Media Care - Toshiba TE2300 User Manual

The "Record and Verify" function automatically checks whether data has
been correctly recorded onto a CD/DVD. "Byte compare" compares the
original data file with the data recorded on the CD/DVD and checks that
the data completely matches.

Media care

This section provides tips on protecting data stored on your CD/DVDs
and diskettes.
Handle your media with care. The following simple precautions will
increase the lifetime of your media and protect the data stored on them:
CD/DVDs
1. Store your CD/DVDs in the container they came in to protect them
2. Do not bend the CD/DVD.
3. Do not write on, apply a sticker to, or otherwise mar the surface of
4. Hold the CD/DVD by its outside edge or the edge on the center hole.
5. Do not expose to direct sunlight, extreme heat or cold. Do not place
6. If your CD/DVDs become dusty or dirty, wipe them with a clean dry
Diskettes
1. Store your diskettes in the container they came in to protect them
2. Do not slide back the diskette's protective metal covering or touch
3. Data may be lost if the diskette is twisted; bent; or exposed to direct
4. Do not place heavy objects on your diskettes.
5. Do not eat, smoke, or use erasers near your diskettes. Foreign
6. Magnetic energy can destroy the data on your diskettes. Keep your
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and keep them clean.
the CD/DVD that contains data.
Fingerprints on the surface can prevent the drive from properly
reading data.
heavy objects on your CD/DVDs.
cloth. Wipe from the center out, do not wipe in a circular direction
around the CD/DVD. If necessary, use a cloth dampened in water or
a neutral cleaner. Do not use benzine, thinner or similar cleaner.
and keep them clean. If a diskette is dirty, do not use cleaning fluid.
Clean it with a soft damp cloth.
the diskette's magnetic surface. Fingerprints may prevent the
diskette drive from reading data from the diskette.
sunlight, extreme heat or cold.
particles inside the diskette's jacket can damage the magnetic
surface.
diskettes away from speakers, radios, television sets and other
sources of magnetic fields.
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