Depending on the application, the Jog Dial™ window displays different commands that you can select or execute by rotating or pressing the Jog Dial™. . You can adjust the size of the Jog Dial ™ window or close it. To display the Jog Dial ™ window, double- click or in the system tray. Using your notebook 37 nN To use the Jog Dial ™ in Launcher mode, proceed as follows: 1 Click the Jog Dial™ window or press the Jog Dial ™ while pressing the key to switch to Launchermode. 2 Turn the Jog Dial™ to select an item, then press the Jog Dial™. The Jog Dial ™ window switches to Guide mode, and shows the Jog Dial ™ function. Sony Notebook User Guide 3 Turn or press the Jog Dial™ to use the Jog Dial™ function. 4 To select another item, switch to Launcher mode and repeat this procedure. 5 Use the Back button on the right of the Jog Dial ™ to go back to the previous state of the Jog Dial™ window. Software supporting If the Sony software supporting the Jog Dial™ control is active, you can use Jog Dial ™ control functions allocated to each software. Software not If the software in use does not support the Jog Dial™ control, you can scroll the or adjust the window size. Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 38 n N Using the CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive Your computer is equipped with a CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive. To insert a disc, proceed as follows: 1 Turn on the computer. 2 Press the eject button (1) to open the drive. The tray slides out. 3 Place a disc in the middle of the tray with the label side facing up until the disc clicks into place. 4 Close the tray by pushing it gently. . When the computer is in Standby or Hibernate mode, you cannot insert or remove a disc. Be sure to seat the disc firmly over the disc drive hub fingers. If you do not seat the disc firmly, you could damage your disc drive and you may not be able to open the tray. When you finish using a disc, wait until the LED indicator turns off and then press the eject button to remove the disc. If the disc does not come out when you press the eject button, go to My Computer. Select the drive, click the right button of your mouse and select Eject. If it still does not work, turn off the computer and insert a thin, pointed object into the manual eject hole. Using your n o tebook Sony Notebook User Guide 39 nN Using the CD-RW function To burn CDs, you can use CD-RW and CD-R discs: . The CD-RW (CD-ReWritable) disc is a data memory medium that can be used to write, erase and rewrite a program or other data. . The CD-R ( CD- Recordable) disc is a data memory medium that can be used to write a program or other data, but once only. To achieve optimum performance when writing data on a CD- RW disc, follow these recommendations: . To make a CD-R’s data readable on a CD- ROM drive, you need to close the session when you eject it. To complete this process, follow the instructions included with your software. . Only use circular discs. Do not use discs with any other shape (star, heart, card, etc.), as this may damage the CD-RW drive. . Do not strike or shake the computer while writing data to a disc. . For optimal writing speed, deactivate the screensaver before writing data to a disc. . Memory-resident disc utilities may cause unstable operation or data loss. Deactivate these utilities before writing data to a disc. . When using a software application to burn CDs, be sure to exit and close all other applications. . Never touch the surface of the disc. Fingerprints and dust on the surface of a disc may cause writing errors. Using the DVD function To achieve optimum performance when playing DVD- ROM discs, you should follow these recommendations. . You can play DVDs using DVD-ROM and the WinDVD software. See the help file on the software for details. Using your notebook Sony Notebook User Guide 40 nN . Your computer should not be connected to the port replicator while playing DVD movies or using DVD applications. . Close all open applications before playing a DVD-ROM movie. . When playing DVD movies on battery power, set the power management profile to DVD. With other profiles, the movies can be choppy. . Do not switch power saving modes while playing a DVD video. . Do not use resident disc utilities or resident utilities to speed up the access of discs, because they may cause the system to become unstable. . Make sure that the screensaver is deactivated. . Depending on the display setup properties you selected, you may use the + command to expand the screen to full screen size. . Region codes indicators are labeled on the DVD discs to indicate in which region and on what type of player you can play the disc. Unless a '2' (Europe belongs to region '2') or 'all' (this means that you can play this DVD everywhere in the world) is labeled on your DVD disc or on the packaging, you cannot play the disc on this player. . Do not try to change the region code settings of the DVD- ROM drive. Any difficulties caused by changing the region code settings of DVD- ROM drive are out ...
