Sony PCG-GRT815E Hardware Manual page 27

Using your VAIO computer
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Never touch the surface of the disc. Fingerprints and dust on the surface of a disc may cause writing
errors.
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Do not put your VAIO computer into a power saving mode while using the pre-installed software and
while using the CD burning software.
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Never put stickers on discs. This will affect the use of the disc irreparably.
* Ultra Speed CD-RW is not supported.
Playing DVDs
To achieve optimum performance when playing DVDs, you should follow these recommendations.
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You can play DVDs using the optical drive and the WinDVD for VAIO software. See the help file on the
WinDVD for VAIO software for details.
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Close all open applications before playing a DVD movie.
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Do not use resident disc utilities or resident utilities to speed up the access of discs, because they may
cause the system to become unstable.
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Make sure that the screensaver is deactivated.
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Region codes indicators are labelled on the DVDs to indicate in which region and on what type of player
you can play the disc. Unless a '2' (Europe belongs to region '2') or 'all' (this means that you can play this
DVD everywhere in the world) is labelled on your DVD disc or on the packaging, you cannot play the disc
on this player.
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Do not try to change the region code settings of the DVD drive. Any difficulties caused by changing the
region code settings of the DVD drive are out of warranty.
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