HP Su r eSt or e
CD-W r it er P lu s
User ’s Gu id e
for you r ext er n a l d r ive
U.S.: Hewlett-Packard Com pan y, 800 S. Taft Ave., Lovelan d, CO 80537
C4381-90100
Copyrigh t 1997. Hewlett-Packard Com pan y. All righ ts reserved. Hewlett-Packard is a registered tradem ark of
Hewlett-Packard Com pan y. Microsoft an d Win dows are U.S. registered tradem arks of Microsoft Corporation . Pen tium is a
U.S. registered tradem ark of In tel Corp. Nam es of products m en tion ed h erein are used for iden tification purposes on ly an d
m ay be tradem arks an d/or registered tradem arks of th eir respective com pan y.
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Chapter 5: Making Data CDs
Uses for DirectCD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Startin g DirectCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Erasin g th e Con ten ts on a DirectCD Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Gettin g Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Chapter 6: Making Music CDs
Startin g Easy-CD Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
How to Make a Music CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Modifyin g Your CD Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Playin g Music CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Gettin g Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Chapter 7: Making Inserts and Labels
Startin g Jewel Case Design er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
How to Make a Jewel Case In sert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
Gettin g Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
Chapter 8: Copying CDs
Wh at Kin ds of CDs Can I Copy? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
How to Make a Copy of a CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
CD Copier Advan ced Tab Settin gs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
Gettin g Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
Chapter 9: HP Simple Trax
Welcom e to HP Sim ple Trax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1
Protectin g Files an d Folders Im m ediately . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Creatin g a Protection List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Sch edulin g a Protection Session to Run Autom atically . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Retrievin g Protected Files an d Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Search in g th e HP Sim ple Trax In form ation Vault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9
HP Sim ple Trax Con trol Pan el Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11
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Chapter 10: Adobe PhotoDeluxe™
Welcom e to Adobe Ph otoDeluxe™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1
Learn in g Ph otoDeluxe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
Lookin g at Ph otoDeluxe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Gettin g a Ph oto in to Ph otoDeluxe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4
Savin g an d Prin tin g your Ph otos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-7
Touch in g Up a Ph oto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11
Addin g Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-12
Explorin g Advan ced Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-14
Chapter 11: Corel Print House Magic™
Wh at's in Corel Prin t House Magic? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1
Corel Prin t House 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-3
Corel Ph oto House 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-7
Corel Fam ily & Frien ds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-10
Chapter 12: Photo Organizer
Gettin g Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1
Chapter 13: PaperMaster Live Quick-Start Tutorial
Search in g for a Docum en t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-2
Viewin g an d Custom izin g Your Docum en ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-3
Faxin g an d Prin tin g Your Docum en ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-5
Creatin g a New Cabin et an d Copyin g In form ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-6
Creatin g Custom ized Drawers an d Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-7
Filin g a Docum en t in to PaperMaster Live . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-9
Publish in g, Sh arin g an d Arch ivin g Cabin ets to CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-10
Closin g a Cabin et . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-10
Viewin g a Cabin et Given to you on CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-11
Con gratulation s! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-11
Upgrade Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-11
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Chapter 14: Norton AntiVirus
About Norton An tiVirus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-1
Usin g Norton An tiVirus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-3
Wh at else can I do with Norton An tiVirus? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-4
Wh at to do if a virus is foun d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-9
Wh at to do if Norton An tiVirus can ’t repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-11
Keepin g virus protection curren t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-14
Troublesh ootin g. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-17
Appendix A: Technical Specifications
Min im um System Requirem en ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Wh at Affects System Perform an ce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
Drive Specification s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3
Appendix B: Customer Support
Wh o do you n eed to call for h elp? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
Before You Call HP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2
HP Custom er Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5
Adaptec Custom er Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-8
Adobe Ph otoDeluxe Tech n ical Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-9
Corel Prin t House Magic Service an d Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-11
Ph oto Organ izer Custom er Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-13
PaperMaster Tech n ical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-14
Sym an tec Service an d Support Solution s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-17
Return in g a Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-21
Index
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Product Certifications
UL, cUL, TÜV, NOM-NYCE, CE, C-Tick, m eets or exceeds FCC Class B
requirem en ts
Laser: CDRH on in tern al laser product
Laser Safety
Th is un it em ploys a laser. Do n ot rem ove th e cover or attem pt to service th is
device wh en con n ected due to th e possibility of eye dam age.
Laser-Sicherheit
In das Gerät ist ein Laser ein gebaut. Neh m en Sie die Abdeckun g n ich t ab un d
versuch en Sie n ich t, das Gerät zu reparieren , solan ge es an gesch lossen ist. Es
besteh t die Gefah r ein er Augen verletzun g.
CAUTION
Use of con trols or adjustm en ts or perform an ce of procedures oth er th an th ose
specified h erein m ay result in h azardous laser radiation exposure.
WARNUNG
Die Vorn ah m e von Regelun gen oder Ein stellun gen oder die Durch füh run g von
Verfah ren , die n ich t in diesem Dokum en t an gegeben sin d, kan n ein e gefäh rlich e
Ein wirkun g von Laserstrah lun g zur Folge h aben .
Contains: Class 1 Laser Product
Innehåller: Klass 1 Laserapparat
Sisältää: Luokan 1 Laserlaite
Enhält: Klasse 1 Laser-Produkt
CAUTION: In visible laser radiation wh en open . Avoid exposure to beam .
VARNING: Osyn lig laserstråln in g n är den n a del är öppn ad. Betrakta ej strålen .
VARO! Avattaessa olet alttiin a n äkym ättöm älle lasersäteilylle. Alä katso säteeseen .
VORSICHT: Un sich tbare Laserstrah lun g wen n Abdeckun g geöffn et. Nich t dem
Strah l aussetzen .
Laser
Type: Sem icon ductor laser GaAlAs
Wave len gth : 775~795 n m (at 25°C)
Output power: 2.5 m W (read), 35 m W (write)
Beam divergen ce: 60 degrees
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FCC Declaration of Conformity
Accordin g to 47CFR, Parts 2 an d 15, Class B Com puter Periph erals:
Th is device com plies with Part 15 of th e FCC Rules. Operation is subject to th e
followin g two con dition s: (1) th is device m ay n ot cause h arm ful in terferen ce
(2) th is device m ust accept an y in terferen ce received in cludin g in terferen ce th at
m ay cause un desired operation s. Th is applies to all product option s.
Hewlett-Packard Com pan y
Colorado Mem ory System s Division
800 S. Taft Ave., Lovelan d, Colorado 80537, USA
Teleph on e 970-635-1500
February 1, 1998
Rich ard M. Span gler, Quality Man ager
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
accord in g to ISO/ IEC Gu id e 22 an d EN 45014
Man ufacturer’s Nam e:
Hewlett-Packard Com pan y
Colorado Mem ory System s Division
Man ufacturer’s Address:
800 S. Taft Ave.
Lovelan d, Colorado 80537
declares th at th e product:
Product Nam e:
HP SureStore CD-Writer Plus 7200e
Product Num ber:
Product Option s:
C4381A
All
con form s to th e followin g Product Specification s:
EN60950: A3:1995
EN60825-1: 1994
Safety:
EMC:
CISPR 22: 1993/EN 55022:1994 Class B
EN 50082-1:1992
IEC 801-2:1991 - 4kV CD, 8kV AD
IEC 801-3:1984 - 3V/m
IEC 801-4:1988
1kV Power Lin es
0.5kV Sign al Lin es
ENV 50140:1993 - 3V/m
EN 61000-3-2: 1995 Class D
FCC Part 15 Class B
AS/NZS 3548: 1995
Supplem en tary In form ation
Th e product h erewith com plies with th e requirem en ts of th e Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC an d
th e EMC Directive 89/336/EEC an d carries th e “CE” m ark accordin gly.
February 01, 1998
Rich ard Span gler, Quality Man ager
European con tact: Your local Hewlett-Packard Sales an d Service Office or Hewlett-Packard Gm bH,
Departm en t HQ-TRE, Herren berger Strabe 130, D-71034 Böblin gen (FAX: +49-7031-143143).
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Federal Communications Commission R.F. Interference
Statement
WARNING: Th is equipm en t h as been tested an d foun d to com ply with th e lim its
for a Class B digital device, pursuan t to Part 15 of th e FCC Rules. Th ese lim its are
design ed to provide reason able protection again st h arm ful in terferen ce in a
residen tial in stallation . Th is equipm en t gen erates, uses an d can radiate radio
frequen cy en ergy an d, if n ot in stalled an d used in accordan ce with th e
in struction s, m ay cause h arm ful in terferen ce to radio com m un ication s. However,
th ere is n o guaran tee th at in terferen ce will n ot occur in a particular in stallation . If
th is equipm en t does cause h arm ful in terferen ce to radio or television reception ,
wh ich can be determ in ed by turn in g th e equipm en t off an d on , th e user is
en couraged to try to correct th e in terferen ce by on e or m ore of th e followin g
m easures:
■
■
■
Reorien t or relocate th e receivin g an ten n a.
In crease th e separation between th e equipm en t an d receiver.
Con n ect th e equipm en t in to an outlet on a circuit differen t from th at to
wh ich th e receiver is con n ected.
■
Con sult th e dealer or an experien ced radio/TV tech n ician for h elp.
CAUTION: Ch an ges or m odification s to th is equipm en t n ot expressly approved by
Hewlett-Packard could result in violation of Part 15 of th e FCC rules.
To m ain tain com plian ce with FCC rules an d regulation s, use properly sh ielded
cables with th is device.
Notice for Canada
Th is digital apparatus does n ot exceed th e Class B lim its for radio n oise em ission s
from digital apparatus as set out in th e radio in terferen ce regulation s of th e
Can adian Departm en t of Com m un ication s.
Le présen t appareil n um érique n 'ém et pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassan t les
lim ites applicables aux appareils n um ériques de Classe B prescrites dan s le
règlem en t sur le brouillage radioélectrique édicté par le Min istère des
Com m un ication s du Can ada.
Notice
Europe: Th is drive sh all be in stalled on ly with an EN60950 (IEC950) approved
Power supply.
USA/Can ada: Th is drive is for use on ly with IBM com patible UL listed person al
com puters, weigh in g less th an 18 kg.
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User’s manual statement for VCCI class B product
Translation for VCCI class B product
Th is equipm en t is in th e Class B category in form ation tech n ology equipm en t
based on th e rules of Volun tary Con trol Coun cil For In terferen ce by In form ation
Tech n ology Equipm en t (VCCI). Alth ough aim ed for residen tial area operation ,
radio in terferen ce m ay be caused wh en used n ear a radio or TV receiver.
Read th e in struction s for correct operation .
Korean RRL Statement
Copyright notice for Denmark:
VIGTIGT!
Copyright ved brug af CD-Writer 7100i/ e enheder solgt i
Danmark
I h en h old til gælden de dan sk lov om oph avsret er det forbudt at foretage digital
kopierin g af et digitalt værk. CD-RW bræn deren m å derfor IKKE an ven des til at
kopiere en m usik-CD. CD-RW bræn deren m å desuden kun ben yttes til at kopiere
et digitalt EDB-program , n år en sådan kopierin g tjen er til at frem stille et
sikkerh edseksem plar af program m et eller h vor kopierin g er n ødven dig, for at
program m et kan an ven des efter dets form ål. Hvis De selv h ar oph avsretten til
værket, h ar De også retten til at foretage digital kopierin g m ed CD-RW bræn deren .
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Hewlett-Packard Limited Warranty Statement
HP SureStore CD-Writer Plus Drive
DURATION OF LIMITED WARRANTY
Hardware - 1 year
Software - 90 days
1. HP warran ts to you, th e en d-user custom er, th at HP h ardware, accessories an d
supplies will be free from defects in m aterials an d workm an sh ip after th e date of
purch ase, for th e period specified above. If HP receives n otice of such defects
durin g th e warran ty period, HP will, at its option , eith er repair or replace products
wh ich prove to be defective. Replacem en t products m ay be eith er n ew or like-n ew.
2. HP warran ts to you th at HP software will n ot fail to execute its program m in g
in struction s after th e date of purch ase, for th e period specified above, due to
defects in m aterial an d workm an sh ip wh en properly in stalled an d used. If HP
receives n otice of such defects durin g th e warran ty period, HP will replace
software m edia wh ich does n ot execute its program m in g in struction s due to such
defects.
3. HP does n ot warran t th at th e operation of HP products will be un in terrupted
or error free. If HP is un able, with in a reason able tim e, to repair or replace an y
product to a con dition as warran ted, you will be en titled to a refun d of th e
purch ase price upon prom pt return of th e product.
4. HP products m ay con tain rem an ufactured parts equivalen t to n ew in
perform an ce or m ay h ave been subject to in ciden tal use.
5. Warran ty does n ot apply to defects resultin g from (a) im proper or in adequate
m ain ten an ce or calibration , (b) software, in terfacin g, parts or supplies n ot
supplied by HP, (c) un auth orized m odification or m isuse, (d) operation outside of
th e publish ed en viron m en tal specification s for th e product, or (e) im proper site
preparation or m ain ten an ce.
6. HP MAKES NO OTHER EXPRESS WARRANTY OR CONDITION WHETHER
WRITTEN OR ORAL. TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY LOCAL LAW, ANY IMPLIED
WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY,
OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS LIMITED TO THE DURATION OF
THE EXPRESS WARRANTY SET FORTH ABOVE. Som e coun tries, states or provin ces
do n ot allow lim itation s on th e duration of an im plied warran ty, so th e above
lim itation or exclusion m igh t n ot apply to you. Th is warran ty gives you specific
legal righ ts an d you m igh t also h ave oth er righ ts th at vary from coun try to
coun try, state to state, or provin ce to provin ce.
7. TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY LOCAL LAW, THE REMEDIES IN THIS
WARRANTY STATEMENT ARE YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES. EXCEPT
AS INDICATED ABOVE, IN NO EVENT WILL HP OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE
FOR LOSS OF DATA OR FOR DIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL
(INCLUDING LOST PROFIT OR DATA), OR OTHER DAMAGE, WHETHER BASED
IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE. Som e coun tries, States or provin ces do
n ot allow th e exclusion or lim itation of in ciden tal or con sequen tial dam ages, so
th e above lim itation or exclusion m ay n ot apply to you.
FOR CONSUMER TRANSACTIONS IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND: THE
WARRANTY TERMS CONTAINED IN THIS STATEMENT, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT
LAWFULLY PERMITTED, DO NOT EXCLUDE, RESTRICT OR MODIFY AND ARE IN
ADDITION TO THE MANDATORY STATUTORY RIGHTS APPLICABLE TO THE
SALE OF THIS PRODUCT TO YOU.
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HP Software License Agreement
ATTENTION: USE OF THE SOFTWARE IS SUBJECT TO THE HP SOFTWARE
LICENSE TERMS SET FORTH BELOW. USING THE SOFTWARE INDICATES YOUR
ACCEPTANCE OF THESE LICENSE TERMS. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THESE
LICENSE TERMS, YOU MAY RETURN THE SOFTWARE FOR A FULL REFUND. IF
THE SOFTWARE IS BUNDLED WITH ANOTHER PRODUCT, YOU MAY RETURN
THE ENTIRE UNUSED PRODUCT FOR A FULL REFUND.
HP SOFTWARE LICENSE TERMS
Licen se Gran t. HP gran ts you a licen se to Use th ree (3) copies of th e Software but
on ly for Use in con jun ction with th e HP h ardware product th at accom pan ied th e
Software. “Use” m ean s storin g, loadin g, in stallin g, executin g or displayin g th e
Software. You m ay n ot m odify th e Software or disable an y licen sin g or con trol
features of th e Software.
Ow n ersh ip. Th e Software is own ed an d copyrigh ted by HP or its th ird party
suppliers. Your licen se con fers n o title or own ersh ip in th e Software an d is n ot a
sale of an y righ ts in th e Software. HP's th ird party suppliers m ay protect th eir
righ ts in th e even t of an y violation of th ese Licen se Term s.
Copies an d Adaptation s. You m ay on ly m ake copies or adaptation s of th e
Software for arch ival purposes or wh en copyin g or adaptation is an essen tial step
in th e auth orized Use of th e Software. You m ust reproduce all copyrigh t n otices in
th e origin al Software on all copies or adaptation s. You m ay n ot copy th e Software
on to an y bulletin board or sim ilar system .
No Disassem bly or Decryp tion . You m ay n ot disassem ble or decom pile th e
Software un less HP's prior written con sen t is obtain ed. In som e jurisdiction s, HP's
con sen t m ay n ot be required for lim ited disassem bly or decom pilation . Upon
request, you will provide HP with reason ably detailed in form ation regardin g an y
disassem bly or decom pilation . You m ay n ot decrypt th e Software un less
decryption is a n ecessary part of th e operation of th e Software.
Tran sfer. Your licen se will autom atically term in ate upon an y tran sfer of th e
Software. Upon tran sfer, you m ust deliver th e Software, in cludin g an y copies an d
related docum en tation , to th e tran sferee. Th e tran sferee m ust accept th ese Licen se
Term s as a con dition to th e tran sfer.
Term in ation . HP m ay term in ate your licen se upon n otice for failure to com ply
with an y of th ese Licen se Term s. Upon term in ation , you m ust im m ediately
destroy th e Software, togeth er with all copies, adaptation s an d m erged portion s in
an y form .
Export Requirem en ts. You m ay n ot export or re-export th e Software or an y copy
or adaptation in violation of an y applicable laws or regulation s.
U.S. Govern m en t Restricted Righ ts. Th e Software an d an y accom pan yin g
docum en tation h ave been developed en tirely at private expen se. Th ey are
delivered an d licen sed as “com m ercial com puter software” as defin ed in DFARS
252.227-7013 (Oct 1988), DFARS 252.211-7015 (May 1991) or DFARS 252.227-
7014 (Jun 1995), as a “com m ercial item ” as defin ed in FAR 2.101(a), or as
Ch apter 1:
Con n ect in g CD-W r it er
P lu s a n d In st a llin g t h e
Soft wa r e
What’s in Your Package
Make sure you h ave th e item s sh own below. (Keep th e packagin g in case
you n eed to tran sport th e CD-Writer Plus drive.)
Software installation CDs
Blank
ReWritable
CD
User’s
Guide
Power
supply
Power
cord
HP SureStore CD-Writer Plus
drive
Audio
cable
Driver
installation diskette
Data cable
1-1
1-2
Connecting CD-Writer
Connecting CD-Writer
CAUTION: The CD-Writer Plus drive contains sensitive, high-precision optical
equipment. Dropping or shaking the CD-Writer Plus drive may cause damage
to these sensitive components. Please be careful when handling your drive.
NOTE: Refer to the manual that came with your computer if you need more
information than what is provided here.
WARNING: DO NOT, under any circumstances, open the external CD-Writer
Plus drive’s case. If you suspect problems with your drive, service must be
performed by a certified HP technician. See ”Appendix B: Customer Support”.
1. Sh utdown Win dows an d turn OFF your com puter.
NOTE: The CD-Writer Plus drive can be used with laptops, desktops, and
towers that meet “Minimum System Requirements” on page A-1.
2. Con n ect on e en d of th e power cord in to th e power supply an d th e oth er
en d to a wall outlet or power strip. (Th e power plug an d outlet m ay look
differen t in your coun try.)
To CD-Writer Plus drive
Green light
Power cord
Power supply
Connecting CD-Writer
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3. Con n ect th e power supply to th e power con n ector on th e back of th e
CD-Writer Plus drive, with th e arrow on th e cable facin g up.
To power supply
(arrow up)
Power connector
Ch eck th at you h ave power to th e CD-Writer Plus drive by open in g an d
closin g th e CD tray by pressin g th e eject button .
NOTE: There is no power switch on the CD-Writer Plus drive or power supply.
The energy-efficient power supply automatically switches into power-saving
mode when the drive is not in use, and may be safely left plugged in at all
times. However, you may safely unplug the power supply without causing
damage to the CD-Writer Plus drive.
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Connecting CD-Writer
4. Locate th e parallel port (prin ter port) con n ector on your com puter.
If you are h avin g trouble fin din g th e parallel port con n ector, your prin ter
m ay already be attach ed to it. Th e CD-Writer Plus drive can sh are th e
parallel port with your prin ter.
Parallel ports
have receptacles
for 25 pins.
Select an available parallel port.
TIP: Your CD-Writer Plus drive can share
a parallel port with a printer.
If th e CD-Writer Plus drive an d your prin ter will sh are th e parallel port,
go to th e n ext step.
If th e CD-Writer Plus drive will n ot sh are th e parallel port with your
prin ter, proceed to step 6.
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5. If you h ave a prin ter cable attach ed to th e com puter’s parallel port,
discon n ect it from th e com puter an d plug it in to th e CD-Writer Plus
drive’s con n ector th at is closest to th e power cord con n ector.
Printer connector
Secure the connector
by tightening the
retaining screws.
Printer’s data cable
(If a printer is sharing the
parallel port with the CD-
Writer drive.)
Power cord connector
CAUTION: Do not plug any device other than a printer into the CD-Writer Plus
drive’s printer connector.
NOTE: If your printer is attached to the CD-Writer Plus drive, printing
documents while using the rewritable CD drive (for example, playing audio
CDs, writing to disc) will yield unpredictable results and is not a supported
function. This is because the printer and CD-Writer Plus drive are sharing the
same data cable.
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Connecting CD-Writer
6. Attach th e CD-Writer Plus drive’s data cable to your com puter’s 25-pin
parallel port con n ector an d h an d tigh ten th e retain in g screws.
Attach th e data cable’s rem ain in g con n ector to th e rewritable drive an d
secure it by tigh ten in g th e retain in g screws.
Attach this end to the
computer’s parallel port.
Attach this end to the CD-
Writer Plus drive.
CD-Writer Plus drive’s data cable
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7. Con n ectin g th e audio cable is OPTIONAL. If you do n ot wish to use it, go
to step 10.
Th e audio cable is used on ly for h earin g m usic CDs th rough your
com puter’s soun d system . If you do n ot h ave a soun d board in your
com puter, you can still h ear m usic CDs th rough speakers or earph on es
attach ed to th e fron t of th e CD-Writer Plus drive.
NOTE: When the CD-Writer Plus drive records music or data, it uses the data
cable, not the audio cable.
8. If you h ave a soun d board, con n ect th e audio cable to a LINE IN audio
con n ector on th e back of your com puter. (Your soun d board m ay be
labeled differen tly.)
9. Con n ect th e oth er en d of th e audio cable to th e audio con n ector on th e
back of th e CD-Writer Plus drive.
LINE IN connector on
sound board (Your sound
board may be labeled
differently.)
Audio connector
Audio cable
(optional)
10. Plug in an d turn ON your com puter.
11. You are n ow ready to in stall th e parallel port drivers an d th e application
software. (See “In stallin g th e Software for Win dows 95 or Win dows NT
4.0” on page 1-8.)
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If You Have Problems
If You Have Problems
After con n ectin g your CD-Writer Plus drive an d turn in g on your
com puter, th e com puter sh ould start (boot) as it n orm ally does. If it does
n ot, ch eck th e followin g item s:
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Is th e com puter power plugged in ?
Is each device plugged in an d turn ed on ?
Are all cables properly plugged in to th e back of your com puter an d
th e CD-Writer Plus drive?
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Try turn in g off your com puter. Wait at least 20 secon ds before turn in g
it back on .
Installing the Software for Windows 95 or
Windows NT 4.0
After th e CD-Writer Plus drive is attach ed to your com puter, you are
ready to in stall th e application software.
NOTE: You must run the installation program. The installation program
converts the files from the CD into a usable format.
If yo u r co m p u t er DOES NOT h a ve a CD-ROM d r ive:
1. To get your CD-Writer Plus started righ t away, in sert th e diskette labeled
Driver Installation in to your floppy drive.
2. Click th e Start button on th e task bar, select Ru n .
3. Type A:\SETUP(wh ere A: is your floppy drive’s letter), an d press ENTER.
Th e parallel port driver files are in stalled. Th is m ay take several m in utes
an d your m ouse cursor will n ot m ove.
4. Windows NT only: Reboot your com puter before con tin uin g.
5. In sert th e CD labeled “Software Disc 1” in to your n ew CD-Writer Plus
drive an d proceed with step 2 in th e n ext procedure.
NOTE: For information about inserting a CD into the CD-Writer Plus drive,
see “Inserting a CD” on page 2-1.
If You Have Problems
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If yo u r co m p u t er DOES h a ve a CD-ROM d r ive:
1. In sert th e CD labeled “Software Disc 1” in to your CD-ROM drive (n ot th e
CD-Writer Plus drive), if you h ave n ot already don e so. Th e m ain m en u
appears:
Click the
Install CD-
Writer Plus
icon
If th e m ain m en u does n ot appear autom atically, click on th e Start
button on th e task bar, select Run , type D:\SETUP(wh ere D: is your CD
drive’s letter), th en click on OK.
2. Click on th e In stall CD-Writer Plus icon . Follow th e in struction s on th e
screen .
If You Have Problems
Things to Try First
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Make sure th e com puter an d each device is plugged in an d turn ed on .
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Does your com puter m eet th e m in im um system requirem en ts listed
in “Min im um System Requirem en ts” on page A-1?
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If You Have Problems
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Turn off th e com puter’s power, wait 20 secon ds, th en turn it on again .
Un plug th e CD-Writer Plus drive an d plug it in again . (Th is is called
cycling power.)
Discon n ect all th e cables, look for an d straigh ten an y pin s, an d th en
recon n ect th e cables. Som etim es just recon n ectin g a cable align s it
correctly or adjusts th e pin con n ection s, fixin g a faulty con n ection .
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Ch eck th e list of kn own com patibility problem s (on page 3-7) an d in
th e Readm e file.
Make sure th at th ere is n o switch box an ywh ere in th e CD-Writer Plus
drive’s cablin g con figuration .
If you h ave a prin ter con n ected to th e CD-Writer Plus drive, ch eck to
see if your com puter can detect th e CD-Writer Plus drive wh en th e
prin ter is discon n ected.
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Ch eck to m ake sure th at your parallel port is truly con figured as eith er
EPP or ECP. Ch eck th e m an ual th at cam e with your com puter to fin d
out h ow.
Ch eck f o r a co n f lict w it h t h e p a r a llel p o r t (so m e o t h er d evice
u sin g t h e sa m e IRQ o r I/ O a s t h e p a r a llel p o r t ).
In Windows 95, to fin d out if th ere is a con flict:
- Righ t-click on th e My Com puter icon
- Select Prop erties
- Select th e Device Man ager tab:
Un der th e h eadin g SCSI Con trollers, fin d Sh uttle EPAT
Extern al ATAPI Adapter, an d select Prop erties
AND
Un der th e h eadin g Ports, fin d Prin ter Port, an d select
Prop erties
If you see a yellow exclamation mark to th e left of th is lin e,
you do h ave a con flict. Determ in e wh ich oth er device is
usin g th e sam e settin gs as your parallel port an d ch an ge
th e settin gs on th e oth er device.
If you discover you do h ave a con flict, to fin d out wh ich device is in
con flict:
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In Windows 95, righ t-click on th e My Com p u ter icon , select
Prop erties, select th e Device Man ager tab, double-click on th e
com puter icon to see a list of wh ich device is usin g each resource
settin g on your com puter.
If You Have Problems
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In Windows NT (wh ile sign ed on as Adm in istrator), from th e Start
m en u on th e task bar, select Program s/ Adm in istrative Tools
(Com m on )/ Win d ow s NT d iagn ostics. Select th e Resou rces tab to
view th e list of wh ich resources are bein g used by wh ich device.
Er r o r m essa g e w h en I d o u b le-click o n t h e CD-W r it er P lu s
d r ive’s icon
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Th ere is n o CD in th e CD-Writer Plus drive; in sert a CD an d try again .
After in sertin g a CD, you n eed to wait a m om en t to let th e CD-Writer
Plus drive read th e disc in form ation (wait un til th e ligh t on th e fron t
of th e drive stops flash in g an d stays green ), th en click on th e CD-
Writer Plus drive’s icon again .
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Th e CD m ay be in th e tray upside-down or a little off-cen ter; try
rein sertin g th e CD. Th e label sh ould be facin g up.
You are tryin g to read from a blan k recordable CD. Try again after
copyin g som e in form ation to th e CD.
In W in d o w s Ex p lo r er , u n a b le t o see t h e CD la b el o r a ll t h e
sessio n s/ f iles o n t h e CD
Refresh th e screen . Select th e My Com p u ter icon in Win dows Explorer
an d press F5.
P r in t er n o lo n g er w o r k s a f t er co n n ect in g t h e CD-W r it er P lu s
d r ive
P r o b lem s p r in t in g a f ile
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See “Check for a conflict with the parallel port (some other device using the
same IRQ or I/O as the parallel port).” on page 1-10. For exam ple, a
soun d board or fax/m odem board m ay be usin g th e sam e IRQ. If you
discover con flicts, ch an ge th e IRQ settin g on th e oth er device. Refer
to th e m an uals th at cam e with your com puter an d oth er devices for
in struction s.
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If your prin ter is attach ed to th e CD-Writer Plus drive, prin tin g
docum en ts wh ile usin g th e rewritable CD drive (for exam ple, playin g
audio CDs, writin g to disc) will yield un predictable results an d is n ot
a supported fun ction . Th is is because th e prin ter an d CD-Writer Plus
drive are sh arin g th e sam e data cable.
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Uninstalling the Software Programs
Syst em d o es n o t r eco g n ize t h e CD-W r it er P lu s d r ive
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In Windows 95, sim ply click on th e Con n ect or Discon n ect extern al
drive icon on your desktop.
Select Sh uttle EPAT Extern al ATAPI Adapter, th en click Discon n ect.
Restart your com puter, or sh ut it down an d th en turn it on again .
Watch for th e green ligh t on th e fron t of th e CD-Writer Plus drive to
blin k as th e com puter boots up
Select Sh uttle EPAT Extern al ATAPI Adapter, th en click Con n ect.
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Make sure th e CD-Writer Plus drive’s cables are con n ected properly.
See “Check for a conflict with the parallel port (some other device using the
same IRQ or I/O as the parallel port).” on page 1-10. For exam ple, a
soun d board or fax/m odem board m ay be usin g th e sam e IRQ. If you
discover a con flict(s), ch an ge th e settin g on th e oth er device. Refer to
th e m an uals th at cam e with your com puter an d oth er devices for
in struction s.
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Th e power supply sh ould h ave a steady green ligh t wh en con n ected
at both en ds. If it is flash in g, try a differen t power outlet. If it is still
flash in g th e power supply could be dam aged.
Uninstalling the Software Programs
You can rem ove all of CD-Writer Plus’s program s or in dividual program s.
CAUTION: If you want to reinstall the CD-Writer Plus drive’s software, first be
sure to uninstall the original software.
1. Click th e Start button .
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Poin t to Program s.
Poin t to HP CD-Writer Plus.
Poin t to Tools & In form ation .
Poin t to Utilities.
Click Un in stall.
Moving CD-Writer Plus to Another Computer
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2. Select th e CD-Writer Plus drive’s program (s) th at you wish to rem ove.
3. Click th e Fin ish button .
Th e software is rem oved, in cludin g all related en tries in your system
registry.
Moving CD-Writer Plus to Another
Computer
CAUTION: The CD-Writer Plus contains sensitive, high-precision optical
equipment. Dropping or shaking the CD-Writer Plus may cause damage to
these sensitive components. Please be careful when handling your drive.
You can discon n ect th e CD-Writer Plus drive an d m ove it to an oth er
com puter, as lon g as th e oth er com puter m eets th e “Min im um System
Requirem en ts” on page A-1.
Th e CD-Writer Plus drive can be used by on ly on e com puter at a tim e. Do
n ot try to use th e CD-Writer Plus drive on m ore th an on e m ach in e by
attach in g it to a switch box.
To d iscon n ect t h e CD-W r it er P lu s d r ive:
1. In Windows NT, go to step 2.
In Windows 95, click on th e Con n ect or Discon n ect extern al d rive icon
on th e desktop.
Select Sh uttle EPAT Extern al ATAPI Adapter, th en click Discon n ect.
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Moving CD-Writer Plus to Another Computer
2. Un plug th e CD-Writer Plus’s power supply from th e outlet or power strip.
(Th e power plug an d outlet m ay look differen t in your coun try.)
Power supply
NOTE: There is no power switch on the CD-Writer Plus drive or power supply.
You may safely unplug the power supply without damage to the CD-Writer Plus
drive.
3. Discon n ect th e CD-Writer Plus data cable an d audio cable (if an y) from
th e back of th e com puter.
Data cable
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4. Discon n ect th e prin ter cable (if an y)
from your CD-Writer Plus drive an d
recon n ect it to th e prin ter port on th e
back of your com puter (oth er cables
n ot sh own but still attach ed).
5. You are ready to con n ect th e CD-
Writer Plus drive to an oth er com puter.
To co n n ect t h e CD-W r it er P lu s d r ive t o a n o t h er co m p u t er :
1. Follow th e direction s for “Con n ectin g CD-Writer” on page 1-2.
2. Th e first tim e you attach th e CD-Writer Plus drive to th is com puter,
follow th e direction s in “In stallin g th e Software for Win dows 95 or
Win dows NT 4.0” on page 1-8.
Each addition al tim e, after con n ectin g all th e cables:
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In Windows NT, reboot your com puter.
In Windows 95, sim ply click on th e Con n ect or Discon n ect extern al
drive icon on your desktop.
Select Sh uttle EPAT Extern al ATAPI Adapter, th en click Con n ect.
Ch apter 2:
Usin g You r CD-W r it er
P lu s
Th is ch apter describes h ow to use an d purch ase CDs, h ow to take care of
your drive, an d h ow to fin d out its drive letter.
Using CDs
Inserting a CD
1. Press th e eject button on th e CD-Writer fron t pan el.
2. Set th e CD in th e tray with th e labeled side up.
Eject button
3. Press th e eject button again or push gen tly on th e fron t of th e tray to
sh ut th e tray.
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The following are variables (to change: Special/Varialble- Edit definition):
c4357-90100 Rev. A (Part-number)
\ \ Bldmach2\ tw\ TW\ MAN\ CD\ cutthroat\ external\ 4381-90100\ using.fm
(Filename long)
CD-Writer (Drive-name)
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Using CDs
Wh en you access th e CD-Writer Plus drive from with in a program , you
sh ould be able to read th e files on th e in serted CD. If you h ave problem s:
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Th e CD m ay be in th e tray upside-down or a little off-cen ter; try
rein sertin g th e CD. Th e label sh ould be facin g up.
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After in sertin g a CD, you n eed to wait a m om en t to let th e CD-Writer
Plus drive read th e disc in form ation (wait un til th e ligh t on th e fron t
of th e drive stops flash in g an d stays green ), th en click on th e CD-
Writer Plus drive’s icon again .
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Are you tryin g to read from a blan k recordable CD? Try again after
copyin g som e in form ation to th e CD.
Removing a CD
1. Press th e eject button on th e HP CD-Writer drive fron t pan el.
2. Rem ove th e CD from th e tray.
3. Press th e eject button again or push gen tly on th e fron t of th e tray to
sh ut th e fron t pan el.
Choosing CDs for Your CD-Writer
For best results, use Hewlett-Packard CD-RW (ReWritable) or CD-R
(Recordable or write-on ce) m edia, available from your local ven dor.
Ideas for usin g CD-RW (ReWritable) discs wh ich can on ly be used in CD-
ReWritable drives or n ewer MultiRead CD-ROMs:
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Use as if it were a large-capacity floppy disk
Copy your im portan t files each week
Free up disk space on your h ard drive
Tran sport files to an d from work/h om e
Hold large com plex files as you develop th em
Sh are presen tation s in editable form
Create person alized presen tation s
Using CDs
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Ideas for usin g CD-R (Recordable or write-on ce) discs wh ich can be read
in m ost CD-ROM or CD-Recordable drive:
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Perm an en tly save large project files
Sh are n on -editable presen tation s
Perm an en tly store h om e records
Sh are m em ories with fam ily an d frien ds
Copy your m usic on to CD for person al use
Make copies of m usic you created for record com pan y dem os
Perm an en tly arch ive files
P u r ch a se H P CD-RW (ReW r it a b le) m ed ia
Available from your local ven dor, th ese CDs can on ly be used with CD-
ReWritable drives or read from n ewer MultiRead CD-ROMs:
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12 cm (650 MB, 74-m in ute) 1 pack (C4431A)
12 cm (650 MB, 74-m in ute) 3 pack (C4431C)
12 cm (650 MB, 74-m in ute) 25 pack (C4431D)
NOTE: Do not mix audio and data files on the same CD since they require
different formats.
P u r ch a se H P CD-R (Reco r d a b le o r w r it e-o n ce) m ed ia
Available from your local ven dor, th ese CDs can be read by m ost CD-
ROM, CD-Recordable, an d CD-ReWritable drives (use th is type of m edia
if you wan t to listen to your m usic CDs in a stereo):
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12 cm (650 MB, 74-m in ute) 1 pack (C4432A)
12 cm (650 MB, 74-m in ute) 3 pack (C4432C)
12 cm (650 MB, 74-m in ute) 25 pack (C4432D)
NOTE: Do not mix audio and data files on the same CD since they require
different formats.
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Maintenance
Maintenance
Th e CD-Writer Plus drive requires n o m ain ten an ce or clean in g. If you
sim ply keep your CDs clean , you will preven t m ost problem s.
CAUTION: Do NOT use the CD-ROM cleaning discs that rely on a small brush
to sweep dirt off the laser. Do NOT use high-pressure air to clean the inside of
the drive. These cleaning techniques will damage the CD-Writer Plus drive.
Identifying CD-Writer Plus’s Drive Letter
No t su r e w h ich d r ive let t er w a s a ssig n ed t o t h e CD-W r it er P lu s
d r ive?
Th e CD-Writer Plus drive will h ave a drive icon just like a CD-ROM drive
icon . You can determ in e wh ich icon is your CD-ROM drive an d wh ich
icon is your CD-Writer Plus drive by double-clickin g on th e My
Com p u ter icon , righ t-clickin g on th e CD drive icon , an d selectin g Eject.
Th e tray of th e selected drive will open .
Ch apter 3:
P r ob lem Solvin g
If you are h avin g difficulties with a software application ch eck th at
application ’s ch apter an d on -lin e h elp for troublesh ootin g in form ation .
If you n eed furth er assistan ce, th e table on page B-1 will h elp you fin d
th e ph on e n um bers for th e appropriate custom er support service.
Read th is section if you run in to trouble with your CD-Writer Plus drive.
If after reviewin g th e section you n eed furth er assistan ce, call th e ph on e
n um bers listed in “Appen dix B: Custom er Support”
Gath er th e in form ation on page B-2 before callin g for h elp. Having this
information ready will greatly facilitate your call.
Things to Try First
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Does your com puter m eet th e m in im um system requirem en ts
(see“Min im um System Requirem en ts” on page A-1 )?
Make sure your com puter an d CD-Writer Plus drive are plugged in
an d th at each device attach ed to your com puter is turn ed on .
Turn off th e com puter’s power, un plug th e CD-Writer Plus drive, an d
wait 20 secon ds. Th en plug in th e CD-Writer Plus drive an d turn on
your com puter. (Th is is called cycling power.)
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Discon n ect all th e cables an d th en recon n ect th em . Som etim es just
recon n ectin g a cable align s it correctly or adjusts th e pin con n ection s,
fixin g a faulty con n ection . (Ch eck for ben t pin s on th e con n ectors
an d straigh ten th em .)
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Make sure th at you are usin g th e righ t type of CD. See “Ch oosin g CDs
for Your CD-Writer” on page 2-2.
Try th e operation with a differen t CD.
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Common Symptoms and Solutions
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Ch eck th e list of kn own com patibility problem s (page 3-7) an d in th e
Readm e file.
If your com puter h as a power-m an agem en t feature, disable it (see th e
m an ual th at cam e with your com puter).
If your system is run n in g prin ter status m on itor software, disable it
(page 3-7).
Make sure th at you are n ot attach in g a parallel port switch box
an ywh ere in th e CD-Writer Plus drive’s cablin g con figuration .
Common Symptoms and Solutions
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Not sure wh ich drive letter was assign ed to th e CD-Writer Plus drive?
(See “Iden tifyin g CD-Writer Plus’s Drive Letter” on page 2-4.)
Error m essage wh en I double-click on th e CD-Writer Plus drive’s icon
(see page 1-11)
In Win dows Explorer, un able to see th e CD label or all th e session s/
files on th e CD (see page 1-11)
Prin ter n o lon ger works after con n ectin g th e CD-Writer Plus drive (see
page 1-11)
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Problem s prin tin g a file (see page 1-11)
System does n ot recogn ize th e CD-Writer Plus drive (see page 1-12)
Copyin g directly from on e CD to an oth er doesn ’t work. (see page 3-3)
Audio soun ds poor (see page 3-3)
Video is ch oppy (see page 3-4)
Buffer un derrun error m essages (see page 3-4)
Un able to read a secon d session readin g from a CD-ROM drive (see
page 3-5)
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Application s can n ot fin d your CD in th e CD-Writer Plus drive (see
page 3-5)
Lost power to your com puter or h ad to press CTRL-ALT-DEL wh ile
writin g to th e CD! (see page 3-6)
Hard Drive Com pression Software (see page 3-6)
Common Symptoms and Solutions
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Ach ievin g optim al perform an ce (see page 3-6)
Prin ter Status Mon itor Software (see page 3-7)
Kn own Com patibility Problem s (see page 3-7)
Fin din g th e CD-Writer Plus driver files. (see page 3-8)
Co p yin g d ir ect ly f r o m o n e CD t o a n o t h er d o esn ’t w o r k .
WARNING: Only reproduce material for which you own the copyright or have
obtained permission to copy from the copyright owner. Unless you own the
copyright or have permission to copy from the copyright owner, you may be
violating copyright law and be subject to payment of damages and other
remedies. If you are uncertain about your rights, contact your legal advisor.
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Som e CD-ROMs will n ot allow direct copyin g to th e CD-Writer Plus
drive or are n ot capable of digital audio extraction .
You m ust h ave eith er a SCSI 2 CD-ROM drive (see th e drive’s guide for
in form ation ) or a supported ATAPI CD-ROM drive as your source.
Som e CDs h ave a copy preven tion feature or oth er features th at do
n ot allow a CD-to-CD copy.
Au d io so u n d s p o o r
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If your prin ter is attach ed to th e CD-Writer Plus drive, prin tin g
docum en ts wh ile playin g audio CDs will yield un predictable results
an d is n ot a supported CD-Writer Plus drive fun ction . Th is is because
th e prin ter an d CD-Writer Plus drive are sh arin g th e sam e data cable.
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Make sure th e audio con n ectors are com pletely plugged in to th e back
of th e CD-Writer Plus drive an d th e LINE IN con n ector of th e soun d
card on th e back of th e com puter. (Your soun d board m ay be labeled
differen tly.)
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Verify th at you do n ot h ave a soun d-m utin g feature turn ed on , by
way of th e m on itor or software.
Ch eck th e soun d com in g from th e CD-Writer Plus drive by pluggin g
earph on es or speakers to th e audio con n ector on th e front of th e CD-
Writer Plus drive. If th e soun d quality is good, th e problem is
probably with th e soun d board, speakers, or audio cable. Refer to th e
docum en tation th at cam e with your soun d board an d speakers for
h elp.
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Common Symptoms and Solutions
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Try listen in g to th e wave files on your h ard drive to see if th ey
soun ded poor before copyin g th em to CD. (You can use th e Media
Player program foun d un der Multim edia in Win dows’ Accessories.)
Vid eo is ch o p p y
Th is can be caused by th e sam e situation s th at cause buffer un derrun s.
Th is can also h appen if your video card is slow. Try th e followin g:
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Try th e solution s for buffer un derrun s (page 3-4).
Upgrade your video card.
Reduce th e size of th e video win dow an d close an y oth er program s
th at are run n in g.
Bu f f er u n d er r u n er r o r m essa g es
Wh en usin g Easy-CD Audio or Disc Copier:
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Make sure your system m eets th e m in im um system requirem en ts
(page A-1).
Buffer un derrun m ay be caused by h ard drive com pression software
(page 3-6).
NEVER write to th e recordable CD wh ile oth er application s are
run n in g th at could in terrupt th e writin g-to-CD process. Log off an y
n etworks, disable an y fax m odem , em ail, screen saver, or oth er
program s (such as TSRs, term in ate-an d-stay-residen t program s) th at
m ay autom atically sen d m essages to your com puter wh ile writin g
data to th e CD. If th e in terruption is lon g en ough , you could ruin a
write-on ce CD to wh ich you are writin g.
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Exit any oth er program s wh ile writin g data to th e CD.
If your com puter h as a power-m an agem en t feature, disable it (see th e
m an ual th at cam e with your com puter).
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Run SCANDISK.EXE an d DEFRAG.EXE periodically on your h ard
drive (see your Win dows m an ual for m ore in form ation ). Th ese
program s im prove access tim es to th e h ard drive, wh ich will h elp
im prove system perform an ce wh ile writin g to an d readin g from th e
CD-Writer Plus drive.
Buffer un derrun s could also be caused by an un supported parallel port
(stan dard m ode SPP). See “Min im um System Requirem en ts” on page A-
1. Try th e followin g:
Common Symptoms and Solutions
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Ch an ge th e parallel port settin gs to EPP or ECP in CMOS, if your
com puter can support th e ch an ge. See th e m an ual th at cam e with
your com puter to fin d out h ow.
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In stall a n ew EPP or ECP parallel port card.
Write data to th e CD at 1x speed if you are given th e ch oice with in
th e software.
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Disable an y prin ter status m on itor software (page 3-7).
Un a b le t o r ea d a seco n d sessio n r ea d in g f r o m a CD-ROM d r ive
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Eject th e CD an d rein sert it.
Refresh th e screen . Select th e My Com p u ter icon in Win dows
Explorer an d press F5.
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CD-RW (ReWritable) discs can on ly be used in CD-ReWritable drives
or n ewer MultiRead CD-ROMs.
If you are trying to read your CD from Windows 3.x: Multi-session CDs
created with Direct CD can n ot be read in DOS or Win dows 3.x. If
your m ulti-session CD was created usin g som e oth er program , verify
th at you are usin g version 2.23 of th e MSCDEX.EXE file. First, restart
your com puter an d wh en you see “Startin g MS-DOS...” appear on
your m on itor, press F8. Each lin e in your CONFIG.SYS an d
AUTOEXEC.BAT file will load on e at a tim e. Press “Y” un til you see a
lin e con tain in g “MSCDEX.EXE”. Th en press “Y” an d th e version
n um ber of your MSCDEX file will display. Th e n um ber m ust be 2.23
or greater. Call Microsoft for an updated file if you n eed it.
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See if th e CD-Writer Plus drive or oth er CD-ROM drives can read th e
CD. If so, th e problem is probably with th e CD-ROM drive. Con tact
th e m an ufacturer of th is drive for updated drivers.
Ap p lica t io n s ca n n o t f in d yo u r CD in t h e CD-W r it er P lu s d r ive
Som e program s (CD-ROM gam es, etc.) look on ly for th e first logical drive
letter assign ed to a CD-ROM drive or CD-Writer Plus drive. For exam ple,
if your CD-ROM drive is assign ed drive D:\ an d th e CD-Writer Plus drive
is assign ed drive E:\ , th e program is lookin g for th e CD on ly in drive D:\
an d will n ot see th e CD in drive E:\ . If you wan t to use th e CD-Writer
Plus drive for th ese types of program s, reassign th e drive letters, m akin g
th e CD-Writer Plus drive com e before th e CD-ROM drive, as follows:
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In Windows 95, display th e Device Man ager an d double-click on
CDROM. Double-click on th e CD-ROM drive, an d th en click on th e
Settin gs tab. Un der Reserved drive letters, select th e drive letter after
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Common Symptoms and Solutions
th e existin g letter (for both start an d en d drive letter) an d click on
OK. Th en double-click on th e CD-Writer Plus drive, an d th en click on
th e Settin gs tab. Un der Reserved drive letters, select th e drive letter
before th e curren t on e an d click on OK.
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In Windows NT, click on Start/Program s/Ad m in istrative
Tools(com m on ). Ch oose Disk Adm in istrator. Righ t-click on th e
drive letter you wish to ch an ge. Select Assign Drive Letter. Ch an ge
th e drive letter.
Lo st p o w er t o yo u r co m p u t er o r h a d t o p r ess CTRL-ALT-DEL
w h ile w r it in g t o t h e CD!
If you lose power wh ile writin g to your CD (th e CD-Writer Plus drive's
red ligh t is on ) OR If you exit an application or press CTRL-ALT-DEL
wh ile writin g to CD...
You m ay be able to salvage your CD, but ONLY if you:
1. LEAVE YOUR CD IN THE DRIVE, DO NOT OPEN THE DISC TRAY
2. Turn your m ach in e off
3. Turn it back on
4. Th en re-en ter th e application you were usin g
On ce th e application tries to access th e CD-Writer Plus drive, th e
recovery operation will m ake it appear th at th e last session is th ere.
However, in reality, on ly a part of th e CD's directory m ay be th ere. Your
recordable CD is still usable if you can read th e directory. Repeat th e
en tire copy operation to m ake sure th at your files are copied to th e
recordable or ReWritable CD.
H a r d Dr ive Co m p r essio n So f t w a r e
We do n ot recom m en d usin g h ard drive com pression software. If you use
h ard drive com pression software, it estim ates free h ard drive space based
upon a com pression ratio (often user selectable). Program s m ay ch eck
your h ard drive for space n eeded an d m ay th in k you h ave th e n ecessary
free space. However, depen din g on th e type of files you are copyin g, you
m ay in fact n ot h ave en ough h ard drive space.
Ach ievin g o p t im a l p er f o r m a n ce
Run SCANDISK.EXE an d DEFRAG.EXE on your h ard drive before usin g
your CD-Writer Plus drive for th e first tim e (see your Win dows m an ual
for m ore in form ation ). Th en run th em periodically after th at. Th ese
program s im prove access tim es to th e h ard drive, wh ich will h elp
Common Symptoms and Solutions
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im prove system perform an ce wh ile writin g to an d readin g from th e CD-
Writer Plus drive.
P r in t er St a t u s Mo n it o r So f t w a r e
NOTE: This is only an issue if your printer is connected to the back of the CD-
Writer Plus drive.
If your prin ter cam e with a program th at n otifies you about th e status of
th e prin ter (such as wh en it is out of paper), th is printer status monitor
software m igh t cause problem s. Th e printer status monitor software ch ecks
th e status of your prin ter every few secon ds. If th is h appen s wh ile you are
writin g data to your recordable CD, it will cause data corruption . Turn off
th e printer status monitor software to preven t th is problem . Ch eck th e
in form ation th at cam e with your prin ter to fin d out h ow to do th is.
Kn o w n Co m p a t ib ilit y P r o b lem s
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Ch eck th e Readm e file th at cam e with th e CD-Writer Plus drive for
addition al in form ation .
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Ch eck th e web site listed on page B-5 for th e m ost recen t in form ation .
Maxtor Hard Drives
You m igh t be un able to write reliably to th e CD-Writer Plus drive if
your com puter h as a Maxtor h ard drive (th e followin g m odels):
71626A/AP (1.6 Gbyte)
712260A (1.2 Gbyte)
72004A/AP (2.0 Gbyte)
CD recordable devices require an un in terrupted data stream from th e
h ard drive in order to write successfully to a CD. Th ese h ard drive
m odels are design ed with a built-in in terrupt loop th at m ay cause CD
corruption . Please con tact Maxtor's custom er support at 1-800-2-
MAXTOR or on th e World Wide Web at h ttp://www.m axtor.com / for
m ore in form ation .
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Acer com puters, som e m odels P75 to P120
DO NOT con n ect th e CD-Writer Plus drive to th e prin ter (parallel)
port. On th ese m odels, con n ectin g an extern al storage device, such as
th e CD-Writer Plus drive, to th e parallel port will dam age th e port.
Con tact your com puter m an ufacturer for m ore in form ation .
IBM Aptiva com puters
Most h ave th e parallel port con figured to I/O base address 3BC. Th is
m ust be ch an ged, see “Min im um System Requirem en ts” on page A-1.
Ch apter 4:
Sh a r in g You r CDs
How you write your data to CD an d th e type of CDs th at you use will
determ in e wh o else can read th e data from your discs. Th is ch apter
briefly explain s som e of th e option s you h ave in creatin g CDs th at can be
sh ared with oth ers usin g differen t com puter an d CD setups.
Varying Formats
CD tech n ology h as progressed rapidly over th e last few years from CD-
ROM to writable CD, an d on to th e tech n ology you n ow own in your
rewritable CD-Writer Plus. On e of th e results of th ese developm en ts is
th at data can be written in several form ats an d on differen t types of CDs.
Sharing CDs across Different Formats
Using CD-RW Discs
W h en sh ou ld I u se CD-RW d iscs?
CD-RW m edia is th e ideal solution for exten ded person al storage on your
own m ach in e. You can write, erase, an d rewrite data easily from
application s an d from th e Win dows Explorer. Your CD-Writer Plus drive,
coupled with CD-RW m edia, can fun ction as an exten sion of th e h ard
drive on your m ach in e. Use CD-RW m edia:
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To save work in progress like presen tation s, docum en ts, etc.
Make weekly arch ives of files on your h ard drive.
Sh uttle files between th e office an d h om e if you h ave a CD-Writer
Plus at each location , or h ave an extern al CD-Writer Plus to use on
both com puters.
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Sharing CDs across Different Formats
Ca n I sh a r e a CD-RW d isc?
Yes. You can sh are a CD-RW disc directly with som eon e own in g an oth er
CD-RW drive or with som eon e th at h as a MultiRead CD-ROM drive an d
UDF reader software. MultiRead CD-ROM drives are a recen t in n ovation
to CD-ROM tech n ology, so wh ile n ot all CD-ROMs are MultiRead, th ey
are available to users world wide.
H ow d o I k n ow if a CD-ROM is Mu lt iRea d ?
Look for th e MultiRead certification logo on th e CD-ROM’s packagin g or
users guide. Th e drive will be described as MultiRead certified or will list
CD-RW as supported m edia. You can also put a CD-RW disc in your CD-
ROM an d see if it can read it.
W h a t if I w a n t t o sh a r e w it h u ser s t h a t h a ve st a n d a r d CD-ROM
d r ives?
In gen eral, you m ust copy your in form ation to a CD-R disc to sh are it
with users th at h ave stan dard CD-ROM drives. To accom plish th is:
1. In sert your CD-RW disc in your CD-Writer Plus drive.
2. Copy all th e in form ation from th e CD-RW disc to a un ique location on
your h ard drive.
3. Replace th e CD-RW disc in your CD-Writer Plus with a blan k CD-R disc.
4. Copy th e in form ation from your h ard drive to th e CD-R m edia usin g
Direct CD.
5. Wh en you eject th e disc, DirectCD prom pts you to eith er leave th e disc
open , or close th e disc so it can be read in a stan dard CD-ROM drive.
Select th e option to close th e CD.
NOTE: For additional information on sharing CDs with Windows 3.x and
DOS users, see “What if I used DirectCD to create my CD-R disc?” on page 4-3.
Ca n I p la y a n a u d io d isc I m a d e on a CD-RW d isc in m y ca r or
h om e CD p la yer ?
Probably n ot. Most car an d h om e CD players are n ot capable of readin g
in form ation off of CD-RW m edia. You m ust record your audio on CD-R
discs to play th em on m ost con ven tion al CD players. Th ere are h owever
som e n ewly released auto an d h om e CD players th at can read th e CD-RW
m edia
Sharing CDs across Different Formats
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Using CD-R Discs
W h en sh ou ld I u se CD-R d iscs?
Th e data you put on a CD-R can ’t be erased. Use CD-R discs:
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Wh en you wan t to protect your data so th at it can n ot be erased
If you wan t to sh are your CD with users th at h ave stan dard CD-ROM
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For audio CDs
Ca n I a u t om a t ica lly sh a r e a CD-R w it h a n yon e?
Not n ecessarily. Th e software application you use will determ in e with
wh om you can easily sh are th e CD.
W h a t if I u sed Dir ect CD t o cr ea t e m y CD-R d isc?
Wh en you eject th e disc from th e drive, DirectCD will prom pt you to
eith er leave th e disc open so you can add m ore data later, or close th e
disc so it can be read in a stan dard CD-ROM drive. If you in ten d to sh are
th e disc with oth er users, th en you m ust “close” th e disc.
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Win dows 95 an d Win dows NT. If you are sh arin g a “closed” CD-R
with an oth er Win dows 95 or Win dows NT user, your disc is n ow
ready to be sh ared.
Th ere m ay be som e CD-ROMs th at can ’t read th e CD-R. If you h ave
problem s try turn in g off th e “Read Ah ead” on your CD-ROM. Refer to
your operatin g system docum en tation on h ow to do th is. An oth er
option is to use CD Copier to create a disc copy of your origin al CD-R
disc. A description of h ow to do th is can be foun d in th e section
“How to Make a Copy of a CD” on page 8-3.
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Win dows 3.x an d DOS. Som e addition al steps are required if you
wan t to sh are your “closed” disc with Win dows 3.x or DOS users. You
will n eed to create a copy of your origin al CD-R disc on an oth er piece
of CD-R m edia usin g th e CD Copier application . Th is will write a disc
in th e proper form at for Win dows 3.x an d DOS users. Follow th e
in struction s given in th e section “How to Make a Copy of a CD” on
page 8-3 to accom plish th is task.
NOTE: CDs created with CD Copier will display long filenames when viewed in
Windows 95 and NT. When viewed in Windows 3.x and DOS, file names are
shortened to the DOS standard of eight characters with a three-character
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Sharing CDs across Different Formats
extension. Files and executables that expect a specific file name may not
function as anticipated in Windows 3.x and DOS.
W h a t if I u sed Ea sy CD Au d io t o cr ea t e m y CD-R d isc?
Th is application autom atically writes th e audio form at un derstood by
m illion s of car an d h om e CD players in existen ce today. You will be able
to sh are th is disc with virtually an y user.
Ar e t h er e a n y ot h er w a ys t o cr ea t e CD-R d iscs?
Use a CD-m asterin g application , such as Adaptec’s Easy-CD Creator. A
m asterin g application , wh en used with CD-R m edia, is capable of directly
writin g discs usin g a form at th at can be read by virtually all CD-ROM
drives an d operatin g system s (Win dows95, Win dows NT, Win dows 3.x,
an d DOS).
Interchange Summary
Th e followin g table is a brief sum m ary of wh ich CD drives can read discs
created with certain application /m edia com bin ation s.
Application
Type of CD
used to
Drives th at can read th e CD
used
m ake a CD
DirectCD
CD-RW
MultiRead CD-ROM with UDF
reader
Win dows 95 an d NT 4.0
CD-R
*Most CD-ROMs
(closed)
Win dows 95 an d NT 4.0
CD Copier
CD-RW
CD-R
MultiRead CD-ROM
An y CD-ROM
Easy-CD Audio
CD-RW
CD-R
MultiRead CD-ROM
An y CD-ROM, h om e or car CD
player
Easy-CD
Creator
CD-RW
CD-R
MultiRead CD-ROM
An y CD-ROM
* Your CD-ROM drive m ust be capable of readin g packet-written CDs. Most CD-ROM drives
are packet toleran t. If you h ave problem s, ch eck your drive’s docum en tation or con sult th e
drive’s m an ufacturer.
Ch apter 5:
Ma kin g Da t a CDs
™
To m ake data CDs, you can use DirectCD. DirectCD provides a way to
write files directly to a CD-Recordable (CD-R) or CD-ReWritable (CD-RW)
disc, m uch like you would to a floppy diskette or rem ovable drive.
With DirectCD you can read an d write files directly to your CD with an y
software application th at can read an d write to a drive letter. Som e
exam ples in clude:
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Software application s such as Microsoft Word, wh en you use th e
Saveor Save Ascom m an ds
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Win dows 95 /NT, wh en you use th e Send Tocom m an d
MS-DOS, wh en you use com m an d prom pts from with in
Win dows 95/NT
DirectCD provides a file system based on UDF v.1.5 an d writes data to th e
CD-R or CD-RW disc usin g packet-writin g tech n ology. Th is file system
gives you drive letter access to your CD-RW drive.
DirectCD in cludes a wizard th at guides you step-by-step th rough th e
process of preparin g an d ejectin g CD-R an d CD-RW discs.
Uses for DirectCD
DirectCD is th e easiest way to save data files directly to CD. Uses for
DirectCD in clude:
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Arch ivin g data
Backin g up a h ard drive
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Starting DirectCD
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Dissem in atin g in form ation to field offices
Tran sferrin g an d distributin g data to oth er Win dows 95 system s
Starting DirectCD
To start DirectCD so you can begin writin g data to your CD:
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Double-click th e CD-RW drive icon
taskbar.
on th e righ t side of th e
Th e DirectCD Wizard appears an d guides you step-by-step to prepare th e
CD so you can write data directly to it.
Writing Data to a CD the First Time
Before you can write data directly to your CD, you m ust first form at th e
CD. To do so, follow th ese steps:
1. In sert a blan k CD in to your CD-RW drive.
2. Double-click th e CD-RW drive icon
on th e taskbar.
Th e Adaptec DirectCD Wizard win dow appears.
3. Click Next.
4. If you h ave m ore th an on e CD-R or CD-RW drive, select th e CD-R drive
con tain in g th e blan k CD an d click Next.
5. In th e Form at Disc win dow, select th e option th at says:
I will be usin g DirectCD to read an d write th e CD th rough th e
drive letter associated with th e CD-R drive.
NOTE: Formatting a blank CD-RW disc may take approximately one hour.
Formatting a CD-RW disc also requires additional space on the disc (up to 100
MB or more). Thus, CD-RW discs have less than 500 MB of available space
while CD-R discs can store over 600 MB of data.
6. Click Next to con tin ue.
7. Type in th e n am e you wan t to call your CD in th e Volum e In form ation
win dow an d click Fin ish .
Starting DirectCD
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Th e DirectCD Disc Ready win dow appears wh en th e form attin g is
com plete.
8. Click OK.
Th e DirectCD disc is ready for you to write in form ation directly to th e
CD.
Adding Data to a DirectCD Disc
On ce your CD is form atted as a DirectCD disc, th ere are a n um ber of
ways to add data to it:
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Drag an d drop files from Win dows Explorer on to th e CD-RW drive
icon .
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select th e drive letter of your CD-RW drive.
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Use th e Sen d To com m an d.
Use MS-DOS com m an d prom pts from a DOS win dow in
Win dows 95/NT.
Ejecting a DirectCD Disc
Wh en you eject a DirectCD disc from your CD-RW drive an d you wan t to
con tin ue readin g th e CD on your com puter usin g your CD-RW drive or
an oth er CD-R system th at supports DirectCD, th e disc m ust be form atted
so you can con tin ue usin g DirectCD. Wh en you eject a disc, DirectCD
autom atically form ats it for you. To eject a DirectCD disc, follow th ese
steps:
1. Righ t-click th e CD-RW drive icon
on th e taskbar.
2. Select Eject from th e drop-down list box.
DirectCD ejects your CD from th e CD-RW drive.
Writing More Data to a DirectCD Disc
To add m ore data to your DirectCD disc—m ean in g th at you h ave
previously form atted a blan k CD for DirectCD use—you can add m ore
in form ation to it un til th e disc is full. To do so, follow th ese steps:
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Erasing the Contents on a DirectCD Disc
1. In sert th e DirectCD disc in to your CD-RW drive.
2. Wait for th e DirectCD Disc Ready win dow to appear.
3. Click OK an d con tin ue writin g m ore data to your CD.
Erasing the Contents on a DirectCD Disc
If you are usin g CD-RW discs an d a CD-RW drive, you can erase th e
con ten ts on th e CD so you can rewrite n ew in form ation to th e CD.
However, if you delete files from a CD-R disc, th e files becom e in visible to
th e file system (such as Win dows Explorer) but are n ot actually erased
from th e disc. Deletin g files from a CD-R disc does not in crease th e
available space on th e disc.
To erase th e con ten ts on a DirectCD disc, follow th ese steps:
1. Wh ile in Win dows Explorer, select th e file(s) you wan t to erase.
2. Select Delete from th e File m en u.
3. Click Yes to con firm th at you wan t to erase th e files from th e CD.
DirectCD erases th e selected file(s) from th e CD.
Getting Help
For set-up an d con n ection problem s with your CD-RW drive, refer to th e
Troublesh ootin g section of th e h ardware guide.
For in form ation about DirectCD, in cludin g DirectCD properties, refer to
th e appropriate topics in th e On lin e Help. To access th e DirectCD
On lin e Help:
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Click Help on an y of th e DirectCD Wizard win dows
If you n eed furth er assistan ce, please con tact Adaptec. Th e in form ation
an d support services we offer are described in th e Custom er Support
section at th e en d of th is m an ual.
Ch apter 6:
Ma kin g Mu sic CDs
A m usic CD is a com pact disc (CD) con tain in g digital audio tracks
recorded in th e Com pact Disc-Digital Audio (CD-DA) form at.
Music CDs can store up to 74 m in utes of m usic an d m ay con tain up to 99
tracks, each usually represen tin g a separate piece of m usic. Music CDs
can be played back from a h om e or car CD player or from a CD-ROM
drive th rough speakers or h eadph on es attach ed to th e drive’s output jack.
Usin g Easy-CD Audio, you can :
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Com pile audio CDs of your favorite m usic
Make CDs from Wave files on your h ard drive
Starting Easy-CD Audio
To start Easy-CD Audio so you can begin m akin g your own m usic CDs,
follow th ese steps:
1. In Win dows 95, click th e Start button located on th e left side of th e
taskbar.
2. Select Program s, poin t to HP CD-Writer Plus, an d select Make Music
CDs.
Th e Easy-CD Audio Wizard win dow appears.
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How to Make a Music CD
How to Make a Music CD
To m ake an audio CD, you can record son gs from :
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Tracks on an existin g CD
Wave files stored on your h ard drive (*.wav, a stan dard Win dows
form at for soun d files.)
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A com bin ation of Wave files an d tracks
NOTE: Easy-CD Audio is designed to assist you in reproducing material in
which you own the copyright or have obtained permission to copy from the
copyright owner. Unless you own the copyright or have permission to copy from
the copyright owner, you may be violating copyright law and be subject to
payment of damages and other remedies. If you are uncertain about your rights,
contact your legal advisor.
Using the Wizard
Th e easiest way to m ake a m usic CD is usin g th e Easy-CD Audio Wizard.
Th e Wizard appears wh en you first start Easy-CD Audio an d guides you
step-by-step to m ake a sim ple m usic CD. To use th e Wizard, follow th ese
steps:
1. Start Easy-CD Audio.
Th e Easy-CD Audio Wizard win dow appears.
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2. Follow th e on -screen in struction s in th e Wizard win dows.
A list of th e audio tracks you are addin g to your CD appears in th e m ain
Easy-CD Audio win dow. A fin al m essage box n otifies you wh en th e
recordin g is com plete.
Recording Audio Tracks from an Existing
Music CD
To record son gs (audio tracks) from an existin g m usic CD, you n eed to
first create a CD layout— a file th at con tain s th e list of son gs an d th e
order in wh ich th ey will be recorded—th en record th e layout to a blan k
CD. To do so, follow th ese steps:
1. Select New CD Layout from th e File m en u or open an existin g CD
layout.
2. Click th e Audio CD Layout tab:
Windows Explorer
Audio CD Layout Window
Th e top part of th e win dow is Win dows Explorer, wh ere you can select
th e son gs you wan t to record. Th e bottom part is th e Audio CD Layout
win dow, wh ich allows you to view th e con ten ts of th e CD layout. To
m ake ch an ges to th e list of tracks in th e Audio CD Layout tab, see
“Ch an gin g th e Order of Your Songs” on page 6-7.
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How to Make a Music CD
3. In sert th e source CD, wh ich con tain s th e son gs you wan t to record, in to
your CD-RW drive.
NOTE: You can record directly from a CD-ROM drive only if it supports digital
audio extraction. See “Recording from a CD-ROM Drive” in the Easy-CD Audio
Online Help.
4. In th e Explorer section of th e win dow, select th e drive wh ere th e source
CD is located to view th e list of son gs on th e CD.
5. Drag th e son gs th at you wan t to record from Explorer to th e Audio CD
Layout win dow.
To ch an ge th e n am e of a son g, see “Ren am in g Son gs in Your CD Layout”
on page 6-8.
6. Repeat steps 3-5 for each existin g m usic CD from wh ich you wan t to
record son gs.
7. Select Create CD from th e File m en u wh en you h ave placed all of th e
son gs th at you wan t to record in to th e Audio CD Layout win dow.
Th e CD Creation Setup box appears.
8. Make ch an ges, if an y, to th e CD Creation Setup settin gs (see “CD
Creation Setup Settin gs” in th e Easy-CD Audio On lin e Help for
description s) an d click OK.
Easy-CD Audio begin s recordin g your CD layout to a blan k CD. In sert a
blan k CD wh en prom pted. A fin al m essage box n otifies you wh en th e
recordin g is com plete.
NOTE: To make a sleeve that lists the artist, CD title, and songs, see ”Chapter
7: Making Inserts and Labels”.
Recording Wave Files Stored on Your Hard
Drive
To record a m usic CD usin g Wave files (*.wav), th e Wave files m ust be
stored on your h ard drive at 11, 22, 44.1 KHz, 8- or 16-bit, m on o or
stereo. To m ake a Wave file from an existin g CD, see “Pre-recordin g
Audio Tracks to Wave Files” on page 6-5.
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To record Wave files stored on your h ard drive to a blan k CD, follow
th ese steps:
1. In sert a blan k CD in to your CD-RW drive.
2. Select New CD Layout from th e File m en u or open an existin g layout.
3. Click th e Audio CD Layout tab.
4. Select th e Wave files you wan t to record from Explorer an d drag th em to
th e Audio CD Layout win dow.
5. To ch an ge th e n am e of th e son g(s) see “Ren am in g Son gs in Your CD
Layout” on page 6-8.
6. Select Create CD from th e File m en u wh en you h ave fin ish ed addin g all
of th e son gs you wan t to record to your CD layout.
Th e CD Creation Setup box appears.
7. Make ch an ges, if an y, to th e CD Creation Setup settin gs (see “CD
Creation Setup Settin gs” in th e Easy-CD Audio On lin e Help for
description s) an d click OK.
Easy-CD Audio begin s recordin g your CD layout to a blan k CD. A fin al
m essage box n otifies you wh en th e recordin g is com plete.
NOTE: To make a sleeve that lists the artist, CD title, and songs, see ”Chapter
7: Making Inserts and Labels”.
Pre-recording Audio Tracks to Wave Files
Pre-recordin g audio tracks to Wave files on your h ard drive is a way to:
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Min im ize swappin g CDs in an d out of your drive if you wan t to m ake
m ore th an on e copy
Add soun d effects to custom ize th e son g (use a th ird-party soun d
editor)
Im prove th e soun d quality if your CD recordin g system is less th an
optim al
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How to Make a Music CD
You can pre-record on e Wave file at a tim e. To pre-record a Wave file from
an existin g CD, follow th ese steps:
1. In sert th e source CD, wh ich con tain s th e son g you wan t to pre-record to
your h ard drive, in to your CD recorder.
2. Click th e Audio CD Layout tab.
3. Select th e audio track you wan t to pre-record from Explorer an d drag it
in to th e Audio CD Layout win dow.
4. High ligh t th e audio track in th e Audio CD Layout win dow.
5. Select Pre-record to WAV file from th e Track m en u.
NOTE: Pre-recording audio tracks to Wave files requires approximately 10MB
of space on your hard drive for one minute of music.
6. Type in a file n am e for th e Wave file an d ch oose a differen t location on
your h ard drive if you do n ot wan t to record your Wave file to your Tem p
directory.
7. Click Save.
Easy-CD Audio pre-records your Wave file to your h ard drive. A fin al
m essage box n otifies you wh en th e recordin g is com plete.
Modifying Your CD Layout
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Combining Both Audio Tracks and Wave Files
You can m ake a m usic CD th at con tain s son gs both from pre-recorded
Wave files stored on your h ard drive an d from audio tracks on an existin g
m usic CD. To do so, follow th e steps outlin ed in “Recordin g Audio Tracks
from an Existin g Music CD” on page 6-3 an d “Recordin g Wave Files
Stored on Your Hard Drive” on page 6-4, depen din g on th e type of son gs
you wan t to record. On ce you h ave added all of th e audio tracks an d
Wave files you wan t to record to your CD layout, select Create CD from
th e File m en u.
Modifying Your CD Layout
Th e followin g section s describe h ow to m ake ch an ges to your CD layout.
Changing the Order of Your Songs
On ce you h ave added m ore th an on e son g to your CD layout, you can
ch an ge th e order of th e son gs at an y tim e before creatin g th e CD.
To ch an ge th e order of th e son gs, follow th ese steps:
1. Select th e son g wh ose order you wan t to ch an ge in th e CD layout.
2. Drag it to th e position you wan t it to appear in th e Audio CD Layout
win dow.
Removing Songs from Your CD Layout
You can rem ove an y son g you h ave added to a CD layout at an y tim e
before you create a CD. To rem ove a son g from your CD layout, follow
th ese steps:
1. Select th e son g you wan t to rem ove in th e Audio CD Layout win dow.
2. Select Cut from th e Edit m en u.
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Playing Music CDs
Renaming Songs in Your CD Layout
To ren am e a son g listed in your CD Layout, follow th ese steps:
1. Select th e son g you wan t to ren am e in th e Audio CD Layout win dow.
2. Select Ren am e in th e Track m enu.
3. Type in th e n ew n am e in th e text box.
Saving a CD Layout
You can create a CD layout, save it, th en use it to record a CD later. To
save a CD layout, follow th ese steps:
1. Select Save As from th e File m en u.
2. Type in th e File n am e.
3. Select th e location wh ere you wan t to store th e file.
Opening an Existing CD Layout
To open a CD layout you h ave previously saved:
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Select Open CD Layout from th e File m en u.
Easy-CD Audio displays th e con ten ts of th e layout.
Playing Music CDs
Use th e Win dows 95 CD Player to listen to m usic CDs.
Getting Help
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Getting Help
For setup an d con n ection problem s with your CD-RW drive, refer to th e
Troublesh ootin g section of th e h ardware guide.
For in form ation about Easy-CD Audio refer to th e appropriate topics in
th e On lin e Help. To access th e Easy-CD Audio On lin e Help:
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Select Help Topics from th e Help m en u.
If you n eed furth er assistan ce, please con tact Adaptec. Th e in form ation
an d support services we offer are described in th e Custom er Support
section at th e en d of th is m an ual.
Ch apter 7:
Ma kin g In ser t s a n d
La b els
A jewel case in sert is a cover you can prin t an d in sert in th e CD’s jewel
case—th e plastic case th at h olds th e CD—to in dicate th e title an d
con ten ts of your CD.
Th e cover is prin ted on on e side of a sh eet of paper an d th en folded. On e
side lists th e files or tracks an d th e oth er side sh ows th e title an d m ay also
con tain graph ics.
Easy-CD Audio allows you to custom ize your own jewel case in sert. On ce
you h ave edited th e jewel case in sert, you can preview it, prin t it, cut it to
size, an d in sert it in th e case.
You can also design an d prin t a label for th e top of th e CD. You can use a
stan dard prin ter if you use special paper design ed for disc labels.
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Starting Jewel Case Designer
Starting Jewel Case Designer
Th ere are two ways to start th e Jewel Case Design er:
1. In Win dows 95, click th e Start button , select Program s, poin t to HP
CD-Writer Plus, an d select Make In serts an d Labels.
2. If you are already in Easy-CD Audio, click th e Jewel Case Layout tab.
How to Make a Jewel Case Insert
Wh en you m ake a m usic CD, Easy-CD Audio uses th e CD layout
in form ation to create a basic jewel case in sert, in cludin g th e CD title,
artist n am e, an d list of son gs. You can th en click th e Jewel Case Layout
tab to m odify an d custom ize th at in form ation , such as ch an gin g fon t
styles an d addin g graph ics.
Wh en you m ake a data CD, you can select Make In serts an d Labels from
th e program group to create your own custom jewel case in sert.
Creatin g custom jewel case in serts in volves th ree basic procedures:
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Editin g in serts
Addin g text an d graph ics
Prin tin g
Th e followin g section s explain h ow to view an d edit in serts, add text an d
graph ics, an d prin t jewel case in serts.
Editing Inserts
Th e followin g section s describe th e differen t ways you can view an d edit
jewel case in serts before prin tin g th em .
Viewing Inserts
To view th e differen t parts (pages) of th e jewel case in sert, follow th ese
steps:
1. Click th e Jewel Case Layout tab.
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2. From th e Page m en u, select th e part of th e in sert you wan t to view:
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Jewel Fron t—to view th e In side Jacket an d Fron t Cover
Jewel Back—to view th e Back Cover
Disc Prin ter—to view th e Com pact Disc label
Easy-CD Audio displays th e view.
Zooming
To view a section of an in sert page in greater detail, you can m agn ify th e
view. To ch an ge th e m agn ification of th e page, follow th ese steps:
1. Select Zoom from th e Page m en u.
2. Select th e zoom level you wan t to apply.
3. Click OK.
Easy-CD Audio ch an ges th e m agn ification level.
Using Rulers and Grids
You can use rulers an d grids to position text an d graph ics on your jewel
case in sert. See “Settin g In sert Layout Option s” in th e Easy-CD Audio
On lin e Help to defin e your preferen ces.
Usin g Ru ler s
Rulers are displayed alon g th e perim eter of th e Jewel Case Layout
win dow an d h elp you to m easure th e in sert an d its objects.
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How to Make a Jewel Case Insert
To display or h ide th e rulers, do th e followin g:
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Select th e Ruler option from th e View m en u to view rulers.
Deselect th e Ruler option from th e View m en u to h ide rulers.
Usin g Gr id s
Grids h elp you to m ore precisely position objects on th e in sert with
respect to oth er objects on th e ph ysical page.
To sn ap objects to a grid—m ean in g th e objects are autom atically m oved
to th e grid lin e—do th e followin g:
1. Select Grid from th e Layout m en u.
2. Select Sn ap to Grid from th e Layout m en u.
Th e objects sn ap to th e n earest grid m arker wh en you m ove th em aroun d
on th e page.
To display or h ide th e grids, do th e followin g:
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Select th e Grid option from th e Layout m en u to view grids.
Deselect th e Grid option from th e Layout m en u to h ide grids.
Positioning Inserts
You can position th e in sert at an y location on th e ph ysical page. For an
approxim ate position , use th e box
rulers.
at th e in tersection of th e two
To position th e in sert, follow th ese steps:
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Drag th e box at th e in tersection of th e ruler to th e position on th e
page wh ere you wan t th e upper left corn er of th e in sert to be located.
For m ore precise con trol over th e position of th e in sert, use th e Origin
settin gs in th e preferen ces. See “Settin g In sert Layout Option s” in th e
Easy-CD Audio On lin e Help.
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Adding Text
You can add as m uch text as you like to th e jewel case in sert. Wh en you
add text, you can defin e som e attributes, such as fon t style, color, an d
backgroun d fill color.
To add text, follow th ese steps:
1. Select In sert Text from th e Edit m en u.
2. Type th e text in th e Text box.
3. Select th e text attributes you wan t to use:
Attribute
Description
Fill Color
Select th e color you wan t surroun din g th e
text.
NOTE: Wh en text is m arked Tran sparen t—
m ean in g th at you can see th e backgroun d
beh in d th e text— you can n ot defin e a fill
color.
Text Color Select th e color of th e text.
Fon t
Select th e fon t, style, an d size of th e text.
4. Click OK.
Th e text is added wh ere th e cursor is located on th e Jewel Case Layout
win dow.
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How to Make a Jewel Case Insert
Editing Text Objects
To ch an ge th e attributes of an y text object in th e jewel case layout,
follow th ese steps:
1. Double-click th e text object you wan t to edit.
2. Select th e text attributes you wan t to ch an ge. See “Addin g Text” on page
7-5.
3. Click OK.
Adding Graphics
Th e graph ics used in Easy-CD Audio are called OLE objects. OLE is a
Win dows feature th at m ain tain s association s with objects across differen t
application s. For exam ple, if you add OLE objects to in serts, you can
double-click th e object to open th e associated application so you can edit
th e object.
To create an d in sert an OLE object, follow th ese steps:
1. Select In sert New Object from th e Edit m en u.
2. Select th e Create New option .
3. Select th e application in wh ich you wan t to create th e object in th e
Object Type drop-down list box.
4. Click OK.
Th e graph ic appears in th e Jewel Case Layout win dow.
NOTE: See the Easy-CD Audio Online Help for information on editing and
moving objects.
Arranging Track Titles
In form ation about tracks listed in th e Audio CD Layout is autom atically
added to th e Jewel Case Layout win dow. If you delete tracks wh ile
m akin g an audio CD, th e associated in form ation is autom atically
updated in th e Jewel Case Layout tab.
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Deletin g tracks wh ile m akin g an audio CD m ay cause blan k rows to
appear in th e tracks list of th e Jewel Case Layout tab. Th erefore, if you
m ake ch an ges to th e track list th at affect th e position of th e tracks on th e
Jewel Case Layout win dow, Easy-CD Audio asks if you wan t th e tracks
autom atically reposition ed.
Th e Jewel Case Layout tab provides som e com m an ds th at let you create
colum n s of track in form ation , display th e len gth an d n um ber of each
track, an d autom atically position tracks on th e layout for better
position in g.
Th e followin g section s describe differen t ways you can arran ge th e tracks
in th e Jewel Case Layout.
Creating Track Column Lists
You can arran ge th e track in form ation boxes:
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Ran dom ly by draggin g th em to n ew position s in th e Jewel Case
Layout win dow, or
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In a lin ear list with on e or two colum n s.
To create a track list:
Select On e Colum n or Two Colum n from th e Text m enu.
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Displaying Track Numbers and Duration Times
Easy-CD Audio in cludes th e track n um ber an d duration tim e for each
audio track. Th e track n um ber in dicates th e order in wh ich th e audio
tracks are recorded. Th e duration tim e is sh own in m in utes an d secon ds.
To display th e track n um bers:
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Select Display Track Num ber from th e Text m enu.
To display track duration tim es:
Select Display Track Tim e from th e Text m enu.
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Fitting Tracks on a Page
Fittin g tracks m ean s all th e track in form ation is cen tered on each page
an d align ed alon g th e first ch aracter of each track.
You can m ove track titles from th e in side jacket an d th e back cover to th e
fron t cover. However, Best Fit will m ove tracks back to th eir origin al
location .
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Getting Help
To fit th e tracks on th e page as described above:
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Select Best Fit from th e Arran ge m en u.
Printing Jewel Case Inserts
You can prin t a jewel case in sert wh ile th e Jewel Case Layout tab is open .
Th e com m an ds an d option s available for prin tin g depen d on th e type of
prin ter th at is con n ected to your com puter. For in form ation about th ese
option s, see your prin ter’s guide.
To prin t a jewel case in sert or a disc label, follow th ese steps:
1. Select Prin t from th e File m en u.
2. Click OK.
To preview an in sert before prin tin g it:
1. Select Prin t Preview from th e File m en u.
2. Click OK.
Getting Help
For setup an d con n ection problem s with your CD-RW drive, refer to th e
Troublesh ootin g section of th e h ardware guide.
For in form ation about m akin g jewel case in serts, refer to th e appropriate
topics in th e Easy-CD Audio On lin e Help. To access th e Easy-CD Audio
On lin e Help:
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Select Help Topics from th e Help m en u.
If you n eed furth er assistan ce, please con tact Adaptec. Th e in form ation
an d support services we offer are described in th e Custom er Support
section at th e en d of th is m an ual.
Ch apter 8:
Cop yin g CDs
Th e m ost com m on use for m akin g a copy of a CD is to create a workin g
copy of a CD an d arch ive th e origin al in a safe place.
NOTE: CD Copier is designed to assist you in reproducing material in which
you own the copyright or have obtained permission to copy from the copyright
owner. Unless you own the copyright or have permission to copy from the
copyright owner, you may be violating copyright law and be subject to payment
of damages and other remedies. If you are uncertain about your rights, contact
your legal advisor.
What Kinds of CDs Can I Copy?
Usin g CD Copier, you can m ake backup copies of alm ost an y type of CD.
Th e followin g table lists th e types of CDs th at can be copied an d som e
n otes about m akin g backup copies:
Type of CD
Notes
Audio
If you are usin g a drive oth er th an a CD-R or CD-RW
drive, a source CD-ROM drive capable of readin g
audio digitally is required. Not all drives support
digital audio extraction . See “Testing Your System
Con figuration ” in th e CD Copier On lin e h elp. (Easy-
CD Audio tests your drive to determ in e its capabilities
wh en th e source CD is in serted.)
CAUTION: This release of CD Copier supports copying
CDs in Track-at-Once mode. This means that there is a
two-second gap of silence between tracks.
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What Kinds of CDs Can I Copy?
Type of CD
Notes
DirectCD
Discs
Som e CD-ROM drives m ay n ot be able to read a
DirectCD disc. If you h ave a CD-ROM drive th at is
m ultiread capable, th ere sh ould be n o problem s.
Mixed-Mode
Mixed results. Som e CDs copy perfectly; oth ers do
n ot, possibly because th e CD is form atted to
circum ven t copyin g or because som e CDs do n ot
follow th e stan dard specification s.
CD Extra
Ph oto CD
Som e audio m ay be lost if th ere is less th an a
two-secon d gap on th e source CD.
Requires a source CD-ROM drive capable of readin g
CD-ROM XA. Most curren t CD-ROM drives support
th is.
Video CD
Requires a source CD-ROM drive capable of readin g
CD-ROM XA. Most curren t drives support th is.
Starting CD Copier
You can open CD Copier from th e Start button in th e Win dows 95
taskbar. To do so, follow th ese steps:
1. In Win dows 95, click th e Start button located on th e left side of th e
taskbar.
2. Select Program s, poin t to HP CD-Writer Plus, an d select Copy CDs.
Th e CD Copier Source an d Destin ation tab appears.
How to Make a Copy of a CD
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How to Make a Copy of a CD
To m ake a backup copy of a CD, follow th ese steps:
1. Select th e source drive from wh ich you wan t to copy th e CD. Th is can be
your CD-R, CD-RW, or CD-ROM drive. See “Source CD-ROM Drives for
CD-to-CD Copyin g” in th e CD Copier On lin e Help if you are goin g to
copy directly from a CD-ROM drive.
2. Select th e destin ation drive th at con tain s th e blan k CD. Th is is your
CD-RW drive.
3. Make ch an ges, if an y, in th e Advan ced tab settin gs. See “CD Copier
Advan ced Tab Settin gs” on page 8-4.
4. Select on e of th e followin g option s:
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Test—Select th is option to perform a test in wh ich th e files to be
recorded are passed to th e CD recorder. No in form ation is recorded to
th e CD. Use th is option if you h ave m ade an y ch an ges to your CD
recorder setup.
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Test & Copy—Select th is option to perform a test in wh ich th e files to
be recorded are passed to th e CD recorder. Recordin g begin s after a
successful test.
Copy—Select th is option wh en you do n ot wan t to perform th e test.
Use th is option if you h ave successfully recorded a n um ber of sim ilar
CDs an d you h ave n ot m ade an y ch an ges to your CD recorder setup.
5. Select th e n um ber of copies you wan t to m ake.
6. Click Copy to begin recordin g a copy of your CD.
7. Follow th e on -screen in struction s an d in sert a blan k CD wh en prom pted.
CD Copier begin s copyin g th e files an d folders from your source to a
blan k CD. A fin al m essage box n otifies you wh en th e copyin g is
com plete.
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CD Copier Advanced Tab Settings
CD Copier Advanced Tab Settings
Settin g
Description
Curren t CD
Recorder Speed
Select th e speed at wh ich you wan t to create th e
backup copy of th e CD. For greater certain ty,
record at 1x.
Disc Copy
Select th is option to copy th e source CD to your
h ard drive first to speed up th e recordin g process
if you are m akin g m ore th an on e copy of a CD.
On ce th e source h as been copied to your h ard
drive, CD Copier records th e disc copy to th e CD.
Select Location
To m ake a disc copy, type in a differen t location
to store th e im age file if you do n ot wan t to use
th e Tem p directory.
Getting Help
For setup an d con n ection problem s with your CD-RW drive, refer to th e
Troublesh ootin g section of th e h ardware guide.
For in form ation about CD Copier refer to th e appropriate topics in th e
On lin e Help. To access th e CD Copier On lin e Help:
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Select Help Topics from th e Help m en u.
If you n eed furth er assistan ce, please con tact Adaptec. Th e in form ation
an d support services we offer are described in th e Custom er Support
section at th e en d of th is m an ual.
Ch apter 9:
HP Sim p le Tr a x
Welcome to HP Simple Trax
HP Sim ple Trax protects your data by copyin g files an d folders to a CD
an d savin g in form ation about th em in th e Sim ple Trax in form ation vault
on your h ard drive. Th is m akes it easy for you to fin d an d retrieve an y
protected version of a file you n eed.
HP Sim ple Trax is design ed to work just th e way your Win dows Explorer
works. You can drag an d drop item s or use th e m en us. You can also click
on item s with th e righ t m ouse button to use th e popup m en us. Use your
favorite m eth od or try a n ew on e.
Th e in stallation program will place th e HP Sim ple Trax icon on th e
desktop an d un der My Com puter. Wh en you open or explore th e Sim ple
Trax icon , in stead of folders, you see icon s represen tin g all th e CDs you
h ave used to protect your files with HP Sim ple Trax. You can see wh ich
files an d folders are in each CD with out puttin g a CD in your CD-Writer.
Retrievin g on e or m ore files or folders from a CD is a sn ap — just treat
th e Sim ple Trax folder as a regular CD drive an d copy th e files usin g HP
Sim ple Trax's h an dy popup m en us. HP Sim ple Trax asks you for th e
correct CD(s) as n eeded to retrieve th e selected files.
You don ’t h ave to log or track wh at is stored on your CDs, HP Sim ple
Trax does it for you autom atically. You can create a list of im portan t files
or folders th at you wan t to protect regularly an d even sch edule
protection to take place autom atically wh en you are n ot usin g your
com puter. It's th at easy to protect all your im portan t in form ation !
With HP Sim ple Trax, your im portan t files are secure an d easy to retrieve.
You can even retrieve older version s of files, allowin g you to un do m ajor
revision s or ch an ges. HP Sim ple Trax also h elps you fin d th e file(s) you
wan t to retrieve, in cludin g specific version s of a file, with its search
option .
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Protecting Files and Folders Immediately
HP Sim ple Trax is in stalled alon g with your oth er CD-Writer Plus
software. No special in stallation or con figuration is n ecessary. All you
n eed to do before usin g HP Sim ple Trax is to prepare a CD for writin g
with your CD-Writer Plus. Th e m eth od to prepare a CD can be foun d on
page 5-2.
Th is ch apter sh ows you h ow to:
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Protect files an d folders on CD
Create a Protection List
Sch edule a protection session to run autom atically
Retrieve protected files an d folders
Search th e HP Sim ple Trax in form ation vault
Use th e HP Sim ple Trax Con trol Pan el
For m ore com plete in form ation on an y topic see th e on -lin e h elp.
Protecting Files and Folders Immediately
To p r ot ect files a n d fold er s im m ed ia t ely:
1. Place th e CD you wan t to use to protect in form ation in to your CD-Writer
Plus.
2. Run Explorer by clickin g th e Start button , poin tin g to Program s, an d
clickin g Win dows Explorer.
3. Click th e file or folder you wan t to protect with th e righ t m ouse button .
A popup m en u appears.
To select m ultiple files or folders with in a sin gle folder, press an d h old
th e CTRL key wh ile clickin g th e desired item s with th e left m ouse button .
Th en release th e CTRL key an d click with th e righ t m ouse button .
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4. Poin t to HP Sim ple Trax an d click Protect... from th e HP Sim ple Trax
m en u.
Th e View Version s option on ly appears if you h ave selected a sin gle file.
HP Sim ple Trax copies th e selected file(s) an d folder(s) to th e CD in your
CD-Writer Plus an d places in form ation about th e protected files in to its
in form ation vault.
If th e CD you placed in your CD-Writer Plus h as n ot been used with HP
Sim ple Trax before, th e program prom pts you to type a n am e to iden tify
th e CD. Th is n am e is used on ly in th e HP Sim ple Trax in form ation vault.
Be sure to write th e sam e n am e on th e CD label.
NOTE: When you use Direct CD to write to your CD-Writer Plus directly, as
described in chapter 5, HP Simple Trax does not save any information about
this operation in its information vault. For HP Simple Trax to save information
about the files you are protecting you must use the HP Simple Trax popup
menus as described above, drag and drop to the HP Simple Trax icon, or copy
and paste on the HP Simple Trax icon.
Creating a Protection List
Th e HP Sim ple Trax Protection List con tain s all files an d folders you h ave
design ated for protection . You can th en sch edule a protection session to
copy all item s in th e Protection List to a CD at on ce. Th is is a m uch m ore
efficien t m eth od of protectin g your im portan t in form ation because it
copies all design ated files an d folders in on e operation , savin g you tim e
an d effort.
To a d d files a n d fold er s t o t h e P r ot ect ion List :
1. Run Explorer by clickin g th e Start button , poin tin g to Program s, an d
clickin g Win dows Explorer.
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Scheduling a Protection Session to Run Automatically
2. Click th e file or folder you wan t to protect with th e righ t m ouse button .
A popup m en u appears.
To select m ultiple files or folders with in a sin gle folder, press an d h old
th e CTRL key wh ile clickin g th e desired item s with th e left m ouse button .
Th en release th e CTRL key an d click with th e righ t m ouse button .
3. Poin t to HP Sim ple Trax an d click Add to Protection List from th e HP
Sim ple Trax m en u.
Th e View Version s option on ly appears if you h ave selected a sin gle file.
HP Sim ple Trax places th e selected file(s) an d folder(s) in th e Protection
List.
4. Repeat steps 2 an d 3 for an y oth er files or folders th at you wan t to add to
th e Protection List.
To protect th e files an d folders in th e Protection List, use th e HP Sim ple
Trax Con trol Pan el Sch edule Setup tab. See th e n ext section or th e HP
Sim ple Trax Con trol Pan el section later in th is ch apter for m ore
in form ation .
Scheduling a Protection Session to Run
Automatically
HP Sim ple Trax allows you to sch edule a protection session to run at a
specified tim e on selected days. Sch eduled session s autom atically protect
all files an d folders in th e Protection List so you don 't h ave to rem em ber
to do so. You can even sch edule a protection session to run in th e m iddle
of th e n igh t or an y oth er tim e your com puter is on but n ot in use.
Scheduling a Protection Session to Run Automatically
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For a sch eduled protection session to run un atten ded you will n eed to
h ave a CD th at already h as a n am e for use in HP Sim ple Trax. If it is th e
first tim e you use th e CD in HP Sim ple Trax th e software will prom pt you
to type a n am e to iden tify th e CD wh en th e session begin s.
To sch ed u le a p r ot ect ion session :
1. Double-click th e HP Sim ple Trax Con trol Pan el sh ortcut on your
desktop or click th e Start button an d poin t to Program s, th en to HP CD-
Writer Plus, th en to HP Sim ple Trax, an d select Con trol Pan el from th e
HP Sim ple Trax m en u.
2. Click th e Sch edule Setup tab. Th e followin g screen appears:
3. Use th e row of button s alon g th e top of th is tab to select th e day(s) to
perform a sch eduled protection session . Click th e desired day button (s).
4. Set th e tim e you wan t th e sch eduled protection session to start on th e
selected day(s).
5. Select th e desired protection option :
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Retrieving Protected Files and Folders
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All files in th e list: Protects every item in your Protection List,
wh eth er ch an ged or n ot.
On ly ch an ged files: Protects on ly th ose item s in your Protection List
th at h ave ch an ged sin ce th e last protection session .
6. Click OK to sch edule th e protection session .
Be sure to place th e desired CD in your CD-Writer Plus before th e
sch eduled protection session is set to begin . Sin ce th e first tim e you use a
CD in HP Sim ple Trax th e program prom pts you to type a n am e to
iden tify th e CD, m ake sure you h ave already used th e CD in HP Sim ple
Trax for th e sch eduled protection session to run un atten ded.
Leave your com puter on so th e sch eduled protection session can run .
Click Run Now if you wan t to protect th e item s on your Protection List
im m ediately. Th e protection session will still run as sch eduled.
Retrieving Protected Files and Folders
Retrievin g protected files an d folders usin g HP Sim ple Trax is very quick
an d easy. You don ’t n eed to in sert a CD in to your CD-Writer Plus before
th e retrieval actually begin s. HP Sim ple Trax sh ows you all th e files an d
folders you h ave protected on all CDs an d prom pts you for th e correct
CD(s) durin g th e retrieval process. Sin ce HP Sim ple Trax autom atically
gives you th e m ost recen t version available of a file you m ay h ave to
in sert a CD you didn ’t expect to.
To r et r ieve p r ot ect ed files a n d fold er s:
1. Run Explorer by clickin g th e Start button , poin tin g to Program s, an d
clickin g Win dows Explorer.
2. Double-click th e Sim ple Trax icon .
Retrieving Protected Files and Folders
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3. Double-click th e CD label for th e CD from wh ich you wan t to retrieve
files or folders. Open th e folder con tain in g th e file(s) an d folder(s) you
wan t to retrieve.
If you do n ot kn ow wh ich CD con tain s th e files or folders you wan t to
retrieve, click th e Tools m en u, poin t to Fin d, an d click In Sim ple Trax...
to use HP Sim ple Trax Fin d feature.
4. Click th e file or folder you wan t to retrieve with th e righ t m ouse button .
A popup m en u appears.
Th e View Version s option on ly appears wh en you righ t-click on a file.
To select m ultiple files or folders with in a sin gle folder, press an d h old
th e CTRL key wh ile clickin g th e desired item s with th e left m ouse button .
Th en release th e CTRL key an d click with th e righ t m ouse button .
5. Click Retrieve from th e popup m en u.
6. Set th e retrieve option s:
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Make sure Ask before overwritin g files is ch ecked to preven t
retrieved files from overwritin g existin g files of th e sam e n am es
with out HP Sim ple Trax prom ptin g you to do so first.
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Retrieving Protected Files and Folders
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Make sure In clude subdirectories is ch ecked to retrieve all
subdirectories in th e selected folder. (Th is option is useful on ly if you
h ave selected on e or m ore folders.)
Click Copy files to an altern ate location an d type th e desired drive
an d path or click Browse an d select th e n ew location from th e list of
folders on your h ard disk(s).
NOTE: If you choose to retrieve the selected files or folders to an alternate
location, all of the retrieved files are removed from the original folders and
subfolders and are placed in the alternate location. If you want to keep the
directory information either drag and drop the items or use copy and paste.
7. Click OK to con tin ue.
8. In sert th e correct CD if it is n ot already in your CD-Writer Plus. HP
Sim ple Trax prom pts you for th e required CD.
9. Con firm th at you wan t to replace existin g files, if prom pted to do so.
HP Sim ple Trax retrieves th e m ost recen t version s of files th at you
selected. In order to do th is HP Sim ple Trax m ay prom pt you for differen t
CDs depen din g wh ere th e m ost recen t version was copied.
TIP: If you are using multiple CDs disable the DirectCD banner.
You can also retrieve earlier version s of a file usin g th e View Version s
option . Th is option will brin g up th e File Protection History dialog box,
wh ich lists all th e protected version s of th e file. Th e m ost com m on
reason for retrievin g an older version of a file is to un do m ajor revision s
or ch an ges.
To display th e File Protection History dialog box run Explorer, click th e
file on your h ard disk th at you wan t to exam in e with th e righ t m ouse
button , poin t to HP Sim ple Trax on th e popup m en u, an d select View
Version s. You can also double-click th e HP Sim ple Trax icon , click th e file
you wan t to exam in e with th e righ t m ouse button , an d select View
Version s.
Searching the HP Simple Trax Information Vault
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Th e File Protection History dialog box appears:
To retrieve an older version of a file, click th e desired file version in th e
File Protection History dialog box an d click th e Retrieve button . Older
version s of a file can on ly be retrieved on e at a tim e.
Searching the HP Simple Trax Information
Vault
HP Sim ple Trax h elps you fin d protected files in th e HP Sim ple Trax
in form ation vault so th at you can see if a file h as been protected, see
wh en it was last protected, an d retrieve it if desired.
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Searching the HP Simple Trax Information Vault
To fin d p r ot ect ed files in t h e H P Sim p le Tr a x in for m a t ion
va u lt :
1. Run Explorer by clickin g th e Start button , poin tin g to Program s, an d
clickin g Win dows Explorer.
2. Double-click th e HP Sim ple Trax icon .
3. Click th e Tools m en u, poin t to Fin d, an d click In Sim ple Trax... to
display th e Fin d dialog box.
4. In th e Nam ed box, type all or part of th e filen am e you wan t to fin d.
You can use a file filter to search for files or folders based on n am e
pattern s.
A file filter is a gen eralized description of a filen am e com posed of a
partial filen am e an d on e or m ore of th e wildcard ch aracters. Th e wildcard
ch aracters take th e place of on e or m ore letters or n um bers to h elp you
fin d a file wh ose n am e you do n ot kn ow or specify a group of files with
sim ilar n am es. Th e wildcard ch aracters are:
* = an y n um ber of ch aracters
? = a sin gle ch aracter
Exam ples:
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To fin d all files th at en d in .txt, type *.txt
To fin d all files th at en d in .wp an d on e addition al ch aracter, type
*.wp?
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To fin d all files th at begin with report an d h ave an y exten sion , type
report.*
5. To lim it th e search to a specific CD, drive, or folder, click th e desired CD,
drive, or folder in th e Look in : box.
6. Click Fin d Now to begin search in g.
If you wan t to stop th e search click Stop.
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If you do n ot kn ow th e n am e of th e file(s) or folder(s) you wan t to fin d,
click th e Date tab to search th e in form ation vault for item s created,
m odified, or protected durin g a specified period of tim e.
Click a file with th e righ t m ouse button to retrieve it or view protected
version s.
Th e HP Sim ple Trax Fin d m en u provides addition al option s. Refer to th e
on -lin e Help for com plete in form ation .
HP Simple Trax Control Panel Overview
Th e HP Sim ple Trax Con trol Pan el provides access to m an y HP Sim ple
Trax option s. Th e HP Sim ple Trax Con trol Pan el h as th ree n otebook tabs
th at organ ize th e available fun ction s:
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Selection : Th e Selection tab gives you full con trol over th e HP Sim ple
Trax Protection List, allowin g you to add an d rem ove files an d folders
as n eeded to protect your valuable in form ation .
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Sch edule Setup: Th e Sch edule Setup tab allows you to sch edule
autom atic protection of all item s in th e Protection List.
Error Logs: An error log is autom atically created durin g every
protection or retrieval session wh eth er or n ot an error occurs. You
m ay wish to con sult th e error log for addition al in form ation in th e
even t th at an error m essage appears durin g an operation .
To run th e HP Sim ple Trax Con trol Pan el, double-click th e HP Sim ple
Trax Con trol Pan el sh ortcut on your desktop or click th e Start button ,
poin t to Program s, th en to HP CD-Writer Plus, th en to HP Sim ple Trax,
an d click Con trol Pan el.
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HP Simple Trax Control Panel Overview
Selection Tab
Th e Selection tab gives you full con trol over th e HP Sim ple Trax
Protection List, allowin g you to add an d rem ove files an d folders as
n eeded to protect your valuable in form ation .
Th e HP Sim ple Trax Con trol Pan el Selection tab is divided in to two
section s:
Ava ila b le Files
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Drive List: Ch oose th e drive you wan t to work with from th is drop-
down list.
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Folder List: Click th e folder you wan t to open .
File List: Displays th e files in th e selected folder th at m eet th e criteria
specified by th e File Selection radio button s.
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File Selection Radio Button s: Con trol h ow files are displayed an d
selected for protection . Th ere are th ree option s:
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1. All Files & Folders: Selects all files an d an y subfolders in th e curren t
folder for protection . Th e con ten ts of th e curren t folder appear in th e
File List.
2. File Type: Specifies th e type of files th at are selected for protection
an d displayed in th e File List. Type th e desired file filter in th e
accom pan yin g com bo box or select a file filter you h ave used before
from th e drop-down list. On ly filters of th e form *.??? are allowed.
Som e exam ples of th ese filters are *.bm p, *.doc, an d *.txt. Th e
advan tage of usin g a file type wh en creatin g a Protection List is th at
future files of th at type are autom atically in cluded.
3. In dividual Files: Allows you to ch oose th e specific files to be
protected from th e File List. Click th e desired file(s).
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Add to List Button : Adds th e selected files to th e Protection List.
P r ot ect ion List
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Protection List: Con tain s all files an d folders you h ave design ated for
protection . You can th en sch edule a protection session to copy all
item s in th e Protection List to a CD at on ce.
Rem ove from List Button : Click th e item s you wan t to rem ove from
th e Protection List an d click th is button .
Schedule Setup Tab
Th e Sch edule Setup tab allows you to sch edule autom atic protection of
all item s in th e Protection List.
Th e con trols on th is tab are con tain ed in a sin gle group:
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Day of th e Week Button s: Use th is row of button s to select th e day(s)
on wh ich to perform a sch eduled protection session . You can click as
m an y days as desired. Th e selected day button s rem ain pressed. To
rem ove a day from th e sch edule, click th e desired button .
Option s: Th ese radio button s set th e protection option s.
All files in th e list: Protects every item in your Protection List,
wh eth er ch an ged or n ot.
On ly Ch an ged files: Protects on ly th ose item s in your Protection List
th at h ave ch an ged sin ce th e last protection session .
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Start Tim e: Type th e tim e at wh ich th e sch eduled protection session
is to begin . Th e Start Tim e is th e sam e for all selected days.
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HP Simple Trax Control Panel Overview
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Run Now... Button : Click th is button to protect all item s in your
Protection List im m ediately.
Error Logs Tab
An error log is autom atically created durin g every protection or retrieval
session wh eth er or n ot an error occurs. You m ay wish to con sult th e error
log for addition al in form ation in th e even t th at an error m essage appears
durin g an operation .
Th e con trols on th is tab are con tain ed in a sin gle group:
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Error Log List: Th is portion of th e tab displays in form ation about th e
error logs an d allows you to select a specific error log so th at you can
get m ore in form ation on an y errors th at occurred.
View Button : Click th e error log you wan t to open an d click th is
button . Use th is option to see th e details of an y errors th at occurred.
Th e in form ation con tain ed in th e error log can h elp you solve th e
problem .
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Delete Button : Click th e error log you wan t to delete an d click
Delete.
CAUTION: When you delete an error log, it cannot be restored.
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Keep last x error log en tries: Click th is radio button to set th e
n um ber of error log en tries HP Sim ple Trax is to keep. Type th e
n um ber of error logs to keep or use th e spin button s to set th e desired
n um ber. Wh en th is n um ber is exceeded, th e oldest error log is
autom atically deleted.
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Keep all error log en tries: Click th is radio button to keep all error log
en tries. You can th en delete un wan ted en tries m an ually usin g th e
Delete button .
HP Sim ple Trax’s seam less in tegration to Explorer m akes protectin g an d
retrievin g your valuable in form ation easy. Sch edule protection session s
of your im portan t docum en ts so th at th ey will always be available. Keep
your h ard drive from gettin g cluttered by version s of files you th in k you
m igh t wan t in th e future by protectin g th em with HP Sim ple Trax.
Ch apter 10:
Ad ob e P h ot oDelu xe
™
Welcome to Adobe PhotoDeluxe™
Ph otoDeluxe software m akes it easy to be creative with your own
ph otograph s. In stead of sim ply viewin g ph otos in fram es or album s, with
Ph otoDeluxe you can use your ph otograph s to m ake calen dars, cards,
an d T-sh irts, or to add a very person al touch to your gifts. An d you’ll
h ave fun doin g it.
Registration
We are con fiden t th at you will fin d Ph otoDeluxe both fun an d
rewardin g. So th at we can con tin ue to keep you in form ed about updates
to Adobe Ph otoDeluxe an d offer you tech n ical support, please register
your software by usin g th e on lin e registration software provided.
Starting PhotoDeluxe
In Win dows, click th e Start button , click Program s, click Ad obe, click
Ph otoDelu xe 2.0, an d click Ad obe Ph otoDelu xe 2.0.
NOTE: When using PhotoDeluxe, keep the HP SureStore Plus CD in your CD-
ROM drive as much as possible. Although the CD is not required to use the
program, you will need it when you want to use the sample photos and clip art
or use the guided activities stored on it.
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Learning PhotoDeluxe
If You have Problems
For solution s to problem s you en coun ter wh ile usin g th e program , see
th e topic “Troublesh ootin g” in on lin e Help. For im portan t in form ation
th at becam e available after th is book wen t to press, see th e Readm e file
in stalled in th e sam e folder as Ph otoDeluxe.
Adobe also provides tech n ical docum en ts th at address m an y problem s.
Tech n ical docum en ts are freely available on th e Adobe System s World
Wide Web site at http://www.adobe.com/supportservice/custsupport. Access
to th e web site is on ly in En glish an d th ere is lim ited con ten t in oth er
lan guages.
Learning PhotoDeluxe
Use th is guide to becom e fam iliar with th e process of editin g an d usin g
ph otos in Ph otoDeluxe. For com plete in form ation about tools an d
com m an ds, see th e com preh en sive on lin e Help topics. You can read
on lin e Help topics at an y tim e by clickin g a Help button .
NOTE: Help buttons appear in guided activity steps and in the toolbar. If you
don’t have a photo window open you can still use online Help by choosing a
command from the Help menu.
In addition to th is guide an d th e on lin e Help, th e docum en tation for th is
program in cludes th e tour m ovie on th e HP SureStore Plus CD, wh ich
dem on strates som e Ph otoDeluxe fun dam en tals. Th e m ovie is provided
on ly in En glish .
Looking at PhotoDeluxe
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Looking at PhotoDeluxe
Ph otoDeluxe is organ ized so th at th e m ost im portan t tools are ready
wh en you n eed th em . Step-by-step guided activities m ake projects easy.
A. Buttons organize guided activities into categories. B. Introduction (Intro)
tabs acquaint you with each section or guided activity. C. Numbered tabs
guide you through steps in order. D. Clue cards guide you with information
about a step. E. Square Help buttons provide specific information within
steps. F. Round Help buttons display the table of contents for online Help
where you can get information about any tool or command. G. The status
bar tells you how much memory your photo uses.
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Getting a Photo into PhotoDeluxe
Toolbar and Photo Organizer
You’ll fin d th e toolbar at th e top of th e ph oto win dow.
A. Zoom In button magnifies an image. B. Zoom Out button reduces an
image. C. Zoom tool magnifies the area you click or drag across. D. Zoom
menu lets you choose a magnification. E. Trash Can button deletes the
selected object. F. Object-order menu button provides options for
overlapping objects. G. Text tool lets you add text to a photo. H. Help
button opens online Help. I. Undo button reverses your most recent change
to the photo.
Wh en you use a gallery, or ph oto collection , th e ph oto organ izer appears.
Th e ph oto organ izer floats above oth er win dows.
Getting a Photo into PhotoDeluxe
Adobe Ph otoDeluxe works with ph otos th at are already stored as digital
files. If your ph otos are stored on your com puter, on a disk, or on CD, or
if you are usin g a cam era or scan n er con n ected to your com puter, th en
you are workin g with digital ph otos. If your ph otos are in th e form of
prin ts, slides, or n egatives, th ey’re n ot digital yet. You can m ake digital
ph otos with a digital cam era, scan n er, video-capture device, or a digital
ph oto-fin ish in g service. Ph otoDeluxe recogn izes m an y kin ds of digital
ph oto files an d can work directly with m an y bran ds of scan n ers an d
cam eras.
Getting a Photo into PhotoDeluxe
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If you don ’t h ave an y digital ph otos yet, you can still use Ph otoDeluxe
with an y sam ple ph oto from on e of th e ph oto organ izer galleries stored
on th e HP SureStore CD.
Using the Get Photo Button
Th e Get Ph oto button gives you access to all of th e ways you can get a
digital ph oto in to Ph otoDeluxe.
To get a p h ot o:
1. Click th e Get Ph oto button an d read th e in form ation un der th e In tro
tab th at appears. Th en click th e Get Ph oto tab.
2. Click th e button for th e location wh ere th e ph oto is com in g from . It’s
eith er on your com puter, on a disk, or you’re about to create it usin g a
con n ected device such as a scan n er, cam era, or video-capture device.
Follow th e on -screen in struction s.
3. As n ecessary, com plete an y dialog boxes th at appear. Th e option s th at
appear vary depen din g on th e device you’re usin g, so you m ay h ave to
con sult th e in struction s th at cam e with th e device. Wh en you fin ish ,
Ph otoDeluxe con verts th e ph oto in to its own file type to give it access to
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Getting a Photo into PhotoDeluxe
all th e features in th e program . Th e ph oto appears in th e ph oto win dow,
ready for use in Ph otoDeluxe.
■ If you get th e ph oto from outside Ph otoDeluxe, it open s as an un titled
ph oto so it’s im portan t to save it righ t away. A quick way to do th is is to
drag th e ph oto in to th e My Ph otos gallery in th e ph oto organ izer.
4. Click th e My Ph otos button . Wh en th e My Ph otos win dow open s, drag
th e ph oto th ere.
Getting a Photo from the Photo Organizer
Adobe Ph otoDeluxe com es with a ph oto organ izer th at appears as a
floatin g win dow wh ere you can organ ize your ph otos. You can get or
store ph otos by draggin g ph otos out of or in to th e ph oto organ izer
win dow.
Th e ph oto organ izer stores sets of ph otos in galleries. You can create your
own galleries an d add or rem ove ph otos from th em . Ph otoDeluxe
in cludes th e Sam ple Ph otos an d Clip Art galleries, wh ich you can fin d
usin g th e Get Ph oto button . Un like galleries you create, th e Sam ple
Ph otos an d Clip Art galleries are perm an en tly stored on th e HP SureStore
Plus CD, so you can n ot ch an ge th em .
To get a p h ot o fr om My P h ot os, Sa m p le P h ot os, or Clip Ar t :
1. In sert th e HP SureStore Plus CD in to your CD drive.
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2. Click th e Get Ph oto button , click th e Get Ph oto tab, an d th en click th e
My Ph otos, Sam ple Ph otos, or Clip Art button . Th e gallery appears in a
ph oto organ izer win dow.
3. Drag a ph oto from th e ph oto organ izer win dow to th e Ph otoDeluxe
win dow.
NOTE: You can also just double-click a photo in the photo organizer window.
Saving and Printing your Photos
Wh en you fin ish workin g on a ph oto, you can sen d th e ph oto to your
h ard disk, an oth er program or com puter, th e In tern et, or to a prin ter.
Saving your Work
Ch an ges you m ake to a ph oto occur on ly in your com puter’s RAM
(tem porary m em ory) an d are n ot perm an en tly recorded un til you save
th e ph oto to disk. Th erefore, as soon as you get a ph oto in to your
com puter it’s a good rule to save th e ph oto im m ediately an d to save
often , usually after an y successful ch an ge to th e im age. Th e m ost
con ven ien t way to store ph otos is to drag th em to th e My Ph otos gallery
in th e ph oto organ izer in cluded with Ph otoDeluxe.
To m ove a p h ot o t o t h e p h ot o or ga n izer :
1. If th e My Ph otos win dow isn ’t already open , click th e Get Ph oto button ,
click th e Get Ph oto tab, an d th en click th e My Ph otos button .
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Saving and Printing your Photos
2. Drag th e ph oto to th e My Ph otos win dow.
NOTE: If you are not using the Object selection tool, choose it before dragging to
the My Photos window.
To sa ve ch a n ges t o a p h ot o:
■ With th e ph oto win dow open an d in fron t, ch oose th e Save com m an d
from th e File m en u.
Sending Photos to Another Program or
Computer
Ph otoDeluxe can package ph otos usin g an y of several file form ats,
m akin g it easy to tran sfer ph otos to an oth er program or com puter.
Differen t file form ats exist because each h as ch aracteristics th at work best
for a specific purpose. For exam ple, th e JPEG form at works well for
In tern et ph otos, an d th e TIFF form at works well for desktop publish in g.
To p r ep a r e a p h ot o for u se in a W eb p a ge or e-m a il m essa ge:
1. With a ph oto open , com plete an y activity you m ay be usin g, click th e
Sen d button , an d th en click th e To In tern et tab.
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2. Click th e button th at m atch es th e destin ation of your ph oto, an d follow
th e in struction s on th e tabs.
To sen d a p h ot o t o a file for m a t for u se in a n ot h er p r ogr a m :
1. With a ph oto open , com plete an y activity you m ay be usin g, click th e
Sen d button , an d th en click th e To Disk tab.
2. Click th e Export button an d th en click th e 1 Export tab.
Click th e button th at m atch es h ow th e ph oto will be used. Th e followin g
list of typical uses can h elp you ch oose:
■ To m ake a ph oto you can use on a World Wide Web page, click GIF
Form at.
■ To m ake a ph oto th at will prin t well from a desktop-publish in g program ,
click Oth er Export, an d th en ch oose EPS or TIFF from th e Save As m en u.
■ To m ake a ph oto readable on m an y kin ds of com puters an d over th e Web
(usin g free Acrobat Reader software), click Create Acrobat File.
■ To m ake a ph oto th at displays well on a system th at can n ot display m ore
th an 256 colors, click In dex Color.
■ To m ake a black-an d-wh ite version of a color ph oto, click Grayscale.
■ To save in an oth er form at n ot already m en tion ed, click Oth er Export
an d th en ch oose a file form at from th e Save As m en u.
3. Specify a location an d filen am e for th e ph oto, an d click Save. After
Ph otoDeluxe fin ish es savin g th e ph oto, click Don e.
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Saving and Printing your Photos
Printing a Photo
You can prin t com pleted ph otos or projects with your prin ter. To prevent
m istakes an d save paper, use Prin t Preview to ch eck th e size of th e ph oto
on th e paper you selected an d con firm settin gs in Page Setup before you
actually prin t.
To ch eck t h e p h ot o size in P r in t P r eview :
1. Click th e Sen d button at th e upper left corn er of th e screen . Click th e To
Prin ter tab an d th en click th e Prin t Preview button .
2. After th e ph oto appears on th e preview of th e prin ted page, see if th e
en tire ph oto fits with in th e page boun dary. If it doesn ’t, you m ay wan t to
use Page Setup to ch an ge th e page size or orien tation or use Ph otoDeluxe
to resize or rotate th e ph oto so it fits.
To ch eck P a ge Set u p op t ion s:
1. Click th e Sen d button at th e upper left corn er of th e screen . Click th e To
Prin ter tab an d th en click th e Page Setup button .
2. Specify th e option s you wan t an d th en click OK.
To p r in t a p h ot o:
1. Click th e Sen d button at th e upper left corn er of th e screen , click th e To
Prin ter tab, an d click th e Prin t button .
2. Select th e option s you wan t from th e top h alf of th e Prin t box.
NOTE: The Print Range option applies only to guided activities that create more
than one page.
3. Select a Ph otoDeluxe Output Quality settin g from th e bottom h alf of th e
Prin t box an d click OK.
Touching Up a Photo
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To p r in t m u lt ip le cop ies on a sin gle p a ge:
1. Click th e Sen d button at th e upper left corn er of th e screen , click th e To
Prin ter tab, an d click th e Tiled Prin tin g button .
2. Specify th e n um ber of copies you wan t on th e sam e page for Copies
Across an d Copies Down an d th en click Prin t.
Touching Up a Photo
Not all ph otos are perfect righ t out of th e cam era. You can correct
com m on ph oto problem s usin g th e Touch Up an d More Touch Up tabs.
Th ey are located n ext to th e Get Ph oto tab so th at you can correct
com m on problem s as soon as you start usin g a ph oto.
To u se a Tou ch Up Act ivit y:
1. Click th e Get Ph oto button , click th e Get Ph oto tab, an d open a ph oto
usin g on e of th e available button s.
2. Click th e Touch Up or More Touch Up tab.
3. Click th e button for th e adjustm en t you wan t to use an d follow th e
step-by-step tabs for th e button you clicked.
4. Click th e step tabs in order an d click Don e wh en you com plete all of th e
steps. Ph otoDeluxe displays Clue cards to h elp you th rough th e steps.
NOTE: Remember to protect changes to your photo by saving it frequently.
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Adding Text
Undoing Mistakes
Ch an ges you m ake don ’t always look righ t th e first tim e. Use th e
followin g strategies to correct m istakes in various situation s:
■ You can un do th e m ost recen t ch an ge by clickin g th e Un do button on
th e toolbar. Wh en you h ave a ch oice between clickin g Un do an d
correctin g th e m istake m an ually, click Un do—it is faster an d will preserve
m ore im age quality th an m akin g a secon d ch an ge over th e first.
However, you can un do on ly th e m ost recen t ch an ge.
■ If you’ve already m ade too m an y ch an ges to un do, but h ave n ot saved
th e ph oto sin ce m akin g th e un wan ted ch an ges, ch oose th e Revert to
Saved com m an d from th e File m en u.
■ If you’ve applied a ch an ge but Ph otoDeluxe isn ’t fin ish ed processin g it
(for exam ple, you see th e progress bar at th e bottom of th e ph oto
win dow), you m ay be able to can cel th e operation by pressin g th e Esc
key.
■ To close a dialog box with out applyin g ch an ges, click Can cel. If you
already clicked OK an d you don ’t like th e ch an ges, click th e Un do
button .
NOTE: To compare the two versions of a photo before and after you apply an
effect, click Un do repeatedly. This alternates between the two versions.
Adding Text
You can add text to a ph oto usin g th e Text tool. You can color, m ove,
resize, an d distort text. If you use PostScript® or TrueType™ fon ts, text
stays sh arp an d sm ooth as you resize an d distort it. Wh en you sen d th e
file to an oth er form at, text is in cluded with th e ph oto.
NOTE: For text features to work properly in PhotoDeluxe, you must have
installed Adobe Type Manager, which is part of the PhotoDeluxe installation
process.
To a d d t ex t :
1. Click th e Text button ( ) on th e toolbar in th e ph oto win dow.
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2. Type in to th e Text Tool box. Th e text autom atically goes to th e n ext lin e
in th e text box, but will appear as a sin gle lin e in th e ph oto un less you
press En ter wh ere you wan t to create a n ew lin e. In th is box you can
select oth er option s, but you won ’t see th e effects of option s un til you
click OK to close th e Text Tool box.
3. Select th e typeface you wan t from th e Fon t list.
4. Click th e Color swatch to select a color for th e text. Click OK wh en
you’re don e.
5. Click th e Align m en t button th at looks like th e kin d of text align m en t
you wan t. Th e bottom th ree option s align each lin e vertically in stead of
h orizon tally.
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Exploring Advanced Features
6. Click OK after you set th e option s you wan t. After clickin g OK, you can
drag th e text to an y position with in th e ph oto.
Th e text appears on th e ph oto surroun ded by a box with sm all black
squares (called handles) on each side an d corn er. You can use th e h an dles
to resize text.
7. Drag an y corn er h an dle of th e text box. To resize on ly th e h orizon tal or
vertical dim en sion of th e text, drag an y top or side h an dle (n ot a corn er
h an dle).
To ch a n ge t ex t t h a t a lr ea d y ex ist s in a p h ot o:
■ Double-click th e text, m ake ch an ges, an d th en click OK.
Exploring Advanced Features
As you gain experien ce with ph oto editin g, you can go beyon d th e built-
in guided activities. Ph otoDeluxe h as advan ced features th at en h an ce a
guided activity wh en you wan t to do som eth in g com pletely origin al or
wh en you are experien ced with oth er software program s. Th e quickest
way to turn on Advan ced features is to click th e Advan ced button . Th e
Advan ced features con sist of tabs of effects you can apply with out
followin g steps an d addition al option s to th e m en u bar.
Exploring Advanced Features
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A. The Advanced button presents PhotoDeluxe features without guided
activities so you can use them in any order. Clicking the Advanced button
also displays long menus. B. To keep long menus on when the Advanced
button is not selected, choose the Long Menus from the Preferences menu
on the File menu. C. Normally, you can open only one photo window at a
time. To use more than one photo window, choose the Allow Multiple
Document Windows from the Preferences menu on the File menu. D. The
online Help button in the photo window is available in both guided activities
and in Advanced mode.
Marking Areas with Selection Tools
With Ph otoDeluxe, you can apply ch an ges to th e en tire ph oto or on ly
part of it. Wh en you wan t to ch an ge just a part of a ph oto, you m ust first
tell Ph otoDeluxe wh ich area to ch an ge. Wh en you use a selection , your
n ext action ch an ges on ly th e part of th e ph oto in side th e selected area.
Wh en you select an area, its border flash es to let you kn ow th at th e lin e
you see is on ly a m arker an d n ot an actual lin e on th e ph oto. In step-by-
step activities in wh ich selection is n ecessary, Ph otoDeluxe presen ts th e
appropriate tool to you at th e step wh ere you n eed it. If you prefer to
ch oose from all selection tools available in Ph otoDeluxe, use th e
Selection s palette wh ich can be accessed un der th e View m en u.
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Exploring Advanced Features
NOTE: The view menu will only appear when long menus are activated. To
activate long menus select File, Preferences, Long Menus.
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Cor el P r in t Hou se Ma gic
Corel Prin t House™ is back, an d it's better th an ever! Welcom e to Corel
Prin t House Magic™, a powerful suite of application s design ed to h elp
you create excitin g prin tin g projects in n o tim e at all. Wh eth er it's for
busin ess or h om e, Corel Prin t House Magic h as everyth in g you n eed to
create cards, station ery, ban n ers, an d m ore. In addition , Corel Prin t
House Magic is so easy to use; you'll be m akin g profession al-lookin g
projects righ t from th e start.
Corel Prin t House Magic in cludes th e powerful com bin ation of Corel
Prin t House an d Corel Ph oto House™, an d a n ew an d excitin g tool to
com plete th e Corel Prin t House team : in troducin g Corel Fam ily &
Frien ds™, your own person al in form ation m an ager. Th is easy-to-use
in form ation an d even t m an agem en t tool h elps you track th e h olidays,
birth days, an d an n iversaries related to your Corel Prin t House projects.
Th ere h as n ever been a m ore com plete, tim e-savin g solution to
m an agin g person al even ts, lists, an d prin t jobs.
Corel Prin t House Magic m akes creatin g colorful prin tin g projects easier,
faster, an d m ore fun th an ever before. Regardless of th e occasion , Corel
Prin t House Magic h as th e tools — all you n eed is your im agin ation . So
h ave fun ! En joy Corel Prin t House Magic!
What's in Corel Print House Magic?
Ch eck out wh at's n ew an d im proved in Corel Prin t House Magic.
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If you've used Corel Prin t House before, you'll n otice som e excitin g
ch an ges, such as
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What's in Corel Print House Magic?
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n ewly design ed user in terface, in cludin g an on -screen Color Palette
redesign ed Notebook, for easier access to all of th e Corel Prin t House
features an d fun ction ality
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Sym bol tool, for drawin g all sorts of sh apes
Sym bol Sprayer tool, for scatterin g sym bols as you drag your m ouse
over th e page
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Zoom tool, for ch an gin g th e project view quickly an d easily
th ousan ds of n ew sam ple files, an d 150 n ew fon ts
Corel Photo House™ 2
Now Corel Ph oto House™ h as even m ore features to h elp you m ake your
projects picture perfect, such as
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expan ded Ph oto Library, for a wider selection of ph otos
n ewly design ed user in terface, in cludin g an on -screen Color Palette
redesign ed Notebook, for easier access to all of th e Corel Ph oto House
fun ction s an d features
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Objects, a n ew category of ph otograph ic objects th at you can add to
your im ages
Fram es, a n ew category of im ages th at you can use to fram e your
ph oto
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Zoom tool, for ch an gin g th e project view quickly an d easily
special effects to tran sform your ph otos in fun an d in terestin g ways
Corel Family & Friends™
Corel Fam ily & Frien ds™ is an excitin g n ew addition to th e Corel Prin t
House team . Th is easy-to-use tool provides a h an dy way of trackin g th e
people an d even ts in your life. Corel Fam ily & Frien ds rem in ds you wh en
it's tim e to create a greetin g card for a special occasion , stores addresses
an d teleph on e n um bers, an d lets you create a list of your favorite books
or recipes — all at th e sam e tim e! For m ore in form ation about Corel
Fam ily & Frien ds, see th e Corel Fam ily & Frien ds section in th is m an ual.
For in form ation about procedures, see th e on lin e Help.
What You Need To Use Corel Print House Magic
To use Corel Prin t House Magic, your com puter m ust h ave th e followin g
as m in im um system requirem en ts: 486 DX cpu, a CD-ROM drive, an d an
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SVGA m on itor with 800x600 resolution . You m ust also h ave 45–65
m egabytes of free disk space an d 8 m egabytes RAM (for Win dows 95) or
12 m egabytes RAM (for Win dows NT).
Corel Print House 3
Corel Prin t House 3 m akes an y prin tin g job fun an d easy to do. Greetin g
cards, ban n ers, letterh ead, station ery, calen dars, an d en velopes are on ly
som e of th e projects you can create. In addition , Corel Prin t House Magic
n ow in cludes two powerful tools to h elp you with your projects: Corel
Ph oto House 2 an d Corel Fam ily & Frien ds. Corel Ph oto House offers a
fun , yet powerful way to edit ph otos an d oth er bitm aps. Corel Fam ily &
Frien ds, th e n ewest addition to th e Corel Prin t House team , can h elp you
organ ize an d m an age all your Corel Prin t House project in form ation .
Th ere are so m an y uses for Corel Prin t House, th e possibilities are
en dless!
Corel Prin t House is powerful, yet easy to use — even for begin n ers. You
can use th e Notebook's Guided Activities page to walk you th rough each
project step by step an d view h un dreds of sam ple projects. Custom izin g
your work is m ade easy with th e colors, sh adows, an d clipart available in
th e Notebook. More experien ced users m ay wan t to use th e drawin g an d
editin g tools to create design s from scratch or edit clipart an d ph otos.
Wh atever you n eed to prin t, you can use Corel Prin t House to m ake it
easier, faster, an d m ore creative th an ever before. Get ready to experien ce
th e m agic of Corel Prin t House!
To st a r t Cor el P r in t H ou se
1. Do on e of th e followin g:
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If you created a sh ortcut to Corel Prin t House on your desktop,
double-click th e sh ortcut.
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In Win dows 95 or Win dows NT 4.0, click Start, Program s, HP CD-
Writer Plus, Corel Prin t House Magic, Corel Prin t House 3.
2. In th e Notebook, click th e m eth od you wan t to use to design your
project.
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Start with a sam ple for th e fastest results. Th e Sam ple wizard lets you
ch oose from a variety of project types, each with sam ple projects
based on differen t th em es an d occasion s.
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Corel Print House 3
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Start from scratch to build your project from th e groun d up. Th e
Scratch wizard lets you ch oose from various blan k paper layouts.
Th en , it's up to you to add text, clipart, an d oth er graph ics.
Ch oose th e Open Existin g option to access an y project you h ave
saved previously. To open your project, type th e n am e of th e file or
ch oose it from th e list.
Ch oose th e Open Last option to access th e project you saved th e last
tim e you used Corel Prin t House. Th is option is n ot available th e first
tim e you run Corel Prin t House.
The Corel Print House 3 Desktop
Th e desktop is wh at you see on your screen wh en you start Corel Prin t
House 3. Th e followin g picture sh ows th e desktop an d iden tifies
im portan t item s you m ay use to create your projects.
Wh en you start Corel Prin t House, th e Property Bar sh own above is n ot
displayed. To view it, click View, Property Bar. A ch eck m ark beside th e
com m an d n am e in dicates th at th e Property Bar will display on your
screen .
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