Setting up some consoles (P4)

PS3:

Take the power cord (the one with a plug at one end) and stick it into the furthest right socket in the back of the PS3. The port has two prongs but lacks a clear indication of which way up the cord goes, however it works either way.

Take the HDMI cable and connect it to the TV, the HDMI port on the PS3 is to the left of the AV port, which is to the left of the power cable.

Next up you need to connect the controller(s), to do so take the controller cable, plug the USB end (the larger end) into one of  the rectangular USB slots on the front and plug the other end into the top of the controller. Plugging the controller into the machine charges it and sets it so that that controller will only effect that PS3 until it is plugged into another.

Open the machine and insert the game.

Turn on the machine at the plug socket and then press the power button (on the front right of the machine with a red light on it), you need to select your profile, if this is your first time then just select new user and follow the instructions on-screen with your information. Afterwards, cycle through the menus until you reach the game menu, then scroll down until you have selected the game and press 'X' on the controller.

PS4:

Plug in the power cable, it goes at the bottom left on the back of the console.

Next the HDMI cable, this is located up and to the right of the power cable, the second furthest slot to the left.

Next up you need to insert the game, press the eject button before attempting to insert the game. DO NOT attempt to force the game in, lightly press it against the empty disc drive and it should be pulled in. The eject button is located in the space between the two sections of the PS4 at the front, and is the lower down of the two buttons.

Next you would connect the controllers in the same fashion as with the PS3.

Once the system is switched on (by pressing the power button (above the disc drive and eject buttons)) you need to select your profile, if this is your first time then just select new user and follow the instructions on-screen with your information. 

Once on the main menu select the game you have inserted and play away.

Xbox One:

The xbox one power cable has two prongs and goes into the slot on the far left of the machine, it is identifiable by the xbox symbol on top, which also indicates which way up it goes, the same symbol is above the power cord slot.

The HDMI cable goes into the slot right next to the power cord, this cable has HDMI written on top of it. There are two HDMI slots but the one that is needed has 'HDMI OUT TO TV' written above it.

The sensor cable has an image of the Xbox One kinect on top and above the slot, the slot is the third from the right.

Next up you need to insert the game, press the eject button before attempting to insert the game. DO NOT attempt to force the game in, lightly press it against the empty disc drive and it should be pulled in. The eject button is to the right of the disc slot.

Finally just switch on the device,  you need to select your profile, if this is your first time then just select new user and follow the instructions on-screen with your information. Sign in, hover over the menus until you reach the game and then press the 'A' button to start the game.

PC:

First of all plug the computer in with the power cable, the cable has three slots in one end and a plug at the other, put the plug end into a socket and put the other end into the computer, the slot has a power switch above it and three prongs inside to mark which way the cable goes.

Next connect the video cable, for standard monitor use the cable has one oddly shaped end with many small pins inside and two 'screws' sticking out which are twisted and tightened to hold the cable in place after it is connected. The slot is trapezium shaped (the same shape as the end of the cable) with one nut either side for securing purposes. Make sure the cable is the correct way around else you could break the pins and leave the cable useless.

To control the computer you need to attach your peripherals, there are multiple USB ports, two at the front and at least two in the back, plug the keyboard and mouse (and/or any other USB devices you want to use) into any of the USB ports. 

Turn on the computer at both the plug socket and the power switch on the back, then press the power button at the front (the large round one), sign in to a profile (or create a new one) and then double click on the game you want to play from the desktop.