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Using the Optical Drive, Using the Integrated Camera, Using the Wireless Control - windows 8 bluetooth

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Using the Optical Drive Your laptop has a slot load optical drive. Depending on the configuration ordered, your laptop may have one of the following drive types. These logos are used to indicate each drive's capabilities and media compatibility. DVD±R/W Dual Layer Writer DVD±R/W drive can read CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-R/W, DVD, DVD+R/W, and DVD-R/W media. It can also record to CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R/W, DVD-R/W, and DVD+R Dual Layer (DL) media. Blu-ray Disc™ Reader/Writer Blu-ray drive can read CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-R/W, DVD, DVD+R/W, DVD-R/W, DVD+R Dual Layer (DL), BD-ROM, BD-R, and BD-RE media. It can also record to CD-R, CD-R/W, DVD+R/W, DVD-R/W, DVD+R Dual Layer (DL), BD-R, and BD-RE media. Using the Integrated Camera Turning the Camera On and Off Press the key combination to switch on or switch off the camera. After switching on the camera, you need to activate its function through the Microsoft Windows operating system. In addition, you can also use Windows Movie Maker to create, edit, and share videos. Using the Wireless Control The wireless control allows you to quickly turn all of your wireless radios (Bluetooth® and WLAN) off, such as when you are asked to disable all wireless radios on an airplane flight. Gently touching this control one time turns all of your radios off. Gently touching it again returns your wireless radios to their respective states they were in before you touched the control the first time. CHAPTER 4: USING YOUR LAPTOP 33

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CHAPTER 4: USING YOUR LAPTOP
Using the Optical Drive
Your laptop has a slot load optical drive. Depending on the configuration ordered,
your laptop may have one of the following drive types. °ese logos are used to
indicate each drive’s capabilities and media compatibility.
DVD±R/W Dual
Layer Writer
DVD±R/W drive can read CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-R/W, DVD,
DVD+R/W, and DVD-R/W media.
It can also record to CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R/W, DVD-R/W,
and DVD+R Dual Layer (DL) media.
Blu-ray Disc™
Reader/Writer
Blu-ray drive can read CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-R/W, DVD,
DVD+R/W, DVD-R/W, DVD+R Dual Layer (DL), BD-ROM,
BD-R, and BD-RE media.
It can also record to CD-R, CD-R/W, DVD+R/W, DVD-R/W,
DVD+R Dual Layer (DL), BD-R, and BD-RE media.
Using the Integrated Camera
Turning the Camera On and Off
Press the key combination <Fn><F9> to switch on or switch off the camera. After
switching on the camera, you need to activate its function through the Microsoft
Windows
operating system. In addition, you can also use Windows Movie Maker
to create, edit, and share videos.
Using the Wireless Control
°e wireless control allows you to quickly turn all of your wireless radios
(Bluetooth
®
and WLAN) off, such as when you are asked to disable all wireless
radios on an airplane flight. Gently touching this control one time turns all of your
radios off. Gently touching it again returns your wireless radios to their respective
states they were in before you touched the control the first time.