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Changing DVD region settings Most DVDs that contain copyrighted files also contain region codes. The region codes help protect copyrights internationally. You can play a DVD containing a region code only if the region code on the DVD matches the region setting on your DVD drive. If the region code on a DVD does not match the region setting on your drive, the following message is displayed when you insert the DVD: "Playback of content from this region is not permitted." To play the DVD, you must change the region setting on your DVD drive. DVD region settings can be changed through the operating system or through some DVD players. CAUTION The region settings on your DVD drive can be changed only 5 times. The region setting you select the fifth time becomes the permanent region setting on the DVD drive. The number of allowable region changes remaining on the drive is displayed in the Changes remaining field on the DVD Region tab. The number in the field includes the fifth and permanent change. To change settings through the operating system: 1. Select Start > Computer > System properties. 2. In the left pane, click Device Manager. NOTE Windows includes the User Account Control feature to improve the security of your computer. You may be prompted for your permission or password for tasks such as installing applications, running utilities, or changing Windows settings. Refer to Windows online Help for more information. 3. Click the "+" sign next to DVD/CD-ROM drives. 4. Right-click the DVD drive for which you want to change region settings, and then click Properties. 5. Make the desired changes on the DVD Region tab. 6. Click OK. Observing the copyright warning It is a criminal offense, under applicable copyright laws, to make unauthorized copies of copyrightprotected material, including computer programs, films, broadcasts, and sound recordings. Do not use this computer for such purposes. 58 Chapter 5 Multimedia ENWW

Section	Page
Notebook Tour	7
Components	7
Top components	8
Keys	8
TouchPad	9
Buttons and switches	10
Lights	11
Display components	12
Front components	12
Rear components	13
Right-side components	14
Left-side components	15
Bottom components	16
Wireless antennae (select models only)	17
Additional hardware components	18
Labels	19
Specifications	20
Operating environment	20
Rated input power	20
TouchPad and Keyboard	21
TouchPad	21
Using the TouchPad	22
Using an external mouse	22
Setting TouchPad preferences	22
Keyboard	23
Hotkeys	23
Hotkey quick reference	24
Hotkey procedures	24
Displaying and clearing system information (fn+esc)	24
Opening Help and Support (fn+f1)	25
Opening the Print Options window (fn+f2)	25
Opening a Web browser (fn+f3)	25
Switching the screen image (fn+f4)	26
Initiating Hibernation (fn+f5)	26
Initiating QuickLock (fn+f6)	27
Decreasing screen brightness (fn+f7)	27
Increasing screen brightness (fn+f8)	27
Playing, pausing or resuming an audio CD or a DVD (fn+f9)	27
Stopping an audio CD or a DVD (fn+f10)	27
Playing previous track or section of an audio CD or a DVD (fn+f11)	27
Playing next track or section of an audio CD or a DVD (fn+f12)	27
Keypads	28
Using the embedded numeric keypad	28
Enabling and disabling the embedded numeric keypad	28
Switching key functions on the embedded numeric keypad	29
Using an external numeric keypad	29
Enabling or disabling num lock mode as you work	29
Power management	30
Setting power options	30
Using power-saving states	30
Initiating and exiting Sleep	30
Initiating and exiting Hibernation	31
Using the battery meter	31
Using power plans	32
Viewing the current power plan	32
Selecting a different power plan	32
Customizing power plans	32
Setting password protection on wakeup	32
Using battery power	33
Using Battery Health in Help and Support	33
Displaying the remaining battery charge	33
Inserting or removing the battery	34
Charging a battery	35
Managing low battery levels	35
Identifying low battery levels	35
Resolving a low battery level	36
Resolving a low battery level when external power is available	36
Resolving a low battery level when a charged battery is available	36
Resolving a low battery level when no power source is available	36
Resolving a low battery level when the computer cannot exit Hibernation	36
Calibrating a battery	36
Step 1: Fully charge the battery	37
Step 2: Disable Hibernation and Sleep	37
Step 3: Discharge the battery	38
Step 4: Fully recharge the battery	38
Step 5: Reenable Hibernation and Sleep	38
Conserving battery power	39
Storing a battery	39
Disposing of a used battery	39
Using external AC power	40
Connecting the AC adapter	40
Shutting down the computer	41
Drives	42
Drive care	42
IDE drive light	43
Hard drive	44
Optical drives	47
Inserting an optical disc	48
Removing an optical disc (with power)	49
Removing an optical disc (without power)	50
Avoiding the Sleep state or Hibernation	51
Multimedia	52
Multimedia hardware	52
Using the optical drive	52
Identifying the installed optical drive	52
Inserting an optical disc	53
Removing an optical disc (with power)	54
Removing an optical disc (without power)	55
Using media activity hotkeys	56
Using the audio features	57
Using the audio-in (microphone) jack	57
Using the audio-out (headphone) jack	57
Adjusting the volume	58
Using the video features	59
Using the external monitor port	59
Using the S-Video-out jack	60
Multimedia software	61
Identifying preinstalled multimedia software	61
Installing multimedia software from a CD (select models only)	61
Using DVDPlay	61
Using multimedia software	62
Preventing playback disruptions	63
Protecting the CD or DVD write process	63
Changing DVD region settings	64
Observing the copyright warning	64
External Devices	65
Using a USB device	65
Connecting a USB device	65
Stopping a USB device	66
Required USB software	66
Memory Modules	67
Adding or replacing memory modules	67

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Changing DVD region settings

Most DVDs that contain copyrighted files also contain region codes. The region codes help protect

copyrights internationally.

You can play a DVD containing a region code only if the region code on the DVD matches the region

setting on your DVD drive.

If the region code on a DVD does not match the region setting on your drive, the following message is

displayed when you insert the DVD: “Playback of content from this region is not permitted.” To play the

DVD, you must change the region setting on your DVD drive. DVD region settings can be changed

through the operating system or through some DVD players.

CAUTION

The region settings on your DVD drive can be changed only 5 times.

The region setting you select the fifth time becomes the permanent region setting on the DVD

drive.

The number of allowable region changes remaining on the drive is displayed in the

Changes

remaining

field on the

DVD Region

tab. The number in the field includes the fifth and permanent

change.

To change settings through the operating system:

Select

Start

Computer

System properties

In the left pane, click

Device Manager

NOTE

Windows includes the User Account Control feature to improve the security of your

computer. You may be prompted for your permission or password for tasks such as installing

applications, running utilities, or changing Windows settings. Refer to Windows online Help

for more information.

Click the “+” sign next to DVD/CD-ROM drives.

Right-click the DVD drive for which you want to change region settings, and then click

Properties

Make the desired changes on the

DVD Region

tab.

Click

Observing the copyright warning

It is a criminal offense, under applicable copyright laws, to make unauthorized copies of copyright-

protected material, including computer programs, films, broadcasts, and sound recordings. Do not use

this computer for such purposes.

Chapter 5

Multimedia

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