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Playing DVDs and CDs

Using the built-in DVD player

The internal DVD player is capable of playing several types of video, graphics, and audio discs, as listed in the following table. Discs not listed in the table are not supported.

Type of disc

Comments

 

 

DVD video

Standard video, single- and dual-layer. For

 

full effect of Dolby Digital and Dolby Pro

 

Logic surround sound, you can connect an

 

external surround sound system. To play

 

DTS surround sound, you must connect an

 

external sound system that supports DTS

 

sound.

 

 

VCD

Video CD. Video plays when a video CD is

SVCD

inserted.

 

 

JPG disc

Shows as an automatic slide show. See

Kodak Picture CD

“Showing pictures” on page 40. The file

 

system must comply with the ISO 9660

 

standard.

 

 

Digital audio CD

Standard audio CD. Songs are played track

 

by track. You can play songs with a song list

 

displayed or with the lamp off. Any other

 

information stored on the CD is ignored.

 

 

MP3 on CD

Songs can be played only with the lamp on.

 

If JPG pictures are also on the CD, you can

 

show them as a slide show accompanied by

 

the MP3 music. See “Showing pictures” on

 

page 40.

 

 

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HP ep9010, ep9012 manual Playing DVDs and CDs, Using the built-in DVD player