1. About the device

Google's Chromecast is a small, but extensive in scope entertainment center that allows you to stream videos and photos from both the Internet and your devices directly to your TV, without the need for a wired connection. All interaction takes place over wireless networks.

More and more devices turn the TV into a multifunctional technique

2. Connection

Launching Google Chromecast is really very easy. But in case the process does not seem intuitive to the user, the developers have placed a wiring diagram on the back of the packaging lid.

The main connector of the gadget is HDMI, we find the corresponding landing slot and stick it into it.

Note: if the TV has several HDMI outputs, be sure to remember the number to which you connected the Chromecast.

Now it's time to connect the power. There are two ways to do this:

1. If your TV has USB ports, connect to one of them through the Micro-USB adapter that comes with it. Having connected in such a way, we get rid of the excess wires going to the sockets;
2. If you can not connect to USB is not possible, then through the adapter, which is included in the kit, you can be powered directly into the outlet.

Note: there are models of TVs, in which USB ports do not provide the necessary power to power the Chromkast. In this case, you need to reconnect through the outlet.

From this point on, everything is ready for the first launch. As soon as you turn on the TV and select the HDMI channel into which the device is plugged in, a picture will immediately appear informing you that Chrome is running and you can start the setup.

3. Initial setup

Khromkast’s great advantage is that he can work with almost all the most common operating systems:

• IOs;
• Android;
• Mac OS;
• Windows

The main condition is that Chrome is installed.

When you first start, you will need to download from Google’s site an application suitable for your OS, or a Chrome plugin.

Website address with the appropriate software will be listed on the screen or it can be viewed inside the box.

After all these simple manipulations, you can proceed to the initial setup.

The primary task is to make your gadget and Chromecast see each other. To do this, make sure that you have Wi-Fi enabled. First, the Chromecast will behave like an access point. The program you downloaded will review the available networks. And among them will show you everything related to Chromcastam. What if you have several of them. Choose the right one and click connect.

A four-digit identification code appears on the TV screen. Enter it into your device. So we connected these two devices. This is an additional protection against mistakenly not connecting to the neighboring Chromkast or, conversely, so that he could not play a trick on you, in the same way taking control from you.

Once you are done, the most important installation step begins:

You need to bind a miracle device to the same network where the devices you will manage are located. The same program will show you all the available networks to which you can connect.

Here, if desired, you can change the name of Chromkast himself.

From the moment the gadgets are on the same network, you can connect to the Internet and start reviewing the available functionality, or immediately watch videos from the Internet.

The undoubted advantage is that for the operation of the device it is not necessary to keep the computer or smartphone on at all times. Just a stable connection directly to a Wi-Fi access point is enough, and then the other sources will no longer be needed.

Note: Chromecast works only in the 2.4 GHz band. If the access point to which you try to connect it works at 5 GHz, it simply will not see it. Treat this nuance with attention.

If you need to configure it again, you need to reset it.

Click on it the button located next to the USB port and hold until the indicator blinks. This procedure takes about 25 seconds, no less.

4. Interfaces and management

If there is no need to broadcast data from existing devices, then you can immediately start viewing content from the Internet.

At our disposal immediately be:

• YouTube;
• Netflix
• Google Play Movies;
• Google Play Music;
• Google+;
• Deezer Music;
• JustDanceNow;
• Amediateka.

The list of resources is constantly expanding.

Instead of the remote, a device is used from which the connection and configuration of Chromkast was made.

In order to transmit data from a computer or phone, you need to install Google Cast - this is a browser plugin. After installing it, a button will appear in the upper right corner, clicking on which will start duplicating everything that happens on the sending computer or smartphone to the TV screen.

Chromecast has already released a lot of software that expands its functionality. An overview of these applications can be viewed on the official page from Google:

//www.google.com/intl/ru_ru/chrome/devices/chromecast/apps.html

5. Advanced Interface Settings

A nice bonus will be the ability to customize pictures, photos or videos that are displayed in the background. If you leave the default settings, you will be shown just beautiful images: nature, reviews of world museums, works of art, cities and even weather information.

But you can customize the selection so that the screen displays more and photos from your personal collection.

6. Conclusion

Let Chromcast and can not be called a full-fledged representative of video players, users will definitely like it because of its compactness, ease of connection, settings and ease of use.

Anyone who is on the same home network with Chromecast can easily connect to it and start showing everyone their photos and videos. And it is this functionality that can be the most popular both for those who like to gather with a group of friends, and serious businessmen at presentations.