Sony PCG-GRV550 Primary User Manual page 61

To play a DVD
1 Disable the screen saver and the virus checker.
2 Select a display.
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Press the Fn+F8 key combination to select either the computer screen
(LCD) or an external display. See "Selecting a display mode" for more
information.
The Fn+F8 key combination will not work once a DVD is inserted into the
optical drive. Switching the display while a DVD is playing may cause the
computer to malfunction, and you may need to restart the DVD software.
3 Set the power management profile to DVD, if you are using battery power.
Follow these steps:
1 Close all open programs.
2 Right-click the CPU icon
3 Select Profiles from the shortcut menu, and then select DVD from the
submenu menu. You can also select Automatic Profile Selection,
which sets the power management profile to DVD whenever a DVD is
inserted into the optical drive. See "Conserving Battery Power" for
more information.
4 Connect the TV to the computer. See "Connecting your computer to a TV"
for more information.
5 Insert the DVD into the optical drive.
6 Select a preinstalled DVD program in which to play the DVD. The
preinstalled DVD program launches the video automatically. See "Program
overview" for a description of your preinstalled DVD program. For detailed
instructions on how to use the preinstalled DVD program, see the help guide
included with the DVD program.
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Systems equipped with a CD-RW/DVD Combo Drive can read most DVD-R media,
but systems equipped with a DVD-ROM drive cannot read DVD-R media.
on the Windows® taskbar.
Playing DVDs
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