Using blank cds and dvds, Helpful tips – Dell Latitude 120L User Manual

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Click the Start button, point to All Programs® Sonic® DigitalMedia Projects, and then click RecordNow Copy.

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Under the Copy tab, click Disc Copy.

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To copy the CD or DVD:

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If you have one CD or DVD drive, ensure that the settings are correct and click the Disc Copy button. The computer will read your source CD or DVD
and copy the data to a temporary folder on your computer hard drive.

When prompted, insert a blank CD or DVD into the drive and click OK.

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If you have two CD or DVD drives, select the drive into which you have inserted your source CD or DVD and click the Disc Copy button. The
computer copies the data from the source CD or DVD to the blank CD or DVD.

Once you have finished copying the source CD or DVD, the CD or DVD that you have created will automatically eject.

Using Blank CDs and DVDs

 

CD-RW drives can write to CD recording media only (including high-speed CD-RW) while DVD-writable drives can write to both CD and DVD recording media.

 

Use blank CD-Rs to record music or permanently store data files. After creating a CD-R, you cannot write to that CD-R again (see the Sonic documentation for
more information). Use blank CD-RWs to write to CDs or to erase, rewrite, or update data on CDs.

 

Blank DVD+/-Rs can be used to permanently store large amounts of information. After you create a DVD+/-R disc, you may not be able to write to that disc
again if the disc is "finalized" or "closed" during the final stage of the disc creation process. Use blank DVD+/-RWs if you plan to erase, rewrite, or update
information on that disc later.

CD-Writable Drives

 

DVD-Writable Drives

 

Helpful Tips

 

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Use Microsoft® Windows® Explorer to drag and drop files to a CD-R or CD-RW only after you start Sonic DigitalMedia and open a DigitalMedia project.

 

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You must use CD-Rs to burn music CDs that you want to play in regular stereos. CD-RWs do not play in most home or car stereos.

 

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You cannot create audio DVDs with Sonic DigitalMedia.

 

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Music MP3 files can be played only on MP3 players or on computers that have MP3 software installed.

 

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Commercially available DVD players used in home theater systems may not support all available DVD formats. For a list of formats supported by your
DVD player refer to the documentation provided with your DVD player or contact the manufacturer.

 

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Do not burn a blank CD-R or CD-RW to its maximum capacity; for example, do not copy a 650-MB file to a blank 650-MB CD. The CD-RW drive needs 1-2
MB of the blank space to finalize the recording.

 

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Use a blank CD-RW to practice CD recording until you are familiar with CD recording techniques. If you make a mistake, you can erase the data on the
CD-RW and try again. You can also use blank CD-RWs to test music file projects before you record the project permanently to a blank CD-R.

 

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See the Sonic website at www.sonic.com for additional information.

Media Type Read Write Rewritable

CD-R

Yes

Yes

No

CD-RW

Yes

Yes

Yes

Media Type Read

Write Rewritable

CD-R

Yes

Yes

No

CD-RW

Yes

Yes

Yes

DVD+R

Yes

Yes

No

DVD-R

Yes

Yes

No

DVD+RW

Yes

Yes

Yes

DVD-RW

Yes

Yes

Yes

DVD+R DL

Yes

Yes

No

DVD-R DL

Maybe No

No

DVD-RAM

Maybe No

No

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