Owner's Manual

10
Connect the IR control cable
If your Media Center configuration uses a set-top box for
the video source to the Media Center computer, connect
the infrared (IR) control cable to the remote sensor and
attach the IR control to the set-top box IR sensor window.
The IR control cable sends input from the remote sensor
to your set-top box to change channels.
1
Locate the IR sensor on the set-top box by
shining a flashlight through the set-top box IR
sensor window. Look for a 1/2- to 3/8-inch metallic
rectangle with a 1/8-inch dark circle in the middle.
This is the IR sensor.
2
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The Media Center IR control cable sends infrared signals to your
set-top box or satellite receiver. However, some set-top boxes are
set to receive radio frequency (RF) signals from the remote control.
Before using the Media Center remote control, make sure that the
set-top box is set to accept infrared signals. See your set-top box
guide for information about remote settings.
Remove the adhesive paper from the back of
the IR control.
Place the sticky side of the IR control on the
set-top box sensor window. Make sure that the
infrared control is placed directly in front of the
IR sensor that you located in Step 2.
Plug the IR control cable into any 1/8-inch jack
on the back of the remote sensor. (The sensor
included with your computer may look different.)