HP DVD-Writer dvd200i - Manual (Page 27)

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how do I share data?
There are many times when you might want to give a data disc to someone else:
■ to give files to clients
■ to distribute large presentations
■ to share photos with family and friends
Making a data disc that can be read on other computers is called mastering. The
mastering software included with your drive is HP RecordNow.
When using HP RecordNow with DVD+R or DVD+RW discs, you can write data
to the disc only once. You cannot add more data later. (You can, however, add
data to CD-R or CD-RW discs.)
what you need
■ 1 blank disc or a rewritable disc that you don’t mind erasing
The HP DVD Writer drive cannot write to DVD-R or DVD-RW discs. Be sure to
buy the DVD discs that have “+” in their name.
1 Start the software.
a Double-click the HP DVD Writer icon on your desktop or click Start,
Programs, Hewlett-Packard, HP DVD Writer, HP DVD Writer.
b Click HP RecordNow.
c Read the disc recommendation and click OK. The HP RecordNow window
appears.
d Click Make a Data Disc.
recommended disc
CD-R (650 or 700MB capacity) Use for permanent data storage. R discs
can be written to until full, but cannot be
erased and reused. R discs are less
expensive than RW discs.
DVD+R (4.7GB capacity)
you can also use
CD-RW (650 or 700MB
capacity)
Use for temporary data storage. RW
discs are rewritable; you can read the
disc a few times, then erase and reuse it.
DVD+RW (4.7GB capacity)