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Getting Started with Media Center
There are several tasks to complete before you are ready to use Media Center features. Read this checklist before you
begin using the Media Center software program, to enable full use of all the features.
Set up your VAIO
®
Media Center computer, accessories, and peripheral equipment correctly. Follow the instructions
in your online VAIO Computer User Guide, in the section, "Setting Up Your Computer."
Evaluate your home environment to determine the best way to connect your TV, set-top box (cable or satellite),
Internet, and computer. See the instructions in your online VAIO Computer User Guide, in the section, "Setting Up
Media Center."
Establish an active Internet connection.
Connect your computer to the TV signal source.
Insert two AA batteries into the Media Center remote control.
Plug the remote sensor unit into a USB port on your computer and place it in a location that enables direct
communication with the remote control.
Connect the remote sensor control between your cable or satellite set-top box, and the remote sensor unit.
An Internet connection and TV signal source are not required to use some features, but Sony recommends using these
options to fully experience Media Center.
To locate the VAIO Computer User Guide
1.
Click Start in the Windows
®
taskbar, click All Programs, then click VAIO Control Center.
2.
From the VAIO Control Center menu, click the Categories tab, then click the Documentation folder.
3.
Click VAIO User Guide.
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