table of contents DVD Writer/CD Writer Drive Features ..........1 Creating Music CDs with RecordNow!..........1 Creating CDs to Play in Your Car or Home CD Players........1 Creating CDs to Play on Your PC ..............1 About Creating a Music CD...............2 Storing Files on a DVD or CD ............
Your PC includes the DVD Writer/CD Writer, which is Creating CDs to Play in Your Car a DVD and CD rewriteable optical drive. This guide or Home CD Players tells you about the optical drive features, and tells you about how to use some of the software programs to 1 Click Start, choose All Programs, CD (DVD) create DVDs and CDs.
4 Click Find, and then click Browse to find music About Creating a Music CD files on your hard disk drive that you want to record. HP supports the lawful use of IMPORTANT: technology, and does not endorse or encourage the use of our products for purposes other than those Click Find, and then click Scan for Music.
• If you are adding files to a disc, follow onscreen You can rename your files in the file NOTE: instructions. You may have to click Cancel, eject selection window by selecting and typing over the the disc, insert it again, and then record. current name.
To make a copy of a music or data disc from your To remove data files from a recorded DVD or CD: collection: 1 Click Start, choose All Programs, CD (DVD) 1 Click Start, choose All Programs, CD (DVD) Recorder, RecordNow!, and then click Recorder, RecordNow!, and then click RecordNow! again.
About Removing Files in 2 When the WinDVD Creator opens, you can select to: RecordNow! • Create a new project. When removing files in RecordNow!, it is important • Open an existing project. to note: • Create CD/DVD with existing video file. •...
Playing Your If the program doesn’t open, click Start, choose Recorded DVD Movie All Programs, and then click Windows Media Player. You can use InterVideo WinDVD or the Windows 2 Use the Windows Media Player control panel to Media Player programs to play your recorded movies. play your DVD.
Creating Recovery If this window of options does not appear, you can click Start, My Computer, right-click the DVD CD/DVDs for the PC Writer/CD Writer drive icon, and then select one of the available options. For more information about creating Recovery You can also open a program before you insert a CDs/DVDs, refer to the User’s Guide that came disc.
Compatibility Information DVD+R discs • Can’t be erased or written to again. Some An important feature of the DVD Writer/ CD Writer programs, like RecordNow!, allow you to record drive is its high level of compatibility with other optical data in multiple sessions until the disc is full. drives and CD and DVD players.
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Video Recording Length Video quality setting Disc type Good Better Best 4.7 GB DVD+RW, DVD+R 180 minutes 120 minutes 60 minutes 700 MB CD-RW, CD-R 27 minutes 18 minutes 9 minutes 650 MB CD-RW, CD-R 24 minutes 16 minutes 8 minutes Video quality settings and recording lengths may vary.
Software Quick Reference The PC has various software programs preinstalled that you can use with the DVD Writer/CD Writer drive: To open the DVD Writer/CD Writer software programs, click Start on the taskbar, choose All • Windows Media Player Programs, select the program folder, and then click •...
Software With this program you can • Play DVD movies and video CDs (VCD). InterVideo WinDVD • For more information about playing DVDs with InterVideo WinDVD, refer to the printed information that came with your PC. • Record data and music files. RecordNow! •...
I Can’t Add Data Files to My DVD My PC Doesn’t Recognise My Digital Camcorder When Capturing Video Files When you create a data CD in RecordNow!, data files can be added in later recording sessions until Before you can transfer your digital video files to the disc is full.