Using the Media Player Software
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EPENDING UPON ITS CONFIGURATION
REFERENCE THE DOCUMENTATION THAT ACCOMPANIES THE MEDIA APPLICATION
Starting a DVD Movie
Insert the DVD into the optical drive of the notebook. If the AutoRun feature activates, skip Step 2.
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The first time you insert a movie into the DVD/CD-RW tray, you may be prompted to select what you want the
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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.
Click OK to close the About DVD Player Performance dialog box and the movie will begin.
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Using the Media Player Control Panel
The media player software allows you to watch the movie much like a VCR player. You can pause, rewind, fast-forward
and stop the movie at any point.
To pause the movie, click the on-screen button.
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To rewind, click the button to rewind to a specific point, or the button to return to the opening screen.
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To fast-forward the movie, click the button to forward to a specific portion of the movie, or the button to jump
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to the ending credits.
To stop the movie, click the button.
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Exiting the Media Player
Click the located in the upper right corner of the title bar.
Using Media Player on Battery Power
Optical drives consume a lot of power, so your overall battery life will be significantly shorter when operating the
optical drive continuously (such as when watching a DVD movie) than during standard operation. Many movie run-
times are longer than your notebook can support on a single charged battery. If you are watching a movie on battery
power you may need to swap in an additional charged battery or attach AC power to view the movie in its entirety.
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