Roxio Easy CD Creator™ 5 Basic Quick Start Guide
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Contents 1 Introduction Included with Easy CD Creator 2 System Requirements 2 Uninstalling Easy CD Creator 3 Installing Easy CD Creator 3 Starting Easy CD Creator 4 Using Project Selector 4 What Types of Blank Discs Should I Use? 5 When to Use CD-R Discs 5 When to Use CD-RW Discs 6 How Much Data Can I Fit on a Disc? 7 Supported Formats 7 File System Options 8 2 Making Music CDs Using Easy CD Creator Making a Music CD 11 Making Music CDs with a CD-Recorder Only 13 Making a Compilation Music CD 13 Tips for
Contents Viewing the Status Bar 21 Viewing the CD Info Bar 22 Saving and Opening a CD Project 23 Accessing the Online Music Database on the Internet 24 Advanced Music CD Topics 25 Writing a UPC 25 Entering ISRC Information 25 3 Making Data CDs Using Easy CD Creator Making a Data CD 27 Working with Files and Folders in the Data CD Project 28 Creating a New Folder 28 Removing Files and Folders 28 Renaming Files and Folders 29 Finding Files 29 Viewing the Status Bar 30 Viewing the CD Info Bar 31 Saving and
Contents Erasing a DVD 44 Validating a DVD Project 45 5 Making Data Discs Using DirectCD Getting Started with DirectCD 46 Understanding CD-R and CD-RW Technology 47 About CD-ReWritable Technology 47 About UDF v.1.
Contents Repairing CDs 72 Recovering Damaged Files 73 6 Making Enhanced CDs Making an Enhanced CD 74 7 Making Mixed-Mode CDs Making a Mixed-Mode CD 76 8 Copying Discs Using Disc Copier What Kinds of Discs Can I Copy? 79 Copying a Disc 80 Using the Same Drive as the Source and Destination Drive 81 Copying the Source Disc to the Hard Drive First 81 Disc Information Properties 82 Disc Drive Properties 82 9 Troubleshooting Easy CD Creator Frequently Asked Questions 84 Problems Reading Recordable CDs 85
1 Introduction In This Chapter ➤ Included with Easy CD Creator 2 ➤ System Requirements 2 ➤ Uninstalling Easy CD Creator 3 ➤ Installing Easy CD Creator 3 ➤ Starting Easy CD Creator 4 ➤ What Types of Blank Discs Should I Use? 5 ➤ How Much Data Can I Fit on a Disc? 7 ➤ Supported Formats 7 ➤ File System Options 8 Use Easy CD Creator 5 5.2 Basic to make your own CDs and DVDs.
Introduction ■ Make backup copies of your favorite music CD, data CD, or data DVD. Included with Easy CD Creator Easy CD Creator includes all of the following applications: ■ Easy CD Creator: Make music CDs from other CDs, MP3, and more. Make data CDs and DVDs for sharing and archiving data in the most compatible format.
Introduction Uninstalling Easy CD Creator Roxio recommends that you uninstall any older versions or evaluation versions of Easy CD Creator prior to installing new versions. To uninstall Easy CD Creator, use the use the Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box in the Windows Control Panel. To access the Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box: ■ On the Windows taskbar, click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click Add/Remove Programs.
Introduction Starting Easy CD Creator The easiest way to start Easy CD Creator is from Easy CD Creator Project Selector. Project Selector makes it easy to select the right application for the type of disc you want to make. You can access Project Selector by doing any of the following: ■ Insert a blank disc into your CD-Recorder or DVD-Recordable drive. ■ On the Windows taskbar, click Start, point to Programs, point to Roxio Easy CD Creator 5, and select Project Selector.
Introduction What Types of Blank Discs Should I Use? There are two types of blank CDs (recordable media) that are used for making your own CDs: ■ CD-R discs (CD-Recordable) ■ CD-RW discs (CD-ReWritable) You can obtain blank CD-R or CD-RW discs where you purchased your CD-Recorder or at local computer retailers. When to Use CD-R Discs Virtually all CD-ROM and CD-Recorder drives can read CD-R discs.
Introduction When to Use CD-RW Discs CD-RW discs can only be used in CD-ReWritable drives and MultiRead CD-ROM drives. You cannot play a music CD made on a CDRW disc in most home or car stereo CD players. Here are some ideas for using CD-RW discs: ■ When you need to write, erase, rewrite, and update all your large files on CD. ■ When you want to make a practice CD or test the contents of a CD before making a permanent one.
Introduction How Much Data Can I Fit on a Disc? The actual capacity of blank discs can vary slightly. For example, some 74-minute CDs may hold up to two minutes more than their stated capacity. Easy CD Creator lets you record as much data or music as the disc can hold. Here are the typical capacities of currently available media: ■ Blank CD-R discs: Available in two capacities: 650 MB (74-minute) and 700 MB (80-minute). ■ Blank CD-RW discs: Available in a 650 MB (74-minute) capacity.
Introduction File System Options Easy CD Creator allows you to select different file system options depending on how you plan to use your disc. They include: ■ ISO9660: An international standard that specifies how data is physically recorded onto the CD (sector-by-sector) into a directory tree (up to eight levels of directories). CD-ROMs made according to the ISO 9660 Level 1 specifications can be read on multiple operating systems such as Macintosh, DOS, Windows 3.x, Windows 95/98, and Windows NT.
2 Making Music CDs Using Easy CD Creator In This Chapter ➤ Making a Music CD 11 ➤ Making Music CDs with a CD-Recorder Only 13 ➤ Making a Compilation Music CD 13 ➤ Tips for Making a Music CD 15 ➤ Working with Tracks in the Music CD Project 16 ➤ Playing a Track 19 ➤ Viewing the Status Bar 21 ➤ Viewing the CD Info Bar 22 ➤ Saving and Opening a CD Project 23 ➤ Accessing the Online Music Database on the Internet 24 ➤ Advanced Music CD Topics 25 A music CD is a compact disc (CD) used for pla
Making Music CDs Using Easy CD Creator Here are just some of the things you should know about a music CD: ■ Unlike a data CD, a music CD is used for playing back music and not for data storage. ■ In addition to your home or car stereo CD player, a music CD can also be played on just about every computer that has a CD-ROM or CD-Recorder, using a program such as the Windows CD Player.
Making Music CDs Using Easy CD Creator Making a Music CD To make a music CD: 1 Start a new music CD project. From the Easy CD Creator Project Selector window, click Make a Music CD, then click Music CD Project. An untitled music CD project appears. Source Window Music CD Project 2 Insert a blank CD into your CD-Recorder (the destination drive).
Making Music CDs Using Easy CD Creator b In the Select Source Files drop-down list box, select the CD-ROM drive containing the music CD; a list of the tracks on the CD appears in the Source window. Note: If information about the music CD is found locally on your hard disk, the CD title, artist name, and the name of each track are displayed in the Source window. If this information does not appear, and you have access to the Internet, click Name to download the information from the online music database.
Making Music CDs Using Easy CD Creator Making Music CDs with a CD-Recorder Only Making a music CD from other music CDs is typically done using both a CD-ROM drive (capable of digital audio extraction) and a CD-Recorder.
Making Music CDs Using Easy CD Creator Note: If you do not have Internet access, manually name each music CD you are recording from with a CD title, artist name, and track names. See Editing the CD Title and Artist Name and Editing Track Titles on page 18. ■ Label your music CD project with CD title and artist name: Before recording your CD, you may want to label the CD by providing a new CD title and artist name in your music CD project. See Editing the CD Title and Artist Name on page 18.
Making Music CDs Using Easy CD Creator Tips for Making a Music CD Here are a few tips for making music CDs: ■ Copy an entire music CD with Disc Copier: To make a backup copy of an entire music CD from start to finish, use Disc Copier. See Chapter 8, Copying Discs Using Disc Copier. ■ Convert a track to WAV or WMA format: To save a track on an existing music CD to your hard disk drive, convert the track to a WAV or WMA audio format.
Making Music CDs Using Easy CD Creator Working with Tracks in the Music CD Project Once you have added one or more tracks to your music CD project, you have the following options: ■ Previewing a Track ■ Converting a Track to a WAV or WMA File ■ Merging (Composite) Tracks ■ Splitting Composite Tracks ■ Editing the CD Title and Artist Name ■ Editing Track Titles ■ Changing the Order of Your Tracks ■ Removing a Track from the Music CD Project Previewing a Track Previewing a track allows you to
Making Music CDs Using Easy CD Creator Converting a Track to a WAV or WMA File Easy CD Creator allows you to save tracks on an existing music CD to your hard disk drive. You can name the tracks you save, select the format (WAV or WMA), and select the format quality (for example, CD Quality). To convert a track from an existing music CD: 1 Start a new music CD project. From the File menu, point to New CD Project, then select Music CD Project.
Making Music CDs Using Easy CD Creator Note: Click Options / Hide Options on the Convert Audio Track(s) dialog box, to show or hide the options. Merging (Composite) Tracks A composite track is a single track that is made up of two or more separate tracks. To make a composite track: 1 Select two or more tracks you want to merge. 2 From the Track menu, select Merge Tracks. The tracks appear as a single track in the music CD project.
Making Music CDs Using Easy CD Creator Changing the Order of Your Tracks The order of the tracks as they appear in the music CD project is the order they are recorded to CD. To change the order of the tracks: ■ Select the track you want to change the order of and drag it to the new position. Removing a Track from the Music CD Project Removing a track from the music CD project does not remove the original track on the music CD, or the WAV, MP3, or WMA file on your hard disk.
Making Music CDs Using Easy CD Creator Note: If information about the music CD is found locally on your hard disk, the CD title, artist name, and the name of each track are displayed in the Source window. If this information does not appear, and you have access to the Internet, click Name to download the information from the online music database. 3 Select one or more tracks in the Source window, and then click Preview. The Easy CD Creator Media Player appears and begins playing your tracks.
Making Music CDs Using Easy CD Creator Viewing the Status Bar The Status bar at the bottom of the music CD project displays messages about the function of the selected command or button. Status Bar The Status bar also displays the following information about the music CD project: ■ Number of tracks in the music CD project ■ Type of CD (Double-click this field to display the CD Project Properties dialog box.
Making Music CDs Using Easy CD Creator Viewing the CD Info Bar The CD Info bar at the bottom of the music CD project displays the amount of free space available (in minutes and seconds) on the CD. CD Info Bar To show or hide the CD Info bar: ■ From the View menu, select CD Info Bar.
Making Music CDs Using Easy CD Creator Saving and Opening a CD Project You can create a CD project (music, data, or bootable CD), save it, then use it to record a CD at a later time. Note: When saving a CD project, you are saving a file that contains only the instructions that specify which files to include in the CD project. To save a CD project: 1 From the File menu, select Save Project List As. 2 Type a file name, and select a location for the file. 3 Click Save.
Making Music CDs Using Easy CD Creator Accessing the Online Music Database on the Internet The online music database is available if you have Internet access. Accessing the database allows you to automatically retrieve information about a commercially produced music CD, including the CD title, artist, and track names. To access the online music database: 1 Insert the music CD into your CD-ROM drive (the source drive) and allow the CD to spin-up.
Making Music CDs Using Easy CD Creator Advanced Music CD Topics Writing a UPC Easy CD Creator allows you to write a Universal Product Code (UPC) for identifying each track (necessary for commercial CDs). A UPC can be entered from the CD Project Properties dialog box. To view the CD Project Properties dialog box: ■ From the File menu, select CD Project Properties. The CD Project Properties dialog box appears. Click Help on the dialog box for information about the properties.
3 Making Data CDs Using Easy CD Creator In This Chapter ➤ Making a Data CD 27 ➤ Working with Files and Folders in the Data CD Project 28 ➤ Viewing the Status Bar 30 ➤ Viewing the CD Info Bar 31 ➤ Saving and Opening a CD Project 32 ➤ Erasing a CD 32 ➤ Validating a CD Project 33 ➤ Advanced Data CD Topics 33 A data CD is a compact disc (CD) used for storing computer data. With Easy CD Creator, you can make your own data CD by recording any files and folders stored on your hard disk.
Making Data CDs Using Easy CD Creator ■ A data CD can be accessed on virtually any computer that has a CD-ROM or CD-Recorder drive. ■ A data CD is ideal for backing up and archiving your important files such as spreadsheets, tax records, and financial data. ■ A data CD is ideal for sharing multimedia presentations, graphics, CAD files, Internet downloads, Websites, and company documents with your colleagues. Making a Data CD To make a data CD: 1 Start a new data CD project.
Making Data CDs Using Easy CD Creator 4 Select the file (hold down the Ctrl or Shift key to select multiple files) in the Source window, and then click Add. The file is added to the data CD project. Note: Up to 650 MB (74-minute CD) or 700 MB (80-minute CD) of files and folders can be added to a data CD project. 5 Click Record. The Record CD Setup dialog box appears. 6 Click Start Recording.
Making Data CDs Using Easy CD Creator Renaming Files and Folders You can rename files and folders in the data CD project. Renaming a file or folder in the data CD project does not change the original name of the file or folder on your hard disk. To rename a file or folder: 1 Right-click the file or folder you want to edit in the data CD project. 2 Select Rename. 3 Type a new name. Finding Files To find a file in your system: 1 In the Source window, click the Find Files button.
Making Data CDs Using Easy CD Creator Viewing the Status Bar The Status bar at the bottom of the data CD project displays messages about the function of the selected command or button. Status Bar The Status bar also displays the following information about the data CD project: ■ Number of files and folders in the data CD project ■ Type of CD (Double-click this field to display the CD Project Properties dialog box.
Making Data CDs Using Easy CD Creator Viewing the CD Info Bar The CD Info bar at the bottom of the data CD project displays the amount of free space available (in MBs) on the CD. CD Info Bar To show or hide the CD Info bar: ■ From the View menu, select CD Info Bar.
Making Data CDs Using Easy CD Creator Saving and Opening a CD Project You can create a CD project, save it, then use it to record a CD at a later time. Note: When saving a CD project, you are saving a file that contains only the instructions that specify which files to include in the CD project. To save a CD project: 1 From the File menu, select Save Project List As. 2 Type a file name, and select a location for the file. 3 Click Save.
Making Data CDs Using Easy CD Creator Validating a CD Project Validating a CD project allows you to verify that the source contents have not been moved, deleted, renamed, or modified since you added them to the CD project. If an item cannot be found, you are prompted to delete the item from the CD project before recording the CD project. To validate a CD project: ■ From the File menu, select Validate Project.
Making Data CDs Using Easy CD Creator 3 Follow the instructions again in Making a Data CD on page 27. When you add data to the CD project, the data from the previous session is automatically imported into your CD project. 4 Continue with the instructions in Making a Data CD. Manually Importing a Session To import a specific session on a multisession CD into your data CD project, follow these steps: 1 Insert the multisession CD into the default CD-Recorder. 2 From the CD menu, select Import Session.
Making Data CDs Using Easy CD Creator Making a Bootable CD With Easy CD Creator, you can make a bootable CD that can be used to start your computer. A bootable CD contains a bootable image, a file that is an exact representation of a bootable floppy disk or hard disk. To make a bootable CD, you will need a bootable floppy disk or hard disk image. Note: Making a bootable CD is intended for the advanced user.
Making Data CDs Using Easy CD Creator 3 Select the Bootable CD Type: ■ Floppy Disk Emulation (1.44 MB): Select this option if you want a bootable CD that allows you to boot your system under a specific operating system, and then load a device driver that understands the true format of the CD, usually ISO 9660. (Requires a bootable floppy disk. See Create a Bootable Floppy Disk on page 37.) ■ Floppy Disk Emulation (2.
Making Data CDs Using Easy CD Creator Create a Bootable Floppy Disk The floppy disk you need to create is dependent on the system you are planning to boot from. The floppy disk needs to be formatted with the DOS Format command (FORMAT A: /S) and also contain a config.sys and autoexec.bat file. The config.sys file typically contains the instructions to load your DOS CD-ROM driver while the autoexec.bat file contains the instructions to load Microsoft’s DOS CD-ROM Extensions (i.e., mscdex.exe).
4 Making Data DVDs Using Easy CD Creator In This Chapter ➤ Making a Data DVD 39 ➤ Working with Files and Folders in the Data DVD Project 40 ➤ Viewing the Status Bar 42 ➤ Viewing the CD Info Bar 43 ➤ Saving and Opening a DVD Project 44 ➤ Erasing a DVD 44 ➤ Validating a DVD Project 45 If you have a DVD-Recordable drive, you can record data stored on your hard disk to a data DVD. Making a data DVD is similar to making a data CD in Easy CD Creator.
Making Data DVDs Using Easy CD Creator DVD-Recordable technology, like CD-RW, allows you to record and erase information on DVDs. The advantage of DVD-Recordable is the amount of data that a single DVD-Recordable disc can hold: up to several GBs as compared to 650 MB on a blank 74-minute CD-R or CD-RW disc, or 700 MB on a blank 80-minute CD-R disc.
Making Data DVDs Using Easy CD Creator 2 Insert a blank DVD into your DVD-Recorder (the destination drive). 3 In the Select Source Files drop-down list box, select the folder where your files are located; a list of all files in the folder appears in the Source window. 4 Select the file (hold down the Ctrl or Shift key to select multiple files) in the Source window, and then click Add. The file is added to the data DVD project. 5 Click Record. The Record CD Setup dialog box appears.
Making Data DVDs Using Easy CD Creator Removing Files and Folders Removing a file or folder from the data DVD project does not remove the original file or folder from your hard disk. To remove a file or folder from the data DVD project: 1 Select the file or folder in the data DVD project. 2 Click Remove. 3 Click Yes. Renaming Files and Folders You can rename files and folders in the data DVD project.
Making Data DVDs Using Easy CD Creator Viewing the Status Bar The Status bar at the bottom of the data DVD project displays messages about the function of the selected command or button. Status Bar The Status bar also displays the following information about the data DVD project: ■ Number of files and folders in the data DVD project ■ Type of DVD (Double-click this field to display the CD Project Properties dialog box.
Making Data DVDs Using Easy CD Creator Viewing the CD Info Bar The CD Info bar at the bottom of the data DVD project displays the amount of free space available (in MBs) on the DVD. CD Info Bar To show or hide the CD Info bar: ■ From the View menu, select CD Info Bar.
Making Data DVDs Using Easy CD Creator Saving and Opening a DVD Project You can create a DVD project, save it, then use it to record a DVD at a later time. Note: When saving a DVD project, you are saving a file that contains only the instructions that specify which files to include in the DVD project. To save a DVD project: 1 From the File menu, select Save Project List As. 2 Type a file name, and select a location for the file. 3 Click Save.
Making Data DVDs Using Easy CD Creator Validating a DVD Project Validating a DVD project allows you to verify that the source contents have not been moved, deleted, renamed, or modified since you added them to the DVD project. If an item cannot be found, you are prompted to delete the item from the DVD project before recording the DVD project. To validate a DVD project: ■ From the File menu, select Validate Project.
5 Making Data Discs Using DirectCD In This Chapter ➤ Getting Started with DirectCD 46 ➤ Understanding CD-R and CD-RW Technology 47 ➤ Uses for DirectCD 48 ➤ Starting DirectCD 49 ➤ Understanding the DirectCD Main Window 50 ➤ Changing DirectCD’s Options 52 ➤ Copying Files to a CD 54 ➤ Ejecting a CD 60 ➤ Reading CDs 63 ➤ Adding and Erasing Files 65 ➤ Checking CDs for Problems 67 Getting Started with DirectCD DirectCD formats a CD-Recordable (CD-R), CD-ReWritable (CD-RW), or DVD-Recordable
Making Data Discs Using DirectCD program that can read from and write to a drive letter, to copy files to a CD. DirectCD provides a file system based on UDF v.1.5 and writes data to the CD using packet writing technology. This file system gives you drive letter access to your CD-Recorder. Once your CD is formatted, you can copy files to it using drag and drop in Windows Explorer, as well as other methods. See Copying Methods on page 59.
Making Data Discs Using DirectCD About UDF v.1.5 Universal Disk Format version 1.5 is a file system standard that enables a CD-Recorder to be used as a logical device on a computer system. In other words, UDF lets you read files from and write files to a CD in your CD-Recorder, just as you would read and write files to a floppy disk or a hard disk. If you have DirectCD 5.0 installed, you automatically have the UDF Reader needed to read UDF v.1.5–formatted CDs.
Making Data Discs Using DirectCD Starting DirectCD Choose one of these ways to start DirectCD so you can begin copying files to your CD: ■ From the Easy CD Creator Project Selector window, click Make a Data CD, then click DirectCD. ■ On the Windows taskbar, click Start, point to Programs, point to Roxio Easy CD Creator 5, point to Applications, and select DirectCD Format Utility. ■ Double-click the DirectCD icon taskbar.
Making Data Discs Using DirectCD Understanding the DirectCD Main Window The DirectCD main window gives you access to DirectCD’s functions and displays information about the selected CD-Recorder and CD. From here you can format a CD, which prepares the CD for file copying. After you format a CD, you copy files to the CD using Windows Explorer or other Windows programs. See Copying Methods on page 59. ■ Select CD: Select the CD-Recorder that contains the CD you want to work with.
Making Data Discs Using DirectCD ■ Total Space: Amount of data (in MB) that the CD can store. ■ Type: Type of CD. Refer to the Online Help for information about the Status and Type. ■ Compressed: Compression status of the CD: Yes or No. ■ Used By: Program that is currently using the CD. ■ Format CD: Displays the Format dialog box, where you can format a new, unused CD. Formatting a CD prepares it to accept files.
Making Data Discs Using DirectCD Changing DirectCD’s Options DirectCD allows you to customize several options. To change options: 1 From the Select CD drop-down list box on the DirectCD main window, select the CD-Recorder you want. 2 Click Options. The Options dialog box appears.
Making Data Discs Using DirectCD 3 Change the options, as needed. The selected options apply whenever you use DirectCD on this computer. Setting Description Show the CD Ready Notification Select this option if you want the CD Ready dialog box to notify you that the CD is ready. This tells you that the CD is ready for direct read and write access when you insert a CD formatted by DirectCD into your CD-Recorder.
Making Data Discs Using DirectCD 4 Change the Options Available for Drive [letter], as needed. These options apply only to the CD-Recorder you selected on the DirectCD main window. ■ Label: Type a new name to identify your CD or keep the same name. The CD label can be up to 11 characters. You cannot use the following characters in a label: \ / : ; * ? " < > | + = . , [ ]. Note: You should be sure that the CDs you are using are rated for the speed of the drive.
Making Data Discs Using DirectCD Copying Files to a CD-R Disc for the First Time Before you can copy files to a CD-R disc, you must format it. Note: The Format CD button is not available for a previously formatted CD-R disc. To format a CD-R disc: 1 Insert a blank CD-R disc into your CD-Recorder. 2 From the Select CD drop-down list box on the DirectCD main window, select the CD-Recorder that has the CD you want to format. 3 Click Format CD. The Format dialog box appears.
Making Data Discs Using DirectCD Copying Files to a CD-RW Disc for the First Time Before you can copy files to a CD-RW disc, you must format it. You can also format the CD to erase its data. Using Quick Format for this purpose only deletes the internal directory where the files are listed. You can no longer see or access the files, but the files are still stored on the CD. To format or erase a CD-RW disc: 1 Insert a blank CD-RW disc into your CD-Recorder.
Making Data Discs Using DirectCD remaining formatting is done in the background. Background formatting takes up to 90 minutes to complete, depending on the speed of the CD-Recorder and what other work the computer is doing at the time. You can safely interrupt fast formatting by ejecting the CD. When you reinsert the CD into a CD-RW drive that does not support fast format, you can read the CD, but you cannot write data to it until formatting is complete.
Making Data Discs Using DirectCD Copying Files to a DVD-Recordable Disc for the First Time Before you can copy files to a DVD-Recordable disc, you must format it. You can also format the disc to erase its data. Using Quick Format for this purpose only deletes the internal directory where the files are listed. You can no longer see the files, but the files are still there. To format a DVD-Recordable disc: 1 Insert a blank DVD-Recordable disc into your DVDRecordable drive.
Making Data Discs Using DirectCD ■ ■ 7 Full Format: Full format takes about one hour for a 1x drive. It verifies the integrity of the disc surface, prepares the disc for data, and writes the UDF file system to the disc. DVD+RW will perform a background format. This allows the user to use the disc while this process occurs in the background. If you are formatting a previously used DVD-Recordable or a blank DVD-RAM disc, you have two options: ■ Quick Format: Quick format takes only a few minutes.
Making Data Discs Using DirectCD Ejecting a CD You must eject a CD to remove it from your CD-Recorder. The options available for ejecting a CD depend on the type of CD you are using. The following sections describe ejecting CDs. Ejecting a CD-R Disc When you eject a CD-R disc, you have three options. The option you select depends on how you plan to use the CD. To eject a CD-R disc: 1 From the Select CD drop-down list box on the DirectCD main window, select the CD-Recorder you want.
Making Data Discs Using DirectCD ■ ■ Close to UDF v.1.5: Close the CD to the UDF v.1.5 format so that it can be read on most CD-ROM drives after installing a UDF v.1.5 reader. ■ Use this option when you need to give the CD to someone who has DirectCD 5.0 installed or who you know has a UDF v.1.5–compatible reader installed. This option uses less space on the CD for each session than described in the Note below for ISO 9660.
Making Data Discs Using DirectCD Comparing the CD-R Eject Options When you eject a CD-R disc, you have three different options you can use. Which option you use depends on how you plan to use the CD. The table below summarizes the key characteristics of each option. Note: You must have the Show Eject Options Dialog Box option selected to see the following options when you eject a CD, or you can select one as the default option. See Changing DirectCD’s Options on page 52.
Making Data Discs Using DirectCD Ejecting a CD-RW or DVD-Recordable Disc When you eject a CD-RW or DVD-Recordable disc, you have no options to select. DirectCD ejects the CD immediately. Reading CDs Where you can use a CD depends on the type of CD and the eject option you select. The following sections describe where you can read each type of CD. Reading CD-R Discs Where you can use a CD-R disc depends on the option you select when you eject the CD.
Making Data Discs Using DirectCD ■ ■ Close to UDF v.1.5: This closes the session, but leaves the CD in UDF v.1.5 format. You can read this CD on computers that have one of the following configurations: ■ CD-R or CD-RW drive with DirectCD 5.0 installed. ■ CD-R or CD-RW drive with a UDF v.1.5–compatible reader installed. When you make a CD using DirectCD, it automatically copies the UDF Reader for Windows to the CD.
Making Data Discs Using DirectCD Adding and Erasing Files After you copy files to a CD, you can add more files to it or erase the files. Adding More Files to an Easy CD Creator CD-R Disc If you are using CD-R discs that you made using Easy CD Creator with the Close Session and Leave CD Open option, you must make the CD writable before you can add more files to the CD. To add more files to an Easy CD Creator CD-R disc: 1 Insert the CD into your CD-Recorder.
Making Data Discs Using DirectCD To add more files to a CD: 1 Insert the CD into your CD-Recorder. 2 If you selected the Show CD Ready Notification option, wait for the CD Ready dialog box to appear and click OK. See Changing DirectCD’s Options on page 52. 3 Continue copying files to your CD. See Copying Methods on page 59. Erasing a CD You can use the Erase CD function on CD-RW and DVD-Recordable discs to erase the internal directory that lists the files on the CD, making the files inaccessible.
Making Data Discs Using DirectCD Deleting Individual Files You can delete individual files from a CD using Windows Explorer. When you delete files from CD-RW or DVD-Recordable discs, you free up space on the CD. When you delete files from a CD-R disc, you only delete the internal directory where the files are listed. You can no longer see the files on the CD, but you do not actually free up space on the CD. To delete individual files: 1 Insert the CD into your CD-Recorder.
Making Data Discs Using DirectCD Use ScanDisc when any of the following happens with a CD-R, CD-RW, or DVD-Recordable disc when it is in a CD-Recorder: ■ You cannot see some, or any, of the files on the CD using Windows Explorer. ■ You cannot open a file on the CD with the software that you used to create the file. ■ The process of writing files to the CD was interrupted by a system or power failure. ■ DirectCD reports a CD status of Unrecognized Data.
Making Data Discs Using DirectCD 1 Checking the CD: ScanDisc checks if it can read the CD, that is, can it see the list of files and folders on the CD. 2 Getting CD Information: If ScanDisc cannot see the files and folders on the CD, it gathers information about the CD. This can take several minutes or more. a After gathering the information, ScanDisc asks if you want to recover the files on the CD. We strongly recommend that you do this if you need to access the files. See Recovering Files on page 70.
Making Data Discs Using DirectCD 5 Checking File Integrity: ScanDisc looks for damaged files. If it finds none, ScanDisc reports that it is done. a If it finds damaged files, it asks you if you want to copy the damaged files to another location (such as a hard disk or floppy disk). ScanDisc cannot repair damaged files, so they will be reported each time you run ScanDisc on the CD. See Recovering Damaged Files on page 73. b After copying the damaged files, ScanDisc reports that it is done.
Making Data Discs Using DirectCD 5 From the Destination Folder list, select the folder where you want to copy the files. If you want to create a new folder, click New Folder type a name for the folder. 6 and Click Copy. ScanDisc copies the selected files to the location you selected and the File Copy Progress dialog box appears. If ScanDisc finds damaged files, it lists the file names. 7 Click Done. The File Recovery dialog box appears.
Making Data Discs Using DirectCD 4 Click Copy. The File Copy Progress dialog box appears and shows ScanDisc’s progress. ScanDisc copies the lost files to the location you selected. The lost files are given unique, sequentially numbered file names starting with sd000001.rec. Lost files may also be damaged. If ScanDisc finds damaged lost files, it lists them with their unique names (sd000001.rec) in the Damaged Files dialog box.
Making Data Discs Using DirectCD Recovering Damaged Files After ScanDisc repairs the CD, it checks the integrity of each file on the CD looking for damaged files. If it finds damaged files, it asks you if you want to copy the damaged files to another location (such as a hard disk or floppy disk). To recover damaged files: 1 Click Yes when ScanDisc tells you that it has found damaged files. The Select a Destination dialog box appears.
6 Making Enhanced CDs In This Chapter ➤ Making an Enhanced CD 74 An enhanced CD (also known as a CD Extra CD or CD Plus CD) is a multisession CD that contains both music tracks and computer data. The first session on the CD contains the music tracks, so a home or car stereo CD player can play them. The second session contains data intended for your computer’s CD-ROM drive. Many music CDs are made as an enhanced CD to provide music CD tracks and a music video all on the same CD.
Making Enhanced CDs 3 Insert a blank CD into your CD-Recorder (the destination drive). 4 Add the music tracks and audio files (WAV, MP3, or WMA) you want to record to the music CD project (located within the enhanced CD project). Note: You can add any combination of music tracks, WAV, or MP3 files to a music CD project. Up to 99 tracks and files, or up to 650 MB (74-minute CD) or 700 MB (80-minute CD) of tracks and files can be added to a music CD project.
7 Making Mixed-Mode CDs In This Chapter ➤ Making a Mixed-Mode CD 76 A mixed-mode CD is a single-session CD that contains both computer data and music tracks, and is typically used for entertainment and educational programs. Data is written to the first track on the CD followed by one or more music tracks. Note: Mixed-mode CDs are used in CD-ROM or CD-Recorder drives only and cannot be played in home or car stereo CD players.
Making Mixed-Mode CDs Note: The mixed-mode CD project allows you to add files and folders to a data CD project; and audio files to a music CD project. 3 Insert a blank CD into your CD-Recorder (the destination drive). 4 Add the files and folders you want to record to the data CD project (located within the mixed-mode CD project): a In the Select Source Files drop-down list box, select the folder where your files are located; a list of all files in the folder appears in the Source window.
8 Copying Discs Using Disc Copier In This Chapter ➤ What Kinds of Discs Can I Copy? 79 ➤ Copying a Disc 80 ➤ Using the Same Drive as the Source and Destination Drive81 ➤ Copying the Source Disc to the Hard Drive First 81 ➤ Disc Information Properties 82 ➤ Disc Drive Properties 82 With Disc Copier, you can make backup copies of almost any type of disc. This is typically done when you want to make a working copy of a disc and you want to archive the original in a safe place.
Copying Discs Using Disc Copier What Kinds of Discs Can I Copy? The following table lists the types of discs that you can copy, as well as some notes for making those copies. Type of Disc Notes Data CD ■ ■ Music CD ■ ■ Some commercial CDs are designed to prevent copying, and will not allow you to make a copy. Only single session data CDs can be copied in Discat-Once mode.
Copying Discs Using Disc Copier Note: Some discs are copy-protected and cannot be successfully copied with Disc Copier. Attempting to copy a copy-protected disc may appear successful; however, copy protection schemes prevent the copied disc from functioning correctly. Many game discs are typical examples of copy-protected discs. Copying a Disc To copy a disc: 1 Start Disc Copier. From the Easy CD Creator Project Selector window, click Disc Copier.
Copying Discs Using Disc Copier Using the Same Drive as the Source and Destination Drive If your CD-Recordable or DVD-Recordable drive serves as both your source and destination drive, you can copy a disc by copying the source disk to the hard drive first. Simply select the same drive in both the Copy From and Record To drop-down list boxes on the Source and Destination tab. This requires enough free space on your hard disk to temporarily copy the contents of the source disc.
Copying Discs Using Disc Copier 5 Select a different location on your hard disk if you do not want to record the temporary image file to your Windows Temp directory. 6 Click Copy. Disc Information Properties You can view various properties of a disc inside a drive, including the disc type, number of sessions on the disc, and number of tracks on the disc. To view the Disc Information properties: ■ From the File menu, select Disc Information. The Disc Information dialog box appears.
9 Troubleshooting Easy CD Creator In This Chapter ➤ Frequently Asked Questions 84 ➤ Problems Reading Recordable CDs 85 ➤ Running the System Tests 85 ➤ Troubleshooting Buffer Underruns 86 ➤ Troubleshooting DirectCD 88 ➤ Power Management 89 ➤ Getting Help 89 83
Troubleshooting Easy CD Creator Frequently Asked Questions Is Easy CD Creator 5 Basic compatible with Windows 2000 or Windows XP? Easy CD Creator 5 Basic is compatible with Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Home Edition, and Windows XP Professional. In addition it is also compatible with Windows 98/Me/NT4.
Troubleshooting Easy CD Creator How do I make a music CD from multiple CDs? You can easily make a music CD from multiple CDs. See Making a Compilation Music CD on page 13. Problems Reading Recordable CDs If you have successfully recorded a CD but have problems reading it, here are some suggestions: ■ The CD can be read on the CD-Recorder but not on a standard CD-ROM drive. CD-ROM drives cannot read data from a session that is not finalized. You may want to try a different brand of CD-R media.
Troubleshooting Easy CD Creator ■ Selected devices (such as using a different CD-Recorder) ■ Adding devices (such as hard disks, Zip drives, CD-ROM drives, etc.) ■ Configuration settings To run the Systems Test: 1 From the Tools menu, select System Tests. The Systems Test dialog box appears. 2 Select one or more of the following tests: ■ Data Transfer Rate Test—this test determines the average rate data is read from the drive.
Troubleshooting Easy CD Creator Preventing Buffer Underruns Here are some suggestions for preventing buffer underruns: ■ Try closing other programs (disable screen savers, virus software, and other tasks or applications running in the background). ■ Defragment your hard disk. Under Windows 95/98 and Windows 2000, you can start defragmentation from the properties sheet for any drive letter in Explorer. ■ Make sure that the temporary files are created on a fast local hard disk.
Troubleshooting Easy CD Creator Troubleshooting DirectCD Explorer Cannot See Files Copied to the CD You may not be able to see files on a CD using Windows Explorer for several reasons. The table below summarizes the most common reasons and possible solutions. Possible Reasons Possible Solutions The file was deleted or the CD was erased. If the file was deleted or the CD was erased, you cannot retrieve the data.
Troubleshooting Easy CD Creator Fixing an Unreadable CD If no DirectCD window appears after about 15 seconds when you insert a CD you made with DirectCD, the CD may be damaged or have an unreadable format. This situation can occur, for example, if the CD-Recorder temporarily stalls while you are writing a large file to the CD. DirectCD has a utility, ScanDisc, that may be able to recover your files from the CD and make it usable. See Checking CDs for Problems on page 67.
Index A adding a new folder 28, 40 files and folders 77 files to CDs 47, 59, 65 special effects 15 tracks to the CD project 13, 74, 76 Always Leave As Is option 53 Always Show Eject Options Dialog Box option 52 artist name 14, 18, 24 audio files 9, 10, 12, 19, 20, 74, 75, 77 audio formats 17 audio track properties 25 autoexec.bat 35, 37 B BIOS 35 blank CDs 5, 7 bootable CDs making 35, 36 verifying that your system supports 35 bootable floppy disk 35, 36, 37 bootcat.bin 35 bootimg.
Index technology defined 47 CD-ROM support 36 CD-ROM XA 33 CD-RW disc 5, 7, 32 CD-RW discs adding files to 47, 59, 65 cannot see files on 88 compressing 56 deleting individual files from 67 ejecting 63 erasing 66, 67 formatting 56 reading 64 technology defined 47 CDs adding files to 47, 59, 65 adding files to Easy CD Creator CDs 65 cannot see files on 88 capacities 7 compilation 10, 13 copying 15 data 26, 27, 28, 35, 74, 75, 76, 77 deleting files from 66, 67 editing titles of 18 erasing 32 making bootable 3
Index creating bootable CD 35, 36 compilation music CD 13 composite tracks 18 copies of discs 80 data CD 26, 27, 28 data DVD 39, 40 enhanced CD 74, 75 mixed-mode CD 76, 77 multisession CD 33 music CD 10, 11, 12 new folder 28, 40 customer support iii D damaged CDs copying files from 70 recovering files from 70 repairing 72 damaged files 73 data adding to CDs 47, 59, 65 checking integrity of 68, 73 copying damaged files 73 copying from a damaged CD 70 copying lost files 71 copying to CD-R discs for first tim
Index driver 35, 37 duplicating discs 80 DVD 79 DVD project creating new folder 40 removing files and folders 41 renaming files and folders 41 validating 45 working with files and folders 40 DVD-Recordable discs adding files to 47, 59, 65 compressing 58 deleting individual files from 67 ejecting 63 formatting 58, 59 reading 64 DVD-RW disc 44 DVDs data 39, 40 erasing 44 E editing artist name 18 CD title 18 names of files and folders before making the CD 29 names of files and folders before making the DVD 41
Index removing before making the CD 28 removing before making the DVD 41 renaming before making the CD 29 renaming before making the DVD 41 finalized session problems reading recordable CDs 85 fixing an unreadable CD 89 CD-R discs 72 CD-RW discs 72 DVD-Recordable discs 72 floppy disk 37 floppy disk emulation 36 folder creating new 28, 40 number of in CD project 21, 30 number of in DVD project 42 removing before making the CD 28 removing before making the DVD 41 renaming before making the CD 29 renaming befo
Index Make Writable dialog box 65 making bootable CD 35 compilation music CD 13 composite tracks 18 copies of discs 80 data CD 26, 27 data DVD 39 enhanced CD 74 mixed-mode CD 76 multisession CD 33 music CD 11, 13, 15 new folder 28, 40 mastering software when to use 48 merging two or more tracks 18 mini CD-R discs 7 minimum system requirements 2 mixed-mode CD 76 about copying 79 Mode 2 33 MP3 files 13, 17, 19, 75, 77 mscdex.
Index R read speed changing 52 Read Speed drop-down list box 52 reading CD-R discs 63 CD-RW discs 64 DVD-Recordable discs 64 Record CD Setup dialog box 12, 28, 40 recordable CDs 85 recovering damaged files 73 data from a damaged CD 70 files with no file name 71 lost files from a CD 71 Remove button 28, 41 removing files and folders 28, 41 track from the music CD project 19 renaming files and folders 29, 41 repairing CD-R discs 72 CD-RW discs 72 DVD-Recordable discs 72 requirements for system 2 S saving CD
Index number of in CD project 21, 30 number of in DVD project 42 playing 20 preventing gaps between 15 previewing 16 removing 19 splitting composite 18 working with in the music CD project 16 troubleshooting Explorer cannot see files on CD 88 fixing an unreadable CD 89 problems reading recordable CDs 85 two-second gap 15 U UDF Reader 48, 63, 64 UDF v.1.
