Memory Units; Removable Hard Drive - Microsoft Xbox 360 Setup Manual

Share Media from Your PC
You can access media files including video,
audio, and pictures from a Windows-based PC.
To connect to a PC, you need a simple
Ethernet connection from the Ethernet port in
the back of your Xbox 360 console to your PC.
If your PC or home network is also connected
to high-speed Internet, you can use this
connection to connect to Xbox Live. For more
information about these home networking
options, see "Connect to Xbox Live" or
www.xbox.com/setup.
Microsoft Windows Media Connect lets you
connect your Xbox 360 console to a PC with
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2),
while Windows Media Center Extender
technology lets you connect your Xbox 360
console to a Microsoft Windows XP Media
Center-based PC.
Along with normal DVD remote control
functions, the Xbox 360 Universal Remote
(sold separately) has a Windows Media
Extender button that lets you access a
connected Windows Media Center-based PC.
Windows Media Connect
Windows Media Connect enables your Xbox
360 console to stream music and pictures
stored on your Windows XP–based computer
anywhere in your home. View slide shows on
your TV, and create playlists to play all your
music through the same sound system
connected to your Xbox 360 console through
a digital audio receiver. To learn more about
Windows Media Connect, go to
www.xbox.com/media.
To setup Windows Media Connect:
Go to www.xbox.com/pcsetup and
1
download the Windows Media Connect
software to your PC that is running an up-
to-date version of Windows XP SP2.
Connect your Xbox 360 console to your PC
2
using one of the networks described earlier
in this manual in "Connect to Xbox Live."
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On your Xbox 360 console, go to Media,
3
and select pictures or music from a
Windows PC. Follow the instructions on-
screen to finish the Windows Media
Connect setup.
Windows Media Center Extender
Windows Media Center Extender technology
in your Xbox 360 console delivers Microsoft
Windows Media Center experiences—
including watching or recording TV shows,
viewing your digital photos, and listening to
your digital music library—from your
Windows Media Center-based PC to any TV in
your home. When you connect your Xbox 360
console to the same network as your
Windows Media Center-based PC, Media
Center Extender for Xbox 360 technology
delivers the Media Center experiences to your
Xbox 360 video game and entertainment
system.
To learn more about Windows Media Center
Extender for Xbox 360, go to
www.microsoft.com/extender
To setup Windows Media
Center Extender:
Go to www.xbox.com/pcsetup and
1
download the latest Windows Media
Center software update to your Windows
Media Center-based PC.
Connect your Xbox 360 console to your
2
Windows Media Center-based PC using one
of the networks described earlier in this
manual in "Connect to Xbox Live."
On your Xbox 360 console, go to Media,
3
and select Media Center Extender. Follow
the instructions on-screen to finish the
Windows Media Center Extender setup.
STORAGE
If you are going to connect to Xbox Live you
will need a place to store your profile
information, game information, and all of the
great content available on Xbox Live. The
Xbox 360 video game and entertainment
system has two data storage options, the
Xbox 360 Hard Drive for all of your storage
needs and the Xbox 360 Memory Unit for
portable storage.

Removable Hard Drive

You can add an Xbox 360 Hard Drive (sold
separately) to your Xbox 360 console for
additional storage. The Xbox 360 Hard Drive
provides extensive storage for downloadable
game content, saved games, gamer profiles,
and Xbox Live membership information. A
hard drive is required to play original Xbox
games on your Xbox 360 console.

Memory Units

You can also connect up to two portable
memory units (sold separately) to the memory
unit ports on the front of the Xbox 360
console for additional storage. Memory units
are smaller than your hard drive, but designed
to be portable you so you can take your Xbox
Live profile or saved games to other Xbox 360
consoles. You can also take your memory unit
to participating retailers and download
content from their Xbox 360 Demo Kiosks.
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