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Learning the Basics

Using the optical drive

 

 

Before putting on headphones to listen, turn the volume down. Do not set the volume too high when using headphones. Continuous exposure to loud sound can harm your hearing.

Playing optical media

If you insert a CD/DVD into the optical drive and the Auto-Run feature does not automatically start your disc, try launching the CD/DVD manually. To do this, follow these steps:

1Click Start, and then Computer.2Click the optical drive icon.The disc drive will run the CD/DVD.

If your disc does not run using this method, try using an application that is associated with the media on the disc. For example, if it is a music CD, open Windows Media® Player and use it to select and then play the CD. For other types of media, use the associated software to open the files on the disc.

Creating a CD/DVD

Depending on the configuration, your computer may come with a multi-function drive that allows you to:

❖Play pre-recorded DVDs❖Play pre-recorded CDs❖Read and write data (depending on your system configuration)

and music files to CD-Recordable (CD-R) and CD-Rewritable (CD-RW) discs; and DVD±R/±RW or DVD RAM discs.

NOTE

Due to manufacturing and quality variations in third party optical

 

media (e.g., CD or DVD) or optical media players/recorders, in

 

certain cases, your Toshiba optical drive may not record on certain

 

optical media that bear the applicable logo, or play back optical

 

media recorded by other computers or optical media recorders.

 

Additionally, certain optical media recorded on your optical drive

 

may not play back or operate properly on other computers or optical

 

media players. These problems are not due to any defect in your

 

Toshiba computer or optical drive. Please refer to your computer's

 

product specification for listing of specific format compatibilities.

 

Copy protection technology may also prevent or limit recording or

 

viewing of certain optical media.