Playing Dvds; Writing To Dvd Media; Specifying +R/Rw Or -R/Rw; Writing To Cd-R And Cd-Rw Media - Plextor PX-740A Installation And User Manual

Section 3. Using Your PX-740A

Playing DVDs

To play a digital video disc, insert the DVD as you would any other
disc. The drive plays both single layer and double layer discs.
The first time: A code on each DVD allows it to be played only on
players designed for a certain regional area, such as North America,
Europe, etc. When the drive ships from the factory there is no region
code set. The first time a DVD that has a region setting is inserted into
the drive, the drive is automatically set to that region code.
If you later insert a DVD with a different region code, you are prompted
to either accept changing the new region code or not. If you don't accept
the change, then that DVD will not play. If you do accept the change,
then the region code setting is changed. But remember: you can change
the drive's region code only 5 times. After that, you can't change it any
more.

Writing to DVD Media

You need special software that supports writing to DVD+R,
DVD+R DL, and DVD+RW discs; or to DVD-R DL, DVD-R and
DVD-RW discs. Ahead Software's Nero 6 OEM Suite (on the CD that
accompanies your PX-740A) contains this software.

Specifying +R/RW or -R/RW

You don't need to specify whether to write to +R/RW or -R/RW. The
selection is automatically made for you, based on the media you insert in
the drive.

Writing to CD-R and CD-RW Media

In conjunction with your drive, mastering and packet writing software
such as Ahead Software's Nero or Roxio Easy Media Creator 7 allows
you to write audio, video, data, or other information to writable (CD-R)
or rewritable (CD-RW) media. The PX-740A writes to all types of CD-
RW media.
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