Gateway AR-230 manual

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i Contents 1 Checking Out Your DVD Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Compatibl e di scs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

ii Overwritin g a ti tle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Erasing a titl e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Using Disc To ols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

1 1 Chec king Out Y our D VD Recor der Read th is chapter to learn about: ■ DVD recorder fea tures and accessorie s ■ Safety information ■ Ports, jacks, and connectors ■ Displa y panel ■ Remo te cont rol[...]

2 Chapter 1: Checking Out Yo ur DVD Rec order www .gatew a y .co m Features ■ Composite video, S -Video, and component video outputs ■ Compos ite video, S-Vid eo, an d DV Link (IE EE 1394) input s ■ Optica l and coax ial digit al audio jacks ■ Playback of most discs, i ncluding CD, DVD, VCD, and SVCD ■ Record DVD +R and DVD+RW discs for T[...]

3 Features www .gatew a y .co m Compatible discs Y our DVD recorder can play the fo llowing types of discs : ■ DVD-Vid eo with the regional code 1 (Nort h America) ■ DVD-R/RW recorded in D VD-V ideo format and finalized ■ DVD+R/RW recorded in DVD-Video format and finalized ■ VCD ■ Audio CD ■ CD-R/R W Y our DVD recorder can rec ord on th[...]

4 Chapter 1: Checking Out Yo ur DVD Rec order www .gatew a y .com P ac kage contents In addition to your DVD recorder , the shipping package contains: ■ Remo te cont rol ■ AC power cord ■ Composite audio/v ideo cable ■ RF (co axial) ca ble ■ 2 AAA batteries ■ User’ s guide Accessories Y ou can purc hase these optional accessories for [...]

5 Safety in formation www .gatew a y .com Safety inf o rmation W arni ngs and precautions ■ Do not place yo ur hands, face, or objects close to the venti lation openings of your DVD recorder . Bu rns or persona l injuries may o ccur if you are too close to the DVD rec order . ■ D i s c o n n e c t a l l c a b l e s b e f o r e m o v i n g y o u[...]

6 Chapter 1: Checking Out Yo ur DVD Rec order www .gatew a y .com ■ Never place yo ur DVD reco rder near or ove r a radiator or hea t source. ■ Do not install your D VD rec order in an enclosed area unl ess correct ventilation is provi ded. ■ Y our DVD recorder should be operated from th e type of power source indicated on the l abel. If the [...]

7 Front www .gatew a y .com Fr ont Compon ent Description Open/Close O pens and closes t he disc tra y . Sour ce Chang es the vid eo sour ce. Record Sta r ts a record ing. Play Star ts d isc pl a yba ck. Stop Stops pla ybac k or reco rding. Displa y panel Displ ay s current s tatus inf or mation. Line in jacks Plug a co mposit e video de vice, suc [...]

8 Chapter 1: Checking Out Yo ur DVD Rec order www .gatew a y .com Displa y panel Icon Description Play Th is icon a ppears w hen a disc is pla ying . DV D This ic on appears when a D VD is pla yin g. SVCD This ic on appears when an SVCD i s pla ying. VCD This ic on appears when a VCD is pla ying CD This ic on appears when a CD is pla ying MP3 This [...]

9 Display panel www .gatew a y .com Disc statu s This area displa ys i nf ormation about the status of yo ur D VD recorder , such as No Disc , Disc lo aded, Open (th e disc tr ay is opened ). TIMER This icon appe ars when a timed recording is in progre ss. Icon Description[...]

10 Chapter 1: Checking Out Yo ur DVD Rec order www .gatew a y .com Bac k Connector Descriptio n S-Video In Plug an e xter nal S-Video de vice, such as a VCR, into this jac k. Component Vide o Out Pl ug a co mponent video T V into these j ack s. This i s the best vi deo co nnection a v ailab le . F or more i nfo rmation, see “Unde rstanding v ideo[...]

11 Back www .gatew a y .com A/V Out Plug a co mposi te TV int o these jack s. The y ellow j ack carries the vid eo signal. The white RCA jac k carries the left aud io signa l and the red RC A jac k carries t he right audio s ignal. While th is video c onnectio n is good, S-Vide o is bette r and com ponent vi deo is bes t. Also , digital audi o conn[...]

12 Chapter 1: Checking Out Yo ur DVD Rec order www .gatew a y .com Remote Contr ol AR-230 r Disc T ools Disc Nav . Open/ Close Channel up/do wn Display Set up T op Menu Disc T ools P ause/Step Pla y F a st-f orw ard/ rev ers e Source Record Pow e r Number pad Menu Enter/Arro ws Disc Naviga tion Ne xt/P re vious Sto p Edit Timer[...]

13 Remote Control www .gatew a y .com Button Descriptio n Open/Close O pens and closes t he disc tra y . Channel up/d own Chang es the TV channel. Displa y Displa ys status inf or mat ion about th e disc, s uch as displa y time, c hapter , and vid eo quality . Setup Open th e Set up menu. F or more inf ormation, se e “Using the Setup men u” on [...]

14 Chapter 1: Checking Out Yo ur DVD Rec order www .gatew a y .com Installin g batteries T o install batteries in the rem ote control: ■ Remove the battery compartment cover , insert batteries into the compartmen t, then replace the cove r . Make sure that you mat ch the + and – on the batteries with the + and – inside the compartm ent. Edit [...]

2 15 Connecting Y our D VD Recor der Read thi s chapter to le arn how to: ■ Connect a TV ■ Connect a sound system ■ Conn ect a VCR or camcor der[...]

16 Chapter 2: Connectin g Your DVD Recorder www .gatew a y .com Under standing vi deo connections Y our DVD recorder h as three types of standard vide o connections. Y ou should use the best connection ava ilable to get th e best display . For example, if your TV supports a c omponent video connection, connect the DVD recorder to your TV using comp[...]

17 Connectin g a TV www .gatew a y .com Connecting a TV Y ou can connect a TV using one of the following c onnection types: ■ Composite v ideo (good vide o quality ) ■ S-Video (better v ideo quality) ■ Component best video quality) Using composite video T o connect a TV using composite video: 1 Connect the TV In jack on the back of y our DVD [...]

18 Chapter 2: Connectin g Your DVD Recorder www .gatew a y .com 3 Connect the yellow A/V In jack on the back of your DVD rec order to the yellow VIDEO 1 jack on the back of your TV . 4 Connect the red (R) and white (L) A/V In jacks on the back of your DVD recorder to the AUDIO OUT jacks on the back of your TV . Using S-Video T o connect a TV using [...]

19 Connectin g a TV www .gatew a y .com Using component video T o connect a TV using component video: 1 Connect the green component Y jac k on the back of your DV D recorder to the green component Y1 jack on th e back of your TV . 2 Connect the red com ponent C R jack on the back of your DVD recorder to the red P R 1/C R 1 jack on the back of yo ur[...]

20 Chapter 2: Connectin g Your DVD Recorder www .gatew a y .com Connecting audi o components Y ou can connect au dio components, such as a stereo system or receiver , u sing one of the following connections: ■ Analog audio o utput (good audio q uality) ■ Coaxial digital output (better audio quality) ■ Optical di gital output ( best audio qual[...]

21 Connecti ng audio comp onents www .gatew a y .com Using coaxial digital output T o a coaxial digital audio device: ■ Connect th e Coaxial Digi tal Audio Out jack on the back of your DVD reco rder to the Coaxial Digital Audio In jack on the back of your external amplifier or receiver . OPTICAL COAXIAL Pb Y Pr S-VIDEO VIDEO OUT R L S-VIDEO VIDEO[...]

22 Chapter 2: Connectin g Your DVD Recorder www .gatew a y .com Using optical di gital output T o connect an optical digital audio device: ■ Connect th e Optical Digital Aud io Out jack on the ba ck of your DVD recorder to the Optical Digital Audio In jack on your external amplifier or receiver . OPTICAL COAXIAL Pb Y Pr S-VIDEO VIDEO OUT R L S-VI[...]

23 Conne cting a VC R www .gatew a y .com Connecting a VCR Y ou can connect a VCR to record content from the VC R to a DVD+R dis c. VCR VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT L R S - VIDEO OUT S-Video cab le Composite audio/v ideo cable Note : If you con nect an S-Video cab le , do not connec t the y ellow compos ite (video ) plug on th e comp osite audio /video ca b[...]

24 Chapter 2: Connectin g Your DVD Recorder www .gatew a y .com T o connect a VCR: ■ Connect the S-V ideo In jack on the back of your D VD recorde r to the S-Vi deo Out jack on the back of your VCR, and connect the red (R) and white (L) aud io jacks on the back of yo ur DVD recorder to the red ( R) and white (L) au dio jacks on th e back of your [...]

25 Conn ecti ng a camcor der www .gatew a y .com Connecting a camcor der DV OUT VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT LR Composite A udio/Vi deo cable D V Link (IEEE 1394) cable OR[...]

26 Chapter 2: Connectin g Your DVD Recorder www .gatew a y .com T o connect a camcorder: ■ Connect the DV Link jack on the front o f your DVD recorder to the DV out jack on your camcorder . - OR - Connect th e yellow vide o jack and the red (R) and w hite (L) audio jacks on th e f ront of yo ur D VD rec orde r to t he y ellow vid eo ja ck and th [...]

3 27 Using Y our D VD Recor der Read thi s chapter to le arn how to: ■ Set your DVD recorder’ s date an d time ■ Play discs ■ Record discs ■ Edit discs ■ Use Disc T ools ■ Use the Setup menu[...]

28 Chapter 3: Usi ng Your DVD Recorder www .gatew a y .com Setting the date and time If you plan to use the Timed Recor ding feature to sc hedule the recording of a TV program, you need to set your DVD re corder’ s date and time. T o set the date and time: 1 Press the Po we r button to turn on y our DVD recorder . 2 Press the Setup button to open[...]

29 Playi ng a disc www .gatew a y .com Pla ying a disc Use these basic instructions for pla ying a disc. T o play a disc: 1 Make sure that you have conn ected your TV . For more information, see “Connecti ng a TV” on page 17. 2 Make sure that your DVD record er is turned on. 3 Press the Open/Close button to open t he disc tray . 4 Place the dis[...]

30 Chapter 3: Usi ng Your DVD Recorder www .gatew a y .com Contr olli ng D VD, VCD , and SVCD pla yback While pl aying a DVD, VCD, or SVCD , you can: ■ Select a title or chapter (for more information, see “Selecting a title or chapter” on page 30) ■ Use the Na viga tio n menu to : ■ Control playback sp eed ■ Create a playback loop . For[...]

31 Playi ng a disc www .gatew a y .com T o select a title on a VCD or SVCD: 1 Press the T op Menu button to open a list of titl es on the disc. 2 Press a number button to select a title. Using the Navi gation menu T o use the Navigation menu: 1 Press Disc Nav to open the Navigat ion menu. 2 Press the or button to select a na vigation option, then p[...]

32 Chapter 3: Usi ng Your DVD Recorder www .gatew a y .com Searching f or a sect ion or chapter T o search for a s ection or chapter on a DVD: 1 Open the Navigation menu , th en sel ect SEARCH . 2 Press the or button to select Title/Chapter or Time , then press the Ente r button. 3 Press a number button o r the or button to enter a digit, then pres[...]

33 Playi ng a disc www .gatew a y .com Controlling au dio CD and MP3 pla ybac k T o control audio CD and MP3 playback: ■ While the disc is playing, you can: ■ Press the (next) or (previous) button to go to the next or previous track or file. ■ Press the Pau se button to pause playback. Press t he (play) button to start pla yback again. ■ Pr[...]

34 Chapter 3: Usi ng Your DVD Recorder www .gatew a y .com Controlling sl ideshow playbac k A slideshow consists of JPEG ( JPG) file s and MPEG (MP3) fil es. When the JPEG and MPEG files are on the sa me CD or CD-RW d isc, you can use you DVD recorder to playback th e slideshow . T o control slideshow playback: ■ While the disc is playing, you ca[...]

35 Recording a disc www .gatew a y .com Recor ding a disc Reco r ding a TV c hannel T o record a TV channel: 1 T urn on your TV . 2 Make sure that your DVD record er is turned on. 3 Place a disc, label-sid e up, into the disc tray . If you are using a new DVD+RW disc , your DVD recorder will format the disc. 4 Press the Source button one or more ti[...]

36 Chapter 3: Usi ng Your DVD Recorder www .gatew a y .com Recording fr om a VCR or cam cor der T o record from a VCR or camcorder: 1 Make sure that your VCR or camc order is connected to your DVD recorder . For more informat ion, see “Conn ecting a VCR” on page 23 or “Co nnecting a camcord er” on page 25. 2 T urn on your V CR or camcorder [...]

37 Recording a disc www .gatew a y .com Setting up a timed recording Y ou can set up your DVD recorder to record a TV program that will be broadcast at a later ti me. T o set up a timed recording: 1 T urn on your TV . 2 Make sure that your DVD record er is turned on. 3 Make sure that you have set the recorder date and time. F or more information, s[...]

38 Chapter 3: Usi ng Your DVD Recorder www .gatew a y .com 15 Press a number bu tton to enter a digit, then press t he button to go to the next digi t. If you need to change a digit, press the button to g o back. 16 Press the Enter bu tton to confirm the star t time. 17 Press the or button to select End , then press the Enter button. 18 Press a num[...]

39 Editi ng a disc www .gatew a y .com Editing a disc After you record a disc, you can: ■ Edit the name of any of the titles on the disc ■ Protect the title from being erased ■ Overwrite a title on the disc ■ Erase a title from the disc Renaming a title T o rename a title: 1 Press the Po we r button to turn on y our DVD recorder . 2 Place t[...]

40 Chapter 3: Usi ng Your DVD Recorder www .gatew a y .com Pr otecting a title Y ou can protect a tit le to prevent it from accidently being erased. T o protect a title: 1 Press the Po we r button to turn on y our DVD recorder . 2 Place the disc, label-side up , into the disc tray . 3 Press the (play) or Disc T ools button to open the DVD Menu , th[...]

41 Editi ng a disc www .gatew a y .com 5 Press the or button to select Overwrite , then pr ess the Enter butto n. 6 Press the or button to select On , then press the Ente r button. Y ou can now record over the title. Erasing a title T o erase a t itle: 1 Press the Po we r button to turn on y our DVD recorder . 2 Place the disc, label- side up, into[...]

42 Chapter 3: Usi ng Your DVD Recorder www .gatew a y .com Using Disc T ools Disc T ools is an easy-to-use, online tool you can use to : ■ Play discs ■ Record discs ■ Format discs ■ Finalize discs. T o use Disc T ools: 1 Make sure that your DVD record er is turned on. 2 Place a disc, label-si de up, into the disc tra y . 3 Press the Disc T [...]

43 Setting p arental contr ols www .gatew a y .com Setting parental contr ols T o set up parental controls: 1 Make sure that your DVD record er is turned on. 2 Press the Setup button to open t he Setup menu. 3 Press the button to select Pl ay back , then press the Enter button. 4 Press the button to select Par e n t a l , then press the Enter butto[...]

44 Chapter 3: Usi ng Your DVD Recorder www .gatew a y .com Setting a pass w or d T o set a password: 1 Make sure that your DVD record er is turned on. 2 Press the Setup button to open t he Setup menu. 3 Press the button to select Pl ay back , then press the Enter button. 4 Press the button to select Pas swo rd , then press the Enter button. 5 If th[...]

45 Using th e Setup menu www .gatew a y .com Using the Setup menu The Setup menu lets you adjust setting s and select options for your DVD reco rder . F or example, you c an specify yo ur TV type, set paren tal controls, and specify yo ur audio type. T o use the Setup m enu: 1 Make sure that your DVD record er is turned on. 2 Press the Setup button[...]

46 Chapter 3: Usi ng Your DVD Recorder www .gatew a y .com Setu p subme nu Opti ons System Langua ge : Chang es the la nguage of the Setup menu . Choose English, F rench, Span ish, German, Ita lian, Simplifie d Chinese , or T raditiona l Chines e. TV T ype : Specifies you r TV type. Choose NT SC or P AL. Date : Sets the date. Th e date f ormat is M[...]

47 Using th e Setup menu www .gatew a y .com Pl ayb a ck As p ec t r at i o : Adjusts th e screen w idth. Choo se: ■ 16:9 Wide ■ 4:3 P an ■ 4:4 L.Bo x Men u : Selects the lang uage f o r on-s creen D VD menus . The disc m ust ha v e mul tiple lan guages f or thi s option to work. A udio : Selec ts the audi o language fo r disc pla yback. The [...]

48 Chapter 3: Usi ng Your DVD Recorder www .gatew a y .com TV T uner TV Signal : Specifi es the type of TV signal . Choose: ■ Antenna ■ Cable Country: Specifies the count r y whe re you r TV signal originates . Scan : Scan s y our T V signal f or av ailabl e channe ls. Y ou must s can f or chann els if y ou wa nt to use the D VD recorder re mot[...]

4 49 T r oubl eshooting Read thi s chapter to le arn how to: ■ T roubleshoot common problems ■ Contac t Gateway T echnical Su pport[...]

50 Chapter 4: Troubleshoo ting www .gatew a y .com Disc The disc does not pla y . ■ Make sure that there is a disc in the tray . ■ If you are using the remote control, make sure tha t the batteries are inserted correctly . If the batteries are inserted correctly , they may not have a charge. Replace the batteries. ■ If the disc has t wo playa[...]

51 Sound www .gatew a y .com Sound No sound plays whi le playi ng media thr ough the recor der . ■ Make sure th at all audio cables are s ecurely plugged in. ■ If any aud io or speaker cab les are damaged, replace them. ■ Make sure that the volume is tu rned up on your TV . ■ Make sure that the recorder’ s audio settings mat ch your TV an[...]

52 Chapter 4: Troubleshoo ting www .gatew a y .com The picture on m y TV has a lot of static, or “noise” ■ Make sure that the disc is no t dirty or flawed. ■ Make sure that th e video cable is conne cted correctly and secure ly . ■ Make sure that the TV system type is set correctly in the Setup menu . NTSC is usually used in the United St[...]

A 53 Specifications Read th is chapter to learn about spe cification s for yo ur DVD recorder . The specifications are subj ect to change without notice.[...]

54 Appendi x A: www .gatew a y .com Supported media typ es (read only ) D VD-R/RW , D VD+R/RW , D VD-ROM, CD-R/R W , CD-ROM CONTENT FORMA T SUPPOR TED: ■ DV D - V i d e o ■ D VD+VR (D VD+VR f or mat is compatib le with D VD-Vid eo in m ost case s) ■ Video CD ■ Super VCD ■ Au di o CD ■ MP3 C D (Max imum nu mber of file s reco gniza ble i[...]

55 www .gatew a y .com TV Standa rd and vi deo resolution Scan frequenc y : 60 Hz (NTSC) 50 Hz (P AL/SECAM) Number of lin es : 525 ( NTSC) 625 (P AL/SECAM) DV D - V i d e o : Horizontal resoluti on : 720 pix els (NTS C) 720 pix els (P AL/SECAM) V ertical resolu tion : 480 l ines (NT SC) 576 lin es (P AL/SECAM) SVCD : Horizontal resoluti on : 480 pi[...]

56 Appendi x A: www .gatew a y .com T uner format Signal : UHF/VHF/CA TV System : NT SC Connections Fro nt panel: Video input : RCA jack (yel low) A udio L/R input : RCA ja cks (white/re d) IEEE 1394 input : Mini j ack Back pa nel: Video input : RCA jack (yel low) A udio L/R input : RCA ja cks (white/re d) S-Video input : 4-p in Mini DIN Video outp[...]

B 57 Saf ety , Regulator y , and Legal Inf ormation Regulator y compliance statements United State s of A merica Federal Communicati ons Commission (FCC) Unintentional emitter per FCC Part 15 This device has been tested and foun d to comply w ith the limits for a C l a s s B d i g i t a l d e v i c e , p u r s u a n t t o P a r t 1 5 o f t h e F C [...]

58 Appendi x B: www .gatew a y .com This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate ra dio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions , may cause harmful inter ference to radio or televi sion reception. However , there is no guarantee that interferenc e will not occur in a parti cular installation. If this e[...]

59 www .gatew a y .com Laser sa fety statement All Gateway syst ems equipped with CD and DVD d rives comply with the ap propriate safety standards, includin g IEC 825 . The laser devices i n these compon ents are classified as “Class 1 Laser Products ” under a US Department of Health a nd Human Services (DHHS) Radiation Perfo rmance Standard. S[...]

60 Appendi x B: www .gatew a y .com Lightning pr otection For added pr otection of any Gat eway product du ring a lightning stor m or when it is l eft unattended or unused for long periods of time, unplug the product from the wall outlet and disconnect the ant enna or cable system. P ower lines Do not locate the anten na near overhead light or powe[...]

61 www .gatew a y .com Notices Copy right © 2003 Gate way , Inc. All Rights Reserved 14303 Gatewa y P lace P ow ay , CA 92064 USA All Rights Reser ved This publication is protected by cop yright and all rights are res erved. No part of it ma y be reproduced or transmitted b y any means or in any f orm, without pr ior consent in writing from Gatewa[...]

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