HP A6430f Getting Started - Page 146

Changing DVD Audio Settings, Playing DVDs with Windows Media Player, Windows Start Button, Windows

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Changing DVD Audio Settings To select DVD audio settings for viewing the DVD: 1 Click the Windows Start Button on the taskbar, and then click Windows Media Center. 2 From the Tasks menu, click settings. 3 Click TV. 4 Click Audio. The TV Audio window opens. 5 Select the speaker and sound options. Select the speaker output and the channel mode, if applicable. Click Save. Playing DVDs with Windows Media Player The computer must have a DVD drive to play DVD movies. 1 Insert the DVD movie into the drive. When the AutoPlay window opens, select Windows Media Player from the list. You may have to scroll down in the window to see Windows Media Player. Or If the Windows Media Player window does not automatically open, click the Windows Start Button on the taskbar, click All Programs, and then click Windows Media Player. 2 To play the DVD, click the Now Playing tab on the Player taskbar, and then click the Play button. You can also control playback by using the media control buttons on the keyboard (select models only). For more information on using Windows Media Player, click the drop-down arrow on the Player taskbar, and then click Help. 3 In the List pane, click a DVD title or chapter name. You can double-click a chapter to begin playing the movie at that point. You can also right-click a chapter and click Find DVD Info to find online information about the movie. 136 Getting Started (features vary by model)

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Getting Started (features vary by model)
Changing DVD Audio Settings
To select DVD audio settings for viewing the DVD:
1
Click the
Windows Start Button
on the taskbar, and then click
Windows
Media Center
.
2
From the Tasks menu, click
settings
.
3
Click
TV
.
4
Click
Audio
. The TV Audio window opens.
5
Select the speaker and sound options. Select the speaker output and the channel
mode, if applicable. Click
Save
.
Playing DVDs with Windows Media Player
The computer must have a DVD drive to play DVD movies.
1
Insert the DVD movie into the drive.
±
When the AutoPlay window opens, select
Windows Media Player
from the
list. You may have to scroll down in the window to see Windows Media Player.
Or
±
If the Windows Media Player window does not automatically open, click the
Windows Start Button
on the taskbar, click
All Programs
, and then click
Windows Media Player
.
2
To play the DVD, click the
Now Playing
tab on the Player taskbar, and then click the
Play
button. You can also control playback by using the media control buttons on the
keyboard (select models only).
For more information on using Windows Media Player, click the drop-down arrow on
the Player taskbar, and then click
Help
.
3
In the List pane, click a DVD title or chapter name. You can double-click a chapter to
begin playing the movie at that point. You can also right-click a chapter and click
Find DVD Info
to find online information about the movie.