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Using playlists
Sample Playlist window
2Click the File button in the lower-right corner of the window, 
to indicate that you are creating a playlist of individual files.
3In the Directory list, select the file you want to play first, and 
click Add to put it at the top of the playlist.
DVD files have an .mpg, .vob or .ac3 file name extension. 
After selecting a file, the file name appears in the Selected 
files list. You can also double-click a file name to add it to the 
playlist. 
4Add as many files as you wish to the playlist. You must add 
the files in the order in which you want to play them.
To delete a file from the playlist, select the file in the Selected 
files list, then click Delete. To delete the entire list and start 
over, click Delete All.
5When you have finished creating your playlist, click Save 
Playlist to save it.
You do not assign a name to the saved playlist, as you can 
only save one playlist at a time. After saving the playlist, a 
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6Click OK to close the confirmation dialog box, then click OK 
to close the Playlist window.
Loading and playing playlists
1In the Playlist window, click File to display the saved playlist 
of files.
2Click Load Playlist to load the saved playlist.
After loading the playlist, a confirmation dialog box appears.
3Click OK to close the confirmation dialog box, then click OK 
to close the Playlist window.
The DVD begins to play the loaded playlist.
Resuming normal playback after using playlists
To resume playing the DVD files in order after using a playlist, 
click the eject button to open the disc tray, then close it again. The 
DVD resumes normal playback.
Customizing WinDVD
You can control several general WinDVD characteristics, such as 
whether the toolbar and status bar are visible, as well as numerous 
audio and display features. 
You control these general, audio and display features from the 
Properties dialog box. 
1Launch WinDVD, if it is not already running.
2On the WinDVD control panel, click the Properties button.
WinDVD displays the Properties dialog box, with the 
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Sample Properties dialog box with the General tab on top
Setting general properties
You use the General tab to select the region code, the drive letter 
assigned to the DVD-ROM drive, the autoplay default option, and 
which WinDVD toolbars are displayed by default.
Region coding is part of the protection system for DVD content. It 
divides the world into six regions. The intent is to enable specific 
content to be viewed in a specific region. The current region code 
of the WinDVD player installed in your computer is Region 1, 
comprising the United States and Canada. 
NOTE: Most DVD-ROM drives let you change the region 
code, usually between one and five times. Once a drive has 
reached the limit, the region code cannot be changed again. 
Pay careful attention to the Remaining times until 
permanent box on the General properties tab.
1To change the region code, select the desired option in the 
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The Remaining times until permanent box displays the 
remaining number of times you can change the current region 
before the setting becomes permanent.
2In the Player settings Default DVD drive box, select your 
DVD-ROM drive letter.
3Select the Player settings Auto play check box to enable the 
auto play feature. Clear the check box to disable this feature.
When enabled, the auto play feature automatically launches a 
DVD-ROM when it is inserted in the DVD-ROM drive.
4In the View box, select the items you want to display when 
WinDVD launches.
Tool bar is the bar containing basic player functions that is 
displayed at the top of the WinDVD video window.
Status bar is the bar that is displayed at the bottom of the 
WinDVD video window.
Player is the WinDVD control panel.
5Click OK to save your settings.
Setting audio properties
NOTE: The DVD author determines which features the DVD 
supports. When playing a DVD, some of the control panel 
features may be unavailable. Unsupported features appear 
gray, and you cannot select them.
1In the Properties dialog box, click the Audio tab.
The Audio tab moves to the front. The Current audio track 
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Sample Properties dialog box with Audio tab on top.
2In the Audio channels box, select the appropriate speaker 
mode to match your setup as follows:

If you have two speakers, select one of the 2 speaker 
modes. Mono mixes the audio channels into one 
channel. Stereo mixes the audio channels into two 
channels. Dolby Surround Compatible mixes the audio 
channels into two channels plus Dolby Pro Logic 
Surround sound. 3D audio provides standard 3D audio 
sound.

If you have four speakers, select 4 speaker mode. 
WinDVD distributes four unique sound channels to the 
speakers, providing a true surround sound experience.

If you have six speakers, select 6 speaker mode. 
WinDVD automatically distributes 5.1 sound channels to 
these speakers, for enhanced surround sound.

If you have an S/PDIF compliant sound card, select 
Enable S/PDIF output. This option sends the stereo 
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3In the Vocal options box, select the desired option for DVDs 
that support vocal as follows:

No vocal does not output vocals to any speaker.

Left vocal outputs vocals to left speakers only.

Right vocal outputs vocals to right speakers only.

Both outputs vocals to both left and right speakers.
4In the Dolby Pro Logic box, select the Always enable check 
box to enable Dolby Pro Logic. Clear the check box to disable 
it.
5To test Dolby Pro Logic, click the Te s t button.
Setting display properties
1In the Properties dialog box, click the Display tab.
The Display tab moves to the front. 
Sample Properties dialog box with Display tab selected 
						

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2Select the Lock aspect ratio check box to maintain the 
original aspect ratio when the video window is resized. 
Otherwise clear the check box.
3Select the Startup in full screen mode check box to 
automatically start WinDVD each time with the video 
window maximized and the control panel hidden. Otherwise, 
clear the check box.
4Select the OSD (On Screen Display) check box to enable 
OSD. Otherwise, clear the check box. 
5Click OK to save the settings.
Customizing the control panel
You can configure the control panel’s appearance. Position the 
pointer over the control panel, then click the secondary button to 
display a shortcut menu of control panel options. You can select a 
new control panel background color, or select WinDVD to display 
the control panel in a different format. You can also select About 
to display copyright and version information.
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 appear gray, and you cannot 
select them.
The features described in this section are available on the 
WinDVD expanded control panel. To open the expanded control 
panel, click the expanded controls button on the WinDVD main 
control panel. See “Playing DVDs” on page 163 for help 
locating the expanded controls button. 
						

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WinDVD expanded control panel
Use this To do thisOr use keyboard 
shortcut
Playback speed— 
control the speed at which 
the DVD plays. Move the 
slider to the left to slow 
the playback speed or 
move it to the right to play 
the DVD faster. Placing 
the slider in the center 
plays the DVD at normal 
speed, and enables the 
audio. The audio is 
automatically muted at 
any other playback speed.None
Brightness — move the 
slider to the right to 
increase video brightness. 
Move it to the left to 
decrease brightness.+ (increases)
- (decreases)
Playback speed slider Brightness sliderDirectional buttons Numeric keypad
Audio tracks
SubtitlesCamera angles
Bookmarks 
						

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Directional buttons — 
use to navigate the 
WinDVD menus, as you 
would the arrow keys on 
the keyboard. The center 
button represents 
Enter.
↑ (Up)
→ (Right)
↓ (Down)
← (Left)
Enter
Numeric keypad — use 
these buttons to select a 
chapter by entering the 
chapter number. After you 
have entered a chapter 
number, click the enter 
button on the lower right 
corner of the numeric 
keypad (
↵) to begin 
playing that chapter. You 
can clear an entry by 
clicking the clear (X) 
button on the lower left 
corner of the numeric 
keypad.0 - 9
Menu button — displays 
all available menus for the 
current DVD. Examples 
of menus are: Root, Audio 
Language, Subtitles. Use 
your mouse or the control 
panel directional buttons 
to select a menu. Click 
Resume to resume DVD 
playback.None Use this To do thisOr use keyboard 
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Chapter button — 
displays a list of all the 
chapters in the current 
DVD. Select the chapter 
you want to play, or use 
the numeric keypad to 
enter the chapter number.C
Title button — Displays 
a list of all the titles on the 
current DVD. Click the 
title you want to play, then 
click 
Enter.T
Audio tracks — displays 
a list of all the audio track 
options. This feature is 
most commonly used with 
multi-language content to 
change the spoken/heard 
language. This button is 
enabled only when the 
DVD supports dynamic 
audio track changes.A Use this To do thisOr use keyboard 
shortcut