The CDTV is a full blown computer and as such has lots of ports, buttons and flashing lights. To a novice this can all look very confusing and off putting but using a CDTV is actually very simple. The Following sections goes into detail on what each bit does and where to plug what and is designed for people with little computer know how and so will not go into great detail (Like pinouts for each port), Extra detail on specific items can be found in the developers section of this site.