Optical Drive, Media Player Software

U s e r I n s t a l l a b l e F e a t u r e s

Media Tray

Emergency Tray Release

Media Tray Eject Button

Figure 4-2. Optical Drive

Optical Drive

There is a variety of media available to use with your system, depending upon the system configuration you have selected. Multi-Format DVD Writers, DVD/CD- RW Combo drives, and DVD-ROM drives are collec- tively known as “optical drives”.

DVD-R and DVD-RW discs hold up to 4.7 GB of data (DVD-R discs used with Multi-Format Dual-Layer DVD writer hold up to 8.5 GB). A DVD-R disc can only be written to once; DVD-RW discs can be written to over and over. DVD-R and DVD-RW discs can be played on most standard players.

CD-R and CD-RW discs hold up to 640 MB of data. A CD-R disc can only be written to once; CD-RW discs can be written to over and over.

Depending upon your notebook configuration, you may have one of the following optical drives:

■DVD/CD-RW combo: A DVD/CD-RW combo drive allows you to access movie, software, data, or audio DVD/CDs, and to write data onto recordable CD-R and CD-RW discs.

■Dual-Layer Multi-Format DVD Writer: Allows you to access movies, software, and audio DVD/CDs as well as read and write to CD-R,CD-RW,DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, and DVD RAM discs. Dual- layer architecture allows you to record up to 8.5 GB on DVD+R discs.

Install your media player software before first using the optical drive. Refer to the applicable readme file on the Driver Applications CD-ROM.

MEDIA PLAYER SOFTWARE

Dual-LayerMulti-Format DVD Writer model only: With the Dual-LayerMulti-Format DVD Writer and media player software you can play DVD movies and music CDs on your LifeBook notebook. The media player includes controls which allow you to take full advantage of the features of a DVD movie, as well as standard features such as fast forward, fast reverse, pause, etc. With this drive you can also burn onto recordable DVD- R/RW, DVD+R/RW, or CD-R/RW discs.

DVD/CD-RW Combo model only: With the combo drive, you can play DVD movies, read audio CDs, and write data onto recordable CD-R or CD-RW discs.

■Do not operate your optical drive unless your LifeBook notebook is sitting on a flat surface. Using a drive when the system is not level may damage the drive or prevent proper operation.

■Prolonged use of the optical drive, such as watching a DVD movie, will substantially reduce your battery life if no other power source is attached.

LOADING MEDIA ON YOUR DRIVE

To load a disc into your optical drive:

1.Push and release the eject button on the front of the optical drive to open the holder tray. The tray will come out of the LifeBook notebook a short distance.

2.Gently pull the tray out until a media disc can easily be placed in the tray.

3.Place the media into the tray, label side up, with the hole in the center of the disc. Snap the disc onto the raised circle in the center of the tray.

4.Gently push the holder tray back in until you hear a click. (Figure 4-3)