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Recording Data to CDs, and DVDs

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Understanding the in-use light The 6-In-1 memory card reader in-use light turns on when you insert media into a slot. The light blinks when the memory card reader reads from or writes to the media. Warning: Do not insert or remove media when the in-use light is blinking. Doing so may cause data loss. Recording Data to CDs and DVDs You can record data to blank or appendable CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R or DVD+RW discs in different ways: Open a recording program, use the CD Writing Wizard, or use the DLA (Drive Letter Access) program drag-and-drop method. Important: The DLA program is not preinstalled on your PC, but you can get it from the HP Web site; see "Installing DLA Software" in this document. Recording with RecordNow Use RecordNow to record data and music files to CDs and DVDs. You can put data files on a DVD to store them or transfer them to another PC. However, data files on a DVD do not play in a DVD player. Note: To copy a recorded TV show to DVD to view on a home DVD player, see "Copying Recorded TV Programs to DVD." To open RecordNow, click Start on the taskbar, choose All Programs, RecordNow, and then click RecordNow. Follow the onscreen instructions. Recording with MyDVD Use Sonic MyDVD to record video files to CDs and DVDs. MyDVD writes files to DVD that can play in a DVD player. To open MyDVD, click Start on the taskbar, choose All Programs, Sonic, MyDVD, and then click Start MyDVD. Follow the onscreen instructions. Updated HP Media Center PC Information 9

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Updated HP Media Center PC Information
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Understanding the in-use light
The 6-In-1 memory card reader in-use light turns
on when you insert media into a slot. The light
blinks when the memory card reader reads from
or writes to the media.
Warning:
Do not insert or remove
media when the in-use light is blinking.
Doing so may cause data loss.
Recording Data to CDs
and DVDs
You can record data to blank or appendable
CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R or DVD+RW discs in
different ways: Open a recording program, use
the CD Writing Wizard, or use the DLA (Drive
Letter Access) program drag-and-drop method.
Important:
The
DLA program is not preinstalled on
your PC, but you can get it from the HP Web site;
see “Installing DLA Software” in this document.
Recording with RecordNow
Use RecordNow to record data and music files
to CDs and DVDs.
You can put data files on a DVD to store them
or transfer them to another PC. However, data
files on a DVD do not play in a DVD player.
Note:
To copy a recorded TV show to DVD to view on a
home DVD player, see “Copying Recorded TV
Programs to DVD.”
To open RecordNow, click
Start
on the taskbar,
choose
All Programs
,
RecordNow
, and then
click
RecordNow
. Follow the onscreen
instructions.
Recording with MyDVD
Use Sonic MyDVD to record video files to CDs
and DVDs. MyDVD writes files to DVD that can
play in a DVD player.
To open MyDVD, click
Start
on the taskbar,
choose
All Programs
,
Sonic
,
MyDVD
, and
then click
Start MyDVD
. Follow the onscreen
instructions.