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Getting to Know the Windows
®
XP Media Center Edition 2005
Media Center Setup
5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3
VCR/DVD player or Set-top box to the S-video in port on
the back of the computer.
Sample wall-to-VCR/DVD player-to-TV setup
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
Remote sensor
control cable
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/DVD
Player In
VCR/DVD
Player In
VCR/DVD
Player Out
VCR/DVD
Player Out
Splitter In
Splitter Out
Coaxial cable
Coaxial antenna
in on back of
computer
Coaxial
cable
Coaxial
cable