Page 2 - WARNING; CAUTION
206-3813 1 WARNING TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARDS, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. WARNING: Do not install this equipment in a confined space such as a book case or similar unit. NOTE TO CABLE/TV/SATELLITE DISH INSTALLER: This reminder is provided to call the cable TV system/satell...
Page 3 - DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
2 206-3675 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two condi-tions : (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any inter-ference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Equipment ...
Page 4 - IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
206-3813 CAUTION: PLEASE READ AND OBSERVE ALL WARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS OWNER’S MAN- UAL AND THOSE MARKED ON THE UNIT. RETAIN THIS BOOKLET FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. This set has been designed and manufactured to assure personal safety. Improper use can result in electric shock orfire hazard. The...
Page 5 - IMPORTANT INFORMATION; tions, you would need to connect SD interfaces to view the program.
4 IMPORTANT INFORMATION Due to copyright restrictions, you may not be able to view some high definition programs in high definition format using this product. If HD viewing is prohibited due to copyright restric- tions, you would need to connect SD interfaces to view the program. In certain markets,...
Page 6 - TABLE OF CONTENTS; Important Overview
Safety Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Important Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tab...
Page 7 - -2. Layout of the Advanced Program Guide
6 206-3813 47484950515253545556 5758596062636771727475808284868788949596 97 99101 7. Advanced Program Guide 8. Customization 9. EZ Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reference 7-1. About the Advanced Prog...
Page 8 - -1. A New World of Digital Entertainment; Welcome to the new DIRECTV
7 206-3813 1-1. A New World of Digital Entertainment Welcome to the new DIRECTV ® High-Definition Receiver, an advanced HDTV/digital satellite receiver that showcases a new generation of digital entertainment. Different from conventional analog broadcasts, digital broadcasts allow you to enjoy super...
Page 10 - IMPORTANT OVERVIEW; ity video and audio. The DIRECTV
2-1. Sending Signals 9 206-3813 2. IMPORTANT OVERVIEW Digital broadcasting is a new way of sending programs over the airwaves with superior qual- ity video and audio. The DIRECTV ® High-Definition Receiver enables you to take full advan- tage of digital broadcasting. To fully enjoy it, you need to u...
Page 11 - ture updates every sixtieth of a second.); Standard Comparison Table
10 206-3813 Signal Format Analog (NTSC) Digital (ATSC/DIRECTV) SD HD 2-2. TV Signal Format 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)....
Page 12 - Display Format
2. IMPORTANT OVERVIEW 11 206-3813 2-3. Display Formats The DIRECTV ® High-Definition Receiver provides several display formats. Display Format button in the front panel changes the display format in the cycle of 1080i, 720p, 480p, 480i, native, hybrid-1, hybrid-2, EZ DVI modes. In 1080i, 720p, 480p ...
Page 13 - Letter box
12 206-3813 2-4. Normal and Wide Format Signals When you view a high definition picture(16:9) with 480i or 480p format setting, the ratio button on the remote control changes the wide mode in the cycle of Letterbox, Cropped, to Squeezed. When you view a standard definition picture(4:3) with 720p or ...
Page 14 - Normal
13 206-3813 2. IMPORTANT OVERVIEW 2-4. Normal and Wide Format Signals WHEN YOU SET THE DISPLAY 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...
Page 15 - Digital Audio Signals; The DIRECTV; GLOSSARY
14 206-3813 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 ® High-Definition Receiver will be the focal center of your home entertainment system compri...
Page 17 - Advanced Program Guide; that are available from DIRECTV. The DIRECTV; Main Menu; ” on your remote control, and select it by pressing “
16 206-3813 2-6. On-Screen Display Advanced Program Guide The DIRECTV Advanced Program Guide is an on-screen listing of current and future programs that are available from DIRECTV. The DIRECTV ® High-Definition Receiver offers you a com- prehensive program list that contains information about prog...
Page 18 - EZ Help
17 206-3813 2. IMPORTANT OVERVIEW 2-6. On-Screen Display EZ Help First, certain features and terminologies used in the on-screen menus require your basic understanding to fully utilize their capabilities. The DIRECTV ® High-Definition Receiver pro- vides a powerful feature called “EZ Help” that desc...
Page 19 - SETUP AND CONNECTIONS; Remote Control; Access Card
18 206-3813 3. SETUP AND CONNECTIONS 3-1. Unpacking Make sure you have received all these items listed below with the DIRECTV ® High-Definition Receiver. power display format info menu guide select exit 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 power sat vcr aux tv dvd mute signal sd/hd flashbk cc/date menu help record s...
Page 20 - programming, this phone line is required to be connected.
19 206-3813 3. SETUP AND CONNECTIONS 3-1. Unpacking DIRECTV ® High-Definition 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,...
Page 21 - High-Definition Receiver
20 206-3813 3-2. Back Panel of the DIRECTV ® High-Definition Receiver
Page 22 - switch must be set to left position.
21 206-3813 3. SETUP AND CONNECTIONS 3-2. Back Panel of the DIRECTV ® High-Definition Receiver Ant In Is used to connect an over-the-air or terrestrial antenna. Cable In Is used to connect a coaxial cable coming from your cable TV service outlet or cable box. Out to TV Provides an RF connection betw...
Page 23 - Connection
22 206-3813 3-3. General Recommendations You can connect the DIRECTV ® High-Definition Receiver in a variety of configurations. The answers to the following questions will determine the correct setup for you. - What type of antennas do you have? Satellite dish, cable, and/or over-the-air antennas. -...
Page 24 - Receiving Signals; Connect the “Antenna” to the “ANT IN” jack on the DIRECTV
23 206-3813 3. SETUP AND CONNECTIONS 3-4. Connecting to Antennas - No Dish Receiving Signals 1. Connect the “Antenna” to the “ANT IN” jack on the DIRECTV ® High-Definition Receiver using a coaxial RF cable. 2. Connect the cable TV signal to the “CABLE IN” jack on the DIRECTV HD Receiver using a coax...
Page 25 - NOTE
24 206-3813 3-4. Connecting to Antennas - Round Dish (Satellite A) Receiving Signals 1. Connect the “Antenna” to the “ANT IN” jack on the DIRECTV ® High-Definition 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...
Page 28 - TV Viewing; Connect the “OUT TO TV” jack on the DIRECTV
27 206-3813 3. SETUP AND CONNECTIONS 3-5. TV Connection - Analog TV TV Viewing 1. Connect the “OUT TO TV” jack on the DIRECTV ® High-Definition 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 I...
Page 33 - Dolby AC-3 Connection; Connect the “DIGITAL AUDIO OUT” jack on the DIRECTV; SPDIF IN
32 206-3813 3-7. Audio Connection - Digital Audio System Dolby AC-3 Connection 1. Connect the “DIGITAL AUDIO OUT” jack on the DIRECTV ® High-Definition Receiver to the “SPDIF IN” jack on your Dolby Digital decoder using a digital optical cable. (A digital optical cable is not supplied.) SPDIF IN
Page 34 - Hi-Fi System Connection; Connect the Left and Right “AUDIO OUT” jacks of the DIRECTV
3. SETUP AND CONNECTIONS 33 206-3813 3-7. Audio connection - Analog Hi-Fi System Hi-Fi System Connection 1. Connect the Left and Right “AUDIO OUT” jacks of the DIRECTV ® High-Definition Receiver to the Left and Right “INPUT” jacks on your Hi-Fi audio system.
Page 35 - FRONT PANEL AND REMOTE CONTROL; -1. Using the Front Panel of the DIRECTV
4. FRONT PANEL AND REMOTE CONTROL 34 206-3813 4-1. Using the Front Panel of the DIRECTV ® High-Definition Receiver Power Turns the DIRECTV HD Receiver on or off. Front Display Window Shows DIRECTV HD Receiver status: Current display output format, output type, and channel number. Remote Control Sens...
Page 36 - Power
4. FRONT PANEL AND REMOTE CONTROL 4-2. Using the Remote Control Power Turns the DIRECTV ® High-Definition Receiver on and off. If your remote control is programmed to control other components such as VCR, DVD, etc., Power will turn the component on and off. If you want to control other components fr...
Page 40 - -4. Remote Control Codes for Other Components; TV Codes
4. FRONT PANEL AND REMOTE CONTROL 4-4. Remote Control Codes for Other Components Brands Codes Akai 146 Amark 112 143 Ampro 167 073 Blaupunkt 088 Broksonic 035 Candle 002 003 004 Capehart 058 Citizen 002 003 004 043 101 103 143 Classic 043 Concerto 004 Contec 039 043 050 051 Coronado 143 Craig 043 05...
Page 41 - VCR Codes
4-4. Remote Control Codes for Other Components Aiwa 034 Akai 146 043 046 124 125 142 016 Ampro 072 Audio dynamics 012 023 039 043 Broksonic 035 Canon 028 031 033 Capehart 018 Craig 033 040 135 Curtis Mathes 031 033 041 Daewoo 005 007 010 064 065 108 110 111 112 116 117 119 Daytron 108 DBX 012 023 03...
Page 43 - MENU
5. INITIAL SETUP CAUTION: Check your TV screen to determine the format required. The format must be set to appropriate mode using format button on the front panel. The on screen display or the pic- ture may not appear if the wrong format mode is selected. When you turn on the DIRECTV ® High-Definiti...
Page 46 - Surf; Exit
6. BASIC OPERATION 6-2. Channel Surfing The surf list appears on the TV screen when you press the Surf button on the remote control. It enables you to surf up to 50 favorite channels that were chosen in the Edit Channel section of the Setup menu. The surf list consists of the channel logos or channe...
Page 48 - ADVANCED PROGRAM GUIDE; Guide
7-1. About the Advanced Program Guide 7. ADVANCED PROGRAM GUIDE The DIRECTV Advanced Program Guide (APG), contains schedule and program information for all DIRECTV ® channels. The APG also provides local over-the-air channels information including both conventional analog and digital channels ...
Page 50 - -3. Moving through the Advanced Program Guide; Line Scrolling; Page Scrolling
7. ADVANCED PROGRAM GUIDE 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 high...
Page 54 - -7. Making a Remind List for Future Viewing; To schedule a future viewing :
7. ADVANCED PROGRAM GUIDE 7-7. Making a Remind List for Future Viewing If you want to view a program scheduled in the future, you can put that program on the Remind List so that a reminder message will appear right before the program starts. To schedule a future viewing : 1. Move the highlight to ...
Page 55 - Pay Per View Programs; To purchase PPV programs:
7-8. 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 PPV programs: 1. From the program guide, press “ ” on the remote cont...
Page 56 - To search programs by Category :; column lists programs resulting from a category search.
7. ADVANCED PROGRAM GUIDE 7-9. Searching Programs by Category You can search for specific programs by their categories. The category information of each program is provided by the APG so that you can choose one of them to search for matching programs. You can also set a search range to One Day or ...
Page 57 - To search programs by keyword:
7-10. Searching Programs by Keyword You can also search for programs by keyword that include the keyword in their program titles or credit titles such as actor/actress name, director name, etc. To search programs by keyword: 1. Move the highlight to the KEYWORD in the guide menu. The Keyword Search ...
Page 64 - Auto Detection; Menu
8. CUSTOMIZATION 8-6. Initializing the System About Initial Setup The DIRECTV ® High-Definition 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 you...
Page 70 - To edit the channel list:; To create a custom list:; To create a surf list:
8. CUSTOMIZATION 8-7. Managing Channels Surf List/Ch. Edit The default channel list is made in the EZ Channel Scan menu. Surf List/Ch. Edit allows you to create two other types of channel lists; custom list and surf list. A custom list can be created by toggling each channel on or off with “ ”. Once...
Page 77 - decoded and transmitted to the Digital Output (SPDIF) in PCM mode.; Dolby Digital; and one low frequency bass channel.; Refer to section 2.5 to see
8-11. Setting the Audio PCM (Digital) Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) decoders support L/R stereo only. If selected, audio outputs are decoded and transmitted to the Digital Output (SPDIF) in PCM mode. Dolby Digital Dolby Digital, formally known as AC-3 for Audio Coding 3rd Generation or 5.1 channel aud...
Page 84 - the program’s; dialog; generally not program related.; Service 1; provider to utilize the remaining service channels.; Analog Caption Service
8. CUSTOMIZATION 83 206-3813 8-13. Setting Closed Caption Caption1 (CC1) CC1 is the primary caption service that synchronizes the captioning language with the sound, used by most broadcasters. The captioning is displayed in the same language as the program’s dialog . Caption2 (CC2) CC2 is the specia...
Page 99 - The see the EZ Help feature:
98 206-3813 9-1. EZ Help The EZ Help is an on-line version of this Operating Guide. You can review many features of the DIRECTV ® High-Definition Receiver by navigating through a simple structure. It contains a brief overview of the DIRECTV HD Receiver, the use and programming of the remote control,...
Page 100 - PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS; INPUTS; Specifications For Model No. HD-SAT520 DIRECTV
99 206-3813 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS INPUT FORMATS (ATSC compliant) 1280 x 720 16:9 : 60P,30P,24P,23.976P,29.97P,59.94P 1920 x 1080 16:9 : 60I,30P,24P,23.976P,29.97P,59.94I 640 x 480 4:3 : 60I,30P,24P,23.976P,29.97P,59.94P,60P,59.94I 704 x 480 4:3/16:9 : 60I,30P,24P,23.976P,29.97P,59.94P,60P,59.94I 59...
Page 102 - TROUBLESHOOTING
101 206-3813 Zenith 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 (1-800-347-3288) regarding proble...
Page 104 - ZENITH ELECTRONICS CORPORATION DIRECTV; HOW SERVICE IS HANDLED:
Zenith will repair or replace your product, at Zenith’s option, if it proves to be defective in material or workmanship under nor-mal use during the warranty period listed below from the date of original consumer purchase. This warranty is available onlyto the original purchaser of the product and i...
