• Set Up Your System
• Family Settings (Xbox LIVE)
• Connectivity Video
• Join Xbox LIVE

How to Use the Xbox Dashboard

The Xbox Dashboard is the control center for the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system. The Xbox Dashboard consists of five clearly defined areas, or pages, that you can flip between using either the D-pad or the left stick on your Xbox 360 controller.

Each of the five area Marketplace, Xbox LIVE®, Games, Media, and System gives you the power to make the Xbox 360 experience your own. Here's what you can do in each:

Marketplace

From the Marketplace area of the Xbox Dashboard, you can:

• Check out new arrivals.
• Demo and acquire new games.
• Download movies, TV shows, trailers, short films, and more.
• Acquire themes and gamer pictures to customize your Xbox 360 experience.
• See must-have content and hot promotions.
• Get new content or update your membership with prepaid codes.
• View a list of current and pending downloads.
• Manage your Xbox LIVE account.

Xbox LIVE

From the Xbox LIVE area of the Xbox Dashboard, you can:

• View and edit your gamer profile.
• Read Inside Xbox to get the latest game news (where available).
• Send messages and invites and chat with your friends.
• Check messages and invites from other players.
• Scan and add friends to your friends list.
• Join or sign in to Xbox LIVE.

Games

From the Games area of the Xbox Dashboard, you can:

• View and edit your gamer profile.
• Go to the Games Library to see what's in your collection, try demos, and get new games.
• Track your gaming accomplishments in Achievements.
• See the games you've played so far.

Media

From the Media area of the Xbox Dashboard, you can:

• View and edit your gamer profile.
• Listen to music and create playlists from a Microsoft Zune, an Apple iPod, a Microsoft® Windows® XP-based PC, a CD, or an Xbox 360 Hard Drive.
• View pictures and slideshows, and set background images from a camera, a Windows XP-based PC, or a recordable CD.
• Use a single mixed-media CD to watch a custom digital-photo slideshow with a custom soundtrack.
• Watch videos stored on your Xbox 360 Hard Drive.
• Download and watch videos, movies, TV shows, and more at the Video Store.
• Listen to music and view photos, live and recorded TV, and on-demand movies by connecting to a Windows Media Center based PC.

System

From the System area of the Xbox Dashboard, you can:

• Edit your console settings, including settings for display, audio, language, remote control, clock, and locale.
• Adjust your Xbox 360 Family Settings to allow all members of the household to enjoy Xbox 360 in a user-appropriate environment.
• Manage your memory, including moving or deleting saved games, profiles, and other items on Xbox 360 storage devices like the Xbox 360 Hard Drive or an Xbox 360 Memory Unit.
• Set up and test network connections and settings to get your Xbox 360 console connected to a home network or to Xbox LIVE.
• Manage a connection to a Windows XP-based PC or a Windows Media Center based PC.
• Run the system setup you saw the first time you started the Xbox 360 console.