Erasing Rewritable Discs Before Recording; Working With Audio Cds - Compaq CQ2009F - 1 GB RAM Getting Started Manual

Erasing Rewritable Discs Before Recording

Working with Audio CDs

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Getting Started (features vary by model)
Previously recorded files on rewritable discs (CD-RW, DVD-RW, or DVD+RW) must be
erased before recording new files. CD-R, DVD-R, and DVD+R discs cannot be erased.
To erase a rewritable disc in CyberLink Power2Go:
1 Click the Windows Start Button
click CyberLink DVD Suite.
2 Click the icon in the lower-right corner of the window to open a list of CyberLink
programs, and then click Power2Go.
3 Click the Disc Utilities icon in the Select a Burning Task window, click Erase Disc,
and then click OK.
4 Insert the rewritable disc that you want to erase.
5 Click the Quick erase or Full erase option, and then click the Erase button.
6 Click OK when the disc has been erased.
You can create audio CDs that play in the car or home CD player, and on computers. You
can create two main types of music CDs:
Uncompressed — Typical CD format, like you would purchase on a commercial
CD. This type of CD holds 10 to 20 songs, depending on their length.
Uncompressed files can be burned on CD-Rs (which play in most home and
car stereos, DVD players, and computers) or CD-RWs (which play only in some
stereos, DVD players, and computers).
The procedure for creating this type of CD is described in "Creating audio CDs."
Compressed — Files are burned to a disc using a compressed file format
(.mp3, wma, or .m4a). The smaller file format enables you to fit approximately ten
times as many songs onto the disc (depending on length and format).
Compressed files can be burned to CD-Rs, CD-RWs, DVDs, DVD-RWs, or DVD+RWs
(select models only). Compressed files can only be played on computers, CD players,
or DVD players that support the file format that you use to create the disc (.mp3 is most
commonly supported). For file format compatibility, check the documentation for the
device in which you intend to play the disc. You may hear a slight loss of sound
quality using compressed audio files.
For more compatibility information, see "Disc Features and Compatibility Table."
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