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To achieve optimum performance when playing DVD-ROMdiscs, do the following:

 

 

 

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You can play DVDs using a DVD-ROM drive and the WinDVD software. See the help file on the WinDVD

 

 

 

Notebook

 

 

 

software for details.

 

 

 

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Your computer should not be connected to the port replicator while playing DVD movies or using DVD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

applications.

 

 

 

 

❑ Close any open application before playing a DVD-ROM movie.

 

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When playing DVD movies on battery power, set the power management profile to DVD. With other

 

 

 

profiles, the movies can be choppy.

 

 

 

 

❑ Do not switch the power saving modes while playing DVD videos.

 

 

 

 

❑ If the virus checker is active, you need to disable it.

 

 

 

 

❑ Do not use resident disc utilities and resident utilities to speed up access of discs, because they may cause

 

 

 

 

unstable operation.

 

 

 

 

❑ Make sure that the screensaver is deactivated.

 

 

 

 

❑ Depending on the display setup properties you selected, you may use the <Fn>+<F> command to expand

 

 

 

 

the screen to full screen size.

 

 

 

 

❑ Region codes indicators are labeled on the DVD discs to indicate in which region and what type of player

 

 

 

 

can play the disc. Unless a '2' or 'all' is labeled on your DVD or on the packaging, you cannot play the

 

 

 

 

disc on this player.

 

 

 

 

❑ Do not try to change the region code settings of the DVD-ROM drive. Any troubles caused by changing

 

 

 

 

the region code settings of the DVD-ROM drive, are out of warranty.

 

 

 

 

❑ When a DVD video disc is inserted in the DVD-ROM drive, you cannot toggle between LCD and TV by

 

 

 

 

pressing <Fn>+<F8>.

 

 

 

 

❑ When a TV is connected, a part of the video screen will not appear with the factory settings. Adjust the

 

 

 

 

display resolution to 640x480.