Sony Notebook
User Guide
Using your notebook
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Using the DVD function
To achieve optimum performance when playing
DVD-ROM
discs, you should follow these
recommendations.
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You can play DVDs using the CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive and the WinDVD for VAIO software. See the help
file on the WinDVD for VAIO software for details.
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Your computer should not be connected to the port replicator while playing DVD movies or using DVD
applications.
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Close all open applications before playing a DVD-ROM movie.
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When playing DVD movies on battery power, set the power management profile to DVD. With other
profiles, the movies can be choppy.
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Do not switch power saving modes while playing a DVD video.
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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.
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Make sure that the screensaver is deactivated.
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Depending on the display setup properties you selected, you may use the
<Fn>+<F>
command to expand
the screen to full screen size.
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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.
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Do not try to change the region code settings of the CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive. Any difficulties caused by
changing the region code settings of the CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive are out of warranty.
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When a DVD video disc is inserted in the DVD-ROM drive, you cannot toggle between LCD and TV by
pressing
<Fn>+<F8>
.
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When a TV is connected, a part of the video screen will not appear with the factory settings. Adjust the
display resolution to 640x480, 800x600 or 1024x768.
