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From the WinDVD control panel, you can open an expanded 
control panel by clicking the expanded controls button. The 
expanded control panel contains several advanced features. 
See “Using WinDVD Advanced Features” on page 174 for an 
explanation of these features.
Using the control panel playback buttons
Once you have inserted a DVD and started WinDVD, you are 
ready to play the disc. Using the control panel, you can play a 
DVD from the beginning, or move to a desired location then 
begin playing. 
Sample WinDVD control panel with expanded view for 
showing advanced features
Click this To do thisOr use keyboard 
shortcut
Play — starts disc playback. [spacebar]
Step forward — steps for-
ward in the playback one 
frame at a time.None
Pause — pauses disc play-
back. Resume playback by 
clicking Play.[spacebar]
Step backward — steps 
backward in the playback 
one frame at a time.None
Stop — stops playback. 
Restart the movie by click-
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Vo l u m e  — click and drag 
the slider up to increase vol-
ume and down to decrease 
volume. Shift ↑ 
(increases)
Shift ↓ 
(decreases)
Speed Ring — enables you 
to control the speed at which 
the DVD plays. Move the 
slider upward to play the 
movie in fast forward. Move 
it further upward to increase 
forward speed. Move the 
slider downward to play the 
movie in fast reverse. Move 
it further downward to 
increase reverse speed. Plac-
ing the slider in the center, 
or clicking Play, plays the 
DVD at normal speed. This 
will play the DVD at normal 
speed.
Time Control — click to 
increase playback speed.None
Clock — enables you to 
select and control playback 
time. None
Time shift — click to slow 
playback speed.None
Fast Back — starts fast 
reverse movie playback. R
Fast Forward — starts fast 
forward movie playback. F Click this To do thisOr use keyboard 
shortcut 
						

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Previous Chapter — skip 
to the previous chapter in 
the movie.PgUp
Next Chapter — skip to the 
next chapter in the movie.PgDn
Title Menu— opens the 
title menu of the inserted 
DVD.T
Mute — click to mute 
movie sound. Click again to 
restore movie sound to its 
original level.M
Repeat — shows the current 
media loop settings, includ-
ing repeat chapter, repeat 
title, loop, or no repeat.[Ctlr] B
Zoom — zooms in on the 
movie window for a closer 
look. After zooming in, you 
can pan around to see other 
areas of the image.None
Bookmarks — opens the 
Bookmark browser, which 
enables you to bookmark 
scenes in a movie so that 
you can skip to them when 
selected. [K]
Capture — opens the Cap-
ture browser, which enables 
you to capture still images 
of a movie.
 
None Click this To do thisOr use keyboard 
shortcut 
						

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Maximizing the video window
To close the WinDVD control panel and expand the video 
window to fill the screen, click the Maximize button. 
To display the control panel again, double-click anywhere in 
the video window. 
Using WinDVD Advanced Features
TECHNICAL NOTE: The DVD author determines what features the 
DVD supports. Depending on the DVD format and your computer’s 
hardware configuration, some of the control panel features may be 
unavailable when playing a DVD. Unsupported features may not 
appear or may appear gray, and you cannot select them.
The features described in this section may be available on the 
WinDVD expanded control panel. To open the expanded 
control panel, click the expanded controls button on the 
WinDVD main control panel. Select from the following 
options: Navigation, Language, Display, Color, and Audio 
effect. Eject — ejects the disk. If 
the disk is still playing, this 
button stops play before the 
disk is ejected.E Click this To do thisOr use keyboard 
shortcut 
						

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Sample WinDVD with expanded subpanel
Using playlists
TECHNICAL NOTE: The DVD author determines what features the 
DVD supports. Depending on the DVD format and your computer’s 
hardware configuration, some of the control panel features may be 
unavailable when playing a DVD. Unsupported features appear 
gray, and you cannot select them.
The playlist selection options are accessed by selecting the 
Expand subpanel button and the Navigation submenu. The 
playlist options are found within the Navigation menu. 
Options to use and create playlists allow you to open files, 
open existing playlists, create new playlists, and select DVDs 
from an existing folder. A playlist is a customized list of 
DVD files in the order in which you want to view them. For 
example, you may want to create a playlist for DVDs that 
contain music files, so you can play the music selections you 
want in the order you want to hear them. You can only save 
one playlist at a time.
NOTE: Some audio and video formats are not supported.
Expand
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Creating a Playlist
To create a new playlist:
1Open the playlist menu by clicking the Playlist button. 
See “Using the WinDVD control panel” on page 170. to 
locate the playlist button.
Sample Playlist dialog
2Select New Playlist from the menu.
The Playlist window opens.
Sample WinDVD Playlist window
3Select File to enable selection of a file, or Disc to create a 
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4Locate each file (you may select multiple files) for your 
playlist using the directory browser. 
5Highlight the files and click Add, then OK to confirm 
your selection.
6After adding all the files you want to include in the new 
playlist, click Save List.
The Save As dialog appears. 
7Browse to the folder where you want to save your 
playlist, name the playlist, then click Save. 
Playlist files are saved with the file extension .plf. The 
playlist can be reopened and played.
Playing a Playlist
After creating a new playlist, you can open it with WinDVD. 
The playlist keeps your selections organized so that you can 
play your favorites at any time. 
To play a playlist:
1Open the playlist menu by clicking the Playlist button. 
See “Using the WinDVD control panel” on page 170. to 
locate the playlist button.
Sample Playlist dialog
2Select Open Playlist from the menu. 
						

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Sample Open Playlist dialog
3Locate the playlist you wish to open, then click Open.
The Playlist window appears.
4Click Load List to open the saved playlists.
5Browse to the playlist you want to open then click Open 
and WinDVD displays the playlist.
Getting Help
Click the Help button to open the WinDVD Help system.
Exiting WinDVD
Click the Close button, to exit WinDVD. 
						

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Chapter 8
If Something Goes 
Wrong
Some problems you may encounter when using your 
notebook computer are relatively easy to identify and solve. 
Others may require help from your dealer or the manufacturer 
of a software program. 
This chapter aims to help you solve many problems by 
yourself. It covers the problems you are most likely to 
encounter.
If all else fails, contact Toshiba. You will find information on 
Toshiba’s support services at the end of this chapter.
Your program stops responding. 
If you are working with a program that suddenly freezes all 
operations, chances are the program has stopped responding. 
You can exit the failed program without shutting down the 
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To close a program that has stopped responding in the 
Windows® XP operating system:
1Press 
Ctrl, Alt, and Del simultaneously.
2The Windows Task Manager appears.
3Click the Applications tab.
If a program has stopped responding, the words “not 
responding” appear beside its name in the list.
Windows Task Manager Applications tab
4Select the program you want to close, then click End 
Ta s k.
Closing the failed program should allow you to continue 
working. If it does not, continue with step 3.
5Close the remaining programs one by one by selecting 
the program name, then End Task.
6Select the Shut Down menu, then click Tu r n  O f f.