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Do not switch power saving modes while playing a DVD video.
Do not use resident disc utilities or resident utilities to speed up the access of discs, because they may
cause the system to become unstable.
Make sure that the screensaver is deactivated.
Region codes indicators are labelled on the DVD discs to indicate in which region and on what type of
player you can play the disc. Unless a '2' (Europe belongs to region '2') or 'all' (this means that you can
play this DVD everywhere in the world) is labelled on your DVD disc or on the packaging, you cannot
play the disc on this player.
Do not try to change the region code settings of the DVD-ROM drive. Any difficulties caused by changing
the region code settings of the DVD-ROM drive are out of warranty.
When a TV is connected, a part of the video screen will not appear with the factory settings. Adjust the
display resolution to 640 x 480.
When playing a DVD movie, you can use the
<Fn>
+
<F7>
or
<Fn>
+
<F8>
combinations to toggle between
the notebook display and a connected external display. Should you need to have both screens on, the
movie will only be played on the ’primary’ monitor (by default, the notebook screen). To make the
external display the primary monitor, go to
Control Panel
>
Appearance and Themes
>
Display
. On
the
Settings
tab, click
Advanced
and change the settings on the
Displays
tab.
