Getting Started Guide

Table of Contents

Playing CDs and DVDs.................................................................. 59

Playing Music CDs with iTunes .....................................................................59

Playing CDs and DVDs with Windows Media Player ......................................60

Playing DVD Movies with InterVideo WinDVD................................................60

Using country/region codes.....................................................................61

Playing Video CDs (VCD) with InterVideo WinDVD.........................................62

Playing Video CDs (VCD) with Windows Media Player 9................................62

Creating (Burning) CDs and DVDs ................................................. 63

Creating (Burning) Music CDs with iTunes......................................................64

Creating (Burning) Music CDs with Windows Media Player.............................64

Creating (Burning) Data CDs Using Windows XP ...........................................65

Creating (Burning) CDs with RecordNow! .....................................................65

Creating Music CDs with RecordNow!..........................................................66

Creating CDs to Play in Your Car or Home CD Players with RecordNow!..........66

Creating CDs to Play on Your PC..................................................................67

Creating a Music CD ..................................................................................68

Storing Files on a DVD or CD.......................................................................68

Storing Data Files on Disc............................................................................70

Copying a DVD or CD ................................................................................70

Erasing a DVD or CD..................................................................................71

Removing Files in RecordNow!.....................................................................71

Removing Files from a Recorded Data Disc....................................................71

Archiving Files on a DVD or CD ...................................................................72

Creating an Image File................................................................................72

Saving an Image ........................................................................................72

Burning an Image .......................................................................................73

Recording Video Files .................................................................................73

Using Disc Labels........................................................................................73

Creating Recovery CDs/DVDs for the PC.......................................................73

Setting Automatic Recording Options ............................................................73

Using Compatibility Information ...................................................................75

Identifying Compatible File Formats ..............................................................75

Using the Disc Quick Reference Tables ..........................................................76

Using double-layer DVD+R discs...............................................................76

Using DVD+R discs .................................................................................76

Using DVD+RW discs..............................................................................76

Using CD-R discs ....................................................................................76

Using CD-RW discs.................................................................................76

Using the Software Quick Reference Table.....................................................79