How to Connect a PC to a Wireless Home Theater
You are not limited to viewing and listening to your PC on a monitor with speakers. You can wirelessly connect the PC's output to a home theater using a video transmission kit. Such a kit is available from computer and home theater supply stores and does not require any tools to assemble. The procedure is straightforward and only requires a few adjustments to the PC's operation, but no added software -- just a video adapter from a computer store. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
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Click the "Start" button on the computer. Select "Control Panel" from the pop-up menu. Select "Sound and Audio Devices," then click on the "Volume" tab.
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Click the "Advanced" button and select "Options" from the list of choices. Click on the "Properties" tab. Select "Line-out" from below "Properties." Close the window by clicking the red "X" in the upper right corner.
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Unpack the components of a video transmission kit; for example, the GefenTV (see Resources). Place the video transmitter included in the video transmission kit next to the computer. Plug the included power supply into the video transmitter and also into a wall socket.
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Unplug the monitor cable from the DVI output on the graphics card that is on the back of the PC; typically, it will be near the bottom of the case. Plug one end of the HDMI cable into the HDMI input on the video transmitter. Plug the other end of the HDMI cable into the HDMI input on the DVI adapter. Plug the free end of the DVI adapter into the DVI output on the graphics card. Screw in the connectors on the side of the DVI adapter to secure it to the DVI output.
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Plug one end of the included mini-plug audio cable into the audio output on the graphics card. Plug the other end of the audio cable into the mini-plug input on the video transmitter.
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Place the video receiver included in the video transmission kit next to the audio amplifier of the home theater. Plug the included power supply into the video receiver and also into a wall socket.
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Plug one end of an HDMI cable into the HDMI output on the video receiver. Plug the other end of the HDMI cable into an HDMI input on the back of the audio amplifier.
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Plug the mini-plug end of the mini-plug audio adapter cable included with the video transmission kit into the mini-lug audio out of the video receiver. Plug the red and white RCA plugs at the other end of the mini-plug audio adapter cable into the red and white RCA inputs on the back of the audio receiver. The inputs will typically be listed as "DVI audio."
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Turn on the audio amplifier. Press the "Menu" button. Select "Setup," then "Audio," then "Audio input." Select the "DVI audio" input from the list of choices presented. Press "Menu" to exit setup.
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Press the "Menu" button. Select "Setup," then "Video," then "Video input." From the list of choices, select the HDMI input to which the video receiver is connected. Press "Menu" to exit setup.
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Press the "Source" button on both the video transmitter and the video receiver. Do this until the LED lights up next to the "HDMI" text labeled on the transmitter and receiver.
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