50 Chapter 3 Using Your Computer
Playing DVD Discs
To play a DVD-Video disc on your PowerBook, insert the DVD disc. DVD Player opens
automatically. You’ll find DVD Player provides easy-to-use controls for starting,
stopping, and viewing DVDs.
If your PowerBook is connected to a TV so that you can watch a DVD-Video on the TV
screen, select 720 x 480 NTSC (in the United States) or 720 x 576 PAL (in Europe and
other regions) in the Displays pane of System Preferences.
You can easily connect your PowerBook to your stereo system. Use a miniplug-to-RCA
cable (not included) to connect the headphone out (f) port on your PowerBook to the
audio input ports on your stereo.
Recording CD-R and CD-RW Discs
You can record data on CD-R and CD-RW discs.
To record data on a CD-R or CD-RW disc:
1Insert a blank disc into the optical drive.
2In the dialog that appears, enter a name for the disc. An icon for the disc appears on
the desktop.
3Drag files and folders to the disc icon.
4Click the Burn Disc icon beside the disc name in the Finder Sidebar.
You can also record music on CD-R or CD-RW discs right from your iTunes library.
To record music from your iTunes library:
1Click the iTunes icon in the Dock.
2Select the playlist you want to record.
3Insert a blank CD-R or CD-RW disc.
4At the top of the iTunes window, click Burn CD.
For More Information
ÂFor information about how to use iTunes to record music files on a CD-R or CD-RW
disc, open iTunes and see the onscreen Help.
ÂFor instructions on using DVD Player, open DVD Player and choose Help > DVD
Player Help from the menu bar at the top of the display.
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