Setting Up and Using Your Computer
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NOTE:
Most commercial DVDs have copyright protection and cannot be copied using Sonic
RecordNow.
1
Click the
Start
button, point to
All Programs
→
Sonic
→
RecordNow!
→
RecordNow!
2
Click either the audio tab or the data tab, depending on the kind of CD or DVD you are
planning to copy.
3
Click
Exact Copy
.
4
To copy the CD or DVD:
•
If you have one CD or DVD drive
, ensure that the settings are correct and click
Copy
. The
computer reads your source CD or DVD and copies it to a temporary folder on your
computer hard drive.
When prompted, insert a blank CD or DVD into the CD or DVD drive and click
OK
.
•
If you have two CD or DVD drives
, select the drive into which you have inserted your
source CD or DVD and click
Copy
. The computer copies the data on the 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
automatically ejects.
Using Blank CD-Rs, CD-RWs, DVD+Rs, and DVD+RWs
Your CD-RW drive can write to two different types of recording media—CD-Rs and CD-RWs
(including High-Speed CD-RWs). 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.
Your DVD writable drive can write to four different types of recording media—CD-Rs, CD-RWs
(including High-Speed CD-RWs), DVD+Rs, and DVD+RWs. 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 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 when you will need to erase, rewrite, or update the
information on that disc later.
Helpful Tips
•
Use Microsoft
®
Windows
®
Explorer to drag and drop files to a CD-R or CD-RW only after
you start Sonic RecordNow and open a RecordNow project.
•
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.
•
You cannot create audio DVDs with Sonic RecordNow.
•
Music MP3 files can be played only on MP3 players or on computers that have MP3 software
installed.
