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Getting to Know the Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005

Media Center Setup

Existing setup

Add the notebook with a splitter

Wall

Cable

Coaxial

Set-top box/ cable satellite In

Set-top box/ satellite Out

Coaxial cable

VCR/DVD

Player In

VCR/DVD

Player Out Coaxial cable

TV In

Wall

 

Cable

 

 

Set-top box/

IR transceiver

satellite In

Set-top box/

 

 

satellite Out

 

 

 

Splitter In

 

 

(Splitter not included)

 

Splitter Out

Coaxial antenna adapter

 

 

 

 

to coaxial antenna in on

VCR/DVD

Coaxial cable

the back of the computer

 

 

 

Player In

 

 

 

 

HDMI Out or

 

 

S-video Out

VCR/DVD

 

 

Player Out

HDMI In or

 

 

 

 

S-video In

 

TV In

 

 

IR transceiver control cable

(Sample Illustration. Some components shown above do not ship with your computer.)

(Sample Illustration) Wall-to-VCR/DVD player-to-TV setupConnecting the External IR Transceiver

The external IR transceiver is a small device that connects from the computer to a device that provides the input signal to your TV, such as a cable TV Set-top box, satellite Set-top box, VCR/DVD player, etc. This allows the Toshiba Remote Control to control the device using the Media Center.

To connect the IR transceiver:

1Connect the IR transceiver cable (small 3.5 mm) connector to one of the IR transceiver ports on the right side of the computer.

2Peel off the adhesive backing on the IR transceiver and mount the sensor above the remote IR receiver on your TV Set-top box or VCR/DVD player, or within 5 inches of it, making sure that the side with the adhesive is facing the IR receiver on the TV Set-top box or VCR/DVD player for it to properly function.