Applications Software - Plextor PX-W4220Te Operation Manual

All of the above issues regarding device drivers are primarily applicable to
operating your PlexWriter RW 4/2/20 as a CD-ROM device (reader) and for the
drive to be recognized by your operating system. In order to take advantage of
the PlexWriter RW 4/2/20's ability to record on CD-RW or CD-R media, you
will also need special applications software on your PC, Mac, or UNIX system.
There are many different varieties of applications on the market that will let
you explore the full capabilities of your PlexWriter drive. Some of these were
probably shipped right along with your drive, while others may be available
from other vendors — or even from the web.
In software only or SCSI and software kits, Plextor also provides a HDD disaster
recovery program in these kits; it is called CD Res-Q™. For those who own a
Plextor 12PleX or faster CD-ROM, the DiscDupe™ feature in Plextor Manager 96
allows you to copy CDs directly from the CD-ROM to the CD-R drive.
Also included are mastering software and packet writing software. Packet writing
software or DLA software allows you to use the drive as a read/write CD-ROM
drive in Windows 95/98 and NT 4.0. If you purchased a retail kit with software
and/or SCSI card, this software is included.
Here are some popular applications from Plextor and what you can do with
them:
Plextor Manager: Includes several different applications, such as:
• Audio Capture: A program that allows you to capture CD audio tracks
to Windows-compatible .WAV files on your hard disk. You can specify
the track or starting location, the length of time to copy, and the
destination.
• A/V Player: A simple audio-video player for your Plextor CD-RW
drive. Besides the standard Play, Stop, Pause, Track Reverse, and Track
Advance buttons, this player also lets you change the view size of your
screen for video files or configure the amount of RAM assigned to your
audio files.
• Audio Control: Lets you set the basic audio output characteristics of
your PlexWriter RW 4/2/20, including controlling audio volume
without the necessity of a sound board software mixer.
• DOS/Windows 3.1, 3.11 Utilities: Let you operate the PlexWriter RW
4/2/20 in a DOS or Windows 3.1 environment. Also useful when
installing Windows 98 or Windows 95 on a new computer that has no
CD-ROM device driver installed.
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