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Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Important Safeguards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Package contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Front panel controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Back panel connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Inserting batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2 Connecting Your DVD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Understanding video connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Understanding audio connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Connecting to a receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 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 player basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Invalid operation symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Supported disc types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Turning the DVD player on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Playing a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Using the DVD menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Using the MP3 disc menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Stopping a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Pausing a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Using frame advance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Skipping a chapter, track, or file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Speeding up disc playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Slowing down DVD playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Using the on-screen display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
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Using search mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Accessing DVD menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Accessing the DVD title menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Accessing additional DVD menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Repeating playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Repeating a chapter, title, track, or disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Repeating a section of a DVD or CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Repeating a file or folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Playing songs in random order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Playing CD tracks in random order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Playing MP3 files in random order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Playing tracks in a specific order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Playing tracks in a specific order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Clearing programmed tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Using bookmarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Setting 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 format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 Changing the component video output signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Adjusting the display brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
4 Adjusting the DVD Player Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Using the Setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 Setup menus and options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 DVD Language Code List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
5 Maintaining and Troubleshooting Your DVD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Cleaning and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 Care and handling of discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63 Technical support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 Telephone support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
A Using Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Using DVD video discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68 Region code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68 Markings on DVD video packaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
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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
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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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■Plays DVD, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, CD, CD-R/W, MP3, HDCD, JPEG, Kodak® Photo CD, VCD, SVCD discs.
■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 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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■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.
■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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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
■S-Video cable
■AC-3 (Toslink) cable
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Indicates a CD is playing. |
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MP3 indicator |
Indicates an MP3 disc is playing. |
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Connects to an AC-3 (Toslink) digital audio device. |
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Power button
For more information, see page 11.
Numeric keypad and zoom button
For more information, see page 13.
Cursor controls and menu buttons
For more information, see page 13.
Remote control
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.
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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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Remote control
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 rechargeable Ni-Cd batteries in this remote control.
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Connecting Your 2
DVD Player
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 connections have been made.
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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.
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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.
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Coaxial cables are commonly used with digital audio signals. A coaxial cable with RCA terminations has been included with your DVD player.
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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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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 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-colored PB or CB jack on your receiver.
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.
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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.
Important You 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.
To connect your DVD player to a receiver using S-Video:
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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.
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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.
Important You 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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