Activate (or reactivate) a DirecTV receiver

Activate Online After you complete the receiver setup, DIRECTV allows you to activate the receiver online. To do this, open an Internet browser and navigate to the DIRECTV website. Click “My Account” in the upper-right corner of the window. Click on the “My Equipment” tab. Click the “Update” button next to your receiver’s name. The […]

How to configure IR Blasters to connect to Wifi

The IR Blasters are shipped already prepared to be used in your DisplayHUB system and should be plug and play however there are times that the WiFi configuration of the blaster might need to be updated: The DisplayHUB IR Blasters are configured by connecting your computer to the SSID labeled “IRBlaster” and then entering “displayhub” […]

Reccomended Hardware

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DirecTV Receiver setup

In order to use your DirecTV receivers with DisplayHub, they must be enabled in the set-top box by navigating to the “External Device” settings screen (Menu->System Setup->Whole-Home->External Device) screen. Once on this screen select “Allow” for “External Access”

Disable DirecTV Power Saving

Some DirecTV receivers will fall asleep and become unresponsive to DisplayHub, to avoid this issue make sure all receivers have this mode disabled. Press {MENU}. Arrow down to “Settings” and press {SELECT} Arrow over so “Settings & Help” is highlighted and press {SELECT}. Arrow down to “Power Saving” and press {SELECT}. Select NO and save