HP 620 Notebook PC User Guide - Windows XP - Page 67

A disc does not play automatically, A movie stops, skips, or plays erratically

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A disc does not play automatically 1. Click Start > My Computer. 2. Right-click the device (such as CD-ROM drive), and then click Properties. 3. Click the AutoPlay tab, and then select one of the available actions. 4. Click OK. A CD, DVD, or BD should now start automatically when it is inserted into the optical drive. A movie stops, skips, or plays erratically ● Clean the disc. ● Conserve system resources by trying the following suggestions: ◦ Log off the Internet. ◦ Change the color properties of the desktop: 1. Right-click on a blank area of the computer desktop, and then select Properties > Settings. 2. Set Color quality to Medium (16 bit), if this setting is not already selected. ◦ Disconnect external devices, such as a printer, scanner, camera, or handheld device. A movie is not visible on an external display 1. If both the computer display and an external display are turned on, press fn+f4 one or more times to switch between the two displays. 2. Configure the monitor settings to make the external display primary: a. Right-click on a blank area of the computer desktop, and then select Properties > Settings. b. Specify a primary display and a secondary display. NOTE: When using both displays, the DVD image will not appear on any display designated as the secondary display. To get information about a multimedia question not covered in this guide, select Start > Help and Support. The process of burning a disc does not begin, or it stops before completion ● Be sure that all other programs are closed. ● Turn off Standby mode and Hibernation. ● Be sure that you are using the right kind of disc for your drive. See your user guides for more information about disc types. ● Be sure that the disc is inserted properly. ● Select a slower write speed and try again. Optical drive (select models only) 55

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A disc does not play automatically
1.
Click
Start
>
My Computer
.
2.
Right-click the device (such as CD-ROM drive), and then click
Properties
.
3.
Click the
AutoPlay
tab, and then select one of the available actions.
4.
Click
OK
.
A CD, DVD, or BD should now start automatically when it is inserted into the optical drive.
A movie stops, skips, or plays erratically
Clean the disc.
Conserve system resources by trying the following suggestions:
Log off the Internet.
Change the color properties of the desktop:
1. Right-click on a blank area of the computer desktop, and then select
Properties
>
Settings
.
2. Set
Color quality
to
Medium (16 bit)
, if this setting is not already selected.
Disconnect external devices, such as a printer, scanner, camera, or handheld device.
A movie is not visible on an external display
1.
If both the computer display and an external display are turned on, press
fn+f4
one or more times
to switch between the two displays.
2.
Configure the monitor settings to make the external display primary:
a.
Right-click on a blank area of the computer desktop, and then select
Properties
>
Settings
.
b.
Specify a primary display and a secondary display.
NOTE:
When using both displays, the DVD image will not appear on any display designated as
the secondary display.
To get information about a multimedia question not covered in this guide, select
Start
>
Help and
Support
.
The process of burning a disc does not begin, or it stops before completion
Be sure that all other programs are closed.
Turn off Standby mode and Hibernation.
Be sure that you are using the right kind of disc for your drive. See your user guides for more
information about disc types.
Be sure that the disc is inserted properly.
Select a slower write speed and try again.
Optical drive (select models only)
55