# Turn on the console the first time

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**Requirement:** The console is placed on a stable surface and is connected to power.

1. Switch on the power switch on the console´s rear panel.
2. Press the power button on the console´s front panel.

The console starts to boot and the pop-up **Confirm End User License Agreement** opens. 

![](/img/grandma2/popup_turn-on-the-console_eula_v3-3-fe5ae9.png)

_Pop-up end user license agreement_

 

To activate the button **I agree** in the upper right corner of the pop-up, scroll all the way down. 

**Important:**\
The MA Software package provides the capability to use additional proprietary third-party software, which allows the usage of diverse media content. This is subject to license terms and to responsibility of fulfillment of license terms including proper licensing. If you decide to install the MA Software package along with the third-party software, check the box in the lower right corner. The MA Software package without the third-party software still allows the usage of non-proprietary media software (VP8, VP9).

 

![](/img/grandma2/popup_turn-on-the-console-confirm_eula_v3-3-422e05.png)

_Confirm end user license agreement_

**Note:**\
If you should subsequently decide to use third-party software, you can do so by checking the box in **Setup**:\
Press Setup, then tap Console – Software Update – End User License Agreement. Eventually, check the box in the lower right corner of the pop-up. 

 

**Important:**\
Note that you cannot check the box while the session is running. The console has to be in the standalone mode. 

 

Now open the gma2\_start\_show\.show\.gz by pressing Backup and then tapping Demoshows – Load Show. 

Select the show, tap Check All and then Load Show. To close the backup menu, tap ![](/img/grandma2/icon_close_small_v3-2-1c8fff.png) in the upper right corner of the menu. 

![](/img/grandma2/img_screen1_start_show_3_2-a03f45.png)

_grandMA2 start show on screen 1_