Using your VAIO desktop

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Sony VAIO Desktop User Guide

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Playing DVDs

Your VAIO desktop includes a DVD drive, on which you can play audio CDs, CD-ROMs and DVD-ROMs. To achieve optimum performance when playing DVD-ROMs, you should follow these recommendations:

❑You can play DVDs in the DVD-ROM/RW drive, using PowerDVD.

❑Close all open applications before playing a DVD-ROM film.

❑Do not switch power saving modes while playing a DVD-ROM.

❑Do not use resident disc utilities or resident utilities to speed up the access of discs, because they may cause the system to become unstable.

❑Make sure that the screensaver is deactivated.

❑Region codes indicators are labelled on the DVDs to indicate in which region and on what type of player you can play the disc. Unless a '2' or 'all' is labelled 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 drive. Any difficulties caused by changing the region code settings of the DVD drive are out of warranty.

Using two screens while watching a DVD film

By connecting a TV to your computer, you can watch a DVD film while still working on your desktop as normal. To ensure you have the correct driver for this function, read the section Downloading drivers in the online Software Guide. To connect the TV, see Connecting an external display (page 43).

To change the DVD playback settings, proceed as follows:

1Go to Control Panel.

2Click on the Appearance and Themes icon and click on the Display icon. The Display Properties dialog box appears.

3Click the Settings tab.