Setting Up for the Media Function

The Media function (using the Media button on the remote control) provides you a simple way to connect your TV to your PC or online services to do the following:

View photos

Watch videos

Listen to music

Access online services for music, videos, or photos

Before you can use the Media function, you must complete these actions in the following order:

Connect the TV to your PC with a wired (Ethernet 802.3) or wireless (Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g) connection through a router in an established LAN. Refer to “Connecting the TV to your home network (LAN)” on page 16.

Complete initial setup of the TV; see “Using the First-Time Setup Wizard” on page 23 or “Starting EZ Setup” on page 52.

Use the remote control to select settings for wired or wireless connection to your network, as described in this section.

Install the Microsoft® Windows® Media Connect software on your PC, as described in this section.

Complete the software setup, as described in this section.

The Microsoft Windows Media Connect network software uses your PC LAN connection to communicate with the TV. You can view a list of the content in preselected folders on your PC that contain your photos, videos, and music. This program, installed on your PC, provides networking services by streaming music, video, or picture files to the local area network (LAN) connected to the TV. Windows Media Connect must be installed and operating with the network, and the TV must be allowed in the software to select or view content on the TV.

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You can install Microsoft Windows Media Connect on multiple PCs to view and listen on your TV to the media files that they store. The TV and each PC must be connected to your LAN.

Verifying the TV connections

Before starting, check that the TV is connected to the LAN router, and the TV and network equipment are both powered on. Refer to “Connecting the TV to your home network (LAN)” on page 16 for instructions to connect the TV to the network.

Completing the initial TV setup

The initial setup must be completed on your TV before proceeding with the Media settings. If you canceled the wizard when you turned on the TV for the first time, run the EZ setup again using the Setup menu; see “Starting EZ Setup” on page 52.

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HP SLC3760N 37 inch manual Setting Up for the Media Function, Verifying the TV connections, Completing the initial TV setup

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