Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DVD Player Gateway
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user's guide Y our Gatewa y Connected DVD Pla yer Installing Configuring.
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i Contents 1 Checking Out Your Gatew ay D VD Pl ayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Compatibl e discs . . . . .
ii Adjus ting cen ter delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Adjus ting surr ound de lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Defini ng the spea ker set .
1 1 Chec king Out Yo u r G a t e w a y DV D P l a y e r Features W ith yo ur Gatewa y Connecte d DVD Pl ayer , you can play DVDs, CDs, an d digital media files on you r home netwo rk. ■ Fully compatible with DVD, CD, VCD/SVCD, Kodak Picture CD, and MP3 files on CD-R/C D-RW discs.
2 Chapter 1: Checking Out Your G ateway DVD P layer www .g atew a y .co m Compatible discs This DVD player can pla y discs of the following formats: ■ DVD (Region 1, No rth America) ■ Dolb y Di git al 5.
3 Player ov erview www .g atew a y .co m Sound contr ols Menu contr ols V OL Rotate to adjust the micropho ne inpu t vo lume . ECHO Rotate t o adjust t he echo e ff ect f or the micropho ne input. (Left, Right, Up, a nd Down buttons) Press to na viga te the on -screen m enus .
4 Chapter 1: Checking Out Your G ateway DVD P layer www .g atew a y .co m D VD pla yback contr ols OPEN/CLOSE Pre ss to open and cl ose the di sc tra y . PREV Press to s kip to the pre vious chapter or tra c k while in pla ybac k mode. NEXT Press to skip t o the ne xt chapter or tr ack while in playback mod e.
5 Player ov erview www .gate wa y .com Back Network card slot Insert a network PC Card into this slot. A udio jacks 5.1 channe l (surr ound soun d) Conn ect to t he a nal og aud io i npu ts o f a 5 .1-c han nel ampl if ier . 2 channel (stereo) Conne ct to the lef t/r ight anal og audio inputs o f a TV , st ereo , or 2-ch annel amp lifier .
6 Chapter 1: Checking Out Your G ateway DVD P layer www .gate wa y .com Video jac ks Cb/Pb ( component/ progressive blue) Connect to the Pb/Cb video inpu ts of your TV . Y (compo nent black and whi te) Connect to the Y video input of your TV . Vide o out (compo site) Connec t to the Comp osite Video input of your TV .
7 Player ov erview www .gate wa y .com Remote control POWER TITLE SETUP OPEN/CLOSE MY MUSIC MY PHOT OS MY VIDEOS DISPLA Y SEARCH RETURN MENU CONNECT ENTER PA G E REV FWD PREV NEXT ZOOM VIDEO OUT REPEA.
8 Chapter 1: Checking Out Your G ateway DVD P layer www .gate wa y .com Main co ntrols Networking contr ols Num eric keypa d Press these buttons to in put numbers (such as the chapter , track, or time) in on-screen men us. POWE R Press to s witch the play er betw een Standb y (low power) and On (fully ope rational) mode s.
9 Player ov erview www .gate wa y .com Menu contr ols Media pla ybac k controls Arrow but tons Press to na vigate on-sc reen men us. ENTER Pres s to confi r m m enu settings . SEA RCH Press to jump to a s pecific time, t i tle, chapter , or trac k dur in g disc playback.
10 Chapter 1: Checking Out Your G ateway DVD P layer www .gate wa y .com ANG LE Press to vie w alter nat e angles during D VD pla yback (if av ailabl e). PA U S E / ST E P Press once to pau se pla yback, an d press again to ste p fo rward one fra m e at a tim e.
2 11 Setting Up Y our Pla yer This chapter describes how to conn ect your Gateway Connected D VD Player to yo ur TV , audio syst em, and home network. Y ou need to complete these steps in the following order: 1 Set up your network and ma ke sure that your home network is working correctly .
12 Chapter 2: Settin g Up Your P layer www .gate wa y .com About y our home netw ork Before you begin , you must have a Microsoft Windows-based home net work set up. If you do not already have a n etwork installed, you need to purchase the network components and follow the in stallation instructions provided by the manufacturer .
13 Installi ng Gateway D5 Stream ing Med ia Ser ver www .gate wa y .com Installing Gate wa y D5 Streaming Media Ser ver After you make sure that yo ur home ne twork is working correctly , inst all the Media Server program onto each computer that has media files you wa nt to access.
14 Chapter 2: Settin g Up Your P layer www .gate wa y .com Media Ser ver open s after the install program is finished, and o pens automatically whenever your computer is started. The Media Server icon in the Windows taskbar shows that the program is running.
15 Connecti ng the play er www .gate wa y .com Connecting the pla yer Connec ting to y our aud io/vide o system T o connect your player to your audio/video system: 1 Make sure that all video components ar e turned off.
16 Chapter 2: Settin g Up Your P layer www .gate wa y .com ■ Progressive/compon ent video (best video quality) Connect on e end of e ach co mponent video cable (not included) to the PROGRESSIVE/C OMPONENT Cb/Pb , Y , an d Cr/Pr jacks on the b ack of the play er , then c onnect the other ends to the corresponding color-code d jac ks on your TV .
17 Connecti ng the play er www .gate wa y .com ■ Digital audio (coa xial) Connect one end of a dig ital coaxial cable (not i n cluded) to the CO AXIAL jack on the back of th e player , then c onnect the other end to the coaxial d igital audi o jack of your ampl ifier .
18 Chapter 2: Settin g Up Your P layer www .gate wa y .com 3 If the playe r’ s network c ard is a wired Ethernet card, connect one end of an Ethernet cable to the network c ard, then connect the other end to an Ethernet jack on your exi sting network.
19 Connecti ng the play er www .gate wa y .com T ur nin g on y ou r player T o turn on your player: 1 Make sure that your computer is on and running Med ia Ser ver , your home network is set up, and all aud io and video dev ices are turn ed on.
20 Chapter 2: Settin g Up Your P layer www .gate wa y .com 6 Go to “Setting up the network” on page 20 to compl ete the initial s etup of your playe r .
21 Settin g up the ne twork www .gate wa y .com ■ For wireless peer-to-peer setup, see “Wireless peer-to-peer setup” on page 25 . Wired Ether net setup T o configure the player for a wired Ethernet network: 1 Make sure that your compute r is on and Media Ser ver is running.
22 Chapter 2: Settin g Up Your P layer www .gate wa y .com 3 Use your remote control’ s arrow buttons to highlight Network , then press ENTER . The message “Loading network se ttings” appears, and th e player automaticall y connects to the wired Ethernet network.
23 Settin g up the ne twork www .gate wa y .com 2 On the pla yer’ s remo te control, press ST O P , then press SETUP . The We l c o m e to Setup screen opens. 3 Use your remote control’ s arrow buttons to highlight Network , then press ENTER . 4 Highlight Network , then press ENTER t o sear ch for an availab le networ k.
24 Chapter 2: Settin g Up Your P layer www .gate wa y .com 7 Highlight Security: WEP Settings , then press ENTER . 8 Highlight Ke y Format , then press the buttons to select either He x digits , ASCII c haracters , or Disabled .
25 Settin g up the ne twork www .gate wa y .com If you selected ASCII ch aracters in Step 8 , enter the key according to the table below: 12 Highlight OK , then press ENTER . 13 Highlight OK again, then press ENTER . Network setup is complete. 14 Press SETUP or RETURN to close the We l c o m e t o S e t u p screen.
26 Chapter 2: Settin g Up Your P layer www .gate wa y .com 2 On the pla yer’ s remo te control, press ST O P , then press SETUP . The We l c o m e to Setup screen opens. 3 Use your remote control’ s arrow buttons to highlight Network , then press ENTER .
27 Settin g up the ne twork www .gate wa y .com 6 Enter the name of the network by repeatedly pressing the remote control's number buttons a ccording to th e following table. Press to set the next character, and press CLEAR t o erase a ch aracter .
28 Chapter 2: Settin g Up Your P layer www .gate wa y .com Setting the IP address While connectin g to a network, networked devices are a ssigned a unique identifie r known as an IP address . IP ad dresses are used to direct network traffic to the correct destination.
29 Settin g up the ne twork www .gate wa y .com ■ Aut o I P — Lets t he player obtain an IP address for itself. ■ Static (Man ual) — Lets you set the IP address and Subnet Mask. 5 Highlight OK , then press ENTER . 6 Press SETUP or RETURN to close the We l c o m e t o S e t u p screen.
30 Chapter 2: Settin g Up Your P layer www .gate wa y .com Pla ying computer media files Y ou can pla y three types of computer media on your play er: ■ Audio — MP3 and WMA files ■ Video — MPE.
31 Play ing co mputer me dia fil es www .gate wa y .com Exiting Netw ork mode T o exit Netw ork mode and return to DVD mode: ■ Press the CONNECT button. The player exits Network mode a nd enters DVD mode. If a DVD is in the disc tray , the DVD plays auto matically .
32 Chapter 2: Settin g Up Your P layer www .gate wa y .com Pla ying mo vies Y ou can play MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 video files fro m your computer on your TV . T o play a movie: 1 Enter Network mode. For more information, see page 30 . 2 Highlight Video , then press ENTER .
33 Maintainin g your pl ayer www .gate wa y .com T o view a slideshow: 1 Enter Network mode. For more information, see page 30 . 2 Highlight Images , then press ENTER . 3 Highlight Slideshows , then pres s ENTER . 4 T o play a slideshow , highlight the slideshow you want, then pr ess PLA Y .
34 Chapter 2: Settin g Up Your P layer www .gate wa y .com Caring for D VDs and other discs ■ T o k e e p t h e d i s c c l e a n , a l w a y s h o l d i t b y t h e e d g e s . D o n o t t o u c h t h e surface. When the disc is n ot being played, store it in its c ase.
3 35 Customizing Setup menu o verview After the player’s a udio and vi deo cables a re connected, yo u are ready to adjust aud io, video , and pa rental con trols. ■ For language settings, see page 36 . ■ For video settings, see page 38 . ■ For digita l au dio s ettings , see page 39 .
36 Chapter 3: Customizing www .gate wa y .com Using the remote contr ol in Setup menu s T o mov e through the pla yer’ s Setup menus, press the fo llowing buttons on your remote control: Setting up langua g es The La nguage menu l ets you set your language preferences for DVD subtitles, DVD audio soundt racks, and D VD menus.
37 Settin g up lang uages www .gate wa y .com T o set your language preferences: 1 On the player’ s remote control, press STOP , then press SETUP . The main Setup menu opens. 2 Use your remote co ntrol’ s arrow buttons to highlight Language , then press ENTER .
38 Chapter 3: Customizing www .gate wa y .com 3 Press the buttons to hig h light any of the following: ■ Subtitle Press the buttons to select Engli sh , Fren ch , Spanish , Au t o , or Off (default). Select Au t o to always select the DVD’ s default subtitle language.
39 Sett ing up digital audio www .gate wa y .com 2 Use your remote control’ s arrow buttons to highli ght Video , then press ENTER. The Vide o setup menu opens.
40 Chapter 3: Customizing www .gate wa y .com Configuring Dolb y Digital This setting conf igures the format of Dolb y Digital 5.1 output sig na ls. T o set your Dolby Digital preferences: 1 On the pla yer’ s remo te control, press ST O P , then press SETUP .
41 Sett ing up digital audio www .gate wa y .com 3 Highlight Dolby , then press the butto ns to select: ■ Bitstream Outputs raw 5.1-ch annel digital signals from the opti cal or coaxial digital audio jac ks. Use this setting when the player is c onnected to an extern al amplifi er with a Do lby Dig ital deco der .
42 Chapter 3: Customizing www .gate wa y .com 3 Highlight MP3 , then press the buttons t o select: ■ Bitstream Outputs raw MP3 digi tal signals from the optic al or coaxial digital audio j acks. ■ PCM Outputs 2-channel digital audio fro m the optical or coaxial dig ital audio j acks.
43 Sett ing up digital audio www .gate wa y .com 3 Highlight CD , then press the buttons to select: ■ Origin (de fau lt) Outputs CD digital au dio from the optical or co axial digital audio jacks in its original format. ■ PCM Outputs 2-channel digit al audio from the optical or c oaxial digital audio j acks.
44 Chapter 3: Customizing www .gate wa y .com 4 Highlight LPCM , then press the buttons to select: ■ Origin (de fau lt) Outputs the LPCM digital audio signals from the op tical or coaxial digital audio jacks in its original format. ■ PCM Outputs 2-channel digital audio fro m the optical or coaxial dig ital audio j acks.
45 Sett ing up digital audio www .gate wa y .com 4 Highlight Other s , then press the buttons to select: ■ Bitstream (default) Outputs digital a udio signals from the optical o r coaxial digital audio jacks. ■ PCM Outputs 2-channel digit al audio from the optical or c oaxial digital audio j acks.
46 Chapter 3: Customizing www .gate wa y .com 5 Adjust the speaker levels on your amplifier as required. 6 Press ST OP t o cancel the test tone. Setting up analog audio The Analog Audio menu lets you set the format of the signal from t he 5.1 channe l (surround) and 2 channe l (stereo) audio jacks.
47 Setting u p analog au dio www .gate wa y .com 2 Use your remote control’ s arrow buttons to highli ght Analog , then press ENTER . The Analog audio setup menu open s. 3 Highlight Pro Logic , then press the buttons to select: ■ Aut o (Default) Outputs stereo audio soundtracks in D olby Pro Logic mode.
48 Chapter 3: Customizing www .gate wa y .com Adjusting center dela y Use this setting to delay the sound from the center speaker so it arrives at your listening area at the same time as the left and right front speakers. Use this setting only if the cen ter speaker is closer to your listening area than yo ur front speakers are.
49 Setting u p analog au dio www .gate wa y .com T o adjust t he surr ound delay: 1 On the pla yer’ s remo te control, press ST O P , then press SETUP . The We l c o m e to Setup screen opens. 2 Use your remote control’ s arrow buttons to highli ght Analog , then press ENTER .
50 Chapter 3: Customizing www .gate wa y .com Defining the speaker se t Use this setting to identify the type of spea kers in your audio setup. T o define your speaker setup: 1 On the pla yer’ s remo te control, press ST O P , then press SETUP . The We l c o m e to Setup screen opens.
51 Setting up par ental contr ols www .gate wa y .com Setting up parental contr ols The Rating men u lets you bloc k playback of DVDs by using a pa ssword-protected rating system. Not all DVDs are rated. T o set parental controls: 1 On the pla yer’ s remo te control, press ST O P , then press SETUP .
52 Chapter 3: Customizing www .gate wa y .com 3 Highlight Password , then press the following butt ons to enter a four-character password: ■ — Move the text insertion point left and right . ■ 0-9 buttons — Press repeatedly to select the desired character , then press the button to save the character and move to the next character .
4 53 Using Gate wa y D5 Streaming Media Ser ver The Gateway D5 Streaming Media Ser ver program lets you make the media files on your comp uter available to the Gateway Conn ected DVD Player . Media Se rver must be running on your c omputer for the DVD player to communicate wi th your computer .
54 Chapter 4: Using Ga teway D5 S treamin g Media Server www .gate wa y .com Compatible file f ormats Media Server supports the following media formats: Star ting the pr ogram During installation, Media Server was added to your S tartup menu so it loads automaticall y when your computer starts.
55 Importin g media files www .gate wa y .com Impor ting media files Y ou can import audio, vi deo, and image files into Media Ser ver so the DVD player can display or play them . Y ou can import files from me dia program s (such as Wi ndows Med ia Player) or directly from your hard d rive.
56 Chapter 4: Using Ga teway D5 S treamin g Media Server www .gate wa y .com 3 Click the Media Import tab. 4 Click the folder conta ining the media files y ou want to import. 5 Click Scan . Media files from the selected folder are imported into Media Server .
57 Importin g media files www .gate wa y .com Importing media usin g plugins Y ou can impor t files that are assoc iated wit h a media pl ayer progra m into Media Server . This method of importing uses a part of the media player’ s program (called a plug in ) to i mport the fi les.
58 Chapter 4: Using Ga teway D5 S treamin g Media Server www .gate wa y .com 3 Click the plugin y ou wa nt to use (for example, Musi cMa tch Juk ebox Scan ner or W indow s Me dia P layer S can ner ), then click Scan . Media files for the selected plugin are imp orted into Media Ser ver .
59 Work ing wit h media files www .gate wa y .com Listing media files T o list the media files on your hard drive: 1 Open Media Ser ver , then cl ick the Media Fil es ta b . 2 Click the button for the media type you want to view in the A lbums , Ar tists , and Media lists.
60 Chapter 4: Using Ga teway D5 S treamin g Media Server www .gate wa y .com Deleting media files Y ou can delete media files from Media Se rver . T o delete media files: 1 Open Media Ser ver , then click the Media Files tab. 2 Click the button for the media type you want to view in the A lbum s , Ar tists , and Media lists.
61 Wor king wi th playli sts www .gate wa y .com Crea ting a ne w pla ylist T o create a new playlist: 1 T o create a new pl aylist, you should fi rst import media. For inst ruc tions, see “I mporting me dia files” on p age 55 . 2 Open Media Ser ver , then click the Media Files ta b.
62 Chapter 4: Using Ga teway D5 S treamin g Media Server www .gate wa y .com Editing a pl ayli st T o edit an existing playlist: 1 Open Media Ser ver , then cl ick the Media Fil es tab. 2 Click the button to displa y only audio media. 3 In the Playli sts list, click the pl a ylist you wa nt to edit.
63 Wor king with slid eshow s www .gate wa y .com Importing a pla ylist T o import a playlist: 1 Open Media Ser ver , then click the Options tab. 2 In the File types to scan o ption area, clic k the PLS playlist c heckbox (W indows Media Player playlists) or the M3U pl aylist che ckbox (MusicMatch Jukebox p laylists).
64 Chapter 4: Using Ga teway D5 S treamin g Media Server www .gate wa y .com T o create a new slideshow: 1 Open Media Ser ver , then click the Media Files ta b. 2 Click New Playlist . The Create New Playlist dialog box open s. 3 Click Slide Sh o ws , then type a name for the slideshow in the List nam e box.
65 Wor king with slid eshow s www .gate wa y .com Editing a slid eshow T o edit an existing slideshow: 1 Open Media Ser ver , then click the Media Files ta b. 2 Click the button to displa y only photo media. 3 In the Playl ists list, click the slideshow you want to edit.
66 Chapter 4: Using Ga teway D5 S treamin g Media Server www .gate wa y .com Vie wing and changing netw ork settings Y ou can view a nd change the following info rmation about you r computer’ s netw.
67 Viewi ng and chan ging ne twork se ttings www .gate wa y .com 2 Click Change . The New - Server Name dialog box opens. 3 T ype the name you want, then click Update Name .
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5 69 Pla ying Media Pla ying discs Before you begi n: 1 T urn on the player using the PO WER button on the front of the player . If the player is in Standby power mode, press POW ER on the remote control. The Power LED turns yellow . 2 T urn on your TV , then set it to the audio/video input connected to the DVD player .
70 Chap ter 5: P laying Media www .gate wa y .com T o play a disc: 1 Press OPEN/CLOSE on the remote c ontrol or on the front of the player . The disc tray ope ns. 2 Place the disc in th e tra y with the label side facing up. If the disc ha s no label and b oth si des are play able, make sure that the playback side you want is facing down .
71 Playin g disc s www .gate wa y .com 3 Press O PEN/CLOSE to close the disc tray . The disc begins playing. If the disc is scratched, dirty , or if the DVD is not enco ded for Region 1, the disc will not play . 4 If the disc does not autom atically begin play ing, press PLA Y on the remote control or on th e front of the player .
72 Chap ter 5: P laying Media www .gate wa y .com 6 Press the following remo te control buttons to navigate within disc menus: Play ing MP3 CDs Yo u c a n p l a y M P 3 f i l e s t h a t h a v e b e e n b u r n e d ( r e c o r d e d ) o n t o a C D - R o r C D - R W.
73 Playin g disc s www .gate wa y .com 3 T o play a track, use the arrow buttons to navigate to th e tra ck y ou want, then press ENTER . ■ T o move up and down th e track list, press t he buttons. ■ T o move to the previous or n ext page, press the buttons.
74 Chap ter 5: P laying Media www .gate wa y .com Repeating a scene or segment Y ou can repe at any seg ment of a DVD or CD in definite ly . T o repeat a disc segment: 1 Press A-B d u r i n g p l a y b a c k t o s e l e c t t h e s t a r t i n g p o i n t ( p o i n t A ) .
75 Playin g disc s www .gate wa y .com Displaying subtitles On some DVDs, you can select subtit les in va rious languages. T o change subtitles: 1 Press SUBTITLE during DVD playback. Subtitles appear on the bottom of the TV screen. 2 Press SUBTITLE repeatedly to select from all av ailable subtitle languages, or to turn subtitl e s off.
76 Chap ter 5: P laying Media www .gate wa y .com T urning on p rogressive scan If you connected the player to your TV using the Component Out jacks, you can change the video output to Progressive Scan for superior video quality .
77 Playin g disc s www .gate wa y .com Pla ying photo CDs Photo CDs conta in JPG images that you can view on your TV . T o view i mages on a photo CD: 1 Insert a photo CD into the disc tray . The first image on the disc displays on the TV screen. 2 T o display the previous or next image, press PREV or NEXT .
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6 79 T r oub leshooting This chapter provi des some solutions to common networking and DVD problems. If the suggestions in th is chapter do n ot correct t he problem , see “Getting help” on page 84 . Netw ork tr oubleshooting The D VD pla yer cannot connect to the netw ork.
80 Chapter 6: Troubles hooting www .gate wa y .com ■ Make sure that your computer has an IP a ddress assigned to it. T o check, open Media Serv er , then click the About tab. ■ Make sure that you do not ha ve a software firewall activated, suc h as Norton Antivirus or the W indow s XP firewall.
81 DVD trou bleshoot ing www .gate wa y .com ■ Songs must meet the bit rate requirements (at l east 80 kbps for MP3, at least 48 kbps for WMA). If the media file does not meet the bi t rate requirements of the DV D player , the file is not displayed.
82 Chapter 6: Troubles hooting www .gate wa y .com ■ If the video cables are damaged, replac e them. ■ Make sure that the player is connected to th e correct TV input. ■ Make sure that the video input on the TV is set t o view the DVD player . ■ Make sure that video is set to the correct mode.
83 DVD trou bleshoot ing www .gate wa y .com I keep he aring a loud hum or noise . ■ Make sure that all components in your audio system are securely plugged in. ■ Make sure that yo u keep y our audio sy stem’ s cables away fro m a transformer or motor , and that you keep them a t least 10 feet away from a TV or fluorescent light s.
84 Chapter 6: Troubles hooting www .gate wa y .com Getting help If the troubleshooting i nformation in this chapter does not s o lve your problem, contact G ateway T echnical Supp ort at 8 00-846-2301, Mo nday thro ugh Friday , from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.
A 85 Specifications Video Video Ou t 1.0Vp-p 75 Ω sync , negativ e polarity , RCA pi n jack (1) S-Video Out (separ ate Y and C signal output) Y : 1.0Vp-p 75 Ω sync , negativ e polarity C: 0.28 6Vp-p 75 Ω Comp onen t Vi deo Out (pr ogr essi ve/ interlace s can m odes) Y : 1.
86 Chap ter A: Specific ations www .gate wa y .com Optica l Out Opti cal fiber t ransmi tter F requency response 20 Hz to 20 kHz Signal-to -noise ratio 90 dB T otal harmonic distortion Less th an 0.
B 87 Saf ety , Regulator y , and Legal Inf ormation Regulator y compliance statements United States o f Americ a Federal Communicati ons Commission (FCC) Unintentional emitter per FCC Part 1 5 This de.
88 Appendi x A: Sa fety, Regul atory, and Legal I nforma tion www .gate wa y .com This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate ra dio frequency energy and, if not installed an d used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmf ul interference to radio or televi sion reception.
89 Notices www .gate wa y .com Macr o v ision statement If yo ur comp uter has a D VD drive and an analog TV Out port, th e follo wing paragraph applies: This product incor porates copyright protection technolog y that is protected by method claims of certain U.
90 Appendi x A: Sa fety, Regul atory, and Legal I nforma tion www .gate wa y .com Professional PCs, Gateway Profile , Gatewa y Solo, green stylized GA TEW A Y , green stylized Gatewa y logo , Gatewa y.
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MAN CONNECT D VD PLA YER GDE R2 8/03.
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If you have not bought Gateway DVD Player yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Gateway DVD Player - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Gateway DVD Player you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Gateway DVD Player will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Gateway DVD Player, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Gateway DVD Player.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Gateway DVD Player. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Gateway DVD Player along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
