HP Media Center m1200 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Software - Page 73

Copying a DVD or CD, Archiving Files on a CD or DVD, Recording Video Files, Start, Programs, Sonic

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Copying a DVD or CD RecordNow! allows you to make a copy of a music or data disc from your collection. To make a copy of a music or data disc from your collection: 1 Using the mouse, click Start, choose All Programs, Sonic RecordNow!, and then click RecordNow! again. 2 Select the Data Projects tab. 3 Select Exact Copy. 4 Insert the CD or DVD you want to copy. 5 Click the Copy icon. 6 Insert a blank DVD or CD into the drive, and then click OK. 7 Click Done when the recording is complete. n IMPORTANT: HP supports the lawful use of technology and does not endorse or encourage the use of our products for purposes other than those permitted by copyright law. Archiving Files on a CD or DVD 1 Using the mouse, click Start, choose All Programs, Sonic RecordNow!, and then click RecordNow! again. 2 Select the Backup Projects tab. 3 Select File Archive. 4 Insert a blank CD or DVD into the drive. 5 Place a check mark in the Changed since box to limit the scan to files that have been changed since the last time you completed a file archive. 6 Add your files to the Archive window: ■ Select one or more categories from the list on the left, and click Scan. RecordNow! scans your hard disk drive for files related to the category. ■ Drag files from the Windows Explorer to the Archive window. 7 Click the Burn icon when all of your files have been added. If the files do not fit on one disc, File Archive asks you for additional discs. 8 Click Done when recording is complete. n You can't copy commercial DVDs because they are protected by copyright laws and are encoded to prevent illegal duplication. Recording Video Files Video quality depends on the quality of the source files, the PC speed, and its graphics processing ability. For more information about recording VHS files to DVD, refer to "Recording VHS Files Direct to DVD" on page 85. Creating (Burning) CDs and DVDs 69

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Creating (Burning) CDs and DVDs
69
Copying a DVD or CD
RecordNow! allows you to make a copy of a music
or data disc from your collection.
To make a copy of a music or data disc from your
collection:
1
Using the mouse, click
Start
, choose
All
Programs
,
Sonic
RecordNow!
, and then
click
RecordNow!
again.
2
Select the
Data Projects
tab.
3
Select
Exact Copy
.
4
Insert the CD or DVD you want to copy.
5
Click the
Copy
icon.
6
Insert a blank DVD or CD into the drive, and
then click
OK
.
7
Click
Done
when the recording is complete.
Archiving Files on a CD or DVD
1
Using the mouse, click
Start
, choose
All
Programs
,
Sonic
RecordNow!
, and then
click
RecordNow!
again.
2
Select the
Backup Projects
tab.
3
Select
File Archive
.
4
Insert a blank CD or DVD into the drive.
5
Place a check mark in the
Changed since
box
to limit the scan to files that have been
changed since the last time you completed a
file archive.
6
Add your files to the Archive window:
Select one or more categories from the list
on the left, and click
Scan
. RecordNow!
scans your hard disk drive for files related
to the category.
Drag files from the Windows Explorer to
the Archive window.
7
Click the
Burn
icon when all of
your files have been added.
If the files do not fit on one disc,
File Archive asks you for
additional discs.
8
Click
Done
when recording is complete.
Recording Video Files
Video quality depends on the quality of the source
files, the PC speed, and its graphics processing
ability. For more information about recording VHS
files to DVD, refer to “Recording VHS Files Direct to
DVD” on page 85.
n
IMPORTANT: HP
supports the lawful
use of technology
and does not endorse
or encourage the use
of our products for
purposes other than
those permitted by
copyright law.
n
You can’t copy
commercial DVDs
because they are
protected by
copyright laws and
are encoded to
prevent illegal
duplication.