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On delivery, your optical drive is assigned the drive letter “
E:\
”. You can easily access
the data on your discs using Windows® Explorer (
Computer
).
Run Windows® Explorer using the shortcut on the taskbar or by simultaneously
pressing the Windows key and the “
E
” key.
When accessing DVD videos (or audio and video files on conventional data CDs), the
pre-installed media player is used automatically.
9.2. Removing the disc
NOTICE!
Loss of data!
Do not try to remove the disc from the drive while the
PC is accessing the optical drive.
To remove the disc, press the eject button again.
Take the disc out and place it in a CD case.
Close the drive again.
9.3. Emergency removal of a blocked disc
If the tray no longer opens automatically, it can be opened manually.
Shut down Windows® and switch off the PC.
Insert a long sharp object (e.g. bent paper clip) into the emergency removal
opening until you feel resistance.
Apply light pressure to open the tray.
Remove the disc and restart the PC.
9.4. Playing/reading
discs
Many discs run automatically when they are inserted. This depends on
the operating system and the relevant settings.
Your PC is capable of playing audio CDs, DVD films or data discs from the optical
drive. Once a disc has been loaded, a dialogue box opens containing various play-
back options. Normally, there will be a number of different options available.
Playback of DVD film titles includes decoding MPEG2 video, digital AC3 audio data
and decoding CSS-protected content.
CSS (sometimes also referred to as Copy Guard) is the name of a data protection
program used by the film industry to protect against illegal copying. Among the
many controls for CSS licensees, the most important of the playback restrictions in-
volve country-specific content. To make it easier to create geographically separate
film releases, DVD titles are coded for specific regions. Copyright laws require that
each DVD film be limited to a specific region (usually the region where it is sold).
DVD film versions can be published in multiple regions but CSS rules require that
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