Iomega External DVD User Guide - Page 5

Recording Modes, What You Can Do with the DVD Writer - rom

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ENGLISH Recording Modes Track at Once Data can be recorded to a disc, one track at a time. New tracks can be added later. Music CDs can not be played in a CD player or CD-ROM until the disc is closed. Disc at Once Data can be recorded to an entire disc in one pass. In this mode, new data added later is not allowed. Session at Once Data can be recorded to disc one session at a time. New sessions can be written later in this mode. More disc space can be used because there is no gap between tracks. Multi session Data can be recorded to disc in one session. New sessions can be written later in this mode. Less disc space can be used because a gap is created between sessions. Packet Writing This is useful for data back up. Data can be added directly to tracks on media or can be deleted directly from tracks only on media. To use this mode, your software must support Packet writing function. What You Can Do with the DVD Writer Record digital video or slide shows onto DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, and DVDRW discs. *A Double Layer DVD+R writing support drive will be able to write DVD+R9 disc. Play DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, and DVD-RW discs. Record data or audio onto recordable or rewritable CD media. Play music CDs. Play VCD & DVD movies. Access interactive reference materials stored on DVD. Save photos and other images on recordable or rewritable CDs. Archive images and video to DVD or CD. Master new software programs on DVD or CD. 5

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Recording Modes
Track at Once
Data can be recorded to a disc, one track at a time. New tracks can be added later. Music CDs
can not be played in a CD player or CD-ROM until the disc is closed.
Disc at Once
Data can be recorded to an entire disc in one pass. In this mode, new data added later is not
allowed.
Session at Once
Data can be recorded to disc one session at a time. New sessions can be written later in this
mode. More disc space can be used because there is no gap between tracks.
Multi session
Data can be recorded to disc in one session. New sessions can be written later in this mode.
Less disc space can be used because a gap is created between sessions.
Packet Writing
This is useful for data back up. Data can be added directly to tracks on media or can be deleted
directly from tracks only on media. To use this mode, your software must support Packet
writing function.
What You Can Do with the DVD Writer
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Record digital video or slide shows onto DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, and DVD-
RW discs.
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*A Double Layer DVD+R writing support drive will be able to write DVD+R9 disc.
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Play DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, and DVD-RW discs.
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Record data or audio onto recordable or rewritable CD media.
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Play music CDs.
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Play VCD & DVD movies.
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Access interactive reference materials stored on DVD.
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Save photos and other images on recordable or rewritable CDs.
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Archive images and video to DVD or CD.
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Master new software programs on DVD or CD.