Genius REMOTE 300 User Manual

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Welcome

Congratulations on your purchase of the Remote 300 and receiver for Media
Center PC with Windows Vista™ Home Premium and Windows Vista™
Ultimate. The infrared (IR) remote control and receiver let you access and
manage your Media Center PC and other peripheral devices.

※※※※Important: If your Media Center PC has a receiver installed, you can
skip the sections in this manual that describe working with the receiver

STEP 1 Insert the Batteries

The remote control uses two AAA batteries, which are included in the
package. Whenever you insert the batteries, make sure both of them are
new.

To insert the batteries

1. Remove the battery compartment cover by
pushing on its release and lifting up.

2. Insert the batteries, making sure to properly
orient the positive (+) and negative (－) ends as
specified by the battery compartment labels.

3. Replace the battery compartment cover.

STEP 2 Position the Receiver

For optimum performance, make sure that the
distance between the remote control and the
receiver doesn’t exceed 10 meters. Keep a direct,
unobstructed line of sight between the receiver
and the remote control, and don’t let any natural
or artificial light shine directly on the receiver’s IR
sensor.

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STEP 3 Connect the Receiver

The receiver relays input from your remote control to your computer.

To connect the receiver

With your computer turned on, plug the
rectangular universal serial bus (USB) connector
into your computer’s USB port.

USING THE REMOTE CONTROL

You use the remote control to interact with most of the features in the Media
Center. Just point the remote control at the receiver, and then enter your
commands.

Your remote control has five types of buttons:

 Navigation buttons, to move between items on the screen. (for example,

up arrow or enter)

 Playback buttons, to control your media (for example, pause or stop).
 Audio-visual (AV) and power buttons, to change channels and adjust

volume. (for example, channel up or mute)

 Shortcut buttons, to provide a quick way for users to access key media

experiences in Windows Media Center.

 Numeric keypad buttons, to enter alphanumeric characters or TV

channels.

 [if available] Teletext buttons to access Teletext functionality. For more

information, see “Teletext Buttons” later in this User Manual.

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NAVIGATION BUTTONS

Use the navigation buttons on the remote control to move between items on
the screen in Media Center.

Command Task Icon

START Takes the user to the Windows

Media Center Start menu

UP Moves the pointer up one position

DOWN Moves the pointer down one position

LEFT Moves the pointer to the left one position

RIGHT Moves the pointer to the right one position

OK Performs the action at the focus point

BACK Moves back one position in the user interface stack

MORE Provides information about the pointer

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PLAYBACK BUTTONS

Playback buttons in the Media Center behave just like similar controls on
common home electronic devices, such as CD or DVD players. Playback
buttons are used to control the playback or display of your media – music,
pictures, video, and radio.

Command Task Icon

PLAY Starts playing media at the current position. If play

back is paused, pressing this button begins playback
from the current position.

PAUSE Pauses media playback at the current position

STOP Stops playing media at the current position and

moves the pointer to the starting point of the digital
media file

RECORD Record the TV show to disk. If pressed while live TV

is on, record the current show. If pressed from the
Electronic Programming Guide, records a TV show
or TV series to disk (for Windows Media Center
computers that include TV tuner hardware).

FAST Speeds up the time base of the digital media file to
FORWARD the first fast forward value (3X). If a slide show is

currently playing, the next picture is displayed when
this button is pressed.

REWIND Reverses direction of the digital media stream and

speeds up the time base to the first rewind value (3X).
If a slide show is currently playing, the previous
picture is displayed when this button is pressed.

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