Using Windows Media Center Extender For Xbox - Microsoft Windows Media Center Extender User Manual

10. On the Media Center PC, insert the Windows Media Center
Extender Setup disc and follow the instructions in the wizard to
set up the Media Center Extender.
When the setup is complete, save the Windows Media Center
Extender Setup disc in a safe place; however, do not confuse the
setup disc with the Media Center Extender for Xbox disc. There is
space for this disc in this DVD case, behind this brochure.
Important!
• Windows Media Center Extender for Xbox or Xbox Live might not
work if the network hardware you are using is not hardware that
has been certified for use with the Xbox console. For more
information about compatible network hardware for Xbox, visit the
Xbox Live Router Compatibility Web page (http://www.xbox.com/
connect).
• A Media Center PC can support up to five Media Center
Extenders at one time depending on the Media Center PC
configuration. The following table shows how many Media Center
Extenders — including Media Center Extender for Xbox — different
configurations support.
Extender Media Center PC
devices CPU speed
1 2.8 GHz
2 2.8 GHz
3 – 5 3.4 GHz
Note
Your home network configuration also determines the number of Xbox
consoles and Media Center Extenders supported by your Media Center
PC. For more information, see the Xbox and Home Networking poster.
More information about connecting Media Center Extender for
Xbox to a Media Center PC can be found in the Troubleshooting
section.
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Media Center PC
Memory
256 MB
512 MB
1 GB
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Using Windows Media Center Extender for Xbox

Windows Media Center Extender for Xbox provides Media Center
experiences from the Media Center PC through the Xbox console.
The Media Center Extender for Xbox works like other Xbox titles; by
inserting the Media Center Extender for Xbox disc into the console
the software automatically starts. Once started, the Media Center
Extender for Xbox allows you to access all the digital media content
such as photos, TV, pictures, etc. from your Media Center PC
through the Xbox console.
Before you start Windows Media Center Extender for Xbox, you
must complete the following:
• Make sure the infrared receiver is connected to any controller port
on the front of the Xbox console.
Important!
Make sure the Xbox console is turned off when you connect the
infrared receiver.
• Make sure the Xbox console is connected to the Media Center PC
using a either a wired (Ethernet) network or a wireless network and
an Xbox compatible 802.11a (recommended) or 802.11g wireless
adapter such as the Microsoft Xbox Wireless Adapter. For more
information, see the Xbox and Home Networking poster.
• Make sure you have set up the Media Center PC using the Media
Center Setup Wizard before you set up Media Center Extender for
Xbox.
Start Media Center Extender for Xbox
1. On the front of the Xbox console, press the eject button to open
the disc tray.
2. Place the Media Center Extender for Xbox disc on the disc tray with
the label facing up.
3. Press the eject button to close the disc tray. The Media Center
Extender for Xbox will start.
• Windows Media Center Extender for Xbox or Xbox Live might not
work if the network hardware you are using is not hardware that
has been certified for use with the Xbox console. For more
information about compatible network hardware for Xbox, visit the
Xbox Live Router Compatibility Web page (http://www.xbox.com/
connect).
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