User Guide

InCD Working with InCD • 15
3.3 Formatting with InCD
InCD handles CD-RW, CD-MRW, DVD-RW and DVD+RW media in different
ways. Please refer to the table below for details and read the sections
concerned:
CD-RW With high speed media (burning speed 4 to 10x) the formatting and
reformatting will take about 20 minutes, and approx. 40 minutes with
low speed media (1 to 4x). See section 'Formatting CD-RW and
DVD-RW media'.
CD-MRW The medium can be written on after just 1 to 2 minutes of formatting,
in other words it is possible to store data on the medium while it is
being formatted 'in the background'. See section 'Formatting CD-
MRW media'.
DVD-RW Formatting and reformatting take around 120 minutes. See section
'Formatting CD-RW and DVD-RW media'.
DVD+RW The medium can be written on after just 1 to 2 minutes of formatting,
in other words it is possible to store data on the medium while it is
being formatted 'in the background'. See section 'Formatting
DVD+RW media'.
Please note that no high speed medium (4 to 10x) can be used in a low speed
RW recorder (1 to 4x).
3.3.1 Formatting CD-RW and DVD-RW media
Before being used for the first time, a CD-RW or DVD-RW medium must be
formatted like a hard disk. The medium can be given a name; this name may
comprise at most 11 characters.
If you have also installed Nero and an unformatted medium is present in the
recorder when the computer is being booted, a window will appear in which you
will be able to choose the program to be started.