Operation Manual

Getting Started
Saving and Opening Toast Projects
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DAO/TAO: DAO (Disc-At-Once) audio recording allows pauses
of varying lengths of up to 8 seconds between tracks. This
option also allows for CD-TEXT. TAO (Track-At-Once) recording
requires a pause of 2 seconds between all tracks.
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Write Disc/Write Session: Select the session option if you are
creating data CDs and wish to leave the disc “open” to add more
data at a later time. See Making a Mac Only Disc on page 61.
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Enable Buffer Underrun Prevention: Select this option to
turn on buffer underrun prevention. A buffer underrun error
occurs when your hard disk is unable to send data fast enough
to the recorder while recording, causing the blank disc to be
unusable. This option is available only if your recorder supports
buffer underrun prevention.
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Use Simulation Mode: Select this option if you want to
simulate the process of recording a disc. You might do this to
make sure that the write speed you have selected is appropriate
for your computer.
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Verify Data: Select this option to verify that the contents of the
recorded disc match the source files and folders on your hard
disk.
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Catalog Disc Contents: Select to create a listing of all the
files burned onto the disc.
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Display Recorder Settings Before Writing: Select this
check box if you want to display the Recorder Settings dialog
each time you click the red record button.
4 Click the last tab to see information about the currently selected
recorder.
5 When you are finished, click OK.
Saving and Opening Toast Projects
You can save a Toast project and open it at a later time for recording to
disc.