Fujitsu Lifebook N6010A, User Manual

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L i f e B o o k N S e r i e s U s e r ’ s G u i d e
Disabling and Enabling the
LifeBook Application Panel
To disable the LifeBook Application Panel, follow these
easy steps:
1. Click on Start .
2. Click on All Programs .
3. Click on LifeBook Application Panel .
4. Click on Stop Application Panel .
To reactivate, follow the same procedure, except for step
4. Click on
Start Application Panel instead.
Application Panel Setup
• If you insert a CD which has both audio and data
tracks into the media player drive, the media player
may fail to play the first audio track.
• The Volume Up, Volume Down and Mute controls
for the media player desktop control panel adjusts the
volume of the disc audio line only. It does not adjust
your LifeBook notebook’s master software volume
control.
• The media player desktop control panel is designed to
be displayed in High Color (16-bit) or in True Color
(24-bit or more). If you have your LifeBook note-
book’s display set for 256 colors or less Media Player
will display in a “basic” mode.
USING DOLBY
™
HEADPHONE
The Dolby Headphone utility lets you enjoy multi-
channel sound sources, such as movies, with realistic
surround sound using
conventional stereo headphones.
Dolby Headphone is a signal processing system that
enables your stereo headphones to realistically portray
the sound of a five-speaker playback system
.
To use the Dolby Headphone feature, perform the
following steps:
1. Insert the disc in the optical drive tray. When you do
so, WinDVD will start automatically.
2. Place your cursor over the Fujitsu logo on the
WinDVD control panel and click on it. If the disc
supports Dolby Surround 5.1, a drop down menu
appears.
3. Verify that Dolby headphones is checked on the
menu. If you do not want it active, select Disable.
USING THE DRIVE ON BATTERY POWER
Since optical drives consume a lot of power, your overall
battery life will be shorter when operating the optical
drive continuously (such as watching a DVD movie).
Many movie run-times are longer than your LifeBook
notebook can support on a single battery. If 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.
• If you have your display set to 256
colors, the basic display will appear
no matter which one you select. You
will need to set your display colors to
more than 256 in order to select
other display appearances.
• When you close the media player’s
desktop control panel, it will stop the
audio media player. Press the Play
button if you would like to continue
listening, and the media player will
restart at track 1.
Performing the following steps disables
the LifeBook Application Panel buttons
only when playing CD’s; DVD’s can still
be run with the LifeBook Application
Panel. Even when the buttons are dis-
abled, discs can still be run using the
Desktop Control Panel.
Every time you start Windows, the Life-
Book Application Panel is activated, even if
you deactivated it before you shut down.
■ Media discs which do not have the
Dolby Surround 5:1 symbol will not
support Dolby Headphone.
■ After making changes to the Dolby
Headphone feature and clicking OK,
wait at least ten seconds before making
another change in order to allow the
system to stabilize.
Prolonged use of the optical drive, such as
watching a DVD movie, will substantially
reduce your battery life. Many movie run-
times are longer than your system can
support on a single battery. If 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.
An additional battery is recommended if
you will be watching DVD movies on
battery power. If you don’t have an
additional battery, you may purchase one
either on-line at:
http://www.computers.us.fujitsu.com
or call 1-877-372-3473.
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