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Setting up the HP TouchSmart PC with a set-top box
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If your TV signal requires a cable TV set-top box, a satellite set-top box, or another set-top box, you must
connect the IR emitter cable to the computer and your set-top box to use the remote control properly. TV
tuners and remote controls are included in select models only.
The IR emitter cable is a remote control sensing device that connects to the computer and covers the remote
sensor on a set-top box. It enables the remote control that came with your HP TouchSmart PC to operate
your set-top box when you use the Windows Media Center program to select TV channels.
To use a set-top box with Windows Media Center:
1 Connect the IR emitter cable (A) to the IR Out connector (D) on the back of the computer.
2 Remove the paper from the backing tape on the end of the cable (B), and then press the end of the
cable over the remote IR sensor (receiver) window on the set-top box (C). To locate the remote infrared
sensor window, shine a flashlight through the plastic on the front of the set-top box.
3 When you use the remote control, point it at the front of the HP TouchSmart PC (E), not at the
set-top box.
Completing the Windows Media Center setup wizard
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1 Open Windows Media Center. Tap the Windows Vista start button , tap All Programs,
and then tap Windows Media Center.
Or
To open Windows Media Center from HP TouchSmart, open HP TouchSmart, and tap the
Windows Media Center tile.
2 Scroll to the Tasks menu, and select settings, General, and then select Windows Media
Center Setup.
3 Follow the onscreen instructions to set up your TV tuner and Windows Media Center TV program
guide.
For more information about setting up and using Windows Media Center, go to:
http://www.microsoft.com
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