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Using Multimedia

Dell™ Latitude™ D530 User's Guide

  Playing CDs or DVDs

  Adjusting the Volume

  Adjusting the Picture

  Connecting Your Computer to a TV or Audio Device

Playing CDs or DVDs

NOTICE: Do not press down on the CD/DVD tray when you open or close it. Keep the tray closed when you are not using the drive.

NOTICE: Do not move the computer while playing CDs or DVDs.

1. Press the eject button on the front of the drive.
   
   
2. Pull out the tray.
   
   

3. Place the disc, label side up, in the center of the tray and snap the disc onto the spindle.
   
   

NOTE: If you use a module that shipped with another computer, you need to install the drivers and software necessary to play DVDs or write data. For more information, see the Drivers and Utilities media (the Drivers and Utilities media is optional and may not be available for your computer or in certain countries).

4. Push the tray back into the drive.
   
   

To format CDs for storing data, to create music CDs, or to copy CDs, see the CD software that came with your computer.

NOTE: Ensure that you follow all copyright laws when you create CDs.

A CD player includes the following basic buttons:

	Play.
	Move backward within the current track.
	Pause.
	Move forward within the current track.
	Stop.
	Go to the previous track.
	Eject.
	Go to the next track.

A DVD player includes the following basic buttons:

	Stop.
	Restart the current chapter.
	Play.
	Fast forward.
	Pause.
	Fast reverse.
	Advance a single frame while in pause mode.
	Go to the next title or chapter.
	Continuously play the current title or chapter.
	Go to the previous title or chapter.
	Eject.

For more information on playing CDs or DVDs, click Help on the CD or DVD player (if available).

Adjusting the Volume

NOTE: When the speakers are muted, you do not hear the CD or DVD playing.

1. Open the Volume Control window.
   
   
2. Click and drag the bar in the Volume Control column and slide it up or down to increase or decrease the volume.
   
   

For more information on volume control options, click Help in the Volume Control window.

The Volume Meter displays the current volume level, including mute, on your computer. Either click the QuickSet icon in the taskbar and select or deselect Disable On Screen Volume Meter, or press the volume control buttons to enable or disable the Volume Meter on the screen.

1	volume icon	2	Volume Meter
3	mute icon

When the meter is enabled, adjust the volume with the volume control buttons or by pressing the following keys:

• Press <Fn> <PageUp> to increase volume.
  
  
• Press <Fn> <PageDn> to decrease volume.
  
  
• Press <Fn> <End> to mute volume.
  
  

For more information about QuickSet, right-click the icon in the taskbar and click Help.

Adjusting the Picture

If an error message notifies you that the current resolution and color depth are using too much memory and preventing DVD playback, adjust the display properties.

Microsoft Windows XP

1. Click Start® Control Panel® Appearance and Themes.
   
   
2. Under Pick a task..., click Change the screen resolution.
   
   
3. Under Screen resolution, click and drag the bar to reduce the resolution setting.
   
   
4. In the drop-down menu under Color quality, click Medium (16 bit) and click OK.
   
   

Microsoft Windows Vista® Operating System

1. Click the Windows Vista Start button , click Control Panel, and then click Appearance and Personalization.
   
   
2. Under Personalization, click Adjust Screen Resolution.
   
   

The Display Properties window appears.

3. Under Resolution: click and drag the bar reduce the resolution setting.
   
   
4. In the drop-down menu under Colors:, click Medium (16 bit).
   
   
5. Click OK.
   
   

Connecting Your Computer to a TV or Audio Device

NOTE: Video and audio cables for connecting your computer to a TV or other audio device may not be included with your computer. Cables and TV/digital audio adapter cables are available for purchase from Dell.

Your computer has an S-video TV-out connector that, together with a standard S-video cable, a composite video adapter cable, or a component video adapter cable (available from Dell), enable you to connect the computer to a TV.

Your TV has either an S-video input connector, a composite video-input connector, or a component video-input connector. Depending on what type of connector is available on your TV, you can use a commercially available S-video cable, composite video cable, or component video cable to connect your computer to your TV.

1

S-video TV-out connector

2

S-video connector

1	S-video TV-out connector	2	composite video adapter
3	S/PDIF digital audio connector	4	composite video-output connector
5	S-video connector

1	S-video TV-out connector	2	component video adapter
3	S/PDIF digital audio connector	4	Pr (red) component video-output connector
5	Pb (blue) component video-output connector	6	Y (green) component video-output connector

If you want to connect your computer to a TV or audio device, it is recommended that you connect video and audio cables to your computer in one of the following combinations.

• S-video and standard audio
  
  
• Composite video and standard audio
  
  
• Component-out video and standard audio
  
  

NOTE: See the diagrams at the beginning of each subsection to help you determine which method of connection you should use.

When you finish connecting the video and audio cables between your computer and your TV, you must enable your computer to work with the TV. See Enabling the Display Settings for a TV to ensure that the computer recognizes and works properly with the TV. Additionally, if you are using S/PDIF digital audio, see Enabling S/PDIF Digital Audio.

S-Video and Standard Audio

1

audio connector

2

S-video TV-out connector

1

standard S-video cable

2

standard audio cable

1. Turn off the computer and the TV and/or audio device that you want to connect.
   
   

NOTE: If your TV or audio device supports S-video but not S/PDIF digital audio, you can connect an S-video cable directly to the S-video TV-out connector on the computer (without the TV/digital audio adapter cable).

2. Plug one end of the S-video cable into the S-video output connector on the computer.
   
   
3. Plug the other end of the S-video cable into the S-video input connector on your TV.
   
   
4. Plug the single-connector end of the audio cable into the headphone connector on your computer.
   
   
5. Plug the two RCA connectors on the other end of the audio cable into the audio input connectors on your TV or other audio device.
   
   
6. Turn on the TV and any audio device that you connected (if applicable), and then turn on the computer.
   
   
7. See Enabling the Display Settings for a TV to ensure that the computer recognizes and works properly with the TV.
   
   

S-Video and S/PDIF Digital Audio

1

S-video TV-out connector

2

composite video adapter

1	composite video adapter	2	S-video cable
3	S/PDIF digital audio cable

1. Turn off the computer and the TV and/or the audio device that you want to connect.
   
   
2. Connect the composite video adapter to the S-video TV-out connector on your computer.
   
   
3. Plug one end of the S-video cable into the S-video output connector on the composite video adapter.
   
   

1

composite video adapter

2

S-video cable

4. Plug the other end of the S-video cable into the S-video input connector on the TV.
   
   
5. Plug one end of the S/PDIF digital audio cable into the digital audio connector on the composite video adapter cable.
   
   

1

composite video adapter

2

S/PDIF digital audio cable

6. Plug the other end of the S/PDIF digital audio cable into the audio input connector on your TV or audio device.
   
   
7. Turn on the TV, turn on any audio device that you connected (if applicable), and then turn on the computer.
   
   
8. See Enabling the Display Settings for a TV to ensure that the computer recognizes and works properly with the TV.
   
   

Composite Video and Standard Audio

1	audio input connector	2	S-video TV-out connector
3	composite video adapter

1	composite video adapter	2	composite video cable
3	standard audio cable

1. Turn off the computer and the TV and/or audio device that you want to connect.
   
   
2. Connect the composite video adapter to the S-video TV-out connector on your computer.
   
   
3. Plug one end of the composite video cable into the composite video- output connector on the composite video adapter.
   
   

1

composite video adapter

2

composite video cable

4. Plug the other end of the composite video cable into the composite video- input connector on the TV.
   
   
5. Plug the single-connector end of the audio cable into the headphone connector on the computer.
   
   
6. Plug the two RCA connectors on the other end of the audio cable in to the audio input connectors on your TV or other audio device.
   
   
7. Turn on the TV, turn on any audio device that you connected (if applicable), and then turn on the computer.
   
   
8. See Enabling the Display Settings for a TV to ensure that the computer recognizes and works properly with the TV.
   
   

Composite Video and S/PDIF Digital Audio

1

S-video TV-out connector

2

composite video adapter

1	composite video adapter	2	composite video cable
3	standard audio cable

1. Turn off the computer and the TV and/or audio device that you want to connect.
   
   
2. Connect the composite video adapter to the S-video TV-out connector on the computer.
   
   
3. Plug one end of the composite video cable into the composite video-input connector on the composite video adapter.
   
   

1

composite video adapter

2

composite video cable

4. Plug the other end of the composite video cable into the composite video- input connector on the TV.
   
   
5. Plug one end of the S/PDIF digital audio cable in to the S/PDIF audio connector on the composite video adapter.
   
   

1

composite video adapter

2

S/PDIF digital audio cable

6. Plug the other end of the digital audio cable into the S/PDIF input connector on your TV or other audio device.
   
   
7. Turn on the TV, turn on any audio device that you connected (if applicable), and then turn on the computer.
   
   
8. See Enabling the Display Settings for a TV to ensure that the computer recognizes and works properly with the TV.
   
   

Component Video and Standard Audio

1

S-video TV-out connector

2

component video adapter

1	component video adapter	2	component video cable
3	standard audio cable

1. Turn off the computer and the TV and/or audio device that you want to connect.
   
   
2. Connect the component video adapter to the S-video TV-out connector on your computer.
   
   
3. Plug all three ends of the component video cable into the component video-output connectors on the component video adapter. Make sure that the red, green, and blue colors of the cable match the corresponding adapter ports.
   
   

1

component video adapter

2

component video cable

4. Plug all three connectors from the other end of the component video cable into the component video-input connectors on the TV. Make sure that the red, green, and blue colors of the cable match the colors of the TV input connectors.
   
   
5. Plug the single-connector end of the audio cable into the headphone connector on the computer.
   
   
6. Plug the two RCA connectors on the other end of the audio cable into the audio input connectors on your TV or audio device.
   
   
7. Turn on the TV, turn on any audio device that you connected (if applicable), and then turn on the computer.
   
   
8. See Enabling the Display Settings for a TV to ensure that the computer recognizes and works properly with the TV.
   
   

Component Video and S/PDIF Digital Audio

1

S-video TV-out connector

2

component video adapter

1	component video adapter	2	component video cable
3	standard audio cable

1. Turn off the computer and the TV and/or audio device that you want to connect.
   
   
2. Connect the component video adapter to the S-video TV-out connector on the computer.
   
   
3. Plug all three ends of the component video cable into the component video-output connectors on the component video adapter. Make sure that the red, green, and blue colors of the cable match the corresponding adapter ports.
   
   

1	component video adapter	2	component video-output connectors
3	component video cable

4. Plug all three connectors from the other end of the component video cable into the component video-input connectors on the TV. Make sure that the red, green, and blue colors of the cable match the colors of the TV input connectors.
   
   
5. Plug one end of the S/PDIF digital audio cable into the S/PDIF audio connector on the component video adapter.
   
   

1

component video adapter

2

S/PDIF digital audio cable

6. Plug the other end of the digital audio cable into the S/PDIF input connector on your TV or other audio device.
   
   
7. Turn on the TV, turn on any audio device that you connected (if applicable), and then turn on the computer.
   
   
8. See Enabling the Display Settings for a TV to ensure that the computer recognizes and works properly with the TV.
   
   

Enabling S/PDIF Digital Audio

If your computer has a DVD drive, you can enable digital audio for DVD playback.

1. Launch the Cyberlink PowerDVD application.
   
   
2. Insert a DVD into the DVD drive.
   
   

If the DVD begins playing, click the stop button.

3. Click the Settings option.
   
   
4. Click the DVD option.
   
   
5. Click the DVD Audio Setting icon.
   
   
6. Click the arrows beside the Speaker Configuration setting to scroll through the options, and select the SPDIF option.
   
   
7. Click the Back button once, and then click the Back button again to return to the main menu screen.
   
   

Enabling S/PDIF in the Windows Audio Driver

1. Double-click the speaker icon in the Windows notification area.
   
   
2. Click the Options menu and then click Advanced Controls.
   
   
3. Click Advanced.
   
   
4. Click S/PDIF Interface.
   
   
5. Click Close.
   
   
6. Click OK.
   
   

Setting Up the Cyberlink (CL) Headphones

NOTE: The CL headphone feature is available only if your computer has a DVD drive.

If your computer has a DVD drive, you can enable digital audio for DVD playback.

1. Launch the Cyberlink PowerDVD program.
   
   
2. Insert a DVD into the DVD drive.
   
   

If the DVD begins playing, click the stop button.

3. Click the Settings option.
   
   
4. Click the DVD option.
   
   
5. Click the DVD Audio Setting icon.
   
   
6. Click the arrows beside the Speaker Configuration setting to scroll through the options, and select the Headphones option.
   
   
7. Click the arrows beside the Audio listening mode setting to scroll through the options, and select the CL Headphone option.
   
   
8. Click the arrows beside the Dynamic range compression option to select the most suitable option.
   
   
9. Click the Back button once, and then click the Back button again to return to the main menu screen.
   
   

Enabling the Display Settings for a TV

NOTE: To ensure that the display options appear correctly, connect the TV to the computer before you enable the display settings.

Microsoft Windows XP

1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
   
   
2. Double-click Display and click the Settings tab.
   
   
3. Click Advanced.
   
   
4. Click the tab for your video card.
   
   

NOTE: To determine the type of video card installed in your computer, see the Windows Help and Support Center. To access the Help and Support Center, click Start® Help and Support. Under Pick a Task, click Use Tools to view your computer information and diagnose problems. Then, under My Computer Information, select Hardware.

5. In the display devices section, select the appropriate option for using either a single display or multiple displays, ensuring that the display settings are correct for your selection.
   
   

Microsoft Windows Vista

1. Click the Windows Vista Start button , click Control Panel, and then click Appearance and Personalization.
   
   
2. Under Personalization, click Adjust Screen Resolution.
   
   

The Display Properties window appears.

3. Click Advanced.
   
   
4. Click the tab for your video card.
   
   

NOTE: To determine the type of video card installed in your computer, see the Windows Help and Support Center. To access the Help and Support Center in Windows Vista, click the Windows Vista Start button ® Help and Support. Under Pick a Task, click Use Tools to view your computer information and diagnose problems. Then, under My Computer Information, select Hardware.

5. In the display devices section, select the appropriate option for using either a single display or multiple displays, ensuring that the display settings are correct for your selection.
   
   

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