Mediamatics DVDExpress - Readme File



Document ID: 98060068

 

Posted Date: 2000-11-13

 

Last Updated: 2000-05-12

 

Distribution: View Public Website

 

Applicable Models
Satellite Pro 4260DVD
Satellite Pro 4280XDVD
Satellite Pro 4280ZDVD

 

Issue
This document contains the contents of the Mediamatics DVDExpress README file.
Procedure



   Thank you for your purchase of a Toshiba computer.
   Please read the following precautions before using the Mediamatics
   DVDExpress DVD player on your computer.

 1)  Setting the Display Resolution
     When you run DVDExpress and start playing a DVD title, the display
     settings are automatically switched from your original values to the
     optimal settings of 800 x 600 x 256 colours. When you stop playing the
     DVD title, the display settings are automatically reset to your
     original values.  This feature is enabled by default. This means that
     the DVD title is displayed at a resolution of 800 x 600.  However,
     DVD titles always appear at their original colour depth. It is not
     recommended that this feature be disabled. With this feature enabled,
     only NTSC formatted DVD titles also feature Motion Compensation, which
     gives a more beautiful picture without putting a burden on the CPU.

     To review the feature's settings, click the 'DVD Options' button,
     choose the [Display] tab and refer to the '800 x 600' and '256 Color
     mode' checkboxes.

     Warning: Do not change the resolution by opening the Display
     Properties window in Windows while a DVD title is playing. The image
     will be jumbled.

 2)  Suspending/Resuming your computer while playing a DVD
     If you turn your computer off in Suspend/Stand-By mode while a DVD
     title is playing, DVDExpress is resumed with playing stopped when you
     turn your computer back on. For most DVD titles, push the Play button
     to continue playing from the point at which you stopped when suspending
     your computer.

 3)  Switching the display device while playing a DVD
     By pressing the computer's Fn + F5 keys, you can switch the display.
     It is not recommended to use this feature while playing a DVD title.
     The image will become jumbled.

 4)  DVD titles only
     You cannot play Video CDs and Audio CDs using the DVDExpress version
     that is pre-installed on your computer.

 5)  Docking/Undocking while playing a DVD
     Docking/undocking is not supported while DVDExpress is in use. If your
     computer has a docking capability, please do not connect it/disconnect
     it while DVDExpress is in use.

 6)  Displaying multi-monitor images while playing a DVD
     If you play a DVD title in Windows 98 with the multi-monitor feature
     enabled, the DVD image can only be displayed on the internal LCD. For
     general information on the multi-monitor feature, please refer to the
     "Multi-monitor Support" topic in Windows Help.

 7)  Displaying on TV
     As explained at 1), DVDExpress automatically switches the display
     settings from your original values to the optimal settings of
     800 x 600 x 256 colours by default. On your computer, the Windows'
     Underscan feature is turned on by default at display property. This
     feature reduces the DVD image to fit the TV screen completely. To do
     so, switch the display device to TV and open the Display Properties
     window and click the [Advanced] button in the [Settings] tab. In the
     displayed window, choose the [Television] tab and check the 'Enable
     Underscan' checkbox.  When you check the checkbox, this feature is
     turned on.

 DVDExpress is a trademark of National Semiconductor Corporation.
Export Control and EULA
Use of any software made available for download from this system constitutes your acceptance of the Export Control Terms and the terms in the Dynabook end-user license agreement both of which you can view before downloading any such software.