A Disc Does Not Play Automatically; A Movie Stops, Skips, Or Plays Erratically; A Dvd Movie Is Not Visible On An External Display; The Process Of Burning A Disc Does Not Begin, Or It Stops Before Completion - HP Pavilion dv2-1000 - Entertainment Notebook PC User Manual

2. Set Colors to Medium (16 bit), if this setting is not already selected.

A disc does not play automatically

1. Click Start > Control Panel > Play CDs or other media automatically.
2. Confirm that the Use AutoPlay for all media and devices check box is selected.
3. Click Save.
A CD, DVD, or BD should now start automatically when it is inserted into the optical drive.

A movie stops, skips, or plays erratically

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Clean the disc.
● Conserve system resources by trying the following suggestions:
◦ Log off the Internet.
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Change the color properties of the desktop:
1. Right-click on a blank area of the computer desktop, and select Personalize > Display
Settings.
2. Set Colors to Medium (16 bit), if this setting is not already selected.
◦
Disconnect external devices, such as a printer, scanner, camera, or handheld device.

A DVD movie is not visible on an external display

1. If both the computer display and an external display are turned on, press
to switch between the 2 displays.
2. Configure the monitor settings to make the external display primary:
a. Right-click on a blank area of the computer desktop, and select Personalize > Display
Settings.
b. Specify a primary display and a secondary display.
NOTE:
the secondary display.
To get information about a multimedia question not covered in this guide, go to Start > Help and
Support.
The process of burning a disc does not begin, or it stops
before completion
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Be sure that all other programs are closed.
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Turn off Sleep mode and Hibernation.
When using both displays, the DVD image will not appear on any display designated as
fn+f4 one or more times
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