Samsung DIRECTV SIR-TS160 - Manual (Page 26)

Protect your components from overheating
• Do not block ventilation holes in the top of the DIRECTV ® High-Definition
Receiver, or any other components. Make sure to position the components so
that air can circulate freely.
• If you are positioning the components in a stand or rack, make sure to allow for
proper ventilation.
• Do not stack components.
• If you have a stereo amplifier or receiver as a system component, please place it on
the top shelf or top rack so that hot air rising from it will not flow around other
components.
Make strong connections
• Make sure you securely connect cables when making connections. When a tight
fit makes a secure connection difficult, you can sometimes make it easier by
gently twisting the cable-end while pushing it onto the jack. (Important: never
twist S-Video or Optical Digital Audio cables — they have specially shaped ends
that must be correctly oriented before connecting.)
Avoid cable damage
• Never kink, bend, or twist optical digital audio cables; doing so might break the
fragile optical fibers they contain, rendering them unable to carry a signal.
Jacks and cables
The illustrations in this section show the various types of jacks and cables used to
connect your DIRECTV HD Receiver.
RF jacks and coaxial cable
The TV OUT RF jack on the DIRECTV HD Receiver
uses a coaxial cable to connect to your TV or VCR.
This jack provides monaural sound and a good TV
picture. An RF jack is also used for standard analog
(NTSC) and digital (ATSC) TV antenna connection (AIR
IN), for a cable TV service connection (CABLE IN), and
using an RG-6 coaxial cable, for the satellite dish
(SATELLITE IN) input connection.
Chapter 3: Setting up and connecting
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