User manual MEDION BDAPC8000UK

[. . . ] NOTES ON THIS MANUAL Keep these instructions with your computer at all times. The proper set up, use and care can help extend the life of your computer. In the event that you transfer ownership of this computer, please provide these instructions to the new owner. This manual is divided into sections to help you locate the information you require. [. . . ] Depending on the DVD audio CD and the software installed you may also have to open a DVD player program. For further information on the subject DVD refer to page 43. 42 OPERATION HOW TO REMOVE A DISC: 1. Press the eject button (drawing reference, B) at the front of the CD-ROM drive to open the drawer. While the computer is accessing the CD-ROM drive, the corresponding LED display ( ) is lit. In this case do not try to remove the CD from the drive. THE CD-ROM/DVD DRIVE AS BOOT D DRIVE The optical drives can be used for booting the operating system. If the PC does not boot, it is possible that autostart is turned off in the BIOS or the CD is not bootable. DVD TECHNOLOGY The Compact Disc (CD) was introduced in 1982. Who could imagined doing without the CD as a storage medium for data, multimedia, computer games and video now?A CD can hold up to 700 MB of data, but that amount is too small to store a high-quality encoding of an entire feature film. The DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) has the same dimensions as a CD but store more data at a greater density. In some cases, both sides of the DVD can be used to store information. Furthermore, each side can contain two layers of information (dual layer). Thanks to high data density, the transfer speed is considerably higher than for a CD, so that a DVD drive with 6 times speed can transfer considerably more data than a 6-speed CD drive. A DVD drive can also read both DVD-ROMs and CD-ROMs, providing the user access to an astounding amount of media. THE OPTICAL DRIVE 43 VARIOUS DVD FORMATS Format DVD-5 DVD-9 DVD-10 DVD-14 DVD-18 Side A Side B Max. capacity SL DL SL DL DL SL SL DL 4. 7 GB 8. 5 GB 9. 4 GB 13. 2 GB 17. 0 GB SL=Single Layer, DL=Dual Layer DVD-VIDEO Special characteristics of DVD-Video: · · · · · · Up to 8 hours of feature films on a single DVD. Parental Control, in which certain scenes or an entire film or rating of films can be made accessible only to certain age groups. DVD players can, for example, be set so that scenes or films which have not been approved for younger audiences will not play. In spite of the high storage capability of the DVD the data must be extremely compressed in order for a complete feature film to be stored. 44 OPERATION REGIONAL PLAYBACK INFORMATION FOR DVD The playback of DVD movies includes the decoding of MPEG2 videos, digital AC3 audio data and the deciphering of CSS protected contents. CSS (sometimes called copy guard) is the name of a data protection program incorporated by the movie industry as an action against illegal copies. Among the numerous regulations for CSS licensees the most important ones are the country specific playback restrictions. In order to facilitate the geographically restricted release of movies, DVD titles are released for certain regions. Copyright laws require the restriction of each DVD movie to a certain region (usually the region, in which it is sold). DVD movie versions can be published in several regions but the CSS regulations require that each CSS decipherable system may only be used in one region. Attention: The decoding software included with your PC may be changed for regional DVD decoding up to five times, after which the drive will only play DVD movies for the region setting last entered. [. . . ] Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. The above named party is responsible for ensuring that the equipment complies with the standards of 47CFR §§15. 101 to 15. 109. Trade Name: Type or Model Number: Medion PC MT6 MED MT xxx (where xxx = 0-999) MEDION AG 9th of September 2002, Essen Party Responsible: Executed on (Date), at (Place): 90 APPENDIX WARRANTY PLEASE READ THIS LIMITED WARRANTY CAREFULLY TO UNDERSTAND YOUR RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The receipt is considered valid proof of purchase and should be kept in a safe place. [. . . ]