Playing A Dvd - Gateway M505 User Manual

Chapter 7: Using Multimedia

Playing a DVD

A Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) is similar to a standard CD but has greater data
capacity. Because of this increased capacity, full-length movies, several albums
of music, or several gigabytes of data can fit on a single disc. You can play DVDs
with the InterVideo DVD Player program or Windows Media Player. For more
information about playing DVDs, click
To play a DVD:
1
Make sure that the speakers are turned on or headphones are plugged in
and that the volume is turned up.
2
Turn off your screen saver and standby timers.
3
To play a DVD using InterVideo DVD, click
click
open.
-OR-
To play a DVD using Windows Media Player, click
click
Important
4
Insert a DVD into the DVD/CD-RW or DVD-RW/CD-RW drive, then
click
or the audio buttons on the front of your notebook to adjust the volume.
For more information on using the DVD player, see its online help.
Help and
Support
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. The InterVideo DVD Player video screen and control panel
DVD Player
Windows Media Player
If the InterVideo DVD player is not on your Start menu, or
if Windows Media Player cannot play a DVD, you will need
to install the InterVideo DVD program. To install the
InterVideo DVD program, insert the InterVideo DVD
Software disc into your DVD/CD-RW or DVD-RW/CD-RW
drive and follow the on-screen instructions.
(play). The DVD plays. Use the volume controls in the DVD player
For more information about playing DVDs in Windows XP,
click Start, then click Help and Support.
Type the keyword playing DVDs in the Search box
www.gateway.com
in the DVD player program.
Help
Start
. The Windows Media Player opens.
, then click the arrow.
, , , then
All Programs DVD
, , then
Start All Programs