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Using CD-RW and SoftDVD Software

Contents

CD-RW and SoftDVD Software........................................................................................... 3

NEC CD-RW Software........................................................................................................ 3

Loading NEC CD-RW Software.................................................................................... 3

Installing Roxio Easy CD Creator 5............................................................................... 4

Installing Adaptec Software........................................................................................... 4

Adaptec Easy CD Creator ........................................................................................ 4

DirectCD................................................................................................................. 5

Using Recommended Media.......................................................................................... 5

Removing CD-RW Software from PowerMate 2000 Systems with Windows 2000........ 6

NEC SoftDVD Player .......................................................................................................... 6

Installing the NEC SoftDVD Player............................................................................... 6

Configuring AC Power Management for Playing Movies............................................... 7

Starting and Using the NEC SoftDVD Player................................................................. 7

Identifying Activities and Conditions Affecting DVD Movie Playback .......................... 8

Diagnosing Incorrect Power Management Settings......................................................... 8

Displaying Movies on a Television Set.......................................................................... 9

Optimizing Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition........................................................ 9

Uninstalling the NEC SoftDVD Player .......................................................................... 9

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CD-RW and SoftDVD Software

If you have a CD-RW, DVD-ROM, or combination CD-RW and DVD-ROM drive, one or both

of the following CDs ship with your system or optional drive:

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NEC SoftDVD™ Player Software CD

The NEC SoftDVD Player Software CD contains SoftDVD drivers and the Jet-Audio

Player, an integrated multimedia player. You need to install the SoftDVD drivers and

Jet-Audio Player software before using your DVD-ROM drive.

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NEC CD-RW Software CD

The NEC CD-RW Software CD contains applications for CD-RW functions. With this

software, you can use your CD-RW drive to create data and audio CDs and to write files

directly to a CD in the CD-RW drive.

See the following procedures to install and use the CD-RW or SoftDVD software that comes

with your system or optional drive.

NEC CD-RW Software

The following sections provide installation instructions for the NEC CD-RW Software CD.

Loading NEC CD-RW Software

Load the NEC CD-RW Software CD as follows.

Note The NEC CD-RW Software CD comes in two versions: Roxio®Easy CD Creator®5 and

Adaptec®Easy CD Creator®and DirectCD™. Both versions provide similar functions using

different software programs.

1. Insert the NEC CD-RW software CD into the CD-RW or combination CD-RW and

DVD-ROM drive. The CD-RW software loads. Depending on the version of software that

comes with your system or optional drive, one of the following screens appears:

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Roxio EasyCD Creator 5

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Adaptec Master Setup.

If the CD does not load automatically, continue as follows:

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Double click My Computer on the Windows®desktop.

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Double click the CD drive. The Roxio Easy CD Creator 5 or Adaptec Master Setup

screen appears.

2. Continue as follows.

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If you have the Roxio Easy CD Creator 5 version, go to “Installing Roxio Easy CD

Creator 5.”

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If you have the Adaptec Master Setup screen, go to “Installing Adaptec Software.”

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Installing Roxio Easy CD Creator 5

Use the following procedure to install Easy CD Creator 5.

1. At the “The Roxio Easy CD Creator 5 CD has been detected...”window, click Yes to install

Easy CD Creator 5.

2. At the Choose Setup Language window, click OK to select English (default setting). The

Easy CD Creator 5 Basic –InstallShield®Wizard window appears.

3. Click Next to continue the installation.

4. At the Setup Type window, select a Complete or Custom installation. Read the on-screen

descriptions for each installation.

5. Click Next and click Install to begin the installation.

6. At the “InstallShield Wizard Completed”window, click Finish.

7. Click Yes to restart your system.

To start Easy CD Creator, double click the Easy CD Creator icon on the Windows desktop.

Click OK and select the “I accept the terms in the license agreement.”The Easy CD Creator

menu appears. See the online help for information about using Easy CD Creator.

Installing Adaptec Software

Install two applications from the NEC CD-RW CD:

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Adaptec Easy CD Creator —allows you to create data and audio CDs.

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DirectCD —lets you write files directly to the CD in the CD-RW drive.

The following sections provide the installation instructions for these applications.

Adaptec Easy CD Creator

Follow these steps to install Easy CD Creator.

1. At the Adaptec Master Setup screen, click Easy CD Creator. The Adaptec Easy CD Creator

Setup appears.

2. Click Next. The Software License Agreement appears.

3. Click Yes. The Choose Destination Location dialog box appears.

4. Click Next. Easy CD Creator is installed.

5. When the installation completes, click Finish. A dialog box appears asking if you want to

install Adobe®Acrobat®Reader to access the online help provided by Adobe.

6. Click No if Acrobat Reader is installed. Click Yes to install Acrobat Reader. If you click

Yes, Acrobat Reader is installed after you restart the system. Follow the on-screen prompts

to install Acrobat Reader.

7. At the Adaptec Master Setup screen, click Exit or click DirectCD to install the DirectCD

software (see the next procedure).

Note Online documentation is provided in print portable document (PDF) format. From the

Windows Start button, go to Programs and to Adaptec Easy CD Creator 4 or Adaptec DirectCD.

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DirectCD

Use the following procedure to install DirectCD.

1. Click DirectCD on the Adaptec Master Setup screen. The DirectCD Note dialog box

appears.

2. Click Yes. The DirectCD Welcome screen appears.

3. Click Next. The Software License Agreement appears.

4. Click Yes. The Choose Destination Location dialog box appears.

5. Click Next. The Select Program Folder dialog box appears.

6. Click Next. DirectCD is installed. When the installation completes, the Adaptec Master

screen appears.

7. Click Exit. Click Finish to restart the system.

Using Recommended Media

NEC Computers recommends the media brands in the following table for best read and write

performance.

Note With other media, the sensitivity settings are not configurable –you can only use the

default settings during CD creation. As a result, the CD being created might not be readable.

Recommended Media

Read Media Read/Write Media

3M Corporation Kao

Hitachi Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation

IMATION Ricoh Co. Ltd.

Kao Memorex

Memorex

Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation

Panasonic

Phillips

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

SONY

Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.

TDK Corporation

Teijin

Yamaha

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Removing CD-RW Software from PowerMate 2000 Systems with

Windows 2000

If you have an NEC PowerMate®2000 system running the Microsoft®Windows 2000 operating

system and you want toremove the CD-RW software, be sure toremove Easy CD Creator

before you remove the DirectCD application.

If you need to remove the CD-RW software, remove Easy CD Creator

first. Then remove the DirectCD application. Removing DirectCD before Easy CD Creator

causes a loss in CD drive functionality.

If you happen to remove the CD-RW applications in the wrong order, go to the Microsoft®support

site and find their solutions in the Microsoft Knowledge Base article Q270008.

NEC SoftDVD Player

The following sections provide information on:

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installing the NEC SoftDVD Player

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starting and using the NEC SoftDVD Player

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identifying conditions, situations, and settings that affect playback

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using features such as displaying movies on a television set (if supported by your system)

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uninstalling the SoftDVD Player.

Installing the NEC SoftDVD Player

Use the following procedure to install the SoftDVD Player.

1. Power on your NEC system (see your NEC user’s guide for procedures).

2. Insert the NEC SoftDVD Player CD in the DVD-ROM or combination drive.

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If auto-insert notification is enabled, the installation program launches automatically.

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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.

The Welcome to the InstallShield for NEC SoftDVD Player window appears.

3. Click Next. The License Agreement window appears. Click Yes to accept the license

agreement. The Important Setup Information window appears. (If you click No, the

installation terminates.)

4. Read the Important Setup information and click Next.

The Setup Status window appears and driver installation begins. A status bar appears on the

window showing the progress of the installation.

5. At the Jet-Audio Player Setup welcome window, click Next.

6. At the Choose Destination Location window, accept the default location or click Browse to

choose your own destination. Click Next.

7. At the Setup Type window, accept the default (Typical) or choose Compact or Custom and

follow the prompts. Click Next.

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8. At the Start Copying Files window, click Next. A progress bar appears, indicating that the

NEC SoftDVD Player software is being installed.

The Setup Complete window appears. If you want to read the Read Me document, click on

the box.

9. Click Finish. If you selected Read Me, the Read Me document appears. Read the document

and click Exit. The system returns to the Windows desktop

10. 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.

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If you selected Yes, follow the prompts to restart your system.

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If you selected No, the Setup program exits and returns you to the Windows desktop.

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. Access these settings as follows.

1. On the Windows desktop, click Start, point to Settings and Control Panel, and click Control

Panel.

2. Double click the Power Management icon in Windows 98 SE or the Power Options icon in

Windows 2000.

3. Set the following fields to “Never”(for notebook computers, set the fields in the “Plugged

in”column):

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System standby

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Turn off monitor

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Turn off hard disks

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System hibernates (not applicable to Windows 98 Second Edition systems).

Note 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 user’s guide.

Starting and Using the NEC SoftDVD Player

The NEC SoftDVD Player is easy to use, with self-explanatory buttons and an online manual.

NEC Computers does not recommend playing DVD movies with NEC

SoftDVD Player while your Versa®notebook is running on battery power.

To start the Jet-Audio Player, click Start on the Windows desktop, point to Programs and

Jet-Audio Player, and click the Jet-Audio Player icon. The Jet-Audio Player control panel

displays.

Use the control panel to play your DVDs, CDs, and more.

Note NEC Computers recommends that you don’t close your Versa notebook’s LCD panel

while a DVD movie is playing. If the LCD panel is lowered during movie play, the system might

hibernate, recording system state to RAM (Save-to-Ram) or to disk (Save-to-File).

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The online manual contains procedures for using the Jet-Audio Player. To access the online

manual, click Start on the Windows desktop, point to Programs and Jet-Audio Player, and click

the Jet-Audio Player Manual icon.

Note To use the online manual, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your

system. See your NEC user’s guide for information about installing Adobe Acrobat Reader.

To exit the Jet-Audio Player, click on the red square at the top left of the Jet-Audio Player

control panel.

Identifying Activities and Conditions Affecting DVD Movie Playback

Performing the following activities during playback can impede DVD playback:

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changing screen resolution

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changing the world region setting.

The following conditions can affect DVD movie playback:

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a damaged or dusty DVD

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playing a DVD movie while a notebook computer is running on battery power

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AC power management settings that are enabled.

Some DVD movie titles are not configured to use all the features of the DVD-ROM drive or

NEC SoftDVD Player. Some DVD titles:

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cannot be ejected during play (you must stop the movie, and then eject the DVD)

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do not enforce their advertised parental control ratings

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do not display chapter number information

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do not display the current DVD time

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do not allow audio track selection through the Jet-Audio Player control panel

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do not allow navigation with the mouse (you must use the arrow keys instead).

Diagnosing Incorrect Power Management Settings

If your system goes into a timeout during a movie, one of the following conditions might occur

when you bring the system out of the timeout:

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if you are playing a movie on your television set, the system might go into “Simultaneous

mode”(in which the movie displays on the television set and your computer’s LCD panel)

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the movie might restart from the beginning

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the audio might cut out

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the system might hang.

See “Configuring AC Power Management for Playing Movies”for instructions on configuring

AC power management correctly for playing DVD movies.

For detailed information on power management, see your NEC user’s guide.

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Displaying Movies on a Television Set

Note This section applies to systems that have a TV Out connector and support the

connection of a television set.

If you connect a television set to your system to watch a movie on it instead of on your system’s

LCD screen, set TV Out to Primary in the Windows Display Properties window.

To configure the television set as the primary display, follow these steps:

1. Connect the video cable from your television to the TV Out connector on your system.

Some systems require an optional TV Out cable adapter that plugs into the TV Out

connector on the system. Carefully align the pins on the cable adapter (arrow facing up)

with the connector before plugging it in. Connect your TV’s video cable to the other end of

the adapter.

2. Right click the Windows desktop and click Properties. The Display Properties window

appears.

3. Click the Settings tab and click the Advanced button. Click the Displays tab.

4. Select the Television display field. Click the Primary button. Click OK twice.

Optimizing Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition

For optimal performance of the NEC SoftDVD Player on NEC systems with the Microsoft

Windows 98 Second Edition operating system, check that the DVD-ROM drive DMA setting is

enabled.

1. On the Windows desktop, right click My Computer and click Properties.

2. At the System Properties window, click the Device Manager tab.

3. At the Device Manager window, double click the CD ROM icon and double click the

DVD-ROM drive icon.

4. Click the Settings tab. If there is no check mark in the DMA box, click on the box to enable

the setting.

5. Click OK in the Settings window. Click OK in the System Properties window.

Uninstalling the NEC SoftDVD Player

If you ever need to uninstall the NEC SoftDVD Player from your system, proceed as follows.

1. On the Windows desktop, click Start, point to Settings and Control Panel, and click Control

Panel.

2. Double click Add/Remove Programs.

3. Double click Jet-Audio in the Add/Remove Programs window and follow the prompts.

In addition to uninstalling the NEC SoftDVD Player, you need to reset your Audio CD settings

from Jet-Audio Player to Windows CD Player.

For Windows 2000, change the settings as follows.

1. On the Windows desktop, double-click My Computer.

2. Click Tools, click Folder Options, and select File Types tab.

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3. Under Registered file types, select AudioCD, and click Advanced.

4. Under Actions, select Open, and click Edit. Repeat for Action, Play.

5. Under the Application used to perform action: field, click Browse.

6. Select cdplayer in C:\WINNT\system32, and click Open.

7. Click OK.

For Windows 98, change the settings as follows.

1. On the Windows desktop, double-click My Computer.

2. Select View, click Folder Options, and click File Types tab.

3. Under Registered file types, select AudioCD, and click Edit.

4. Under Actions, select Open, and click Edit. Repeat for Action, Play.

5. Under the Application used to perform action: field, click Browse.

6. Select cdplayer in C:\Windows, and click Open.

7. Click OK.

Information in this publication is subject to change without notice. NEC is a registered trademark and PowerMate and

Versa are U.S. registered trademarks of NEC Corporation and/or one or more of its subsidiaries. All are used under

license. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks and registered

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