Gateway GTW-P42M102 manual

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i Contents 1 Introducing Your Gateway Plasma TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Impor tant Saf eguards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

ii B Safety, R egulatory, and Legal Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 3 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 9 09141.book Page ii Tuesday, May 20, 2003 2:27 PM[...]

1 1 Intr oducing Y our Gate wa y Plasma TV This chapter provi des basic information about y our Gateway Plasma TV . Read th is chapter to learn about: ■ Features ■ W a rnings and safegua rds ■ Package contents ■ Contro ls an d conne ctions 09141.book Page 1 Tuesday, May 20, 2003 2:27 PM[...]

2 Chapter 1: Introducing Your Gateway P lasma TV www .gatew a y .com Features Y our plasma TV features: ■ A bright, flic ker-free image ■ Automatic detection and conver sion of film content for correc t display with minim al moti on art ifacts (noi se) ■ Accura te c olor proc essi ng ■ T wo high-definition comp onent video input so urces th[...]

3 Importan t Safeguar ds www .gatew a y .com Impor tant Safeguar ds W arnings and precaut ions ■ Do not place yo ur hands, face, or objects close to the ventilation openings of your plasma TV . The top of your plasma TV get s very hot from exhaust air that is re leased through the ventilat io n holes. Burns or personal injuries may occur if you a[...]

4 Chapter 1: Introducing Your Gateway P lasma TV www .gatew a y .com ■ Do not place your plasma TV on a bed, sofa, rug, or other similar surfaces. Never pl ace you r plasma TV n ear or over a radiator or heat source. Do no t install your plasma TV in an enclosed area unless correct ventilation is provided . ■ Y our plasma TV should be operated [...]

5 Packag e conte nts www .gatew a y .com P ac kage contents Along with yo ur plasma TV , the pa ckaging box contai ns the following items: Remote cont rol T wo AA batter ies Powe r cor d - OR - 09141.book Page 5 Tuesday, May 20, 2003 2:27 PM[...]

6 Chapter 1: Introducing Your Gateway P lasma TV www .gatew a y .com User guide Remote control user guid e 09141.book Page 6 Tuesday, May 20, 2003 2:27 PM[...]

7 Packag e conte nts www .gatew a y .com Y ou can purc hase these optional accessories for your p lasma TV : ■ W all mount kit. The wall mount k it contains all of the required hardware for mounting y our plasma TV on your wall. (Ga teway recommends you use a qualified installer .) For more information, see the W all Mount Ins tal latio n G uid e[...]

8 Chapter 1: Introducing Your Gateway P lasma TV www .gatew a y .com T urning on the main po wer T o turn on the main power: 1 Connect the power cord to the power cord connector on the back of y our plasma TV , then p lug the other end of the power cord into a correctly grounded electrical outlet or surge pr otector . - OR - 09141.book Page 8 Tuesd[...]

9 Turning on the main pow er www .gatew a y .com 2 Press the MAIN POWER button. The Status LED on the front panel turns yellow and your plasma TV is ready to turn on. - OR - Wa r n in g If you will be a wa y for an e xtended period of time , turn off your p lasma TV wi th the MAIN PO WER butt on instea d of using the re mote con trol or front pa ne[...]

10 Chapter 1: Introducing Your Gateway P lasma TV www .gatew a y .com Fr ont panel contr ols Inpu t Pow e r Status LED Remote Control Sens or Menu +/ - Vo l u m e a n d Adjust +/- 09141.book Page 10 Tuesday, M ay 20, 2003 2: 27 PM[...]

11 Front p anel contro ls www .gatew a y .com Button Descriptio n V olume and Adjustme nt +/– V OL/ADJ. Increase s or decrea ses th e v olume and adjus ts on-sc reen displ a y (O SD) opt ions. Menu +/ – MENU. Opens the OSD . Input Switch es betwe en a va ilab le input s ources. Remot e control s ensor Re ceiv es sign als from th e remote c ontr[...]

12 Chapter 1: Introducing Your Gateway P lasma TV www .gatew a y .com Bac k panel connections Connector Descriptio n A udio and video co nnect ions See “A udio and video conne ctions” on page 13. RGB and D VI connectio ns See “RGB and D VI conn ections ” on page 14. A udio an d vide o co nnect ions RGB and D VI connec tions 09141.book Page [...]

13 Back panel connec tions www .gatew a y .com A udio an d video conn ections Connector Description An tenna Connects to a VHF/UH F antenna. D VI A udio In Connec ts to the au dio on a D VI de vice. Video 1/A udio In Connec ts to a compo site audio/v ideo de vice, such as a VCR. Componen t Video 1/ Aud io I n Connec ts to a com ponent au dio/vi deo[...]

14 Chapter 1: Introducing Your Gateway P lasma TV www .gatew a y .com RGB and D VI c onnections Connector Description RGB In Connec ts to an RGB video d ev ice, such as a computer or set-top b ox . RGB Out Connects t o an e xter nal RGB m onitor . D VI In Connec ts to a D VI video de vice , such as a com puter or set-top bo x. RS-232 Connec ts to a[...]

2 15 Connecting Components Read t his chap ter to learn how t o connect : ■ DVD play ers ■ HDTV decoder set-top boxes ■ VCRs ■ Off- air T V and c able TV ■ External au dio devices ■ Computers Wa r n in g Before c onnectin g any e xternal compone nts, turn off your pla sma TV usin g the remote control o r front pa nel b utton, then turn [...]

16 Chapter 2: Connectin g Components www .gatew a y .com Under standing vi deo connections Y our plasma TV has f our types of standard video co nnections. Y ou should use the best connection available to get th e best display . For example, if your DVD player supports a compon ent video connection, connec t the DVD player to your plasm a TV us ing [...]

17 Connecti ng your DVD play er www .gatew a y .com Connecting y our D VD play er T o connect your DVD player using component video: 1 Connect the green-colo red Y jack on the back of your D VD player to the green-colored Y1 jack on the back of your pl asma TV . 2 Connect the red-colored P R or C R ja ck o n the ba ck of yo ur DV D pl ay er to the [...]

18 Chapter 2: Connectin g Components www .gatew a y .com T o connect your DVD player using S-Video: 1 Connect the S-Vi deo jack on the back o f your DVD player to the S-VIDEO j a c k o n t h e b a c k o f y o u r p l a s m a T V . 2 Connect the red (R) and white ( L) audio jacks on the ba ck of your DVD player to the R and L audio-in jacks on the b[...]

19 Connecti ng your DVD play er www .gatew a y .com T o connect your DVD play er using composite video: 1 Conn ect t he yello w vi deo j ack o n th e bac k of your D VD play er to t he yellow VIDEO 1 jack on the back of your plasma TV . 2 Connect the red (R) and white ( L) audio jacks on the ba ck of your DVD player to the R and L audio-in jacks on[...]

20 Chapter 2: Connectin g Components www .gatew a y .com Connecting y our HDTV decoder set-top bo x T o connect your HDTV decoder se t-top box using component video: 1 Connect th e green Y jack on the ba ck of your HDTV set-to p box to the g r e e n Y 2 j a c k o n t h e b a c k o f y o u r p l a s m a T V . 2 Connect the red P R or C R jack on the[...]

21 Conne cting your HD TV decoder set-top box www .gatew a y .com T o connect your HDTV decoder set-top box using RGB video: 1 Connect the 15-pin D-Sub RGB jack on the back of your H DTV set-top box to the RGB-IN jack on t he back of your plasma TV . 2 Connect the red (R) and white (L) audio-out jacks on the ba ck of your HDTV set-top box to the R [...]

22 Chapter 2: Connectin g Components www .gatew a y .com Connecting y our VCR or video camera T o connect your VCR or video camera using S-Video: 1 Connect the S-Video jack on the back of your VCR or video camera to the S-VIDEO jack on the ba ck of your plasma TV . 2 Connect the red (R) and white ( L) audio jacks on the back of your VCR or video ca[...]

23 Connecti ng your VCR or v ideo camera www .gatew a y .com T o connect your VCR or video camera using composite video: 1 Connect the yellow video jack on the back of your VCR or video camera to the yellow VIDEO 1 jack on the back of your plasma TV . 2 Connect the red (R) and white ( L) audio jacks on the back of your VCR or video cam era to the R[...]

24 Chapter 2: Connectin g Components www .gatew a y .com T o connect your VCR using coaxial (RF) audio and video: ■ Connect the “outp ut to TV” (RF out or Antenna o ut) jack on the back of your VCR to the ANT jack on the back of your plas ma TV . If you have an off-air ant enna or cable b ox, connect yo ur off-air an tenna or cable TV c able [...]

25 Connectin g off-air TV o r cable TV www .gatew a y .com Connecting off-air TV or cab le TV T o connect off-air TV or cable T V using coaxial (RF) audio and video: ■ Connect the coaxial (RF) connec tor from your antenna or cable box to the ANT connector on the back of your pla sma TV . If you have connect ed a VCR to the ANT connecto r on the b[...]

26 Chapter 2: Connectin g Components www .gatew a y .com Connecting e xternal amplified speaker s Y ou can connect your plasma TV to a set of external, amplified speakers using the AUDIO OUT jacks located on the bac k of your plasma TV . If your external speakers have remote turn-on/off capa bility , connect the externa l speaker switch. T o connec[...]

27 Connecti ng an external receiver or amplifi er www .gatew a y .com Connecting an e xternal receiver or amplifier Y ou can connect an ex ternal amplifier to your pl asma TV . Y our plasma TV is equipped with a externa l speaker switch that ca n automatically send a remote turn-on/ off signal to an external rec eiver or ampl ifier . T o connect yo[...]

28 Chapter 2: Connectin g Components www .gatew a y .com Connecting a subw oofer Y our plasma TV has built-in speakers. Y o u can enhanc e the bass response of your plasma TV’ s sound by connecting an external, amplified subwoofe r . T o connect your subwoofer: 1 Connect the audio jack on the ba ck of your subwoofer to the SUBWOOFER j a c k o n t[...]

29 Connecti ng a comput er www .gatew a y .com Connecting a computer T o connect your computer us ing DVI video: 1 Connect the DVI con nector on your computer to the DVI-In connector on the back o f your plasma TV . 2 Connect the Audio Ou t jack on your computer to the D VI Audio In jacks on the back o f your plasma TV . 09141.book Page 29 Tuesday,[...]

30 Chapter 2: Connectin g Components www .gatew a y .com T o connect your computer us ing RGB video: 1 Connect the 15 -pin D-Sub RGB connector on your computer to the RGB -IN connector on the back o f your plasma TV . 2 Connect the Audio Out jack on your computer to the RGB Audio In j acks on the back o f your plasma TV . 09141.book Page 30 Tuesday[...]

31 Connecti ng a comput er www .gatew a y .com Connecting an external monitor A RGB loop-out (labeled RGB Out) le ts you connect another RGB monitor . The RGB loop-out disp lays the same signal as the R GB In video input source . T o connect your external monitor: ■ Connect the RGB connector on your monito r to the RGB Out conn ector on the back [...]

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3 33 Adjusting Y our Plasma TV Settings Read th is chapter to learn how to ad just your pl asma TV settings from the on-sc reen display (OSD). Y ou can also use your remote control to change some settings. For more information, see Yo u r G a t e w a y R e m o t e Contro l User’ s Guide . 09141.book Page 33 Tuesday, M ay 20, 2003 2: 27 PM[...]

34 Chapter 3: Adjusting Y our Plasma TV Setti ngs www .gatew a y .com Using the OSD Y our plasma TV features an on-screen display (OSD) tha t lets you adjust and save contrast, brightness, a nd other settings. The TV saves changes you make to the settings, even if you turn off the TV . T o adjust settings from the OSD: 1 Press the MENU + or – but[...]

35 Using t he OS D www .gatew a y .com OSD men us and options Y ou can use these OSD menus a nd options to adjust vario us settings for your pla sma TV . OSD Menu Description PICT URE – TV , A V1, A V2, Component 1, and Compon ent 2 video s ources INPUT SOURCE. Switches b etwee n av ailable vide o input sou rces . CONTRAST. Adjusts the contrast o[...]

36 Chapter 3: Adjusting Y our Plasma TV Setti ngs www .gatew a y .com PICTURE – RGB /DVI video sources INPUT SOURCE. Switc hes betw een a vailab le vide o input sou rces . CONTRAST. Adjusts the contrast of the pictur e. BRIGHTNESS. Adjusts t he brightne ss of the pic ture. Y ou ma y ne ed to readju st brightne ss after the plasma TV warms up . CO[...]

37 Using t he OS D www .gatew a y .com SOUND B ASS. Adjusts th e bass . The A UDIO OUTPUT option m ust be set to V ARIABLE to adjust this setting. TREBLE. Adjusts the treb le. Th e A UDIO OUTPU T opti on must be s et to V AR IABL E to us e this opti on. B ALANCE. Adjus ts the bal ance le vel betw een the chan nels. The A UDIO OU TPUT option must be[...]

38 Chapter 3: Adjusting Y our Plasma TV Setti ngs www .gatew a y .com PIP/POP PIP . T urns PIP mode on or off . When PIP is turned on, y ou can displa y two pictu res at one time . One pi cture is di spla yed on th e full screen and the oth er pict ure is disp la y ed in a sm all windo w . The picture on the full screen is the main pictur e. The p [...]

39 Using t he OS D www .gatew a y .com PIP/POP ( continu ed) POP . T ur ns POP mode on or off . When POP is turned on, the sc reen is split into two pictu res . The picture on the left side of your scre en is the main pic ture. The p icture on the right side of the scree n is the su b-pict ure . Y ou can u se POP mode if your v ideo inpu t source i[...]

40 Chapter 3: Adjusting Y our Plasma TV Setti ngs www .gatew a y .com TV CHANNEL. Change s the TV channel. CHANNEL ST A TUS. Sets the status of t he TV channe l. NORMAL is t he def ault . F A V program s the channe l as a f av or ite ch annel. F or more in format ion, see Y our Gat ew a y Remo te Control User’ s Guide . LOCK pre vents the chan ne[...]

41 Using t he OS D www .gatew a y .com OTHER OSD TIMEOUT. T urns the OSD tim er on and of f . T o av oid image bur n-in, we recommend that you keep this time r turned on. SET OSD TIME. Specif ies the n umber of seconds the OS D men u is displ a ye d bef ore it turns off automat ically . The OSD TIMEOUT option m ust be tu rned on to use th is option[...]

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4 43 Maintenance and T r oub leshooting Read thi s chapter to le arn how to main tain and troubleshoot your pla sma TV . 09141.book Page 43 Tuesday, M ay 20, 2003 2: 27 PM[...]

44 Chapte r 4: Maintenanc e and Troub leshooti ng www .gatew a y .com Cleaning and maintenance Cleaning the screen ■ Do not use substances suc h as glass cleaners, solvents, and thinners. ■ The screen of your plasma TV ha s been specially treated. W ipe the surface gently using only a cleaning cloth or a soft, lint-free cl oth. ■ If the surfa[...]

45 Trou bleshoot ing www .gatew a y .com A v oiding ima ge burn-i n ■ Displaying the same sta tionary image o ver an ex tended period of time, such as a black bar , stoc k ticker , video game , or shopp ing chann el logo, can l eave a perman ent ghost i mage (burn- in). A void bu rn-i n by mix ing your viewing p atterns. Do not show the sa me sta[...]

46 Chapte r 4: Maintenanc e and Troub leshooti ng www .gatew a y .com The displ ay image do es not cover the entire screen ■ If your are us ing RGB mode, mak e sure that H- SIZE and V -SIZE in the O SD are set co rre ctly . ■ If you are using TV , A V1, A V2, or componen t with 480i inp ut, use the WID E but ton on the r emot e cont rol t o scr[...]

47 Trou bleshoot ing www .gatew a y .com T elephone sup por t If this troubleshooting information does not resolve your problem or if you have other questions relating to your plasma TV , call o ur Service Center at 888-737-MyGW ( 6949). For more information about Gateway , visit www .ga tew ay .co m . 09141.book Page 47 Tuesday, M ay 20, 2003 2: 2[...]

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A 49 Signal Frequenc y Inf ormation Read this appendix for sign al frequency information. For more information, see OS D menu “OTHER” on page 41. 09141.book Page 49 Tuesday, M ay 20, 2003 2: 27 PM[...]

50 Appendi x A: Signa l Frequenc y Informati on www .gatew a y .com TV , A V1, and A V2 inputs Component 1 and Component 2 inputs Horiz ontal (KHz ) Vert ical (H z) Format 15.7 60 NTSC Video 15.6 50 P AL Video Horizon tal (KHz) Ve rtical (Hz ) Format 15.7 60 NTSC Video 15.6 50 P AL Video 15.7 60 480i (SDTV) 31.5 60 480P (EDTV) 33.0 60 1080i (HD TV)[...]

51 RGB and DVI inp uts www .gatew a y .com RGB and D VI inputs Mode Horizon tal (KHz) Ver tical (Hz) Format Refresh 1 31.5 59.9 640 × 480 (V GA) 60 2 37.9 72.8 640 × 480 (V GA) 72 3 37.5 75.0 640 × 480 (V GA) 75 4 43.3 85.0 640 × 480 (V GA) 85 5 35.1 56.3 800 × 600 (SV GA) 56 6 37.9 60.3 800 × 600 (SV GA) 60 7 48.1 72.2 800 × 600 (SV GA) 72 [...]

52 Appendi x A: Signa l Frequenc y Informati on www .gatew a y .com * These modes not ava ilable in RGB mode with DVI output. 15* 80.0 75.0 1280 × 1024 (SXGA) 75 16* 91.1 85.0 1280 × 1024 (SXGA) 85 18 3 1.5 70.0 720 × 400 ( DOS ) 70 19 3 1.5 50.0 640 × 480 ( V GA) 5 0 20* 45.2 60.0 1266 × 720P (HDTV) 60 21* 33.8 60i 1920 × 1080i (HDTV) 60 22 [...]

B 53 Saf ety , Regulator y , and Legal Inf ormation Regulator y compliance statements United State s of A meric a 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[...]

54 Safety, Re gulatory, an d Legal Inform ation 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 instructio ns, may cause harmful inter ference to radio or televi sion reception. However , there is no guarantee that interfer ence will not occur in a par[...]

55 Regu latory comp liance stat ements 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. T he laser devices in t hese components are c lassified as “Class 1 Laser Products ” under a US Department of Healt h and Human Services (DHHS[...]

56 Safety, Re gulatory, an d Legal Inform ation www .gatew a y .com P ower lines Do not locate the anten na near overhead light or power circuits, or where it could fall int o such power line s or cir cuits. Wa r n in g When installi ng or real igning an ou tside ante nna sy stem, ex treme care s hould be t aken to keep from touc hing such power li[...]

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

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59 Index A accessories 7 adjust brightness 35 , 36 color 35 contrast 35 , 36 screen width 35 , 36 sound 37 TV settings 35 Adjustment button 11 , 34 amplifier connecti ng 27 antenna connection 13 audio and vide o connection 12 , 13 audio in connec tion 13 audio out c onnection 13 B back p anel conn ection s 12 batteries 5 burn-in 4 , 45 C cable kits[...]

60 connec ting composi te video 19 connecti ng S-Video 18 DVI audio in connection 13 DVI connec tion 12 , 14 DVI in connec tion 14 E external amplified speakers connecti ng 26 external monitor connecti ng 31 external receiver connecti ng 27 external speaker switch con nection 13 F features 2 front panel butto ns 10 H HDTV decoder set-top box connec[...]

61 setting up safety precautions 3 signal frequency Compon ent 1 and C ompone nt 2 50 RGB and D VI 51 TV, AV1, and AV2 50 status LED 11 subwoofer connecti ng 28 connecti on 13 support 47 S-Vide o 16 connecti on 13 T troubleshooting 43 , 45 V VCR connec ting coax ial (RF) 24 connec ting composi te video 23 connecti ng S-Video 22 Video 1 conne ction [...]

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