Playback Information

Navigation features for this DVD will vary depending on the features of the remote control you use.

Some remote controls mark the video clip when you hit STOP. When the disk starts up again, it plays from the point you marked (that is, from the point where the disk stopped). To clear the marks, hit STOP twice (as if you were double-clicking a mouse).

To stop viewing a video clip before the end of the clip, holding down the FF / REW buttons will call up the Clip Menu. The DISK MENU or TITLE MENU buttons will call up the Main Menu.

While screening a conference video clip, you can move to the beginning of the next or previous clip by hitting the FF or REW button on your remote. This advanced search feature allows you to quickly move between conferences without moving back through the menus for the clips.

Regie’s Comments do not share the same navigational flexibility as the video clips. They cannot be paused and held in place, and they cannot be shuttled. The PAUSE / PLAY button starts Regie’s comment from the beginning. Hitting PAUSE / PLAY while a comment is playing will cause it to re-start. Hitting STOP while a comment is playing will stop the disk’s playback and call up the Main Menu.

Playing the DVD on your PC

Most users with computers that have DVD drives have DVD decoders preinstalled by their hardware manufacturers. You can easily find out if you have one the first time you attempt to play a DVD movie. When you insert a DVD movie into your DVD drive for the first time, you'll be prompted to play the DVD movie, or a default player will automatically launch.

Follow the dialog box (if any) to launch the DVD movie player then play the movie. At this point, one of two things will happen. Either your movie will begin to play right away, or you will get an error message, saying that a compatible DVD decoder is not installed on your computer, so the DVD will not be played.

If you get this message, you need a DVD decoder. If you bought a PC equipped with a DVD drive, check with the computer manufacturer. They may have updated DVD decoder drivers available, often for free. If you upgraded your PC and installed a DVD drive, it may or may not have come with a DVD decoder. Check the manufacturer's Web site for a decoder.

If you are unable to find an installed DVD decoder, you can purchase one from the same vendors from which PC manufacturers license theirs. Sonic, InterVideo, and CyberLink all have DVD Decoder Packs available for purchase and download over the Internet. The cost from each vendor runs about $14.95. Their decoder packs install quickly and easily, and as soon as installation was complete your PC should immediately started to play the movie after inserting a DVD.

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