Using Cds, Dvds, And Other Multimedia; Using Cds And Dvds; Copying Cds And Dvds; How To Copy A Cd Or Dvd - Dell 5160 Owner's Manual

Using CDs, DVDs, and other Multimedia

Using CDs and DVDs

For information about using CDs and DVDs in your computer, see the Dell™ Inspiron™ Help
file. To access the help file, see page 10.

Copying CDs and DVDs

NOTE:
Ensure that you follow all copyright laws when you create CDs or DVDs.
This section applies only to computers that have a DVD+RW\DVD+R or DVD/CD-RW combo
drive.
The following instructions show how to make an exact copy of a optical drive. You can also use
Sonic RecordNow for other purposes, including creating CDs from audio files on your computer
and creating MP3 CDs. For instructions, see the Sonic RecordNow documentation that came with
your computer. Open Sonic RecordNow, click the question mark icon in the upper-right corner of
the window, and then click RecordNow Help or RecordNow Tutorial.

How to Copy a CD or DVD

NOTE:
If you have a DVD/CD-RW combo drive or DVD+RW/+R drive and you experience recording
problems, check for available software patches at the Sonic support website at support.sonic.com.
Currently, five DVD-writable disc formats are available: DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW,
and DVD-RAM. The DVD-writable drives installed in Dell™ computers can write to DVD+R and
DVD+RW media, and can read DVD-R and DVD-RW media. However, DVD-writable drives do
not write to and might not read DVD-RAM media. In addition, commercially available DVD
players for home theater systems might not read all five formats.
NOTE:
Most commercial DVDs have copyright protection and cannot be copied using Sonic
RecordNow.
1 Click the Start button, point to All Programs
RecordNow!
2 Click either the audio tab or the data tab, depending on the kind of CD or DVD you want to
copy.
3 Click Exact Copy.
Sonic RecordNow!, and then click
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