DVDs, Using the DVD Player | Compaq 700 Series guide

Using the CD or DVD Drive

DVDs

In this section you’ll learn how to play DVD discs with your Notebook. This section covers:

■Using the DVD Player

■On-Screen Controls

■Identifying Your DVD Region Setting

Your Notebook’s DVD drive reserves the best seat in the house for you, so you can watch all your favorite movies anytime, anywhere. The DVD player is simple and fun to use.

SDid you know... DVD stands for Digital Versatile Disc. DVDs look like CDs, but they store movies. DVDs store about 28 times more information than video CDs.

Using the DVD Player

Did you know... The DVD drive will take a few seconds to start playback because it must first determine the type of media being played.

JTip For the best playback quality, close all open applications while playing a DVD.

✎Note The DVD player is available only on selected models.

Mobile Internet PC User’s Guide

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Compaq 700 Series manual DVDs, Using the DVD Player

Contents

Mobile Internet PC User’s Guide Page Contents Using Your Notebook Using the CD or DVD Drive Glossary Index Introduction Getting Started Poster Where Can I Find Information?Documentation Mobile Internet PC User’s Guide Safety and Comfort GuideWarranty Certificate Viewing or Printing a Guide on the CD Graphics Symbols and GraphicsSymbols Turning off your Notebook PC Safety Protecting Your Notebook During An Electrical Storm Your Notebook at a Glance Front of Your Notebook Common Features Lower Front Panel Easy Access Buttons and Lights Fn+F2 Button Description Default Button ActionFn+F1 Button Description Function Key Combinations Components on Left Side Left and Right Panels Components on Right Side Components on Back Back Panel Components on Underside Underside Using Your Notebook Power On Surge Protectors Plugging and Unplugging AC PowerDo’s Don’ts Turning Your Notebook On and Off Why Use AC Power When I’ve Got a Battery? Power Button Functionality Inserting and Removing the Battery Using Battery Power Mobile Internet PC User’s Guide See also Battery Care in of this guide Charging the Battery Left-Click Using Keyboard and Pointing DeviceUsing the TouchPad Instead of a Mouse Easy Scroll Button Tapping and Double-TappingRight-Click Cad goes here Edge Motion Reprogramming the Easy Access Buttons Easy Access Buttons Identifying Your Storage Drives Storage Drives Security Using the Security SlotPower-On Password Setting the Password Removing the Password Common Tasks Key External Ext. Monitor + Combination Switching Between DisplaysVideo Connection Connecting and Enabling S-Video Common Tasks Adding and Removing Software Installing Software from a CD or Floppy DiskSoftware and Hardware Upgrading your Notebook’s Memory Installing Hardware Devices Cad goes here Cad goes here Mobile Internet PC User’s Guide Modem Connecting a Modem Cable Mobile Internet PC User’s Guide Connecting a Network Cable Using the CD or DVD Drive Inserting a Disc CD or DVD Drive Removing a Disc Manually Ejecting a Disc Playing Audio CDs Audio CDs and DVD Video Discs Playing Non-DVD Video Discs DVDs Using the DVD Player On-Screen Controls Identifying Your DVD Region Setting Cad goes here Using the CD or DVD Drive CD-RW Basics Installing CD-RW Software Accessing CD-RW Software User Information Media Uses Using CD-RW Software Preventing Buffer Underrun Errors Caring for Your Battery Using the Battery Battery Care Checking Battery Power Storing the Battery Recycling the Battery Calibrating the Battery Battery Calibration Mobile Internet PC User’s Guide Battery Charging Time Maximizing Battery Operating Time Mobile Internet PC User’s Guide Understanding Power Management Power ManagementWhat Is Power Management? Starting and Ending Power Modes Power ª light If you want to Then Result/Indicators Fixing a Low-Battery Condition Connect the AC Adapter Replace the Drained Battery with a Charged One Suspend Your Work Preventive Maintenance External Care of Your Notebook Cleaning the Exterior of your Notebook Cleaning the Keyboard Cleaning the TouchPad Cleaning the Display Screen Cleaning the External Mouse Caring for Your Notebook Do’s Solutions Using Backup Devices Basic SolutionsBackup Utilities Compaq Help and Support Accessing Compaq Help and Support Customer Communities Using Online Help and Support for Additional Assistance Helpful Hints Finding Solutions Quickly Audio and Video Solution TablesAudio Symptom Problem Solution Volume icon on Volume control Symptom Problem SolutionVolume Down Volume icon is Place volume Display Video or Display Symptom Problem SolutionSettings tab Display settings Video or Display Symptom Battery Symptom Problem Solution Battery and Power Mass-Storage CD or DVD Drive Symptom Problem Solution Floppy a drive Floppy Drive Symptom Problem SolutionMy Computer g window Games and Internet Games Symptom Problem SolutionInternet Symptom Problem Solution Internet Shift+Num Lk does Keyboard and TouchPad Symptom Problem SolutionKeyboard and TouchPad Fn+Num Lk or Mouse Power ª buttonDefaults button Keyboard and TouchPad Memory and PC Cards Memory Symptom Problem SolutionPC Cards Symptom Problem Solution Glossary See also main memory Glossary Directory See folder Desktop See Windows desktop See also peripheral Double-click Internet Explorer and Windows See also secure Web site See also Svga and XGA See Microsoft Internet Explorer See also hyperlink Link See hyperlink Microsoft Internet Explorer See also Microsoft Windows See also interface and digital Netscape Navigator a Web See also Microsoft Windows and interface See also modem and network See also digital and serial port Parallel port a connector on See also microprocessor See also right-click See also pop-up menu Glossary See also digital and program Taskbar See Windows taskbar Web See World Wide Web See Internet phoneSee also anti-virus software Glossary Glossary Index Index Index Index