User manual GATEWAY SOLO 2500

[. . . ] Contents About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii Checking Out Your Documentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii Conventions Used in This Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv Chapter 1: Checking Out Your Notebook Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] It provides 16-bit stereo audio with SoundBlaster Pro capability. You can record audio for presentations, attach voice messages to your e-mail, listen to audio CDs, and use it for many other multimedia applications. This section tells you more about using audio. Adjusting the volume There are numerous ways to adjust audio input and output on your Solo notebook computer. 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. Click Start, Settings and Control Panel. 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 Start, Programs, Accessories, Multimedia, then Sound Recorder. 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. Click Start, Programs, Accessories, Multimedia, then Media Player. To play the file, click the (Play) button. 6. 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. [. . . ] Disconnect power before servicing. 85 Notices Copyright © 1998 Gateway 2000, Inc. All Rights Reserved 610 Gateway Drive N. Sioux City, SD 57049 USA All Rights Reserved This publication is protected by copyright and all rights are reserved. No part of it may be reproduced or transmitted by any means or in any form, without prior consent in writing from Gateway 2000. [. . . ]