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HP Compaq Presario,Presario 7RPM11 Software Manual

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Chapter 1 Learning About Your just!burn CD-Rewritable (CD-RW) Software
Understanding CD-R and CD-RW Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Media Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Formatting Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Formatting a CD-R Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Formatting a CD-RW Disc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Using PacketCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Sharing Data/Finalizing a Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Using CD!backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Using just!audio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Planning a Successful Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Using the just!audio Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
just!audio Editor Windows (CD-ROM View) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
The just!audio Editor Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Record Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Option Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Using your CD-RW Drive to Record an Audio CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Finalizing a Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Buffer Underrun Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Tips to Help Prevent Buffer Underruns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Adding Artwork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Using just!data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Using the Online Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Contents Chapter 1 Learning About Your just!burn CD-Rewritable (CD-RW) Software Understanding CD-R and CD-RW Media......... 2 Media Matrix .
  • Page 2 Contents...
  • Page 3 Learning About Your just!burn Chapter 1 CD-Rewritable (CD-RW) Software just!burn is the easy way to create your own personal audio or data CDs. You can also create personalized labels, inlay cards, and booklets. Supporting both standard CD-ROM discs, CD-R discs (write once) and CD-RW discs (rewritable), just!burn provides the following tools: Tool What you can do...

  • Page 4: Understanding Cd-R And Cd-Rw Media

    Understanding CD-R and CD-RW Media You can use either CD-R or CD-RW discs to record material, but each has distinct advantages and limitations. The CD-R disc: Can be used on most any computer CD-ROM drive. Can be used to create CD backups of your personal CDs. Is recommended for creating audio discs or sharing information between computers.

  • Page 5: Media Matrix

    Use the following guidelines when choosing the appropriate CD recording media: Media Matrix Media Matrix Format CD-R Media CD-RW Media Erasable Drive CD-R Media CD-RW Media Multi-read (see note below) Yes CD-ROM CD audio player DVD-ROM Uses CD-R Media CD-RW Media Backup Reusable storage Long-term archive...

  • Page 6: Formatting Options

    Formatting Options CD-R and CD-RW discs must be formatted before recording. To format a CD-R disc, complete the following steps: Formatting a CD-R Disc Insert a CD-R disc into your disc drive. The just!burn CD Assistant is displayed: just!burn CD Assistant Type a name for the CD in the Volume label box.
  • Page 7 Click the PacketCD button. The CD-R Format Options screen is displayed: CD-Recordable Format Options screen HINT: When formatting a CD-R or CD-RW, you can choose standard or compressed format. The Compress Format option doubles storage capacity and improves read and write performance. However, a compressed disc can only be read by a PC equipped with just!burn software.
  • Page 8 Click Standard Format or Compress Format. The Formatting Progress Bar is displayed: Formatting Progress Bar Learning About Your just!burn CD-Rewritable (CD-RW) Software...

  • Page 9: Formatting A Cd-Rw Disc

    To format a CD-RW disc, complete the following steps: Formatting a CD-RW Disc Insert a CD-RW disc into the CD-RW drive. The CD-RW formatting screen is displayed: CD-RW formatting screen NOTE: Random CD-RW provides all the benefits of a CD-RW, but formatting may take up to an hour. While Sequential CD-RW provides quicker formatting, you lose the ability to erase files individually.
  • Page 10 Click Random CD-RW or Sequential CD-RW. The CD-RW Format Options screen is displayed: CD-ReWritable Format Options screen Click Standard Format or Compress Format. The formatting is completed in about 30 seconds. Learning About Your just!burn CD-Rewritable (CD-RW) Software...

  • Page 11: Using Packetcd

    Using PacketCD PacketCD allows you to use your CD-RW drive just like a hard drive or any other removable media drive (e.g., Zip). PacketCD makes it possible to drag-and-drop files to the letter of the CD-RW drive within Windows Explorer or any other Windows application.
  • Page 12 UDF gives the user the ability to erase files individually on CD-RW media, freeing up space in the process. UDF also supports larger capacity discs like DVD-ROM. UDF Readers are especially useful if you are recording data to CD-RW media because you will be able to read the CD-RW disc in MultiRead CD-ROM drives.

  • Page 13: Using Cd!Backup

    Using CD!backup CD!backup allows you to create personal backups of almost any CD quickly and easily. If the CD-RW drive is the only CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive on your Presario Internet PC, CD!backup uses your hard drive to temporarily store the information until recording is complete.

  • Page 14: Using Just!Audio

    Using just!audio just!audio allows you to make professional quality CD recordings. For best results, Planning a follow these important steps prior to recording. Successful Recording Disabling the Sleep Mode Your Presario Internet PC is equipped with Sleep Mode. If the Sleep Mode is enabled during recording, the CD may be ruined.

  • Page 15: Using The Just!Audio Editor

    just!audio is the easy way to add songs to a CD. To open the just!audio editor, Using the choose Start > Programs > CeQuadrat > just!audio. The default CD-ROM view is just!audio Editor displayed: just!audio editor When you open the just!audio CD-ROM view, two windows are displayed. The just!audio Editor source window (upper) is divided into two sections.
  • Page 16 The just!audio editor provides four methods for bringing new tracks into a project: sample CD-ROM (default) database file system You can access any method by clicking its tab in the source window. NOTE: Refer to the Online Manual for more information about sample, database, and file system recording methods.

  • Page 17: The Just!Audio Editor Icons

    The just!audio editor provides you with all the tools you need to make a professional The just!audio CD recording. The icons and their functions are described below: Editor Icons Icon When/How to Use Add songs to a new CD. Set recording levels. Create jewel case inlay cards, booklets, and CD labels.

  • Page 18: Record Settings

    just!audio checks your system performance and automatically sets up for optimal Record Settings recording speed. just!audio simplifies options available for the recording. They can be individually selected by clicking the detailed tab, or the slide-bar can be used to set the options in the easy screen. From the just!audio editor, click the options button.

  • Page 19: Option Settings

    Use the following guidelines when choosing record settings: Option Settings Option What it does Emulate only Allows you to perform a test run before recording. To test system performance, Compaq recommends using the “Emulate Only” option when recording a CD or using a computer system for the first time.

  • Page 20: Using Your Cd-Rw Drive To Record An Audio Cd

    Using your CD-RW Drive to Record an Audio CD just!audio allows you to create your own audio CDs. You can record over multiple recording sessions to fill your CD-R disc. After completing the planning steps and designing your CD track list, you are ready to record.
  • Page 21 Insert the source disc (the disc containing the tracks you want to record) into the CD-RW drive. Double-click the CD-RW icon in the source window. The contents of the source CD are displayed: just!burn CD source window Drag and drop the desired tracks (songs) to the New CD window. This will copy the selected tracks to a temporary file on your hard drive.
  • Page 22 Click record. The just!audio record screen is displayed: just!audio Record screen NOTE: You can stop recording at any time during the process by pressing the OFF button. Once recording has completed, you will be prompted to either finalize the disc or add additional tracks.

  • Page 23: Finalizing A Disc

    When recording is complete, the disc must be finalized. Only after finalization can a Finalizing a Disc disc be played in a CD player or CD-ROM drive. When you have finalized a CD-R disc, no additional tracks can be recorded. To finalize an audio CD, complete the following steps: Insert the disc into the CD-RW drive.

  • Page 24: Tips To Help Prevent Buffer Underruns

    If you experience a buffer underrun error in the just!burn application, a window offering multiple options is displayed. These options include: Repeat Track Continue Track Next Track Finalize + Cancel Cancel For best fidelity, Compaq recommends that you select Repeat Track. NOTE: In extreme cases, some errors may render your disc unusable.

  • Page 25: Adding Artwork

    just!audio contains a powerful tool for creating professional-looking jewel case inlay Adding Artwork cards, booklets, and CD labels. To print an item, click the Printer icon in the lower-right corner of the just!audio screen. The art work screen provides buttons in the lower-left corner for inserting text boxes, indices of tracks and titles, and selecting a different background for the item.
  • Page 26 CD Booklet The CD booklet is held in the tabs on the front cover of the CD, providing the first impression of the CD contents. An additional index or other relevant information may be supplied as well. just!audio CD booklet screen 1-24 Learning About Your just!burn CD-Rewritable (CD-RW) Software...
  • Page 27 CD Label just!audio allows you to print text and graphics directly to CD labels. In addition to the standard text and graphic tools, the curved text tool allows text to wrap around the label. just!audio CD label screen Learning About Your just!burn CD-Rewritable (CD-RW) Software 1-25...

  • Page 28: Using Just!Data

    Using just!data just!data easily creates data CDs that can be read on almost any computer and operating system. Your Presario Internet PC uses the hard drive for temporary file storage, enabling you to copy from one disc to another if you have only a CD-RW drive.

  • Page 29: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting The following tables provide information for Audio, Data, and Hardware troubleshooting: AUDIO Symptom Problem Solution Trouble recording audio CDs 1. Ensure you are using CD-R media. Poor quality or 2. If CD-R media is being used, try a different Wrong media type brand (media quality varies by manufacturer).
  • Page 30 DATA Symptom Problem Solution Unable to read data from a 1. Finalize the disc (see notes on how to finalize a Disc not finalized or CD-R or CD-RW disc disc). UDF reader missing (PacketCD only) 2. Verify that the CD-ROM is a Multi-Read CD- ROM (see notes on Multi-Read CDs).
  • Page 31 Hardware Symptom Problem Solution CD-R/CD-RW is not writing. Error message (“ide cdr/w c12A at 1. Indicates a bad CD-ROM. 4,44,85,” for example). 2. Recommend the CD-ROM be replaced. Learning About Your just!burn CD-Rewritable (CD-RW) Software 1-29...
  • Page 32 NOTICE The information in this guide is subject to change without notice. COMPAQ COMPUTER CORPORATION SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR TECHNICAL OR EDITO- RIAL ERRORS OR OMISSIONS CONTAINED HEREIN; NOR FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSE- QUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE FURNISHING, PERFORMANCE, OR USE OF THIS MATERIAL.

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