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playback quality, at the cost of your computer working a little harder to convert
the digital data to analog audio. There are two parts to setting up to listen to CD
audio:, configuring the drive and configuring the playback application.
Configuring the drive for digital playback
If you have Windows XP, your drive should be automatically configured for digital
playback.
If you have Windows 2000 or Windows Me, you will need to configure your
system to use digital playback. Please refer to the instructions in Appendix D for
step-by-step procedure on how to enable digital extraction.
Configuring the playback application for digital playback
Your CD playback application must also be configured for digital playback for CD
Audio to be heard on your system. If you want to use Windows Media Player as
your playback application, follow the instructions in Appendix D to enable this
feature in Windows Media Player. If you have a third-party CD Player application,
refer to that applications’ documentation for details.
Using CD-R and CD-RW discs
The CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combination Drive can also write to CD-R and CD-RW
discs. CD-RW discs can be erased and reused many times; CD-R discs can be
written to only once.
RecordNow is used to copy CDs, create new data CDs, and produce new audio
CDs that can be read by standard CD-RW drives and CD players. RecordNow can
also be used to create CD images in ISO9660 format and burn previously saved
images to CD
DLA is used to make file archives and data CDs that can be altered many times. It
also provides the convenience of direct drive-letter access. When used with CD-RW
media, DLA is very much like using a floppy diskette to store files. If DLA is used
with CD-R media, you can write and rewrite until the CD is full, and then the data
becomes fixed. DLA-created media can be read only with newer CD-ROM drives
and DVD-ROM drives that support multi-read mode.
A UDF reader might be required when using other computers to read unclosed
DLA media. Install the provided UDF reader on other systems that need to read
the disc, not on yours.
CD-R discs are playable on audio CD players. CD-RW discs are not playable on
most audio CD players.
CD-RW media comes in four different types: Multi Speed, High Speed, Ultra
Speed, and Ultra Speed+. Multi Speed media is usually designated 2X or 2X-4X.
High Speed Media is often listed as 4X-10X or 4X-12X and bears the High Speed
logo. Ultra Speed Media is usually listed as 16X-24X and bears the Ultra Speed
logo. Ultra Speed+ Media is usually listed as 16X-32X and bears the Ultra Speed+
logo. Your CD-RW can write to all four types of CD-RW media. If you use High
Speed, Ultra Speed, or Ultra Speed+ CD-RW media, computers with lower speed
CD-RW drives cannot add data to this media. The following table shows the
compatibility of different media in different drives, along with the logos that are
on the drives and the media.
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