Operating Basics

CD/Digital Mode button

This section describes how to use the CD/DVD/Audio Control Buttons to control the optical media drive and Digital Audio Data.

Whether your computer is turned on or off, the CD/DVD/Audio control buttons are locked by default. To unlock them, press the CD/Digital mode button for more than 3 seconds. Press the CD/Digital mode button again for over 3 seconds to lock them again. When the CD/Digital mode is unlocked, press the CD/Digital mode briefly to switch between CD and Digital mode. The system status indicator LEDs will show you which mode you are in.

 

CD/DVD Mode and Play buttonDigital Mode and press Play

 

 

button

 

 

 

OS is running

Windows Media Player starts and

Windows Media Player starts and

 

CD audio play begins.

Digital Audio Data play begins.

 

The CD icon is displayed in the

The Digital Audio icon is

 

Windows Task Bar.

displayed on Windows desktop

 

 

screen.

 

 

 

To play Digital Audio Data, you must set the play list in the Windows Media Player. The next time you play Digital Audio Data in succession, the former play list will become active. If a CD was played the previous time, then All Audio will be used.

Do not install or remove a memory module while the DVDROM drive power is on. First turn off the power to the DVD-ROM drive.

CD/DVD/Audio control buttons

Besides the power button, the following four buttons control functions of the optical media drive and Digital Audio Data:

1.

Play/Pause

Starts or pauses play.

2.

Stop

Stops play.

3.

Next

Advances to the next track, chapter or data

4.

Previous

Returns to the previous track, chapter or data

If Random or Shuffle is selected in Windows Media Player, selecting Next or Previous advances to a random selection.

Satellite A30 Series

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