Sony SAT-A55 - Digital Satellite System Operating Instructions Manual

Text of Sony SAT-A55 - Digital Satellite System User Guide:

• Sony SAT-A55 - Digital Satellite System, 79 Other Information Locks and limits, 53 display, 53 locking, 57 setting, 54 unlocking, 58 LOW SPEED DATA port, 69, 70 M Macrovision copy-protection, 2 Mail. See messages. Main Menu, 21 Manufacturer codes, 66, 67 Media Window, 37 MENU button, 15, 17, 21, 68 Messages, 52 indicator, 68 viewing, 52 MUTING button, 14, 16 O One Button Timer & Rec, 60 Other Guides, 43 P Passcode, setting, 57 Pay per view, cancelling programs, 59 checking purchases, 5 9 locking, 55 purchasing programs, 45 POWER buttons, 15, 17, 19 POWER Indicator, 68 Preferences Menu, 46 Problems, troubleshooting,

• Sony SAT-A55 - Digital Satellite System, 62 3 Follow the steps below to set the timer. Move the joystick in the direction indicated in these steps. z Tips • Shortly before beginning a scheduled timer event, an information box appears on your screen. You can press theEXIT button on yourremote control to cancel the timer event. • IftheAutoTitle Insertfeature is on (see page 28), the Auto Title will appear 10 seconds before the scheduled program. 1 – – / – – / – – – – : – – – – – – – : – �

• Sony SAT-A55 - Digital Satellite System, 23 Using theOn-Screen Displays Setting Up the Satellite Dish Antenna This display helps you aim your Satellite Dish Antenna to get the strongest signal. For complete information on installation of your Satellite Dish Antenna, see the Satellite Dish Antenna Installation Instructions. SATELLITE RECEIVER ALT AUDIO JUMP GUIDE INDEXFAVORITE VOL RM-Y802 VTR3 2 DVD AMP MENU EXIT CH CATEGORY CODE SET 1 Press the MENU button, then highlight and select SYSTEM. The SYSTEM pop-up appears. 2 Highlight and select “Antenna”. The Antenna display appears. MENU Note Most areas of th

• Sony SAT-A55 - Digital Satellite System, 67 Other Information VCR Codes (continued) DVD Codes (RM-Y802 Only) AMP (Amplifier) Codes (RM-Y802 Only) Cable Box Codes (RM-Y802 Only) Manufacturer Code Realistic 309, 330, 328, 335, 324, 338 Sansui 314 Singer 315 Samsung 322, 313, 321 Sanyo 330, 335 Scott 312, 313, 321, 335, 323, 324, 325, 326 Sharp 327, 325, 328 Shintom 315 Signature 2000 (M. Wards) 336, 327 Sylvania 310, 308, 309, 338 Symphonic 338 Tashiro 332 Tatung 314, 336, 337 Teac 314, 336, 338, 337 Technics 309, 308 Teknika 338, 342 Toshiba 312, 311 Wards 327, 328, 335, 331, 332 Yamaha 330, 314, 336, 337 Zenith 331

• Sony SAT-A55 - Digital Satellite System, 3 SATELLITE RECEIVER + 2 8 3 4 5 6 9 1 7 0 Connecting Your Digital Satellite Receiver (Page 6) Using Your Remote Control (Page 14) Setting Up Your Digital Satellite Receiver (Page 22) Using the Program Guide (Page 37) Using the Favorite Stations Guide (Page 40) Setting Locks & Limits (Page 53) Getting to Know Your Digital Satellite Receiver

• Sony SAT-A55 - Digital Satellite System, 58 Unlocking Your Receiver If you want to make changes to the Locks & Limits settings, you must enter your passcode to unlock the receiver. + SATELLITE RECEIVER 2 8 3 4 5 6 9 SLEEP TV/SAT TV/VIDEO FUNCTION SAT CABLE AUDIO VOLUME ENTERDISPLAY MUTING CABLE ALT AUDIO JUMP GUIDE INDEXFAVORITE VOL RM-Y802 VTR3 2 DVD AMP MENU EXIT CH 1 7 TV TV CATEGORY CODE SET 0 POWER SAT z Tip You can temporarily unlock your Digital Satellite Receiver with your passcode if youselectaprogramfromaguideandthe station is locked or a limit has been reached. RM-Y802 Remote Control 1 Press the MENU button, then highlight and select LOCKS & LIMITS. The Locks & Limits display appears. 2 Highlight and sele

• Sony SAT-A55 - Digital Satellite System, 65 Other Information The RM-Y139 and RM-Y802 remote controls 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 CABLE AUDIO VOLUME ENTERDISPLAY MUTING CABLE ALT AUDIO JUMP GUIDE INDEXFAVORITE VOL RM-Y802 VTR3 2 DVD AMP MENU EXIT CH 1 7 TV TV CATEGORY CODE SET 0 POWER SAT z Tips • Remember to aimtheremote control at thedeviceyouaretryingtooperate. • To control extra VTRs (VCRs) , a DVD player or an amplifie r with the

• 49 Using theOn-Screen Displays Changing the Station Order You can select numerical or alphabetical for the order in which stations appearintheList Area ofthe Program Guide,CategoryGuide andOther Guides display. 1 Highlight and select “Station Order” from the Display Options display (see page 47). The Station Order pop-up appears. 2 Highlight and select the order you like. The Station Order po

• Sony SAT-A55 - Digital Satellite System, 54 Changing the Spending Limit The spending limit pop-up lets you limit the amount you can spend per event on pay per view purchases. 1 Highlight and select “Spending Limit” from the Locks & Limits edit display (see page 53). The Spending Li mit pop-up appears. 2 Press the 0–9 buttons to enter the dollar value. Youcanenteravalueoflessthan$656. 3 Highlight and select “OK”. The Spending Limit pop-up closes to show the Locks & Limits edit display. Select“Cancel”toclosetheSpendingLi

• Sony SAT-A55 - Digital Satellite System, 61 Using theOn-Screen Displays Using the Timer & Rec Feature The Timer & Rec feature lets you set up the Digital Satellite R eceiver to automatically tuneto a program scheduled at a future time. You can also use t he One Butt on Timer & Rec feature to set up th e timer by selecting a future program. To record a future program, use the VCR Control feature to turn on your VCR and start recording automa tically. For information on how tosetup the VCR Control feature see page 26. SATELLITE RECEIVER ALT AUDIO JUMP GUIDE INDEXFAVORITE VOL RM-Y802 VTR3 2 DVD AMP MENU EXIT CH CATEGORY CODE SET 1 Press the MENU button, then highlight and select TIMER & REC. Th

• Sony SAT-A55 - Digital Satellite System, 30 Setting the Aspect Ratio The aspect ratio refers to the proportion of your TV screen. Some n ewer TVsmayo ffer the16:9ratiowhichis similar totheproportionsofamovie screen. Most TVs use the standard 4:3 ratio. + SATELLITE RECEIVER 2 8 3 4 5 6 9 SLEEP TV/SAT TV/VIDEO FUNCTION SAT CABLE AUDIO VOLUME ENTERDISPLAY MUTING CABLE ALT AUDIO JUMP GUIDE INDEXFAVORITE VOL RM-Y802 VTR3 2 DVD AMP MENU EXIT CH 1 7 TV TV CATEGORY CODE SET 0 POWER SAT Note To use t he Wide aspect ratio fea ture, you must receive a 16:9 aspect ratio signal. Checkwithyourserviceprovidertoseeif 16:9 programming is available. RM-Y802 Remote Contro

• Sony SAT-A55 - Digital Satellite System, 53 Using theOn-Screen Displays Using the Locks & Limits Display The Locks & Limits feature gives you control over access to your Digital Satellite Receiver. You can restrict program viewing by cost, ratings, and station. You can als o set a lock to prevent the ordering o f pay per view programs. SATELLITE RECEIVER ALT AUDIO JUMP GUIDE INDEXFAVORITE VOL RM-Y802 VTR3 2 DVD AMP MENU EXIT CH CATEGORY CODE SET Note You must lock the receiver before any locks or limits take effect (see page 57). 1 Press

• Sony SAT-A55 - Digital Satellite System, 35 Using theOn-Screen Displays Using the Guides Menu The Guides Menu helps you find the program you want to watch. You can choose to see all stations or just a few. You can also create your own favorite station guides for fast access to your favorite stations. SATELLITE RECEIVER ALT AUDIO JUMP GUIDE INDEXFAVORITE VOL RM-Y802 VTR3 2 DVD AMP MENU EXIT CH CATEGORY CODE SET 1 Press the MENU button, then highlight and select GUIDES. The GUIDES Menu appears. 2 Highlight and select the guide you want to use. MENU Return Clos e s the GUIDES Menu to show the Main Menu. Alpha List Shows a list of categories (movies, sports, etc.) and only the programs that match the category you

• Sony SAT-A55 - Digital Satellite System, 60 Using One Button Timer & Rec You can easily set the ti mer to view or record programs by selecting future programs directly from program guides. To record a future program use the VCR Control feature to turn on your VCR and start recording automa tically. For information on how tosetup theVCRControlfeature,seepage26. Highlight and select a future program using any of the methods described in “Viewing Station and Program Information (GUIDES)” on pages 35 through 44. Return Closes the future program pop-up to show the cur

• 63 Using theOn-Screen Displays Editing Timer Events You can easily edit or delete timer events. SATELLITE RECEIVER ALT AUDIO JUMP GUIDE INDEXFAVORITE VOL RM-Y802 VTR3 2 DVD AMP MENU EXIT CH CATEGORY CODE SET 1 Press the MENU button, then highlight and select TIMER & REC. The Timer & Rec dis play appears. 2 Highlight and select the number of the event you want to edi

• Sony SAT-A55 - Digital Satellite System, 8 The SATELLITE IN jack sends pow er to, and receives satellite s ignals from, the Satellite Dish Antenna. The telephone line connection periodically sends information about your receiver and Access Card to your service provider. ACCESS CARD LOW SPEED DATA VCR CONTROL DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) SATELLITE IN RF REMOTE R L(MONO) VIDEO OUT AUDIO VIDEO S VIDEO CH3 CH4 VHF/UHF IN VHF(SAT)/UHF OUT TEL LINE AC IN~ 1 2 Digital Satellite Receiver Connect the SATELLITE IN jack to your Satellite Dish Antenna using RG-6 coaxial cable. RG-6 Coaxial

• Sony SAT-A55 - Digital Satellite System, 59 Using theOn-Screen Displays Checking Your Purchases You can view a history of the pay per view purchases you have made. Thisdisplayalsoshowsthefuturepurchasesyouhaveorderedandthose that you have canceled. SATELLITE RECEIVER ALT AUDIO JUMP GUIDE INDEXFAVORITE VOL RM-Y802 VTR3 2 DVD AMP MENU EXIT CH CATEGORY CODE SET 1 Press the MENU button, then highlight and select PURCHASES. The Purchases display appears. 2 Highlight and select the purchase number you want to view. The information pop-up for that purchase appears. MENU Return Closes the Purchases display to show the Main Menu. Help Opens information about the Purchases display. Cancel PP

• Sony SAT-A55 - Digital Satellite System, 64 Using the Audio Display You can set your Digital Satellite Receiver to play the audio track in the language you prefer if that languag e is availabl e. You can set the language for the current program and as the default language for all programs when that language is available. You can also set your Digital Satellite R eceiver to receive Dolby Digital audio signals (SAT-A55 only). SATELLITE RECEIVER ALT AUDIO JUMP GUIDE INDEXFAVORITE VOL RM-Y802 VTR3 2 DVD AMP MENU EXIT CH CATEGORY CODE SET z Tip (SAT-A55 only) You can also use the ALT AUDI O button on the remote control to selectamong the currently available tracks. RM-Y802 Remote Control 1 Press the MENU button, then highlight a

• Sony SAT-A55 - Digital Satellite System, 19 Viewing Pictures From Your Digital Satellite Receiver + SATELLITE RECEIVER 1 2 8 3 4 5 6 7 9 SLEEP TV/SAT TV/VIDEO FUNCTION TV SAT CABLE AUDIO VOLUME ENTERDISPLAY MUTING TVCABLE ALT AUDIO JUMP CATEGORY GUIDE INDEXFAVORITE MENU EXIT CH VOL RM-Y802 VTR3 2 DVD AMP CODE SET 0 POWER SAT z Tip The FUNCTIO N button indicators light up to show you which equipment the remote control is operating . Note You may need to set up the remote control to operate your oth er aud io/ video equipment. See “Setting Up the Remote Control” o n page 65 for deta ils. RM-Y802 Remote Control 1 Press the POWER SAT button to turn on the Digital Satellite Receiver. The POWER indic

• 15 Viewing Pictures From Your Digital Satellite Receiver qa POWER buttons Turn on and off the Digital Satellite Receiver, TV and VTR (VCR). To operate your TV or VTR (VCR), you must first set up the remote control (see page 65). qs FUNCTION buttons Select the equipment (CABLE, TV or SAT) that you want to operate. The indicators light up to show which de vic e the remote con tr ol is operating.

• Sony SAT-A55 - Digital Satellite System, 46 Using the Preferences Menu The Preferences Menu lets you change the appearance of the on-screen displays, the stations you want to appear in the program list area, and the order in which the s tations are listed. SATELLITE RECEIVER ALT AUDIO JUMP GUIDE INDEXFAVORITE VOL RM-Y802 VTR3 2 DVD AMP MENU EXIT CH CATEGORY CODE SET 1 Press the MENU button, then highlight and select PREFERENCES. The PREFERENCES Menu appears. 2 Highlight and select the item you want to adjust. MENU Return Closes the PREFERENCES Menu to show the Main Menu. Display Options Lets you change the color scheme of the on-scr een displays, choose how the stations are ordered in the guides and select what i s displayed in

• Sony SAT-A55 - Digital Satellite System, 52 Your service provider may occasionally send messages to your Digital Satellite Receiver to inform you of changes to your service and other special announcements. SATELLITE RECEIVER ALT AUDIO JUMP GUIDE INDEXFAVORITE VOL RM-Y802 VTR3 2 DVD AMP MENU EXIT CH CATEGORY CODE SET Note Your receiver can hold a total of between 10 and 20 new and old messag e s, depending on the size of the messages. Your receiver will continue to hold a messageuntilyoudeleteitoruntiltheAC Power Cord is disconnected. If your receiver’smemoryisfull,youmustdelete old m essages before you can r

• Sony SAT-A55 - Digital Satellite System, 14 RM-Y802 Remote Control (SAT-A55 model) Note You may need to set up the remote contro l to operate your other audio/video equipment. See “Setting Up the Remote Control” on page 65 for details. 1 MUTING button Mutes the volume. Press a gain to restore the volume. To operate your TV, you must first set up the remote control (see page 65). 2 AUDIO VOLUME buttons Adjust the volume of your audio receiver. To operateyouraudioreceiver,youmustfirstsetup the rem ote control (see page 65). 3 SLEEP button Sets the TV to turn off automatically after a certain amount of time (if your TV has the Sleep feature). To o

• Sony SAT-A55 - Digital Satellite System, 21 Using theOn-Screen Displays The Main Menu acts as a gateway to all of the features your Digital Satellite Receiver has to offer. Closing the Main Menu • HighlightandselectEXITtoclosetheMainMenu (thecurrentprogram appears on your screen). You can also press the EXIT button on your remote control. • The on-screen displays close automatically after several minutes. SATELLITE RECEIVER ALT AUDIO JUMP GUIDE INDEXFAVORITE VOL RM-Y802 VTR3 2 DVD AMP MENU EXIT CH CATEGORY CODE SET 1 Press the MENU button. The Main Menu appears. 2 Highlight and select the feature you want to access. MENU SYSTEM (Page 22) Adjust and test your Digital Satellite Re

• Sony SAT-A55 - Digital Satellite System, 78 Index A AC Power Cord, connecting, 13 Access Card, inserting, 13 replacing, 31 slot, 13, 69, 70 Adjusting the on-screen displays, 47 Alert. See Timer & Rec. Alpha List, 36 ALT AUDIO button, 14 Antenna. See RF antenna, satellite dish antenna, and Local TV off-air antenna. Arrow buttons, on front panel, 68 on RM-Y139 remote control, 16 Aspect Ratio, setting, 30 Audio system, connecting, 10 Audio, display, 64 track, 64 AUTO skip feature, 50 Auto Title Insert, 28 Azimuth, 25 B Back panel connections, SAT-A55, 69 SAT-B55, 70 Batt

• 25 Using theOn-Screen Displays Entering Your Antenna Location TheAntenaL ocat ionpop-uphelpsyouoryourprofessionalinstalleraim your Satellite Dish Antenna based on your zip code or your latitude and longi tude locat ion. 1 Highlight and select “Antenna Location” from the Antenna display. The Antenna Location pop-up appears. 2 Select “Zip Code”. The Zip C

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