Panasonic U500D user manual Removing discs, Slot-loading optical disc drive

Operating Basics

Slot-loading optical disc drive

For computer with slot-loading optical drive, to load CD/DVD, please follow the steps below and refer to figures.

1.Turn your computer on.

2.Gently hold the CD/DVD by the edges with label side facing up, and insert it into the optical disc drive slot straight on slowly.

nUse only round standard (12 cm) discs with this slot-loading optical drive.

Any other size or shape disc may not be able to be removed from the slot and may damage the system as well as the disc.

nGently push the CD/DVD until it is loaded automatically. Do not push it forcibly or at an angle to the optical disc drive slot. This may cause damage or adhesion of foreign matter on the surface of the CD/DVD.

These imperfections may prevent the drive from reading from or writing to it.

Inserting a disc

Removing discs

To remove the disc, follow the steps below and refer to the figure.

Do not press the eject button while the computer is accessing the disc drive. Wait for the optical media drive indicator to go out before you open the drawer. Also, if the disc is spinning when you open the drawer, wait for it to stop before you remove it.

1.To pop the drawer partially open, press the eject button. Gently pull the drawer out until it is fully opened.

nWhen the drawer pops open slightly, wait a moment to make sure the disc

has stopped spinning before pulling the drawer fully open.

nTurn off the power before you use the eject hole. If the disc is spinning when you open the drawer, the disc could fly off the spindle and cause injury.

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