User Manual

10 Chapter 1 Connect.
Chapter 1 Connect.
What You Need
TostartusingAppleTV,youneedthefollowing:
High-Denition TV
Ahigh-denitionTVcapableofdisplaying720pvideo
Cables
Â AnHDMIcabletoconnectAppleTVtoyourTV
Â Anopticaldigitalaudiocable(ifyouplantouseone)
Network
Â An802.11b,g,ornWi-Fiwirelessnetwork(wirelessvideostreamingrequires
802.11gor802.11n),or10/100Base-TEthernetnetwork
Â AbroadbandInternetconnection(DSL,cable,orLAN)
Â Yourwirelessnetworknameandpassword(ifyouuseone)
Software and Accounts
ToplaycontentfromaMacorPConAppleTV,youneedthefollowing:
Â AnAppleIDtorentmoviesorpurchaseTVshowsfromtheiTunesstore,
andtouseHomeSharingtostreamcontentfromaMacorPC
Â iTunes10.2orlater
Â ANetixaccounttostreamcontent