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Appendix A: Additional Setup and Installation Assistance ........................67 Network connections ................................................................................ 67 SlingPlayer software installation ............................................................. 67 Troubleshooting remote viewing setup ..........................................................68 Resolving remote viewing failure ............................................................ 69 Optional networking connections ...................................................................81 Using wall-plug bridges ............................................................................ 81 Connecting the Slingbox to a wireless network ................................... 82 Restoring the Slingbox to factory settings .....................................................83 FCC and Specifications .....................................................................................85 FCC Statement ....................................................................................................85 iv Slingbox User Guide
1: Introducing the Slingbox Welcome You’re being followed…by your television! Your new Slingbox makes your television accessible from anywhere. It sends your living room television to wherever you choose to watch. We call it “place-shifting.” You can call it your TV...anywhere. And, if you choose to set up remote viewing, following your favorite baseball team from your office cubicle has never been easier—not that we’d encourage that. However, we’re working on a “boss” button. Setup is easy...ignoring your TV is difficult The Slingbox doesn’t replace your entertainment system…it embraces it. Simply connect your television source (antenna, cable, satellite, digital video recorder) or other video source to the Slingbox, and then connect the Slingbox to your home network (router/available Ethernet jack). Install the Slingbox software on your computer and watch your programs from anywhere. Think of it as the TV remote with ultimate reach. It’s not magic, but it’s close The Slingbox sends your video over your home network to your router, which then gives you access from wherever you are: in the kitchen or anywhere in the world with a high-speed Internet connection. And, if you have a digital video recorder (DVR), you can watch your recorded programs and use the familiar features, such as pause, instant replay, and fast forward…even schedule recordings. If your DVR can do it, your Slingbox can view it. All you need to do to watch your Slingbox from afar is to use a computer loaded with the SlingPlayer application. Start it up and connect to your Slingbox at home. You’ll be watching your TV in no time. In this Chapter • Introduction to your Slingbox. • Package Contents. • System Requirements. • Safety Information. See Chapter Two for... • Instructions on connecting the Slingbox to your TV source and your network. See Chapter Three for... • Instructions on installing the software for your Slingbox. See Chapter Four for... • Instructions on using the SlingPlayer and remote control. Slingbox User Guide 1
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Using favorite channels If you have
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Using multiple Slingbox Audio/Video
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Making changes to your Slingbox set
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SlingPlayer menus and settings This
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SlingPlayer options The SlingPlayer
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Encoding Settings You may never nee
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Advanced Settings The Advanced tab
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Troubleshooting remote viewing setu
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Solution: If you see such a warning
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