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Using Dell Media Experience and Dell MediaDirect

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Media Type Read Write Rewritable CD-R Yes Yes No CD-RW Yes Yes Yes DVD+R Yes Yes No DVD-R Yes Yes No DVD+RW Yes Yes Yes DVD-RW Yes Yes Yes DVD+R DL Yes Yes No DVD-R DL Yes No No DVD-RAM No No No BD-Writable Drives Media Type Read Write Rewritable CD-R Yes Yes No CD-RW Yes Yes Yes DVD+R Yes Yes No DVD-R Yes Yes No DVD+RW Yes Yes Yes DVD-RW Yes Yes Yes DVD+R DL Yes Yes No DVD-R DL Yes Yes No DVD-RAM No No No BD-R Yes Yes No BD-RE Yes Yes Yes Helpful Tips l Use Microsoft® Windows® Explorer to drag and drop files to a CD-R or CD-RW only after you start Roxio Creator and open a Creator project. l Do not burn a blank CD-R or CD-RW to its maximum capacity; for example, do not copy a 650-MB file to a blank 650-MB CD. The CD-RW drive needs 1-2 MB of the blank space to finalize the recording. l Use CD-Rs to burn music CDs that you want to play in regular stereos. CD-RWs do not play in most home or car stereos. l Music MP3 files can be played only on MP3 players or on computers that have MP3 software installed. l Use a blank CD-RW to practice CD recording until you are familiar with CD recording techniques. If you make a mistake, you can erase the data on the CD-RW and try again. You can also use blank CD-RWs to test music file projects before you record the project permanently to a blank CD-R. l You cannot create audio DVDs with Roxio Creator. l Commercially available DVD players used in home theater systems may not support all available DVD formats. For a list of formats supported by your DVD player, see the documentation provided with your DVD player or contact the manufacturer. l Commercially available BD players used in home theater systems may not support all available BD formats. For a list of formats supported by your BD player, see the documentation provided with your BD player or contact the manufacturer. l See the Roxio website at www.sonic.com for additional information. Using Dell Media Experience and Dell MediaDirect NOTE: Changing or disabling the Dell QuickSet default settings can limit Dell MediaDirect™ functionality. For more information about Dell QuickSet, see Dell QuickSet. Press the Dell MediaDirect button, located next to the power button, to launch either Windows Media Center Manager or Dell MediaDirect. If the computer is turned on or in standby mode If you press the Dell MediaDirect button while the computer is turned on or in standby mode, either Windows XP Media Center Manager or Dell Media Experience™ launches, depending on your system setup. If both applications are present, Windows XP Media Center Manager launches. NOTE: If both Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition and Dell Media Experience are installed on your computer, you must launch Dell Media Experience. Click Start® All Programs or click the Media Experience icon on the desktop.

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BD-Writable Drives
Helpful Tips
l
Use Microsoft
®
Windows
®
Explorer to drag and drop files to a CD-R or CD-RW only after you start Roxio Creator and open a Creator project.
l
Do not burn a blank CD-R or CD-RW to its maximum capacity; for example, do not copy a 650-MB file to a blank 650-MB CD. The CD-RW drive needs 1
–
2
MB of the blank space to finalize the recording.
l
Use CD-Rs to burn music CDs that you want to play in regular stereos. CD-RWs do not play in most home or car stereos.
l
Music MP3 files can be played only on MP3 players or on computers that have MP3 software installed.
l
Use a blank CD-RW to practice CD recording until you are familiar with CD recording techniques. If you make a mistake, you can erase the data on the
CD-RW and try again. You can also use blank CD-RWs to test music file projects before you record the project permanently to a blank CD-R.
l
You cannot create audio DVDs with Roxio Creator.
l
Commercially available DVD players used in home theater systems may not support all available DVD formats. For a list of formats supported by your
DVD player, see the documentation provided with your DVD player or contact the manufacturer.
l
Commercially available BD players used in home theater systems may not support all available BD formats. For a list of formats supported by your BD
player, see the documentation provided with your BD player or contact the manufacturer.
l
See the Roxio website at
www.sonic.com
for additional information.
Using Dell Media Experience and Dell MediaDirect
Press the Dell MediaDirect button, located next to the power button, to launch either Windows Media Center Manager or Dell MediaDirect.
If the computer is turned on or in standby mode
If you press the Dell MediaDirect button while the computer is turned on or in standby mode, either Windows XP Media Center Manager or Dell Media
Experience™ launches, depending on your system setup. If both applications are present, Windows XP Media Center Manager launches.
Media Type
Read
Write
Rewritable
CD-R
Yes
Yes
No
CD-RW
Yes
Yes
Yes
DVD+R
Yes
Yes
No
DVD-R
Yes
Yes
No
DVD+RW
Yes
Yes
Yes
DVD-RW
Yes
Yes
Yes
DVD+R DL
Yes
Yes
No
DVD-R DL
Yes
No
No
DVD-RAM
No
No
No
Media Type
Read
Write
Rewritable
CD-R
Yes
Yes
No
CD-RW
Yes
Yes
Yes
DVD+R
Yes
Yes
No
DVD-R
Yes
Yes
No
DVD+RW
Yes
Yes
Yes
DVD-RW
Yes
Yes
Yes
DVD+R DL
Yes
Yes
No
DVD-R DL
Yes
Yes
No
DVD-RAM
No
No
No
BD-R
Yes
Yes
No
BD-RE
Yes
Yes
Yes
NOTE:
Changing or disabling the Dell QuickSet default settings can limit Dell MediaDirect™ functionality. For more information about Dell QuickSet, see
Dell QuickSet
.
NOTE:
If both Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition and Dell Media Experience are installed on your computer, you must launch Dell Media
Experience. Click
Start
®
All Programs
or click the Media Experience icon on the desktop.