Gateway kas303 Using the Receiver

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

■Record analog audio and video

■Record digital audio

■Use the sleep timer

■Adjust the display brightness

Contents

Main Page Contents 1 Checking Out Your Gateway Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 Connecting Components and Speakers 3 Using t he Receiver ii 4 Using the OSD 5 Maintaining and Troubleshooting Your Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 A Specifications and Setup Codes Page Page Page 2 Features Important Safeguards W arnings and pr ecautions Package contents Package contents Front panel Item Description Front panel Display Item Description Back panel connections Connector Array Description Universal remote control Page Page Page Inserting batteries To install the batteries: Page Page Understanding video connections Understanding audio connections Understanding audio connections Connecting the AM loop antenna Connecting the FM antenna Connecting the FM antenna To connect the FM antenna: 1 Connecting a DVD player oror To connect a DVD player to your receiver: 1 2 Connecting a 6 or 7 channel component To connect a 6 or 7 channel component: 1 2 Connecting a VCR Page Connecting a tape component Connecting an AUX component Connecting an A UX component To connect an AUX component: 1 Connecting a television To connect your receiver to a television: 1 2 25 Connecting speakers Speaker placement Front left and right speakers and center speaker 26 Surround left and right speakers Making the connections Connecting speakers To connect speakers to your receiver: 1 Page Page Page Page Page Page 8 Page Page Using the Receiver Turning the receiver on and off To turn the receiver on: 1 2 To turn the receiver off: Setting up your speakers Adjusting the speaker settings Setting the type of speakers Page Setting up your speakers Speaker distance settings To adjust the speaker settings: 1 2 Using the universal remote control Operating components with the universal remote control Using the universal remote control 4 60 Programming the remote control Entering a setup code To enter a setup code: 1 2 3 4 Programming a macro function Using the universal remote control 1 2 3 Using a macr o function To use a macro: Switching between connected components To switch between connected components: 1 2 3 Surround sound Surround modes Multichannel surround modes Mode Description 2-channel surr ound modes Selecting the surround mode To select the surround mode: Page To select stereo mode: Adjusting the channel levels To adjust channel levels using test tones: 3 1 2 Storing channel levels in memory To store channel levels in memory: 1 2 3 Adjusting the LFE level To adjust the LFE level: 1 2 3 Adjusting the tone To adjust tone: 1 2 3 Adjusting Dolby Pro Logic II Music parameters To adjust Dolby Pro Logic II Music parameters: 1 2 Listening to the radio Listening to the radio Selecting the tuner To select the tuner: 1 2 Auto tuning To automatically tune the tuner: 1 2 Memorizing radio stations Analog Audio/Video recording To record with TAPE: 1 2 3 Page Digital Audio recording with an MD recorder Digital Audio recording with an MD recorder 1 2 3 4 Using the sleep timer Adjusting the display brightness Page Displaying the current status Using the Menu screen Using the Menu screen To adjust settings from the OSD: 1 2 3 4 OSD menus and options Using the Menu screen Menu OSD Display Description Page Page 70 Chapter 5: Maintaining and Troubleshooting Your Receiver Cleaning and maintenance Troubleshooting No power P ower shuts off abruptly during operation. No sound 71 Troubleshooting No sound from the surround speaker s No sound from the center speaker No sound from the surround bac k speaker Initializing the receiver To initialize the receiver: 2 1 T echnical support Page Page Specifications LN-520 receiver specifications Specifications 78 KAS-303 speakers specifications Specifications SW303 subwoofer specifications 80 Setup Codes TV setup codes Page 82 Page 84 VCR setup codes 86 Page 88 Page 90 D VD setup codes Cable Set-top Box setup codes 92 Page 94 Satellite Set-top Box setup codes 96 Aux-Tape/MiniDisc setup codes Aux-Laserdisc setup codes Aux-Tape setup codes Aux-Amplifier setup codes 98 Aux-Home Automation setup codes Aux-DBS setup codes Aux-Accessory setup codes CD setup codes 100 Page Page B Safety, Regulatory, and Legal Information Important safety information Page Important safety information Regulatory compliance statements United States of America Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Unintentional emitter per FCC Part 15 Canada Industry Canada (IC) Unintentional emitter per ICES-003 Laser safety statement California Proposition 65 W arning T elevision antenna connectors protection External television antenna grounding Lightning pr otection Page Notices All Rights Reserved T rademark Acknowledgments Index