Contents

1 CD and DVD Software

Using CDs and DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1 Avoiding Standby and Hibernation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1 Displaying Media Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1 Copyright Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3 Playing CDs with Windows Media Player. . . . . . . . . . . . 1–4 Playing an Audio CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–4 Playing a Video CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–5 Using Notebook Media Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–6 Accessing Windows Media Player Help . . . . . . . . . . 1–7 Playing DVDs with WinDVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–8 Installing WinDVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–8 Accessing WinDVD Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–9 Starting a DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–10 Using DVD Region Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–10 Creating and Copying CDs and DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–12 Using Optional or Windows Software. . . . . . . . . . . 1–12 Understanding Easy CD Creator Features. . . . . . . . 1–12 Installing Easy CD Creator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–13 Installing Easy CD Creator Software . . . . . . . . . . . 1–13 Enabling Auto Insert Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–14 Preparing to Use Easy CD Creator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–15 Selecting Drive Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–15 Selecting and Preparing Easy CD Creator Media . . 1–16 Selecting Easy CD Creator Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–17 Accessing Easy CD Creator Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–19 Easy CD Creator Tips and Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . 1–20 Playing CDs and DVDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–20 Using CD Copier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–20 Creating Media for Use in Other Systems. . . . . . . . 1–20 Using Windows Media Player. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–21 Responding to Buffer Underrun Errors . . . . . . . . . . 1–21

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