Did you finally get your hands on an Xbox 360? Afraid to even explore the box's contents? It's okay, I'll show you everything there is to set up your Xbox 360. It's not that difficult, but unless you understand the proper way of doing it - you could risk further damage to your system, and if you just paid 500$ for the bundle, you don't want that!
So we'll first start off with the box. Once you've unsheathed your system from its plastic wrap, you'll want to be looking at it so that the largest "Xbox 360 with large paint circle" is facing you. The side to the right is a standing model of the 360, with just a bit of information on the accessories that come with the system. The top panel is just "Xbox360", the right just has some technical information, and the bottom panel has more circles and an Xbox360 sign on it. The back should have all sorts of fun information for you to read in possible spare time.
So to open the 360 box, we're first going to remove all sorts of tape and any other things that could be holding the box together, then reach for the right panel and pull it up, and the front panel should lift right out.
Inside, you will bear witness to the greatest thing to grace your television since IO. The Xbox360, there may - or may not be papers when you first open, don't worry; if they're not there, they're most likely under the 360 console.
Ok, now we're going to want to acknowledge all the accessories the system has:
- The Console itself (clear wrapping)
- Chrome 20 gigabyte hard drive we heard so much about. (Should be pre-mounted on top of the system)
- The papers and manuals ect (clear wrapping)
- The wireless remote (green wrapping)
- The all-purpose media remote (green wrapping)
- A specialty Xbox360 headset (green wrapping)
- An Ethernet Cable (orange wrapping)
- The A/V and the Composite-HDTV A/V wires (orange wrapping)
- The power box (P-box)/power cable (P-cable) set (orange wrapping)
- One month free of Xbox Live Gold (built in)
And that should be it.
First off is the console itself. It can stand up vertical or horizontal - depending on the preference of the owner. Some conditions It has to maintain to run efficiently are: keeping it between 60-70 degree's Fahrenheit at all times; making sure that it's kept in a nice cool open, and ventilated area, far away from water or anything that may cause it to fall or take damage. Another thing is you should take a look at the full view of your console, notice all the ports and how they fit in -- and make notice of the hidden ports on the front of the box itself, and the USB port next to the Ethernet port in the back.
It's the greatest thing to grace your television since IO!
Next are the power supplies. You really can't miss this thing, it's huge. It's almost a 1/4th the size of the 360 itself, and it's a pain. It'll be hidden in the compartment to the left of your box, underneath the first level. It comes in two parts, the compartment houses the P-box, but the P-cable is wrapped in an orange plastic bag located near to the P-box. You're going to want to be careful here, this can be tricky - you have to plug it in, no joke. First plug the P-cable into the P-box, then plug the other side of the P-cable into the xbox360. Here is where you need to be careful; the P-cable that plugs into the back of the 360 has two little buttons you have to push down before sticking it slowly into the proper plug. The same conditions that applied to where you put the 360, apply even more so to these pieces. If you're system's fans start coming on, then that means that either one -- the console or the power supply, aren't getting a sufficient supply of ventilation.
Then, the AV cables, if you have a regular V/AL/AR television, then this will go in the same way as your old Xbox did, it's color coordinated, just match them up. If you have an HDTV, then you're going to want to do the same thing, just color code the RBG into your television, and also plug in the audio wires from the other set of cables, and if you look at the back plug that goes into the 360 - the little button that says TV - HDTV, move that switch to HDTV, and for now - you're set, but you will still need to change the settings in your system options, to learn how to do that - view our system options tutorial.
Next we take a look at the Ethernet cable. It's fairly self explanatory; all you have to do is plug it into your modem or router, and you're set. The Xbox360 also guaranteed you a 30 day subscription to XBL gold, now the Xbox; did that come with a card? Because the 360 doesn't. You'll have to check out our Xbox Live tutorial for that though.
After this - we take a look at the game interface connections, the media remote, the controller, and the headphones. They all come with a pack of batteries and are wrapped in green. To place the batteries into the system, it should be exactly the same as you would on any other system, except for on the remote - you've got to pay attention to the signs. The way to test if you're remote is working - just hold down the large "X" button in the center of it. If it is, it should start to glow as if it's looking for a signal - if your system is on, it'll hold to one position depending on the player - there are a possible four.
Well, now you can just plug everything in, make sure it's all plugged In right and nice, and you can be on your way. Good luck, and may Microsoft be with you.
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