Setting up a wired connection

1Follow the TV Wizard. At your TV:

a Point the remote control at the remote control sensor on the display and, if necessary, press the Device button to light the HP MediaSmart TV indicator.

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bPress the Media button.

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When you press the Media button on the remote control for the first time, a wizard opens to guide you through the setup for the network on the TV and on the PC.

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To start the wizard after the first time, press Media, select Settings and press OK, select Network and press OK, and then select Connect to a Wired Network and press OK.

cFollow the onscreen instructions to select a language, and so on.

dThe TV shows a message when it is time to install the software you need on your computer.

2Install the PC software.

Use the Installation CD to install the software on your computer (and on each computer on your network that has media you want to share with the TV).

At your computer:

a Insert the MediaSmart Installation CD from the TV box into a CD drive on the computer.

b Follow the onscreen instructions to go through the MediaSmart installation.

￿Windows Media Center Extender host patches install if you have the Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium or Home Ultimate operating system.

￿The Windows Media Player 11 software installs if it is not already installed on your computer.

￿The HP MediaSmart Services Gateway software and CinemaNow Media Manager software install automatically.

￿The HP MediaSmart Sharing Wizard installs.

￿The MediaSmart User Guide also automatically downloads onto your computer.

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If it is needed, your computer restarts before continuing the installation.

￿The HP MediaSmart Sharing Wizard opens to guide you in sharing media.

￿Click to authorize Windows Media Player 11 to share media with your MediaSmart TV, and then select the media folders to share.

￿Enter information to register your TV with HP.

￿Click to set up Online Media Services.

￿Click Finish when the installation is complete at your PC.

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