DirecTV is a satellite television provider that provides its customers with a vast package that includes hundreds of channels and the best of sports and movie channels. To utilize those channels, one is required to have a DirecTV receiver box connected to their television set. This detailed manual will provide you with clear instructions on how to follow each stage.
Prerequisites Before Connecting
Television
- Ensure that your TV has an HDMI port, component video inputs, or composite video inputs. Almost all today’s flat-screen TV sets have HDMI. Some older CRT and rear projection TVs may lack HDMI inputs and possibly contain only a component or a composite input.
Cables
- You will require a compatible cable that can enable you to connect your receiver to your specific TV input. This is either an HDMI cable, component video cables (red, blue, and green), or composite video cable (yellow).
DirecTV Receiver
- Yes, any DirecTV receiver will do whether it is HD, HD DVR, or Genie. But, you cannot connect a cable box. It must be specifically a satellite receiver from DirecTV company as the requirement of the project.
Connecting HDMI Cable
HDMI Provides Best Quality
- HDMI transmits both video and audio signals from the DirecTV receiver to your TV with superior quality. HDMI cables offer an uncompressed high bandwidth transmission capability that is ideal for ultra HD 4K applications. They ensure that installation is easy since they come with both audio and video in a single cable.
Step-by-Step Instructions
1. Connect one end of the HDMI cable to the output socket that is labeled ‘HDMI Out’ at the rear end of the DirecTV receiver box. This port is often located on the back of the receiver.
2. Plug the other end of the cable into the HDMI input port that is usually located at the back side of the TV. Check that your TV input source is switched to this connection.
3. Turn on the DirecTV receiver box first and ensure the television’s input is set according to the port you just connected. The home screen of the DirecTV should appear on your television set.
Connecting Component (Red/Blue/Green) Cables
Component Provides High Quality
- In case your television does not possess an HDMI socket, then the component video cables give the subsequent best picture resolution of up to 1080i HD for DirecTV-compatible television sets. Red, blue, and green cables are kept discrete to avoid any outside interference on the signal being transmitted. The audio signal is transmitted through different white-red analog cables.
Step-by-Step Instructions
1. Plug the component cables into their respective colored output terminals on the DirecTV receiver which is labeled “Component Video Out”. Connect the red cable to the red out, the second cable to the second out, and the third to the third out.
2. Screw the other end of the red, blue, and green component cables into the analogous component input connectors of the TV.
3. Last, use the separate white/red analog audio cables and join the “Audio Out” terminals of the receiver to the “Audio In” terminals of the TV.
4. Turn on the devices, switch the input source on your TV, and check the screen.
Connecting Composite Cable
Composite Only and only offers a standard definition.
- Composite video cables are the yellow, red, and white cables that supply non-high-definition video signals. Resolution is somewhat lower than through HDMI and components but will support every possible DirecTV channel. This is suitable for older TV sets, in case one is not able to purchase new TV sets.
Step-by-Step Instructions
1. The yellow composite cable should be connected to the “Video Out” port of the DirecTV receiver and the yellow “Video In” port of the TV.
2. Solder the white and red analog audio cables to the “Audio Out” of the receiver and the “Audio In” of the TV.
3. Turn on the devices and set the input channel of the television appropriately. The picture on the DirecTV will appear in low resolution.
Activate and Program Receiver
The final process to initiate is to switch on the DirecTV receiver so that you can view different programs. Visit DirecTV’s website or call the company to sign up and include access to the receiver. You can then proceed to the automatic channel scan whereby you will be able to see over 200 clear channels. Appreciate the opportunity to broaden the range of shows from sports and films to news and family-oriented programs. By following these instructions, you’ll be able to easily and efficiently mount your new receiver.
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