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Page 3: ...Using component video 20 Using S Video 21 Using composite video 23 Connecting to a television 24 Using component video 24 Using S Video 25 Using composite video 26 3 Using the DVD Player 29 DVD playe...

Page 4: ...tting a bookmark 47 Starting play at a bookmark 48 Changing the audio language 48 Changing the subtitle language 49 Changing the camera angle 50 Zooming in on a scene 50 Changing the video signal form...

Page 5: ...iii Using MP3 discs 69 Recording an MP3 disc using a CD R CD RW disc 69 Copying discs 69 B Safety Regulatory and Legal Information 71 Index 77...

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Page 7: ...ur Gateway DVD Player This chapter provides basic information about your Gateway DVD Player Read this chapter to learn about Features Warnings and safeguards Package contents DVD controls and connecti...

Page 8: ...outputs Interlace or progressive scan video when using component video Audio Dynamic Range Compression when playing videos recorded with Dolby Digital sound Parental lock feature Multiple angles and...

Page 9: ...ell ventilated area and do not cover the ventilation openings Do not modify your DVD player or use an unshielded power cord or video output cable or you may experience excessive interference Disconnec...

Page 10: ...ateway DVD Player www gateway com Package contents Along with your DVD player the packaging box contains the following items Remote control Two AAA batteries RCA audio cable red and white plugs RCA co...

Page 11: ...5 Package contents www gateway com You can purchase these optional accessories for your DVD player RCA component video cable S Video cable AC 3 Toslink cable Coaxial audio cable orange plug User guide...

Page 12: ...when the DVD player is in standby Disc tray Insert a CD or DVD into this tray For more information about types of discs supported see Using Discs on page 67 Display For more information see Display on...

Page 13: ...Speeding up disc playback on page 36 OR Plays the DVD disc forward in slow motion For more information see Slowing down DVD playback on page 36 Skip back Skips back one CD track DVD chapter or MP3 fil...

Page 14: ...indicator Indicates the player is playing songs on the CD in an order you programmed instead of in the order they appear on the CD For more information see Playing tracks in a specific order on page 4...

Page 15: ...Playing songs in random order on page 44 Multi information display Shows the following information Current DVD title number Current DVD chapter number Current CD track number Elapsed time since the DV...

Page 16: ...OAX audio out Connects to a coaxial digital audio device Audio Out Connects to an analog stereo audio device Component video out Connects to a component video device S Video Out Connects to an S Video...

Page 17: ...sending a signal to your DVD player Skip search and step pause buttons For more information see page 14 Cursor controls and menu buttons For more information see page 13 Language menu and video output...

Page 18: ...Playing songs in random order on page 44 Clear Clears the list of programmed CD tracks For more information see Clearing programmed tracks on page 46 P Mode Creates a list of programmed CD tracks For...

Page 19: ...Scan Changes the video output from interlace television to progressive scan For more information see Changing the component video output signal on page 52 Cursor controls and menu buttons Setup Opens...

Page 20: ...e CD track DVD chapter or MP3 file For more information see Skipping a chapter track or file on page 35 Search back Plays the CD DVD or MP3 disc backward quickly or plays the DVD disc backward in slow...

Page 21: ...ies To install the batteries Insert two AAA batteries into the remote control Make sure that you match the and on the batteries with the and symbols inside the battery compartment Warning Do not use r...

Page 22: ...16 Chapter 1 Checking Out Your Gateway DVD Player www gateway com...

Page 23: ...layer Read this chapter to learn how to connect your DVD player to A receiver or A V amplifier A television Important Do not plug the power cord into a wall outlet or turn the DVD player on until all...

Page 24: ...e video or S Video Connection Quality Cable and Connector Description Good Composite The video signal is carried through a single pin This connection method is the one that is most commonly found on d...

Page 25: ...s carried through two cables one for the right speaker and one for the left This connection method is the one that is most commonly found on devices Best Use digital audio for the best sound quality Y...

Page 26: ...r 2 Connect the red colored CR jack on the back of your DVD player to the red colored PR or CR jack on your receiver 3 Connect the blue colored CB jack on the back of your DVD player to the blue color...

Page 27: ...S Video To connect your DVD player to a receiver using S Video 1 Connect the S Video jack on the back of your DVD player to the S Video jack on your receiver Important You need to configure the DVD pl...

Page 28: ...coaxial in jack on your receiver 3 Connect your receiver to the television For more information see the user s guides that came with your receiver and television 4 Plug the power cord into a wall outl...

Page 29: ...the back of your DVD player to the yellow video jack on your receiver 2 Connect the red R and white L audio jacks on the back of your DVD player to the R and L audio in jacks on your receiver 3 Conne...

Page 30: ...nect the red colored CR jack on the back of your DVD player to the red colored PR or CR jack on your television 3 Connect the blue colored CB jack on the back of your DVD player to the blue colored PB...

Page 31: ...S Video To connect your DVD player to a television using S Video 1 Connect the S Video jack on the back of your DVD player to the S Video jack on your television 2 Connect the red R and white L audio...

Page 32: ...ite video To connect your DVD player to a television using composite video 1 Connect the yellow video jack on the back of your DVD player to the yellow video jack on your television 2 Connect the red...

Page 33: ...cting to a television www gateway com 3 Plug the power cord into a wall outlet 4 Select Auxiliary or AV as the input for your television For more information see the user guide that came with your tel...

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Page 35: ...er on and off Play a disc View the on screen display Access DVD menus Repeat playback Change the order in which songs are played Use bookmarks Change the audio and subtitle languages Change the camera...

Page 36: ...es not allow playback of the video For more information see Ratings Setup on page 57 A disc is not playable Supported disc types This DVD player can play only the discs bearing either the or marks and...

Page 37: ...ol The DVD player turns on Each subsequent press of the power button on the remote control switches the DVD player between Standby mode and on To turn the DVD player off Press the power button on the...

Page 38: ...ge 33 Using the DVD menu Many DVD videos include additional material along with the program To access this material or to start playing the video you make a selection from the DVD menu To play a DVD v...

Page 39: ...instructions in Playing a disc on page 31 2 Use the remote control cursor buttons and to select the folder and file menu 3 Use the remote control cursor buttons and to select the folder or file 4 Pre...

Page 40: ...r is in Still Picture mode If you are playing a CD or MP3 disc the player is in Pause mode To resume playing the disc press play on the DVD player or remote control Important When you stop playing a D...

Page 41: ...g a chapter track or file To skip ahead or back while playing a disc Press skip ahead on the DVD player or remote control to skip ahead one DVD chapter or one track or file on a CD or MP3 disc OR Pres...

Page 42: ...lable speed is 8X For DVD videos the available speeds are 2X 4X 8X 16X 32X and 64X To resume normal playback press play on the DVD player or remote control Slowing down DVD playback To slow down playb...

Page 43: ...s pressed the disc information changes depending on the type of disc being played TITLE 01 07 CHAPTER 001 012 TITLE PLAYING 00 16 25 TITLE REMAIN 01 37 32 _ _ _ _ _ _ 01 CHAPTER PLAYING 00 00 17 CHAPT...

Page 44: ...t Some discs may not allow some or all of the information to be displayed Important The information in this section only applies to DVD video and CD discs GO TO _ _ _ _ TRACK TIME 00 00 22 TRACK REMAI...

Page 45: ...apsed time 1 Press DISPLAY on the remote control The DVD player is in Title chapter search mode 2 Press the remote control cursor buttons and to switch between Title chapter search mode and Title time...

Page 46: ...how the title menu while playing a DVD 1 While playing a DVD press TITLE PBC on the remote control The title menu opens 2 Press the remote control cursor buttons and to highlight the menu item you wan...

Page 47: ...ntrol to access these menus while the DVD is playing To show a DVD menu while playing a DVD 1 While playing a DVD press MENU on the remote control The menu opens 2 Press the remote control cursor butt...

Page 48: ...the repeat mode changes depending on the disc type For DVD video Repeat Chapter Repeat Title Repeat Off For CD Repeat Track Repeat Disc Repeat Off To return to normal playback press REPEAT repeatedly...

Page 49: ...nly 1 With the disc stopped press REPEAT on the remote control Each time this button is pressed the repeat mode changes File repeat Folder repeat Normal playback of the disc Disc scan playback the fir...

Page 50: ...andom order Random off normal playback 2 Press ENTER or play to play the selected track Playing MP3 files in random order To play MP3 files in random order 1 With the disc stopped press RANDOM on the...

Page 51: ...e disc stopped press P MODE on the remote control The Program mode appears on the display and television 2 Select a track by pressing the numeric buttons on the remote control Example To select the nu...

Page 52: ...ton is pressed the programmed tracks are cleared one by one in the opposite order Once you have played the tracks you cannot clear the programmed tracks one by one To clear all programmed tracks Durin...

Page 53: ...he Mark mode Each time the cursor buttons are pushed the mode switches from Mark mode to GoTo mode 3 Use the remote control cursor buttons and to select the bookmark number 4 At the desired place in t...

Page 54: ...sumes from the scene or point corresponding to the selected bookmark Changing the audio language To change the audio language While playing a DVD press AUDIO on the remote control The audio language m...

Page 55: ...ction only applies to DVD video discs with more than one subtitle language recorded on them Important When the power is turned off and on or the disc is changed the language played is the one selected...

Page 56: ...ws 1 5X 2X 3X Zoom off 2 Use the remote control cursor buttons and to move to a different part of the screen To return to playing the video press ZOOM repeatedly until zoom is cancelled Important The...

Page 57: ...ope Australia and Asia PAL is the video signal format used To change the video signal format With the disc stopped press NTSC PAL on the remote control Each time this button is pressed the video signa...

Page 58: ...V and Progressive TV Adjusting the display brightness To adjust the display brightness Press DIMMER on the remote control The first time the button is pressed the display dims The next time the button...

Page 59: ...4 53 Adjusting the DVD Player Settings Read this chapter to learn how to adjust your DVD player settings from the Setup menu...

Page 60: ...d press SETUP on the remote control The Main Setup Menu opens 2 Use the remote control cursor buttons and to select the setup menu you want 3 Press ENTER on the remote control The selected setup menu...

Page 61: ...n the DVD one of the recorded languages will be played instead Options include English English is the audio language French French is the audio language Spanish Spanish is the audio language Others En...

Page 62: ...videos recorded with the 16 9 wide screen aspect ratio are reproduced in the pan scan screen which automatically trims the left and right of the picture 16 9 Wide DVD videos recorded with the 16 9 wid...

Page 63: ...ulti channel surround decoder LO RO Select this when you have connected the player s audio out jacks to a stereo amplifier receiver or television to hear two channel stereo sound Audio DRC Select whet...

Page 64: ...lay G PG PG 13 and R rated DVD videos 7 Play G PG PG 13 R and NC 17 rated DVD videos 8 Play all discs Others Setup Scr Saver Select to turn the screen saver on or off Options include On Turn on the sc...

Page 65: ...yelorussian 1283 Javanese 1502 Serbo Croatian 1059 Bulgarian 1287 Georgian 1503 Singhalese 1060 Bihari 1297 Kazakh 1505 Slovak 1061 Bislama 1298 Greenlandic 1506 Slovenian 1066 Bengali Bangla 1299 Cam...

Page 66: ...se 1538 Turkish 1174 French 1363 Burmese 1539 Tsonga 1181 Frisian 1365 Nauru 1540 Tatar 1183 Irish 1369 Napali 1543 Twi 1186 Scots Gaelic 1376 Dutch 1557 Ukranian 1194 Galician 1379 Norwegian 1564 Urd...

Page 67: ...5 61 Maintaining and Troubleshooting Your DVD Player Read this chapter to learn how to maintain and troubleshoot your DVD player...

Page 68: ...t the case with your fingers or any hard objects Care and handling of discs When handling a disc do not touch the sides Do not stick paper to or write anything on the printed surface Fingermarks and d...

Page 69: ...ur player is plugged into a surge protector make sure that the surge protector is connected securely to an electrical outlet turned on and working correctly The player will not play a disc Make sure t...

Page 70: ...he television has been set for the correct input source Make sure that the DVD is not dirty or scratched If you are using component video output make sure that the correct component video output type...

Page 71: ...video recorded in dual layer format This is not a malfunction There is no sound Make sure that the audio cable s are connected If you are using external speakers make sure they are connected correctly...

Page 72: ...ayer www gateway com Technical support Telephone support For customer service and support call 1 800 846 2301 between 7 am and 10 pm Central Time Monday through Friday Internet For technical support g...

Page 73: ...A 67 Using Discs Read this chapter to learn about Using DVD video discs Using MP3 discs Copying discs...

Page 74: ...East Southeast Asia Oceania South America Russia China Playable region code Mark Description Indicates the region code where the disc can be played Number of audio languages recorded with multiple au...

Page 75: ...e the same as the order shown on a PC Recording an MP3 disc using a CD R CD RW disc We recommend you record MP3 files in 44 1 kHz sampling frequency 128 kbps bit rate Copying discs Check the copyright...

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Page 77: ...tained for future reference 3 Heed Warnings All warnings on the product and in the operating instructions should be adhered to 4 Follow Instructions All operating and use instructions should be follow...

Page 78: ...unable to insert the plug fully into the outlet try reversing the plug If the plug should still fail to fit contact your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet Do not defeat the safety purpose of...

Page 79: ...operating instructions as an improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the product to its normal operation I...

Page 80: ...s Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a different circuit from that to which the receiver is con...

Page 81: ...adiation Performance Standard Should the unit ever need servicing contact an authorized service location California Proposition 65 Warning Warning Use of controls or adjustments or performance of proc...

Page 82: ...and You ve got a friend in the business slogan are registered trademarks and black and white spotted box logo GATEWAY Gateway Astro Gateway Work Gateway Connected touch pad Gateway Connected music pl...

Page 83: ...ecorded on DVD 68 setting 55 audio out connection 10 setup 57 signal format 57 audio signal setting 57 B back panel connections 10 batteries inserting 15 installing 15 Book Mark button remote control...

Page 84: ...n saver setting 58 subtitle language 55 television aspect 56 television mode 56 video signal format 51 chapter repeating 42 skipping 35 cleaning audio CD 63 CD 63 DVD 63 DVD player 62 Clear button rem...

Page 85: ...1 accessing title menu 40 cleaning 63 indicator 9 language code list 59 maintaining player 61 markings on package 68 region code 68 repeating section 42 title menu 40 troubleshooting player 61 turning...

Page 86: ...7 48 menu DVD 32 MP3 disc 33 Menu button remote control 13 using 41 modes display off 52 GoTo 47 48 Mark 47 48 pause 34 picture 56 playback 44 program 45 repeat 42 43 standby 31 Still Picture 34 telev...

Page 87: ...order 44 disc 31 32 33 MP3 files in random order 44 tracks in a specific order 45 power button DVD player 6 31 remote control 11 31 program mode 45 program indicator 8 progressive scan indicator 8 us...

Page 88: ...remote control 14 skip back button DVD player 7 remote control 14 skipping chapter 35 file 35 track 35 slowing down playback 36 SPDIF PCM audio out 57 SPDIF Stream audio out 57 speeding up playback 3...

Page 89: ...s clearing programmed 46 repeating 42 skipping 35 troubleshooting cleaning CD 63 cleaning DVD 63 DVD player 61 turning off DVD player 31 turning on DVD player 31 V VCD types of discs played 2 video ou...

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