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HP Media Center m270 Desktop PC User Manual

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Existing setup

Add the PC with added cable

Wall

Cable

Set-top box/

satellite Out

VCR In

VCR Out

TV In

Remote

sensor

Remote sensor

control cable

S-VID IN on

back of PC

S-video or
composite
cable

S-video or
composite
cable

Set-top box/

satellite In

Wall

Cable

Set-top box/

satellite Out

VCR In

VCR Out

TV In

Set-top box/

satellite In

Add an s-video or
composite cable
with adapter

Wall to Cable TV Set-top Box or
Satellite Box to VCR and TV Using
S-video Cable or Composite Video
Cable Between the Box and the
VCR or TV

1

Do not detach any cables from your existing setup.

2

Connect an additional cable:

Using s-video cable (not included): connect an
additional s-video cable to a second output on the
set-top box or satellite box. Plug the other end of
the cable into the S-VID IN connector on the back
of the PC.

Or

Using composite video cable: connect an additional
composite video cable to a second output on the
set-top box or satellite box. Connect the other end of
the cable to the s-video to composite video adapter
cable; connect the adapter to the S-VID IN connector
on the back of the PC.

3

When using a composite video cable, you can also
plug audio cables (not provided) from your satellite
or set-top box or VCR into the Audio in right (red) and
Audio in left (white) connectors on the back of the PC.

4

Be sure to connect the remote sensor control cable
and position it on your set-top box or satellite box.
This allows the PC to change the channel on the box.
See “Connecting the Remote Sensor.”