Removing Media, Using the Media Player Software

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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 4-5)

P O I N T

If you have disabled the Auto Insert Notification Function, you will have to start the drive from your desktop, since your LifeBook notebook will not auto- matically recognize that media has been loaded.

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Figure 4-5 Loading/Ejecting Media

REMOVING MEDIA

1.Push and release the eject button on the front of the media player drive. This will stop the drive and the holder tray will come out of the LifeBook note- book a short distance.

2.Gently pull the tray out until the disc can easily be removed from the tray.

3.Carefully remove the media disc from the holder tray.

4.Gently push the holder tray back in until you hear a click.

USING THE MEDIA PLAYER SOFTWARE

P O I N T

Depending upon its configuration, your system may not have the media player software pre-installed. If it is not installed, reference the documentation that accompanies the media application.

M e d i a P l a y e r D r i v e

Starting a DVD Movie (DVD Models only)

1.Insert the DVD movie into the media player drive of your notebook. If the CD AutoRun feature activates, skip Step 2.

2a.Windows 2000 only: From the Start menu, select Programs, then select InterVideo WINDVD and click InterVideo WINDVD or double-click on the InterVideo WINDVD icon on the desktop. This will launch the DVD movie.

2b. Windows XP only: The first time you insert a movie into the DVD/CD-RW tray, you will be prompted to select what you want the system to do when discs are inserted (e.g., start automatically or wait for a prompt). Until you make a selection, you will receive the same prompt whenever you insert a disc.

3.Click OK to close the About DVD Player Performance dialog box and the movie will begin.

Opening the Media Player Control Panel

With most DVD-ROMs, you have the option of altering how the movie should play and what you wish to view. You can do this by using the media player control panel and the mouse.

1.Right-click on the movie screen to open a dropdown menu for options.

2.Select View, then Player for all the controls available. This will open the control panel into the bottom of the screen.

Using the Media Player Control Panel

The media player software allows you to watch the movie much like a VCR player. You have the option to pause, rewind, fast-forward and stop the movie at any point.

1.To Pause the movie, click the on-screen!button.

2.To Rewind the movie, click the " button to rewind to a specific portion of the movie, or the # button to return to the opening screen.

3.To Fast-forward the movie, click the $ button to forward to a specific portion of the movie, or the% button to jump to the ending credits.

4.To Stop the movie, click the & button.

Exiting the Media Player

1.Click on the ' located in the upper right corner of the title bar. This will open a media player dialog box.

2.Click Yes to stop and exit the movie, or No to close the media player dialog box and return to the movie.