For the correct operation of the set-top box and a long service life, it is advisable to use only the correct ways to turn off the device.
Very often there are questions about how to properly turn off the device before going to bed or leaving home. Indeed, often the user instead of completing the work only puts the console into sleep mode, and subsequently hears the sounds of its operation throughout the night.
To understand how to properly disable XBOX, let's look at existing ways to end a session.
Shutdown Options
Perhaps today not all users of video consoles know that there are at least 4 ways to terminate the console workflow. And you can do this in different ways, some of which are correct, and some are undesirable.
Using the joystick
Joystick
To terminate a game session with the joystick, you must hold down and hold the key for some time "XBOX»Guide on the gamepad. After which the user will be asked to disable only the console, only the joystick, or all at once. Thus, to turn on only the console, you will need to press the start button on it.
Power button on the console
Shutting down from the video console itself is also a common option. To do this, simply press the power off key on the console itself. After which the device will correctly end the working session.
Using Guide
Turning off a guide (or guide) involves performing a series of simple and consistent steps:
- You must call the guide by pressing the "XBOX" button on the controller;
- Next, go to the “system” tab;
- After that, it remains to choose one of the options - the end of the working session or a simple reboot.
Follow these tips to quickly and efficiently end a session with a guide.
Via voice command
Kinect speakers on the device panel
If the console has a built-in voice module and provides voice support for Kinect in the user's language, then you can turn on and off the game panel using the appropriate voice commands:
- Hi Cortana! Please turn on the XBOX.
- Or "Cortana, please turn it off!"
Use Kinect voice support only for owners of XBOX ONE models.
Actions when the prefix hangs
Welcome screen on the gaming device
If during the game there are any malfunctions, then you can forcibly reload the video gadget. To do this, hold down the power button on the device panel and hold for about 10 seconds.
Also, in an emergency, you can pull out the network cable. This method is undesirable and may lead to the loss of the saved progress of the game or other information on the device. It is forbidden to pull out the power cable from the network in only one case - during the installation of system updates and software.
Conclusion
Summing up the above, now let's count how many ways of correct shutdown this video set-top box has:
- Shutdown with the joystick;
- By clicking on the “Start” button located on the console;
- Through the Guide - System - Shut down or restart the console;
- Through voice commands and the Cortana function.
Using the four methods listed above, the correct shutdown of the video console provided by the manufacturer is made.
Also, when a problem occurs, users have to disconnect by holding the power key, or by directly pulling out the cord from the network.It is important to remember that options for ending a session in the long run are important for the correct functioning of the game panel. And this can only be done in exceptional cases, trying not to abuse the incorrect methods of ending the session.
