Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product SAT-A55 Operating Instructions (primary manual) Sony
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4-075-080- 21 (1) © 1999 by Sony Electronics Inc. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. All rights reserved. DIRECTV Digital Satellite Receiver Oper ating Inst ru.
2 To re duce the ris k of fir e or sho ck ha zard , do not expose t he un it to rain or mois ture. This symbol is i ntended to alert the user to the presence of uninsu lated “dangerous v oltage” within the product’s en closure tha t may be of signifi cant magnitud e to constitut e a risk o f electric sh ock to persons.
3 SATELLITE RECEIVER + 2 8 3 4 5 6 9 1 7 0 Connecting Your Dig ital Satellite Receiver (P age 6) Using Y our R emote Contro l (Page 14) Setting Up Your Digit al Satellite Receiver (P age 22) Using the.
4 Featur es Congratu lation s on your purcha se of the Son y Digital S atellite R eceiver. This manua l can help you to become familia r with the many great features of the Digital Satellite R eceiver. Check below t o find ou t about so me of the mos t exciti ng features .
Using the On-Screen Displays Conn ecting Yo ur Di gital Satellite R eceiver 5 Viewing Pictures From Your Digi tal S atel lite R ecei ver Other Inf orma tion Table of C ontents Connecting Your Digital Satellite R eceiver Carton Conten ts ..............
6 Check to mak e sure the foll owing items a re in the Digital Sa tellite Receiver’s carton. If you are mi ssing any i tems, contact yo ur Sony dea ler. * The RM-Y 802 Re mote Con trol sho wn. ** The RF Antenna and S-Video cable are not included with the SAT-B55 model.
7 Conn ecting Yo ur Di gital Satellite R eceiver Follow the procedures or make the connections in each of the steps to connect your Dig ital Satellite Receiver.
8 The SATELLITE IN jack sends power to, and receives satellite s ignals from, the S atellite D ish Antenna. Th e telephone lin e connection perio dicall y send s informat ion abou t your re ceiver a nd Access Ca rd to your service provider.
9 Conn ecting Yo ur Di gital Satellite R eceiver Connect you r TV to the Di gital Satel lite Receiver as sh own below. Re fer to your TV’s instr uction ma nual for mor e informa tion.
10 You can record progra ms by adding a VCR. You can also connect your Digital Satelli te Receiver to an audio system for enhanced soun d enjoyment. VHF/UHF VIDEO L(MONO) -AUDIO- R S VIDEO IN VIDEO S .
11 Conn ecting Yo ur Di gital Satellite R eceiver Conn ect the VCR Con troll er to allow the T imer & Rec f eature to automatica lly opera te your VCR . See “Se tting Up the VCR Control Feature” on pag e 26 fo r informati on about setting up th e Digital Satelli te Receiver to work with your VCR.
12 With the SAT-A55 model you can connect the RF Antenn a and operate the Digi tal Satellit e Receiver when installed in a cabinet or f rom anoth er room in yo ur house usi ng the rem ote con trol. See page 32 for info rmation about how to set up the Di gital Satellite R eceiver to use the RF feature.
13 Conn ecting Yo ur Di gital Satellite R eceiver After al l othe r conne ctio ns are com plete , conne ct the AC Power Cord to the Digital Sa tellite Receiver. After you insert the A ccess Card and yo ur Satellite D ish A ntenna is installed, you are ready to begin enjoying digital satellite programming.
14 RM-Y802 Remote Contro l (SA T -A55 model ) Not e You may need to set up the remote control to operate your other audio/video equi pment. See “ Setting Up th e Remote Control” on page 65 fo r details. 1 MUTING b utton Mutes the volume. Press again to restore the volume.
15 Viewing Pictures From Your Digi tal S atel lite R ecei ver qa POWER buttons Turn on and off the Digital Satellite Receiver, TV and VTR (VCR). To operate your TV or VTR (VCR), you m ust first set u p the remote cont rol (see page 65). qs FUNCTION buttons Select the equipment (CABLE , TV or SAT) that you want to operate.
16 RM-Y139 Remote Contro l (SA T -B55 model ) Not e You may need to set up the remote control to operate your other audio/video equi pment. See “ Setting Up th e Remote Control” on page 65 fo r details. 1 MUTING b utton Mutes the volume. Press again to restore the volume.
17 Viewing Pictures From Your Digi tal S atel lite R ecei ver 9 VOL buttons Adjust the vo lume. To operate you r TV, yo u must first set up the remot e control (see page 65). q; CODE SET button Lets you program the remote control to operate your TV and other au dio/video equipment (see page 65).
18 In on-screen displays such as the Main Menu and program guides, you must first mov e the hig hlight to the it em you wa nt, then select the item. RM-Y802 Remote Control (SAT-A55 model) RM-Y139 Remo.
19 Viewing Pictures From Your Digi tal S atel lite R ecei ver + SATELLITE RECEIVER 1 2 8 3 4 5 6 7 9 SLEEP TV/SAT TV/VIDEO FUNCTION TV SAT CABLE AUDIO VOLUME ENTER DISPLAY MUTING TV CABLE ALT AUDIO JU.
20 + SATELLITE RECEIVER 2 8 3 4 5 6 9 SLEEP TV/SAT TV/VIDEO FUNCTION SAT CABLE AUDIO VOLUME ENTER DISPLAY MUTING CABLE ALT AUDIO JUMP CATEGORY GUIDE INDEX FAVORITE VOL RM-Y802 VTR3 2 DVD AMP MENU EXIT CH 1 7 TV TV CODE SET 0 POWER SAT z Tip You can s ee info rmat ion about a program you are watching by pressing the DISPLA Y button.
21 Using the On-Screen Displays The Main Men u acts as a gatewa y to all of the features your D igital Satellite Receiver has to offer. Closing the Main Menu • Highlight and select EXIT to close t he Main Menu (t he current program appears on your screen).
22 Using the System Menu The System Menu provides m any ways t o adjust your D igital S atellite Rece iver so it ma tches y our pre feren ces an d optimiz es the co nditi ons of your home en tertainm ent system. 1 Press the MENU bu tton, then h ighlight and select SYSTEM.
23 Using the On-Screen Displays Setting Up the Satellite Dish Antenn a This displa y helps you aim your Sa tellite Dish Antenn a to get the strongest signal. For com plete infor mation on insta llati on of your Satell ite Dish Ante nna, see th e Satelli te Dis h Antenna Inst allation Inst ructions.
24 Selecting an Antenna Type The Antenna Type display lets y ou or your professional installer enter which type of Satellite Dish Antenna you use. After you have entered your an tenna type , you ca n use the An tenna L ocatio n pop-up to help aim your antenna 1 Highlight and select “Ant enna Type” from t he Antenna Display.
25 Using the On-Screen Displays Entering Your Antenna Location The Antena Locat ion po p-up h elps you or you r profess ional installer aim your Satell ite Dish Antenn a based on your zip code or yo ur latitude and longitud e locatio n. 1 Highlight and selec t “Antenna Loc ation” from the Antenna displ ay.
26 Setting Up the VCR Contr ol Feature The VCR Control feature lets the Di gital Satellite Receiver control your V C Ru s i n gt h eT i m e r& R e cf e a t u r e( s e e p a g e6 0 ) .T ou s et h eV C RC o n t r o l feat ure you must conn ect the VCR Con troll er or a Son y Sma rtFile V CR (see page 11).
27 Using the On-Screen Displays Setting th e VCR M anufacturer C ode The VCR Manufa cturer Code allows the D igital Satellit e Receiver to control your VCR us ing the VCR Controll er or a Sony Sma rtFile VCR. 1 Highlight and select “Manufactur er” from the VCR Control display (s ee page 26).
28 Setting Up Auto Title Insert The Aut o Title In sert featu re lets you di splay info rmation about the program at the beginning of a Timer & Rec event. This is convenient if you wan t a “title” to appear at th e beginning of programs you s chedule or record.
29 Using the On-Screen Displays Performing a System T est The system test checks your Acces s Card, telephone line, and Satell ite Dish Ant enna con nectio ns for pro per oper ation .
30 Setting th e Aspect Ratio The aspect ratio refers to t he proportion o f your TV screen. S ome newer TVs may offer the 16:9 ratio which is simil ar to the p roportio ns o f a movie screen.
31 Using the On-Screen Displays Replacing Y our Access Card Occasion ally your service provi der may se nd you a ne w Access Card. Use this display to set up your new ca rd. See “Inserting the Access Card ” on page 13 for in formati on about ins erting the A ccess Card into t he Digital Satellit e Receiver.
32 Selecting RF or IR Remote Control Reception (SA T -A 55 only) The RF feature allow s you to operate the D igital Satellit e Receiver from outside a ca binet or from ano ther room with in your home. T he RF Antenna mu st be connected to use the RF feature (see p age 12).
33 Using the On-Screen Displays Setting the Se curity Code If the Digit al Satellit e Receiver is receiving sig nals from an other RF rem ote contr ol in your ho me (or fro m your n eighb or’s hom e.
34 3 Select “Yes”. The RF Security Code pop-up appears. 4 Select a di fferent s ecurity code. The conformatio n pop-up appears. 5 Press the CODE SET button on the remote control. The CABLE and TV FUNCTIO N indicators fla sh. 6 Enter the three digit sec uri ty code you selected for the receiver i n step 4 ab ove.
35 Using the On-Screen Displays Using the Guides Menu The Gui des Menu help s you find the program you want to wa tch. You can choose to see all stations or just a few. You can also create your own favorite stati on guides for fast access to your favorite sta tions .
36 Using the Alpha List The Alpha List shows program info rmation in the category you select (such as movies, sports, etc.) in alphabetical order. Program information is available f or up to four hours in advance. 1 Press the MENU bu tton, then h ighlight and select GUIDES.
37 Using the On-Screen Displays Using the Pr ogram Guide The Program Guide shows program information for up to three days in advance. You can open the Progr am Guid e using the Main Me nu or by pressing the GUID E butto n.
38 Using the Category Guide The Category Guide shows programs i n the category you select (such as movi es, s ports , etc. ). Pr ogram inf ormat ion is a vailabl e fo r up t o thre e days in advance. You can open the Category Guide using the Main M enu or by pressing the CATEG ORY but ton.
39 Using the On-Screen Displays Using the Station Index The Statio n Index displa ys each sta tion’s log o and cha nnel nu mber in a grid format. Program information is available for the current time only. You can open the Station Index usin g the Main Menu or by pressing the INDEX button .
40 Using the Favorite Stations Guide The Fav orite Sta tions gui de show s four Favori te Tit les that you ca n customiz e with eight stations ea ch. Program in formati on is available for the current time on ly. You can o pen the F avorite S tation s guide us ing the Main M enu or by pressing the FAVO RITE button .
41 Using the On-Screen Displays Customizing the Favorite Statio ns Guide 1 Highlight and select t he Favorite Title you want to customize. The station lis t appears in the right half of the displa y. 2 Highlight and select “Ed it”. The Edit pop-up appears.
42 Editing the Title of a Favorite Title 1 Highlight and select the Favori te Ti tle you want to edit. The station lis t appears in the right half of the displa y. 2 Highlight and select “Ed it”. The Edit pop-up appears. 3 Select “Edit Title” f rom the pop-up menu.
43 Using the On-Screen Displays Using Other Guides The Other Guides display provides special categories supplied by DIRECTV. Each category is divided into subcategories to help you find the exact pr ogram you wa nt to watc h. Progr am infor mation is av ailable for up to three da ys in advance.
44 5 Select the category you want. If the categ ory you select ha s subcateg orie s, the availa ble subcategories appear. 6 Select the subcatego ry you want . The program s that match your sele ctions appear in the lo wer half of the dis pla y. 7 Highlight and select th e program yo u want.
45 Using the On-Screen Displays V iewing Pay Per View Pr ograms Many pro grams a re availa ble as pa y per view. By selecting a pay per view program you agre e to be charged for that prog ram.
46 Using the Pr eferences Menu The Preferences Menu lets you change the appearan ce of the on-screen displays, the stations you want to appear in the pr ogram list area, and the ord er in which the sta tions are listed.
47 Using the On-Screen Displays Setting Display Options Display O ptions lets yo u choose the colo r scheme of the on-screen display s and the order in whic h statio ns are listed in the p rogram list a r e a .Y o uc a na l s o t u r nt h es u r fo p t i o no no ro f f .
48 Changing the Color Scheme 1 Highlight and select “Col ors” from t he Display Options display (s ee page 47). The Colo rs pop-up a ppears. 2 Highlight and select t he color s cheme you like . The display c hanges colors a s you highl ight each color s cheme.
49 Using the On-Screen Displays Changing the Station Order You can select n umer ica l or alp habe tic al for t he or der i n whic h st ation s appear in the List Area of the P rogram Guide, Category Guide and Other Guides display. 1 Highlight and select “Stati on Order” from the Display Options displ ay (see page 47).
50 Setting Up Custom Stations The Custo m Station s display lets you choos e which sta tions w ill be skipped in the Program Guide, Category Guide and Station Index, and when yo u chang e channel s usin g the CH + /– butto ns. You can reduce the number of stations that appear by skipping unwanted stat ions .
51 Using the On-Screen Displays Selecti ng Data Services The Data Services feature i s reserved for future applications . 3 Highlight and select a s tation ico n to add or remov e the “X” mark.
52 Your servic e provider may occasi onall y send messages to you r Digital Satellite Receiver to infor m you of changes to your servi ce and other spec ial a nnou ncem ents.
53 Using the On-Screen Displays Using the Locks & Limits Display The Locks & Limits feature gives yo u control over access to your Digi tal Satellite Recei ver. You can restrict program viewing by cost, ratin gs, and station. Yo u can also set a lock to prevent the order ing of pay per view programs.
54 Changing the Spend ing Limit The spending lim it pop-up lets yo u limit the am ount you can spend per event on pay per view purchases. 1 Highlight and select “Spending Li mit” from the Locks & Limits edit display (see page 53) . The Spending Limit pop-up appears.
55 Using the On-Screen Displays Changing t he Rating Limit The R ating Limit po p-up lets you limit programs according to the content rating. 1 Highlight and select “Rating Limit” from the Locks & Limits edit display (see page 53) . The Rating Limit pop-up appears.
56 Changing the Stations Blocked Settings The Stations Bl ocked featu re lets you block access t o specific st ations. 1 Highlight and s elect “Stations Blocked” from the Lo cks & Limits edit display (see page 53) . The Stati ons Blocked dis play appears.
57 Using the On-Screen Displays Locki ng Y our Rece iver After yo u have ma de the chan ges you wa nt to the L ocks & Limi ts settings, you must enter a passcode to lock the receiver.
58 Unlo cking Y o ur Receiver If you want to make chang es to the L ocks & Lim its setting s, you mus t enter your passcode to unlock the receiver.
59 Using the On-Screen Displays Checking Y our Purchases You can vie w a history o f the pay per view p urchases y ou have made. This dis play also shows the future purchases y ou h ave ordered and those that y ou have c ance led.
60 Using One Button Timer & Rec You can easily set the timer to view or record programs by selecting future programs directly from program guides. To record a future program use th e VCR Control feature to turn o n your VCR and start recording auto matically .
61 Using the On-Screen Displays Using the Timer & Rec Feature The Timer & Rec feature lets you se t up the Digital Satellite Receiver to automatica lly tun e to a progra m scheduled a t a future time. You can als o use the One B utton Ti mer & Re c feature to set up the ti mer by selectin g a future program.
62 3 Follow th e steps b elow to set the time r. Move the joyst ick in the direction indicat ed in these steps. z Tips • Shortly before beginning a sch eduled ti mer e vent , an i nfor ma tion b ox appears on your screen. You can press the E XIT but ton on you r rem ote co ntro l to cancel the timer event.
63 Using the On-Screen Displays Editing Timer Events You can easily edit or delete timer events. SATELLITE RECEIVER ALT AUDIO JUMP GUIDE INDEX FAVORITE VOL RM-Y802 VTR3 2 DVD AMP MENU EXIT CH CATEGORY CODE SET 1 Press the MENU bu tton, then h ighlight and select TIM ER & RE C.
64 Using the Audio Display You can s et your D igital Sa tellite Receiver to play th e audio track in the language you prefer if that la nguage is av ailable. Y ou can set the language for the current p rogram and as the defa ult language for all programs w hen that lan guage is ava ilable.
65 Other Inf orma tion The RM-Y139 and RM-Y8 02 remote contro ls can be programmed to operate your other audio/ video equipment. + SATELLITE RECEIVER 2 8 3 4 5 6 9 SLEEP TV/SAT TV/VIDEO FUNCTION SAT C.
66 TV Codes VCR Co des Manufactur er Code Sony 101 Adm iral (M . W ards) 102 , 1 14, 109 ABC 1 12 Bell & Howell (M. W a rds) 1 14, 109, 13 8 Broks onic 103 , 1 12 Crai g 122, 12 3, 120 , 121 Cr os.
67 Other Inf orma tion VCR Codes (continued) DVD Codes (RM-Y802 Only) AMP (A mp lif ie r) Codes (RM-Y802 Only) Cable Box Cod es (RM-Y802 Only) Manufactur er Cod e Rea listic 309, 33 0, 328, 335 , 324,.
68 Front Panel 1 POWER Button Turns your Digit al Satellite Receiver on and o ff. 2 POWER Indicator Indicates whether the D igital Satellite Receiver i s on or of f. 3 TIMER Indicator Indic ates tha t the Timer i s set. 4 MESSAGE Indicat or Indicates that you have a new message.
69 Other Inf orma tion SA T -A55 Back Panel 1 ACCE SS CA RD sl ot Do not remove the Access Card unl ess instructed to do so by your service provi der. 2 SATELLITE IN jack Inputs satellit e signal s from your Satel lite Dish A n t e n n au s i n gR G - 6c o a x i a lc a b l e .
70 SA T -B55 Back Panel 1 ACCE SS CA RD sl ot Do not remove the Access Card unl ess instructed to do so by your service provi der. 2 SATELLITE IN jack Inputs satellit e signal s from your Satel lite Dish A n t e n n au s i n gR G - 6c o a x i a lc a b l e .
71 Other Inf orma tion Inp u t Jack s UHF/VHF IN 75 ohm f-type SATELLITE IN 75 ohm f-type RF REMOTE (S AT-A55) AC IN (120 V , 60 Hz) Output Ja cks Cable T y pe S-VIDEO OUT 4-pin mini DIN VID EO (2 ) R.
72 Prob lem What you can do Poor picture quality or no picture • If you are r eceiving only a few stati ons, (only 2 or 3 channel s for example), call your service provid er to have your pr ogramming activa ted. • Some p ay per view progr ams may be protect ed by Macrovisi on copy protection at the discr etion of the copyright owner .
73 Other Inf orma tion Y ou cannot order a pay per view program • Make sure your Digital Satelli te Receiver is connected to a telephone line (see page 8). • Make sur e the sy stem is n ot locked (see pag e 58). • Use th e Program Guid e to acce ss the stati on (se e page 37).
74 Y ou cannot recor d programs with your VCR • Make sure that your VCR is connected c orrectly (see page 10). • I fy o uw a n tt ou s et h eV C RC o n t r o lf e a t u r e ,m a k es u r et h a tt h e VCR Controller is conn ected correctly (see page 1 1).
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76 Your Digital Satellite Receiver has been registered by the Federal Communica tion Commis sion (FCC ) as not be ing harmfu l to the telephone network when connected directly to the telephone lines.
77 Other Inf orma tion Digital Satellite Receiv ers SONY ELEC TRONICS I NC. (“SONY”) w arrants this Prod uct (incl uding any acc essories ) a gainst def ects in material or workmanshi p as foll ows: 1 LABOR.
78 Index A AC Power Cord, connecting, 13 Access Card, insertin g, 13 replaci ng, 31 slot, 13, 69, 70 Adjus ting t he on-sc r een di spla ys, 47 Alert. See Ti m e r & R e c . Alpha Lis t, 36 AL T AUD IO button, 14 Antenna . See RF antenn a, satellite di sh antenna, an d Local TV of f-air an tenna.
79 Other Inf orma tion Locks and li mits, 53 display , 53 lock ing , 57 setting, 54 unlockin g, 58 LOW SPEED D A T A port, 69, 70 M Macrovision co py-protection, 2 Mail.
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