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Model : HI R D - E 8 6 Platin um HD High Definition Receiv er Owners Manual.
Hughes Model HIRD-E86 Platinum HD Receiver Page ii T rademarks and Copyrights— This manual is copyright © 1995 -2000 by Hughes Network Systems. Software contained in the HD receiver and referenced in this man ual is copyri ght © 199 5-2000 by Hughes Network Sy stems.
Page iii Impor tant Safety Instructions For your safety and protection, re ad this entire Owner ’ s Manual be fore you attempt to install or use your sa tellite system. In particular , read this safety section carefully . Kee p this safety informatio n where you c an refer to it, if neces sary .
Hughes Model HIRD-E86 Platinum HD Receiver Page iv Po l a r i z a t i o n — This HD rece iv er is equipp ed with a plug that will fit into the po w er ou tlet only one w ay . Do no t defeat the safety purpose of th e polarized or g rounding- type pl ug.
Page v NFP A No. 70 19 87, provide s infor matio n with resp ect to proper gro unding of the ma st and supp orting structure, grou nding of t he lead-i n wire to an anten na discha rge unit, si ze of .
Hughes Model HIRD-E86 Platinum HD Receiver Page vi Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Regulator y Infor mation Federal Communications C ommissio n (FCC) — This equipm ent complies with both P art 15 and Part 68 of the FCC rule s.
Page vii T able of Contents Important Safety I nstructions ...................... ...... iii Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Regulatory Informat ion ................ ............ vi A First Look at the HD System .............. ..........1-1 What You Should D o First .
Hughes Model HIRD-E86 Platinum HD Receiver Page viii Basic Channel Ch anging ........ ................. ...... 5-2 Channel Banner ............ ...................... ...... 5-2 The Information Ban ner .......... ................. 5-3 The OneLine ™ Guide .
Table of Contents Page ix Purchases ............. ................ ....................... .. 7-15 Done ......... ...................... ....................... .. 7-15 Video ............... ...................... ................. .. 7-15 History ...
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Page 1-1 A First Look at the HD System Congratul ations! Y ou ’ ve sel ected one of the most adv anced digi tal video and au dio component s av ailable to day . Y ou no w hav e the cap acity to rec eiv e hundreds o f channels of video programmin g and digital -quality au dio.
Hughes Model HIRD-E86 Platinum HD Receiver Page 1-2 Ho w Does All This W ork? First, h ere is some inf ormation abo ut your HD recei ver . Y our HD recei ver c an recei ve thr ee types of tel evisi on.
A First Loo k at the HD Sy stem Page 1-3 HD System Components There ar e three main compone nts of the HD sys tem. They ar e the DIRECTV PLUS ™ satell ite dish ant enna, the HD recei ver , and the remote co ntrol. The DIRECTV PLUS ™ Sate llite Dish A nte nna The sate llite dish antenna is t he component t hat recei ves the digi tal signals .
Hughes Model HIRD-E86 Platinum HD Receiver Page 1-4 The HD Receiver with DIRECTV PLUS ™ Rece iver Built -in The HD recei ver is one of the most compa ct av ailab le today . The ba sic features f or setup, instal lation, and v iewing programming c an be accesse d from the front panel ke ys.
A First Loo k at the HD Sy stem Page 1-5 The rear of the HD rec eiv er has numero us jacks for c onnection to your audio/vi deo entertai nment system. Y ou will also f ind the power co rd permanentl y connected to the back. The SA TELLITE -IN F-type jack is for connecting the cable from your sa tellite dish antenna to the HD receiv er .
Hughes Model HIRD-E86 Platinum HD Receiver Page 1-6 Note: The HD rec eiver will conver t all video si gnals to High Definiti on (1080i format) and send th ese through th e Y , P r , and P b conne ctor s.
A First Loo k at the HD Sy stem Page 1-7 The foll owi ng chart desc ribes the ke y functions for easy ref erence: The remai ning ke ys are HD recei ver -specif ic ke ys and common de vice k eys, in cluding numb ers, channel up and do wn, etc. Th e functions of these ke ys change depending on t he de vice current ly select ed.
Hughes Model HIRD-E86 Platinum HD Receiver Page 1-8 Installi ng the Remote Contro l Batteries Before t he remote control can be used, t he two suppl ied batteries need to b e installe d. First, unsna p the battery co ver from the back of the r emote control.
Page 2-1 Setting Up Y our HD Receiver It is r ecommended that you hav e the sate llite dis h antenna prof essionally installed due t o safety issues and electri cal codes.
Hughes Model HIRD-E86 Platinum HD Receiver Page 2-2 Choosing the Best Connectio n for Y our Enter tainment System There ar e a number of w ays to connect the HD recei ver , depending on the other a udio/video equipment you wish to use . The simplest h ookups are desc ribed in the follo wing subsect ions.
Setting Up Your HD Receiver Page 2-3 HD Receiver and Sat ellite Dish Antenna with T errestrial Antenna or Cable Service F ollo w these s teps indica ted by th e diagram belo w: 1) Connect t he RG-6 Coaxial Ca ble from the s atellite dis h antenna to t he back of the HD recei ver usin g the connecto r marked SA TELLITE IN.
Hughes Model HIRD-E86 Platinum HD Receiver Page 2-4 Note: I n order for the Advanced Program Guide ™ to receive t he correct listin g of local channels and local pr ogram information from DIRECTV , make sure you sele ct the correc t zip code, cable pr ovider (if c onnecting a c able TV servi ce) and Area ( if using a t errestrial an tenna).
Setting Up Your HD Receiver Page 2-5 HD Receiver with HDTV Monit or and VCR F ollo w the se steps indica ted b y the diagram f ollo wing this te xt. 1) C onne ct th e sate llit e di sh ant enn a and t.
Hughes Model HIRD-E86 Platinum HD Receiver Page 2-6 1080i sc anning rate and that comply wit h the EIA 770.3 signa l standards. Refer to your televi sion owner ’ s guide fo r verificat ion.
Setting Up Your HD Receiver Page 2-7.
Hughes Model HIRD-E86 Platinum HD Receiver Page 2-8 HD Receiver and Standard Definiti on TV Monitor F ollo w the se steps indica ted b y the diagram f ollo wing this te xt.
Setting Up Your HD Receiver Page 2-9 HD Receiver with Standard Definition TV Monitor and VCR F ollo w these s teps indica ted by th e diagram on pag e 2-11.
Hughes Model HIRD-E86 Platinum HD Receiver Page 2-10 4) Connec t another set of standard au dio and video c ables to the back of the VCR us ing the A UDIO and VIDEO output connectors. Connec t the other end of this cabl e to another group of unused input c onnectors on t he back of the TV .
Setting Up Your HD Receiver Page 2-11.
Hughes Model HIRD-E86 Platinum HD Receiver Page 2-12 HD Receiver and Dolb y ® Digital Receiver or Decoder F ollo w these s teps indica ted by th e diagram belo w: 1) Connect a n optical di gital cable to the back of the HD recei ver us ing the co nnector marked DIG IT AL A UDIO OU T .
Setting Up Your HD Receiver Page 2-13 HD Receiver and Standard Stereo System F ollo w these s teps indica ted by th e diagram belo w: 1) Connect a set of ster eo audio cable s (one white lef t connector and o ne red right connec- tor) t o the back of the HD recei ver usi ng the connect ors marked A UDIO L, R.
Hughes Model HIRD-E86 Platinum HD Receiver Page 2-14 Connecting the VCR Contr ol Cable W ith th e proper conne ctions the HD rece iv er can contr ol your VCR for unatten ded recordin g. Note: The out put of the HD receiver must be in SD mode to record using the hookup config urations previ ously describ ed in this chap ter .
Setting Up Your HD Receiver Page 2-15 Connecting the RF Remote Contr ol Receiver/ Ante nna Y ou can place the RF remote control re ceiv er base behind t he HD recei ver or hi dden else where out o f vie w . Plug the RF remote contro l recei ver c able into th e RF REMO TE connector o n the rear of the HD recei ver .
Hughes Model HIRD-E86 Platinum HD Receiver Page 2-16 Y ou ca n also achie ve this fr om the front panel by pr essing the and keys si multaneously . PO WER-ON Scre en As power is app lied to the HD receiver for the first ti me after b ein g plu gge d in or afte r a power failur e, the PO WER-ON screen, sho wn on the right, i s displayed.
Page 3-1 Contr olling the HD Receiver No w it ’ s t ime for yo u to take co ntr ol. T ake a few minut es to read thro ugh this c hapte r to underst and how t o operate your s ystem.
Hughes Model HIRD-E86 Platinum HD Receiver Page 3-2 There ar e two k eys on you r remote control that most people use frequ ently . The y are the and the ke ys.
Page 4-1 Setting Up the Satellite Dish Antenna and T err estrial Inputs There is a cluste r of DIRECTV satell ites in space, and, just as a telescope is point ed at a star , you need to poi nt your satell ite dish at the satel lites.
Hughes Model HIRD-E86 Platinum HD Receiver Page 4-2 Displaying th e INST ALLA TION Screen Highligh ting the Ins tall ati on bu tton on the PO WER- ON screen (explai ned on page 2 -15) and pre ssing the ke y on the remot e control will display the INST ALLA TION scre en sho wn on the ri ght.
Setting Up the Satellite D ish Antenna and Terrestrial Inp uts Page 4-3 Oval Dish 2 Highlight t his selection if you connect ed a DIRECTV PLUS ™ oval d is h antenna wi th two LNBs .
Hughes Model HIRD-E86 Platinum HD Receiver Page 4-4 P ointing the Dish A ntenna The HD recei ver wil l calculate t he correct p ointing coordin ates and then display thi s information on the RESUL TS screen sho wn on the right . Write do wn this E lev a tion, Azim ut h, an d T i lt in form atio n.
Setting Up the Satellite D ish Antenna and Terrestrial Inp uts Page 4-5 Local Pr ov ider Area Options Area 1 Y ou ha ve con nected a stand ard VHF/UHF antenna f or recei ving your pr imary analog a nd digital terrestri al signals .
Hughes Model HIRD-E86 Platinum HD Receiver Page 4-6 When you h ave recei ved a st rong signal fr om sev eral tra nsponders on ea ch of the sat ellites yo u are set ting up, you h av e completed the setup fo r digital satellite channels. A nume ric v alue for th e signal strength ra nges from 0 to 99 .
Setting Up the Satellite D ish Antenna and Terrestrial Inp uts Page 4-7 and but tons to select diff erent trans ponders. Obs erve the signal strengt hs of the dif ferent transpo nders.
Hughes Model HIRD-E86 Platinum HD Receiver Page 4-8 After s electing your Local In conn ection and pr essing the ke y on the r emote control , the LOCAL AREA screen wil l be displayed. Clear Remo ve all the check marked channel numb ers from the loca l Area scree n.
Setting Up the Satellite D ish Antenna and Terrestrial Inp uts Page 4-9 After f ine-tu ning, highlight ing the Done b utton and pressing the ke y on the remote cont rol will d isp lay th e INST ALLA TION screen. Highlig hting the Vi d e o button and pressin g the ke y on the re mote contr ol will disp lay the cha nnel last vie wed.
Hughes Model HIRD-E86 Platinum HD Receiver Page 4-10 Scan Channels This opt ion will auto matically sc an through al l of the possibl e channel frequencies and place the acti ve channel numbers into the pr ogram guide gr id. NTSC (anal og) cha nnels wi ll be li sted by their nor mal o ne o r two Chan nel Number .
Page 5-1 W atching Local T err estrial and DIRECTV ® Pr ogramming T ypes of Channels This cha pter will r ev eal many d iffere nt ways to f ind programs y ou want to w atch. The f irst th ing you shoul d know is how cha nnels in the DIRECTV Adv anced Program Guide ™ are arra nged.
Hughes Model HIRD-E86 Platinum HD Receiver Page 5-2 Local Channels from DIRECTV Local cha nnels from DIRECTV , when a v ailable and subs cribed to, wil l be listed as traditional channel numbers along wi th the netw ork logo or cal l letters.
Watchi ng Local Terre strial and DIRE CTV ® Prog rammi ng Page 5-3 The Information Banner Pressin g the key on yo ur remote cont rol or the front pa nel while the Channe l Banner is displ ayed will add a des cription of the current pro gram. This is ca lled the Informat ion Banner .
Hughes Model HIRD-E86 Platinum HD Receiver Page 5-4 symbol wil l appear on t he screen. Y ou can now en ter numbers and letters ( letters are l ocated abo ve the number k eys) t o spell a ch annel ’ s call sign. For exampl e, to tune to ESPN, press the ke y sequence .
Page 6-1 Advanced Pr ogram Guide ™ Pr ogram Guide The most po werful feature of the HD rece iv er is the DIRECTV Adv anced Pr ogram Guide ™ . Y ou may customi ze the on-scr een guide to list only channe ls or progra ms of interes t to you.
Hughes Model HIRD-E86 Platinum HD Receiver Page 6-2 PR OGRAM GU IDE P op-up Menu Pressi ng the ke y on the remote cont rol a second time will displ ay t he PROGRAM GUIDE pop-up menu, sho wn at right. On th e left side ar e the bu ttons Main Menu, V ideo, Guide Style, an d Guide Sort.
Advanc ed Program Guide ™ Page 6-3 The term “ Large Cel l ” means that the re are two lines of te xt assoc iated with each p rogram titl e. While this provid es more spac e for the pr ogram titles and Channel T ags, it also r educes the number of channels fo r which infor mation can be s een on the scr een at one ti me.
Hughes Model HIRD-E86 Platinum HD Receiver Page 6-4 PROGRAM GUIDE (Small C ell) The PR OGRA M GUID E (Small Cell) screen sho wn belo w displays 1- ½ hours of programming informat ion. Up to 12 li nes of channe l information ca n be seen on the screen at on e time.
Advanc ed Program Guide ™ Page 6-5 LOGO GUIDE This gui de style of fers the g reatest numbe r of channel i dentifi ers display ed simultaneou sly . It display s up to 40 netw ork logos at one time. Thi s number of logos is reduced t o 30 if the progra m descri ption option is selec ted.
Hughes Model HIRD-E86 Platinum HD Receiver Page 6-6 Theme Filters When t he Th eme F ilter s button o n the PROGRAM GUIDE pop-u p menu is highli ghted and the bu tton is pres sed, a Them e Fi lter s p.
Advanc ed Program Guide ™ Page 6-7 Guide T imes The Guides pop-up menu p rovides easy access t o future programmin g information . Simply select one of the liste d times.
Hughes Model HIRD-E86 Platinum HD Receiver Page 6-8 ● Immedia tely belo w the guid e title ar e indicators sh owi ng how th e guide is fu rther f il- tered . The label to th e left spe cifies the cur rent c lass filt er set ting . T o the ri ght you w ill see the current c hannel list .
Advanc ed Program Guide ™ Page 6-9 Done Highligh ting the Done b utton on the screen a nd pressing t he key on the remote c ontrol will ca use an exi t from the SHO W TIMES scree n and a return to the INFORMA TION screen.
Hughes Model HIRD-E86 Platinum HD Receiver Page 6-10 PreSelecting Programs for T ap ing Y ou can utilize this feature commonl y know n as StarSight ® One- T ouch Record (O TR). Progra ms that ha ve been s cheduled to be ta ped will be identi fied wi th a videotape i con ( ) before the progr am title on the on-scre en guide.
Page 7-1 HD Receiver ’ s Menu System The HD recei ver of fers much m ore tha n fantast ic audio and vid eo. The Main Menu is th e primary locati on where you can access system m anagement functions.
Hughes Model HIRD-E86 Platinum HD Receiver Page 7-2 Main Menu From the MAIN MENU you c an access the on-screen guide, customize you r system feature s, check incomi ng mail, loc k and unlock you r system, and more . There ar e two w ays to get to the MAIN M ENU .
HD Receiver ’ s Men u System Page 7-3 Pr eferences Highligh ting the Prefer en ces butto n on the SETUP MENU screen and pr essing th e key on the remo te con tro l will disp lay th e PREFERENCES screen.
Hughes Model HIRD-E86 Platinum HD Receiver Page 7-4 Filters The d efault s etti ng fo r Fi l t e r s is “ T emporar y . ” W ith a set ting of “ Te m p o r a r y, ” each time you lea ve the on-screen gui de, all f ilters othe r than the Cha nnel List wil l reset to “ Al l Categor ies.
HD Receiver ’ s Men u System Page 7-5 Channel Loc k The Chan nel Lock set ting pro vides a w ay for you to set your HD recei ver to permanen tly stay on a speci fied ch annel. When the s etting is a nything o ther than “ - - - - ” the HD recei ver will alw ays po wer up on th at channel and wil l ignore an y attempts to change the channel.
Hughes Model HIRD-E86 Platinum HD Receiver Page 7-6 Closed Captio n The Closed Caption optio n allo ws you to se t the defaul t mode and capti on channel to be vie wed on-scre en when f irst tuning to a program. When OFF is se lected, capt ions will not be displayed.
HD Receiver ’ s Men u System Page 7-7 16:9 image . No image cont ent is lost, b ut the ho rizontal an d verti cal resolution is reduced. Note: If y ou are using a 4:3 te levision or monitor and receiving a 4: 3 image, the Im age Shap e se tting wil l have no effect.
Hughes Model HIRD-E86 Platinum HD Receiver Page 7-8 Video Highligh ting the Vi d e o button on the screen and pressing the ke y on the re mote control will re turn you to t he last program yo u were viewi ng.
HD Receiver ’ s Men u System Page 7-9 Max Spending P ay per vie w access e nables you to p urchase speci al, limite d-broadcast programs such as sporting e vents and mov ies.
Hughes Model HIRD-E86 Platinum HD Receiver Page 7-10 Channel Lists Highligh ting the Chan. Lists butt on on the SETUP screen and pressing t he key on t he remote control displays th e CHANNE L LISTS screen shown.
HD Receiver ’ s Men u System Page 7-11 be renamed . Once you ha ve se lected a list , a Rename List en try ke yboard pop-up panel appears. Y ou can hi ghlight the d esired letter using the , , , and k eys. Press to enter the letter . When you ha ve f inishe d, choose OK .
Hughes Model HIRD-E86 Platinum HD Receiver Page 7-12 Set Channel Using th e , , , and ke ys, highlig ht one of t he nine chann el boxes. Y ou can ente r the desired channel us ing the number ke ys on the remote cont rol or by using th e and ke ys.
HD Receiver ’ s Men u System Page 7-13 Scheduler Highligh ting the Schedul er b utton on the MAI N MENU screen and pr essing th e key on the remo te con tro l will disp lay th e SCHEDULER screen shown. On the uppe r right is displayed the current Day , Date , and T ime.
Hughes Model HIRD-E86 Platinum HD Receiver Page 7-14 necessa ry) and tune t o the specif ied channel a t the correct d ate and time. I f the Schedu le to T ape option is pr ovided and is chos en, and you hav e successfull y completed the VCR setup proced ure, the HD recei ver will allo w recording of the e vent .
HD Receiver ’ s Men u System Page 7-15 Pa g e The P age button will allo w you to cycle t hrough the p ages of a mult ipage messag e. Highlight the P age bu tton and use t he and keys to s tep through t he pages. Erase The Er ase but ton will remo ve a piec e of mail from your ma ilbox.
Hughes Model HIRD-E86 Platinum HD Receiver Page 7-16 If you w ould like to cancel an e vent, hig hlight that ev ent and press . A pop-up panel wil l be displa yed where you can cancel your pu rchase. Be a ware that cancellation of some e vents may not be pos sible.
HD Receiver ’ s Men u System Page 7-17 Call er ID If you ha ve Caller ID (Identif ication) serv ice from your tel ephone servi ce provider , an inco ming telepho ne call will di splay an Incoming ca ll from pop-up sc reen contain ing the Name and T elephone Num ber of the call er .
Hughes Model HIRD-E86 Platinum HD Receiver Page 7-18 Lock/Unlock When you f irst re ceiv e your sat ellite syste m, it will be u nlocked (that is, no li mits or rest rictions are in effect). T o enfo rce th e limi ts (s pend ing, rati ngs, and “ Fa m i l y ” fav orite list), you must l ock the syst em.
HD Receiver ’ s Men u System Page 7-19 If you f orget yo ur four -digit passcod e, you must call DIRECTV for assis tance. Note: When the HD rece iver is used without DIRECTV ® servic es, the password c an be cleared f rom the Service T est Screen.
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Page 8-1 Pr ogramming Y our Remote Contr ol Y ou can use both the same r oom IR remote control and the RF re mote contr ol t hat ca me wi th yo ur HD receiver to control other component s in your enter tainment syst em as long as t hey are in the same roo m as the r emote control.
Hughes Model HIRD-E86 Platinum HD Receiver Page 8-2 Code Entry Look for your de vice type and brand i n the foll owing charts. Y ou w ill find o ne or more co des that should op erate your de vice. If th ere is more than o ne code, try ea ch of them to f ind the one that control s your dev ice.
Programming Your Remote C ontrol Page 8-3 T at ung 056 062 T echnics 034 080 T echw ood 004 T eknika 002 003 004 024 028 043 072 101 143 T el erent 072 T er a 173 Tmk 004 T oshiba 015 030 007 040 062 .
Hughes Model HIRD-E86 Platinum HD Receiver Page 8-4 Enlightened A udio 078 153 Fisher 107 129 157 163 176 F o sgate A udionics 228 248 GE 216 123 Harman Kardon 073 195 248 249 Haitai 119 Hitachi 088 J.
Programming Your Remote C ontrol Page 8-5 Using the Remote Contr ol Once your d evice codes are ent ered, you are re ady to start usi ng your uni ver sal remote contr ol.
Hughes Model HIRD-E86 Platinum HD Receiver Page 8-6 exa mple, if th e code number is 021, the light will blink 10 times (for “ 0 ” ), pau se two seconds, blink two t imes (for “ 2 ” ), p ause two sec onds, and then b link one time ( for “ 1 ” ).
Appendix A-1 Questions and Answers Question s? Did we for get to tel l you something? Man y people, o ver time, hav e ques tions about their sa tellite sy stem. W e ha ve compi led the most freq uently aske d questions and th eir answers in this ap pendix.
Hughes Model HIRD-E86 Platinum HD Receiver Appendix A-2 Q Why don ’ t I ha ve an on- screen of fer to pur chase pay per v iew pr ograms? A There ar e four possib ilities: 1) Y our HD recei ver mu st.
LIMITED W ARRANTY Hughes Netw ork Systems ( H NS) provid es the follo wing limited warr anty on this equipment This limited warranty is in lieu of all other warr anties, whether express, im plied, or statutory , including, without limita- tion, the implied w arranties of me rchantability and fitness for a par ticular purpose .
Part # 1029563- 0001 (Re vision: A).
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If you have not bought DirecTV HIRD-E86 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data DirecTV HIRD-E86 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, DirecTV HIRD-E86 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get DirecTV HIRD-E86 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
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However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with DirecTV HIRD-E86. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device DirecTV HIRD-E86 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
