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Creating (burning) a CD or DVD, Start, Computer, System properties, Device Manager, DVD/CD-ROM drives

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CAUTION: The region settings on your DVD drive can be changed only 5 times. The region setting you select the fifth time becomes the permanent region setting on the DVD drive. The number of region changes remaining is displayed on the DVD Region tab. To change settings through the operating system: 1. Select Start > Computer > System properties. 2. In the left pane, click Device Manager. NOTE: Windows includes the User Account Control feature to improve the security of your computer. You may be prompted for your permission or password for tasks such as installing software, running utilities, or changing Windows settings. Refer to Help and Support for more information. 3. Click the "+" sign next to DVD/CD-ROM drives. 4. Right-click the DVD drive for which you want to change region settings, and then click Properties. 5. Click the DVD Region tab, and change settings. 6. Click OK. Creating (burning) a CD or DVD CAUTION: Observe the copyright warning. It is a criminal offense, under applicable copyright laws, to make unauthorized copies of copyright-protected material, including computer programs, films, broadcasts, and sound recordings. Do not use this computer for such purposes. If your external optical drive is a CD-RW, DVD-RW, or DVD±RW optical drive, you can use software such as Windows Media Player to burn data and audio files, including MP3 and WAV music files. Observe the following guidelines when burning a CD or DVD: ● Before burning a disc, save and close any open files and close all programs. ● A CD-R or DVD-R is usually best for burning audio files because after the information is copied, it cannot be changed. ● Because some home and car stereos will not play CD-RWs, use CD-Rs to burn music CDs. ● A CD-RW or DVD-RW is generally best for burning data files or for testing audio or video recordings before you burn them to a CD or DVD that cannot be changed. ● DVD players used in home systems usually do not support all DVD formats. Refer to the user guide that came with your DVD player for a list of supported formats. ● An MP3 file uses less space than other music file formats, and the process for creating an MP3 disc is the same as the process for creating a data file. MP3 files can be played only on MP3 players or on computers with MP3 software installed. To burn a CD or DVD, follow these steps: 1. Download or copy the source files into a folder on your hard drive. 2. Insert a blank CD or DVD into the external optical drive. 46 Chapter 4 Multimedia

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CAUTION:
The region settings on your DVD drive can be changed only 5 times.
The region setting you select the fifth time becomes the permanent region setting on the DVD drive.
The number of region changes remaining is displayed on the DVD Region tab.
To change settings through the operating system:
1.
Select
Start
>
Computer
>
System properties
.
2.
In the left pane, click
Device Manager
.
NOTE:
Windows includes the User Account Control feature to improve the security of your
computer. You may be prompted for your permission or password for tasks such as installing
software, running utilities, or changing Windows settings. Refer to Help and Support for more
information.
3.
Click the "+" sign next to
DVD/CD-ROM drives
.
4.
Right-click the DVD drive for which you want to change region settings, and then click
Properties
.
5.
Click the
DVD Region
tab, and change settings.
6.
Click
OK
.
Creating (burning) a CD or DVD
CAUTION:
Observe the copyright warning. It is a criminal offense, under applicable copyright laws,
to make unauthorized copies of copyright-protected material, including computer programs, films,
broadcasts, and sound recordings. Do not use this computer for such purposes.
If your external optical drive is a CD-RW, DVD-RW, or DVD±RW optical drive, you can use software
such as Windows Media Player to burn data and audio files, including MP3 and WAV music files.
Observe the following guidelines when burning a CD or DVD:
Before burning a disc, save and close any open files and close all programs.
A CD-R or DVD-R is usually best for burning audio files because after the information is copied, it
cannot be changed.
Because some home and car stereos will not play CD-RWs, use CD-Rs to burn music CDs.
A CD-RW or DVD-RW is generally best for burning data files or for testing audio or video recordings
before you burn them to a CD or DVD that cannot be changed.
DVD players used in home systems usually do not support all DVD formats. Refer to the user guide
that came with your DVD player for a list of supported formats.
An MP3 file uses less space than other music file formats, and the process for creating an MP3
disc is the same as the process for creating a data file. MP3 files can be played only on MP3 players
or on computers with MP3 software installed.
To burn a CD or DVD, follow these steps:
1.
Download or copy the source files into a folder on your hard drive.
2.
Insert a blank CD or DVD into the external optical drive.
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Chapter 4
Multimedia