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Removing an Optical Disc (with Power)
If the computer is running on external or battery power:
1. Turn on the computer.
2. Press the release button 1 on the drive bezel to release the 
media tray, and then pull out the tray 2.Remove the disc 3 
from the tray by gently pressing down on the spindle while 
lifting the outer edges of the disc. Hold the disc by the edges 
and avoid touching the flat surfaces. 
✎If the media tray is not fully accessible, tilt the disc carefully 
as you remove it.
3. Close the media tray and place the disc in a protective case. 
						

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Removing an Optical Disc (without Power)
If external or battery power is unavailable:
1. Insert the end of a paper clip 1 into the release access in the 
front bezel of the drive.
2. Press in gently until the tray is released, and then pull out the 
tray 2.
3. Remove the disc 3 from the tray by gently pressing down on 
the spindle while lifting the outer edges of the disc. Hold the 
disc by the edges and avoid touching the flat surfaces. 
✎If the media tray is not fully accessible, tilt the disc carefully 
as you remove it.
4. Close the media tray and place the disc in a protective case. 
						

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Controlling Disc Activity
You can manage disc activities such as pause, play, stop, and 
rewind by using the following disc activity controls:
■Media activity buttons—The 4 media activity buttons on your 
computer provide quick disc control. These buttons also 
control the activity of selections on the music mode Playlist. 
For more information about these buttons, refer to the “
Using 
the Media Activity Buttons” section next in this chapter.
■Windows multimedia software—Some Windows multimedia 
applications provide disc activity controls on the screen. 
■Media activity hotkeys—The media activity hotkeys, fn+f9, 
fn+f10
, fn+f11, and fn+f12 control the activity of selections on 
the music mode Playlist. 
For more information about using these and other hotkeys, 
refer to the “
Hotkeys” section in Chapter 2, “Keyboard and 
To u c h P a d.”   
						

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Using the Media Activity Buttons
The 4 media activity buttons control the play of a CD or DVD. 
■To skip to the previous selection, press the previous/rewind 
button
 1.
■To play or pause a selection, press the play/pause button 2.
■To skip to the next selection, press the next/fast forward 
button 3.
■To stop the current media activity, such as playing or 
rewinding, press the stop button 4. 
						

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Protecting Playback
To prevent the loss of playback or playback quality:
■Save your work and close all open applications before 
playing a CD or a DVD.
■Connect or disconnect the computer from an optional 
expansion product before or after playing a disc, not while 
playing a disc.
To prevent the loss of playback while the computer is running 
Windows, do not initiate standby or hibernation while playing 
a
 disc.
If standby or hibernation is initiated while a disc is in use:
■Your playback may be interrupted.
■You may see the warning message “Putting the computer into 
Hibernation or Standby might stop the playback. Do you 
want to continue?” If this message is displayed, click
 No. 
■You may need to restart the disc to resume audio and video 
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Protecting a CD or DVD Write Process
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CAUTION: To prevent loss of work and damage to a disc:
■Before writing to a disc, connect the computer to a reliable external 
power source. Do not write to a disc while the computer is running 
on battery power.
■Before writing to a disc, close all open applications (including 
screen savers and antivirus software) except the disc software you 
are using.
■Do not copy directly from a source disc to a destination disc or from 
a network drive to a destination disc. Instead, copy from a source 
disc or network drive to your hard drive, and then copy from your 
hard drive to the destination disc.
■Do not use the computer keyboard or move the computer while the 
computer is writing to a disc. The write process is sensitive to 
vibration.
Multimedia Software
Identifying Your Software
The computer includes preinstalled multimedia software. Some 
models may also be shipped with additional multimedia software 
or an optical disc.
»Select Start > All Programs.
– or –
»Select Start > All Programs > Software Setup. (You can 
also reinstall software from the Software Setup Utility.)
✎For details about using software included with your computer, 
refer to the software user guides. User Guides may be provided 
on disc, in print, as online Help files within the specific 
application. You may also use the software manufacturer’s 
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Observing the Copyright Warning
It is a criminal offense, under applicable copyright laws, to make 
unauthorized copies of copyright-protected material, including 
computer programs, films, broadcasts, and sound recordings. Do 
not use this computer for such purposes.
Installing Software
To install software from a disc that is included with the computer: 
1. Connect the computer to a reliable AC outlet.
2. Close any open applications.
3. Insert the disc into the optical drive.
4. When the installation wizard opens, follow the installation 
instructions on the screen.
5. Restart the computer if prompted.
✎Repeat the installation procedure for all software you want to 
install.
Understanding DVD Region Settings
Most DVDs that contain copyrighted files also contain region 
codes. The region codes help protect copyrights internationally.
You can play a DVD containing a region code only if the region 
code on the DVD matches the region setting on your DVD drive.
If the region code on a DVD does not match the region setting on 
your drive, a “Playback of Content From This Region Is Not 
Permitted” message is displayed when you insert the DVD. To 
play the DVD you must change the region setting on your DVD 
drive. DVD region settings can be changed through the operating 
system or through some DVD players. 
						

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Changing DVD Region Settings
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CAUTION: The region settings on your DVD drive can be changed only 
5
 times.
■The region setting you select the fifth time becomes the permanent 
region setting on the DVD drive.
■The number of allowable region changes remaining on the drive is 
displayed in the Changes Remaining field in the DVD Region 
tab.The number in the field includes the fifth and permanent 
change.
To change settings through the operating system:
1. Open Device Manager by selecting Start > My Computer. 
Right-click in the window and select Properties > Hardware 
tab > Device Manager.
2. Select DVD/CD-ROM drives, right-click the DVD drive for 
which you want to change region settings, and then select 
Properties.
3. Make the desired changes on the DVD Region tab.
4. Select OK.
For additional information, refer to the Windows operating 
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Using the QuickPlay Buttons
✎DVD and Media button functions vary, depending on the 
software installed on the computer. Refer to the QuickPlay 
online Help for details.
■To open your computer default DVD player application, press 
the DVD button 1.
■To open the default media player application, press the media 
button
 2.
To change the function of the DVD button or the media button 
in
 Windows or to change the default DVD player or media 
player
 application, refer to the “Quick Launch Buttons 
(Select Models Only)” section in Chapter 8, “Software Updates 
and Recovery and System Software.”
The DVD button and the media button have other functions when 
the computer is off or in hibernation. For summary of DVD 
button functions, refer to the “
DVD Button” section in Chapter 1, 
“Hardware.” For a summary of Media button functions, refer to 
the “Media Button” section in Chapter 1, “Hardware.” 
						

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Using QuickPlay Software 
(Select
 Models Only)
QuickPlay software allows you to play movies or open other 
media without starting the computer or launching the operating 
system.
For details on using QuickPlay software, refer to the QuickPlay 
online Help.
✎DVD and media buttons function according to the following 
table. The button functions may change if you customize or 
modify the QuickPlay button options.