Sony PCG-F640 Manual

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VAIO Notebook User Guide
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Playing a DVD
To achieve optimum performance when playing DVDs, it is recommended that 
your computer not be connected to the port replicator while playing DVD movies 
or using DVD applications. Close any open applications before playing a DVD 
movie.
You can play DVDs using a DVD-ROM drive and the Media Bar software. 
See the online manual that came with the Media Bar software for details.
If you have connected a TV, follow the instructions in “Selecting the Display 
Mode” in the online manual Customizing Your VAIO® Notebook.
When a TV is connected, a part of the video screen will not appear with the 
factory setting. Adjust the display resolution to 1024 x 768 as described in the 
online manual “Customizing Your VAIO® Notebook” .
When playing DVD movies on battery power, set the power management profile to 
DVD. With other profiles, the movies are choppy. As an alternative, you can set the 
power management profile to Automatic Profile Selection, which will cause the DVD 
profile to be selected automatically whenever you insert a DVD. See “Controlling 
Power Management”
  in the online manual “Customizing Your VAIO® Notebook”  for 
information on how to set the power management profile.
Some discs recorded at 20 or 24 bits may produce noise while playing. If you have 
audio devices connected, this may cause damage to your hearing and the speakers. 
Reduce the volume before playing such discs.
You cannot switch between LCD and TV if you press Fn+F8 when a DVD is inserted in 
the DVD-ROM drive.