{"id":75,"date":"2016-10-28T15:45:30","date_gmt":"2016-10-28T14:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/cls\/?page_id=75"},"modified":"2016-10-28T15:45:30","modified_gmt":"2016-10-28T14:45:30","slug":"dvd-and-blu-ray-disks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/cls\/online-guide\/dvd-and-blu-ray-disks\/","title":{"rendered":"DVD and Blu-ray disks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Most larger CLS teaching rooms have a DVD player in the lectern bench at the front of the room. In a few rooms the DVD player is in a separate equipment cabinet at the side of the room.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Note that in most rooms you <strong>cannot play Blu-ray disks<\/strong>, only standard DVDs.<\/li>\n<li>A few of the largest CLS rooms also have a separate Blu-ray player.<\/li>\n<li>In smaller CLS rooms you can use the CD drive built into the bench PC to play DVDs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Using a DVD player:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Make sure the DVD player is on; you will probably need to press its <strong>Power<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<li>Press the <strong>Eject<\/strong> button to open the tray, insert your DVD and press the Eject button again to close it.<\/li>\n<li>Press <strong>DVD<\/strong> on the <strong>touch-screen control panel<\/strong> to see the <strong>DVD playback controls<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Press the <strong>DVD Menu Control <\/strong>button to navigate through DVD menus.<\/li>\n<li>Press the <strong>DVD Transport Controls <\/strong>button to return to the <strong>DVD playback controls<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t forget to eject your DVD and please turn off the player when you are done. They are used infrequently and it wastes energy to keep them permanently powered on.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Using the CD drive in the bench PC:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Press the <strong>Eject<\/strong> button next to the disc drive on the PC to open the tray, insert your DVD and press the Eject button again to close it.<\/li>\n<li>Open <strong>File Explorer<\/strong> and double-click on the D drive icon to start playing the DVD using <strong>VLC Media Player<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Use your mouse to navigate the DVD menus and operate the playback controls. Note the control that makes the DVD play full screen, with a small control panel that hides after a few seconds. Move your mouse to un-hide the control panel when required.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>DVD transport controls on the touch-screen control &#8211; note the DVD Menu button<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/cls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/156\/2016\/10\/DVD-controls1.jpg?resize=750%2C565\" alt=\"DVD touch-screen transport controls\" width=\"750\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/cls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/156\/2016\/10\/DVD-controls1.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/cls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/156\/2016\/10\/DVD-controls1.jpg?resize=300%2C226&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/cls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/156\/2016\/10\/DVD-controls1.jpg?resize=768%2C579&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>DVD menu controls on the touch-screen control &#8211; note the DVD Transport button<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/cls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/156\/2016\/10\/DVD-controls2.jpg?resize=750%2C563\" alt=\"DVD touch-screen menu controls\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/cls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/156\/2016\/10\/DVD-controls2.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/cls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/156\/2016\/10\/DVD-controls2.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/cls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/156\/2016\/10\/DVD-controls2.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most larger CLS teaching rooms have a DVD player in the lectern bench at the front of the room. 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