User manual MEDION TITANIUM MD 8818 PC

[. . . ] 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. [. . . ] The caps must be replaced under all circumstances, if the connections are not used. 42 The hard drive The optical drive Diagram reference: C1 Loading a disc: Attention!Do not place protective foils or other stickers on your CD's. To avoid damage to your drive, do not use deformed of damaged CD's. Attention: Do not use scratched or dirty disks, discs with pieces broken off or disks of poor quality. Because of the high speeds in the drive the disks might break and damage your data as well as your drive. Examine the disks before you enter them. If damage or dirt is visible, you should not use them. Damage caused by faulty media is excluded from warranty and their repair must be charged. Push the eject button (Diagram reference, C2) on the right of the optical drive to open the tray. Place the disc on the tray so that it lays flat with the label facing upward. Note Many CD's start automatically when they are inserted. This depends on the operating system and the corresponding settings. Operation 43 Appendix 3. Push the eject button again to close the tray. Help Operation Connecting Safety Playing back and retrieving data from discs Your PC is able to playback and to retrieve Audio CDs, DVD Movies and Data discs. After loading the disc your operating system will open a selection window with different options for playback. If your operating system doesn't open the selection window you still have the possibility of the access via the explorer or "My Computer". How to remove a disc 1. Push the eject button (Diagram reference, C2) at the front of the CD-ROM drive to open the drawer. Remove the disc and store it in the CD cover in a safe place. Note Do not try to remove the CD from the drive while the computer is accessing the disk. The optical drive as boot drive The optical drives can be used for booting the operating system. If the PC does not start with the disk even though it is "bootable", first try to insert the disk into the other drive (if available) and restart your PC. If even this does not lead to success, this can be connected to the fact that this is not explicitly displayed in the BIOS or the disk is not bootable. If necessary, check this. 44 The optical drive 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. [. . . ] Economic follow-on damage (including lost profit or savings) or associated damage even in the case that we have been informed of the possibilities of this type of damage. In some countries the exclusion or limitation of accompanying or follow-on damage is not legally accepted so that the above limitations do not come into force. Making copies of this manual This manual contains information protected by law. Duplicating this information in mechanical, electronic, or any other form, without the written approval by the manufacturer, is prohibited by copyright law. Appendix 99 Appendix Help Operation Connecting Safety Index A Ambient temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii Autorun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 C Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Card reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 CD-blanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 CD-ROM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 CD-Rom-/DVD-Drive as bootdrive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 CF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Cleaning agents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 COM1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Compact Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Microphone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Parallel devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 PS/2 keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Serial devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Sound source /audio input . . 16 Speakers/audio output . . . . . . . 15 USB devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Video inlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Customer service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 H Hard drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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