56 - Optical Drive
Opening the Media Player Control Panel
With most DVD-ROMs, you have the option of altering how the movie should play and what you wish to
view. You can do this by using the media player control panel and the mouse.
1
Right-click on the movie screen to open a dropdown menu for options.
2
Select View, then Player for all controls available. This will open the control panel at the bottom of the screen.
Using the Media Player Control Panel
The media player software allows you to watch the movie much like a VCR player. You can pause, rewind,
fast-forward and stop the movie at any point.
1
To pause the movie, click the on-screen
button.
2
To rewind the movie, click the
button to rewind to a specific portion of the movie, or the
button to return to
the opening screen.
3
To fast-forward the movie, click the
button to forward to a specific portion of the movie, or the
button to jump
to the ending credits.
4
To stop the movie, click the
button.
Exiting the Media Player
1
Click the
located in the upper right corner of the title bar. This will open a media player dialog box.
2
Click Yes to stop and exit the movie, or No to close the media player dialog box and return to the movie.
Using Media Player on Battery Power
Since optical drives consume a lot of power, your overall battery life will be significantly shorter when
operating the optical drive continuously (such as watching a DVD movie) than during standard operation.
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M
ANY
MOVIE
RUN
-
TIMES
ARE
LONGER
THAN
YOUR
SYSTEM
CAN
SUPPORT
ON
A
SINGLE
BATTERY
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F
YOU
ARE
WATCHING
A
DVD
MOVIE
ON
BATTERY
POWER
YOU
MAY
NEED
TO
SWAP
IN
AN
ADDITIONAL
,
CHARGED
BATTERY
OR
ATTACH
AC
POWER
DURING
THE
MOVIE
TO
VIEW
IT
IN
ITS
ENTIRETY
.
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ADDITIONAL
FULLY
-
CHARGED
BATTERY
IS
HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED
IF
YOU
WILL
BE
WATCHING
DVD
MOVIES
ON
BATTERY
POWER
. I
F
YOU
DON
’
T
HAVE
AN
ADDITIONAL
BATTERY
,
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MAY
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