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Xbox Installation Instructions

The Xbox 360 home entertainment system must be connected properly to your television or monitor in order to work. There are multiple ways to connect your console to your display. The Xbox 360 can be connected using composite audio/video cables but an HDMI cable or Xbox 360 component audio/video cables can be used in order to connect to a high-definition display for better picture quality.

Things You'll Need

Xbox 360
Xbox 360 HDD (older models)
Xbox 360 controller
Xbox 360 power supply
Xbox 360 composite/component cables
HDMI cable
Display

Instructions

- 1
  Power off your TV before making any connections or installing your Xbox 360.
- 2
  Connect the Xbox 360 composite, component or HDMI cable to the appropriate port on the back of the Xbox 360. HDMI cables connect to the console's HDMI port while composite and component cables connect to the console's A/V port.
- 3
  Connect the other end of the composite, component or HDMI cable to the appropriate input on the back of your display. If connecting composite or component cables, plug the colored cables into their respective inputs. HDMI cables plug into an HDMI input.
- 4
  Connect your Xbox 360 power supply to the power supply port on the console.
- 5
  Plug the Xbox 360 power supply into a working wall outlet, power strip or surge protector.
- 6
  Connect the Xbox 360 HDD (hard drive) to older models of the Xbox 360 by lining the back of the hard drive against the back of the hard-drive bay on the top of the console at an angle and pushing it down until it clicks and locks into place. New, slim models of the Xbox 360 have a built-in hard drive that requires no installation.
- 7
  Press the power button on the Xbox 360 to turn on the console.
- 8
  Press the "Source" or "Input" button on your display to correspond to the type of cable used to connect to the Xbox 360 (composite A/V, component A/V or HDMI).
- 9
  Connect wired controllers directly to the USB ports on the front of the console. Sync wireless controllers to the console by pressing the "Sync" button on the front of the Xbox 360 and then pressing the "Sync" button on the top of the wireless controller.

Xbox 360