Installation guide
8 Overview
Connections include:
Satellite in: Provides direct connection from the satellite antenna/LNB.
In from Ant: Provides connection from an off-air antenna or cable feed.
Out to TV: Provides connection to antenna input of television.
S-VIDEO: Provides direct Y/C output to compatible televisions and VCRs.
Video, R/L Audio: Provides direct video and audio signals to television receivers,
VCRs and audio components.
Wideband Data Port: Enables reception of future services such as HDTV.
Phone: Provides connection to telephone line for program billing.
Indicators: LED on front panel that indicates "on" and blinks when there's a
message waiting.
• Local Controls: Eight buttons on the Satelfite Receiver's front panel allow full
operation of the satellite receiver, even without the remote control.
Access Card: A special card inserted into a slot on the receiver's front panel that
provides the means to track subscriber service requests and enable "turn-on" and
"turn-off" capability for subscription and pay-per-view events.
An electronic serial number unique to each card and satellite receiver enables the
Satellite Receiver to receive electronic messages from the communications center.
Messages are displayed on the television screen.
• 16x 9 widesereen formatcompatible: Processes panand scan commands fromthe
video data in a 16x 9broadcast, allowing the viewer to watch on a 4 x 3 television.
• Program Guide displays an electronically updated matrix of currentand future
programs sorted by service and time.
The system also supports specific guides, such as pay-per-view, sent by program
providers.
• Additional capabilities include the ability to display individual categories of
programming such as sports,news, movies, music, etc.
Favorite (Multiple) Channellists provideeasy selection of all orup to two favorite
groups of channels when utilizing the channel up/down buttons.
Alternate audio selection capability provides access to any of the audio channels
associated with each video channel. For example, foreign language audio may be
available for certain programs.
User Locks allow you to limit access to certain features, channels, select the rating
limit of the system and to password-protect this limit with a four-digit PIN
(Personal Identification Number).