Adjusting the Volume

NOTE: When the speakers are muted, you do not hear the media playing.

1Open the Volume Control window.

2Click and drag the bar in the Volume Control column and slide it up or down to increase or decrease the volume.

For more information on volume control options, click Help in the Volume Control window.

The Volume Meter displays the current volume level, including mute, on your computer. Either click the QuickSet icon in the taskbar and select or deselect Disable On Screen Volume Meter, or press the volume control buttons to enable or disable the Volume Meter on the screen.

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1 volume icon

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3 mute icon

When the meter is enabled, adjust the volume with the volume control buttons.

For more information about QuickSet, right-click the icon in the taskbar and click Help.

You can also use the volume control buttons on your computer to adjust the volume (see "Front View" on page 15).

Adjusting the Picture

If an error message notifies you that the current resolution and color depth are using too much memory and preventing DVD playback, adjust the display properties.

Microsoft® Windows® XP Operating System

1Click StartControl PanelAppearance and Themes.

2Under Pick a task..., click Change the screen resolution.

3Under Screen resolution, click and drag the bar to reduce the resolution setting.

4In the drop-down menu under Color quality, click Medium (16 bit).

Using Multimedia

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