Once you're plugged in and powered on, switch your TV to the corresponding HDMI input and you should see a short Chrome startup screen and an invitation to get started. To give you a little extra flexibility, Google includes a small HDMI extension cable that can easily be plugged into cramped inputs. An elegant solution, sorta.Īnother hiccup in this first step is that the Chromecast dongle may not fit quite right in the space carved out around your TV's HDMI input - especially when you factor in the Micro-USB power cable that juts out from the top.
The latter option will minimize cable clutter, save on power, and give you one fewer thing to plug into what is likely an overcrowded power strip behind your TV. So to deliver the extra juice it needs, a Micro-USB cable is included that can be run to either the included power adapter, or ideally, an available USB port on your TV. But there's more to it.įirst off, the Chromecast dongle requires more power than an HDMI port alone is able to provide.
CHROMECAST SETUP UTILITY FOR MAC NO APPSTORE HOW TO
Here's how to set up your Google Chromecast. To Google's credit, Chromecast setup is a breeze compared with some of the hair-pulling experiences I've had involving the Apple TV, for which I suspect Apple designed the remote control out of metal in order to help you withstand the compulsion to throw that thing back into the useless hell it spawned from. I can tell you from experience that this is not the case. To hear Google tell it, you'd think its Chromecast practically installed itself.
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