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How to Set Up Your Computer to Use the Media Center
with a TV Tuner
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Sample wall to VCR to TV setup for the Satellite 5205
Series computer
Connecting the External Remote Sensor
The external IR remote sensor is a small device that
connects to the computer and allows the remote control to
work with the Media Center programs.
If you have a cable TV set-top box, satellite, or other
set-top box that controls your TV signal, connect the
remote sensor control cable to the remote sensor and
position the end of it over the remote receiver on your
cable box.
1 Connect the IR receiver cable USB connector to an
available USB port on your computer.
TV In
TV In
Coaxial
cable
Remote sensor
control cable
Remote
sensor
IR receiver
Existing setup
Add the notebook with a splitter
Wall
Cable
Wall
Cable
Set-top box/
satellite In
Set-top box/
satellite In
Set-top box/
satellite Out
Set-top box/
satellite Out
VCR In
VCR In
VCR Out
VCR Out
Splitter In
Splitter Out
Coaxial cable
Composite port cable
Composite port cable
coaxial port
Coaxial
cable
Coaxial
cable
A/V composite port
TV IN
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