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What Do I Need to Get Started?Your Raspbmc bundle contains:• 4GBClass4SDcardwithRaspbmcpreloaded

• 3mEthernetcable

• 1mHDMIcable

• Wirelesskeyboard&touchpadmediacontroller

You will also need:• RaspberryPiModelB

• PowersupplywithamicroUSBadaptor(1A,5V)

• TVormonitorwithHDMIconnector(N.B.youcanusethePi-ViewHDMI-VGAadaptorifyouwouldliketouseanoldermonitor.However,theaudiosignalwillbelost,soyouwillneedtousetheheadphonejackontheRaspberryPi).

You may also want:• WiPiUSBdongle

• MPEG-2codec(forplayingthekindoffileswhichoriginatemediasuchasDVDs,aswellasdigitalTVbroadcasts)

• VC-1codec(forplayingfileswhichoriginatefrommediaincludingBlu-raydiscs)

First Time Setup1.ConnecttheEthernetcablefromtheEthernetconnectoroftheRaspberryPitoyourrouter.Makesurethat

yourinternetconnectionisworking.YouonlyneedtodothisthefirsttimethatyousetupRaspbmc,sothattheprogramcanupdateitselftothelatestversion.Updatesareenabledbydefaultandcanbedisabledlaterifyouwant.

2.ConnecttheHDMIcablefromtheHDMIconnectoronyourRaspberryPitotheHDMIconnectoronyourTV.

3.PlugtheSDcardintotheslotontheundersideoftheRaspberryPi.MakesurethattheSDcardispushedallthewayinsothatitismakingagoodcontactwiththeconnectors.

Dear Raspberry Pi owner,

WelcometotheworldofRaspberryPi!

We’veputtheRaspbmcbundletogethertomakeitsupereasytosetupyourRaspberryPiasahomemediacentre.Simplyfollowthesestep-by-stepinstructionsandyourRaspberryPiwillbeabletoplayhigh-definitionmovies,musicandphotosinshortorder.

Werealisethattheseinstructionsarebasic,buttheyarebasicforareason:evenifyouhaveneverpluggedacableintoasocket,wewanttohelpyoustarttouseyourRaspberryPi.Engineersmaywanttojumptothelatersectionsofthisdocument.

Thisguideisintendedtohelpyouthroughthesimplestuff.Raspbmcisquiteaccessiblesodon’tworryaboutexploringtheoptionsthatitgivesyouandlearningbytrialanderror.Youarenotlikelytobreakanythingandevenifyoudo,itiseasytoreinstallRaspbmconyourSDcard.

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4.Plugthewirelessadaptorfromyourkeyboard&touchpadmediacontrollerintoaUSBportonyourRaspberryPi.

Finally,insertthemicroUSBpowersupply.ThiswillautomaticallyboottheRaspberryPiup.IfyouaresuccessfulyouwillseetheRaspbmclogoappearonyourtelevisionscreen.Onthefirstboot,thismaytakealittlelongerthansubsequentuses.

The Raspbmc InterfaceYoushouldnowseetheuserinterfaceforRaspbmc,whichlists(lefttoright)weather,pictures,video,music,programsandsystem.Thisisthebasicinterfacewhichwillallowyoutobrowseyourvideos,musicandothermedia.

Adding MediaNowit’stimetoaccessyourhomemediafromyourRaspberryPi.Youcandothisinafewdifferentwaysdependingonthewayyourhomenetworkissetup.ThesimplestwayistopluginaUSBdriveorexternalharddrivewhichcontainsyourmoviefilestoaUSBportonyourRaspberryPi.N.B.ifyourfilesoriginatefrommediasuchasaDVDorBlu-raydisc,youwillneedtobuytheMPEG-2orVC-1codeclicensekeyfromraspberrypi.com.SeeRaspbmcSettingsforinformationonhowtoenablethesecodecs.Justwhilewe’reonthesubject…rippingcopyprotectedDVDandBlu-raycontentisillegal!

1.ClickonVideos2.ClickonFiles3.ClickonAdd Videos…4.ClickonBrowse(inthetoprightcorner)

5.YoushouldnowseealistoffoldersincludingyourUSBdriveorharddrive.Fromhereyoucannavigatetothefolderwhereyourvideomediaisstored.Onceyouhavefoundthefolderwhereyoukeepyourvideos,clickOK.Youonlyhavetoaddthemediasourceonce;fromnowonitwillappearautomaticallywhenyouclickonFiles.

6.Foraudiofiles,youcanfollowthesameprocessoutlinedabove,startinginsteadfromtheMusicsectionofthemainmenu.

AddingaNetwork-attachedStorage(NAS)driveorconnectingtoaWindowsnetworkisalsoeasytoconfigureusingRaspbmc.IfyourNASdrivesupportsUniversalPlugandPlay(UPnP),thenitshouldappearlistedunderUPnPafteryouclickBrowseasbefore.WindowsnetworkswillalsoappearlistedunderWindowsNetwork(SMB).Essentially,Raspbmcmakesitveryeasytonavigatetomediastoredinyourhomenetworkandisflexibleenoughtoaccommodatemostofyourdifferentstoragedevicesthroughoutyourhome.

YouTube and Other Add-OnsRaspbmcallowsyoutoinstalladd-onswhichenableyoutowatchYouTube,avarietyofon-demandTVservices,forexampleBBCiPlayer,andalsoaudiostreamingappssuchasSpotify(providedyouhaveapremiumaccountwiththem).Someadd-onsrequireaslightlymorein-depthapproachwhichinvolvesdownloadingtheapplicationviaSSH,butfearnot,wewillhelpyou.Here’showtoaccessYouTube,whichisoneofthelistedadd-ons.Youneedtomakesureyouhaveaninternetconnectiontodothis,sinceRaspbmcwilldownloadtheapplication.

1.ClickonVideos2.ClickonFiles

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3.ClickonVideo Add Ons4.Scrolldown,selectandinstallYouTube.Thiscanthenbeusedandconfiguredaccordingtoyourtastes(enabling

/disablingsafesearchetc).

Raspbmc SettingsBygoingtoprograms > Raspbmc SettingsyoucanconfigureawiderangeofoptionsandsettingsincludingwhetherornotyouwanttooverclockyourRaspberryPi.N.B.Wedon’tadviseselectingthe“super”settingwhenoverclockingasitcancauseSDcardstocorrupt.

Enabling MPEG-2 or VC-1 CodecsInRaspbmc SettingsclickonthetabatthetopofthewindowwhichislabelledSystem Configuration.HereyoucansetpasswordsandmanageupdatestoRaspbmc.IfyouscrolldowntoAdvanced System Settingsyoucanenablethecodecsbysimplytypinginthelicensekeythatyoucanbuyatraspberrypi.com.Heypresto!

Tobuythelicensekeys,youneedtoknowtheserialnumberofyourRaspberryPi.Thisiseasytofindbytyping:cat /proc/cpuinfointhecommandlineonceyouhavebootedyourRaspberryPi.

Forfurtherinformationonhowthisprocessworks,andtobuythelicenses,visit:http://www.raspberrypi.com/mpeg-2-license-key/orhttp://www.raspberrypi.com/vc-1-license-key/

Using a Smartphone or Tablet to Control RaspbmcIfyouwouldliketoconnectyoursmartphoneortablettoyourRaspberryPi,eithertouseasacontroller,ortotransfermediabetweenthetwodevices,makesurethatitisconnectedtothesamenetworkasyourRaspberryPi.Thereareseveralfreeappsyoucandownload(bothforAndroidandiOS)whichwillletyourdeviceactasaremote.CertainTVremotesarealsosupportednativelyinRaspbmc,withcommandssenttotheTV(asnormal)andtransferredviaHDMI.

Nightly BuildsTomanuallyupdateRaspbmc,youcanselect“nightlybuilds”.Anightlybuildisaversionofthesoftwarewhichreflectsitscurrentstate.Thesearenotnecessarilystablereleases.However,youmightfindthatitcanhelptofixissueswhenyoustarttoexperimentmorewithRaspbmc.

Using SSH With Raspberry PiSecureShell(SSH)isawayofexecutingcommandsonyourRaspberryPidirectlyfromanothercomputer.It’sveryusefulforinstallingextrasoftwareonyourRaspberryPiandinthecaseofRaspbmcyoumaywanttouseittoincludeadditionaladd-onswhicharen’tlistedbydefault.Basically,whatyouaredoingis“loggingon”toyourRaspberryPithroughaterminalonanothercomputer.

Therearelotsoftutorialsonhowtodothis,butsinceitisusefulforRaspbmc,here’stheprocess:

1.ThefirstthingyouneedtofindoutistheIPaddressofyourRaspberryPi.ThiscanbedonebygoingtoSystemandthenSystem Info.TheIPaddresswilllooksomethinglikethis:10.13.36.183.Notethisdownforlateruse.YoucanalsocheckyourroutersettingsandinspectwhichdevicesareconnectedtoittofigureouttheIPaddressofyourRaspberryPi,butit’smucheasierjusttodoitfromRaspbmc.

2.Now,connectyourcomputerusinganEthernetcabletotheEthernetjackonyourRaspberryPi.

3. Ifyou’reusingaMacorLinuxcomputer,thenopenupaterminalandtype:ssh 192.168.1.111 –l piwhichwillconnectyoutoyourRaspberryPi.Justcontinuewhenyouseethesecuritywarningasitisonlytryingtomakesurethatyouknowtheremotecomputerthatyou’reconnectingto.You’renowreadytoenteryourusernameandpassword.

4. Ifyou’reusingaWindowscomputer,thenyouwillneedtodownloadatoolcalledan“SSHclient”.Therearemanytochoosefrom,butforsimplicity,downloadPuTTY.Openthefileputty.exe.EntertheIPaddressfromstep1andclickOpen,sayYestothesecurityalertandthenyouwillbereadytoenteryourusernameandpassword.

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5.Theusernameispiandthepasswordisraspberry.Youwon’tseethepasswordasyoutypeitin:thisisasecurityfeatureofLinux.Forreference,thisisthesameusername/passwordastheRaspbianoperatingsystemwhichyoucandownloadfromraspberrypi.org.

Example Raspbmc Plugin: BBC iPlayer (UK only)1.ConnectviaSSHtoyourRaspberryPiandthenfromtheconsoleentercdtochangetoyourhomedirectory

(thoughyoushouldalreadybethere).Nowtype:

wget https://xbmc-iplayerv2.googlecode.com/files/iPlayer-v2.4.17.zipN.B.theURLshownaboveisverylikelytochangeasdifferentversionsoftheapparedeveloped.Forthisreason,youshouldnavigatetotheexactlinkyourself.Searchingfor“xbmciplayer”willhelpyounavigatetothecorrectURLinthisinstance.

ThiswillputthezipfileinthehomedirectoryofyourRaspberryPi.

2.ThenextstepistobootupyourRaspberryPiasnormal.Inotherwordsthere’snoneedtouseSSHfromnowon.AsdescribedintheprevioussectionYouTube and Other Add-ons,navigatetoVideo Add Ons.Hereyoushouldseea..atthetopofthelist,clickthistogettothenextlist,followedbyanotherclickonanother..tolandonalistofoptionsincluding“installfromzipfile”.Clickonthis,thenchooseHome Folderasthelocationofthezipfile.Selectitandthenwatchasitinstalls.Thisshouldcompletetheprocess.

Further Reading and Online HelpThisguideisbynomeansacompleteresource.Tolearnaboutthemorein-depthfeaturesofRaspbmcwerecommendvisiting:raspbmc.com/wiki/user/Forfurtherguides,tutorialsandhelpfromouronlinecommunity,visit:element14.com

Donate to Keep Raspbmc AfloatRaspbmc is maintained by Sam Nazarko, who has worked incredibly hard to support XBMC on the Raspberry Pi. Please visit his site, where you can support Sam’s work with donations:

raspbmc.com

COMPlIANT WITH

FCC ID: YIZRT-MWK08

N2272

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

This device has had its operation certified by the FCC and has been granted the following FCC ID: YIZRT-MWK08

WARNINGS:Do not alter the frequency at which this product operates, doing so will breach the Radio and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Directive 1995/5/EC.

Children must be supervised whilst using this product. This product poses a choke hazard and is not suitable for children under the age of four.

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