Sony PCG-GRX690P - Manual (Page 63)

Copying and Playing DVDs
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To play a DVD on the computer using battery power
1 Set the power management profile to DVD.
1 Close all open programs.
2 Right-click the CPU icon on the Windows® taskbar.
3 Select Profiles from the shortcut menu, and then select DVD from the
submenu. 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.
2 Restart the computer by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Delete, and then selecting
Restart from the Shut Down menu of the Windows Task Manager dialog
box.
3 Insert the DVD into the optical drive.
4 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.
To play a DVD on a TV
1 Connect a TV to the computer. If you purchased a port replicator and want to
connect a TV to it, see “Audio and Video Connections” for more
information.
1 Plug one end of an audio-video (AV) cable into the A/V OUT jack on
the computer.
2 Plug the other end of the AV cable into the video-in ports on the TV.
Some discs recorded at 20 or 24 bits may produce noise while playing. If you
have audio devices connected, this may damage your hearing and the
speakers. Reduce the volume before playing a DVD.
Do not switch the power saving modes while you are playing the DVD.
Do not use memory-resident utility software to speed up disc access. This
may cause the computer to malfunction.