Checking Out Your Gateway Receiver This chapter provides basic information about your Gateway Receiver. Read this chapter to learn about: ■ Warnings and safeguards ■ Controls and connections ■ Remote control...
Chapter 1: Checking Out Your Gateway Receiver Features A powerful, 1000-watt, 6.1 home theater system featuring TrueDigital amplification for premium, multichannel digital sound. ■ 600-watt audio receiver ■ 400-watt Hsu Research ■ 5 satellite and 1 Ventriloquist ■ Analog and digital audio inputs and outputs.
■ Remote control ■ Two AAA batteries ■ RCA audio/video cables ■ AM Loop antenna ■ FM antenna ■ User guide You can purchase these optional accessories for your receiver: ■ S-Video cable ■ AC-3 (Toslink) cable www.gateway.com Package contents...
Displays direct mode status. Displays the selected memory channel. Displays the currently selected surround sound mode. Displays automatic mode status. Displays presence of a digital audio signal. Displays presets, sleep timer, and speaker distance information. www.gateway.com Front panel MEM 1 Preset/Sleep/Distance indicators...
Chapter 1: Checking Out Your Gateway Receiver Back panel connections Antenna Digital Connector Array Antenna Video (and audio) components 6 or 7 channel direct input components Digital INs and OUT Audio (only) components Subwoofer Speakers Video 6 or 7 channel direct...
SUBTITLE AUTO OSD/SETUP SLEEP/DISPLAY REVERSE PLAY/PAUSE RECORD TUNE/SEARCH STANDBY DEVICE CHANNEL/LEVEL CHANNEL SELECT/T/V MUTE VOLUME ZOOM STEREO DSP MODE TEST TONE/MENU DIMMER/RETURN PLAY P.SCAN PRESET/SKIP 7 CH DIRECT Numeric keypad (0-9, 10+)/ Direct INPUT selector www.gateway.com Universal remote control Navigation/ENTER...
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Chapter 1: Checking Out Your Gateway Receiver Button Power On. Turns the receiver off or puts the receiver in Standby mode. For more POWER information, see “Turning the receiver on and off” on page 38. LED. Provides visual feedback when performing functions or programming operations.
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). Changes the radio station to the next memorized station ). Changes the radio station to the previous memorized ). Tunes in a radio station or performs backward search ). Tunes in a radio station or performs forward search www.gateway.com Universal remote control...
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Chapter 1: Checking Out Your Gateway Receiver Button Sleep. Sets the receiver to automatically turn off after a set period of time. SLEEP Shows the on-screen display. For more information, see “Using the sleep timer” DISPLAY on page 62. Display. Turns on the display for connected components, such as a DVD player.
Insert two AAA batteries into the remote control. Make sure that you match the + and – on the batteries with the + and – symbols inside the battery compartment. Warning Do not use rechargeable Ni-Cd batteries in this remote control. www.gateway.com Universal remote control...
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Connecting Components and Speakers Read this chapter to learn how to connect your receiver to audio/video (A/V) components and speakers. Important Do not plug the power cord into a wall outlet or turn the receiver on until all connections have been made.
“pin.” This connection method is the one that is most commonly found on devices. S-Video. The video signal is split into two signals, black-and-white and color. Text displayed on-screen through this connection will be noticeably sharper then composite. www.gateway.com...
AC-3 (Toslink) Digital Toslink is a connector format for fiber optic digital audio cables. A fiber optic digital audio cable carries audio data in the form of light impulses instead of electrical signals. The Toslink connector is a square plug. www.gateway.com...
To connect the AM loop antenna: Unfold the AM loop antenna and snap the loop into the base. Connect the antenna leads to the GND and AM clips on your receiver. www.gateway.com...
Change the position of the FM antenna until you get the best reception of your favorite FM stations. To connect the FM antenna: Connect the FM antenna to the FM antenna connector on your receiver. You may improve FM reception by using an outdoor antenna. www.gateway.com Connecting the FM antenna...
Connect the AC-3 toslink digital audio jack on the back of your DVD player to the AC-3 toslink digital audio in jack on your receiver. -OR- Connect the coaxial out jack on the back of your DVD player to the coaxial in jack on your receiver. or or www.gateway.com...
Connect the analog outputs of your 6 or 7 channel component to the corresponding 7 channel direct input jacks on your receiver. Connect the S-video jack of your 6 or 7 channel component to the S-video jack on your receiver. Connecting a 6 or 7 channel component www.gateway.com...
R and L audio out jacks on your receiver. Connect the S-video out jack on the back of your VCR to the S-video in jack on your receiver. Connect the S-video in jack on the back of your VCR to the S-video out jack on your receiver. www.gateway.com...
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Connect the composite video out jack on the back of your VCR to the composite video in jack on your receiver. Connect the composite video in jack on the back of your VCR to the composite video out jack on your receiver. www.gateway.com Connecting a VCR...
R and L audio in jacks on your receiver. Connect the red (R) and white (L) audio in jacks on the back of your tape component to the R and L audio out jacks on your receiver. www.gateway.com...
CD player, tape deck, or game console. To connect an AUX component: Connect the red (R) and white (L) audio out jacks on the back of your AUX component to the R and L audio in jacks on your receiver. Connecting an AUX component www.gateway.com...
Connect the Monitor S-Video out jack on the back of your receiver to the S-Video in jack on your television. Connect the Monitor 1 or Monitor 2 composite video out jack on the back of your receiver to the composite video in jack on your television. www.gateway.com...
Generally, center speaker placement is made either directly above or directly below the TV. ■ Place each speaker so that sound is aimed at your ears while you are seated in your main listening area. www.gateway.com Connecting speakers...
Warning Use speakers with an impedance of 6 ohms or above. Do not let the bare speaker wires touch each other or any metal part of this receiver. This could damage the receiver and/or the speakers. www.gateway.com...
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Connect the striped-edge speaker cable to the red (positive) speaker cable connector. Connect the non-striped edge speaker cable to the black (negative) speaker cable connector. Important Make sure that you clamp down on the bare speaker wire and not on the insulation. www.gateway.com Connecting speakers...
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Chapter 2: Connecting Components and Speakers Connect the right and left surround speakers and the back surround speaker to the receiver. Match the positive and negative cables from Step 1 to the positive and negative connectors on the receiver. www.gateway.com...
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Connecting speakers Connect the center speaker to the receiver, making sure to match the positive and negative connectors. www.gateway.com...
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Chapter 2: Connecting Components and Speakers Connect the left and right front speakers to the center speaker, making sure to match the positive and negative connectors. www.gateway.com...
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Connecting speakers Turn the center speaker’s Ventriloquist Function www.gateway.com...
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Chapter 2: Connecting Components and Speakers Connect the subwoofer to the receiver. www.gateway.com...
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Connecting speakers Plug in the subwoofer. www.gateway.com...
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~5, then flip Digital Receiver Volume switch to POWER Certain settings need to be made to your receiver to match your KAS-303 speakers. See “Setting up your speakers” on page 39 for more information on setting up and configuring your speakers. www.gateway.com...
Plugging in your components Plugging in your components After you have made all the connections, plug in your receiver and your connected components. www.gateway.com...
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Using the Receiver Read this chapter to learn how to: ■ Turn the receiver on and off ■ Set up the speakers ■ Use the universal remote control ■ Listen to a program source ■ Understand surround sound ■ Listen to the radio ■...
Each subsequent press of the power button on the remote control switches the receiver between Standby mode and on. To turn the receiver off: ■ Press the power button on the receiver. The receiver turns off. POWER on the remote control. The receiver turns on. www.gateway.com...
Crossover Frequency is assigned to the subwoofer or, when not using a subwoofer, speakers set to None — Select this when no surround speakers are connected. When this setting is selected, the surround sound signals are sent to the front speakers. Large www.gateway.com Setting up your speakers...
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Center speaker will be if a subwoofer is connected. Select , and as options for your Center speaker. But if you Small None , the only options available for your Small Small None www.gateway.com if a subwoofer None , you will Large...
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■ When adjusting the Crossover Frequency setting for your subwoofer, the available options are 80 Hz, 120 Hz, 160 Hz, and 200 Hz. Your KAS-303 Home Theater satellite speakers have a range of 150 Hz ~ 18.5 KHz, so set the subwoofer Crossover Frequency to 160 Hz.
For more information, see “Programming the remote control” on page 43. Turn on the component you want to operate. Press the DEVICE button on the remote control that corresponds to the component you want to operate. www.gateway.com...
By factory default, 000 is stored in the memory for the CD, DVD, and AUX device buttons. You do not need to enter a code unless the default code of 000 does not work. Using the universal remote control www.gateway.com...
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If only a few functions operate, check to see if another code operates more buttons. Programming a macro function Using the macro function, you can program up to 10 remote control button presses into a single button. The universal remote control has 3 macro buttons, M1, M2, and M3. www.gateway.com...
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0.5 second intervals. If the component cannot complete an operation within 0.5 seconds, it may miss the next code. In this example, you would not be able to use that particular macro with the component. Using the universal remote control www.gateway.com...
DTS-ES Matrix 6.1 to achieve 6.1-channel surround playback. DTS Neo : 6 includes DTS Neo: 6 Cinema and DTS Neo: 6 Music signal formats. button on the remote MUTE www.gateway.com Surround sound...
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MPEG Multichannel works well when using the 7 CH DIRECT INPUTs to playback the sound from an additional multichannel decoder. For details, see to the user’s guide for your connected 7-channel component. www.gateway.com...
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This mode provides the feeling of a live concert in a medium-sized (Arena 1) or large (Arena 2) arena. Game Use this mode for video game sources. Matrix This mode reproduces delayed signals from the surround channels emphasizing the sense of expansion for music sources. www.gateway.com Surround sound...
The test tone plays out of up and down buttons on the remote control to adjust button on the remote control to cancel the test tone. www.gateway.com ) mode, 2-CH DOWNMIX DSP Mode...
2 seconds to enter SETUP , press the up and down buttons on the P CALL ADJUST P MEMORY button on the receiver to confirm. www.gateway.com Surround sound button on the receiver...
2 seconds to enter , press the DD L DECODING MP L www.gateway.com button on the receiver SETUP up and down buttons on the button on the receiver SETUP...
BASS DECODING , and BASS TRBL button on the receiver for more than 2 seconds to enter SETUP www.gateway.com Surround sound button on the receiver TONE ON up and down ADJUST button on the receiver...
) – Extends the front stereo image to include PANO ) – Adjusts the center image so it is heard C-WID ) – Adjusts the sound field towards the front DIMEN www.gateway.com up and down buttons on the DYNR 0.0: Off DYNR 0.5: Low up and down ADJUST...
, and FM STEREO FM MONO TUNING/PRESET buttons on the remote control until the frequency you www.gateway.com Listening to the radio button on TUNER TUNE light turns PRESET...
0.5 seconds. button on the receiver. The buttons on the receiver or the TUNING/PRESET buttons on the remote control to select the desired preset www.gateway.com TUNE light turns PRESET light flickers for button on the receiver.
Start recording on the connected TAPE component. Start playing on the selected input (recording source). Analog Audio/Video recording buttons on the receiver or the TUNING/PRESET button on the receiver or the direct input TAPE www.gateway.com TUNE light turns PRESET P. SCAN...
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Start playing on the AUX and the VIDEO 2 inputs (recording source). button on the receiver or the button on the receiver or the jacks. button on the remote control and select , then select VIDEO 2 www.gateway.com VIDEO2 VIDEO3 VIDEO2 direct input as your audio recording FUNCTION SELECT...
, or as the input for your recording VIDEO2 VIDEO3 button on the receiver to select the as your digital signal input. www.gateway.com VIDEO1 o(ptical) 1 OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT...
In the OFF display mode, press any button to restore the display to ON mode. button on the remote control to cycle between the button on the remote control to cycle between the , and dimmer www.gateway.com , and . The light SLEEP...
AUTO OSD information displays for several seconds then automatically turns off. One example of displayed status information is shown below. Displayed status information when selecting TEST TONE mode is set to the receiver displays status information. The :--------------- ----------------: www.gateway.com...
Follow the on-screen instructions to adjust the option. ) buttons on your remote control. ENTER MAIN MENU SPEAKER SETUP FUNCTION SELECT SURROUND MODE SH LEVEL SETUP AUTO OSD : : MOVE SELECT OR CHANGE www.gateway.com Using the Menu screen , and...
VIDEO SELECT TONE CONTROL DYNAMIC RANGE : 0.5 PLII (M) PARAMETER OSD : BACK : MOVE ENTER : SELECT OR CHANGE www.gateway.com Description Configure Speaker settings. Options include: Page 1/2 Subwoofer – Set to Yes or ■ Front – Set size.
Cycle the Auto OSD setting MAIN MENU between On and Off by pressing SPEAKER SETUP the Enter button on the remote FUNCTION SELECT SURROUND MODE control. SH LEVEL SETUP AUTO OSD : : MOVE SELECT OR CHANGE www.gateway.com Using the Menu screen...
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Switch off the power and check the speaker connections. ■ Adjust the speaker settings correctly. ■ Lower the volume. No sound ■ Check the speaker connections. ■ Adjust the master volume. ■ Press the MUTE button to cancel the muting effect. support..gateway.com...
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Move the antenna and retry tuning. ■ Tune in the desired station frequency. Preset stations cannot be received ■ Memorize the correct station frequency. ■ Memorize the stations again. Poor FM reception ■ Connect an antenna. ■ Change the position of the antenna. support..gateway.com Troubleshooting...
Initializing the receiver resets any stored settings back to factory defaults. You will have to reprogram any custom stored settings. To initialize the receiver: While in Standby mode, press the same time. After you see the flickering Standby indicator, release the buttons. SETUP DECODING support..gateway.com buttons at the...
Technical support Telephone support For customer service and support, call 1-800-846-2301 between 7 am and 10pm Central Time Monday through Friday. Internet For technical support, go to the Gateway Support Web site at support.gateway.com. support..gateway.com Technical support...
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KAS-303 speakers specifications Satellites Center-Channels System Specifications (including subwoofers) Video-shielded, 2.5 in (6.4 cm) full range driven Enclosure: Black vinyl laminated MDF Dimensions: 5.75 in (14.6 cm) H × 3.875 in (9.8 cm) W × 3.5 in (8.9 cm) D Video-shielded, two 4 in (10.2 cm) ×...
Normalized 1 meter maximum SPL 112 dB average from 27 Hz.-100 Hz. Dimensions 18.5 in (47 cm) H × 17 in (43.2 cm) W × 14 in (35.6 cm) D Shipping Weight 41 lbs. (18.6 kg.) Finish Black laminate www.gateway.com Specifications...
Totevision Vector Research Victor Vidikron Vidtech Wards White Westinghouse Yamaha Zenith VCR setup codes Admiral Adventura Aiko Aiwa Akai America Action America High Asha Audiovox Beaumark Bell & Howell Brocksonic Broksonic Calix www.gateway.com Setup Codes...
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Samsung Sanky Sansui Sanyo Scott Sears Semp Sharp Shintom Shogun Singer Sony Syvania Symphonic Tatung Teac Technics Teknika Thomas Toshiba Totevision Unitech Vector Vector Research Video Concepts www.gateway.com Setup Codes...
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004 (TV use 008) 004 (TV use 008) 004 (TV use 008) 013 (TV use 012) 027 (TV use 041) 004 (TV use 008) 016 (TV use 010) 004 (TV use 008) 028 (TV use 025) 027 (TV use 041) www.gateway.com...
028 (TV use 042) 004 (TV use 008) 028 (TV use 042) 004 (TV use 008) 028 (TV use 042) 013 (TV use 012) 004 (TV use 008) 027 (TV use 041) 027 (TV use 041) 002 (TV use 000) www.gateway.com Setup Codes...
Aux-Home Automation setup codes Lutron One For All Radio Shack Security System Universal X10 Aux-DBS setup codes Awia Fisher Harman/Kardon Jerrold Scientific Artlanta Sony Starcom www.gateway.com...
Regulatory, and Legal Information Important safety information Read Instructions - All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. Retain instructions - The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. Heed Warnings - All warnings on the product and in the operating instructions should be adhered to.
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When installing an outside antenna system, extreme care should be taken to keep from touching such power lines or circuits as contact with them might be fatal. www.gateway.com...
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(including amplifiers) that produce heat. Notes: Item 12 is not required except for grounded or polarized product. Item 14 and 16 are not required except for units provided with antenna terminals. Item 14 complies with UL in U.S.A. www.gateway.com Important safety information...
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Classe B prescrites dans le règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique édicté par Industrie Canada. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Gateway could void the FCC compliance and negate your authority to operate the product. www.gateway.com...
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Laser safety statement All Gateway systems equipped with CD and DVD drives comply with the appropriate safety standards, including IEC 825. The laser devices in these components are classified as “Class 1 Laser Products” under a US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Radiation Performance Standard.
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Lightning protection For added protection of any Gateway product during a lightning storm or when it is left unattended or unused for long periods of time, unplug the product from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system.
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Antenna and satellite grounding Reference Grounding component Electric service equipment Power service grounding electrode system (NEC Art 250, Part H) Ground clamps Grounding conductors (NEC Section 810-21) Antenna discharge unit (NEC Section 810-20) Ground clamp Antenna lead-in wire Regulatory compliance statements www.gateway.com...
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For the latest product updates, consult the Gateway Web site at www.gateway.com. In no event will Gateway be liable for direct, indirect, special, exemplary, incidental, or consequential damages resulting from any defect or omission in this manual, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
Index Numerics 6 or 7 channel component connecting AC-3 (Toslink) digital adjusting display brightness AM Loop antenna connecting Arena surround mode AUX component connecting back panel connections bass adjusting batteries inserting installing brightness adjusting display buttons receiver remote control channel levels adjusting memorizing storing...
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dynamic range compressing FM antenna connecting front panel controls Game surround mode Hall surround mode insert batteries install batteries LFE level adjusting maintaining receiver Matrix surround mode Movie surround mode MPEG Multichannel surround mode on-screen display using package contents power connecting preset stations tuning...
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DTS - ES Extended Surround DTS Digital Surround DTS Neo 6 surround Game Hall Matrix Movie MPEG Multichannel Stadium Theater S-Video tape component connecting technical support television connecting Theater surround mode tone adjusting treble adjusting troubleshooting receiver tuning radio turning off receiver turning on receiver universal remote control using...