User manual PACKARD BELL EASYNOTE E3265 - annexe 1

RecordNowTM User Guide December 2002 Copyright Copyright © 2000-2002 VERITAS Software Corp. All Rights Reserved. Table of Contents Chapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 For Windows 98 and Windows NT 4.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 For Windows 2000 and Windows Millennium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 For Windows XP Home and Professional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Installation Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Accessibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Navigation and Keyboard Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Keyboard Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Removing RecordNow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Chapter 2. Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 What Is a Music Disc? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 What Is a Data Disc? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 What Are the Different Types of Disc Media? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 How Much Information Can I Record onto a Single Disc? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 What Is an Optical Recorder? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 What Does Burning a Disc Mean? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 What Is Disc Layout? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 What Should I Know about Recording Speeds? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Understanding Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Chapter 3. Using the RecordNow Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 iii Making an Exact Copy of a Disc with RecordNow Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Making a Data Disc with RecordNow Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Making a Music Disc from Audio Files with RecordNow Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Making a Music Disc from Other CDs with RecordNow Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Making a Disc for an MP3 Player with RecordNow Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Additional Features of RecordNow Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Using the Erase Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 CDDB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Chapter 4. Using RecordNow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Recording with RecordNow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 The RecordNow Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Creating a Disc-to-Disc Copy with RecordNow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Creating a Global-Image File with RecordNow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Creating a Data Disc with RecordNow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Creating an Audio Disc with RecordNow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 CD Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Adding CD Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Creating a Video CD with RecordNow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Creating a Mixed-Mode or CD Extra disc with RecordNow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Chapter 5. Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Recording Options... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Data Job Recording Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Audio Job Recording Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Disc Image Job Recording Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 RecordNow Options Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 General Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 View Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Data Disc Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 iv Using RecordNow Audio Disc Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Temporary Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Blank Size Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Job/Round Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Advanced Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Wizard Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Wizard Panel -- DVD options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 CDDB Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Chapter 6. Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 The File Finder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Disc Explorer and Drive Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Extracting Audio Files to WAV or MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Extracting Data Files to Create ISO Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Testing Data Extraction Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Testing Audio Extraction Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Combining Jobs into a Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Running Concurrent Recording Jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 The Activity Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Using DJ-Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Chapter 7. Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Recordings Fail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Can't Add Data Files to a Music Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Unreadable Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Optical Drive Unavailable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Drive Error Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107 Table of Contents v vi Using RecordNow Introduction 1 RecordNow is the ideal disc-mastering software application for performing a wide range of data and audio recording tasks. Recording enthusiasts of all levels of experience will appreciate the ease of use and control RecordNow offers. Features such as the RecordNow Wizard guide users through the basic recording functions in just a few simple steps. Some of RecordNow's advanced features include: simultaneous or sequential recording jobs, detailed activity logs, customized drive settings, and the ability to save jobs for future use. Other recording features include: Audio mastering from WAV, MP3, or WMA files that are playable on your stereo, CD-ROM drive (using a program such as Windows Media Player), or MP3 player. Data disc creation for archiving and sharing. Exact copies of your disc media retaining all disc layout information (i.e., a Disc-at-Once disc remains Disc-at-Once, keeping the exact track and gap layout). Global-Image files that can be stored on your hard drive and used to create copies at a later time or sent across a network to your business colleagues. Advanced job, workspace, and log features that allow you to open several jobs at once, queue jobs to run sequentially, save groups of jobs as a workspace, and view a detailed activity log so you can track exactly what is happening with your recordings. RecordNow Wizard -- the easiest way to make data, audio, MP3 discs, or exact copies of a disc. System Requirements The system requirements will vary depending on the operating system used and the speed of the recorder. This section details the various requirements. For Windows 98 and Windows NT 4.0 Hard drive with at least 10 MB of free space for installation 7 System Requirements 32 MB RAM, or more Internet Explorer 4.0 or greater for reading Help files CD or DVD drive capable of reading and writing to media For 8x speed recorders, or slower : 133 MHz processor, or faster Bus-mastering EIDE controller DMA enabled on the hard drive For 8x speed recorders, or higher: 300 MHz processor, or faster Bus-mastering EIDE controller DMA enabled on the hard drive For Windows 2000 and Windows Millennium Hard drive with at least 10 MB of free space for installation 64 MB RAM, or more Internet Explorer 4.0 or greater for reading Help files CD or DVD drive capable of reading and writing to media For 8x speed recorders, or slower: 150 MHz processor, or faster Bus-mastering EIDE controller DMA enabled on the hard drive For 8x speed recorders, or higher: 300 MHz or faster processor Bus-mastering EIDE controller DMA enabled on the hard drive For Windows XP Home and Professional Hard drive with at least 10 MB of free space for installation 128 MB RAM, or more (256MB or more for double-byte language systems) 8 Using RecordNow Installation Instructions Internet Explorer 4.0 or greater for reading Help files CD or DVD drive capable of reading and writing to media For 8x speed recorders, or slower: 233 MHz processor, or faster Bus-mastering EIDE controller DMA enabled on the hard drive For 8x speed recorders, or higher: 300 MHz or faster processor Bus-mastering EIDE controller DMA enabled on the hard drive Installation Instructions To install RecordNow: 1. Place the RecordNow disc into your CD-ROM drive. If the Install Wizard does not appear, select Run... from the Windows Start menu. Click Browse... and navigate to your CD-ROM drive. Select the Setup.exe file and click Open. Click OK. 2. Follow the instructions on your screen to install RecordNow. Accessibility RecordNow has been designed with a commitment to accessibility. It is compatible with Microsoft's accessibility utilities and many third-party assistance products. Keyboard shortcuts are available for all major operations and menu items. In addition, all help screens and documentation have been provided in HTML or PDF formats that can be read by standard text readers. Note Some graphic elements used in this program are not handled correctly by all screen readers. Setting your screen reader to ignore graphics may improve performance. Chapter 1, Introduction 9 Accessibility Navigation and Keyboard Shortcuts Program functions and menu items can be accessed from the keyboard without using a mouse. RecordNow follows standard Microsoft navigation techniques and keyboard shortcuts. Navigation Screen navigation from the keyboard is typically achieved using the Tab key to move from function to function, the arrow keys to select options within a function, and the Enter key to activate your selection. The current active area of the screen is enclosed with a rectangle formed by dotted lines. Pressing the Tab key moves the rectangle to the next active area. Tip Holding down the Shift key and pressing the Tab key reverses the tabbing order, making it easy to return to the last active area of the screen. Keyboard Shortcuts Operations available from the program menus can also be accessed from the keyboard. Routine functions such as opening a file, saving a file, and printing a file can be performed using standard Microsoft keyboard shortcuts. For instance, Control+S saves your work in most programs. There are many more menu items that are unique to RecordNow. These can be reached using the standard system of accelerator or "hot" keys. To open a menu from the keyboard: 1. Begin by noting that every menu item has a single letter underlined. The underlined letter is the key to accessing most menu items. If the underlines are not visible, press the Alt key. 2. Hold down the Alt key and press the letter on the keyboard that is underlined in the menu item you wish to access. To open the File menu, for instance, you would press Alt+F. 3. The menu is now open. It may have many options and perhaps several submenus. The name of each option or submenu will have one underlined letter. Press the corresponding letter on the keyboard to access the desired menu item. 4. When the desired menu item is reached, press Enter. 10 Using RecordNow Removing RecordNow If the menu closes before you have a chance to make your final selection, you will have to repeat the process from the beginning. Tip Not all menu items in all programs have accelerator key access. You can also choose secondary menu items by opening the main menu and pressing the Up or Down arrow key until the desired item is highlighted. Press Enter to activate your choice, or the Right arrow key to open the next submenu. The following table lists some of the keyboard shortcuts frequently used with RecordNow: Frequently used keyboard shortcuts To do this ... Open Help Duplicate a mouse click Press these keys ... F1 Use the Tab and arrow keys to reach the desired function or menu item then press Enter. Duplicate a right-click of the mouse Use the Tab and arrow keys to reach the desired program function or menu item then press Shift + F10. Open the Start menu Open Windows Explorer Windows logo key Windows logo key + E Removing RecordNow To remove RecordNow: Select RecordNow from the Add/Remove Programs option under the Control Panel. Windows will remove all files associated with RecordNow from your computer. For additional information on removing RecordNow, please see your Windows documentation for removing programs from your computer. Chapter 1, Introduction 11 Removing RecordNow 12 Using RecordNow Frequently Asked Questions 2 This section contains answers to commonly asked questions regarding the recording process and media used for recording. It may be helpful to become familiar with some of these concepts before using this software. What Is a Music Disc? A music disc is a compact disc (CD) that is readable on any CD player. RecordNow can make music discs from the most common audio formats--WAV or MP3 or Windows Media TM formatted (i.e., .wma)--or directly from another disc. Here are some interesting facts about music discs: Music discs can be played on your home or car stereo and on most modern computers. Some DVD players cannot read CD-R media and some CD players cannot read CD-RW media. Note Music discs typically hold up to 74 minutes of music and up to 99 tracks, although with some CD media, these numbers may vary. Music discs created with RecordNow Wizard are closed session CDs. This means that once the recording is complete, no more information can be written to that disc. This prevents accidentally overwriting the music on your disc. What Is a Data Disc? A data disc (CD or DVD) is used to store electronic data, such as the files and applications that reside on your computer's hard drive. Data discs cannot be played on your home or car stereo--even if audio files are on the disc. Because of its portability, a data disc is useful for sharing your personal or business-critical data files, such as: multi-media presentations, graphics, reports, spreadsheet and word-processing files. 13 What Are the Different Types of Disc Media? You can append information to a rewritable data disc created with RecordNow. RecordNow offers you the choice of appending or erasing and rewriting your disc. What Are the Different Types of Disc Media? There are many different types of disc media. The format you use will depend on the hardware you have available and how you plan to use the information on the disc. The following table compares the different types of disc media. Media Types Function Can be written to only once Can be written to repeatedly Can be read by any CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW drive, or any home or car stereo CD-R Yes No Yes CD-RW No Yes No DVD Recordable Yes No No DVD Rewritable No Yes No Can be read by most DVD players No Can be read by most DVD-ROM drives Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes How Much Information Can I Record onto a Single Disc? Because the technologies used to create compact discs (CDs) and digital versatile discs (DVDs) are different, the amount of information you can store on a given type of media varies dramatically. CD-R and CD-RW media are most commonly available in 650 MB data / 74 minute audio capacities, though some brands of CD media can hold 700 MB of data or 80 minutes of music. DVD media can hold up to 4.7 GB of information. 14 Using RecordNow What Is an Optical Recorder? What Is an Optical Recorder? An optical recorder is a hardware device that uses a laser to optically write information to disc media (either CD or DVD). There are distinct types of recorders, however, and you should be aware of the differences. The following table describes some of these differences. Device type CD rewritable recorder DVD recorder Function Can read or write to either CD-R or CD-RW media. Can read and write to CD-R, CD-RW, and appropriate DVD media. What Does Burning a Disc Mean? Burning is an industry term used to describe the recording of information to a disc media. Optical recording involves using a laser beam to place information onto the media, thus the term "burning." What Is Disc Layout? Disc layout is the physical arrangement of information recorded onto your disc. For example, when creating a music disc, RecordNow allows you to customize the sequence, or order, of your tracks. What Should I Know about Recording Speeds? Many things can influence the speed of your recordings. This topic provides a brief overview of the subject and includes tips that will help you achieve the best results with RecordNow. Understanding Speed Recorder drives are rated by the maximum amount of data they can successfully transfer per second. This rating usually appears as a multiplier: 1x, 2x, 4x, 48x, etc. A larger number generally means a faster drive. Chapter 2, Frequently Asked Questions 15 What Should I Know about Recording Speeds? Unfortunately, it's not that simple. Today there many types of drives. Some allow you to record to both DVD and CD discs. Some drives support write-once media, some support rewritable media, and some support both. And for each variation a drive supports, there may be a maximum read, write, and rewrite speed. In addition, CD and DVD discs have their own speed ratings. These ratings usually appear as a range of drive speeds the disc can support. Put a fast disc in a slow drive and your recording may fail. Here are some simple suggestions and reminders that will help you navigate this maze and achieve the best possible results from your recorder drive and RecordNow: Make sure the discs you buy are compatible with your drive. Double-check the disc format and the disc speed. Each time you make a recording, RecordNow will select the optimum recording speed for your drive and the disc you are using. If you experience a recording failure, you may be able to resolve the problem by manually selecting a slower recording speed. With RecordNow it may be possible to manually select a recording speed that is higher than the rated speed of your disc. If RecordNow detects such a conflict, it will automatically adjust the recording speed downward to match the best speed for your disc. Upgrade your USB connection. If your new, external USB 2.0 drive is connected to a USB 1.1 port on an older computer, you will not be able to achieve top recording speeds. Upgrade kits are widely available. 16 Using RecordNow Using the RecordNow Wizard 3 The RecordNow Wizard is the easiest way to record to your media. The Wizard offers a simple method to create data, music and MP3 discs, or to create exact copies of a disc -- retaining all of the source's disc layout properties. Once you have decided on the type of recording you want to perform, the RecordNow Wizard guides you through the necessary steps to complete your recording. Use RecordNow, not the RecordNow Wizard if you plan to use features such as simultaneous recordings, DJ Burn, Video CDs, mixed mode CDs and bootable CDs. For more information, see "Recording with RecordNow" on page 34. When you launch RecordNow, the RecordNow Wizard may automatically become the active window -- while the full-featured RecordNow program appears in the background. You can use either application to perform your recording jobs, however; you must close the RecordNow Wizard to begin using RecordNow. You can customize the settings so that the RecordNow Wizard does not open automatically when you open the RecordNow program. To hide the RecordNow Wizard when the application begins: 1. From the Tools menu, select Options. 2. Select General from the panel list on the left. 3. Remove the check mark beside the Show the Wizard when the application begins option. 4. Click OK. To open the RecordNow Wizard from the full-featured application Click RecordNow Wizard from the File menu or click the Wizard button on the Toolbar. 17 Making an Exact Copy of a Disc with RecordNow Wizard Tip The Options dialog box available from the Tools menu also features a Wizard panel that allows you to customize the RecordNow Wizard. To learn more about these options, see "Wizard Panel" on page 70. Making an Exact Copy of a Disc with RecordNow Wizard The Exact Copy feature makes a duplicate of your master disc, transferring the disc layout of the original disc to your CD-R, CD-RW, or DVD media. For example, a Disc-at-Once source disc will copy as a Disc-at-Once, retaining the track and gap layout of the original disc. Note Some CDs and DVDs are created with copy-protection features and cannot be copied. To make an exact copy of a disc: 1. Click Make an Exact Copy from the Main Menu. Making an exact copy of a disc. RecordNow Wizard automatically opens your disc drive. 2. Insert the disc you wish to make a copy of into the drive tray. 18 Using RecordNow Making a Data Disc with RecordNow Wizard Note If you wish to use a different disc drive to read your disc, click Change. 3. Click Next. RecordNow Wizard will read the contents of your disc. 4. Insert a blank disc into your recorder and click Next. RecordNow Wizard will create a copy of your master disc and inform you when the process is complete. 5. If you wish to make another copy of the master disc at this time, remove the newly recorded disc from your recorder and replace it with a blank, rewritable disc then click Make Another. 6. Click Done when you are finished recording. Remove the discs from your drives and store them in a safe place. Making a Data Disc with RecordNow Wizard Use the Data Disc recording feature to record data from your hard disk to either a CD or DVD. Chapter 3, Using the RecordNow Wizard 19 Making a Data Disc with RecordNow Wizard To create a data disc: 1. Click Make a Data Disc from the Main Menu. Making a data disc. RecordNow Wizard automatically opens your recorder drive. 2. Insert a blank or appendable disc into your recorder. Note If you wish to use a different disc drive to read your disc, click Change. 20 Using RecordNow Making a Data Disc with RecordNow Wizard Caution Problems can occur when adding a file 4GB or larger to a disc that already contains data. Always start with a blank DVD disc when copying files 4 GB or larger. Selecting files to copy to your disc. 3. Select the files you wish to copy to your disc by one of the following methods: Click Add Files or Folders, highlight the files you want to copy, then click the Add button. Drag and drop files or folders directly from Windows Explorer to the RecordNow Wizard screen. If you wish to remove any files from your list of files to record, highlight the file then click Remove. Removing files from your copy job will not remove these files from your hard drive. If you would like to add a volume label to your disc, single click twice on the Volume Label text next to the disc icon in the Create a new Data Disc window, then type a new label for your disc. 4. Once you have selected the files to record, click Next. RecordNow Wizard begins recording data to your disc. 5. If you want another copy of your file list, remove the newly recorded disc, insert another blank or appendable disc into your recorder, then click Make Another. Chapter 3, Using the RecordNow Wizard 21 Making a Music Disc from Audio Files with RecordNow Wizard 6. Click Done when you are finished recording. Remove the discs from your drives and store them in a safe place. Making a Music Disc from Audio Files with RecordNow Wizard RecordNow Wizard easily creates custom music discs from the WAV, MP3, and WMA files on your hard drive. Plus, the CDDB feature can automatically tag your files with such track information as artist, album, and genre to help you sort through your collection. To make a music disc from audio files: 1. Click Make a Music Disc from the Main Menu. Making a Music Disc. 22 Using RecordNow Making a Music Disc from Audio Files with RecordNow Wizard 2. Click Make a Music Disc from Audio Files from the Main Menu. Making a Music Disc from Audio Files. RecordNow Wizard automatically opens your recorder drive. Note If you wish to use a different disc drive to read your disc, click Change. 3. Insert a blank disc, then click Next. 4. Click Scan for Music to have RecordNow Wizard automatically search your hard drive for valid music files. Chapter 3, Using the RecordNow Wizard 23 Making a Music Disc from Audio Files with RecordNow Wizard 5. When RecordNow Wizard has located all of the valid music files on your system, you can sort your music tracks by selecting a category from the View drop-down menu in the Music on System section. Sorting your music tracks. 6. Select the tracks you want to add to your music disc using one of the following methods: Select the tracks you want from the Music on System window and click the Add button. Click the Browse... button, navigate to the tracks you wish to record, select them, then click the Add button. Drag-and-drop tracks from the Music on System window on the left to the playlist window on the right. Drag-and-drop tracks directly from Windows Explorer onto the RecordNow Wizard playlist window. Note Clicking Remove deletes the highlighted track from your list but does not affect any files on your hard drive. 7. Arrange the order of the tracks in your playlist window by either: or 24 Selecting a track then using the green up or down arrows Selecting a track and dragging it to the new position. Using RecordNow Making a Music Disc from Other CDs with RecordNow Wizard Tip You can rename any track in the playlist window by selecting the track and clicking once on the track name (or pressing F2). You will then be able to type a new name. If your CD recorder supports CD text, your tracks will show the new names. 8. Click Next to begin recording your tracks. 9. Once the disc has been created, if you would like to make another disc with the same track list, replace the newly recorded CD with a blank disc then click Make Another. 10. Click Done when you are finished recording. Remove the discs from your drives and store them in a safe place. Making a Music Disc from Other CDs with RecordNow Wizard RecordNow Wizard can record tracks from various CDs in your collection to a single disc. This is ideal for creating "Best Of" CDs. To make a music disc from existing CDs: 1. Click Make a Music Disc from the Main Menu. Making a Music Disc. 2. Click Make a Music Disc from other CDs. Chapter 3, Using the RecordNow Wizard 25 Making a Music Disc from Other CDs with RecordNow Wizard RecordNow Wizard automatically opens your recorder drive. Making a Music Disc from other CDs. 3. Insert the CD you wish to copy songs from then click Next. Note If you wish to use a different disc drive to read your disc, click Change. 26 Using RecordNow Making a Music Disc from Other CDs with RecordNow Wizard 4. Add the tracks you would like to copy to the disc by selecting them from the Music CD Tracks window on the left, then clicking Add. Arranging your music tracks. The selected tracks appear in the playlist window on the right. 5. Click Next CD to add tracks from other CDs. RecordNow Wizard prepares your tracks and then prompts you to insert another CD. 6. Insert the next CD you wish to copy tracks from. 7. Repeat steps 4-6 until all the tracks you wish to copy are displayed in the playlist window on the right. 8. Arrange the order of the tracks in your playlist window by either: or Tip Selecting a track and dragging it to the new position. You can rename any track in the playlist window by selecting the track, clicking once on the track name (or pressing F2), then typing the new name. If your CD recorder supports CD text, your tracks will show the new names. Selecting a track then using the green up or down arrows 9. Click the Finish button. Chapter 3, Using the RecordNow Wizard 27 Making a Disc for an MP3 Player with RecordNow Wizard RecordNow Wizard prepares your track list and then prompts you to insert a blank disc. 10. Insert a blank disc and click Next. RecordNow Wizard records your tracks to your blank disc. 11. If you would like to make another CD with the same track list remove the newly recorded CD, replace it with a blank disc, then click Make Another. 12. Click Done when you are finished recording. Remove the discs from your drives and store them in a safe place. Making a Disc for an MP3 Player with RecordNow Wizard RecordNow Wizard can create a disc of your MP3 files that you can play on your MP3 player. To make a music disc for an MP3 player: 1. Click Make a Music Disc from the Main Menu. Making a Music Disc. 2. Click Make a Disc for an MP3 player. 28 Using RecordNow Making a Disc for an MP3 Player with RecordNow Wizard RecordNow Wizard automatically opens your recorder drive. Making a Music Disc for an MP3 Player. Note If you wish to use a different disc drive to read your disc, click Change. 3. Insert a blank disc, then click Next. 4. Click Scan for Music to have RecordNow Wizard automatically search your hard drive for valid music files. Chapter 3, Using the RecordNow Wizard 29 Making a Disc for an MP3 Player with RecordNow Wizard 5. When RecordNow Wizard has located all of the valid music files on your system, you can sort your music tracks by selecting a category from the View drop-down menu, in the Music on System section. Sorting your music tracks. 6. Select the tracks you want to add to your music disc using one of the following methods: Select the tracks you want from the Music on System window and click the Add button. Click the Browse... button, navigate to the tracks you wish to record, select them, then click the Add button. Drag-and-drop tracks from the Music on System window on the left to the playlist window on the right. Drag-and-drop tracks directly from Windows Explorer onto the RecordNow Wizard playlist window. Note Clicking Remove deletes the highlighted track from your list but does not affect any files on your hard drive. 7. Arrange the order of the tracks in your playlist window by either: or 30 Highlighting a track then using the green up or down arrows Highlighting a track and dragging it to the new position. Using RecordNow Additional Features of RecordNow Wizard 8. Click Next to begin recording your tracks. 9. Once the disc has been created, if you would like to make another disc with the same track list, replace the newly recorded CD with a blank disc then click Make Another. 10. Click Done when you are finished recording. Remove the discs from your drives and store them in a safe place. Additional Features of RecordNow Wizard Though the RecordNow Wizard is the easiest way to complete your disc recordings, you can still control many aspects of how it handles your recording jobs. Using the Erase Button The Erase button on the main RecordNow Wizard screen provides an easy way to completely remove all data from an erasable disc. Keep in mind that once a disc is erased, the data that was on it cannot be recovered. You may wish to review the contents of your discs before erasing them. To erase a disc: Insert an erasable disc into your recorder drive, and press the Erase button. If the disc cannot be erased, it will be automatically ejected and a message asking you to insert another disc will be displayed on your computer screen. CDDB RecordNow Wizard's CDDB feature gathers artist, album and genre information about your audio files. This can be helpful in sorting through your WAV, MP3, or WMA file collection for your favorite songs or artists. If RecordNow Wizard is configured to use CDDB, whenever RecordNow Wizard finds a new or changed file, it will attempt to connect to CDDB via the Internet, to download information relevant to your new music file(s). RecordNow Wizard then uses this information to sort your collection by artist, album, or genre. Since this database is constantly growing, every time you access CDDB, your files are updated with the latest information for that track. Chapter 3, Using the RecordNow Wizard 31 Additional Features of RecordNow Wizard 32 Using RecordNow Using RecordNow 4 RecordNow offers a variety of advanced recording features that allow you total control over your recording jobs. You can use the full-featured RecordNow application to create data, audio, and MP3 discs, and exact copies of discs. However, RecordNow also lets you create video, mixed-mode, and CD Extra discs. You will also find a wide variety of tools to help you get the maximum performance from your recorder drive. When you launch RecordNow, the RecordNow Wizard may automatically become the active window -- while the full-featured RecordNow program appears in the background. You can use either application to perform your recording jobs, however; you must close the RecordNow Wizard to begin using RecordNow. You can customize the settings so that the RecordNow Wizard does not open automatically when you open the RecordNow program. To hide the RecordNow Wizard when the application begins: 1. From the Tools menu, click Options. 2. Click General from the panel list on the left. 3. Remove the check mark beside the Show the Wizard when the application begins option, then click OK. Tip To open the RecordNow Wizard from the full-featured application, click the Wizard button on the toolbar. The following topics are included in this section: "Creating a Disc-to-Disc Copy with RecordNow" on page 37 "Creating a Global-Image File with RecordNow" on page 39 "Creating a Data Disc with RecordNow" on page 42 "Creating an Audio Disc with RecordNow" on page 44 "Creating a Video CD with RecordNow" on page 47 33 Recording with RecordNow "Creating a Mixed-Mode or CD Extra disc with RecordNow" on page 49 Recording with RecordNow This section provides step-by-step instructions on performing all of the recording functions using RecordNow. For basic recording needs, you may wish to use the RecordNow Wizard, which provides some, but not all, of the advanced recording options that the main application offers (see "Using the RecordNow Wizard" on page 17 for more information). Use the main application, not the RecordNow Wizard if you plan to use features such as simultaneous recordings, DJ Burn, Video CDs, mixed mode CDs and bootable CDs. The RecordNow Workspace RecordNow's basic workspace consists of five panels: Main menu -- A typical program menu that provides easy access to most of RecordNow's tools and options. Toolbar -- A series of shortcut buttons that let you create and save recording jobs or launch the RecordNow Wizard without having to access the Main Menu. Drive Status panel -- Lists information about your CD and DVD drives. Arrows indicate the drives currently selected to read and record data. Job Setup panel -- The appearance of this panel changes depending on the type of recording selected. This is where you will add files and folders, adjust recording options, and start your recordings using the red Record button. 34 Using RecordNow Recording with RecordNow Job List panel -- The name and status of all current jobs are listed. Click on a job name to display its Job Setup panel. Main menu Toolbar Drive Status panel Job Setup panel Job List panel Drag this divider right to reveal more details about your drives and Job List. This illustration shows the five panels that make up the RecordNow workspace. The Job Setup panel changes depending on the type of recording selected. This is the Job Setup panel for a Data Job. Chapter 4, Using RecordNow 35 Recording with RecordNow Shortcuts RecordNow has been designed to make it easy for you to access frequently used options and features. Nearly all features can be accessed from the Main Menu. Recording Jobs can be created and saved using the Toolbar. In addition, each Job Setup panel includes a variety of shortcut buttons. The table below describes their functions. You can also right-click on many of the program panels to bring up a menu of related shortcuts. RecordNow Shortcut Buttons Button Button function Starts a recording Stops a recording Adds files to the current job Removes selected files from the current job Adds files and folders to the current data job Adds audio tracks to the current job Moves a selected track up on the playlist Moves a selected track down on the playlist View the RecordNow Options dialog. See "Options" on page 53 for a listing of program options. 36 Using RecordNow Creating a Disc-to-Disc Copy with RecordNow RecordNow Shortcut Buttons Button Button function View Audio Options. See "Audio Job Recording Options" on page 56 for a listing of audio job options. View Data Options. See "Data Job Recording Options" on page 54 for a listing of data job options. Search for files using the File Finder. See "The File Finder" on page 75 for more information. Add CD Text. See "CD Text" on page 46 for more information. Set the pre-gap for the selected audio file Modify the directory structure on your disc. See "Creating a Data Disc with RecordNow" on page 42 for more information about this feature. Creating a Disc-to-Disc Copy with RecordNow This section explains how to make an exact copy of a disc retaining all the file format and disc layout information of the original disc. You can use either a CD-ROM or an unused recorder drive for the master copy. If you do not want to copy directly, because a reliable and fast reader drive is not available, or if you prefer to build an image file (complete with disc geometry), please refer to "Creating a Global-Image File with RecordNow" on page 39. Chapter 4, Using RecordNow 37 Creating a Disc-to-Disc Copy with RecordNow To create an exact copy of a disc: 1. From the File menu, point to New Job, then click Disc-to-Disc Copy or click Copy from the toolbar. An untitled Disc-to-Disc Copy job appears in the Job Setup panel. The Job Setup panel for a Disc-to-Disc Copy. In the Drive Status panel, your read-only drive should automatically be set as a reader (blue arrow pointing away from the icon) and your CD or DVD recorder should be set as a recorder (red arrow pointing to it). To change these drive settings, select a drive from the Drive Status panel, then click Select/Deselect as Reader from the Drive menu. 2. Place the source disc to be copied into the reader drive. 3. Place a blank disc to be recorded into the recorder drive. 4. Select how many copies you would like to make of the source disc by typing the number in the Copies text box. 5. Set the recorder speed by selecting an option from the Speed drop-down menu. The default setting is Max, which uses the maximum speed your recorder will allow for the current recording job. 6. Choose the type of recording operation you would like to perform, by selecting one of the following options from the drop-down menu: 38 Using RecordNow Creating a Global-Image File with RecordNow - Test only -- Performs a test run, but does not record. Test and if OK, Record -- Performs a test run before actually recording, so that you can troubleshoot any problems and not waste media. If no errors are found during the test, RecordNow will begin recording your job. Record (default) -- Records without testing or verification. Test, Record and Verify -- First performs a test run, records, then verifies that the contents of the disc is readable. Record and Verify -- Records, then verifies that the contents of the disc is readable. Only Verify -- Only verifies that the contents of the disc will be readable once the recording is complete. - Note Not all options are available for all drives or operating systems. 7. Select a verify option (i.e., Verify every 3 rounds) from the drop-down menu. 8. Place a check mark beside the Make a temporary image on the hard disk first option if you want RecordNow to create a temporary image of your disc on your hard drive and use that as your reading drive. 9. From the File menu, click Save to save the settings for your recording job, or click Save from the toolbar. 10. Click Record from the File menu or click the Record button . Creating a Global-Image File with RecordNow RecordNow can create a Global-Image file of a disc and store that file on your hard disk. You can then copy that image directly from your hard drive to your disc media. This is useful when you need to make several copies of the same disc but do not want to read from the source drive every time, or if you want to use your recorder to both read and write to your discs. By having the image file stored on your hard drive, you free up the source disc for other uses. You can also send the image file across a network so other people can record their own copies. Chapter 4, Using RecordNow 39 Creating a Global-Image File with RecordNow To create a Global-Image file: 1. Insert the source disc into your reader drive. 2. From the Drive Status panel, select the drive containing your source disc. For information on this panel, see "The RecordNow Workspace" on page 34. 3. From the Drive menu, click Disc Explorer and Drive Properties. The Disc Explorer and Drive Properties dialog box appears. Viewing the Disc Explorer and Drive Properties dialog box. For information on the various options available on this dialog box, see "Disc Explorer and Drive Properties" on page 76. 4. Click the Global-Image button. 5. In the Global-Image text box, type the full pathname describing where you want the Global-Image file to reside. The pathname should include a file name of your choice. Here's an example of a pathname, where the image file has been named Music.gi: C:\My Documents\My Music\New Songs\Music.gi Or, click the browse button beside the text box to navigate to the desired destination. Give the image file a name, and click Save. 6. The pathname and file name are now displayed in the Disc Explorer and Drive Properties dialog box. Click Build. 40 Using RecordNow Creating a Global-Image File with RecordNow The progress status bar will display the status of the Global-Image file creation. When the operation is complete, RecordNow will inform you whether or not the operation was successful. To record an existing Global-Image file: 1. From the File menu, point to New Job, then click Global-Image or Other Image or click the Image button in the toolbar. A Global-Image job appears in the Job Setup panel. Creating a Global-Image job. 2. Select the drive(s) you want to use to record your disc(s) from the Drive Status panel, then click Select/Deselect as Recorder from the Drive menu. A red arrow next to the drive indicates it is selected as a recording drive. 3. Type the full pathname of the image file you wish to copy into the Disc Image file text box, or click the Add File button to navigate to the file. Tip You can also use the File Finder feature to locate all the image files on your computer. Click Add with File Finder from the Edit menu. For more information on this option, see "The File Finder" on page 75. 4. Set the recording options in the job setup window: Number of copies Recorder speed Recording options (Record, Test Only; Test and if OK, Record; etc.) Chapter 4, Using RecordNow 41 Creating a Data Disc with RecordNow - Verify options (i.e. Verify every 3 rounds) Note Not all options are available for all drives or operating systems. 5. From the File menu, click Save to save the settings for your recording job, or click Save from the toolbar. 6. Click Record from the File menu or click the Record button . Creating a Data Disc with RecordNow RecordNow can create a disc from the data on your hard drive. Use this feature to archive important files or transport data to other computers. For information on some of the advanced data disc features, see "Data Job Recording Options" on page 54. To create a data disc using RecordNow: 1. From the File menu, point to New Job, then click Data Disc or click the Data button on the toolbar. An untitled data disc job appears in the Job Setup panel. Creating a Data Disc job. 2. From the Edit menu, click Add Files and Folders... to navigate to the files or folders you want to copy. Select the files or folders you would like to add to your data disc, then click Add. 42 Using RecordNow Creating a Data Disc with RecordNow Tip You can also drag-and-drop files directly from My Computer or Windows Explorer onto the Files and Folders list of your data recording job. The files and folders are listed in the Job Setup panel. Along with the file and folder names, your Data Job will also list the following information in the column headings: Source -- Displays the path of the selected file or folder. Folders -- Displays the number of folders within the selected folder. Files -- Displays the number of files included within the selected object. Size on Disc -- Displays the amount of space each selected object will occupy on the media. Below the list box, RecordNow will also list a job summary, including the total amount of space your data will occupy on the media. 3. If you would like to change the destination location of a file or folder in the Job Setup panel, double-click the file or folder. The Modify Destination on Disc dialog box appears. Modifying the destination on the disc. 4. Change the settings within the Modify Destination on Disc dialog box if you would like to specify an alternate directory structure on your data disc: Click the \ (root) button to record files or folders to the root directory of the media. Click Partial Path to record files or folders to a shortened path, relative to the original directory structure. Click Original Full Path to record files or folders with the same relative directory structure as it exists on the hard drive. 5. Click OK. Chapter 4, Using RecordNow 43 Creating an Audio Disc with RecordNow 6. You can modify the type of data disc you want to record, although the default settings will satisfy most mastering needs. Select Recording Options from the Edit menu to make all appropriate changes or click the Options button on the Job Setup panel. See "Data Job Recording Options" on page 54 for more information on this. 7. Select the drive(s) you want to use to record your disc(s) from the Drive Status panel, then click Select/Deselect as Recorder from the Drive menu. A red arrow next to the drive indicates it is selected as a recording drive. 8. Set the recording options in the Job Setup panel: Number of copies Recorder speed Recording options (Test Only; Test and if OK, Record; Record and Verify, etc.) Verify options (i.e., Verify every 3 rounds) Volume label (optional) Multi-session setting 9. Click Recording Options from the Edit menu if you would like to modify the default settings for your data recording job. See "Data Job Recording Options" on page 54 for information on modifying your recording options for creating a data disc. 10. From the File menu, click Save to save the settings for your recording job. 11. Click Record from the File menu or click the Record button . Creating an Audio Disc with RecordNow This section explains how to use RecordNow to create audio discs from the files located on your hard drive. If you would like to create a disc playable on an MP3 player, see "Making a Disc for an MP3 Player with RecordNow Wizard" on page 28 for instructions. 44 Using RecordNow Creating an Audio Disc with RecordNow To create an audio disc using RecordNow: 1. From the File menu, point to New Job, then click Audio Disc or click the Audio button on the toolbar. An untitled audio job appears in the Job Setup panel. Creating an Audio Disc Job. 2. From the Edit menu, click Add Audio Track, or click Add Track from CD... if the track you would like to record is currently on an audio CD. Tip You can also drag-and-drop appropriately formatted audio files directly from My Computer or Windows Explorer onto the Track - File list of your recording job. (WAV and MP3 must be recorded as 16 bit stereo files using a 22 or 44.1KHz sampling rate. WMA files must be recorded using a 44.1 KHz sampling rate.) The files and folders are listed in the Job Setup panel. Along with the file and folder names, your audio job will also list the following information in the column headings: Track/File name -- Displays the path and track name of the selected file. Type -- Displays the type of audio file selected for recording. Pre-gap -- Displays the amount of silence time between tracks. Start -- Displays the time at which the track on the disc will begin playing. Length -- Displays the length of time (minutes:seconds) the track will play for. ISRC -- Displays a unique code for the audio disc (International Standard Recording Code). Path -- Displays the original location of each file in your audio job. 45 Chapter 4, Using RecordNow Creating an Audio Disc with RecordNow Below the list box, RecordNow will also list a job summary, including the total amount of space your data will occupy on the media. 3. Adjust the order of your playlist by selecting a track and using the up and down arrow buttons ( , ). 4. Select the drive(s) you want to use to record your disc(s) from the Drive Status panel, then click Select/Deselect as Recorder from the Drive menu. A red arrow next to the drive indicates it is selected as a recording drive. 5. Set the recording options in the job setup window: Number of copies Recorder speed Recording options (Record; Test only; Test and if OK, Record; etc.) Verify options (i.e., Verify every 3 rounds) Note Not all options are available for all drives or operating systems. 6. Click Recording Options from the Edit menu if you would like to modify the default settings for your audio recording job. See "Audio Job Recording Options" on page 56 for information on modifying your recording options for creating an audio disc. 7. From the File menu, click Save to save the settings for your recording job. 8. Click Record from the File menu or click the Record button . CD Text CD Text allows you to enter the names of songs, performers, and composers for each track recorded in your Audio Disc Job. During playback on a compatible player, this information will be displayed instead of the usual "Track 1, Track 2", etc. Note To use CD Text, your CD recorder must support this function. 46 Using RecordNow Creating a Video CD with RecordNow To find out if your drive supports CD Text: 1. Select Disc Explorer and Drive Properties from the Drive menu. 2. Choose a recorder drive from the drop-down list on the Disc Explorer and Drive Properties dialog box. If the recorder can write CD Text, the words CD Text read/write will appear in the top section of the window. Adding CD Text Discs recorded with CD Text will only display CD Text information when played back in players that display the CD Text logo. The audio will play on a non-CD Text player, but the CD Text information will not be displayed. To add CD Text: 1. Make sure your Audio Disc job is open and is the active window in the Job Setup panel. 2. Click CD Text Information... from the Edit menu. 3. Select the disc or track you want to add CD Text to, then click the Edit button. 4. Type the disc or track information in the appropriate text boxes (Title and Performer information is required). 5. If you want this information to be used for all the tracks, click the appropriate checkboxes. 6. Click OK. 7. Repeat these steps, if necessary, for each track in the compilation. Creating a Video CD with RecordNow RecordNow can create a video disc from correctly formatted video files. These video discs will be playable in your appropriate DVD or Video CD players. A video DVD is made using a data disc job. Add your mastered video files and the AUDIO_TS and VIDEO_TS folders to the data disc job and create as normal. See "Creating a Data Disc with RecordNow" on page 42 for more information. Chapter 4, Using RecordNow 47 Creating a Video CD with RecordNow Note This feature may not be available in all versions of this product. To create a video CD using RecordNow: 1. From the File menu, point to New Job, then click Video CD or click the Video CD button in the toolbar. An untitled video job appears in the Job Setup panel. Creating a Video CD Job. 2. From the Edit menu, click Add File, navigate to the file(s) you want to record, then click Open. Tip You can also drag-and-drop appropriately formatted video files directly from My Computer or Windows Explorer onto the Track - File list of your recording job. RecordNow supports NTSC or PAL MPEG files formatted to the Video CD specification. The files and folders are listed in the Job Setup panel. Along with the file and folder names, your video job will also list the following information in the column headings: Track/File name -- Lists the path and track name of the selected file. Type -- Lists the type of audio file selected for recording. Duration -- Lists the length of time required to play the selected file. Size -- Lists the size of the selected file. Path -- Displays the original location of each file in your audio job. 48 Using RecordNow Creating a Mixed-Mode or CD Extra disc with RecordNow Below the list box, RecordNow will also list a job summary, including the total amount of space your data will occupy on the media. 3. Adjust the order of your playlist by selecting a track and using the up and down arrow buttons ( , ). 4. Select the drive(s) you want to use to record your disc(s) from the Drive Status panel, then click Select/Deselect as Recorder from the Drive menu. A red arrow next to the drive indicates it is selected as a recording drive. 5. Set the recording options in the job setup window: Number of copies Recorder speed Recording options (Record; Test Only; Test and if OK, Record; etc.) Verify options (i.e. Verify every 3 rounds) Note Not all options are available for all drives or operating systems. 6. From the File menu, click Save to save the settings for your recording job. 7. Click Record from the File menu or click the Record button . Creating a Mixed-Mode or CD Extra disc with RecordNow RecordNow offers the ability to record both audio files and data files to the same disc. You can create a mixed-mode disc which contains a data session followed by an audio session. This type of disc is useful when you want to have a data disc that contains playable audio files--a game with sound files, for example. You can also create a CD Extra (also called Enhanced CD) which is a special audio disc containing an audio session followed by a data session. This type of disc is useful when you want a regular music disc that also contains data files--a video of the music artist, for example. When you insert the disc on a consumer audio player it plays the audio tracks without seeing the data in the second session. Or, if you put the disc on a computer, its CD-ROM detects the second session and defaults there, reading the data as it normally would. Chapter 4, Using RecordNow 49 Creating a Mixed-Mode or CD Extra disc with RecordNow To create a mixed-mode or CD Extra disc: 1. From the File menu, point to New Job, then click Mixed-mode or CD Extra. An untitled mixed-mode or CD Extra job appears in the Job Setup panel. Creating a Mixed-mode or CD Extra Job. 2. From the Type drop-down menu, select either Classic Mixed-mode or CD Extra. The recording job's setup changes accordingly. The data disc job section appears on top when Mixed-mode is selected, and the audio disc job section appears on top when CD Extra is selected. Caution Although a mixed-mode disc will play on a consumer audio player, playing the data track could damage your speakers. Create a CD Extra disc if you want to play the disc on your home or car stereo. 3. Click Add File and Folders... from the Edit menu to select the data items you would like to record to your media. The files and folders appear in the data disc job portion of the Mixed-mode or CD-Extra recording job. 4. Click Add Audio Track... from the Edit menu to select the audio tracks you would like to record to your media. 50 Using RecordNow