Dell STUDIO XPS 16 Setup Guide - Page 28

Entertainment and Multimedia, Customizing the Desktop, Personalize, appearance and sounds - 9 cell battery

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Using Your Studio XPS Entertainment and Multimedia You can use your Studio XPS to watch videos, play games, create your own CDs, listen to music and internet radio stations. Your optical disc drive may support multiple disc media formats including CDs and DVDs. You can download or copy pictures and video files from portable devices, such as digital cameras and cell phones. Optional software applications enable you to organize and create music and video files that can be recorded to disc, saved on portable products such as MP3 players and handheld entertainment devices, or played and viewed directly on connected TVs, projectors, and home theater equipment. Customizing the Desktop You can customize your desktop to change the appearance, resolution, wallpaper, screensaver, and so on by accessing the Personalize appearance and sounds window. To access the display properties window: 1. Right-click an open area of the desktop. 2. Click Personalize, to open the Personalize appearance and sounds window and learn more about your customization options. Customizing Your Energy Settings You can use the power options in your operating system to configure the power settings on your Studio XPS. Microsoft® Windows Vista® provides three default options: • Balanced - This power option offers full performance when you need it and saves power during periods of inactivity. • Power saver - This power option saves power on your Studio XPS by reducing system performance to maximize the battery life and by reducing the amount of energy consumed by your Studio XPS over its lifetime. 26

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Using Your Studio XPS
Entertainment and Multimedia
You can use your Studio XPS to watch videos,
play games, create your own CDs, listen to
music and internet radio stations. Your optical
disc drive may support multiple disc media
formats including CDs and DVDs.
You can download or copy pictures and video
files from portable devices, such as digital
cameras and cell phones. Optional software
applications enable you to organize and create
music and video files that can be recorded to
disc, saved on portable products such as MP3
players and handheld entertainment devices, or
played and viewed directly on connected TVs,
projectors, and home theater equipment.
Customizing the Desktop
You can customize your desktop to change the
appearance, resolution, wallpaper, screensaver,
and so on by accessing the
Personalize
appearance and sounds
window.
To access the display properties window:
Right-click an open area of the desktop.
1.
Click
2.
Personalize
, to open the
Personalize
appearance and sounds
window and learn
more about your customization options.
Customizing Your Energy Settings
You can use the power options in your operating
system to configure the power settings on
your Studio XPS. Microsoft
®
Windows Vista
®
provides three default options:
Balanced
— This power option offers full
performance when you need it and saves
power during periods of inactivity.
Power saver
— This power option saves
power on your Studio XPS by reducing system
performance to maximize the battery life and
by reducing the amount of energy consumed
by your Studio XPS over its lifetime.