Personal Computer User Manual

BlackscreeninsteadofDVDvideo
Symptom:BlackscreeninsteadofDVDvideo
Actions:
•RestarttheDVDplayerprogram.
•Closeanyopenles,turnoffthecomputer,andthenrestartthecomputer.
•Tryalowerscreenresolutionorcolordepth.
Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,runthediagnosticprograms(see“Diagnostics”onpage49
for
instructions).Ifyouneedtechnicalassistance,see“Additionalinformationresources”onpage29
.
DVDmoviewillnotplay
Symptom:DVDmoviewillnotplay.
Actions:
•Makesurethatthediscsurfaceiscleanandnotscratched.
•Checkthediscorpackageforregionalcoding.Youmightneedtopurchaseadiscwithcodingfor
theregionwhereyouareusingyourcomputer.
Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,runthediagnosticprograms(see“Diagnostics”onpage49for
instructions).Ifyouneedtechnicalassistance,see“Additionalinformationresources”onpage29.
NoaudioorintermittentaudiowhileplayingDVDmovie
Symptom:NoaudioorintermittentaudiowhileplayingDVDmovie.
Actions:
•Checkthevolumecontrolsettingsonyourcomputerandonyourspeakers.
•Makesurethatthediscsurfaceiscleanandnotscratched.
•Checkallcableconnectionstoandfromthespeakers.
•UsetheDVDmenuforthevideotoselectadifferentaudiotrack.
Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,runthediagnosticprograms(see“Diagnostics”onpage49
for
instructions).Ifyouneedtechnicalassistance,see“Additionalinformationresources”onpage29.
Playbackisverysloworchoppy
Symptom:Playbackisverysloworchoppy.
Actions:
•Disableanybackgroundprograms,suchasAntiVirusorDesktopThemes.
•Ensurethatvideoresolutionissettolessthan1152x864.
Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,runthediagnosticprograms(see“Diagnostics”onpage49
for
instructions).Ifyouneedtechnicalassistance,see“Additionalinformationresources”onpage29.
Invaliddiscornodiscfoundmessage
Symptom:Invaliddiscornodiscfoundmessage
Actions:
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