Setup Guide for Xbox 360

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In order to setup your Xbox 360, it is important that the position and the connections are correct.

Follow these simple steps for:

1. Positioning Your Console
   
2. Connecting to TV or HDTV
   
3. Connecting to Power
   
4. Connecting a Wired Controller
   
5. Connecting a Wireless Controller
   
6. Connecting to Digital Audio

Your Xbox 360 console is so designed that it has to be placed either in horizontal or vertical position. Before proceeding, take the following precautions:

Ensure you place the console on a flat surface. The place you choose for your console should be properly ventilated and free from dust and heat. If you have positioned your console vertically, ensure that it doesn't fall. (It can damage your console) Do not place your console on a couch or bed - that might block the ventilation openings on your console. Make sure that all the cables that are connected to your console are intact, protected and well hidden. Anyone tripping over these can damage the wires and cables.

Note: The follow these steps for either Composite AV or Component HD AV cables.

The instructions given below should be followed in an order

Insert the cord from the adapter to the console till you hear a click sound. (This indicates that the cord is connected :) ) Connect the AC power cord into the power adapter firmly. Plug the other end of the AC power adapter to the wall socket.

Note: Ensure that there are no loose connections.

4. Connecting a Wired Controller to your console:

Insert the controller cable connector into the controller port on the front panel of your console. Be sure there is no loose connection. Note: If you have problems connecting, then disconnect it from the port and reconnect it. To disconnect the wired controller, hold the connector and not the cable to pull it out.This can damage the cord.

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5. Connecting a Wireless Controller to your console:

Note: Before you connect your XBOX 360 wireless controller to your console, ensure that you have inserted batteries in it.

If you haven't yet done it, here's how:

Carefully pull out the AA battery pack from the rear of the wireless controller. Insert two new AA sized batteries (Make sure the battery's (+) and (-) ends are properly matched and inserted). Slide the battery pack back into the controller.

Now, follow these steps to connect your wireless controller:

Note: To disconnect the wireless controller, just press and hold the start/guide button for 5 seconds.

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6. Connecting to Digital Audio (applicable if you have Toslink optical digital audio input):

If you have an advanced television, an amplifier or a receiver that has a Toslink optical digital audio input, you can connect that to your XBOX 360 console to get a better sound quality. 

Here's how to do it:

• Turn off your console if it is switched on.
  
  
• Connect only the video plugs into the TV (either the lone yellow, the red-blue-green set, or S-video plug) or disconnect the red and white audio plugs.
  
  
• On the back of the plug, connected to the console, there is a Toslink jack. Connect one end of the Toslink cable here and the other end to the digital audio input on your amplifier or TV.
  
  
• Turn on your console. You can change your audio and digital output settings from System area. Choose the right digital audio settings for your system.

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