Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto AR-230 del fabbricante Gateway
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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 ■ Rem.
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.
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 id.
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 ■ Compos.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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 quali.
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 .
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 .
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 conne.
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 .
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 .
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 a.
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,.
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 .
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 .
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 .
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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 .
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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 .
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 m.
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 : .
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 .
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 dev.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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MAN D VD AR-230 USR GDE R0 9/03.
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Gateway AR-230 è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Gateway AR-230 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Gateway AR-230 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Gateway AR-230 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Gateway AR-230, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Gateway AR-230.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Gateway AR-230. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Gateway AR-230 insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
