User manual NERO INCD

[. . . ] User manual Ahead Software AG Table of contents 1 About InCD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1. 1 1. 2 1. 2. 1 1. 2. 2 1. 2. 3 1. 2. 4 1. 3 1. 3. 1 What is InCD?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Remarks about working with InCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Using the right mouse button, click on the InCD icon in the System Tray and select the Format command. If only one recorder is installed, it will be highlighted automatically (if several are installed, you can highlight the recorder of your choice). In contrast to burning with Nero, it is not possible to write on a number of recorders with InCD, and only one recorder can be selected. InCD Working with InCD · 24 4. The window that appears provides information on the status of the medium; an unformatted medium is designated as a 'Blank Disk'. The description of the type of medium will change depending on the medium inserted. Click on the Next button. Please check whether the 'Auto Insert Notification' option has been activated for your recorder, as otherwise a new medium will not be immediately recognized following insertion. In this case, leave the program wizard, wait until the recorder has ceased accessing the drive, and then repeat steps 2 to 4. If you wish, you can now enter a label for the medium in the 'Label' field. The volume label cannot exceed 11 characters, with no blank spaces allowed between any of the characters. Since an unformatted medium has been inserted, the reformatting options will not be activated. Then, click on the Finish button. InCD Working with InCD · 25 The formatting process is completed in two stages. The medium will be first physically, then logically formatted. Depending on the recorder used, the physical formatting process will take about 2 minutes for a DVD+RW. The logical formatting process, which occurs later, will take about 1 minute. Once the formatting process has been completed, the tray will open and you will be able to remove the medium. After you have re-inserted the medium, InCD Working with InCD · 26 the InCD icon in the system tray will change and a green arrow (showing the presence of a formatted medium in the drive) will be displayed instead of the red one. In addition, a window will be displayed, telling you that formatting has been completed successfully. 3. 4 Reformatting with InCD InCD handles CD-RW, CD-MRW, DVD-RW and DVD+RW disks in different ways. Please refer to the table below for details and read the section concerned: CD-RW With high speed media (burning speed 4 to 10x), reformatting takes about 20 minutes. With low speed media (1 to 4x), a period of about 40 minutes is necessary. See the section on 'Reformatting CD-RW and DVD-RW media'. CD-MRW The medium can be written on after just 1 to 2 minutes of reformatting. In other words, it is possible to store data on the medium while it is being formatted 'in the background'. See 'Reformatting a CDMRW medium' section. DVD-RW Reformatting takes about 120 minutes. See the section on 'Reformatting CD-RW and DVD-RW media'. DVD+RW The medium can be written on after just 1 to 2 minutes of reformatting. [. . . ] The reason for this is that the medium has been closed 'temporarily', in order to make reading at all possible on a conventional DVD-ROM drive. It is possible to change the name of the medium by entering a new one (this should consist of at most 11 characters and contain no blank spaces). The Apply button becomes active when the name is being changed. When the OK button is clicked on, the changes are saved and the register card is closed. [. . . ]