User's Manual Part 4

Multimedia

Hardware and Software Guide 5–11

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WinDVD Creator Plus must be installed using a DVD/CD-RW or

DVD+RW/R and CD-RW Combo Drive only. If you do not use

one of the these drives, WinDVD Creator Plus will not be

installed.

For more information about WinDVD Creator Plus capabilities

and instructions on creating DVDs and Video CDs, refer to the

WinDVD Creator Plus online help after installing the software.

Using Sonic RecordNow!

Sonic RecordNow! can be used to create backups of data or audio

CDs or DVDs, transfer audio files from CDs to a hard drive, and

create personalized audio CDs. RecordNow! is preinstalled on

your tablet PC. For more information about RecordNow!

capabilities and for instructions on creating data and audio CDs

and DVDs, refer to the Sonic RecordNow! Tutorial and online

help.

Changing DVD Region Settings

CAUTION: The region settings on your DVD drive can only be changed

5times.

■ The region setting you select the fifth time becomes the permanent

region setting on the DVD drive.

■ The number of allowable region changes remaining on the drive is

displayed in the Remaining Times Until Permanent field in the

WinDVD window. The number in the field includes the fifth and

permanent change.

Most DVDs that contain copyrighted files also contain region

codes. The region codes help protect copyrights internationally.

You can play a DVD containing a region code only if the region

code on the DVD matches the region setting on your DVD drive.

If the region code on a DVD does not match the region setting on

your drive, a Playback Of Content From This Region Is Not

Permitted message is displayed when you insert the DVD. To

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