HP Pavilion dm4-1000 User Guide - Windows 7 - Page 52

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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 software, running utilities, or changing Windows settings. Refer to Windows Help and Support for more information. 3. In the Device Manager window, click the arrow next to DVD/CD-ROM drives to expand the list. 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. Copying a CD or DVD 1. Select Start > All Programs > CyberLink DVD Suites > Power2Go. 2. Insert the disc you want to copy into the optical drive. 3. Click the Copy Disc icon located towards the top of the screen, and then click Copy Disc located on the left-side of the screen. Power2Go reads the source disc and copies the data to a temporary folder on your hard drive. 4. When prompted, remove the source disc from the optical drive and insert a blank disc into the drive. After the information is copied, the disc you created ejects automatically. Creating (burning) a CD, DVD, or BD CAUTION: Observe 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. If your optical drive is a CD-RW, DVD-RW, or DVD±RW optical drive, you can use software such as Windows Media Player to burn data and audio files, including MP3 and WAV music files. Observe the following guidelines when burning a CD, DVD, or BD: ● Before burning a disc, save and close any open files and close all programs. ● A CD-R or DVD-R is usually best for burning audio files because after the information is copied, it cannot be changed. ● Because some home and car stereos will not play CD-RWs, use CD-Rs to burn music CDs. ● A CD-RW or DVD-RW is generally best for burning data files or for testing audio or video recordings before you burn them to a CD or DVD that cannot be changed. 42 Chapter 4 Multimedia

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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
software, running utilities, or changing Windows settings. Refer to Windows Help and Support
for more information.
3.
In the Device Manager window, click the arrow next to
DVD/CD-ROM drives
to expand the list.
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 copyright-
protected material, including computer programs, films, broadcasts, and sound recordings. Do not
use this computer for such purposes.
Copying a CD or DVD
1.
Select
Start
>
All Programs
>
CyberLink DVD Suites
>
Power2Go
.
2.
Insert the disc you want to copy into the optical drive.
3.
Click the
Copy Disc
icon located towards the top of the screen, and then click
Copy Disc
located on the left-side of the screen.
Power2Go reads the source disc and copies the data to a temporary folder on your hard drive.
4.
When prompted, remove the source disc from the optical drive and insert a blank disc into the
drive.
After the information is copied, the disc you created ejects automatically.
Creating (burning) a CD, DVD, or BD
CAUTION:
Observe 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.
If your optical drive is a CD-RW, DVD-RW, or DVD±RW optical drive, you can use software such as
Windows Media Player to burn data and audio files, including MP3 and WAV music files.
Observe the following guidelines when burning a CD, DVD, or BD:
Before burning a disc, save and close any open files and close all programs.
A CD-R or DVD-R is usually best for burning audio files because after the information is copied,
it cannot be changed.
Because some home and car stereos will not play CD-RWs, use CD-Rs to burn music CDs.
A CD-RW or DVD-RW is generally best for burning data files or for testing audio or video
recordings before you burn them to a CD or DVD that cannot be changed.
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Chapter 4
Multimedia