Gateway 30-inch LCD TV manual

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i www .gatew a y .com Co n te n t s 1 Introducing Your Gateway LCD TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Package co ntents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

ii www .gatewa y .com Using key loc kout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Using IR lockou t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1 Setting the sleep timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Chapter 1 1 Intr oducing Y our Gatewa y LC D T V ■ Packag e contents ■ Features ■ Controls and conn ections ■ Accessories[...]

2 ww w . ga teway . co m P ackage con tents Along with your LCD TV , the packaging box contains the following i tems: Remote co ntrol and two AA batt eries Power cord S-Video cable Audio cabl e LCD TV user guide and remot e control user gui de[...]

3 www .gatew a y .com F eat ures Y our LCD TV features: ■ A bright, flic ker-free image ■ Autom atic conversi on of film con tent for correct display with minima l screen noise ■ Accurate color processing ■ High-definition componen t video input that automatically synchronizes the display to match the i ncoming sourc e ■ Picture-in-pi ctu[...]

4 ww w . ga teway . co m F ron t panel co ntr ols Button Description Remote con trol senso r Receiv es signals from the remote control. Do no t blo ck. P ow er/Status LED T urns y our LCD TV on and off . When yo u turn your LCD TV on or off , wai t three second s bef ore pressin g this bu tton again. ■ Not lit - N o A C powe r detected. Th e pow [...]

5 www .gatew a y .com Back panel c onnec tions Connector De scription Service Conne cts to a wired remote . F or more inf or mation, see the documen tation on the G atew a y W eb site at sup por t.gat ew ay .com /support/manlib/ . D VI/Au dio In Conne cts to a D VI audio /video de vice, s uch as a compute r or set-top bo x. V GA/A udio In Conne cts[...]

6 ww w . ga teway . co m A cc essories Y ou can purc hase these optional accessories for your LCD TV: ■ Cabl e ki ts . Gateway cable kits consist o f high-quality gold cables o f various lengths, including: ■ DVI-D vi deo cable ■ RCA audi o cable ■ RCA comp onent video ca ble ■ RCA comp osite video cable ■ S-Vide o cable ■ VGA video c[...]

Chapter 2 7 Wa t c h i n g T V ■ Connecting a satellite di sh ■ Connecting c able TV or an off- air antenna ■ T urning on your LCD TV ■ W atc hing a TV program[...]

8 ww w . ga teway . co m C onnec ting y o ur sa tellite set-top bo x U sing component video T o connect your satell ite set-top box using c ompon ent video: 1 Make sure that the power button on your LC D TV is turned off. 2 Connect the green Y jack on the back of your satellite set-top box to the COMPONENT HDTV green Y j a c k o n t h e b a c k o f[...]

9 www .gatew a y .com C onnec ting off-air T V or cable T V T o connect off-air TV or cable TV using coaxial (RF) audio and video: 1 Make sure that the power button on your LC D TV is turned off. 2 Connect the coaxial (RF) connector from your a ntenna or cable box to the Ant. connect or on the back of your LCD TV . If you have connected a VCR to th[...]

10 ww w . ga teway . co m T urning on the pow er T o turn on the pow er: 1 Connect the power cord to the power cord conne ctor on t he back of your LCD TV , then plug the other end of the power cord into a correctly grounded electrical outlet or surge protector . 2 Press the power button. Wa r ni n g F or added prote ction during a lightnin g storm[...]

11 www .gatew a y .com W a tching a T V progr am T o watch a TV program, make sure that: ■ All cable, satellite, or off-air antenna connections are secure. ■ The power cord is plugged into a correctly grounded electrical outlet or surge protector . T o watch a TV program: 1 Press the power button o n the front of your LCD TV . The Status LED on[...]

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Chapter 3 13 C o nnec ting O ther C omponents ■ Connecting DVD play ers – go to page 15 ■ Connecting HDTV decoder set-top boxes – go to page 18 ■ Connecting VCRs and video camcorders – go to page 20 ■ Connecting external audio de vices – go to page 22 ■ Connecting computers – go to pag e 24[...]

14 ww w . ga teway . co m Understanding video c onnec tions Y our LCD TV has four types of st andard video connections. Y ou should use the best connection available t o get the best display . For example, if your DVD player suppo rts a component video connection, connect the DVD player to your LCD TV using component video instead of co mposite vid[...]

15 www .gatew a y .com C onnec ting y o ur D VD pla y er U sing component video T o connect your DVD pl ayer using component video: 1 Make sure that the power button on your LC D TV is turned off. 2 Connect the green Y jack on the back of your DVD player to the DVD green Y jac k on the back of yo ur LCD T V . 3 Connect the red P R or C R ja ck on t[...]

16 ww w . ga teway . co m U sing S-Video T o connect your DV D pl ayer us i ng S-Video: 1 Make sure that the power button on your LC D TV is turned off. 2 Connect the S-Video ja ck on th e ba ck of yo ur D VD pl a ye r t o t he A V2/S IN S-VIDEO jack on the back of yo ur LCD T V . 3 Connect the red ( R ) and white ( L ) audio jacks on the back of y[...]

17 www .gatew a y .com U sing composite video T o connect your DVD player using composite video: 1 Make sure that the power button on your LC D TV is turned off. 2 Connect the yell ow video jack on the back of your DVD player to the yellow AV 1 or AV 2 / S I N j a c k o n t h e b a c k o f y o u r L C D T V . 3 Connect the red ( R ) and white ( L )[...]

18 ww w . ga teway . co m C onnec ting y o ur HDT V set-top bo x U sing component video T o connect your HDTV decoder set-top box using component video: 1 Make sure that the power button on your LC D TV is turned off. 2 Conn ect the g reen Y jack on the back of your HDTV set-to p box to the HDTV green Y jack on the back of y our LCD TV . 3 Connect [...]

19 www .gatew a y .com U sing VGA video For best results, we recommend using the co mponent video connectors for this device. However , if you have already used the component video connectors for other d evices, you can connect your HDTV set-top box using VGA VIDEO. T o connect your HDTV decoder set-top box using VGA video: 1 Make sure that the pow[...]

20 ww w . ga teway . co m C onnec ting y o ur V CR or video camera U sing S-Video T o connect your V CR or video camera using S-Video: 1 Make sure that the power button on your LC D TV is turned off. 2 Connect th e S-Video jack on t he back of your VCR or video c amera to the AV 2 / S I N S - V I D E O jack on the ba ck of yo ur LCD TV . 3 Connect [...]

21 www .gatew a y .com U sing composite video T o connect your VCR or video camera using composite video: 1 Make sure that the power button on your LC D TV is turned off. 2 Connect the ye llow video jack on the back of your VCR or video camera to t he yellow AV 1 or AV 2 / S I N V I D E O j a c k o n t h e b a c k o f y o u r L C D T V . 3 Connect [...]

22 ww w . ga teway . co m C onnec ting e x t ernal amplified speakers Y ou can connect your LCD TV to a set of external, amplified speakers u sing the A V OUT jacks lo cated on the ba ck of your LCD TV . T o connect your external ampli fied speakers: 1 Make sure that the power button on your LC D TV is turned off. 2 Connect th e red ( R ) and w hit[...]

23 www .gatew a y .com C onnec ting an e x t ernal receiv er or amplifier Y ou can connect an extern al receiver or am plifier to you r LCD TV . T o connect your external receiver or amplifier: 1 Make sure that the power button on your LC D TV is turned off. 2 Connect the red ( R ) and wh ite ( L ) audio j acks on th e back of y our e xter nal amp [...]

24 ww w . ga teway . co m C onnec ting a c omputer U sing DVI video T o connect your computer using DVI video: 1 Make sure that the power button on your LC D TV is turned off. 2 Connect the DV I connector on your computer to the DV I IN con nec tor on th e back o f your LCD T V . 3 Connect the Au di o Ou t jack on your computer to the DV I R and L [...]

25 www .gatew a y .com U sing VGA video T o connect your computer using VGA video: 1 Make sure that the power button on your LC D TV is turned off. 2 Connect t he 15-pin D-Sub V GA connector on your computer to the VG A I N conn ector on the back of yo ur LCD T V . 3 Connect the A udio O u t jack on your computer to the V G A R/L Audio jack on the [...]

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Chapter 4 27 Adj us t in g Y ou r L C D T V Settings ■ V iewing modes ■ Using Pictu re-in-P icture (PIP) mode ■ Adjusting settings ■ Using pare ntal controls ■ Setting the sleep timer[...]

28 ww w . ga teway . co m Understanding viewing fea tures Y our LCD TV features four viewing modes and Picture-in-Picture (PIP) mode. Y ou can switch viewing modes using the on-screen display (OSD) or the remote control. F or more information on using the OSD, see “U sing the on-screen display” on page 31 . For information about us ing the remo[...]

29 www .gatew a y .com Pictur e-in-P ic tur e (PIP) mode Y our LCD TV features PIP mode so you can watch two pictures at the sa me time. Y ou can use PIP mode if yo ur PIP video input sour ce is set to TV , A V1, A V2/S, or 480i DVD. PIP mode When PIP is turned on, you c an displa y two pi ctu res at one time. One pict ure is di splay ed on the ful[...]

30 ww w . ga teway . co m PIP channel The PIP channel is independent of the m ain TV channel. T o change the PIP channel: ■ Press the PIP CH + or - button o n the remote control. PIP audio Y ou can listen to either the audio of th e program in the main picture or the program in the PIP sub-pic ture. T o listen to the audio in the PIP sub-picture:[...]

31 www .gatew a y .com U sing the on-s creen dis pla y Y our LCD TV features an on-s creen display (OSD) that lets you a djust and save contrast, brightness, and other settings. Y our LCD TV sa ves changes you make to the settings, even if you turn off the telev ision. T o adjust settings f rom the OSD: 1 Press the MENU but ton on the front of your[...]

32 ww w . ga teway . co m OSD menu s and options Y ou can use these OSD menus and options to adjust v arious settings for your LCD TV . In the following table, some of the m enu options can vary depending o n the video input sour ce that you are using. A vailable video input sou rces include: ■ VGA ■ DVI ■ HDTV ■ DVD ■ AV 1 ■ AV 2 / S ?[...]

33 www .gatew a y .com PICTURE (for VGA a nd DVI inputs) BRIGHTNESS— Adjusts the amount of light in the da rkest portion of the pic ture. In creasing brig htness mak es the ov era ll picture li ghter . Decrea sing the brightn ess mak es the ov erall pic ture darke r . Y ou ma y need to readj ust brightness after the LCD TV war ms u p . CONTRAST?[...]

34 ww w . ga teway . co m TV (f or TV in put) SOURCE— Sets the source f or the tuner . AIR se ts th e tuner for a n anten na. CABLE set s the tuner f or cable or a sate llite dish. CABLE MODE —Specifies the type of cab le sys tem you subsc r ibe to . Options in clude Stan dard, HRC , IRC, and A uto . F or most c able sy stems, y ou can set this[...]

35 www .gatew a y .com SETUP (for a ll inputs) LANGU AGE —Chang es the lang uage of the OSD menu. GAMMA —Changes the c olor space . WIDE —Changes the viewi ng mode . For mor e inf or mation, see “Vie wing modes” on page 28 . PIP —Modifies the Picture-in-Pi cture settings . F or more infor mation , see the PiP m enu. OSD STYLE —Switche[...]

36 ww w . ga teway . co m U sing parental c o n trols The parental controls feature prevents vi ewers from watching programs that are not age-appropriate, such as programs containi ng violence, adult languag e, or adult themes. Se tting parental controls T o set the pa rental controls: 1 Press the INPUT button on the remote or LCD TV until t he TV [...]

37 www .gatew a y .com 4 Use the number pad to typ e the password, then press OK . The password was set to 0000 at the factory . The BLOCKING sub-menu opens. 5 Press to hig hlight SETUP TV BLOCKING , then press OK . The TV -Rating window opens. On this window , you can customize the following TV ratings: ■ Y (all children) ■ Y7 (older children)[...]

38 ww w . ga teway . co m 6 Press the or t o select each rating, then press or to toggle the rating to blocked or unblocked. Y ou can also customize the TV rating s for the following content: ■ FV (fantasy violen ce) ■ D (sexua l dialog) ■ L (adult language) ■ S (sexual situatio ns) ■ V (violence) 7 Press the or to select ea ch content, t[...]

39 www .gatew a y .com 11 Press the MENU but ton on t he remote control. 12 Press to highlight BLOCKING ENABLE , then press or to toggle the bloc king enable to yes. Setting a passwor d T o change the parental control password: 1 Press the MENU but ton on the remote control until the TV menu opens. 2 Press to highlight P ARENT AL CONTR OLS , th en [...]

40 ww w . ga teway . co m 3 Use the number pad to typ e the password, then press OK . The password was set to 0000 at the factory . The BLOCKING sub-menu opens. 4 Highlight CHANGE P ASSWORD , then press OK . The Change Pa ssword win dow opens. 5 Use the number pad to type the new four-digit pa ssword. 6 Use the number pad to retype the new four-dig[...]

41 www .gatew a y .com U sing IR lockout IR lockout lets yo u lock the television so that someon e must use the buttons on th e LCD TV to control the television. F or more information, see “BLOCKIN G (for TV input)” on page 34 . Setting the sleep timer The sleep timer lets you set a time delay to turn o ff your LCD TV automatically . T o set th[...]

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Chapter 5 43 Mai nte nanc e and T roubleshootin g ■ Important saf eguards ■ Cleaning your LC D TV ■ T roubleshooting tip s[...]

44 ww w . ga teway . co m Impor tant safeguards W arnings and precautio ns ■ Do not place your hands, face, or objects close to t he ventilation openings of your LCD TV . The top of your LCD TV gets very hot from exhaust a ir that is released through the v enti lati on op enings . Bur ns or pers onal injuries may occur if you are too c lose to th[...]

45 www .gatew a y .com ■ Y our LCD T V is equipped with a 3-pin grounded plug. The plug will only fit into a grounded power outlet. T his is a safety feature. If you cannot plug the power cord into the outlet, cont act your electrician. Do not al ter the plug because this will defeat the safety feature. ■ Do not rest obj ects on the pow er cord[...]

46 ww w . ga teway . co m Clea ning th e exteri or ■ Y our LCD TV is cooled by air ci r culated through the vents on the case, so keep the vents free of dust. With yo ur LCD TV turned off and unplugged, brush the dust away from the vents with a da mp cloth. Be careful not to dr ip any water into the vents. Do not attempt to clean d ust from the i[...]

47 www .gatew a y .com ■ Make sure that the vid eo input sour ce is within the range of your LC D TV . Compa re the video input sour ce’ s specifications with your LCD TV specifications. The d isplay image doe s not co ver the enti re screen ■ If you are using VGA mo de, make sure that H Size and V Pos ition in the OSD are set correctl y . ?[...]

48 ww w . ga teway . co m The bu ttons on the re mote co n t rol an d the b uttons on the televisio n do not work ■ Y ou may have set both key lo ckout and IR lockout on the television. T o complete a master unlock of the television: 1 Remove the power cord from the wall outlet. 2 While pressing and holding the CH , VO L , and MENU buttons on you[...]

App endi x A 49 Safe t y , Regulatory , and L egal Information ■ Safety information ■ Regulatory statements ■ Notices[...]

50 ww w . ga teway . co m Regulat or y c omplianc e stat ements United Sta tes of America F ederal C ommunications C ommission (FC C) Unint entional emit ter per FC C P art 15 This device has been tested and found t o comply with th e limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Par t 15 of the FCC rules. These limit s are designed to provide r[...]

51 www .gatew a y .com Ca na da Industry Canad a (IC) Unin tentional emitter per ICES-003 This digital apparat us d oes not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissi ons from digital app aratus as set out in the ra dio interference regulati ons of Industr y Canada. Le présent appareil nu mérique n’émet pas de bru its radioélectriques d[...]

52 ww w . ga teway . co m P ower li nes Do not locate the anten na near o ver head light or power circuits , or where it could fall into such power li nes or circuits . Wa r ni n g When in stalling or realigning a n outside a ntenna sy stem, e xtreme care sh ould be tak en to k eep from touching such po wer lines or circuits . Contact with them cou[...]

53 www .gatew a y .com Notices Copy right © 2004 Gatewa y , Inc. All Rights Reserved 14350 Myford Road Irvine, CA 92606 USA All Ri ghts Rese r v ed This publication is protected by copyright and all r ights are re served. No par t of it ma y be reproduced or transmitted by any means or in any f or m, without prior consent in writing from Gatewa y [...]

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55 www .gatew a y .com Inde x Numerics 16:9 mode 28 4:3 mode 28 A accessories 6 adjust audi output 33 auto pi cture 33 balance 33 bass 33 blocking en able 34 brightness 32 , 33 cable mode 34 CC mo de 34 change password 34 channel fix 34 channel sc an 34 channel skip 34 closed cap tion mode 34 color 32 color temp erature 32 , 33 contrast 32 , 33 fac[...]

56 ww w . ga teway . co m Component Video/Audio In 1 connectio n 5 Component Video/Audio In 2 connectio n 5 composite vide o 14 connecti on 5 computer connecti ng DVI video 24 connecti ng VGA video 25 connecti ng amplifier 23 cable TV 9 computer 24 DVD play er 15 external amplified speakers 22 external receiver 23 HDTV decoder set-top box 18 off-ai[...]

57 www .gatew a y .com OSD 31 audio menu 33 audio outpu t 33 auto pi cture 33 balance 33 bass 33 blocking en able 34 brightness 32 , 33 cable mode 34 CC mo de 34 change password 34 channel fix 34 channel sc an 34 channel skip 34 closed cap tion mode 34 color 32 color temp erature 32 , 33 contrast 32 , 33 factory reset 34 gamma 35 IR lockout 34 key [...]

58 ww w . ga teway . co m treble 33 troubleshooting 43 , 46 U up button 4 , 11 , 31 , 34 , 48 V VCR connec ting composit e video 21 connecti ng S-Video 20 VGA audio in connec tion 5 video in connection 5 Video 1 conne ction 5 video came ra connec ting composit e video 21 connecti ng S-Video 20 video connec tions types of 14 viewing mode 28 16:9 28 [...]

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