Gateway 610S User manual

Gateway 610
Media Center PC
User’s Guide

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Table of Contents
Chapter One: Setting Up Gateway 610 Media Center PC 7
About your Gateway 610 Media Center PC 8
Planning your Media Center setup 9
Locating connections 9
Setting up the hardware 10
Connecting the audio and video source 12
Connecting the IR control cable 13
Setting up the software 14
Chapter Two: Setting Up Gateway 610 Media Center PC
Optional Connections 15
Setting up optional connections 16
Connecting a TV (optional) 16
Connecting the Media Center PC to an existing stereo
or home theater (optional) 18
Chapter Three: Getting Started 21
Checking out your Gateway 610 Media Center PC 22
Starting the Media Center 28
Using the Media Center 29
Learning about the remote control 30
Using the remote control 31
Learning about the keyboard 32

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Chapter Four: Using My TV 33
Watching TV 34
Using the remote to play TV recordings 35
Using the Guide 37
Manually updating the Guide 38
Recording TV programs 39
Using Recorded TV 41
Changing My TV Settings 42
Burning recorded TV programs to DVD 43
Chapter Five: Using My Music 45
Getting started with My Music 46
Adding music files to the Media Library 46
Adding music CDs to the Media Library 47
Playing My Music 49
Chapter Six: Using My Pictures 53
Getting started with My Pictures 54
Organizing picture files 55
Viewing My Pictures 56
Using More Info 57
Playing audio during a slide show 58
Chapter Seven: Using My Videos 59
Getting started with My Videos 60
Organizing video files 61

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Viewing My Videos 62
Using More Info 63
Chapter Eight: Using Play DVD 65
Playing a DVD 66
Chapter Nine: Using Radio 69
Playing the Radio 70
Using the remote to play Radio recordings 72
Changing Radio Settings 73
Chapter Ten: Using Other Features 75
Setting up the external video input 76
Changing Media Center Settings 77
Using More Programs 78
Using Online Spotlight 79
Chapter Eleven: Getting Help 81
Media Center FAQs 82
Getting more help 85
Using Help and Support 86
Other Media Center resources 87
Documentation 87
Windows Update 87
Web site 87
Contacting Gateway 88
Appendix A: Safety, Regulatory, and Legal Information 89

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SettingUp
Gateway 610
Media Center PC
ChapterOne
• Plan your Media Center PC setup
• Set up hardware and software

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About your Gateway 610 Media Center PC
The Gateway 610 Media Center
PC provides powerful computing
and rich entertainment capabilities.
You can run the Media Center while
using other Microsoft Windows
programs or just enjoy the Media
Center in full-screen mode without
using other programs.
Use the Media Center remote
control the same way you
use the remote for your home
entertainment system. You can use
the remote and Media Center to
watch and record TV, play videos
and music, and view pictures.
Use the wireless keyboard and
mouse to run the Media Center and
your Microsoft Windows programs.

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Video source —Make sure that you have access
to a video source before starting your Media Center
setup. Your computer receives video input from
a coaxial or an S-Video cable. The video source
usually comes from an antenna, a direct cable TV
connection, a cable box, or a satellite receiver.
Cable boxes and satellite receivers are also called
set-top boxes.
You’ve probably already decided where you want to
locate your Media Center PC, but before you start setting
up the Media Center, take a few minutes to make sure
that all of these connections are available in the location
you’ve selected.
Locating connections
Internet connection —Your computer needs an
Internet connection to update the program guide
and to access the Internet. Make sure that you have
access to a dial-up or broadband Internet connection
before starting your Media Center software setup.
Contact your Internet service provider for more
information about setting up your Internet connection.
In addition to the modem and Ethernet jacks on the
back of your Media Center PC, your Media Center PC
may also include wireless Ethernet capabilities. For
more information about connecting to a network with
your wireless Ethernet hardware, see the networking
user’s guide included on the hard drive. To open the
document click Start, Gateway Documentation,
then click Networking User’s Guide.
Planning your Media Center setup

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Setting up the hardware
Connect your broadband
Internet (optional)
Connect the modem (optional)
Connect the audio/video source
A coaxial (TV in) connection carries both the audio
and video signals.
If you use an S-Video connection,
then also connect audio using
RCA stereo plugs.
Connect the IR control cable (optional)
Plug one end of the IR control cable into your
computer, then adhere the other end to the set-top box
sensor window.
For detailed instructions about connecting the IR control
cable (step 4), see page 13.
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Remove the adhesive
paper from the back of
the IR control.
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For detailed instructions about connecting the audio/video
source (step 3), see page 12.