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Getting to Know the Windows
®
XP Media Center Edition 2005
Starting the Media Center
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2
Connect the IR remote sensor cable (small 3.5 mm)
connector to one of the ports on the IR receiver.
Sample IR receiver with cables attached
3
Position the end of the IR receiver cable over the remote
IR receiver window on your cable TV Set-top box or
VCR/DVD player.
4
Peel off the adhesive backing on the IR remote sensor
and mount the sensor within 5 inches of the Set-top box
or VCR/DVD player.
5
Install batteries in the Windows Media Center remote
control.
Starting the Media Center
To start the Media Center:
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Point the remote control at the remote sensor and press
the remote control’s
Start
button. You can also click
Start
, and then click
Media Center
.
Media Center opens in full screen mode.