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Before you start – Bang & Olufsen BeoPort - User Guide User Manual

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Before you start…

To ensure a successful BeoPort

installation, follow the sequence of

instructions on this page exactly.

1 Make sure that your setup meets the

requirements listed below

2 Setup your BeoPort (p. 6)

3 Connect BeoPort (p. 7)

4 Install BeoPort, including TV tuner card

and driver (pp. 8–9)

5 Configure BeoPort (p. 10)

6 Register (p. 11)

BeoPort requirements

To be able to install the BeoPort

application, your PC must meet the

following requirements:

Hardware requirements

– Pentium-class PC (233 MHz or above) with

50 MB available disk space

– Min. 64 MB RAM

– Super VGA monitor with a minimum

resolution of 800 × 600 and 16-bit colour

depth

– One available USB socket

Operating system requirements

– Windows 2000 or XP

– DirectX 8.0a or newer

– Media Player 9.0 or newer

Browser requirements

– Internet Explorer version 4.01 or newer

Browser configuration requirements

Select the following preferences in Explorer

Support:

– Download signed ActiveX controls

– Run ActiveX controls

– Script ActiveX controls marked safe for

scripting

– Utilize active scripting

TV tuner card

If you have a TV tuner card, make sure that it

is supported by BeoPort. For continuous

updates on compatible TV tuner cards, refer

to www.beoplayer.com. Note that some TV

tuner cards may necessitate that your PC

meets other hard ware requirements than

those listed above. Refer to the tuner card

documentation for this information.