Dell D630 Manual

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Dell Wi-Fi Catcher™ Network Locator
The wireless switch on your Dell computer uses the Dell Wi-Fi Catcher 
Network Locator to scan specifically for WiFi WLAN in your vicinity. For more 
information about the wireless switch, see wireless switch on page 26.
To scan for WiFi WLAN, slide and hold the switch in the momentary position 
for a few seconds. The Wi-Fi Catcher Network Locator functions regardless of 
whether your computer is turned on or off, in hibernate mode, or...

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Playing Media
 NOTICE: Do not press down on the media tray when you open or close it. Keep the 
tray closed when you are not using the drive.
 
NOTICE: Do not move the computer while playing media.
1Press the eject button on the front of the drive.
2Pull out the tray. 

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3Place the disc, label side up, in the center of the tray and snap the disc 
onto the spindle.
 NOTE: If you use a module that shipped with another computer, you need to install 
the drivers and software necessary to play DVDs or write data. For more 
information, see the Drivers and Utilities media (the Drivers and Utilities media is 
optional and may not be available for your computer or in certain countries). 
4Push the tray back into the drive.
To format media for storing data, to...

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For more information on playing media, click Help on the CD or DVD player (if 
available).
Copying Media
 NOTE: Ensure that you observe all copyright laws when creating media.
This section applies only to computers that have a CD-RW, DVD+/-RW, or 
CD-RW/DVD (combo) drive.
 NOTE: The types of media drives offered by Dell may vary by country.
The following instructions explain how to make a copy using Roxio Creator Plus 
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When prompted, insert a blank media into the drive and click OK.
•
If you have two media drives, select the drive into which you have 
inserted your source media, and then click 
Disc Copy. The computer 
copies the data from the source media to the blank one.
Once you have finished copying the source media, the media that you have 
created automatically ejects.
Using Blank Media
CD-RW drives can write to CD recording media only (including high-speed 
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DVD-Writable Drives
Helpful Tips
•Use Microsoft® Windows® Explorer to drag and drop files to a CD-R or 
CD-RW only after you start Roxio Creator Plus and open a Creator 
project.
• Use CD-Rs to burn music CDs that you want to play in regular stereos. 
CD-RWs may not play in many home or car stereos.
• You cannot create audio DVDs with Roxio Creator Plus.
• Music MP3 files can be played only on MP3 players or on computers that 
have MP3 software installed. 
• Commercially available DVD...

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• See the Sonic website at sonic.com for additional information.
Adjusting the Volume
 NOTE: When the speakers are muted, you do not hear the media playing.
1Open the Vo l u m e  C o n t r o l window.
2Click and drag the bar in the Vo l u m e  C o n t r o l column and slide it up or 
down to increase or decrease the volume.
For more information on volume control options, click 
Help in the Vo l u m e  
Control
 window.
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Adjusting the Picture
If an error message notifies you that the current resolution and color depth are 
using too much memory and preventing DVD playback, adjust the display 
properties.
Microsoft® Windows® XP Operating System
1Click Start→ Control Panel→ Appearance and Themes.
2Under Pick a task..., click Change the screen resolution.
3Under Screen resolution, click and drag the bar to reduce the resolution 
setting.
4In the drop-down menu under Color quality, click Medium (16 bit)....

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