Optical Disk - Fujitsu Lifebook A3040 User Manual

Optical Disk

Your system may have a DVD/CD-RW combo drive or a
Dual-Layer Multi-Format DVD Writer. Collectively,
these are known as "optical drives". A variety of media is
available to use with your system, depending upon the
system configuration you have selected.
DVD-R and DVD-RW discs hold up to 4.7 GB of data
(DVD-R discs used with the Multi-Format Dual-Layer
DVD writer hold up to 8.5 GB of data.). A DVD-R disc
can only be written to once; DVD-RW discs can be
written to over and over. DVD-R and DVD-RW discs
can be played on most standard DVD players.
CD-R and CD-RW discs hold up to 640 MB of data. A
CD-R disc can only be written to once; CD-RW discs
can be written to over and over.
Depending upon the configuration of your notebook,
you may have one of the following optical drives:
DVD/CD-RW combo: A DVD/CD-RW combo drive
■
allows you to access movie, software, data, or audio
DVD/CDs, and to write data onto recordable CD-R
and CD-RW discs.
Dual-Layer Multi-Format DVD Writer: This drive
■
allows you to access movies, software, and audio
DVD/CDs as well as to read and write to CD-R, CD-
RW, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, and
DVD RAM discs. The dual-layer architecture allows
you to record up to 8.5 GB of data on DVD+R discs.
Install your media player software before
first using the optical drive. Refer to the
applicable readme file on the Driver
Applications CD-ROM.
Media Holder Tray
Optical Drive Eject Button
Figure 4-2. Optical Drive
O p t i c a l D i s k
■ Do not operate your optical drive unless
your LifeBook notebook is sitting on a
flat surface. Using a drive when the
system is not level may damage the
drive or prevent proper operation.
■ Prolonged use of the optical drive, such
as watching a DVD movie, will substan-
tially reduce your battery life if no other
power source is attached.
■ You should regularly check the Fujitsu
website at: http://us.fujitsu.com/
computers for current updated drivers.
■ All LifeBook DVD players are set to play
DVD titles with region code number 1
which is specified for the North Amer-
ican market. The region number is a
regional restriction code defined by the
DVD Forum acting on Hollywood
requirements. Different region codes
are recorded on video DVD titles for
publication in different areas of the
world. If the regional code of the DVD
player does not match the codes on the
titles, then playback is impossible.
■ You can change the region code on the
DVD player using the Properties menu
of the DVD software. Note, however,
that you can only change the region
code up to four times. After the fourth
change, the last code entered becomes
permanent, and cannot be changed.
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