Gateway MP3 Photo Jukebox GCM-4 User Guide Contents Chapter 1: Checking Out Your Jukebox . . . . . . 1 Package contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Left . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 9 Chapter 2: Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Turning on your jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plugging in the headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the control buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the menu buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 15 16 17 17 i Using the playback buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Locking control buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Playing music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adjusting volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Viewing photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 19 20 22 23 Chapter 3: Playing Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Playing songs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Viewing the Now Playing screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting advanced playing modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting the equalizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting shuffle mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting repeat mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disabling expired music messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . Viewing the music visualization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a jukebox playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Windows Media Player playlist . . . . . . . . Editing playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adding a track or album to a jukebox playlist . . . . . ii 25 27 28 28 28 29 30 31 32 32 34 36 36 Deleting a track from a playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deleting a playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Getting more music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing the software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating files for your jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Moving files to your jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 37 39 39 40 49 Chapter 4: Viewing Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Viewing a photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Copying photos to your jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Copying photos from your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . Copying photos from your digital camera . . . . . . . . . Copying photos from your card reader . . . . . . . . . . . Organizing photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a photo folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Moving a photo into a folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deleting a photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Working with slideshows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating slideshows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editing slideshows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 54 54 55 58 60 60 61 62 63 63 64 iii Playing slideshows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Playing a picture show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Getting more photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating text notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 66 67 68 Chapter 5: Settings and Options . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Setting the backlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting the clock and calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accessing the settings shortcut menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Resetting the jukebox to its defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 72 72 73 Chapter 6: Maintenance and Troubleshooting Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Technical support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maintaining your jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maintaining battery life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Updating the firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv 75 75 80 81 81 82 84 84 Chapter 7: Safety and Legal Notices . . . . . . . . 87 v vi Chapter 1: Checking Out Your Jukebox Package contents Your package includes: Gateway GCM-4 MP3 Photo Jukebox Ear bud stereo headphones USB 2.0 connector cables (2) AC power adapter Soft cover carrying case Quick start poster This user guide Software installation CD Battery (installed) 1 System requirements To connect to your jukebox, your computer must have the following minimum requirements: Microsoft® Windows® XP (Service Pack 1) Microsoft Windows Media® Player 10 Intel® Pentium III 333 MHz processor 80 MB available hard drive space 128 MB memory 2 Front LCD panel Playback control buttons Option menu button Menu control button 3 Component LCD panel Description Displays menus, music visualizations, and digital photos. For more information, see "Playing music" on page 20 and "Viewing photos" on page 23. Control audio playback. The play/pause button doubles as a power button. For more information, see "Using the playback buttons" on page 18 and "Turning on your jukebox" on page 15. Lets you select menus and choices within menus. For more information, see "Using the menu buttons" on page 17. Displays the choices or options of the currently highlighted menu item. For more information, see "Using the menu buttons" on page 17. Playback control buttons Menu control button Option menu button 4 Top Headphone jack Control lock Component Headphone jack Control lock Description Plug headphones or amplified speakers into this jack. Slide to lock all jukebox control buttons. 5 Bottom USB/docking connector Reset button Component USB/docking connector Description Connect the USB combo cable to this connector and to the USB port on your computer for moving music or photos to your jukebox. You can also connect the camera USB cable for downloading photos directly from your digital camera. For more information, see "Charging the battery" on page 11, "Moving files to your jukebox" on page 49, and "Copying photos from your digital camera" on page 55. Press with a straightened paper clip or pin to reset your jukebox. Reset button 6 Left Volume button Control Volume Description Press the + side (top) of the button to increase volume, and press the ­ side (bottom) to decrease volume. 7 Back Battery cover 8 Accessories Accessories are available on Gateway's Web site at www.gateway.com/photojukeboxextras . Specifications Dimensions: 2.3 × 3.8 × 0.7 inches (59 × 96 × 17 mm) Display: 128 × 128 pixels, 16-bit (65,536 colors), TFT Transflective, 1.6-inch Battery: 820 mAh, rechargeable Li-ion, prismatic, 3.7V, removable Hard drive: 4 GB, 1 inch, Compact Flash Type II Memory: 32 MB SDRAM, 1 MB flash Power: input 100~240VAC, 50-60 Hz (normal), output 5V 1.6A Compatible media: MP3, WMA, AAC (non-Fairplay DRM), WAV, JPG/JPEG Data transfer rate: Up to 480 Mbps using USB 2.0 Audio jacks: Audio line out (headphones) Camera interface cable: USB 2.0, 22-pin Combo cable: USB 2.0, 22-pin 9 10 Chapter 2: Getting Started To use your jukebox, you need to: 1 Charge the battery 2 Install and set up software on your computer Charging the battery Fully charge the battery for three hours before using your jukebox for the first time. However, it is not necessary to fully charge the battery each time. You can charge the battery by connecting the jukebox either to the AC power adapter (fastest) or to a USB port on the computer. The battery icon in the upper right corner of the screen indicates the remaining battery charge. 11 If the power icon is... Green Yellow Red Red with an exclamation point A power plug the battery is... Full Medium Low Critically low Charging To charge the battery: 1 Connect the USB combo cable to the AC power adapter, then plug the power adapter into an AC power outlet. 12 - OR Connect the USB combo cable to the computer. 2 Plug the combo cable into the jukebox. Make sure that the top of the plug (the side with the arrows) is facing the same way as the front of the jukebox. 13 3 If you are charging your jukebox from the computer's USB cable, turn your jukebox off. If your jukebox is on, it cannot charge from the computer's USB cable. Important If you are charging your jukebox from the AC power adapter, you can leave your jukebox on as it charges, but it will take longer to charge. If the jukebox is on, the power cord icon appears in the upper right corner of the display. The keypad's backlight turns on while the battery charges, then turns off when the battery is fully charged. 4 When your jukebox battery is finished charging, press in on the plug's two side buttons, then pull the plug out of the jukebox. 14 Turning on your jukebox To turn on your jukebox: Press the power button. The jukebox turns on, and the Main Menu opens after a few seconds. Power button Tips & Tricks To avoid turning the jukebox on accidentally, use the control lock. For more information, see "Locking control buttons" on page 19. To turn off your jukebox: Press and hold the power button until the display turns off (about two seconds). 15 Plugging in the headphones You can plug headphones or speakers into your jukebox. To plug in headphones or speakers: Plug the headphone or speaker plug into the headphone jack on the top of your jukebox. Headphone/ speaker jack 16 Using the control buttons Using the menu buttons The menu buttons let you open menus and change settings. Menu control button Option menu button Press this... (right arrow) (left arrow) (up and down arrows) (option menu button) To... Select the current option or open the next menu. Open the previous menu. Select the menu choices and change settings. Display the choices or options of the currently highlighted menu item and create playlists, turn on shuffle mode, or create slideshows. For more information about jukebox menus, see "Chapter 5: Settings and Options" on page 71. 17 Using the playback buttons During playback, use the playback control buttons to skip to the next track, skip to a previous track, or pause the playback or slideshow. Holding down the previous track or next track buttons acts as rewind and fast forward, respectively. Previous track Next track Play/pause Important If the jukebox does not respond when you press a button, it may be pausing for several seconds while loading the next file. If the jukebox does not respond after waiting for several seconds, press the reset button. For the location of the reset button, see "Bottom" on page 6. 18 Locking control buttons You can lock your jukebox so its buttons are not accidentally pressed. To lock all jukebox buttons: Move the control lock to the Locked position (where red is showing). When the buttons are locked, a lock icon appears on the screen. 19 Playing music To play music: 1 Plug in the headphones and turn on your jukebox. The Main Menu opens. 2 Press menu. or to highlight Music, then press to open the Music 3 Press or to highlight Playlists, Artists, Albums, Genres, All Music, or Now Playing, then press to open the submenu. name), then press when your final selection is made to play the music. Information about the song and play mode appears on the screen. 4 Continue to select the submenus (such as playlist number and artist You can also: Create a playlist Change equalizer settings Change shuffle or repeat settings For more information, see "Chapter 3: Playing Music" on page 25. 20 Pre-loaded music Your jukebox contains pre-loaded music for your enjoyment and to help you learn about using your jukebox ...