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Your Xbox 360™ console can deliver the ultimate integration of gaming and room-to-room entertainment—including watching or recording TV shows, viewing your digital photos, and listening to your digital music library—from a Windows Media Center–based PC to any TV in your home.

When you connect your console to the same network as your Windows Media Center–based PC, the experience is delivered to your Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system. (You can connect up to five consoles to a Windows Media Center–based PC.)

To set up Windows Media Center on a Windows Media Center–based PC:

  1. Go to www.xbox.com/pcsetup and click Setup to download the latest Windows Media Center software update to your Windows Media Center–based PC.
  2. Connect your Xbox 360 console to your Windows Media Center–based PC using one of the connection types described in Connect to Xbox Live.
  3. On your Xbox 360 console, go to Media, then select Windows Media Center. Follow the on-screen instructions to finish Windows Media Center setup.

Along with standard DVD remote control functions, the Xbox 360 Universal Media Remote features a Windows Media Center button that lets you access a connected Windows Media Center–based PC.

Xbox 360 can connect to an 802.11g or an 802.11a router with an optional wireless adapter such as the Xbox 360 Wireless Networking Adapter. Optimal performance is possible only when your Xbox 360 console connects to your network using the 802.11a standard. Other wireless devices, such as portable computers or desktop computers, connect with 802.11g.

Note

If you use wireless networking equipment that is not "Designed for Media Center Edition" (DfMCE) logo certified, you may experience poor wireless performance when you connect to a Microsoft Windows XP Media Center–based computer.

To guarantee compatibility with current gear and to provide additional uninterrupted bandwidth for Xbox 360, replace an older 802.11g-only router with a newer, dual-band 802.11g and 802.11a router that is DfMCE certified.

Windows XP Media Center Remote

The Xbox 360 console can be configured for use with your Windows XP Media Center Remote. With this you can use familiar remote features to control the Windows XP Media Center features that are available with Xbox 360.

To use a Windows XP Media Center Remote together with the Xbox 360:

  1. Go to the Settings area of the Xbox Dashboard.
  2. Select Console Settings.
  3. Select Remote Control.
  4. Select All Channels.
  5. Press Back (B) to return to the Xbox Dashboard.

If the Xbox 360 console is turned off, press Start to turn it on and to start Windows XP Media Center. When the system is on, you can press Start from any area of the Xbox Dashboard to jump straight to Windows XP Media Center.

Note

The Windows XP Media Center Remote cannot adjust the volume level for Xbox 360.

The Xbox 360 Universal Remote is the best way to access the features of Windows XP Media Center on the Xbox 360 system. You can control your Xbox 360 experience with an ergonomic design that includes backlit buttons, TV controls, and integrated Windows XP Media Center controls.

For More Info

For detailed, Xbox 360–specific information about Windows Media Center (including everything from feature explanations to firewall troubleshooting), visit www.microsoft.com/extender.

For more information about home networking, see Connect to Xbox Live.

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