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Plextor CD-ROM, CD-R, and CD-RW
Software Suite and Utilities
For Microsoft® Windows® 95, 98, NT, 2000
Plextor Manager Version 1.07
August 2000
Congratulations!
Plextor Manager 2000 is a remarkable suite of software utilities that help you get the
most from your Plextor drive. Plextor Manager 2000 puts more features at your
fingertips and makes them easier to use than ever before. This manual will show you
how to begin using Plextor Manager 2000 for greater productivity—and more fun!

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  • Page 1 August 2000 Congratulations! Plextor Manager 2000 is a remarkable suite of software utilities that help you get the most from your Plextor drive. Plextor Manager 2000 puts more features at your fingertips and makes them easier to use than ever before. This manual will show you...
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  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Audio Capture 2000 ..................3 DiscDupe 2000....................4 Enhanced Drive Properties................4 AudioFS ......................5 2. Installing and Starting Plextor Manager 2000 ..........7 Installing in Windows 95/98 and 2000/NT ............7 About Windows 2000/NT Installation ............... 8 The Plextor Icon....................8 Starting Plextor Manager 2000 Modules............
  • Page 4 5. Running DiscDupe 2000................... 35 DiscDupe 2000 Application Controls ..............35 Choosing a Disc for Duplicating ................ 36 Using Non-Plextor Drives as the Source............36 Duplicating from CD to CD ................37 Duplicating When the PlexWriter Is Your Only Drive ........37 Using DiscDupe 2000 Options................
  • Page 5 Windows 95 Sound Utilities ................53 Apparent Problems with Sound Recorder ............53 Changing the Default Player ................54 Appendix A: Contacting Plextor Technical Support ........55 How to Contact Us ..................... 55 Before You E-mail/Log On/FAX/Call ............... 56 Appendix B: Software License................57 Index........................
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  • Page 7: Plextor Manager 2000 Applications

    “MMC-compliant.” (That is, they comply with the Multi-Media Command set.) And most support the “CD-DA Stream Is Accurate” feature, too. • Plextor drive (writing): Only a Plextor CD-R or CD-RW drive can be used as the destination for writing. • Internet Access: For connectivity to CDDB Audio Internet Database (Optional) Supported Plextor drive models are: •...

  • Page 8: About Plextor Manager 2000 Modules

    Section 1. Plextor Manager 2000 Applications About Plextor Manager 2000 Modules Here are the modules that make up the Plextor Manager 2000 suite. MVP 2000 Music Video Producer 2000 is a full-featured Windows application for recording and playing both music and video with your Plextor drive.

  • Page 9: Audio Capture 2000

    Section 1. Plextor Manager 2000 Applications Audio Capture 2000 Audio Capture 2000 lets you extract CD-Audio tracks right to your hard drive. The extracted audio tracks are saved as WAV files, and are ready for playing in Windows by MVP 2000 or any other digital audio player, and for encoding to formats such as MP3, WMA, Real Audio, etc.

  • Page 10: Discdupe 2000

    Plextor Manager 2000 adds features to the Properties menu; just right-click (that is, click the right mouse button) on the Plextor drive’s icon, located in My Computer or Windows Explorer, then select Properties. (Or, left-click on the Plextor icon in the Taskbar, select Settings, and then choose the drive letter of the Plextor drive.)

  • Page 11: Audiofs

    AudioFS Enabled by default during Plextor Manager 2000 installation, AudioFS is currently available only from Plextor and supports only Plextor drives. AudioFS makes tracks on audio CDs (Red Book CD/DA format discs) appear automatically as WAV files on Windows 95, 98, 2000 and Windows NT 4.0 systems. This has a number of advantages: •...
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  • Page 13: Installing And Starting Plextor Manager 2000

    Installing in Windows 95/98 and 2000/NT Most installations of Windows will automatically run (“autorun”) the installation program as soon as you insert the Plextor CD into a drive. If autorun doesn’t work, you can use Windows Explorer to start the manual procedure.

  • Page 14: About Windows 2000/Nt Installation

    Plextor Manager. When you associate a file with Plextor Manager, MVP 2000 becomes your default media player for that file type. If you choose not to associate a file with Plextor Manager, your previous player (such as Windows Media Player) will remain the default one for playing that type of file.

  • Page 15: Starting Plextor Manager 2000 Modules

    • In My Computer or Windows Explorer, right-click (that is, click the right mouse button) on the Plextor drive icon, then choose one of the menu items added by Plextor Manager 2000. These menu items include Copy CD, Extract Audio, or Play.

  • Page 16: Uninstalling Plextor Manager 2000

    3. In the Control Panel, select Add/Remove Programs. You see the Install/Uninstall dialog box. 4. In the list of programs in the dialog box, select Plextor Manager 2000, then click Add/Remove and follow the prompts to remove Plextor Manager completely.

  • Page 17: Running Mvp 2000

    3. Running MVP 2000 MVP 2000 (Music Video Producer 2000) lets you use your Plextor drives to play music and video CDs. If you are using a PlexWriter drive, it even will let you record an audio CD or a CD-Text audio CD from your playlist. Playlists can reside on any storage media.
  • Page 18 • Open Files: Select digital audio/video files for playing. • Options: Open an option screen with other options for MVP 2000. • About: Click here to see the Plextor ID and web site. • Graphic Display: Click once to bring up a graphic display screen. Click one more time to close the screen.

  • Page 19: Selecting The Default Drives

    5. Click the OK button to close the options dialog box. The default CD player drive can be any Plextor or generic MMC-compliant drive. The default CD writer must be a PlexWriter drive from Plextor. The player and writer can be the same PlexWriter drive.

  • Page 20: Playing An Audio Cd With Cd/Da Player

    MVP 2000. You can double-click on any of these types of files to play the file. To view or change the media type or file format associations: 1. In the main MVP 2000 window, click the Options button. You see the Plextor Manager 2000 Settings window with tabs for options.
  • Page 21 NOTE: Although we feel that you will not want to use similar programs after using MVP 2000, you can, if desired, go back to another player of choice. During Plextor Manager 2000 installation, we save information about your system when we make the file associations.

  • Page 22: Graphic Display Of Audio

    In choosing whether to record to CD-R or CD-RW media, remember this: Almost all CD players will play CD-R discs, but at present, only a few newer CD/DVD players can play CD-RW discs. Most home CD players won’t play CD-RW discs. (Your PlexWriter, naturally, plays both types.) Plextor Manager 2000 User’s Manual...

  • Page 23: Choosing The Preferred Recording Speed

    And your recording speed will be set to lowest common denominator. Plextor Manager 2000 tries to ensure accurate recording; for instance, if you specify a Preferred Recording Speed that cannot be accomplished because of decoding speed and system performance, Plextor Manager 2000 overrides your selection and sets the recording speed based on a system performance test.
  • Page 24 NOTE: BURN-Proof is always enabled by default with drives that support this feature. If your drive does not have BURN-Proof, this box will be grayed out and unavailable to you. Plextor drives before the 12/10/32 don’t have BURN-Proof. Plextor Manager 2000 User’s Manual...

  • Page 25: Using Test Mode When Making An Audio Cd

    1. Open MVP 2000. 2. On the main MVP 2000 window, click on the Options button. You see the Plextor Manager 2000 Settings window with tabs for options. 3. Click the General tab to view general options. 4. In the Write Mode section, select “Test only” or select “Test & Write.”...

  • Page 26: Creating And Using A Playlist

    Creating a playlist is similar to programming a digital jukebox. Select music tracks, regardless of file type, put them in any order, and then play back or record. Playlist Controls Figure 5 shows the main controls for the playlist screen in MVP 2000. Figure 5: Playlist Controls Plextor Manager 2000 User’s Manual...

  • Page 27: Building A Playlist

    2. Repeat for additional tracks, until your playlist is set up the way you want it. For long lists, click the gray horizontal scroll bars to allow viewing of all the files. Plextor Manager 2000 User’s Manual...

  • Page 28: Saving A Playlist

    7. When all edits are completed: Select Write CD-TEXT Disc to write a CD-Text audio CD. -or- Select Normal Audio Disc to write a normal audio CD. In this case, all your edits in this window are lost. Plextor Manager 2000 User’s Manual...

  • Page 29: Using Cddb

    In order to view CDDB information, you need: • An active connection to the Internet. • MVP 2000 open and running. • A commercially available audio CD in your Plextor drive or non-Plextor MMC- compliant drive Plextor Manager 2000 User’s Manual...

  • Page 30: Storing Cd Information Locally

    1. Ensure that your computer has an active connection to the Internet. 2. Start MVP 2000. 3. In the MVP 2000 window, click Options. You see the Plextor Manager 2000 Settings window with tabs for options. 4. Click the CDDB tab. You see the CDDB text box.
  • Page 31 Section 3. Running MVP 2000 9. Now insert the audio CD into your Plextor or a generic MMC-compliant drive. (It must be the default playback drive.) You see another screen with a message indicating you are connecting. MVP 2000 downloads the disc data for you and shows it in the MVP 2000 display window.
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  • Page 33: Running Audio Capture 2000

    • Track Selection Window: View track information, or click a track to select it for capture. • Scroll Bar: Click and drag the button to scroll through the list of titles or tracks on the disc. Plextor Manager 2000 User’s Manual...

  • Page 34: Selecting A Drive

    44-kHz, 16-bit, stereo sound, but you can change this to reduce file size, if desired. 5. If using a Plextor drive as a source, you can click and drag the Set Level of Error Correction bar to set error correction. (By default, error correction is set to 100 percent, ensuring the highest-quality results.)
  • Page 35 Figure 9: Display Keeps You Aware of Capture Status NOTE: When using a Plextor drive as a reader in Audio Capture 2000, the default maximum read speed will be same as specified in Drive Properties | Settings | Read Speed.

  • Page 36: Specifying Output Quality Level And File Format For Capture

    1. Open MVP 2000 by clicking Plextor icon on the taskbar, then choosing MVP 2000. 2. In the main MVP 2000 window, click the Options button. You see the Plextor Manager 2000 Settings window with tabs for options. 3. Click the Associations tab. You see the Associations screen.

  • Page 37: Setting Error Correction Level

    • Click and drag the Set Level of Error Correction bar. Plextor drives are renowned for their ability to read audio at high speeds as if it were data. Most of our newer model CD-ROM drives can extract audio at a maximum speed of 24X, and our PlexWriter drives can extract at a maximum speed of 20X.

  • Page 38: Enabling Cddb

    7. On the CDDB screen, click OK to connect to the CDDB server. You see the Audio Capture 2000 main window again. 8. Now insert the audio CD into your Plextor drive or into a non-Plextor MMC- compliant drive. Plextor Manager 2000 User’s Manual...

  • Page 39: Toggling Song Title As Filename

    Section 4. Running Audio Capture 2000 9. Click the Capture Tracks button to start Audio Capture 2000. Plextor Manager downloads the disc data for you and shows it in the Audio Capture 2000 display window. You see information such as the album and artist name.
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  • Page 41: Running Discdupe 2000

    You can use any MMC-compliant CD-ROM, CD-R, or CD-RW drive (including Plextor drives, of course) as the source, and use a PlexWriter as the destination drive. You can even use a single PlexWriter as both source and destination.

  • Page 42: Choosing A Disc For Duplicating

    Using Non-Plextor Drives as the Source With DiscDupe 2000, you can use any MMC-compliant CD-ROM, CD-R, or CD- RW drive (including Plextor drives, of course) as the source, and use a PlexWriter as the destination drive. If you use a non-Plextor drive as the source, DiscDupe 2000 checks to see whether the non-Plextor drive supports the “CD-DA Stream Is Accurate”...

  • Page 43: Duplicating From Cd To Cd

    4. Click the CD to CD selection to enable it. 5. Click the Start Copy icon. If the source is not a Plextor drive, DiscDupe 2000 ensures the drive supports the “CD-DA Stream Is Accurate” function before allowing you to duplicate an audio disc.

  • Page 44: Using Discdupe 2000 Options

    Speed. The 1X speed setting will give the best chance to make a clean copy, but will take the most time. Plextor Manager 2000 User’s Manual...

  • Page 45: Emulate/Test

    Turning BURN-Proof on in DiscDupe 2000 enables BURN-Proof use only with Plextor drives that include this technology, such as the 12/10/32. If you don’t check the BURN-Proof box, the drive operates as any other Plextor drive.

  • Page 46: Copying Cd-Text Discs

    CD-Text discs, and therefore cannot be used as source drives for duplication. Please refer to your drive’s specifications to confirm whether CD-Text is supported. Also, check Plextor’s web site to make sure that your PlexWriter supports CD-Text writing.

  • Page 47: How Duplication Occurs

    This mode is best for creating identical, bit-for-bit duplicates. Session-At-Once is similar to Disc-At-Once, but it allows you to create accurate, bit- for-bit duplicates of multi-session CDs. Plextor Manager 2000 User’s Manual...
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  • Page 49: Using The Enhanced Drive Properties

    4. Select any of the applications; or select Properties to view the Properties dialog box. You can also select Properties by a left mouse click on the Plextor icon on the Windows Taskbar. Then you can select the Settings option and the drive letter of the Plextor drive whose drive properties you want to view.
  • Page 50 • CD-RW Erase button (with CD-RW PlexWriter drives and CD-RW media only) Figure 12: Details Screen • Erase: Erases data from a previously recorded CD-RW disc. • Refresh: Refreshes information about the current disc and drive properties. Plextor Manager 2000 User’s Manual...

  • Page 51: Settings Screen

    Section 6. Using the Enhanced Drive Properties Settings Screen The Settings screen extends your control over your Plextor drive and lets you change many of the operational parameters for the drive. Figure 13: Drive Settings Screen • AudioFS: Turns AudioFS on (default) or off. See the next chapter for information on AudioFS.

  • Page 52: Improving Video Game Performance

    1. Exit the video game. 2. In Windows, select My Computer; or select Windows Explorer. 3. In My Computer or Explorer, navigate until you see the drive icon for the Plextor drive containing the video game disc. 4. Right-click (that is, click the right mouse button) on the Plextor drive icon and select Properties to view the Properties dialog box.

  • Page 53: Choosing Spindown Timeout

    • If you are doing infrequent searches on a disc (database searches) and do not want a delayed response—that is, you do not want to wait for the drive to spin up every time you request data—you can set the spindown timeout to infinite. Plextor Manager 2000 User’s Manual...
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  • Page 55: Using Audiofs

    To enable AudioFS: 1. In Windows, select My Computer; or select Windows Explorer. 2. In My Computer or Explorer, navigate until you see the drive icon for the Plextor drive for which you want to enable AudioFS. 3. Right-click on the Plextor drive icon. You see a drop-down menu that includes choices for Plextor Manager 2000.

  • Page 56: Using Audiofs For Audio Extraction

    To use AudioFS: 1. Ensure AudioFS is enabled. 2. Place an audio CD in the Plextor drive. The Volume Label for the audio CD is AudioFS. 3. Using My Computer or Windows Explorer, open or explore the disc. You see a list of WAV files (instead of the CDA file extensions normally seen when exploring an audio CD).

  • Page 57: Why Use Digital Audio

    • USB speakers installed on your system • Plextor Manager 2000 installed on your system • A Plextor drive installed on your system. These are the Plextor drives you can use: All Plextor CD-ROM drives starting with 4.5x, 8x, or higher...
  • Page 58 NOTE: If Enable Digital Audio is grayed out, then Audio FS is not properly loaded or your USB speakers are not properly configured. See the instructions below. 3. Also in the Properties dialog box, specify the drive letter of your Plextor drive to be the default for music playback.

  • Page 59: Windows 95 Users And Audiofs Wav Files

    Section 7. Using AudioFS Windows 95 Users and AudioFS WAV Files When Plextor Manager 2000 was installed, it automatically made MVP 2000 the default player for most multimedia files. However, if you disabled WAV file association in MVP 2000 then there may be a chance that you are using another player for WAV file playback.

  • Page 60: Changing The Default Player

    The following procedures explain how to select MVP 2000 or Media Player as your default player in Windows 95. To switch the default WAV player to MVP 2000: 1. Start MVP 2000 by clicking on Start, then selecting Programs, then Plextor Manager 2000, then MVP 2000. 2. In MVP 2000, click on Options.

  • Page 61: Appendix A: Contacting Plextor Technical Support

    • Visit our web site (www.plextor.com) for answers to Frequently Asked Questions. • Send us email at support@plextor.com, or send a fax to the attention of the Technical Support Department at 408-986-1010. Include your telephone number and the hours during which you can be reached. Be as detailed as possible in describing your problem.

  • Page 62: Before You E-Mail/Log On/Fax/Call

    Or you can also find it using Plextor Manager’s Drive Properties | Details screen (if you were successful in your installation of Plextor Manager 2000 and the drive).

  • Page 63: Appendix B: Software License

    The enclosed computer program(s) (“Software”) is licensed, not sold, to you by Plextor (“Plextor”) for use only under the terms of this License, and Plextor reserves any right not expressly granted to you. As Licensee, you own the media upon which...
  • Page 64 COPIES OF ANY COMPUTER PROGRAM OR OTHER WORKS. You shall defend, indemnify and hold Plextor harmless from any loss, damage, claim or liability incurred by Plextor as a result of any unauthorized copies of third-party computer programs or other works made by you with the Software.”...
  • Page 65 The replacement of any disk not meeting Plextor’s limited warranty which is returned to Plextor; or b) If Plextor or its distributor is unable to deliver replacement media which is free of defects in materials or workmanship, you may terminate this Agreement by returning the Software and your money will be refunded.
  • Page 66 All rights in the Software not specifically granted in this Agreement are reserved by Plextor. Should you have any questions concerning this Agreement, you may contact Plextor by writing to Plextor Corp., 4255 Burton Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95054.

  • Page 67: Index

    · 46 Audio Capture 2000 · 27 BURN-Proof DiscDupe 2000 · 35 availability in Plextor drives · 18, 39 MVP 2000 · 11 enabling in DiscDupe 2000 · 36, 39 ASPI manager enabling in MVP 2000 · 17 Windows NT ·...
  • Page 68 PlexWriter · icon enhanced properties · 43 CD · 8 non-Plextor and DiscDupe 2000 · 36 drive · 43 refreshing the enhanced properties · 44 Plextor · 8 selecting source for audio capture · 28 image ·...
  • Page 69 Index autorun · 7 manual · 7 Plextor Manager 2000 · 7 open files, MVP 2000 · 12 options DiscDupe 2000 · 38 MVP 2000 · 9, 12, 13, 14, 17, 19, 24, karaoke disc, copying · 40 output quality level audio tracks ·...
  • Page 70 · 30 disabling · 9 Windows 2000/NT start copy button · 36 installation · 8 starting Plextor Manager 2000 modules · installation in · 7 Windows 95 startup, changing behavior · 9 installation in · 7 status of audio capture · 29 sound utilities ·...
  • Page 71 Index Windows audio format · 30 specifying for playback with MVP WMA file format 2000 · 30 specifying for capture · 30 Plextor Manager 2000 User’s Manual...
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