User manual NEC NEC SOFTDVD PLAYER INSTALLATION

[. . . ] You can use your DVD-ROM drive to load and start programs from compact discs or to play audio CDs while you work or relax. With the Microsoft® Windows® 98 Second Edition, Windows Millennium Edition (ME), or Windows 2000 operating system, you can also play full-length CD-i movies. Install the NEC SoftDVD Player. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Configuring AC Power Management for Playing Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] You need to install the SoftDVD drivers and Jet-Audio Player software before using the DVD-ROM drive. The following sections provide information on: T T T T installing the NEC SoftDVD Player starting the NEC SoftDVD Player conditions, situations, and settings that affect playback features such as displaying movies on a television set. Install the NEC SoftDVD Player The NEC SoftDVD Player is provided on the "NEC SoftDVD Player for NEC Versa Notebook Computers" CD included with your DVD-ROM drive. 2. Power on your NEC Versa system (see your NEC Versa user's guide for procedures). Insert the NEC SoftDVD Player CD in the DVD-ROM drive. T T If auto-insert notification is enabled, the installation program launches automatically. If auto-insert notification is not enabled, click Start on the Windows desktop and select Run. Browse for the drive containing the NEC SoftDVD Player CD, and double click Setup. 3. 9. The Welcome to the InstallShield® for NEC SoftDVD Player window appears. Accept the default location or click Browse to choose your own destination. A status bar appears on the window showing the progress of the installation. At completion of the installation, the Jet-Audio Player Setup welcome window appears. Accept the default location or click Browse to choose your own destination. A progress bar appears, indicating that the NEC SoftDVD Player software is being installed. 12. If you did not select Read Me, click Yes at the InstallShield® Wizard Complete window to restart your computer now or click No to restart your computer later. T T If you selected Yes, follow the prompts to restart your system. If you selected No, the Setup program exits and returns you to the Windows desktop. 2 Installing the NEC SoftDVD Player Configuring AC Power Management for Playing Movies You must turn off most of the power management settings in the Power Schemes window for the NEC SoftDVD Player to play DVD movies properly. 3. On the Windows desktop, click Start, point to Settings and Control Panel, and click Control Panel. Set the following fields in the "Plugged in" column to "Never": T T T T System standby Turn off monitor Turn off hard disks System hibernates (not applicable to Windows 98 Second Edition systems). Be sure to change these settings back after playing a movie with NEC SoftDVD Player. For complete information on configuring power management, see your NEC Versa user's guide. Uninstalling the NEC SoftDVD Player If you ever need to uninstall the NEC SoftDVD Player from your system, proceed as follows. 1. 3. On the Windows desktop, click Start, point to Settings and Control Panel, and click Control Panel. Double click Jet-Audio in the Add/Remove Programs window and follow the prompts. Start the NEC SoftDVD Player The following sections describe how to start the NEC SoftDVD Player, and how to access the Jet-Audio Player online manual. Also described are: T T T conditions that can affect playback diagnosing incorrect power management settings settings you use when displaying movies on a television set connected to your computer. Note NEC Computers recommends that you don't close the LCD panel while a DVD movie is playing. [. . . ] Connect your TV's video cable to the other end of the adapter. 2. Click OK twice. Optimizing Windows 98 Second Edition For optimal performance of the NEC SoftDVD Player on NEC Versa systems with the Windows 98 Second Edition operating system, check that the DVD-ROM drive DMA setting is enabled. 1. 5. On the Windows desktop, right click My Computer and click Properties. At the Device Manager window, double click the CD ROM icon and double click the DVD-ROM drive icon. [. . . ]