Fujitsu E8210 E8210 User's Guide - Page 48

E8210.book Page 38 Friday, March 10, 2006 4:33 PM LifeBook E8000 Notebook ■ You should periodically check the Fujitsu website at us.fujitsu.com/computers for the most current drivers. ■ All LifeBook DVD players are set to play DVD titles with region code number 1 which is specified for the North American market. The region number is a regional restriction code defined by the DVD Forum acting on Hollywood requirements. Different region codes are recorded on video DVD titles for publication in different areas of the world. If the regional code of the DVD player does not match the regional codes on the titles, then playback is impossible. ■ You can change the region code on the DVD player using the Properties menu of the DVD software. Note, however, that you can only change the region code up to four times. After the 4th change, the last code entered becomes permanent, and cannot be changed. 3. Place the media into the tray, label side up, with the hole in the center of the disc. Snap the disc onto the raised circle in the center of the tray. 4. Gently push the holder tray back in until you hear a click. (Figure 4-3) If you have disabled the Auto Insert Notification Function, you will have to start the drive from your desktop, since your notebook will not automatically recognize that media has been loaded. Figure 4-3. Loading/Ejecting Media REMOVING MEDIA 1. Push and release the eject button on the front of the optical drive. This will stop the drive and the holder tray will come out of the LifeBook notebook a short distance. 38 2. Gently pull the tray out until the disc can easily be removed from the tray. 3. Carefully remove the media disc from the holder tray. 4. Gently push the holder tray back in until you hear a click. EMERGENCY OPTICAL DRIVE TRAY RELEASE If for some reason the eject button fails, you can open the media tray with a paper clip or similar tool inserted into the eject hole in the right side of the front of the tray (Figure 4-4). Straighten one side of a paper clip and push it gently into the hole. The tray will pop out. Figure 4-4 Emergency Tray Release USING THE MEDIA PLAYER SOFTWARE Depending upon its configuration, your system may not have the media player software pre-installed. If it is not installed, reference the documentation that accompanies the media application. Starting a DVD Movie (DVD Models only) 1. Insert the DVD into the optical drive of the notebook. If the CD AutoRun feature activates, skip Step 2. 2. The first time you insert a movie into the DVD/CD- RW tray, you will be prompted to select what you want the system to do when discs are inserted (e.g., start automatically or wait for a prompt). Until you make a selection, you will receive the same prompt whenever you insert a disc. 3. Click OK to close the About DVD Player Performance dialog box and the movie will begin. Opening the Media Player Control Panel With most DVD-ROMs, you have the option of altering how the movie should play and what you wish to view. You can do this by using the media player control panel and the mouse. 1. Right-click on the movie screen to open a dropdown menu for options. 2. Select View, then Player for all the controls available. This will open the control panel into the bottom of the screen.