Dell Inspiron 8600, Owner'S Manual

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72 Using CDs, DVDs, and Other Multimedia
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• If you want to copy files from the Internet or files from a floppy or Zip drive, copy
those files to your hard drive first, and then burn your CD. Your CD-RW drive requires
a steady stream of data to properly record. Direct Internet downloads, floppy drives,
and Zip drives may not be able to provide a steady data stream to your CD-RW drive.
• Music MP3 files can be played only on MP3 players or on computers that have MP3
software installed.
• Ensure that you set the sampling rate to at least 128 Kbps when you burn MP3 files to
a CD. Otherwise, recording errors may occur.
• Do not burn a blank CD-R or CD-RW disc to its maximum capacity; for example, do
not copy a 650-MB file to a 650-MB blank CD. The CD-RW drive needs 1 or 2 MB of
the blank CD to finalize the recording.
• Use a blank CD-RW disc to practice CD recording until you are familiar with CD
recording techniques. If you make a mistake, you can erase the CD-RW disc and try
again. You can also use blank CD-RW discs to test music file projects before you
record the project permanently to a blank CD-R disc.
• See the Roxio support website at
support.roxio.com
for additional helpful tips.
How to Copy a CD
NOTE: If you have a DVD/CD-RW combo drive and you experience recording problems, first
check for available software patches at the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com
and if
necessary, the Roxio support website at
support.roxio.com
.
The procedure assumes that your computer is equipped with a single CD-RW drive
(without an additional CD drive). If your computer is equipped with both types of drives,
see the Roxio documentation for instructions on how to copy CDs from a CD drive to a
CD-RW drive.
1
Click the Start button, point to All Programs
→
Roxio Easy CD Creator , and then
click Project Selector .
The Select a Project window appears.
2
Click Disc Copier . (Disc Copier is titled "CD Copier" in some versions of Easy CD
Creator Basic.)
The
Disc Copier window appears and displays your CD-RW drive in the Copy from
and the Record to lists.
3
Insert the source CD that you want to copy into the CD-RW drive.
The Disc Copier project program briefly checks the source CD in the CD-RW drive to
ensure that it is a readable CD.