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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. You do not normally need to
change the read or write speeds.
■ Read Speed: Displays the current read speed of the drive.
You may want to change the read speed to be closer to your
write speed if you are writing a lot of data to the CD. Refer
to the Online Help for additional information about
changing the read speed.
■ Write Speed: Displays the current write speed of the drive.
You may want to change the write speed to match the speed
rating of the CD. If you make a CD and then cannot read it
in the same drive, try lowering the write speed and writing
the data again. Refer to the Online Help for additional
information about changing the write speed.
5 Click OK.
Copying Files to a CD
Before you can copy files to a blank CD, you must format it. The for-
mat options available vary based on the type of CD you are using.
The following sections describe copying files for the first time and
the various file copying methods you can use.