Creating Audio And Data Discs; Erasing Rewritable Discs Before Recording - HP Media Center m7200 - Desktop PC Software Manual

(Select models only)
This chapter contains the procedures you must
perform to record (or burn) music and data files to
recordable CD and DVD discs. It also includes
information about labeling your discs using the
LightScribe labeling technology included on select
models.
For information about recording video files to DVDs,
see "Sonic MyDVD Video Projects" on page 81.
Your HP Media Center PC may include one or more
CD, DVD, or combination optical drives capable of
recording. Additionally, your HP Media Center PC
may include the following software programs for
recording to CDs or DVDs:

Erasing Rewritable Discs Before Recording

Previously recorded files on rewritable discs must be
erased before recording new files. CD-R, DVD+R,
and DVD-R discs cannot be erased.
To erase a rewritable disc in Sonic DigitalMedia Plus:
1
Open the DigitalMedia Plus program by
clicking Start, All Programs, Sonic, and
then DigitalMedia Home.
2
Click Tools and then Erase Disc.

Creating Audio and Data Discs

iTunes
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Windows Media Player
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Sonic MyDVD Plus (Select models only)
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Sonic DigitalMedia Plus
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Windows XP
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These programs include features that enable you to
copy, archive, and manage music and data files
and then record the files to CDs or DVDs. You can
also use iTunes or Windows Media Player to
download and copy music files to a portable device
or memory card.
3
Insert the rewritable disc you want to erase.
4
Click the Quick Erase or Full Erase option,
and then Erase Disc.
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Burn is an industry
term used to describe
the recording of
information onto a
DVD or CD. Optical
recording uses a
laser beam to place
information onto the
disc, thus the term
burning.
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