User manual GATEWAY SOLO 2500

[. . . ] Contents About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii Checking Out Your Documentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii Conventions Used in This Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Checking Out Your Solo 2500. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] The Volume Control Wheel on the left side of the system controls the speaker out port and the internal system speakers. The volume level for other ports is controlled by the multimedia software. To adjust playback and recording volume levels 1. Double click the Multimedia icon. The Multimedia Properties dialog box opens. 2. Set the Playback and Recording levels to your preference. To "quick-adjust" volume controls 1. Double-click the Speaker icon (bottom right-hand corner) to open the Volume Control dialog box. It contains volume and balance controls for master volume control, CD audio, wave, synthesizer, line, microphone and 3D Enhanced settings. Chapter 3: Using Your Notebook 39 2. Slide the various volume and balance controls to suit your listening requirements. Making an Audio Recording Note: Connecting an external microphone will disable the built-in microphone. To make an audio recording, use the built-in microphone or connect an external microphone to the Mic port on the left side of your notebook. To make an audio recording 1. Click Edit, then Audio Properties to set or check record volume levels. Click Save. The recording is saved. 40 Using Your Gateway Solo 2500 Multimedia Notebook To play back a recording in Media Player 1. To stop the file, click the s (Stop) button. Using diskette media (3. 5" or LS120 diskettes) Your system has either a standard 3. 5" diskette drive or an LS120 drive (optional). If your system has the 3. 5" diskette drive, use 3. 5" diskettes with up to 1. 44 MB capacity. The LS120 drive works just like any other diskette drive, except that it can read and write to the standard 3. 5" diskettes (720 KB/1. 44MB) or to LS120 diskettes (SuperDiskTM) that hold up to 120 MB of data. Caution! Do not expose diskettes to water or magnetic fields. Exposure could damage the data on the diskette. Note: If power is unavailable and you need to remove a diskette, you can manually eject the diskette. See "Using emergency eject for diskette and disc media" on Page 43. Chapter 3: Using Your Notebook 41 Using disc media (CD-ROM) Your system has a CD-ROM drive. This section describes some of the ways to use CD-ROM media. To insert a CD 1. Press down carefully on the CD to ensure it snaps under the clips that holds the CD in the tray. Be sure to place the CD in the tray so that the label side is facing up. If the disc has two playable sides, place the disc so that the name of the side you want to play (A or B) is facing up. 3. Press the Eject button to close the tray. To access information on the CD drive 1. Double-click the CD-ROM drive icon. Playing an audio CD The CD-ROM accepts standard CD data discs, music CDs, and photo CDs. You can play and control an audio CD using the CD Player application in Windows. To play an audio CD 1. After a few seconds, the CD-ROM starts playing automatically. 42 Using Your Gateway Solo 2500 Multimedia Notebook 2. [. . . ] Couper le courant avant l'entretien. 84 Using Your Gateway Solo 2500 Multimedia Notebook This Information Technology Equipment has been tested and found to comply with the following European directives: [i]EMC Directive 89/336/EEC amending directive 92/31/EEC & 93/68/EEC as per - EN 50081-1:1992 according to EN 55022:1995 Class B EN 61000-3-2:1995 or EN 60555-2:1986 EN 61000-3-3: 1995 - EN50082-1:1992 according to EN 61000-4-2:1995 or IEC 801-2:1984 ENV 50140:1994 or IEC 801-3:1984 EN 61000-4-4:1988 or IEC 801-4:1998 [ii]Low Voltage Directive (Safety) 73/23/EEC as per EN 60950: 1992 This equipment is in the Class 2 category (Information Technology Equipment to be used in a residential area or an adjacent area thereto) and conforms to the standards set by the Voluntary Control Council for Interference by Information Technology Equipment aimed at preventing radio interference in such residential area. When used near a radio or TV receiver, it may become the cause of radio interference. Read instructions for correct handling. European Users: Japanese Users: This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to the Australian/New Zealand standard AS/NZS 3548 set out by the Spectrum Management Agency. Australian and New Zealand Users: Caution!Disconnect power before servicing. 85 Notices Copyright © 1998 Gateway 2000, Inc. [. . . ]