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130 Chapter 7: Using Multimedia www.gateway.com Playing a DVD A Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) is similar to a standard CD but has greater data capacity. Because of this increased capacity, full-length movies, several albums of music, or several gigabytes of data can fit on a single disc. If your computer has a DVD drive, you can play DVDs with the InterVideo DVD Player program or Windows Media Player. For more information about playing DVDs, click Help in the DVD player program. To play a DVD: 1Make sure that the speakers are turned on or headphones are plugged in and that the volume is turned up. 2Turn off your screen saver and standby timers. 3To play a DVD using InterVideo DVD, click Start, All Programs, DVD, then click DVD Player. The InterVideo DVD Player video screen and control panel open. -OR- To play a DVD using Windows Media Player in Windows XP, click Start, All Programs, then click Windows Media Player. The Windows Media Player opens. - OR - To play a DVD using Windows Media Player in Windows 2000, click Start, Programs, Accessories, Entertainment, then click Windows Media Player. The Windows Media Player opens. ImportantIf the InterVideo DVD player is not on your Start menu, or if Windows Media Player cannot play a DVD, you will need to install the InterVideo DVD program. To install the InterVideo program, insert the InterVideo DVD Software disc into your DVD drive and follow the on-screen instructions.
131 Playing a DVD www.gateway.com 4Insert a DVD into the DVD drive, then click (play). The DVD plays. 5To specifically control the DVD or adjust the volume, use the controls in the DVD player. For more information on using the DVD player, see its online help. ImportantIf the drive you want to use is not in the modular bay, you need to swap modules. For more information about swapping modules, see “Changing drives” on page 96. Help and SupportFor more information about playing DVDs in Windows XP, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword playing DVDs in the HelpSpot Search box , then click the arrow.
132 Chapter 7: Using Multimedia www.gateway.com Capturing video Pinnacle Expression is a video capture program that lets you capture and edit full-motion video, single images, and audio through the IEEE 1394 (also known as Firewire or i.Link) port. To use Pinnacle Expression: 1Connect one end of the IEEE 1394 cable to your external source, such as a video camera, and connect the other end of the cable to the IEEE 1394 port on the side of your notebook or the back of your docking station. For the location of the IEEE 1394 jack, see “Left side” on page 3 and “Back” on page 22. 2Click Start, All Programs, Pinnacle Expression, then click Pinnacle Expression. The program starts. ImportantIf Pinnacle Expression is not on your Start menu, install it from the Pinnacle Expression CD. Insert the CD into your DVD or recordable CD drive and follow the instructions in the setup wizard. For more information on using Pinnacle Expression, see its online help and the online guide located on the program CD.
8 133www.gateway.com Sending and Receiving Faxes Microsoft Fax lets you send and receive faxes using the modem. Read this chapter to learn how to: Install and configure Fax Create and send a new fax Set up a fax cover page template Fax a document you scanned or created in another program Receive, view, and print a fax ImportantYour modem cable must be installed before you can send and receive faxes. You cannot use your standard telephone modem to connect to the Internet while sending and receiving faxes. Help and SupportFor more information about sending and receiving faxes in Windows XP, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword Fax in the HelpSpot Search box , then click the arrow.
134 Chapter 8: Sending and Receiving Faxes www.gateway.com Installing and configuring Fax If you are using Windows XP, complete the following instructions for installing and configuring Fax. If you are using Windows 2000, go to “Configuring Fax in Windows 2000” on page 137. Installing Fax in Windows XP Microsoft Fax lets you send and receive faxes using your modem. When Windows XP was originally installed on your computer, Fax was not installed. You need to install Fax from your blue Operating SystemCD. To install Fax: 1Insert the blue Operating SystemCD in the DVD or recordable CD drive. 2If the Welcome to Microsoft Windows XP dialog box opens, click Install optional Windows components . The Windows Components Wizard opens. -OR- If the Welcome to Microsoft Windows XP dialog box does not open, click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. Click/Double-click Add and Remove Programs. The Add or Remove Programs dialog box opens. Click Add/Remove Windows Components. The Windows Components Wizard opens. 3Click Fax Services, then click Next. 4Click Finish to exit the Windows Components Wizard. 5Click Exit to close the Welcome to Microsoft Windows XP dialog box. -OR- Click Close to close the Add or Remove Programs dialog box.
135 Installing and configuring Fax www.gateway.com Configuring Fax in Windows XP Before you send your first fax, you need to set up your user information. Your fax cover sheets and fax headers contain this information, some of which is required by law. The Fax Configuration Wizard opens the first time you try to send a fax. To configure Microsoft Fax: 1Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, Communications, Fax, then click Fax Console . The Fax Configuration Wizard opens. 2On the Welcome to Fax Configuration Wizard screen, click Next. The Sender Information screen opens. 3Enter the information about yourself that you want to appear on your fax cover page, then click Next. The Select Device for Sending or Receiving Faxes screen opens. ImportantThe first time you run the Fax Configuration Wizard, you may need to provide information in the Location Information and the Phone and Modem Options dialog boxes.
136 Chapter 8: Sending and Receiving Faxes www.gateway.com 4Click the arrow to open the Please select the fax device list, then click the modem you are using to send and receive faxes. 5If you want the modem to automatically answer the telephone in order to receive faxes, click the Enable Receive check box. 6Click Next. The Transmitting Subscriber Identification (TSID) screen opens. 7Enter the transmitting fax identifier information. This identifier information is required by law. You can enter up to 20 characters in the text box. We suggest using eight characters for your identifier name, followed by 12 characters for your telephone number. 8Click Next. 9If you set up your computer to receive faxes, enter the receiving fax identifier information, then click Next. This identifier information is required by law and can be the same identifier that you entered in Step 7. The Routing Options screen opens. ImportantSome fax machines cannot use special characters such as hyphens. We suggest using spaces instead of hyphens in telephone and fax numbers.
137 Installing and configuring Fax www.gateway.com 10If you set up your computer to receive faxes, select a folder you want to store receive faxes in and a printer you want to print received faxes on, then click Next. The Configuration Summary screen opens. 11Click Finish. Configuring Fax in Windows 2000 Before you send your first fax, you need to set up your user information. Your fax cover sheets and fax headers contain this information, some of which is required by law. To configure Microsoft Fax: 1Click Start, Settings, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. 2Double-click the Fax icon. The Fax Properties dialog box opens. 3Click the User Information tab. 4Enter the information about yourself that you want to appear on the fax cover page. 5Click the Advanced Options tab. 6Click Open Fax Service Management Console. The Fax Service Management window opens. 7Click Devices in the left column. 8Double-click the name of your modem. The Modem Properties dialog box opens. 9Click Enable send.
138 Chapter 8: Sending and Receiving Faxes www.gateway.com 10Enter the transmitting fax identifier information. This identifier information is required by law. You can enter up to 20 characters in the text box. We suggest using eight characters for your identifier name, followed by 12 characters for your telephone number. 11If you want to receive faxes, click Enable receive. -OR- If you do not want to receive faxes, go to Step 14. 12Enter the receiving fax identifier information. This identifier information is required by law and can be the same identifier that you entered in Step 10. 13Click the Received Faxes tab and select a folder you want to store received faxes in. 14Click OK. 15Click the X in the top-right corner to close the Fax Service Management window. 16Click OK. ImportantSome fax machines cannot use special characters such as hyphens. We suggest using spaces instead of hyphens in telephone and fax numbers
139 Sending a simple fax www.gateway.com Sending a simple fax You can use the Send Fax Wizard to send a simple one-page fax to one or more recipients. To send a simple fax: 1In Windows XP, click Start, All Programs, Accessories, Communications, Fax, then click Send a Fax. The Send Fax Wizard opens. - OR - In Windows 2000, click Start, Programs, Accessories, Communications, Fax, then click Send Cover Page Fax. The Send Fax Wizard opens. 2On the Welcome to Fax Configuration Wizard screen, click Next. The Recipient Information screen opens. 3Type the name and fax number of the recipient of your fax. 4If you need to use the area code for your recipient, click Use dialing rules, then type the full ten-digit fax number. 5If you want to send your fax to more than one recipient, click Add and enter the name and fax number of the next recipient.