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Connecting the IR control cable

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Connecting the IR control cable If your Media Center configuration uses a set-top box for the Media Center video source, connect the infrared (IR) control cable from the Media Center PC to the set-top box IR sensor window. The IR control cable sends input from the remote sensor to your set-top box to change channels. 1 Plug the IR control cable into the IR control port on the back of the Media Center PC. 3 Remove the adhesive paper from the back of the IR control. 2 Locate the IR sensor by shining a flashlight through the set-top box IR sensor window. Look for a 1/2 to 3/8 inch metallic rectangle with a 1/8 inch dark circle in the middle. This is the IR sensor. 4 Place the sticky side of the IR control on the set-top box sensor window. Make sure that the IR control is placed directly in front of the IR sensor that you located in step 2. Tip: The Media Center IR control cable sends infrared signals to your set-top box or satellite receiver. However, some set-top boxes are set to receive radio frequency (RF) signals from the remote control. Before using the Media Center remote control, make sure that the set-top box is set to accept infrared signals. See your set-top box guide for information about remote settings. 13

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Tip:
Connecting the IR control cable
If your Media Center configuration uses a set-top box for
the Media Center video source, connect the infrared (IR)
control cable from the Media Center PC to the set-top
box IR sensor window. The IR control cable sends input
from the remote sensor to your set-top box to change
channels.
The Media Center IR control cable sends infrared signals to your
set-top box or satellite receiver. However, some set-top boxes are
set to receive radio frequency (RF) signals from the remote control.
Before using the Media Center remote control, make sure that the
set-top box is set to accept infrared signals. See your set-top box
guide for information about remote settings.
Plug the IR control cable into the IR control port
on the back of the Media Center PC.
1
Locate the IR sensor by shining a flashlight
through the set-top box IR sensor window. Look
for a 1/2 to 3/8 inch metallic rectangle with a 1/8
inch dark circle in the middle. This is the IR sensor.
2
Remove the adhesive paper from the back of the
IR control.
3
Place the sticky side of the IR control on the
set-top box sensor window. Make sure that the IR
control is placed directly in front of the IR sensor
that you located in step 2.
4