User Guide

Connections and Setup
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Connecting an Over-the-Air Antenna
Using Local Satellite Channels
If you subscribe to the local satellite channels and want to see them in the Program Guide
by broadcast number, select the Sat Locals option. Otherwise, the local satellite channels
will display in the four-digit channel range. Digital over-the-air channels display in the
guide at the broadcast channel regardless of the setting you choose here.
1 Press MENU, select System Setup, and then Local Channels.
2 Select Sat Locals.
3 Select HD Priority (display HD local channels only, if available), SD Only (display SD
local channels only), HD and SD (display both HD and SD satellite local channels) or
Disable (cancel HD Priority default).
Note: Selecting HD Priority will cancel satellite local timers for SD programs. Selecting
SD Only will cancel satellite local timers for HD programs.
4 Select Done.
Transmit Channel Numbers
For information on channel numbers, or for a list of digital broadcast stations and their
Transmit Channel numbers, you can visit the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB)
website at www.nab.org
.
Note: Where Transmit Channel is displayed by the receiver, the NAB web page uses the
term RF Channel. These terms mean the same thing.
Another good source of local channel information is available from the Consumer
Electronics Association (CEA) web page at: www.antennaweb.org
. This website provides
recommendations for antenna types and pointing directions.
About Over-the-Air TV Broadcasts
Over-the-air TV signals are broadcast from stations on the ground, while satellite TV
signals are broadcast from satellites in space. You receive over-the-air TV signals using
an indoor or outdoor antenna instead of the satellite dish. You are likely familiar with
analog over-the-air TV signals—these are the signals that have been used to broadcast
TV for many years. New digital over-the-air TV signals are broadcast and received in the
same way. Digital over-the-air TV broadcasting uses advanced technology like that of
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Press MENU and select
System Setup, then Local Channels
Select HD Priority,
SD Only, HD and SD,
or Disable
MENU
Select Done
Chan Display
Done
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Select
Chan Display
SD Only
HD and SD
Disable
HD Priority
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