Bose Wave PC system Owner's Manual page 26

Operating the CD Player/Recorder
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Select "Record using error correction" to decrease the probability of audio errors during
recording.
The Wave/PC ™ application can test your CD-ROM drive to determine its digital audio extrac-
tion speed and tell you whether or not it can support simultaneous record and playback.
To test your CD-ROM drive:
1. Insert the Wave/PC installation disk in your CD-ROM drive.
2. If you have more than one CD-ROM drive, select the drive you will use to play CDs from
the CD-ROM Drive drop list. If you do not select a drive, the software wil choose the drive
with the lowest letter. (If you have a single drive in your computer, the drop list is hidden.)
3. Click the Test CDROM drive button.
4. Click the Begin button in the CD-ROM Drive Test window.
5. When the test is complete, the results are shown.
The results may describe one of the following three conditions:
Displayed Results
Digital audio extraction speed [0 to <1.1]X.
It appears that the CD-ROM drive does not
support digital audio. You will most likely not be
able to record or playback.
Digital audio extraction speed [1.1 to <3]X.
The CD-ROM drive supports digital audio.
However, it does not appear fast enough to
simultaneously record and playback.
Digital audio extraction speed [3 and greater]X.
The CD-ROM drive supports digital audio. It
appears to be fast enough to simultaneously
record and playback.
April 12, 2001
Meaning
Your CD-ROM drive is too slow. You will
need to upgrade your CD-ROM drive to
record CDs.
Your CD-ROM drive is not fast enough to
playback and record at the same time. In
order to record your CDs, you will need to
stop playback.
You can record and playback CDs at the
same time.
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