Notebook PC User Guide - Windows Vista

Switching key functions on the embedded numeric keypad .............................................. 36
Using an optional external numeric keypad ....................................................................................... 37
4 Multimedia ..................................................................................................................................................... 38
Multimedia features ............................................................................................................................ 38
Identifying your multimedia components ........................................................................... 38
Adjusting the volume ......................................................................................................... 40
Multimedia software ........................................................................................................................... 41
Using preinstalled multimedia software ............................................................................. 41
Installing multimedia software from a disc ......................................................................... 41
Audio .................................................................................................................................................. 42
Connecting external audio devices .................................................................................... 42
Checking your audio functions ........................................................................................... 42
Video .................................................................................................................................................. 44
Connecting an external monitor or projector ...................................................................... 44
Optical drive (select models only) ...................................................................................................... 45
Identifying the installed optical drive .................................................................................. 45
Using optical discs (CDs, DVDs, and BDs) ....................................................................... 45
Selecting the right disc (CDs, DVDs, and BDs) ................................................................. 45
CD-R discs ........................................................................................................ 46
CD-RW discs ..................................................................................................... 46
DVD±R discs ..................................................................................................... 46
DVD±RW discs ................................................................................................. 46
LightScribe DVD+R discs .................................................................................. 46
Blu-ray Discs (BDs) ........................................................................................... 46
Playing a CD, DVD, or BD ................................................................................................. 47
Configuring AutoPlay ......................................................................................................... 48
Changing DVD region settings .......................................................................................... 48
Observing the copyright warning ....................................................................................... 48
Creating or “burning” a CD or DVD .................................................................................... 49
Removing an optical disc (CD, DVD, or BD) ..................................................................... 49
Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................. 50
The optical disc tray does not open for removal of a CD, DVD, or BD ............. 50
The computer does not detect the optical drive ................................................ 51
Preventing playback disruptions ....................................................................... 52
A disc does not play .......................................................................................... 52
A disc does not play automatically .................................................................... 53
A movie stops, skips, or plays erratically .......................................................... 53
A movie is not visible on an external display ..................................................... 53
The process of burning a disc does not begin, or it stops before completion . .. 53
A device driver must be reinstalled ................................................................... 54
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