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Gateway 610
Media Center PC
User’s Guide
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Table of Contents
Chapter One: Setting Up Your Gateway 610 Media Center PC 1
About your Gateway 610 Media Center PC 2
Planning your Media Center PC setup 3
Locating connections 3
Setting up the hardware 4
Connecting the audio and video source 6
Connecting the IR control cable 7
Connecting the wireless keyboard and mouse 8
Setting up the software 9
Chapter Two: Setting Up Media Center PC Optional Connections 11
Setting up optional connections 12
Connecting a TV (optional) 12
Connecting your Media Center PC to an existing stereo
or home theater (optional) 14
Chapter Three: Getting Started 17
Checking out your Media Center PC 18
Front 18
Left side 19
Right side 20
Top 21
Back 22
Starting the Windows XP Media Center 24
Using the Windows XP Media Center 25
Learning about the remote 26
Using the remote 27
Learning about the keyboard 28
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Chapter Four: Using My TV 29
Watching TV 30
Using the remote to play TV recordings 31
Using the Guide 33
Manually updating the Guide 34
Recording TV programs 35
Using Recorded TV 37
Changing My TV Settings 38
Burning recorded TV programs to DVD 39
Chapter Five: Using My Music 41
Getting started with My Music 42
Adding music files to the Media Library 42
Adding music CDs to the Media Library 43
Playing My Music 45
Chapter Six: Using My Pictures 49
Getting started with My Pictures 50
Organizing picture files 51
Viewing My Pictures 52
Using More Info 53
Playing audio during a slide show 54
Chapter Seven: Using My Videos 55
Getting started with My Videos 56
Organizing video files 57
Viewing My Videos 58
Using More Info 59
Chapter Eight: Using Play DVD 61
Playing a DVD 62
Chapter Nine: Using Radio 65
Playing the Radio 66
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Using the remote to play Radio recordings 68
Changing Radio Settings 69
Chapter Ten: Using Other Features 71
Setting up the external video input 72
Changing your Windows XP
Media Center Settings 73
Using More Programs 74
Using Online Spotlight 75
Chapter Eleven: Getting Help 77
Media Center FAQs 78
Getting more help 81
Using Help and Support 82
Other Media Center resources 83
Documentation 83
Windows Update 83
Web site 83
Identifying your model 84
Gateway model number 84
Gateway serial number 84
Contacting Gateway 84
Appendix A: Safety, Regulatory, and Legal Information 85
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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 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 Media Center remote the
same way you use remotes for
other home entertainment systems.
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 Windows XP
Media Center and other programs.
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Video source — Make sure that you have access
to a video source before starting your Media Center
PC setup.Your Media Center PC 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
your PC, 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 Guide and to
access the Internet. Make sure that you have access
to a dial-up or broadband Internet connection before
starting your Windows XP 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 PC setup
S-Video cable
Coaxial cable
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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,
you will also need to connect
audio using RCA stereo plugs.
Connect the IR control cable (optional)
Plug one end of the IR control cable into your PC, then
stick the other end to the set-top box sensor window.
For detailed instructions about connecting the IR control
cable (step 4), see page 7.
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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 6.
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