HP IQ804t Getting Started Guide - Page 27

Setting up the HP TouchSmart PC with a set-top box, To use a set-top box with Windows Media Center

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You may need a composite video to S-Video adaptor (sold separately) from the set-top box Video Out to the S-Video In connector (A). 2 For S-Video, connect audio cable from your set-top box to the Audio Line In (C) connector on the back of the computer. Use with a Y cable to combine RCA left and right channels (white and red). 3 If you are using a set-top box, connect the IR emitter cable to the IR emitter connector (D) on the back of the computer to use the remote control. The IR emitter cable is shown in the following illustration. Adhere the IR emitter (blaster) onto the set-top box IR receiver window. Point the remote control at the computer (not the set-top box). Setting up the HP TouchSmart PC with a set-top box Select models only If your TV signal requires a cable TV set-top box, a satellite set-top box, or another set-top box, you must connect the IR emitter cable to the computer and your set-top box to use the remote control properly. TV tuners and remote controls are included in select models only. The IR emitter cable is a remote control sensing device that connects to the computer and covers the remote sensor on a set-top box. It enables the remote control that came with your HP TouchSmart PC to operate your set-top box when you use the Windows Media Center program to select TV channels. To use a set-top box with Windows Media Center: 1 Connect the IR emitter cable (A) to the IR Out connector (D) on the back of the computer. 2 Remove the paper from the backing tape on the end of the cable (B), and then press the end of the cable over the remote IR sensor (receiver) window on the set-top box (C). To locate the remote infrared sensor window, shine a flashlight through the plastic on the front of the set-top box. Getting to Know the HP TouchSmart PC 21

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Getting to Know the HP TouchSmart PC
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You may need a composite video to S-Video adaptor (sold separately) from the set-top box Video Out
to the S-Video In connector (
A
).
2
For S-Video, connect audio cable from your set-top box to the Audio Line In (
C
) connector on the back
of the computer. Use with a Y cable to combine RCA left and right channels (white and red).
3
If you are using a set-top box, connect the IR emitter cable to the IR emitter connector (
D
) on the back
of the computer to use the remote control. The IR emitter cable is shown in the following illustration.
Adhere the IR emitter (blaster) onto the set-top box IR receiver window. Point the remote control at the
computer (not the set-top box).
Setting up the HP TouchSmart PC with a set-top box
Select models only
If your TV signal requires a cable TV set-top box, a satellite set-top box, or another set-top box, you must
connect the IR emitter cable to the computer and your set-top box to use the remote control properly. TV
tuners and remote controls are included in select models only.
The IR emitter cable is a remote control sensing device that connects to the computer and covers the remote
sensor on a set-top box. It enables the remote control that came with your HP TouchSmart PC to operate
your set-top box when you use the Windows Media Center program to select TV channels.
To use a set-top box with Windows Media Center:
1
Connect the IR emitter cable (
A
) to the IR Out connector (
D
) on the back of the computer.
2
Remove the paper from the backing tape on the end of the cable (
B
), and then press the end of the
cable over the remote IR sensor (receiver) window on the set-top box (
C
). To locate the remote infrared
sensor window, shine a flashlight through the plastic on the front of the set-top box.