Sling Media Router SB260-100 User Manual

In this Chapter

• Introduction to your Slingbox.

• Package Contents.

• System Requirements.

• Safety Information.

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• Instructions on connecting the 

Slingbox to your TV source and 

your network.

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• Instructions on installing the 

software for your Slingbox.

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• Instructions on using the

SlingPlayer and remote control.

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 wher-

ever 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 Sling-

box 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.