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Chapter 7: Using Multimedia
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Playing a DVD
A Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) is similar to a standard CD but has greater data
capacity. Because of this increased capacity, full-length movies, several albums
of music, or several gigabytes of data can fit on a single disc. You can play DVDs
with the InterVideo DVD Player program or Windows Media Player. For more
information about playing DVDs, click/tap
Help in the DVD player program.
To play a DVD:
1 Make sure that the speakers are turned on or headphones are plugged in
and that the volume is turned up.
2 Turn off your screen saver and standby timers.
3 To play a DVD using InterVideo DVD, click/tap Start, All Programs, DVD,
then click/tap
DVD Player. The InterVideo DVD Player video screen and
control panel open.
-OR-
To play a DVD using Windows Media Player, click/tap
Start, All Programs,
then click/tap
Windows Media Player. The Windows Media Player opens.
4 Insert a DVD into the DVD drive, then click/tap (play). The DVD plays.
Use the volume controls in the DVD player to adjust the volume. For more
information on using the DVD player, see its online help.
Important If the InterVideo DVD player is not on your Start menu, and
if Windows Media Player cannot play a DVD, you will need
to install the InterVideo DVD program. To install the
InterVideo DVD program, insert the InterVideo DVD
Software disc into your DVD drive and follow the on-screen
instructions.
Important If the drive you want to use is not in the modular bay, you
need to swap modules. For more information about
swapping modules, see “Changing modules” on page 110.