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Figure 4-4. Loading Media
EMERGENCY OPTICAL DRIVE TRAY RELEASE
If for some reason the eject button fails, you can open
the media tray with a paper clip inserted into the eject
hole in the far right side of the front of the tray.
Straighten one side of a paper clip and push it gently into
the hole. The tray will pop out a short distance.
Figure 4-5. Emergency Removal of a CD/DVD
PLAYING MEDIA ON THE OPTICAL DRIVE
There are three ways to operate the optical drive:
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Using the Optical Player Software
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Using the Media Player Buttons
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Using the Desktop Control Panel
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Using Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition
(for systems with Media Center Edition installed)
USING THE OPTICAL PLAYER SOFTWARE
Starting a DVD Movie
1. Insert the DVD into the notebook’s optical drive. If
the CD AutoRun feature activates, skip Step 2.
2. The first time you insert a movie into the DVD/CD-
RW tray, you will be prompted to select what you
want the system to do when discs are inserted (e.g.,
start automatically or wait for a prompt). Until you
make a selection, you will receive the same prompt
whenever you insert a disc.
3. Click OK to close the About DVD Player Perfor-
mance dialog box and the movie will begin. After
you make your selections, the WinDVD control
panel will appear whenever you insert a disc.
Opening the DVD/CD-RW Drive Control Panel
With most DVD-ROMs, you have the option of altering
how the movie should play and what you wish to view.
You can do this by using the DVD/CD-RW Combo
Drive control panel and the mouse.
To open a dropdown menu for options, right-click on
the movie screen.
Using the Optical Drive Control Panel
The WinDVD optical drive software allows you to watch
the movie much like a VCR player. You have the option
to pause, rewind, fast-forward and stop the movie at any
point.
1. To Pause the movie, click the button.
2. To Rewind the movie, click the button to rewind
to a specific portion of the movie, or the button
to return to the opening screen.
3. To Fast-forward the movie, click the button to
forward to a specific portion of the movie, or the
button to jump to the ending credits.
4. To Stop the movie, click the button.
Exiting the Optical Player
1. Click on the U located in the upper right corner of
the title bar.
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b.
c.
d.
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Prior to using your optical drive, you
must install the optical player software.
For details on using your optical player
software, refer to the software Help file.
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If you have Microsoft Windows XP
Media Center Edition installed, follow
the on-screen instructions to operate the
application.
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If you are running Media Center Edition,
the remote control overrides the media
player buttons; the media player buttons
do not work while Media Center Edition
is running.
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