Dell E521 Owner's Manual - Page 19

Adjusting the Volume, Appearance and Themes - memory

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A DVD player includes the following basic buttons: Stop Restart the current chapter Play Fast forward Pause Fast reverse Advance a single frame while in pause mode Go to the next title or chapter Continuously play the current title or chapter Go to the previous title or chapter Eject For more information on playing CDs or DVDs, click Help on the CD or DVD player (if available). Adjusting the Volume NOTE: When the speakers are muted, you do not hear the CD or DVD playing. 1 Click the Start button, point to All Programs→ Accessories→ Entertainment, and then click Volume Control. 2 In the Volume Control window, click and drag the bar in the Volume Control column and slide it up or down to increase or decrease the volume. For more information on volume control options, click Help in the Volume Control window. Adjusting the Picture If an error message notifies you that the current resolution and color depth are using too much memory and preventing DVD playback, adjust the display properties: 1 Click the Start button and click Control Panel. 2 Under Pick a category, click Appearance and Themes. 3 Under Pick a task..., click Change the screen resolution. 4 In the Display Properties window, click and drag the bar in Screen resolution to change the setting to 800 by 600 pixels. 5 Click the drop-down menu under Color quality, and then click Medium (16 bit). 6 Click OK. Setting Up and Using Your Computer 19

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Setting Up and Using Your Computer
19
A DVD player includes the following basic buttons:
For more information on playing CDs or DVDs, click
Help
on the CD or DVD player (if available).
Adjusting the Volume
NOTE:
When the speakers are muted, you do not hear the CD or DVD playing.
1
Click the
Start
button, point to
All Programs
Accessories
Entertainment
, and then click
Volume Control
.
2
In the
Volume Control
window, click and drag the bar in the
Volume Control
column and slide it up
or down to increase or decrease the volume.
For more information on volume control options, click
Help
in the
Volume Control
window.
Adjusting the Picture
If an error message notifies you that the current resolution and color depth are using too much memory
and preventing DVD playback, adjust the display properties:
1
Click the
Start
button and click
Control Panel
.
2
Under
Pick a category
, click
Appearance and Themes
.
3
Under
Pick a task...
, click
Change the screen resolution
.
4
In the
Display Properties
window, click and drag the bar in
Screen resolution
to change the setting to
800 by 600 pixels
.
5
Click the drop-down menu under
Color quality
, and then click
Medium (16 bit)
.
6
Click
OK
.
Stop
Restart the current chapter
Play
Fast forward
Pause
Fast reverse
Advance a single frame while in pause mode
Go to the next title or chapter
Continuously play the current title or chapter
Go to the previous title or chapter
Eject