User's Manual

Using CDs 2-3
Chapter 2: Using Your CD-
Writer Plus
■ E-mail storage
For information on sharing CD-RW discs with others, see “Using CD-RW
Discs” on page 4-1.
When to Use CD-R
Ideas for using CD-R (Recordable or write-once) discs which can be read
in most CD-ROM or CD-Recordable drives:
■ Permanently save large project files
■ Share non-editable presentations
■ Permanently store home records
■ Share memories with family and friends
■ Copy your music onto CD for personal use
■ Permanently archive files
Purchase HP CD-RW (ReWritable) media
Available from your local vendor, these CDs can be recorded or read in
CD-ReWritable drives and read in newer MultiRead CD-ROMs.
Purchase HP CD-R (Recordable or write-once) media
Available from your local vendor, these CDs can be read by most CD-
ROM, CD-Recordable, and CD-ReWritable drives. (Use this type of media
if you want to listen to your music CDs in a stereo.)
CD Care and Other Tips
■ Protect recording surfaces from scratches, fingerprints, and dirt.
■ Hold CDs by the outer edge or by the center hole.
■ You can clean a CD with a soft, dry cloth. Commercial CD cleaner or
ethyl alcohol can also be used
■ Write by hand only on the “white” premarked label side using an oil
based felt tip marker. Do not use a ballpoint pen.
■ Do not leave a CD in direct sunlight or in a hot, humid location.
■ If you lose power while writing to your CD (the CD-Writer Plus drive's
red light is on) OR if you exit an application or press CTRL-ALT-DEL