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Gateway 610 Media Center PC User's Guide - Page 3
... Your Gateway 610 Media Center PC About your Gateway 610 Media Center PC Planning your Media Center PC setup Locating connections Setting up the hardware Connecting the audio and video source Connecting the IR control cable Connecting the wireless keyboard and mouse Setting up the software
Chapter Two: Setting Up Media Center PC Optional Connections Setting up optional connections Connecting a TV...
Gateway 610 Media Center PC User's Guide - Page 5
... Windows XP
Media Center Settings
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Using More Programs
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Using Online Spotlight
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Chapter Eleven: Getting Help
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Media Center FAQs
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Getting more help
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Using Help and Support
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Other Media Center resources
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Documentation
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Windows Update
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Web site
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Identifying your model
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Gateway model number
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Gateway serial number
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Contacting Gateway...
Gateway 610 Media Center PC User's Guide - Page 9
... 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...
Gateway 610 Media Center PC User's Guide - Page 15
... make sure that your Internet connection is set up. Contact your Internet service provider for more information about setting up your Internet connection. Before starting the Windows XP Media Center setup wizard, check for Windows Updates to make sure that Media Center has the most recent software releases and security updates installed. For more information, see "Windows Update" on page 83.
4 Con...
Gateway 610 Media Center PC User's Guide - Page 32
... starts the Windows XP Media
Center software.
Audio/Video (A/V) control buttons control volume levels, volume mute, channel selections, and the DVD menu.
Numeric keypad/ Data entry buttons let you enter numbers and characters from the
remote.
Power control button puts the Media Center PC in Standby mode (reduced power).
Transport buttons let you replay recorded (buffered) TV and radio programs...
Gateway 610 Media Center PC User's Guide - Page 40
Manually updating the Guide
When you use the Windows XP Media Center setup wizard, you can be set up the Guide to automatically download program information from your cable or satellite service provider. However, if your Internet Service Provider does not support automatic Guide updates or if the Guide needs to be updated for another reason, you may need to update the Guide manually to refresh the...
Gateway 610 Media Center PC User's Guide - Page 44
... TV Settings
Use My TV Settings to customize the Windows XP Media Center My TV. You can adjust settings for the TV recorder, Guide, TV signal, display settings, audio, and My TV. To use the Settings menu
1 On the remote, press the My TV button. The
Windows XP Media Center starts.
2 Navigate to Settings, then press the OK button. The
Settings menu opens.
Help:
For more information about the My TV...
Gateway 610 Media Center PC User's Guide - Page 48
... Library
1 With the mouse, click Start, then click Windows
Media Player. Windows Media Player opens.
Tip:
Additional audio formats may be supported if you install new
codecs (compressor/decompressor software used to compress and
decompress digital media files) to play the audio file.
2 On the left side of the Media Player, click Media
Library. The first time you click Media...
Gateway 610 Media Center PC User's Guide - Page 62
... you watch these digital video file types:
File type (format) Windows Media file Windows Media A/V Video file Movie file
Windows MetaFile
File extension .wm, .asf .wmv
.avi
.mpeg, .mpg, .mpe, .m1v, .mp2, .mpv2 .wmf
Tip:
Additional video formats may be supported if you install new
codecs (compressor/decompressor software used to compress and
decompress digital media files) to...
Gateway 610 Media Center PC User's Guide - Page 68
... always play DVDs using the Media Center, click to select the Always do the selected action check box. The DVD plays.
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If a DVD player installation program opens (for player software that was included with the DVD), cancel the installation, then press the Start button on the keyboard or remote. The Windows XP Media Center starts.
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Gateway 610 Media Center PC User's Guide - Page 73
... preset radio memory slot. • Highlight the Tune + or Tune - button to continue manually scanning for stations....Internet button appears in the Windows XP Media Center Radio only if one or more Internet radio Web links have been installed. Go to Online Spotlight to check for Internet radio Web links that you can download and use in Windows XP Media Center (press the Start
button on the remote...
Gateway 610 Media Center PC User's Guide - Page 85
.... If you want to view the DVD on a computer, you need a DVD player and DVD decoder software (such as WinDVD). You do not need Windows XP Service Pack (SP) 1, Windows Media Player 9, and the Windows patch Q810243 Update (described above) on your computer to play TV programs recorded with Sonic PrimeTime.
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Yes, you can record a .DVR-MS file, as a data file, to...
Gateway 610 Media Center PC User's Guide - Page 86
..., see "Burning recorded TV programs to DVD" on page 39. Q: Why do I get this "Download Error" message when the Windows XP Media Center tries to update the Guide?
A: You must be connected to the Internet to update the Guide. Make sure that your Internet account is set up and connected to your Media Center PC. For information, see "Manually updating the Guide" on page 34...
Gateway 610 Media Center PC User's Guide - Page 89
... updated with the latest software releases and security updates.
To start the Windows Update utility, connect to the Internet, click Start, All Programs, then click Windows Update. The Windows Update Web site opens. Follow the on-screen instructions.
microsoft.com/windowsxp/mediacenter/
and the Gateway Support Web site at support.gateway.com/windowsxp/mediacenter/ and support.gateway.com/support...
Gateway 610 Media Center User's Guide - Page 14
... the device.
3 Start the Media Center
setup wizard
After you've completed the initial Windows setup, press the Start button on your remote control.
Tip:
The Media Center setup wizard requires Internet access to complete the Media Center software configuration. Before starting the Media Center setup wizard in step 4, make sure that your Internet connection is set up. Contact your Internet service...
Gateway 610 Media Center User's Guide - Page 46
... music.
To add music files on your computer to the Media Player's Media Library
1 With the mouse, click Start, then click Windows Media Player. Windows Media Player opens.
Tip:
Additional audio formats may be supported if you install new codecs (compressor/decompressor software used to compress and decompress digital media files) to play the audio file.
2 On the left side of the...
Gateway 610 Media Center User's Guide - Page 60
... you watch these digital video file types:
File type (format) Windows Media file Windows Media A/V Video file Movie file
Windows MetaFile
File extension .wm, .asf .wmv
.avi
.mpeg, .mpg, .mpe, .m1v, .mp2, .mpv2 .wmf
Tip:
Additional video formats may be supported if you install new codecs (compressor/decompressor software used to compress and decompress digital media files) to...
Gateway 610 Media Center User's Guide - Page 71
...to save the station on the next available preset radio memory slot.
• Highlight the Tune + or Tune - button to continue manually scanning for stations.
Tip:
If you know the radio ...remote Play button). The radio starts playing and recording (buffering) up to 30 minutes of the radio program.
To listen to Internet radio
1 On the remote, press Radio. The Radio window opens.
2 Navigate to Internet...
Gateway 610 Media Center User's Guide - Page 84
..., see "Burning recorded TV programs to DVD" on page 43.
Q: Why do I get this "Download Error" message when the Media Center tries to update the Program Guide?
A: You must be connected to the Internet to update the Program Guide. Make sure that your Internet account is set up and connected to the Media Center PC. For information, see "Manually updating the Media Center...
Gateway 610 Media Center User's Guide - Page 87
... site at support.gateway.com/windowsxp/mediacenter/.
Windows Update
Remember to check regularly for Windows updates to keep the operating system updated with the latest software releases and security updates.
To start the Windows Update utility, connect to the Internet, click Start, All Programs, then click Windows Update. The Windows Update Web site opens. Follow the on-screen instructions.
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