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    © T oshiba Information Systems (UK( Limited --- T echnical Services Department TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA Page 1 Qosmio Series Notebook Computers User Reference Guides ________________________________________________________________ How to Connect a Sky Digit al Set T op Box (Qosmio F10/F20 Series and Qosmio G10/G20 Series) __________[...]

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    TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA © T oshiba Information Systems (UK( Limited --- T echnical Services Dep artment Page 2 Document Name : How to Connect a Sky Digit al Set T op Box Programme Revision : V ersion 1.0 Released : October , 2005 Last Document Update : October , 2005 _________________________________________________________________[...]

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    © T oshiba Information Systems (UK( Limited --- T echnical Services Department TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA Page 3 Introduction This document is provided in order to offer guidance and assist ance in connecting and setting up either the Qosmio F10/F20 or Qosmio G10/G20 series of audio/visual personal computers to operate with a Sky Digi[...]

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    TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA © T oshiba Information Systems (UK( Limited --- T echnical Services Dep artment Page 4[...]

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    © T oshiba Information Systems (UK( Limited --- T echnical Services Department TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA Page 5 Before Y ou Begin Before you begin you should ensure that you have all of the required hardware and accessories easily to hand - these are described and pictured below for your reference. Please note that not all of the ite[...]

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    TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA © T oshiba Information Systems (UK( Limited --- T echnical Services Dep artment Page 6 Methods of Connecting the Qosmio Notebook to Accept a T elevision Signal Once you have the correct items of hardware and have upgraded the Windows XP Media Center operating system as appropriate, you should next decide how[...]

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    © T oshiba Information Systems (UK( Limited --- T echnical Services Department TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA Page 7[...]

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    TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA © T oshiba Information Systems (UK( Limited --- T echnical Services Dep artment Page 8[...]

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    © T oshiba Information Systems (UK( Limited --- T echnical Services Department TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA Page 9 S tep-by-Step Instructions Detailed below are the instructions that you should follow in order to connect the Qosmio personal computer to a Sky Digit al se t top bax and then configure the Windows XP Media Center operating [...]

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    TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA © T oshiba Information Systems (UK( Limited --- T echnical Services Dep artment Page 10 6) At the Get the Most from Media Center screen, click either Ye s or No as appropriate for your environment and then select Next . 7) At the Join a Wireless Network screen, click either Y es or No as appropriate for your[...]

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    © T oshiba Information Systems (UK( Limited --- T echnical Services Department TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA Page 11 10) At the Required Components Have Been Set Up screen, select Next . 1 1) At the Optional Setup screen, click the I am finished option and then select Next . 12) At the Y ou Are Done! screen, select Finish - this will com[...]

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    TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA © T oshiba Information Systems (UK( Limited --- T echnical Services Dep artment Page 12 Part T wo - Configuring the Media Center Application to Receive Sky Digit al T ransmissions 1) Switch the Qosmio on and allow the Windows XP Media Center operating system to fully load. 2) Press the ST ART button on the M[...]

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    © T oshiba Information Systems (UK( Limited --- T echnical Services Department TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA Page 13 7) In the event that the screen as shown on the left is displayed, you should take note of the ef fect that continuing will have on areas such as any recordings that might be scheduled, before selecting Ye s . 8) At the Se[...]

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    TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA © T oshiba Information Systems (UK( Limited --- T echnical Services Dep artment Page 14 1 1) At the Automatic TV Signal Setup screen, click the I will manually configure my TV signal option and then select Next . 12) At the Select Y our TV Signal screen, click Satellite and then select Next . 13) At the Sele[...]

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    © T oshiba Information Systems (UK( Limited --- T echnical Services Department TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA Page 15 15) At the Select a Working TV Signal screen you will be provided with four options, of which the first three need to be considered in order to continue with the configuration process. If you are connecting you Qosmio to t[...]

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    TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA © T oshiba Information Systems (UK( Limited --- T echnical Services Dep artment Page 16 19) At the Select a Working TV Signal screen, select the S- Video option - the Media Center application will automatically detect the signal input and display a picture indicating this part of the configuration has been c[...]

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    © T oshiba Information Systems (UK( Limited --- T echnical Services Department TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA Page 17 23) At the next Identify Set-top Box Remote screen, point the remote controller for the set top box at the external infra- red receiver box, press its ‘ 0 ’ key , together with any other keys that may be requested, and[...]

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    TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA © T oshiba Information Systems (UK( Limited --- T echnical Services Dep artment Page 18 27) At the IR Learning screen, press and hold the corresponding button on your Sky Digital set top box remote controller until the instruction Release button to continue is displayed - at this point you may find that you [...]

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    © T oshiba Information Systems (UK( Limited --- T echnical Services Department TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA Page 19 31) At the Set-up Box Codes Learned Successfully screen, select Next and then proceed to S tep (33). 32) At the Set-top Box Remote Identified screen, select Next . 33) At the Select Number of Digits screen, click the appro[...]

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    TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA © T oshiba Information Systems (UK( Limited --- T echnical Services Dep artment Page 20 35) At the T est Channel Changing screen, use the Media Center remote controller to enter the number of a channel you know that your set top box is able to receive. Please note that, in the event your model of Qosmio note[...]

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    © T oshiba Information Systems (UK( Limited --- T echnical Services Department TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA Page 21 39) At the Guide Privacy screen, click Y es and then select Next . In the event that you elect not to use the Electronic Programme Guide (EPG), you should select No and then proceed to S tep (46). 40) At the Guide T erms o[...]

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    TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA © T oshiba Information Systems (UK( Limited --- T echnical Services Dep artment Page 22 44) At the Select TV Signal Provider screen, highlight one of the Sky Digital providers listed and then select Next - Media Center will then automatically connect to the Internet in order to obtain the current Electronic [...]

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    © T oshiba Information Systems (UK( Limited --- T echnical Services Department TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA Page 23 53) From the Media Center menu scroll through the options and select My TV . 54) From the My TV menu, select Live TV - if appropriate, this will use the information downloaded previously and display the current channel on [...]

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    TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA © T oshiba Information Systems (UK( Limited --- T echnical Services Dep artment Page 24 Part Three - T uning the Qosmio Player (Automatic Process) S tep 1 - Using the antenna cable, connect the RF-out socket on the rear of your Sky Digital set top box to the antenna port of the Qosmio. Refer to Appendix A - [...]

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    © T oshiba Information Systems (UK( Limited --- T echnical Services Department TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA Page 25 Part Four - T uning the Qosmio Player (Manual Process) S tep 1 - Using the antenna cable, connect the RF-out socket on the rear of your Sky Digital set top box to the antenna port of the Qosmio. Refer to Appendix A - Conne[...]

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    TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA © T oshiba Information Systems (UK( Limited --- T echnical Services Dep artment Page 26 Appendices Appendix A ... Making a Connection Using the Antenna-in Port Page 27 Appendix B ... Making a Connection Using the Monitor-in Port Page 28 Appendix C ... Making a Connection Using the S-Video Input Port Page 29 [...]

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    © T oshiba Information Systems (UK( Limited --- T echnical Services Department TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA Page 27 Appendix A - Making a Connection Using the Antenna-in Port The following illustrations show the location of the antenna-in port on each of the four different models of Qosmio notebook covered by this document. Please be aw[...]

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    TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA © T oshiba Information Systems (UK( Limited --- T echnical Services Dep artment Page 28 Appendix B - Making a Connection Using the Monitor-in Port The following illustrations show the means of establishing a connection between the Sky Digit al set top box and the monitor-in cable supplied with the Qosmio not[...]

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    © T oshiba Information Systems (UK( Limited --- T echnical Services Department TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA Page 29 Appendix C - Making a Connection Using the S-Video Input Port The following illustrations show the means of establishing a connection between the Sky Digit al set top box and both the S-Vide o input port and the monitor-in[...]

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    TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA © T oshiba Information Systems (UK( Limited --- T echnical Services Dep artment Page 30 Appendix D - Using the Windows Media Center Infra-red Receiver Box The following illustrations show an overview of the infra-red receiver box and its external connections, and provides guidance as to its use in conjunctio[...]

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    © T oshiba Information Systems (UK( Limited --- T echnical Services Department TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA Page 31 Appendix E - Overview of Equipment Connectivity The following illustration details the required and optional equipment that can be used in order to connect a Sky Digit al set t op box to your Qosmio notebook, and provides [...]