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Safety Handling Components Aid Appendix
The ‘F’ drive letter will have been allocated to your optical drive in
the delivery status. You will have easy access to your files on your
disks with Windows Explorer (workstation). Start Explorer through
the Start Menu or by pressing the Windows Button á and the ‘E’
Button at the same time. The pre-installed media reproduction will
be used automatically during access to DVD videos (or audio and
video files on normal data CDs).
6. Press the Eject button
(25) if you want to remove a disk.
 WARNING! While the notebook is accessing the
optical drive the media activity indicator is lit. Do
not try to remove the CD from the drive while this
LED is lit.
EMERGENCY EJECTION OF A BLOCKED DISC
If the tray fails to open automatically, then the tray can be
opened manually provided there is an opening for emergency
ejection
(26).
1. Shut down Windows and switch off your notebook.
2. Insert a long thin object (like a straightened paper clip) into
the emergency ejection opening
(26) until you feel resis-
tance.
3. Press lightly and the tray will open.
4. Remove the disc and restart the notebook.
PLAYING BACK AND RETRIEVING DATA FROM DISCS
Your notebook is able to playback and to retrieve Audio CDs, DVD
Movies and Data discs.
After loading the disc your operating system will open a selection
window with different options for playback. Normally there are vari-
ous programs at your disposal.
If your operating system doesn’t open the selection window you
still have the possibility of the access via the explorer or “My
Computer”.