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 connections
■ Remote control
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Features
■ Plays DVD, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, CD, CD-R/W, MP3, HDCD, JPEG,
■ Analog and digital audio outputs.
■ Composite, S-Video, and component video outputs.
■ Interlace or progressive scan video when using component video.
■ Audio Dynamic Range Compression when playing videos recorded with
Kodak
®
Photo CD, VCD, SVCD discs.
Dolby Digital sound.
■ Parental lock feature.
■ Multiple angles and zoom.
■ Play songs on audio discs in a random order or an order you specify.
■ Bookmark your favorite movie scene or song location and start play at that
location.
■ Start play at a DVD title or chapter number, or DVD or CD elapsed time.
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Important Safeguards
WarningRisk of electric shock - Do not open the case
To reduce the risk of electric shock, do no remove the
cover. There are no user-serviceable parts inside.
Removing the cover voids the warranty.
Have your DVD player repaired by qualified service
personnel only.
Warnings and precautions
■ Disconnect all cables before moving your DVD player. Moving your DVD
player with its cables attached may damage the cables and cause fire or
electric shock danger.
■ Do not expose your DVD player to rain or moisture.
■ Keep your DVD player away from excessive dust, high temperatures,
moisture, or direct sunlight.
■ Use your DVD player in a well-ventilated area and do not cover the
ventilation openings.
Important Safeguards
■ Do not modify your DVD player or use an unshielded power cord or video
output cable, or you may experience excessive interference.
■ Disconnect your DVD player and unplug the power cord when not used
for a long period of time.
■ For more safety information, see “Important safety information” on
page 71.
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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 composite
video cable
(yellow plug)
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Coaxial audio
cable (orange
plug)
User guide
You can purchase these optional accessories for your DVD player:
■ RCA component video cable
Package contents
■ S-Video cable
■ AC-3 (Toslink) cable
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Front
Power
button
Standby
indicator
Disc trayDisplay
Front
panel
controls
Remote
sensor
Front
panel
controls
ComponentDescription
Power buttonPress to turn the player off or to standby. For more information, see
“Turning the DVD player on and off” on page 31.
Standby indicatorLights when the DVD player is in standby.
Disc trayInsert a CD or DVD into this tray. For more information about types of
discs supported, see “Using Discs” on page 67.
DisplayFor more information, see “Display” on page 8.
Front panel controlsFor more information, see “Front panel controls” on page 7.
Remote sensorAccepts signals from the remote control.
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Front panel controls
Front
Open/Close
Search back
Search ahead
Play
Stop
Step/Pause
Skip back
Skip ahead
ButtonIconDescription
Open/CloseOpens and closes the disc tray.
■
Search back
Search ahead
Skip backSkips back one CD track, DVD chapter, or MP3 file. For more
Plays the CD, DVD, or MP3 disc backward quickly. For more
information, see “Speeding up disc playback” on page 36.
-OR-
■
Plays the DVD disc backward in slow motion. For more information,
see “Slowing down DVD playback” on page 36.
■
Plays the CD, DVD, or MP3 disc forward quickly. For more
information, see “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.
information, see “Skipping a chapter, track, or file” on page 35.
Note: if you press the skip back button after the track, chapter,
or file playback has reached the half-way point, the skip back
button skips to the beginning of the current track, chapter, or file.
Press the button a second time to skip back to the previous track,
chapter, or file.
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ButtonIconDescription
Skip aheadSkips ahead one CD track, DVD chapter, or MP3 file. For more
information, see “Skipping a chapter, track, or file” on page 35.
PlayPlays a CD, DVD, or MP3 disc. For more information, see “Playing
a disc” on page 31.
StopStops play. For more information, see “Stopping a disc” on page 34.
Step/PausePauses play. If you are playing a DVD, you can push this button to
advance the video by one frame. For more information, see “Pausing
a disc” on page 34 and “Using frame advance” on page 35.
Display
Play/Pause indicator
Program indicator
Random play indicator
Repeat indicators
DVD video indicator
Multi-information display
Play status indicators
Progressive indicator
CD indicator
MP3 indicator
ComponentDescription
Play/Pause indicatorIndicates whether the disc is playing or has been paused.
Program indicatorIndicates 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 45.
Progressive indicatorIndicates whether the DVD is being played using interlace TV or
progressive scan. For more information, see “Changing the component
video output signal” on page 52.
Play status indicatorIndicates the player is playing a disc faster or slower than normal and
whether the disc is being played forward or backward. For more
information, see “Speeding up disc playback” on page 36 and “Slowing
down DVD playback” on page 36.
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ComponentDescription
Repeat indicatorsShows the current repeat mode. For more information, see “Repeating
playback” on page 42.
Random play indicatorShows the current playback mode. For more information, see “Playing
songs in random order” on page 44.
Front
Multi-information
display
Shows the following information:
■
Current DVD title number
■
Current DVD chapter number
■
Current CD track number
■
Elapsed time since the DVD title, CD track, or MP3 file started playing
DVD video indicatorIndicates a DVD video is playing.
CD indicatorIndicates a CD is playing.
MP3 indicatorIndicates an MP3 disc is playing.
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Back panel connections
Composite
video out
Audio outComponent
video out
ConnectorDescription
Composite video OutConnects to a composite video device.
COAX audio outConnects to a coaxial digital audio device.
Audio OutConnects to an analog stereo audio device.
Component video outConnects to a component video device.
S-Video outOptical
COAX
audio out
audio out
S-Video OutConnects to an S-Video device.
Optical audio outConnects to an AC-3 (Toslink) digital audio device.
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Remote control
Power button
For more information,
see page 11.
Remote control
Numeric keypad and
For more information,
Cursor controls and
menu buttons
For more information,
Buttons
zoom button
see page 13.
see page 13.
Basic player controls
For more information,
see page 12.
Language menu and
video output buttons
For more information,
see page 13.
Skip, search, and
step/pause buttons
For more information,
see page 14.
ButtonsFunction
Power buttonPower On. Turns the DVD player to standby mode from
off or turns the DVD player off.
Remote LED. Blinks when the remote is sending a signal
to your DVD player.
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ButtonsFunction
Basic player controlsOpen/Close (). Opens or closes the DVD tray.
Book Mark. Adds a bookmark or starts play at a selected
bookmark. For more information, see “Using bookmarks”
on page 47.
NTSC/PAL. Switches your output from NTSC, which is
the television standard for North America, to PAL, which
is the television standard for Europe and Asia. For more
information, see “Changing the video signal format” on
page 51.
Angle. Switches camera angles for DVD videos
recorded with multiple camera angles. For more
information, see “Changing the camera angle” on
page 50.
Random. Plays CD tracks or MP3 files in random order.
For more information, see “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
more information, see “Playing tracks in a specific order”
on page 45.
Repeat. Repeats a DVD chapter or title, CD tracks or
disc, or MP3 folders or files. For more information, see
“Repeating playback” on page 42.
A< >B. Repeats a section of a DVD or CD. For more
information, see “Repeating a section of a DVD or CD”
on page 42.
Display. Shows the on-screen display. For more
information, see “Using the on-screen display” on
page 37.
Dimmer. Adjusts the display brightness. For more
information, see “Adjusting the display brightness” on
page 52.
Play ( ). Plays the disc. For more information, see
“Playing a disc” on page 31.
Stop ( ). Stops playing the disc. For more information,
see “Stopping a disc” on page 34.
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Remote control
ButtonsFunction
Numeric keypad and zoom buttonNumber button pad. Selects a menu item or enters a
password.
+10. Adds 10 to the number you selected.
Zoom. Enlarges a part of the DVD screen.
Language menu and video output
buttons
Cursor controls and menu buttonsSetup. Opens the on-screen display (OSD) menus. For
Multiplex. This function is not available on this DVD
player.
Audio. Opens the Audio menu. For more information,
see “Changing the audio language” on page 48.
Subtitle. Opens the Subtitle menu. For more
information, see “Changing the subtitle language” on
page 49.
P. S c a n . Changes the video output from interlace
television to progressive scan. For more information, see
“Changing the component video output signal” on
page 52.
more information, see “Using the Setup menu” on
page 54.
Menu. Opens a DVD menu. For more information, see
“Accessing additional DVD menus” on page 41.
,,,. Navigates the setup menus. For more
information, see “Using the Setup menu” on page 54.
Title/PBC. Opens the DVD title menu. For more
information, see “Accessing the DVD title menu” on
page 40.
Return. Returns from a setup menu to the Main Setup
Menu. For more information, see “Using the Setup
menu” on page 54.
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ButtonsFunction
Skip, search, and step/pause
buttons
Skip back ( ). Skips back one CD track, DVD chapter,
or MP3 file. For more information, see “Skipping a
chapter, track, or file” on page 35.
Note: if you press the skip back button after the track,
chapter, or file playback has reached the half-way
point, the skip back button skips to the beginning of
the current track, chapter, or file. Press the button a
second time to skip back to the previous track,
chapter, or file.
Skip ahead ( ). Skips ahead one 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 motion. For more information, see “Speeding up
disc playback” on page 36 and “Slowing down DVD
playback” on page 36.
Search ahead ( ). Plays the CD, DVD, or MP3 disc
forward quickly or plays the DVD disc forward in slow
motion. For more information, see “Speeding up disc
playback” on page 36 and “Slowing down DVD playback”
on page 36.
Step/Pause (). Pauses play. If you are playing a DVD,
you can push this button to advance the video by one
frame. For more information, see “Pausing a disc” on
page 34 and “Using frame advance” on page 35.
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Inserting batteries
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.
Remote control
WarningDo not use rechargeable Ni-Cd batteries in this remote
control.
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Connecting Your
DVD Player
Read this chapter to learn how to connect your DVD player
to:
■ A receiver or A/V amplifier
■ A television
ImportantDo not plug the power cord into a wall outlet
or turn the DVD player on until all
connections have been made.
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Understanding video connections
Your DVD player has three types of standard video connections. You should
use the best connection available to get the best display. For example, if your
television supports a component video connection, connect the DVD player
to your television using component video instead of composite video or
S-Video.
Connection
Quality
GoodComposite. The video signal is carried
BetterS-Video. The video signal is split into two
BestComponent. The video signal is split into
Cable and ConnectorDescription
through a single “pin.” This connection
method is the one that is most commonly
found on devices.
signals, black-and-white and color. Text
displayed on-screen through this
connection will be noticeably sharper then
composite.
three signals, two color, and one
black-and-white. Use component video to
take advantage of the superior picture
provided by progressive scan DVD.
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Understanding audio connections
Understanding audio connections
Your DVD player has three types of standard audio connections. You should
use the best connection available to get the best sound. For example, if your
receiver supports a digital audio connection, connect the DVD player to your
receiver using digital audio instead of analog stereo audio.
Connection
Cable and ConnectorDescription
Quality
GoodRCA Analog Stereo
The audio signal is 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.
BestUse digital audio for the best sound quality.
Your DVD player supports the following
digital audio connections.
Coaxial Digital
Coaxial cables are commonly used with
digital audio signals. A coaxial cable with
RCA terminations has been included with
your DVD player.
-OR-
AC-3 (Toslink) Digital
Toslink is a connector format for fiber optic
digital audio cables. A fiber optic digital
audio cable carries audio data in the form of
light impulses instead of electrical signals.
The Toslink connector is a square plug.
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Connecting to a receiver
Using component video
To connect your DVD player to a receiver using component video:
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1 Connect the green-colored Y jack on the back of your DVD player to the
green-colored Y jack on your receiver.
2 Connect the red-colored C
red-colored P
or CR jack on your receiver.
R
3 Connect the blue-colored C
blue-colored P
or CB jack on your receiver.
B
jack on the back of your DVD player to the
R
jack on the back of your DVD player to the
B
4 Connect the AC-3 toslink digital audio jack on the back of your DVD player
to the AC-3 toslink digital audio in jack on your receiver.
-OR-
Connect the coaxial out jack on the back of your DVD player to the coaxial
in jack on your receiver.
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5 Connect your receiver to the television. For more information, see the
user’s guides that came with your receiver and television.
6 Plug the power cord into a wall outlet.
ImportantYou need to configure the DVD player for digital audio
output. For more information, see “Audio Setup” on
page 57.
You may also need to configure your receiver for digital
audio input. For more information, see the user’s guide that
came with your receiver.
Using S-Video
To connect your DVD player to a receiver using S-Video:
Connecting to a receiver
or
1 Connect the S-Video jack on the back of your DVD player to the S-Video
jack on your receiver.
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2 Connect the AC-3 toslink digital audio jack on the back of your DVD player
to the AC-3 toslink digital audio in jack on your receiver.
-OR-
Connect the coaxial out jack on the back of your DVD player to the 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 outlet.
ImportantYou need to configure the DVD player for digital audio
output. For more information, see “Audio Setup” on
page 57.
You may also need to configure your receiver for digital
audio input. For more information, see the user’s guide that
came with your receiver.
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