Adjusting The Volume; Adjusting The Picture; Using Dell Mediadirect - Dell Inspiron 1521 Owner's Manual

MB of the blank space to finalize the recording.
Use CD-Rs to burn music CDs that you want to play in regular stereos. CD-RWs do not play in most home or car stereos.
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Music MP3 files can be played only on MP3 players or on computers that have MP3 software installed.
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Use a blank CD-RW to practice CD recording until you are familiar with CD recording techniques. If you make a mistake, you can erase the data on the
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CD-RW and try again. You can also use blank CD-RWs to test music file projects before you record the project permanently to a blank CD-R.
You cannot create audio DVDs with Roxio Creator.
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Commercially available DVD players used in home theater systems may not support all available DVD formats. For a list of formats supported by your
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DVD player, see the documentation provided with your DVD player or contact the manufacturer.
See the Roxio website at www.sonic.com.
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Adjusting the Volume
NOTE: When the speakers are muted, you do not hear the media playing.
1. Right-click the volume icon in the notification area.
2. Click Open Volume Mixer.
3. Click and drag the bar to slide it up or down to increase or decrease the volume.
For more information on volume control options, click Help in the Volume Mixer window.
The Volume Meter displays the current volume level, including mute, on your computer. Either click the QuickSet icon in the notification area and select or
deselect Disable On Screen Volume Meter, or press the volume control buttons to enable or disable the Volume Meter on the screen.
Adjusting the Picture
If an error message notifies you that the current resolution and color depth are using too much memory and preventing media playback, adjust the display
properties:
1. Click Start ® Control Panel® Appearance and Personalization.
2. Under Personalization, click Adjust screen resolution.
3. On Display Settings, click and drag the bar to reduce the resolution setting.
4. In the drop-down menu under Color quality, click Medium (16 bit).
5. Click OK.
Using Dell MediaDirect™
Dell MediaDirect is an instant-on multimedia playback mode for digital media. Press the Dell MediaDirect button, located on the hinge cover, to launch Dell
MediaDirect. When your computer is turned off or in Sleep state, you can press the Dell MediaDirect button to start the computer and automatically launch the
Dell MediaDirect application.
1 Dell MediaDirect button