Currently, five DVD-writable disc formats are available: DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, and DVD-RAM. The DVD-writable drives installed in Dell™ computers can write to DVD+R and DVD+RW media, and can read DVD-R and DVD-RW media. However, DVD-writable drives do not write to and might not read DVD-RAM media. In addition, commercially available DVD players for home theater systems might not read all five formats.
NOTE: Most commercial DVDs have copyright protection and cannot be copied using Sonic RecordNow.
1 Click the Start button, point to All Programs→ Sonic→ RecordNow!, and then click
RecordNow!
2Click either the audio tab or the data tab, depending on the kind of CD or DVD you want to copy.
3Click Exact Copy.
4To copy the CD or DVD:
•If you have one optical drive, ensure that the settings are correct and click Copy. The computer reads your source CD or DVD disc and copies it to a temporary folder on your computer hard drive.
When prompted, insert a blank CD or DVD disc into the optical drive and click OK.
•If you have two optical drives, select the drive into which you have inserted your source CD or DVD disc and click Copy. The computer copies the data on the CD or DVD to the blank CD or DVD.
After you finish copying the source CD or DVD, the CD or DVD that you created automatically ejects.
Using Blank CD-Rs, CD-RWs, DVD+R, and DVD+RW
Use blank CD-Rs to record music or permanently store data files. After creating a CD-R disc, you cannot write to that CD-R again (see the Sonic documentation for more information). Use blank CD-RWs to write to CD or to erase, rewrite, or update data on CDs.
Your DVD-writable drive can write to four different types of recording media—CD-Rs, CD-RWs (including high-speed CD-RWs), DVD+Rs, and DVD+RWs. Blank DVD+Rs can be used to permanently store large amounts of information. After you create a DVD+R, you may not be able to write to that disc again if the disc is "finalized" or "closed" during the final stage of the disc creation process. Use blank DVD+RWs if you plan to erase, rewrite, or update information on that disc later.
Helpful Tips
•Use Microsoft® Windows® Explorer to drag and drop files to a CD-R or CD-RW disc only after you start Sonic RecordNow and open a RecordNow project.
•You must use CD-R discs to burn music CDs that you want to play in regular stereos. CD-RWs do not play in most home or car stereos.
