Gateway GT5012 8510755 - Media Center User Guide - Page 10

Connect the IR control cable If your Media Center configuration uses a set-top box for the video source to the Media Center computer, connect the infrared (IR) control cable to the remote sensor and attach the IR control 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 any 1/8-inch jack on the back of the remote sensor. (The sensor included with your computer may look different.) 3 Remove the adhesive paper from the back of the IR control. 2 Locate the IR sensor on the set-top box 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. 10 4 Place the sticky side of the IR control on the set-top box sensor window. Make sure that the infrared control is placed directly in front of the IR sensor that you located in Step 2. 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.