Netgear Push2tv Manual

350 East Plumeria Drive
San Jose, CA 95134
USAApril 2013
202-11063-01
Push2TV Wireless Display Adapter
User Manual
Model: PTV3000 

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Push2TV Wireless Display Adapter PTV3000 
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Contents
Chapter 1
 Set Up the Push2TV Adapter
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
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Push2TV Adapter Front, Rear, and Side Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Connect Your Push2TV Adapter to the TV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Update the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
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Connect to Your TV with Intel WiDi or Wi-Fi CERTIFIED...

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Push2TV Wireless Display Adapter PTV3000
The Display on the Laptop Differs from the Display on the TV. . . . . . . . 35
The TV Image Is Rough, Frozen, or Delayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Your Video Mode Has Changed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Resolutions Supported by Intel WiDi  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Troubleshoot the Initial Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Change the...

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1.   Set Up the Push2TV Adapter
With the NETGEAR Push2TV Wireless Display Adapter PTV3000 and Intel Wireless Display 
(WiDi) or Wi-Fi  CERTIFIED Miracast, you can mirror the screen of your laptop, smartphone, o\
r 
tablet wirelessly on your 
 TV and enjoy and share your personal media collections, latest 
YouTube videos, downloaded or streamed movies, music, and a variety of other\
 Internet content  from the comfort of your home.
The chapter contains the following sections: •Requirements
• Push2TV...

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Push2TV Wireless Display Adapter PTV3000 
Requirements
To wirelessly display content through the Push2TV adapter, you need the f\
ollowing:
• TV with an HDMI connector
• Push2TV adapter
• HDMI cable
• A smartphone, tablet, or laptop that is enabled for Intel WiDi or Miraca\
st wireless display
Push2TV Adapter Front, Rear, and Side Views
The following figure shows the front panel, rear panel, and right side p\
anel of the Push2TV 
adapter.
Single-color white LED
Reset button...

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 Push2TV Wireless Display Adapter PTV3000
Connect Your Push2TV Adapter to the TV
USB cable
HDMI cable
Power adapter
Note:To connect your Push2TV adapter to your TV, you need an HDMI 
cable, which is sold separately from the  Push2TV adapter.
Figure 2. Push2TV adapter cable connections

To connect your Push2TV adapter:
1. Connect one end of the USB power cable to the USB power port on the rear\
 panel of 
the Push2TV adapter.
2. Connect the other end of the USB power cable...

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Push2TV Wireless Display Adapter PTV3000 
Update the Software
NETGEAR recommends that you update the Push2TV adapter software as new u\
pdates 
support even more wireless display devices.
To update the firmware:
1.
Use you laptop, tablet, or smartphone to visit the NETGEAR Push2TV site \
software 
update site at  http://www.netgear.com/landing/stream/tv/#push2tv .
Note:   If you cannot find a software update, visit the NETGEAR Download 
Center at...

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 Push2TV Wireless Display Adapter PTV3000
Connect to Your TV with Intel WiDi or Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 
Miracast
The Push2TV adapter supports both Intel WiDi and Miracast, a new wireles\
s display 
standard developed by the Wi-Fi Alliance.
How Intel WiDi functions:
1. A laptop with Intel WiFi installed sends WiFi signals to the Push2TV ada\
pter.
2. The Push2TV adapter translates the WiFi signals into an image, and sends\
 the image to 
the
  TV.
3. The laptop manages the connection...

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2.   Connect Using Intel WiDi
This chapter provides information about how to connect to your Push2TV a\
dapter by using Intel WiDi and perform basic tasks. Make sure that you have set up the Push2TV\
 adapter and 
connected it to your TV before you follow the steps in this chapter. 
The chapter contains the following sections: •Open Intel WiDi on the Laptop
• Use Intel WiDi to Connect to the TV
• Play Local Media
• Exit Intel WiDi
Note: NETGEAR recommends that you update the Push2TV adapter’s...