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How to set up TV streaming on your computer

Before you start

The VLC media player must be set up before you can access TV streaming.

  1. Click on Start button then Programs icon

  2. Select Programs then VideoLAN then VLC media player.

    Illustrating step 2

  3. Click on Settings then Preferences.

    Playlist preferences

  4. Select Plus icon next to Playlist.

    Plus next to Playlist

  5. Select Service Directory.

  6. Tick SAP Announcements (SAP).

    Tick SAP Announcements

  7. Click on Save

  8. Close VLC player.

How to set up TV streaming on your computer

  1. Ensure that you have VLC media player open on your monitor.

  2. If the window is not already open, open the VLC application.

    VLC window

  3. Select View from the menu and click on Playlist

    VLC window

  4. Wait for the Plus icon to appear next to Session Announcements (SAP). There will be short delay of approximately 1 minute.

    VLC window

  5. Click on VLC window displayed next to Monash TV.

    VLC window

  6. Double click on the TV channel you would like to watch and resize the screen as you prefer.

    VLC window

  7. Click on VLC window to finish and choose another channel.

    VLC window