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Learning the Basics
Using the optical disc drive
Handle DVDs, Blu-ray™ Discs and CDs carefully, making contact
only with the center hole and edge. Do not touch the surface of the
disc. Do not stack discs. If you incorrectly handle the discs, you
could lose data.
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Make sure the disc is completely on the spindle and is lying flat
on the tray.
If you insert the disc incorrectly, it may jam the drive. If this happens,
contact Toshiba support for assistance.
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Push the disc tray in by pressing gently on the center of the tray
until it clicks into place.
You are ready to use the disc.
Playing an audio CD
Insert an audio CD and close the disc tray.
If the computer is turned on, the default player opens.
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To play the CD or to pause, click the
Play/pause
button.
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To stop the CD, click the
Stop
button.
Before putting on headphones to listen, turn the volume down. Do
not set the volume too high when using headphones. Continuous
exposure to loud sound can harm your hearing.
Playing optical media
If you insert an optical disc into the optical disc drive and the
Auto-Run feature does not automatically start your disc, try
launching the optical disc manually. To do this, follow these steps:
1
Click
Start
, and then
Computer
.
2
Double-click the optical disc drive icon.
The drive will run the optical disc.
If your disc does not run using this method, try using an application
that is associated with the media on the disc. For example, if it is a
music CD, open Windows Media
®
Player and use it to select and
then play the CD. For other types of media, use the associated
software to open the files on the disc.
