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LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guide
Figure 4-6. Loading Media
EMERGENCY OPTICAL DRIVE TRAY RELEASE
If for some reason the eject button fails, you can open
the media tray with a paper clip inserted into the eject
hole in the far right side of the front of the tray.
Straighten one side of a paper clip and push it gently into
the hole. The tray will pop out a short distance.
Figure 4-7. Emergency Removal of a CD/DVD
PLAYING MEDIA ON THE OPTICAL DRIVE
There are three ways to operate the optical drive:
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Using the Optical Player Software
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Using the Media Player Buttons
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Using the Desktop Control Panel
USING THE OPTICAL PLAYER SOFTWARE
Starting a DVD Movie
1. Insert the DVD into the notebook’s optical drive. If
the CD AutoRun feature activates, skip Step 2.
2. The first time you insert a movie into the DVD/CD-
RW tray, you will be prompted to select what you
want the system to do when discs are inserted (e.g.,
start automatically or wait for a prompt). Until you
make a selection, you will receive the same prompt
whenever you insert a disc.
3. Click OK to close the About DVD Player Perfor-
mance dialog box and the movie will begin. After
you make your selections, the PowerDVD control
panel will appear whenever you insert a disc.
Opening the DVD/CD-RW Drive Control Panel
With most DVD-ROMs, you have the option of altering
how the movie should play and what you wish to view.
You can do this by using the DVD/CD-RW Combo
Drive control panel and the mouse.
To open a dropdown menu for options, right-click on
the movie screen.
Using the Optical Drive Control Panel
The PowerDVD optical drive software allows you to
watch the movie much like a VCR player. You have the
option to pause, rewind, fast-forward and stop the
movie at any point.
1. To Pause the movie, click the button.
2. To Rewind the movie, click the button to rewind
to a specific portion of the movie, or the button
to return to the opening screen.
3. To Fast-forward the movie, click the button to
forward to a specific portion of the movie, or the
button to jump to the ending credits.
4. To Stop the movie, click the button.
Exiting the Optical Player
1. Click the U in the upper right corner of the title bar.
USING THE DRIVE ON BATTERY POWER
Since optical drives consume a lot of power, your overall
battery life will be shorter when operating the optical
drive continuously (such as watching a DVD movie).
Many movie run-times are longer than your LifeBook
notebook can support on a single battery. If you are
watching a DVD movie on battery power you may need
to swap in an additional, charged battery or attach AC
power during the movie to view it in its entirety.
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Prior to using your optical drive, you must
install the optical player software. For
details on using your optical player
software, refer to the software Help file.
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