Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product AD-520 Gateway
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i Contents 1 Checking Out Your Gatew ay D VD Pl ayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Important Safeguar ds .
ii Using sear ch mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Accessing DV D menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Accessing th e DVD title m enu .
iii Using MP3 di scs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 9 Recording a n MP3 disc usi ng a CD-R/CD-RW d isc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 9 Copying dis cs . . . . . . . . .
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1 1 Checking Out Y our Gateway DVD Player This chapter provi des basic information abo ut your Gateway DVD Player . Read th is chap ter to learn about: ■ Features ■ W arnings and safe guards ■ P.
2 Chapter 1: Checking Out Your G ateway DVD P layer www .gateway .com Features ■ Plays DVD, DVD-R/RW , DVD+R/RW , CD, CD-R/W , MP3, HDCD, JPEG, Kodak ® Photo CD, VC D, SVCD discs. ■ Analog and digit al audio outputs. ■ Composite, S-Video, and comp onent video outputs.
3 Importan t Safegu ards www .gateway .com Important Safeguards W arn ings and precautions ■ Disconne ct all cables b efore m oving your D VD pl ayer . Mo ving you r DVD player wit h its ca bles att ached ma y dama ge the cables and c ause fire or electric shock danger .
4 Chapter 1: Checking Out Your G ateway DVD P layer www .gateway .com Package contents Along with your DVD player , the packaging box contains the following items: Remote control T wo AAA batteries RC.
5 Packag e conte nts www .gateway .com Y ou can purchase these o ptional accessories for your DVD player: ■ RCA comp onent vide o cable ■ S-Vid eo cab le ■ AC-3 (T oslink) cable Coaxia l audio c.
6 Chapter 1: Checking Out Your G ateway DVD P layer www .gateway .com Front Compone nt Descripti on Power but ton Press to t urn the p layer of f or to s tandby . For more info rmation, s ee “T urni ng the DV D play er on and of f” on page 31 . Standby i ndica tor Light s when the DVD p layer is i n stand by .
7 Front www .gateway .com Front panel controls Button Icon Description Open/C lose Opens a nd clo ses the di sc tray . Search ba ck ■ Plays the CD, DV D, or MP3 di sc back ward quic kly . For more informati on, se e “Speedi ng up disc play back” on pa ge 36 .
8 Chapter 1: Checking Out Your G ateway DVD P layer www .gateway .com Display Skip ahe ad Skips ahe ad one CD track, D VD chap ter , or MP3 file. F or more informati on, se e “Skipp ing a chap ter , track, or file” on pag e 35 . Play Play s a CD, DVD, or MP3 d isc.
9 Front www .gateway .com Repea t indicato rs Shows the current repe at mode. For mo re informatio n, see “Repea ting playbac k” on page 42 . Rando m play ind icato r Shows the curren t playbac k mode. F or more i nformatio n, see “Playing songs in random order” on p age 44 .
10 Chapter 1: Checking Out Your G ateway DVD P layer www .gateway .com Back panel connections Connector Description Compos ite vi deo Out Co nnects to a comp osite video devic e. COAX audio ou t Conne cts to a co axial digital au dio de vice. Audio Out Conne cts to an a nalog s tereo a udio devi ce.
11 Remote co ntrol www .gateway .com Remote control Buttons Buttons Functio n Power button Power On. Turn s the DVD pla yer to stand by mode from off o r turns th e DVD pl ayer of f. Remote LED. Blinks wh en the re mote is s endin g a signa l to your D VD play er .
12 Chapter 1: Checking Out Your G ateway DVD P layer www .gateway .com Basic player con trols Open/Clos e ( ). Opens or closes the DVD tray . Book Mark. Adds a bookm ark or start s play at a select ed bookma rk. Fo r more in formati on, see “U sing bookm arks ” on page 47 .
13 Remote co ntrol www .gateway .com Numeric key pad and zoom button Number button pa d. Selects a menu item or e nters a pas swor d. +10. Adds 10 to the number yo u sele cted. Zoom. Enla rges a part o f the DVD s creen. Language menu and video outp ut buttons Multiplex .
14 Chapter 1: Checking Out Your G ateway DVD P layer www .gateway .com Skip, sear ch, and ste p/pause buttons Skip back ( ). Skip s back o ne CD t rack, DV D cha pter , or MP3 file. For mo re informati on, se e “Skipping a chapter , track, or file” o n page 35 .
15 Remote co ntrol www .gateway .com Inserting batteri es T o install the batteries: ■ Insert two AAA ba tteries into the remote control. Make sure that you match the + and – on the batteries with the + and – symbols inside the ba ttery compartm ent.
16 Chapter 1: Checking Out Your G ateway DVD P layer www .gateway .com.
2 17 Connecting Y our DVD Player Read th is chapte r to learn h ow to con nect yo ur DVD pl ayer to: ■ A receiver or A/V amplifier ■ A television Important Do not pl ug th e po wer co rd in to a w all outle t or turn the D VD playe r on unti l all connecti ons ha ve bee n made .
18 Chapter 2: Connectin g Your DVD Playe r www .gateway .com Understanding vi deo connections Y our DVD player has three types of stand ard video connections.
19 Underst anding audio conn ections www .gateway .com Understanding audio connections Y our DVD player has three types of sta ndard audio connections.
20 Chapter 2: Connectin g Your DVD Playe r www .gateway .com Connecting to a receiver Using component video T o connect y our DVD player to a receiver using c omponent video: 1 Connect the green-colo red Y jack on the back of your DVD p layer to the green-colored Y jac k on your receiver .
21 Connectin g to a re ceiver www .gateway .com 5 Connect your receiver to the televi sion. For more information, see the user’ s guides t hat came with your receiver an d television .
22 Chapter 2: Connectin g Your DVD Playe r www .gateway .com 2 Connect the AC-3 toslink digital audio jack on the back of your DVD player to the AC-3 toslink digit al audio in jack on your receiver . -OR- Connect the coaxi al out jack on the back of your DVD pla yer to the coaxial in jack on yo ur receiv er .
23 Connectin g to a re ceiver www .gateway .com Using composite video T o connect y our DVD player to a receiver using c omposite video: 1 Connect th e yellow video jack o n the back of y our DVD player t o the yellow video jack on your receiv er .
24 Chapter 2: Connectin g Your DVD Playe r www .gateway .com Connecting to a television Using component video T o connect y our DVD player to a television using component video: 1 Connect the green-colo red Y jack on the back of your DVD p layer to the green-colored Y jack on your television.
25 Connectin g to a tele vis ion www .gateway .com 5 Plug the power cord into a wall outlet. 6 Select Component as th e input for yo ur television. For more info rmation, see the user’ s guide that came with your television.
26 Chapter 2: Connectin g Your DVD Playe r www .gateway .com 3 Plug the power cord into a wall outlet. 4 Select Auxiliary or A V as the input for your television.
27 Connectin g to a tele vis ion www .gateway .com 3 Plug the power cord into a wall outlet. 4 Select Auxiliary or A V as the input for your television.
28 Chapter 2: Connectin g Your DVD Playe r www .gateway .com.
3 29 Using the DVD Player Read thi s chapte r to learn how t o: ■ T urn the DVD player on and off ■ Play a disc ■ View the on-screen display ■ Access DVD menus ■ Repea t play back ■ Change.
30 Chapter 3: Using the DV D Player www .gateway .com DVD player basics Invalid op eration symbol If you press a button on the player and the player does not respond, the icon may appear on the television screen to indicate an invalid operation.
31 Turning t he DVD play er on and of f www .gateway .com T urning the DVD player on and off T o turn the DVD player on: 1 Press the power butt on on the DVD play er . The DVD player enters Standby mode. Each subsequent p ress of the power butto n on the DVD play er switches the DVD pl ayer between S tandby mode and off.
32 Chapter 3: Using the DV D Player www .gateway .com 5 If you are pl aying a DVD witho ut a menu or a CD, press (play) on the DVD player or remo te control. -OR- If you are pl aying a D VD with a menu, se e “Usi ng the DV D men u” on page 32 . -OR- If yo u are p layi ng a n MP3 di sc, s ee “Using the MP3 disc menu” on page 33 .
33 Playi ng a disc www .gateway .com Using the MP3 disc menu The DVD player provides a naviga tional menu that lets you browse to a specifi c fold er on an MP3 d isc and be gin pl ay at a s peci fic MP3 f ile.
34 Chapter 3: Using the DV D Player www .gateway .com Stopping a disc T o stop playing a disc : ■ Press (stop) on the DVD p layer or remote c ontrol. The disc stops. Pausing a disc T o pause playback: ■ Press (pause) on the DVD player or remote control.
35 Playi ng a disc www .gateway .com Using fram e ad van ce T o frame advance a DVD video: 1 Pause the DVD video as described in “T o pause playback:” on pa ge 3 4 . 2 Press (pause) on the DVD player or remote control. Each time the is pr ess ed, t he disc adv an ces o ne fra me.
36 Chapter 3: Using the DV D Player www .gateway .com Speeding up disc playback T o speed up playbac k of a disc: ■ Press (search back) or (search ahead) on the remote control while the disc is playing.
37 Using t he o n-screen dis play www .gateway .com Using the on-screen display The DVD player features an on-sc reen display that y ou can use to view disc information. Y ou can use the remote control t o view the on-screen display . T o view disc informati on: ■ Press D ISPLAY on the re mote control.
38 Chapter 3: Using the DV D Player www .gateway .com Using search mo de Y ou can specify the section you want the DVD pla yer to start playing from. Y ou c an start pl ayback at a partic ular title, chapter n umber , or specific elapse d time from the beginning of t he current DVD title or the current CD tra ck.
39 Using t he o n-screen dis play www .gateway .com T o start play at a particula r DVD title or chapter number: 1 Press D ISPLAY on the remo te control . The DVD player is in Title/chap ter search mode . 2 Select a title or chapter number by pressing the numeric buttons on the remote control.
40 Chapter 3: Using the DV D Player www .gateway .com Accessing DVD menus Accessing the DVD title menu Y ou can use the remote control to return to the title menu while a DVD is playi ng. T o show the title menu while playing a DVD: 1 While playi ng a DVD , press T ITLE /PBC on the remote control.
41 Acce ssin g DVD menus www .gateway .com Accessing additio nal DVD menus Some DVD videos have add itional menus other than the title menu. Y ou can use the remote control to access these menus while the DVD is playi ng. T o show a DVD menu while playing a DVD: 1 While playi ng a DVD , press M ENU on the remote control.
42 Chapter 3: Using the DV D Player www .gateway .com Repeating playback Repeating a chapte r , title, tr ack, or disc T o repeat a chapter , title, track, or disc (DVD Video/CD only): ■ While playi ng a DVD or C D, press R EPEAT on the remote control.
43 Repea ting play back www .gateway .com 2 At the end of the part, press A< >B on the remote control. A TO B SET B appea rs on the telev ision scr een, Re peat ap pears o n the display , and the selected part is played back repeatedly .
44 Chapter 3: Using the DV D Player www .gateway .com Playing songs in random order Playin g CD trac ks in ran dom or der T o play CD track s in random order: 1 W ith the disc stopped or playing, p ress R ANDOM on the remote control. The selected playba ck mode appea rs on the display and television .
45 Pla yin g tr acks i n a s peci fic or de r www .gateway .com 3 Press the remote contro l cursor button s and to select the folder o r file. 4 Press E NTER or (play) to play the selected file. Playing tracks in a specific order Playing tracks in a specific order T o play tracks in a specific order: 1 W ith the disc stoppe d, press P.
46 Chapter 3: Using the DV D Player www .gateway .com Clearing programme d trac ks T o clear the progr ammed tracks one by one: ■ During programming, press C LEAR . Each time th is button is p ressed, the programmed tra cks are cleared one by one in the opp osite order .
47 Using book marks www .gateway .com Using bookmarks The bookmark feature lets y ou mark a point in a movie or song that you can g o t o q u i c k l y . T h e p l a y e r s t o r e s u p t o 1 4 b o o k m a r k s . Setting a bookmark T o store a book mark in memory: 1 While play ing a DVD or CD, press B OOK M ARK on the remote control.
48 Chapter 3: Using the DV D Player www .gateway .com Starting play at a bookm ark T o start play at a bookmark: 1 While play ing a DVD or CD, press B OOK M ARK on the remote control. The bookmark menu ap pears on the tele vision (and not on the display).
49 Changing the subt itle langu age www .gateway .com Changing the su btitle language T o change the subtitle language: ■ While playing a DV D, pr ess S UBTITLE on th e rem ote c on tro l.
50 Chapter 3: Using the DV D Player www .gateway .com Changing the camera angle T o change the camera angle: ■ While playi ng a DVD , press A NGLE on the remote control. Each time t his butt o n is pr es sed , t he an gle ch ange s to th e ne xt a ng le av ai lab le o n th e DVD.
51 Changing t he video s ignal for mat www .gateway .com Changing the vi deo signal format Depending on t he country you use this DVD pl ayer in, you may need to change the video signal format to match the television and DVD being pla yed. In the United States a nd Ca nada, NTSC is the vid eo signa l form at used.
52 Chapter 3: Using the DV D Player www .gateway .com Changing the component video output signal Y ou can use either conventional interl aced video or progressive scan video when your DVD player is connected using compo nent video out. Progressiv e scanned video repr oduces high-density pic tures with less flicker .
4 53 Adjusting the DVD Player Settings Read this chapt er to learn how to adjust yo ur DVD player settings from the Setup menu..
54 Chapter 4: Adjusti ng the DV D Player Set tings www .gateway .com Using the Setup menu Y our DVD player features a Setup menu th at lets you adjust the player settings. T o adjust settings from the Setup menu: 1 W ith the disc stopp ed, press S ETUP on the remote control.
55 Using th e Setup m enu www .gateway .com 7 Press R ETURN on the remote control to return to the Main Setup Menu. -OR- Press S ETUP on the remote control. The S etup Menu closes. -OR- Use the remote contro l cursor buttons and to select EXIT SETUP .
56 Chapter 4: Adjusti ng the DV D Player Set tings www .gateway .com Disc Menu Select th e disc menu l anguage to be dis playe d from those i ncluded on th e DVD. If the la nguag e you s elect is not av ailable o n the DV D, one of the reco rded languag es will be play ed ins tead.
57 Using th e Setup m enu www .gateway .com Audio Setup Audio O ut Select the type o f audio signa l you ar e using. O ptions incl ude: ■ Analog - Selec t this when outputting an analog audio signal using the Audio O ut Left an d Audio Ou t Right jacks.
58 Chapter 4: Adjusti ng the DV D Player Set tings www .gateway .com Ratin g Select to re strict the type s of DVD v ideos w hich can b e played on the DV D player . For exam ple, if a movi e includ ing vi olent s cenes su pports the parental lock featur e, these sc enes may be cut or replaced by other scenes .
59 Using th e Setup m enu www .gateway .com DVD La nguage Code Lis t Code Language Code Langua ge Code L angua ge 1027 Afar 1239 Inte rlingu e 1481 Rh aeto-Rom ance 1028 Abkhazian 1245 Inu piak 1482 K.
60 Chapter 4: Adjusti ng the DV D Player Set tings www .gateway .com 1 14 5 Es per anto 1347 Mao ri 1527 T ajik 1 149 Spanish 1349 Mace donian 1 528 Thai 1 150 Estonian 13 50 Malay alam 1529 T igrinya.
5 61 Maintaining and T roubleshooting Y our DVD Player Read thi s chapte r to learn how t o maint ain and troubleshoot your DVD player ..
62 Chapter 5: Maintaini ng and Tr oublesh ooting You r DVD Player www .gateway .com Cleaning and maintenance ■ Y our DVD player is cooled by air cir culated through the v ents on the bottom of the case. Keep these vents free of dust. With the DVD player turned off and unplu gged, brush the dust a way from the vents with a damp cloth.
63 Trou bleshoot ing www .gateway .com T roubleshooting Use the following informa tio n to solve common pr oblems. The player does not turn on ■ Make sure that the power cord is plugged into a powered electrical outlet. T o test the outlet, plug a wo rking device, such as a lamp, into the out let and turn it on.
64 Chapter 5: Maintaini ng and Tr oublesh ooting You r DVD Player www .gateway .com ■ DVD discs and players contain regional codes that help cont rol DVD title exports and help reduce illegal disc distribution. T o be able to play a DVD, the disc’ s regional cod e and your DVD player’ s regional co de must mat ch.
65 Trou bleshoot ing www .gateway .com ■ If you are using co mponent video output, m ake sure that the correct component video output ty pe has been selected for your television. For more information, see “ Cha ngi ng th e vid eo s igna l for ma t” on p ag e 51 .
66 Chapter 5: Maintaini ng and Tr oublesh ooting You r DVD Player www .gateway .com T echnical support T ele phon e supp ort For customer se rvice and support , call 1-800-84 6-2301 betwee n 7 am and 10 pm Central T im e Monday throug h Friday . Interne t For technical support, go t o the Gateway Support W eb site at support.
A 67 Using Discs Read th is chap ter to learn about: ■ Using DVD video dis cs ■ Using MP3 discs ■ Copy ing discs.
68 Using Discs www .gateway .com Using DVD video discs Region code DVD playe rs and DVD videos have t heir own reg ion cod e numbers wh ich are assigne d to each count ry o r area as shown b elow . Y our DVD player was se t to your regi on code number before it left the factor y .
69 www .gateway .com Using MP3 discs This DV D player c an play b ack MP3 f iles on a CD -R disc, CD-RW disc, or a commer cial CD. ■ Some discs may not play in this p layer because of the disc characteristics or recording condition. ■ Only the first eleven characters of folder and file names are displayed.
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B 71 Safety , Regulatory , and Legal Information Important safety information 1 Read Instruction s - All t he safety and operating instructions sh ould be read before the product is operated. 2 Retain ins tructions - The safety and operating instruc tions shou ld be retained fo r future ref erence.
72 Safety, Re gulatory, an d Legal Informati on www .gateway .com 7 W ater and Moisture - Do not use this product near water - for example, near a bath tub, wash bowl, kitc hen sink, or laundry tub; in a wet basement, or near a swimming po ol; and the l ike.
73 Important safety in format ion www .gateway .com 17 Overloading - Do no t overload wall outlets, exte nsio n cords, or integr al convenien ce receptacl es a s t h i s c a n r e s u l t i n a r i s k o f f i r e o r e l e c t r i c s h o c k .
74 Safety, Re gulatory, an d Legal Informati on www .gateway .com Regulatory compliance statements United St ates o f Amer ica Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Unintentional emitter per FCC Part 15 This device ha s been tested and found to comply w ith the limits fo r a Class B di gital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules.
75 Regu latory c omplianc e stat ements www .gateway .com Laser sa fety state ment All Gateway syst ems equipped wi th CD an d DVD drives comply with the appropriate safety standards, includi ng IEC 825 .
76 Safety, Re gulatory, an d Legal Informati on www .gateway .com Notices Copyright © 2003 Gateway , Inc. All Rights Reserved 14303 Gateway Place Poway , CA 92064 USA All Rights Reser ved This publication is protected by copyright and all ri ghts are reserved.
77 Index A A TO B CANCELLED display message 43 A TO B SET A display message 42 A TO B SET B display message 43 A< >B button remote control 12 using 42 AC-3 (Toslink) c able 5 accessi ng DVD me n.
78 skip ahead 8 , 14 skip back 7 , 14 step/pause 8 , 14 stop 8 , 12 Subt it le 13 , 49 Title 13 , 40 Zoom 13 , 50 C came ra angle changi ng 50 recorded on DVD 68 CD cleani ng 63 indicat or 9 playing t.
79 remote control 12 using 52 disc copying 69 paus ing pla y 34 playi ng 31 , 32 , 33 repeating 42 stopping 34 tray 6 using 67 disc menu l anguag e setting 56 display brightness 52 indicat ors 8 locat.
80 repeat 9 standby 6 insert batteries 15 install batteries 15 interlace television using 52 , 56 invalid operation symbol 30 J JPEG types of discs played 2 K Kodak® Phot o CD types of discs played 2.
81 P P.Mode button remote control 12 using 45 , 46 P.Scan butto n remote control 13 using 52 package c onten ts 4 PAL 51 pan-sc an form at 56 parental controls 63 ratings 30 , 58 using 58 password 57 .
82 DVD secti on 42 file 43 folder 43 playb ack 42 Return button remote control 13 R-ST OP display message 34 S safeguards 3 , 71 safety 3 , 71 screen saver 58 search ahead button DVD play er 7 remote .
83 repeating 42 Title button remote control 13 using 40 Title/chapter search mode 39 Title/time search mode 39 Toslink cable 5 tracks clearing programmed 46 repeating 42 skippi ng 35 troubleshooting c.
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MAN AD-520 D VD PL YR GDE R0 11/03.
An important point after buying a device Gateway AD-520 (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Gateway AD-520 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 AD-520 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Gateway AD-520 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Gateway AD-520 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Gateway AD-520, 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 AD-520.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Gateway AD-520. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Gateway AD-520 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
