8. CUSTOMIZATION
8-6. Initializing the System
Signal Strength
Shows you up to three signal strength bars for Satellite Networks A, B, and C, in order to help you
adjust the dish to the correct position with the elevation, azimuth, and tilt values obtained from the
Your Location menu. While the maximum signal strength is 100, there will be no apparent difference
in picture quality between signal strengths of 60 to 85. The higher the signal, the less likely you are
to experience degradation when it rains or snows.
A transponder is a receiver/transmitter on the satellite. It receives signals from DIRECTV and
retransmits them to your dish. The DIRECTV
®
High-Definition Receiver is capable of displaying the
signal strength of most transponders by using the following method.
To see the signal strength:
1.
Press the
Menu
button on the Remote Control to display the on-screen menu.
2.
Select the DIRECTV
®
menu by pressing “
” on the remote control.
3.
Scroll down to Initial Setup using “
E
”.
4.
Move the highlight to the right with “
G
” to select Signal Strength
.
5.
Press “
” and the pop-up dialogue box will be displayed.
6.
Move the highlight to select the desired transponder.
7.
Press “
” to return to Signal Strength
.
8.
Select Channel Setup using “
DE
” for the next step of initial setup.
NOTE
Although the initial setup is a
sequential process from Select Dish
to Channel Setup, each menu can
be accessed independently.
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