Dell M1330 Owners Manual - Page 97

Other software problems, Digital Rights Management DRM applied to it. The Dell MediaDirect - graphics card

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TO PLAY MOVIES WITH DELL MEDIADIRECT, YOU MUST HAVE A DVD DRIVE AND THE DELL DV D PLAYER - If you purchased a DVD drive with your computer, this software should already be installed. VIDEO QUALITY PROBLEMS - Turn off the Use Hardware Acceleration option. This feature takes advantage of the special processing in some graphics cards to reduce processor requirements when playing DVDs and certain types of video files. C A N N O T P L A Y S O M E M E D I A F I L E S - Because Dell MediaDirect provides access to media files outside the Windows operating system environment, access to licensed content is restricted. Licensed content is digital content that has Digital Rights Management (DRM) applied to it. The Dell MediaDirect environment cannot verify the DRM restrictions, so the licensed files cannot be played. Licensed music and video files have a lock icon next to them. You can access licensed files in the Windows operating system environment. ADJUSTING THE COLOR SETTINGS FOR MOVIES THAT CONTAIN SCENES THAT ARE TOO D A R K O R TOO BRIGHT - Click EagleVision to use a video enhancement technology that detects video content and dynamically adjusts the brightness/contrast/saturation ratios. NOTICE: You cannot reinstall the Dell MediaDirect feature if you voluntarily reformat the hard drive. Contact Dell for assistance (see "Contacting Dell" on page 155). Other software problems CHECK THE SOFTWARE DOCUMENTATION OR CONTACT THE SOFTWARE MANUFACTURER FOR TROUBLESHOOTING INFORMATION - • Ensure that the program is compatible with the operating system installed on your computer. • Ensure that your computer meets the minimum hardware requirements needed to run the software. See the software documentation for information. • Ensure that the program is installed and configured properly. • Verify that the device drivers do not conflict with the program. • If necessary, uninstall and then reinstall the program. Troubleshooting 97

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Troubleshooting
97
T
O
PLAY
MOVIES
WITH
D
ELL
M
EDIA
D
IRECT
,
YOU
MUST
HAVE
A
DVD
DRIVE
AND
THE
D
ELL
DVD P
LAYER
If you purchased a DVD drive with your computer,
this software should already be installed.
V
IDEO
Q
UALITY
PROBLEMS
Turn off the
Use Hardware Acceleration
option.
This feature takes advantage of the special processing in some graphics cards
to reduce processor requirements when playing DVDs and certain types of
video files.
C
ANNOT
PLAY
SOME
MEDIA
FILES
Because Dell MediaDirect provides access
to media files outside the Windows operating system environment, access to
licensed content is restricted. Licensed content is digital content that has
Digital Rights Management (DRM) applied to it. The Dell MediaDirect
environment cannot verify the DRM restrictions, so the licensed files cannot
be played. Licensed music and video files have a lock icon next to them. You
can access licensed files in the Windows operating system environment.
A
DJUSTING
THE
COLOR
SETTINGS
FOR
MOVIES
THAT
CONTAIN
SCENES
THAT
ARE
TOO
DARK
OR
TOO
BRIGHT
Click
EagleVision
to use a video enhancement
technology that detects video content and dynamically adjusts the
brightness/contrast/saturation ratios.
NOTICE:
You cannot reinstall the Dell MediaDirect feature if you voluntarily
reformat the hard drive. Contact Dell for assistance (see "Contacting Dell" on
page 155).
Other software problems
C
HECK
THE
SOFTWARE
DOCUMENTATION
OR
CONTACT
THE
SOFTWARE
MANUFACTURER
FOR
TROUBLESHOOTING
INFORMATION
Ensure that the program is compatible with the operating system installed
on your computer.
Ensure that your computer meets the minimum hardware requirements
needed to run the software. See the software documentation for
information.
Ensure that the program is installed and configured properly.
Verify that the device drivers do not conflict with the program.
If necessary, uninstall and then reinstall the program.