations You can connect the DIRECTV ® HD Receiver in a variety of configurations. The answers to the follow- ing questions will determine the correct setup for you. - What type of antennas do you have? Satellite dish, cable, and/or over-the-air antennas. - What type of connec...

23 3. SETUP AND CONNECTIONS 3-4. Connecting to Antennas - Non-Satellite Sources Receiving Signals 1. Connect the “Antenna” to the “ANT IN” jack on the DIRECTV ® HD Receiver using a coaxial RF cable. 2. Connect the cable TV signal to the “CABLE IN” jack on the DIRECTV HD Receiver using a coaxial RF c...

24 3-4. Connecting to Antennas - Round Dish (Satellite A) Receiving Signals 1. Connect the “Antenna” to the “ANT IN” jack on the DIRECTV ® HD Receiver using a coaxial RF cable. 2. Connect the cable TV signal to the “CABLE IN” jack on the DIRECTV HD Receiver using a coaxial RF cable. 3. Connect the “...

27 3. SETUP AND CONNECTIONS 3-5. TV Connection - Analog TV TV Viewing 1. Connect the “OUT TO TV” jack on the DIRECTV ® HD Receiver to the “ANT IN” jack on your TV using a coaxial RF cable. 2. Connect the “AUDIO OUT” and “VIDEO OUT” jacks on the DIRECTV HD Receiver to the “A/V IN” jack on your TV usi...

32 3-6. VCR Connection - VCR Controller Connect the VCR Controller to allow the Timer and Rec feature to automatically operate your VCR. See “VCR Control Setup “ on page 111 for information about setting up the Digital Satellite Receiver to work with your VCR. 1. Connect the VCR Controller to the VC...

33 3. SETUP AND CONNECTIONS 3-7. Audio Connection - Digital Audio System Dolby Digital ® Connection 1. Connect the “DIGITAL AUDIO OUT” jack on the DIRECTV ® HD Receiver to the “SPDIF IN” jack on your Dolby Digital or Pro Logic ® decoder using a digital optical cable. (A digital optical cable is not ...

34 3-7. Audio connection - Analog Hi-Fi System Hi-Fi System Connection 1. Connect the Left and Right “AUDIO OUT” jacks of the DIRECTV ® HD Receiver to the Left and Right “INPUT” jacks on your Hi-Fi audio system. (1080i/720p/480p) (1080i/720p/480p) RGB OUT DATA PORT DVI-HDTV OUT TYPE CABLE IN ANT IN ...

35 3. SETUP AND CONNECTIONS 3-8. Remote Control RF Antenna Connection The DIRECTV ® HD Receiver can be used with the supplied remote control RF (radio frequency) antenna and remote control that allow you to control your receiver from outside a cabinet or from another room within your home. RF Antenn...

4. FRONT PANEL AND REMOTE CONTROL 36 4-1. Using the Front Panel of the DIRECTV ® HD Receiver Power Turns the DIRECTV HD Receiver on or off. Access Card and RESET button Door The Access Card is the means by which DIRECTV controls the distribution of its services. The card must be inserted intothe acc...

4. FRONT PANEL AND REMOTE CONTROL 39 4-2. Using the Remote Control HELP button Opens the on-screen Help menu when no other on-screen displays are open.You can also see the help description of a menu item when that menu is openby pressing and holding the HELP button. SIGNAL button Shows the signal st...

4. FRONT PANEL AND REMOTE CONTROL 41 4-4. Remote Control Codes for Other Components TV Codes Manufacturer Code Sony 101 Admiral (M. Wards) 102, 114, 109 ABC 112 Bell & Howell (M. Wards) 114, 109, 138 Broksonic 103, 112 Craig 122, 123, 120, 121 Croslex 111 Curtis Mathis 103, 119, 123 Daewoo 135, ...

42 4-4. Remote Control Codes for Other Components VCR Codes (Continued) Manufacturer Code Realistic 309, 330, 328, 324, 338 Sansui 314 Singer 315 Samsung 322, 313, 321 Sanyo 330, 335 Scott 312, 313, 321, 335, 323, 324, 325, 326 Sharp 327, 325, 328 Shintom 315 Signature 2000 (M. Wards) 336, 327 Sylva...

6. BASIC OPERATION 6-1. Viewing the Channel Banner Input Source Icon (DIRECTV) Indicates from which source the current program signal is being received. The DIRECTV ® HD Receiver can receive a signal from ANT, ANT/Digital, CABLE or DIRECTV. Lock Icon ( ) Indicates that the parental or spending limit...

6-2. Accessing Favorite Channels The favorite list appears on the TV screen when you press the FAVORITE button on the remote control. It enables you to quickly access up to 50 favorite channels that were chosen in the Edit Channel section of the Setup menu or directly added in the Favorite guide as ...

47 6. BASIC OPERATION 6-3. Freeze Screen Pressing the FREEZE button freezes the current image. Pressing the FREEZE button again enlarges the digital video image. The image can then be scanned vertically and horizontally. Pressing the FREEZE button once again returns the image to live video. FREEZE M...

49 7-1. About the Advanced Program Guide™ 7. ADVANCED PROGRAM GUIDE™ The DIRECTV Advanced Program Guide™ contains schedule and program information for all DIRECTV ® channels. The Advanced Program Guide also provides local over-the-air channels information including both conventional analog and digit...

50 7-2. Layout of the Advanced Program Guide™ Screen The on-screen guide maintains ten different channel lists, each of which shows you only those channels and programs that belong to that channel list. The meaning and generation of each channel list is described below Note: When viewing the Program...

51 7. ADVANCED PROGRAM GUIDE™ 7-2. Layout of the Advanced Program Guide™ Screen The guide screen also provides two search menus: CATEGORY Searches for programs that belong to a given category. The DIRECTV HD Receiver firstshows you currently applicable categories and allows you to search for program...

52 7-3. Moving through the Advanced Program Guide™ The Advanced Program Guide™ is operated based on a simple and straightforward “Highlight and Select” process. 1. Use “ DEF G ” on your remote control to navigate the guide screen. 2. Press “ ” to select or execute the highlighted menu or function. T...

53 7. ADVANCED PROGRAM GUIDE™ 7-3. Moving through the Advanced Program Guide™ Direct Jumping You can quickly jump to a page that contains a specific channel by directly entering a channel number using the digit buttons “ 0~9 ” on the remote control. Pressing “ ” following the digit button strokes wi...

55 7. ADVANCED PROGRAM GUIDE™ 7-5. Getting More Program Information Pressing the INFO button will display available additional information about the highlighted program. Depending on the broadcaster and service provider, information may include actor and role relationships, original material, produc...

56 7-5. Getting More Program Information 5. If you want to check any other broadcasting schedules for this same program, move the highlight to the “Showings” menu, located on the left side of the additional information box, and press “ ”. 6. To return to the previous guide screen, Move the highlight...

57 7. ADVANCED PROGRAM GUIDE™ 7-6. Setting a Timer/Record Event for Future Viewing If you want to view a program scheduled in the future, you can put that program on the Timer/Record List so that program will be automatically tuned. A timer event will automatically tune to the selected channel at th...

58 7-7. Purchasing DIRECTV ® Pay Per View Programs If you subscribe to DIRECTV ® programming, you may preview pay per view movies on channel 200, the DIRECTV promo channel, to determine if you would like to purchase them. To purchase Pay Per View (PPV) programs: 1. From the program guide, press INFO...

59 7. ADVANCED PROGRAM GUIDE™ 7-8. Searching for Programs by Category You can search for specific programs by their categories. The category information of each program is provided by the Advanced Program Guide™ so that you can choose one of them to search for matching programs. You can also set a s...

60 7-8. Searching for Programs by Category When you search for programs by category, you can also use the user-defined “MY CATEGORY” feature. You may specify two user-defined categories. One is the “MY CATEGORY1” and the other is the “MY CATEGORY2”. These categories can also be modified in the EDIT ...

61 7. ADVANCED PROGRAM GUIDE™ 7-9. Searching for Programs by Keyword You can also search for programs by keywords which can be found in program titles or credit titles such as actor/actress name, director name, etc. To search programs by keyword: 1. While viewing the Program Guide, press the GUIDE b...

68 8-7. Initializing the System About Initial Setup The DIRECTV ® HD Receiver is capable of receiving three types of signals; ANT, CABLE and DIRECTV ® programming (if you are a DIRECTV customer). Initial Setup lets you initialize your system to function properly with your dish antenna. Setup Wizard ...

72 8-7. Initializing the System Step 5. Create Channel list The Setup wizard will show the summary screen of the setup sequence. The next page will create the channel list automatically. After the Setup Wizard process is completed, press the “ ” button on the remote control to finish the Initial Set...

78 8-8. Managing Channels Favorite/Ch. Edit The default channel list is made in the Auto Program menu. Favorite/Ch. Edit allows you to create two other types of channel lists; custom list and favorite list. A custom list can be created by toggling each channel on or off with “ ”. Once a channel is h...

91 8. CUSTOMIZATION 8-13. Choosing the Aspect Ratio Modes for temporarily viewing high-definition content (16:9) WHEN OUTPUT FOR-MAT IS IS 720p OR 1080i MODE : Standard Choose when you want to view a picture with no adjustment. Expand Choose when you want to view a picture in the 16:9 ratio size. Th...

92 8-14. Setting Digital Caption Allows you to select a mode for displaying Digital Caption Data. In the Digital Caption Service, Services 1-6 typically represent different Language Services, if available. Service 1 Service 1 is designated as the Primary Caption Service. This service contains the ve...

94 8-16. Setting Closed Caption Allows you to select a mode for displaying analog Closed Caption Data. In the Analog CaptionService, Captions 1-4 display program’s dialog, and Text 1-4 display for a data service information.(Note : Closed Captions will appear only when they are provided by the broad...

115 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS Television System NTSC, Analog American Standard (480i) ATSC, Digital TV standard (1080i, 720p, 480p, 480i) DIRECTV Channel Coverage Digital TV 1-69 VHF 2-13 UHF 14-69 CATV 1-125 DIRECTV variable Inputs/Outputs ATSC/NTSC RF Inputs Antenna (1), Cable TV (1) (Terrestrial) RF...

116 TROUBLESHOOTING Sony and DIRECTV are dedicated to providing you with quality support and customer service. If you have questions ordifficulties that you cannot resolve using the tips in this troubleshooting section, consult your dealer or call DIRECTV at1-800-DIRECTV (1-800-531-5000) regarding D...

117 TROUBLESHOOTING SYMPTOMS SOLUTIONS The Program Guide shows channelsI don’t receive. Cannot receive high-definition chan-nels. Normal picture but no sound. Picture is distorted. Video image does not fill the TVscreen. Available channels are missing. A previously available channel is nolonger avai...

118 SYMPTOMS SOLUTIONS Aspect Ratio setting is re-set afterthe channel is changed. The remote control is not responding. The timer does not work. You forget your password. If a white bar is shown at the topposition on the display device Weak Sound Conflicting digital channel numbers. Cannot tune to ...

119 SYMPTOMS SOLUTIONS Closed captions are not displayed.Two sets of overlapping captionsappear.Closed captions are not shownusing my custom styles. Cannot receive audio with 5.1 chan-nels. Incorrect operation when controllingthe HD Receiver from anotherdevice, such as a DVR. Programming which appea...

120 Limited Warranty Digital Satellite Receivers SONY ELECTRONICS INC. (“SONY”) warrants this Productagainst defects in material or workmanship as follows: 1. Labor: For a period of 90 days from the original date of purchase, if the Products is determined to be defective,SONY will repair or replace ...

121 Software License Agreement License and Restrictions Sony Electronics Inc.(“Sony”) grants User a license to Use onecopy of the software which is provided to you as part of thisSony product(“software”). “Use”means storing, loading,installing, executing or displaying the Software. Use may notcopy, ...

122 Index A Access Card 19, 36, 110Advanced Program Guide™ 16, 49-61Advanced Setup 95Analog Audio Signals 15Analog TV Connection 27ANT IN Jack 20, 23-31Antennas Connection 23-26Arrow Keys, on front panel 36Aspect Ratio Setting 89-91ATSC 9Audio Connection 33, 34Audio Language 87Audio Mode 86Audio Out...

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