JPH1042213A - Television signal receiver and method therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To speedily start reception setting by judging the presence or absence of information setting for reception when power is supplied, displaying a selection screen for information setting and selecting information by means of a remote commander. SOLUTION: The IRD 2 (integrated receiver/decoder) receives and demodulates a radio wave transmitted by a satellite by a parabolic antenna 1. An infrared signal command is emitted to the IRD 2 and a television receiver 3 by the prescribed operation of the remote commander 6 and it is controlled. The IRD 2 supplies the output to the television receiver 3 through AV unit control signal transmission/reception parts 2A and 3A and an AV line 4. The IRD 2 judges the presence or absence of information setting for receiving the television signal when power is supplied. Then, the information setting screen is displayed on the receiver 3 in accordance with the judged result. A user selects and inputs information by the remote commander 6, stores it in a storage means and receives the corresponding television signal. Thus, reception setting can speedily be started.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a television signal receiving apparatus and method, and more particularly to a television signal receiving apparatus and method for setting information required for receiving a television signal in accordance with a setting screen automatically displayed when power is first turned on. To a television signal receiving apparatus and method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a satellite broadcasting system in which a television signal is transmitted via a predetermined broadcasting satellite, received at each home, and displayed on a predetermined monitor is becoming widespread.
In order to receive a television signal transmitted via such a broadcasting satellite, a dedicated receiving device is required.
In addition, it is necessary to install the antenna in an appropriate direction and to perform reception settings corresponding to the reception environment of the user, such as setting the frequency of the converter and the frequency of the transponder.

[0003]

However, in order to start the reception setting, the user needs to call a setting screen for performing the reception setting with reference to the instruction manual. For a simple user, there is a problem that it takes an excessive amount of time to call the setting screen.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and promptly starts reception setting by displaying a setting screen for automatically performing reception setting when power is first turned on. Is made possible.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a television signal receiving apparatus, comprising: a judging means for judging whether or not information for receiving a television signal is set when power is turned on; Display means for displaying a setting screen for setting information according to the result; operating means operated when inputting or selecting information using the setting screen; and inputting or selecting corresponding to the operation Storage means for storing the stored information; and receiving means for receiving a television signal corresponding to the stored information.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, when the power is turned on, it is determined whether or not information for receiving a television signal is set, and the information is set according to the result of the determination. And displaying information input or selected in response to the operation, and receiving a television signal corresponding to the stored information.

In the television signal receiving apparatus according to the first aspect, when the power is turned on, the judging means judges whether or not information for receiving a television signal is set, and the display means judges. In response to the result, a setting screen for setting information is displayed, and the operation means is operated when inputting or selecting information using the setting screen, and the storage means is operated in response to the operation. The selected information is stored, and the receiving means receives a television signal corresponding to the stored information.

In the television signal receiving method according to the third aspect, when the power is turned on, it is determined whether or not information for receiving the television signal is set, and the information is received in accordance with the determination result. A setting screen for performing setting is displayed, information input or selected is stored in response to the operation, and a television signal is received in accordance with the stored information.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. In order to clarify the correspondence between each means described in the claims and the following embodiments, parentheses after each means are described. Within
The characteristics of the present invention will be described as follows by adding a corresponding embodiment (but one example). However, of course,
It does not mean that each means is limited to those described.

The television signal receiving apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention determines at the time of power-on whether or not information for receiving a television signal is set (for example, in step S2 of FIG. 5). CPU 2 of FIG. 3 that performs processing
9) and display means for displaying a setting screen for setting information in accordance with the determination result of the determination means (for example, FIG.
Of the television receiver 3) and operating means (for example, operated when inputting or selecting information using the setting screen)
4), storage means (for example, EEPROM 38 in FIG. 3) for storing input or selected information corresponding to the operation of the operation means, and a television signal corresponding to the stored information. Receiving means (for example, LNB1a in FIG. 3).

FIG. 1 shows an AV (Audio Vi) application of the present invention.
deo) illustrates an example of a system configuration. In this embodiment, the AV system transmits radio waves transmitted from a transmitting device (not shown) via a satellite (broadcast satellite or communication satellite).
IRD for demodulating the signal received by parabolic antenna 1
(Integrated Receiver / Decoder) 2 and a television receiver 3.

IRD 2 (or television receiver 3)
To the infrared (IR: IR:
Infrared) signals can be input. That is, when a predetermined switch of the remote commander 6 is operated, an IR signal corresponding thereto is emitted from the IR signal transmitting section 72 (FIG. 4), and the IRD
The second IR signal receiving unit 54 (FIG. 2).

The IRD 2 supplies its output to the television receiver 3 via an AV line 4 composed of three lines, for example, a composite video signal line, an audio L signal line, and an audio R signal line. I have. Furthermore, I
The RD 2 has an AV device control signal transmitting / receiving unit 2A, and the television receiver 3 has an AV device control signal transmitting / receiving unit 3A. These are wired SIRCS (Wire
d interconnected by a control line 5 of Sony Infrared Remote Control System (trademark).

FIG. 2 shows an example of the configuration of the front of the IRD 2. A lid 52 is provided at the center of the housing 51 so as to be openable and closable so that the IC card 33 can be mounted inside. A power key 53 is provided on the left side of the IRD 2. The power key 53 is operated when the power is turned on or off. An IR signal receiving unit 54 for receiving an IR signal from the remote commander 6 is provided below the power key 53.
Is provided.

The LED 55 is connected to the IRD via a satellite.
When a predetermined message is transmitted for 2,
It is made to light. When the user outputs this message to the television receiver 3 and displays it, and confirms it, the LED 55 is turned off. An LED 56 located below the LED 55 is lit when the IRD 2 is communicating via a telephone line.

Program guide key 57 and menu key 58
Are operated when the television receiver 3 displays an electronic program guide or menu.

Up, down, left and right around the enter key 65 are an up key 61, a down key 62, and a left key 63, respectively.
And the light key 64 are arranged in a ring shape. The up key 61, the down key 62, the left key 63, and the right key 64 (hereinafter, these keys are also appropriately referred to as direction keys) are operated when the cursor is moved in the up, down, left, and right directions. The enter key 65 is operated when deciding the selection (when selecting). The channel up key 59 and the channel down key 60 are operated when raising or lowering the receiving channel.

FIG. 3 shows an example of the internal configuration of the IRD 2. Parabolic antenna 1 LNB (Low Noise Block)
The RF signal output from the downconverter 1a is supplied to the tuner 21 of the front end 20 and demodulated. The output of the tuner 21 is supplied to a QPSK demodulation circuit 22, where the output is subjected to QPSK demodulation. The output of the QPSK demodulation circuit 22 is supplied to an error correction circuit 23, where an error is detected and corrected, and corrected if necessary.

I consisting of CPU, ROM, RAM, etc.
The key necessary for decrypting the code is stored in the C card 33.
Stored with the decryption program. If the signal transmitted via the satellite is encrypted, a key and a decryption process are required to decrypt the code. Then, the key is read from the IC card 33 via the card reader interface 32 and supplied to the demultiplexer 24. The demultiplexer 24 uses this key to decrypt the encrypted signal.

The IC card 33 stores a key and a decryption program necessary for decryption, as well as billing information.

The demultiplexer 24 receives a signal output from the error correction circuit 23 of the front end 20 and converts the signal into a data buffer memory (DRAM (Dynamic)).
Random Access Memory) or SRAM (Static Random)
Access Memory)) 35. Then, this is read out as appropriate, the decoded video signal is supplied to the MPEG video decoder 25, and the decoded audio signal is
This is supplied to the PEG audio decoder 26.

The MPEG video decoder 25 stores the input digital video signal in the DRAM 25a as appropriate, and executes a decoding process of the video signal compressed by the MPEG system. The decoded video signal is
The signal is supplied to the NTSC encoder 27 and is converted into a luminance signal (Y), a chroma signal (C), and a composite signal (V) of the NTSC system. The luminance signal and the chroma signal are output as S-video signals via buffer amplifiers 28Y and 28C, respectively. The composite signal is
The signal is output from the buffer amplifier 28V via the AV line 4.

The MPEG video decoder 25 is a MPEG2 decoder manufactured by SGS-Thomson Microelectronics.
A decoding LSI (STi3500) can be used. An outline thereof is, for example, Nikkei BP “Nikkei Electronics” 1994. 3.14 (No. 603) No. 101
Introduced by Martin Bolton on pages 110-110.

The MPEG2-Transportstream is described in “Latest MPEG Textbook”, pp. 231 to 253, issued on August 1, 1994 by ASCII Corporation.

The MPEG audio decoder 26 appropriately stores the digital audio signal supplied from the demultiplexer 24 in the DRAM 26a, and executes a decoding process of the audio signal compressed by the MPEG system. The decoded audio signal is D / A converted by the D / A converter 30, the left channel audio signal is output from the buffer amplifier 31L via the AV line 4, and the right channel audio signal is output from the buffer amplifier 31R. Via the AV line 4.

The RF modulator 41 converts a composite signal output from the NTSC encoder 27 and an audio signal output from the D / A converter 30 into an RF signal and outputs the RF signal. When the TV mode is set, the RF modulator 41 passes an NTSC system RF signal input from an AV device such as a cable box,
The data is directly output to a VCR or other AV equipment (neither is shown).

In the case of this embodiment, these video and audio signals are supplied to the television receiver 3 via the AV line 4.

CPU (Central Processing Unit) 29
Executes various processes according to a program stored in the ROM 37. For example, tuner 21, QPSK
It controls the demodulation circuit 22, the error correction circuit 23, and the like. Also, it controls the AV device control signal transmission / reception section 2A, outputs a predetermined control signal to another AV device (the television receiver 3 in this embodiment) via the control line 5, and outputs another control signal. Receives control signals from AV equipment.

A predetermined command can be directly input to the CPU 29 by operating various keys (FIG. 2) on the front panel 40. Also, remote commander 6
When (FIG. 4) is operated, the IR signal transmitting section 72 outputs I
An R signal is emitted, and this IR signal is
, And the light receiving result is supplied to the CPU 29.
Therefore, a predetermined command can be input to the CPU 29 by operating the remote commander 6.

The demultiplexer 24 has an EPG (Electrical Program Guide) in addition to the MPEG video data and audio data supplied from the front end 20.
e) Fetch data, etc., and store in the data buffer memory 35
And stored in the EPG area 35A. EPG information is stored 24 hours after the current time (EPG2 and EPG1-2
) Or after 150 hours (EPG2, EPG3
And information on programs on each broadcast channel up to EPG1-2 and EPG1-3 (for example, channel, broadcast time, title, category, etc., in addition to still images of the program)
Contains. Since this EPG information is frequently transmitted, the latest EPG can always be held in the EPG area 35A.

An EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Pr)
In the gramable read only memory (38), data to be retained even after the power is turned off (for example, the setting contents of the reception setting, the reception history of the tuner 21 for four weeks, and the reception before the predetermined operation is performed) A channel number (last channel) and the like are stored as appropriate. This memory is used, for example, when the power is turned on and when the same channel as the last channel is received again.
If the last channel is not stored,
The channel stored in the ROM 37 as a default is received.

When the sleep mode is set, the CPU 29 activates a minimum number of circuits, such as the front end 20, the demultiplexer 24, and the data buffer memory 35, even when the power is off, to a predetermined state. Control for causing each circuit to perform a predetermined operation at a time is also executed. For example, timer automatic recording is executed in conjunction with an external VCR.

Further, the CPU 29 executes a predetermined OSD (On
-Screen Display) When you want to generate data, use MPEG
The video decoder 25 is controlled. The MPEG video decoder 25 generates predetermined OSD data in accordance with this control, writes the OSD data in the OSD area of the DRAM 25a, reads out the OSD data, and outputs it. With this, predetermined characters,
Outputs figures, images, etc. to the television receiver 3 as appropriate,
Can be displayed.

The SRAM 36 is used as a work memory of the CPU 29. The modem 34 exchanges data via a telephone line under the control of the CPU 29.

FIG. 4 shows a configuration example of the remote commander 6. An IR signal transmitting section 72 for generating an IR signal corresponding to the operation of various keys is provided at an upper portion thereof. The power key 73 is operated when the power of the IRD 2 is turned on or off, and the television power key 74 is operated when the power of the television receiver 3 is turned on or off. The mute key 75 is operated when muting the audio signal or canceling the mute. Switch key 76
Is operated when the IRD 2 is remotely controlled by the remote commander 6, and the switching key 77 is operated when the television receiver 3 is remotely operated by the remote commander 6.

The input switch key 78 is operated when switching the input to the IRD 2 or the television receiver 3. The screen display key 79 is operated when switching the state in which predetermined electronic program guide characters and the like are displayed on the television receiver 3. The dual sound key 80 is operated when there are a plurality of channels as sound channels and when switching between them.

The ten keys 81 are operated when inputting numbers from 0 to 9. The key of the number 0 and the key of “tuning” are operated when inputting the number 10 or 12, and the key arranged between them is operated when the number 11 is input.

The menu key 82 is operated when displaying a menu, and is used for a promotion key (promo key) 8.
3 is operated when displaying a promotion channel. The program explanation key 84 is operated when displaying program explanation information in the electronic program guide. The multi key 85 is operated as an electronic program guide when a reduced screen of each broadcast channel is displayed in one screen as, for example, 4 × 4 multi screens. The program guide key 86
Operated when displaying the electronic program guide. The jump key 87 is operated when shifting to the last channel.

The up key 88, the down key 89, the left key 90, and the right key 91 (these keys are also referred to as direction keys as appropriate) are operated when the cursor is moved in the up, down, left, and right directions, respectively. Is operated when inputting the decision of selection. The channel up / down key 94 is operated to increment or decrement the channel to be received by one. The up key 88, the down key 89, the left key 90, the right key 91, and the enter key 92 are an up key 61, a down key 62, a left key 63, a right key 64, and an enter key provided on the main body of the IRD 2 shown in FIG. It corresponds to the key 65, and its arrangement shape also corresponds. The channel up / down key 94 corresponds to the channel up key 59 and the channel down key 60 in FIG.

The volume up / down key 93 is operated to increase or decrease the volume by a fixed amount.

Here, the specific processing operation of the IRD 2 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

When the power of the IRD 2 and the television receiver 3 is turned on in step S1 of FIG. 5, the CPU 29 of the IRD 2 checks in step S2 whether or not the information of the reception setting is stored in the EEPROM 38. to decide.

If it is determined that the information of the reception setting is stored in the EEPROM 38, the process branches to step S7. If it is determined that the information of the reception setting is not stored in the EEPROM 38, the process proceeds to step S3. CPU2
9 reads the data of the reception setting screen stored in the ROM 37, and reads the data of the MPEG video decoder 25, NTSC
The signal is output to the television receiver 3 via the encoder 27 and the buffer amplifier 28V.

FIG. 6 shows an example of a display screen displayed on the monitor of the television receiver 3 at this time. As shown in FIG. 6, on the monitor of the television receiver 3, a message urging the user's operation is displayed together with the characters "reception setting" representing the reception setting screen.

Next, in step S4, the user performs an operation for reception setting according to the display of the reception setting screen. Specifically, according to the message displayed on the screen of FIG.
When the user presses the enter key 92 of the remote commander 6, an instruction signal corresponding thereto is supplied to the CPU 29 via the IR signal receiving unit 54. In response to the instruction signal, the CPU 29 reads the data of the screen next to the screen shown in FIG.
5, NTSC encoder 27, and buffer amplifier 2
Output to the television receiver 3 via 8V.

FIG. 7 shows a display example of a screen displayed on the monitor of the television receiver 3 in this manner. The screen shown in FIG. 7 is a screen for inputting or selecting detailed information of the reception setting.

The user operates the left key 90 and the right key 91 of the remote commander 6 to select any one of the areas A1 to A3, thereby supplying the voltage to be supplied to the converter (LNB1a). The source can be specified. That is, when a vertically polarized or horizontally polarized television signal is received, a voltage of 15 V or 11 V is converted from the IRD 2 to a converter (LNB), respectively.
If supplying to 1a), the area A1 is designated. In addition, a voltage having a fixed value of one of 15V and 11V is converted from the IRD2 into a converter (LNB1a).
If the voltage is supplied to the converter (LNB1a) from a power source other than the IRD2, for example, a predetermined power source installed in an apartment, the region A3 is specified. I do. Note that the designated (selected) area is represented by a different display from other areas (areas not designated). That is, the screen shown in FIG. 7 shows a state where the area A1 is designated.

Similarly, the user can specify the frequency of the converter (LNB1a) by operating the remote commander 6 and selecting or inputting data in the areas A4 to A8. That is, if the converter (LNB1a) having the local oscillation frequency of 11.2 GHz is used, the area A4 is specified. If the converter (LNB1a) having the local oscillation frequency of 11.3 GHz is used, the area A5 is specified. I do. For example, if an antenna of a co-listening system such as an apartment is used, the area A8 is designated. Other frequency converters (LNB1
When a) is used, the area A6 is designated and the area A7 is operated by operating the ten keys 81 of the remote commander 6.
A predetermined frequency.

When the input of the setting screen shown in FIG. 7 is completed, the user designates the area A9 (antenna setting) and presses the enter key 92 to display the next setting screen (antenna setting screen). Alternatively, the area A9 (end) is designated and the reception setting processing is ended.

When the user designates the area A9 (antenna setting) and presses the enter key 92, it is determined in step S5 whether or not the reception setting has been completed. In this case, a determination of NO is made in this step. Then, the process of step S4 is executed again. That is, in response to this operation, the CPU 29 reads the data of the screen next to the screen shown in FIG. 7 (the screen of the antenna setting) from the ROM 37, and transmits the data via the MPEG video decoder 25, the NTSC encoder 27, and the buffer amplifier 28V. , To the television receiver 3.

FIG. 8 shows a display example of a screen displayed on the monitor of the television receiver 3 in this manner. The screen shown in FIG. 8 is a screen for inputting or selecting detailed information of the antenna setting.

In the area A12, of the television signals assigned to the eight transponders of the broadcasting satellite, the frequency of the television signal that can be received first is automatically displayed. And the received NI
The network name of the television signal included in T (Network Information Table) is displayed in area A11.

In the area A13, the signal level of the received television signal is expressed as a peak level (the maximum level until now) and a cue level (the current level) in 35 levels, respectively. That is, the example of the screen illustrated in FIG. 8 indicates that the cue level is a signal level represented by 30 out of 35 steps, and the peak level is a signal level represented by 33 out of 35 steps. Therefore,
Referring to the signal level in the area A13, the antenna is installed in a direction in which the signal level becomes highest.

When manually receiving a television signal assigned to another transponder, the area A15 (satellite frequency switching) is designated. When the area A14 (return) is designated, a screen immediately before the antenna setting screen shown in FIG. 8, that is, the reception setting screen shown in FIG. 7 can be displayed. Area A16
When (end) is specified, the reception setting process ends. Thus, any one of the regions A14 to A16
By specifying one and pressing the enter key 92, the specified process is executed. In the screen shown in FIG.
(End) is specified.

When the user presses the enter key 92 in the state shown in FIG. 8 (the state in which the area A16 is designated), a determination of YES is made in step S5, and the next step S6
Then, the CPU 29 causes the EEPROM 38 to store information input or selected on the reception setting screen (FIGS. 7 and 8).

In the following step S 7, when the user operates the ten key 81, for example, of the remote commander 6 and inputs a predetermined channel number, an IR signal corresponding to the input number is output from the IR signal transmitting section 72. Is done.
This IR signal is received by the IR signal receiving unit 54 of IRD2. The CPU 29 sends an IR signal from the IR signal
When a signal corresponding to the signal is supplied, the tuner 21 is controlled so as to receive the channel corresponding to the input number.

The tuner 21 demodulates a signal corresponding to the channel number designated by the CPU 29 from the signal supplied from the LNB 1 a and outputs the signal to the QPSK demodulation circuit 22. The signal QPSK-demodulated by the QPSK demodulation circuit 22 is further input to an error correction circuit 23, and after being subjected to error correction processing, is input to a demultiplexer 24. In the demultiplexer 24, the input data is separated into video data and audio data, and the video data is supplied to an MPEG video decoder 25 and the audio data is supplied to an MPEG audio decoder 26, respectively. The MPEG video decoder 25 decodes the input video data by the MPEG method, and outputs the decoded video data to the NTSC encoder 27. The NTSC encoder 27 converts the input video data into an NTSC video signal. This video signal is supplied to the television receiver 3 via the AV line 4 as a composite video signal via, for example, a buffer amplifier 28V.

The MPEG audio decoder 26
Decodes the input audio data by the MPEG method and outputs the decoded data to the D / A converter 30. D / A converter 3
0 indicates that the input audio data is D / A converted and converted into left and right analog audio signals by the buffer amplifier 3.
Output via 1L and 31R. This audio signal is also output to the television receiver 3 via the AV line 4. In this way, the image and sound of the program that the user has commanded by operating the remote commander 6 are output to the television receiver 3.

When the demultiplexer 24 detects EPG data from the received signal, it supplies this to the data buffer memory 35 and stores it in the EPG area 35A.

When reading of the EPG information is instructed by operating a predetermined key of the remote commander 6, the CP
U29 stores the E stored in the EPG area 35A.
The PG data is read out, and the MPEG video decoder 25
Is converted to OSD data. This OSD data is
It is output to the NTSC encoder 27, superimposed on the image of a normal program, and output.

That is, the television signal received by the LNB 1 a is transmitted to the demultiplexer 24 via the tuner 21, the QPSK demodulation circuit 22 and the error correction circuit 23.
, The demultiplexer 24 outputs the video signal and the audio signal of the television program specified by the user to the MPEG video decoder 25 or the MPEG audio decoder 26, respectively. And the video signal is
The signal is output to the television receiver 3 via the NTSC encoder 27 and the video terminals Y and C, and the audio signal is output to the television receiver 3 via the D / A converter 30 and the audio terminals L and R.

In this way, information necessary for receiving a television signal can be set.

When the information necessary for reception is not set, for example, when the power is turned on to the IRD 2 and the television receiver 3 for the first time after purchase, FIG.
Is displayed, the user does not need to perform an operation for calling the reception setting screen, and the reception setting process can be started quickly.

In the above embodiment, the case of satellite broadcasting has been described, but the present invention can also be applied to the reception setting of a terrestrial wave or a television signal transmitted via a predetermined cable. it can.

[0065]

As described above, according to the television signal receiving apparatus of the first aspect, when the power is turned on, it is determined whether or not information for receiving a television signal is set, and the determination result is obtained. Accordingly, a setting screen for setting information is displayed, so that reception setting can be started quickly.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a television signal receiving apparatus according to the present invention.
It is a block diagram showing composition of one example of a V system.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an external appearance of an IRD2.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an embodiment of an IRD 2.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of a remote commander 6;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a processing operation of IRD2.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a reception setting screen.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a display example of a screen when an enter key 92 is pressed on the screen shown in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a display example of a screen when an enter key 92 is pressed on the screen shown in FIG. 7;

[Explanation of symbols]

1 parabolic antenna, 2 IRD, 3 television receiver, 4 AV line, 5 control line, 6 remote commander, 21 tuner,
22 QPSK demodulation circuit, 23 error correction circuit,
24 demultiplexer, 25 MPEG video decoder, 25a DRAM, 26 MPEG audio decoder, 26a DRAM, 27 NTSC encoder, 28Y, 28C, 28V buffer amplifier, 29 CPU, 30 D / A converter, 31
L, 31R buffer amplifier, 32 card reader interface, 33 IC card, 34 modem,
35 data buffer memory, 36 SRAM,
37 ROM, 38 EEPROM, 40 front panel, 41 RF modulator, 54 IR signal receiving unit

Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Yuriko Kishitaka 6-35 Kita Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Inside Sony Corporation

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A determination means for determining whether or not information for receiving a television signal is set when a power is turned on, and for setting the information in accordance with a determination result of the determination means. Display means for displaying a setting screen, operating means operated when inputting or selecting the information using the setting screen, and storing the input or selected information in response to the operation of the operating means A television signal receiving apparatus, comprising: a storage unit that performs the operation; and a receiving unit that receives the television signal in accordance with the stored information. 2. The television signal receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the television signal is a television signal transmitted via a satellite. 3. When the power is turned on, it is determined whether or not information for receiving a television signal is set, and a setting screen for setting the information is displayed according to the result of the determination. A television signal receiving method, comprising: storing the input or selected information in response to an operation; and receiving the television signal in accordance with the stored information.