Creative PC-DVD Encore Dxr3 =========================== This file contains additional information to supplement the user manual. Please read all the sections before you proceed with the installation. This file contains the following sections: 1. Installation/Uninstallation 2. Video Configuration After First Installation 3. Manual Video Alignment 4. No Overlay Video 5. Knowing The Hardware And Firmware Version Numbers Of Your PC-DVD Drive 6. DVD Movies Playback 7. Tips For Handling DVD Discs 8. Key Stroke Mapping For DVD Player 9. Universal Disk Format(UDF) Support For Win95 4.00.950/4.00.950A (Retail Version) 10. Known Problems 1.INSTALLATION/UNINSTALLATION The device driver for the decoder card is available on the diskette. Please ensure that the device driver is installed first before running the application setup program found in the CD. If the application needs to be re-installed, please make sure that the previous installation is uninstalled and the system is rebooted before re-installation. 2.VIDEO CONFIGURATION AFTER FIRST INSTALLATION For proper video configuration after first installation or re-installation, launch the dvdplayer to playback DVD movies or any MPEG files. The application will detect that it is being run for the first time and will automatically do the video configuration. 3.MANUAL VIDEO ALIGNMENT The overlay video might need manual alignment if you see a thin blue line on the side of the video. Please refer to the Getting Started manual for instruction. 4.NO OVERLAY VIDEO If the overlay video is not visible after auto- calibration, please check that the loopback cable is connected. It is also advisable to reset your VGA gamma, brightness and contrast settings to the default factory settings. If you need to adjust these settings, it is recommended that you do it with the overlay video on. 5.KNOWING THE HARDWARE AND FIRMWARE VERSION NUMBERS OF YOUR PC-DVD DRIVE You need to take note of the hardware and firmware version numbers of your PC-DVD drive. These numbers will enable Technical Support to identify the model of your PC-DVD drive if you need to call Technical Support to troubleshoot any problems involving your drive. To take note of the hardware and firmware version numbers of your PC-DVD drive: 1. Look for the sticker label on the top side of your PC-DVD drive. 2. Look at the serial code which is located just below the barcode on the sticker. The 7th character is the hardware version of your PC-DVD drive. For example, if the serial number is 7827PDA00001, the hardware version is A. 3. As for the firmware version, it is located next to the serial number. For example, F/W = 1.0A means that the firmware version is 1.0A. 6.DVD MOVIES PLAYBACK PC-DVD Player supports DVD titles that conform to DVD 1.0 specification. The following are some of the frequently asked questions on playing DVD Video titles. Q. Why can't I file open a .VOB file on the DVD Movie disk for playback? A. The file is probably copy-protected. To play the file, open the PC-DVD Player, click on the Open File button (see the GETTING STARTED manual), select the VIDEO_TS.IFO file in the VIDEO_TS directory, click on the Open button. Q. Can I play movie titles of any other regional codes? A. No. Q. Why can't I fast-forward through the Warning Message for some movie titles? A. This is set during the DVD mastering by individual producers. The PC-DVD Player cannot overwrite this setting, and so the fast-forward is disabled. Q. Why can't I select certain menu items? A. Some of the "hot spots" for menu items are very small--a thin line or a dot. In such cases, try playing the video in full-screen or moving the mouse cursor slower. Q. Why does the menu page change without having to click the mouse button? A. Some menu items are set so that the mouse cursor is sensed whenever it touches the hot spot; most frequently, when the MORE button is touched, the next menu page is displayed. Q. Why are some selections such as audio and caption settings grayed out for certain movie titles? A. Support for audio, caption, and multi-angle settings differ from one title to another, especially for multi-angle. Sometimes, the setting can only be changed via the on- screen menu and not through the PC-DVD Player setting. Q. Why can't time search be used for some video clips? A. Some titles are mastered so that either time search is prohibited or they do not provide the necessary timing information. 7.TIPS FOR HANDLING DVD DISCS Dirt, scratches and fingerprint on a DVD disc may result in error in data reading. Such errors may result in momentary glitches in the movie during playback. You should handle DVD discs carefully, touching it at only the edges and the hole at the center. Do not touch the surface of the disc. Clean the disc with a damp, lint-free, non- abrasive cloth. Do not use any harsh cleaning agents. Wipe the disc in a straight motion from the hole at the center to the outer edge. Do not wipe the disc in a circular motion. 8.KEY STROKE MAPPING FOR DVD PLAYER Following are the key stroke mapping to the buttons of the DVD Player remote control interface. Up Arrow - Go Up Down Arrow - Go Down Left Arrow - Go Left Right Arrow - Go Right Return - Enter F1 - Help F2 - Cycle Subpicture F3 - Cycle Audio F4 - Cycle Angle F5, Ctrl-D - Place Bookmark here F7, M - Go Root Menu/Resume (Toggle) F8, T - Go Title Menu/Resume (Toggle) F9 - Go Chapter Menu/Resume (Toggle) F10 - Go Subpicture Menu/Resume (Toggle) F11 - Go Audio Menu/Resume (Toggle) F12 - Go Angle Menu/Resume (Toggle) M - Go Root Menu/Resume (Toggle) T - Go Title Menu/Resume (Toggle) 0..9 - 0..9 Chapter/Track/DVD Menu Item Ctrl-1..0 - Bookmark #1..#10 P - Play/Resume S - Stop A - Pause/Play (Toggle) E - Eject/Close Drive Tray (Toggle) W - Step Forward L - Slow Forward V - Previous N - Next R - Fast Rewind F - Fast Forward U - Increase Volume D - Decrease Volume X - Mute On/Off (Toggle) 9. UNIVERSAL DISK FORMAT (UDF) SUPPORT FOR Windows 95 4.00.950/4.00.950A (Retail version) If you encounter problems accessing files in a DVD-ROM disc with a capacity greater than 2 GB, copy the file DXR2UDF.VXD from the bundled CD's Windows folder to your computer's C:\WINDOWS\DRIVERS\IOSUBSYS folder. 10. KNOWN PROBLEMS In Windows NT system with CD-RW drive, if Adaptec UDF reader is installed, region error will be encounter when PC-DVD player is launched. Suggested workaround would be to uninstalled reader before launching PC-DVD player. **** End of Readme.txt ****Download Driver Pack
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