Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto 30 inch LCD TV del fabbricante Gateway
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U ser Guide Gatewa y 30 inch L CD T V.
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i www .gateway .com Co n te nt s 1 Introducing Your Gateway LCD TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Package conte nts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Features .
ii www .gateway .com Using key lockout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Using IR lockout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 1 1 Introducing Y our Gateway LC D T V ■ Packag e contents ■ Features ■ Controls and conn ections ■ Accessories.
2 www .g ateway .com P a ckage c ont ents Along with your LCD TV , the packaging box c ontains the following items: Remote co ntrol and two AA batt eries Power cord LCD TV user gui de and remot e cont.
3 www .gateway .com F e atures Y our LCD TV features: ■ A bright, flic ker-free image ■ Automatic co nversion of film content for correct display with minimal sc reen noise ■ Accurate color proc.
4 www .g ateway .com F ront panel c ontrols Button Description Remote con trol senso r Receives signals from the remote control. Do n ot block. Power/Statu s LED T urns your LCD TV on and of f. When you turn your LCD TV on or of f, wait three sec onds before pre ssing this bu tton again .
5 www .gateway .com Back panel c onnec tions Connector De scription Service Conne cts to a wired rem ote. For more info rmation, s ee the docume ntation on the G ateway W eb site at support.gatew ay .com/suppor t/manlib/ . DVI/Audi o I n Conne cts to a DVI audio/v ideo dev ice, su ch as a compu ter or set-top box.
6 www .g ateway .com A cc essories Y ou can purchase thes e optional acces sories for your L CD TV : ■ Cabl e ki ts . Gateway cable kits consist o f high-quality gold cables o f various lengths, inc.
Chapter 2 7 Wa t c h i n g T V ■ Connecting a satellite di sh ■ Connecting c able TV or an of f-air antenna ■ T urning on your LCD TV ■ W atc hing a TV program.
8 www .g ateway .com C onnecting y our satellite set-top bo x U sing component video T o connect your satellite set-top box using component video: 1 Make sure that the power button on your LC D TV is turned of f.
9 www .gateway .com C onnecting off-air T V or cable T V T o connect off-air TV or cable TV using coaxial (RF) audi o and video: 1 Make sure that the power button on your LC D TV is turned of f. 2 Connect the coaxial (RF) connector from your a ntenna or cable box to the An t.
10 www .g ateway .com T urning on the pow e r T o turn on the power: 1 Connect the power cord to the power cord conne ctor on t he back of your LCD TV , then plug the other end of the power cord into a correctly grounded electrical outlet or surge protector .
11 www .gateway .com W at ching a T V pr ogram T o watch a TV program, make sure that: ■ Any cable , satellite, or off-air antenna co nnections are secure. ■ The power cord is plugged into a correctly grounded electrical outlet or surge protector .
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Chapter 3 13 C onn ec ting O ther Co m po n en t s ■ Connecting DVD play ers – go to page 15 ■ Connecting HDTV decoder set-top boxes – go to page 18 ■ Connecting VCRs and video camcorders .
14 www .g ateway .com Understanding video c onnec tions Y our LCD TV has four types of standard video connec tions. Y ou should use the best connec tion availab le to get the best disp lay .
15 www .gateway .com C onnecting y our DVD pla yer U sing component video T o connect your DVD player using component video: 1 Make sure that the power button on your LC D TV is turned of f. 2 Connect the gr een Y jack on t he back of your DVD player to the DVD green Y jack on the back of yo ur LCD TV .
16 www .g ateway .com U sing S-Video T o c onnect your DVD player using S-Video: 1 Make sure that the power button on your LC D TV is turned of f. 2 Connect the S -Video jack on the back of your DVD player to t he A V2/S IN S-VIDEO j a c k o n t h e b a c k o f y o u r L C D T V .
17 www .gateway .com U sing composite video T o connect your DVD player using composite video: 1 Make sure that the power button on your LC D TV is turned of f. 2 Connect the y ellow video jack on the back of your DVD player to the yellow A V1 or A V 2 / S I N j a c k o n t h e b a c k o f y o u r L C D T V .
18 www .g ateway .com C onnecting y our HDT V set-top bo x U sing component video T o c onnect your HDTV decoder set-top box using component video: 1 Make sure that the power button on your LC D TV is turned of f. 2 Connect the g reen Y jack on t he back of your HDTV set-t op box to the HDTV green Y j a c k o n t h e b a c k o f y o u r L C D T V .
19 www .gateway .com U sing VGA video For best results, we recommend using the co mponent video connect ors fo r this device. However , if you have already used the comp onent video connectors for other devices, you can connect your HDTV set-top box using VGA VIDEO.
20 www .g ateway .com C onnecting your V CR or video camera U sing S-Video T o connect your VCR or video camera using S-Video: 1 Make sure that the power button on your LC D TV is turned of f. 2 Connect the S-V ide o jack on the back of your VC R or video came ra to the A V2/S IN S-VIDE O jac k on t he back of yo ur LCD TV .
21 www .gateway .com U sing composite video T o connect your VCR or video camera using composite video: 1 Make sure that the power button on your LC D TV is turned of f. 2 Connect th e yellow video jack on the back of your VC R or video camera t o the yellow A V 1 o r A V 2 / S I N V I D E O j a c k o n t h e b a c k o f y o u r L C D T V .
22 www .g ateway .com C onnecting external amplified speak ers Y ou can connect your LCD TV to a set of external, ampl ified speakers using the A V OUT jacks lo cated on the ba ck of your LCD TV . T o c onnect your external amplified speakers: 1 Make sure that the power button on your LC D TV is turned of f.
23 www .gateway .com C onnecting an external rece iv er or amplifier Y ou can connect an external receiver or a mplifier to your LCD T V . T o connect your external receiver or amplifier: 1 Make sure that the power button on your LC D TV is turned of f.
24 www .g ateway .com C onnecting a computer Using D V I video T o c onnect your computer using DVI video: 1 Make sure that the power button on your LC D TV is turned of f. 2 Connect the DVI connector on your computer to the DVI IN connector on the back of your LCD TV .
25 www .gateway .com U sing VGA video T o c onnect your computer using VGA video: 1 Make sure that the power button on your LC D TV is turned of f. 2 Connect the 15- pin D-Sub VGA connector on your computer to the VGA IN connector on the back of yo ur LCD TV .
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Chapter 4 27 Adj us t in g Y ou r L C D T V Settings ■ V iewing modes ■ Using Pictu re-in-P icture (PIP) mode ■ Adjusting settings ■ Using pare ntal controls ■ Setting the sleep timer.
28 www .g ateway .com Understanding viewing fea tures Y our LCD TV features four viewing modes and Picture-in -Picture (PIP) mode. Y ou can switch viewing modes using the on-screen display (OSD) or the remote control. For more information on using the OSD, see “Using t he on-screen display” on page 31 .
29 www .gateway .com Pictur e- in-P ic tu re (PIP) mode Y our LCD TV features PIP mode so you can watch two pict ures at the same time. Y ou can use PIP mode if yo ur PIP video input sour ce is set to TV , A V1, A V2/S, or 480i DVD. PIP mode When PIP is turned on, you can display two pictures at one time.
30 www .g ateway .com PIP channel The PIP channel is independent of the m ain TV channel. T o change the PIP channel: ■ Press the PIP CH + or - button o n the remote control. PIP audio Y ou can listen to either the audio of the program in th e main picture or the prog ram in the PIP sub-pic ture.
31 www .gateway .com U sing the on-scr een displa y Y our LCD TV features an on-screen display (OSD) tha t lets you adjust and save c ontrast, brightness, and other settings. Y our LC D TV sa ves changes you make to t he settings, even if you turn off the telev ision.
32 www .g ateway .com OSD menu s and options Y ou can use these OSD menus and o ptions to adjust various sett ings for your LCD TV . In the following table, some of the menu o ptions can vary depending on the vid eo input sour ce that you are using.
33 www .gateway .com PICTURE – VGA an d DVI input BRIGHTNESS. Adjusts the am ount of light in the da rkest portion o f the picture . Increa sing brig htness make s the overall picture lighter . Decrea sing the bri ghtness make s the overall picture dar ker .
34 www .g ateway .com TV - TV inpu t SOURCE. Sets th e source for the tuner . AIR sets the tun er for an antenna . CABLE set s the tuner for ca ble or a sat ellite dish. CABLE MODE . S pecifi es the t ype of c able s ystem you subscribe to. Options incl ude Standard, HRC, IRC, and Auto .
35 www .gateway .com SETUP LANGUAGE . Chan ges the langu age of the O SD menu. GAMMA . Changes the c olor spac e. WIDE . Changes the viewing mode. For mo re information, see “Vie wing modes” on page 28 . PIP . Mo difies the Pict ure-in-Picture s ettings.
36 www .g ateway .com U sing parent al c ontrols The parental controls feature prevents vi ewers from watching programs that are not age-appropriate, such as programs containing v iolence, adult language, or adult themes.
37 www .gateway .com 3 Use the number pad to typ e the password, then press OK . The password was set to 0000 at the factory . The BLOCKING sub-menu opens.
38 www .g ateway .com Press the or t o select each rating, then press or to toggle the rating to blocked or unblocked. Y ou can also customize the TV ratings for the fo llowing content: FV (fantasy vi.
39 www .gateway .com 7 Press the or to select each rating, then press or to toggle the rating to blocked or unblocked. 8 Press the MENU but ton on t he remote control. 9 Press to highlight BLOCKING ENABLE , then press or to toggle t he blocking enable to yes.
40 www .g ateway .com 3 Use the number pad to typ e the password, then press OK . The password was set to 0000 at the factory . The BLOCKING sub-menu opens. 4 Highlight CHANGE P ASSWORD , then press OK . The Change Passwo rd window op ens. 5 Use the number pad to type the new password.
41 www .gateway .com U sing IR lockout IR lockout lets yo u lock the television so that so meone must use the buttons on th e LCD TV to control the television. F or more information, see “B LOCK ING” on page 34 . Setting the sleep timer The sleep timer lets you set a time delay to turn o ff your LCD TV automatically .
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Chapter 5 43 Main te nanc e and T roubleshooting ■ Important saf eguards ■ Cleaning your LC D TV ■ T roubleshooting tip s.
44 www .g ateway .com Impor tant safe guards W arnings and precautio ns ■ Do not place your hands, face, or objects close t o the ventilation openings of your LCD TV . The top of y our LCD T V gets very hot from exhaust air that is released through the v enti lati on op enings .
45 www .gateway .com ■ Y our LCD TV is equipped with a 3-pin grounded plug. The plug will only fit into a grounded power outlet. T his is a safety feature. If you cannot plug the p ower cord into the outlet, cont act your electrician. Do not al ter the plug because this will defeat the safety feature.
46 www .g ateway .com Cleani ng th e exteri or ■ Y our LCD TV is cooled by air circu lated through the vents on the case, so keep the vents free of dust. With yo ur LCD TV turned off and unplugged, brush the dust away fro m the vents with a da mp cloth.
47 www .gateway .com ■ Make sure that the video in put source is within the range of your LCD TV . Compare the video input sour ce’ s specifications with your LCD TV specifications. The d isplay imag e does not co v er the entire screen ■ If you are using VGA mo de, make sure that H Size and V Position in the OSD are set correctl y .
48 www .g ateway .com The bu ttons on the rem ote contro l and the but tons on the telev ision do not wor k ■ Y ou may have set both key lockout and IR lockout on the television. T o c omplete a master unlock of the television: 1 Remove the power cord from the wall outlet.
App endi x A 49 Safe t y , Regulator y , and L egal Information ■ Safety information ■ Regulatory statements ■ Notices.
50 www .g ateway .com Regulat or y c omplianc e sta temen ts United Sta tes of America F ederal C ommunications C ommission (FCC) Unint entional emitt er per FC C P ar t 15 This device ha s been tested and found t o comply with th e limits for a Class B digital device, pursuan t to Part 15 of the FCC rules.
51 www .gateway .com Ca na d a Industry Canad a (IC) Unin tentional emit ter per ICES- 003 This digital apparat us does not exceed the Class B lim i ts for rad io noise emissions fro m digital apparatus as s et out in the ra dio interference regu lations of Industr y Canada.
52 www .g ateway .com Pow e r l in e s Do not locate the anten na near overhead light or power cir cuits, or where it could fall into such power lines or circuits . Wa r ni n g When in stalling or realigni ng an outside a ntenna sy stem, extrem e care shou ld be taken to keep from tou ching su ch power lin es or circuits .
53 www .gateway .com Noti c es Copyright © 2004 Gateway , Inc. All Rights Reserved 14350 Myford Road Irvine, CA 92606 USA All Ri ghts Rese rved This publication is protected by copyri ght and all rights are reserved. No part of it may be reproduced or t ransmitted by any means or in any form, without prior consent in writing from Gateway .
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55 www .gateway .com Inde x Numerics 16:9 mode 28 4:3 mode 28 A accessories 6 adjust auto pi cture 33 balance 33 bass 33 blocking en able 34 brightness 32 , 33 cable mode 34 CC mo de 34 change p asswo.
56 www .g ateway .com connecti ng amplifier 23 cable TV 9 computer 24 DVD play er 15 external amplified speakers 22 external receiver 23 HDTV decoder set-top box 18 off-air TV 9 power cord 10 satellit.
57 www .gateway .com blocking en able 34 brightness 32 , 33 cable mode 34 CC mo de 34 change p assword 34 channel scan 34 closed capt ion mode 34 color 32 color temp erature 32 , 33 contrast 32 , 33 f.
58 www .g ateway .com connecti ng S-Video 20 VGA audio in connec tion 5 video in connect ion 5 Video 1 conne ction 5 video came ra connect ing composit e video 21 connecti ng S-Video 20 video connec t.
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MAN 30”LCD TV USR GDE R0 8/04.
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:
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