Gateway FMC-901 User manual

Gateway 901 Series
Family Room Media Center
User’s Guide

Table of Contents
Chapter One: Setting Up Family Room Media Center 1
About your Family Media Center 2
Planning your Family Media Center setup 3
Locating connections 3
Connections overview 4
Setting up the hardware 6
Setting up and synchronizing the wireless
keyboard and mouse 8
Connecting the audio and video source 12
Connecting the IR control cable 14
Connecting a display device 15
Connecting an audio system 17
Setting up the software 19
Chapter Two: Getting Started 21
Checking out your Gateway Family Media Center 22
Front 22
Back (Gateway FMC-901 Media Center) 25
Back (Gateway FMC-901X Media Center) 27
Learning about the remote 30
Using the remote 31

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Learning about the wireless mouse 32
Using the wireless mouse 33
Fine-tuning the wireless mouse pointer control 34
Changing the wireless keyboard or
mouse channels 38
Determining the wireless keyboard or
mouse channels 35
Turning the wireless keyboard or mouse
power on or off 35
Learning about the wireless keyboard 36
Starting the Windows XP Media Center 38
Using the Windows XP Media Center 39
Chapter Three: Using My TV 42
Watching TV 42
Using the remote to play TV recordings 43
Using the Guide 45
Manually updating the Guide 46
Recording TV programs 47
Using Recorded TV 49
Changing My TV Settings 50
Burning recorded TV programs to DVD 51
Chapter Four: Using My Music 53
Getting started with My Music 54
Adding music files to the Media Library 54

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Adding music CDs to the Media Library 55
Playing My Music 57
Chapter Five: Using My Pictures 61
Getting started with My Pictures 62
Organizing picture files 63
Viewing My Pictures 64
Using More Info 65
Playing audio during a slide show 66
Chapter Six: Using My Videos 67
Getting started with My Videos 68
Organizing video files 69
Viewing My Videos 70
Using More Info 71
Chapter Seven: Using Play DVD 73
Playing a DVD 74
Chapter Eight: Using Radio 77
Playing the Radio 78
Using the remote to play Radio recordings 80
Changing Radio Settings 81
Chapter Nine: Using Other Features 83
Changing Windows XP Media Center Settings 84
Using More Programs 85
Using Online Spotlight 86

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Chapter Ten: Getting Help 87
Media Center FAQs 88
Wireless keyboard and mouse troubleshooting 91
Getting more help 93
Using Help and Support 94
Other Family Media Center resources 95
Documentation 95
Windows Update 95
Web site 95
Contacting Gateway 96
Appendix A: Safety, Regulatory, and Legal Information 103

1
SettingUp
Family Room Media Center
ChapterOne
• Plan your Family Media Center setup
• Set up hardware and software

2
About your Family Media Center
The Family Media Center provides
rich entertainment and powerful
computing capabilities.You can
run the Windows XP Media Center
while using other programs or
just enjoy the Windows XP Media
Center in full-screen mode without
using other programs.
Use the Family Media Center
remote the same way you
use remotes for other home
entertainment systems. You can
use the remote and Family Media
Center to watch and record TV,
play videos and music, and view
pictures.
Use the wireless keyboard and
mouse to run Windows XP Media
Center and other programs.

3
Video source —Make sure that you have access
to a video source before starting your Family Media
Center setup. Your Media Center receives video
input from a coaxial, composite video, or S-Video
cable. The video source usually comes from an
antenna, direct cable TV connection, cable box, or
satellite receiver. Cable boxes and satellite receivers
are also called set-top boxes.
You’ve probably already decided where you want to
locate your Family Media Center, 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 Family Media Center
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.
Planning your Family Media Center setup
S-Video cable
Composite cable
Coaxial cable

4
Your Family Media Center accepts a variety of audio
and video inputs and it can output audio and video to
a number of audio and video devices. This is a sample
setup diagram of a Media Center configuration. The
possible audio and video input connections to your
Family Media Center and the audio and video output
connections from the Media Center are shown. For
detailed information about setting up the Media Center,
see “Setting up the hardware” on page 6.
Connect to the
Internet using:
• RJ-11 jack
• RJ-45 jack
Connect to an audio
device using:
• 1/8” Digital Out jack
• 1/8” Analog Out jacks
(front, rear, subwoofer/
center speakers)
• Toslink Digital Out jack
Connections overview
Caution:
Ventilation slots are located on the sides of your Family
Media Center to allow for correct ventilation. To ensure
reliable operation and to protect your Media Center
from overheating, make sure that the ventilation slots
are not blocked and that there is space around the
ventilation slots for air circulation.