Fujitsu S2020 S2020 Users Guide - Page 47

S Series.book Page 39 Thursday, September 25, 2003 1:13 PM User Installable Features Media Eject Button Media Holder Tray Figure 4-3. Optical Drive Optical Drive There is a variety of media available to use with your system, depending upon the system configuration you have selected. A DVD drive, DVD/CD-RW Combo drive, and CD-ROM drive are collectively known as "optical drives". A CD-R disc can only be written to once; CD-RW discs can be written to over and over. CD-R and CD-RW discs hold up to 700MB of data. Depending upon the configuration of your LifeBook notebook, you may have one of the following drives: ■ DVD/CD-RW combo: A DVD/CD-RW combo drive allows you to access movie, software, data, or audio DVD/CDs, and to write data onto recordable CD-R and CD-RW discs. ■ DVD: A DVD player gives you access to movie, software, data, and audio DVD/CDs. ■ CD-ROM: A CD-ROM drive allows you to access software, data, or audio CDs. POINT Install your media player software before first using the optical drive. Refer to the applicable readme file on the Driver Applications CD-ROM. CAUTIONS ■ Do not operate your optical drive unless your LifeBook notebook is sitting on a flat surface. Using a drive when the system is not level may damage the drive or prevent proper operation. ■ Prolonged use of the optical drive, such as watching a DVD movie, will substantially reduce your battery life if no other power source is attached. POINTS ■ You should periodically check the Fujitsu web site at www.fujitsupc.com for current updated 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 fourth change, the last region code entered becomes permanent, and cannot be changed. MEDIA PLAYER SOFTWARE DVD model only: With the optical drive and media player software you can play DVD movies and music CDs on your LifeBook notebook. The media player includes controls which allow you to take full advantage of the features of a DVD movie, as well as standard features such as fast forward, fast reverse, pause, etc. DVD/CD-RW Combo model only: With the combo drive, you can play DVD movies, read audio CDs, and write data onto recordable CD-R or CD-RW discs. CD-ROM model only: With the CD-ROM drive, you can read software, audio, or data CD discs. LOADING MEDIA ON YOUR DRIVE To load a disc into your optical drive: 1. Push and release the eject button on the front of the optical drive to open the holder tray. The tray will come out of the LifeBook notebook a short distance. 2. Gently pull the tray out until a media disc can easily be placed in the tray. 39