HP 772n (US/CAN) Making a Data Disc, Making a Music Disc from Audio Files, To create a data disc

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Making a Data Disc

Use the Data Disc recording feature to copy data from your hard drive to a CD.

To create a data disc:

1.Click the Make a Data Disc button. HP RecordNow automatically opens your recorder drive.

2.Insert a blank or appendable disc into your recorder.

NOTE: If you wish to use a different disc drive to read your disc, click the Change button (see Changing CD Recorder drives on page 61 for more information on this option).

3.Select the files or folders you wish to copy to your disc by one of the following methods:

•Click Add Files or Folders, highlight the files or folders you want to copy, then click the Add button.

•Drag and drop files and folders directly from Windows Explorer to the HP RecordNow screen (see Dragging files from Windows Explorer to HP RecordNow on page 61 for more information on this option).

NOTE: If you wish to remove any files from your list of files to record, highlight the file(s) you wish to remove then click the Remove button. Removing files from your copy job will not remove these files from your hard drive.

4.Once you have selected the files to record, click Next. HP RecordNow begins recording data to your disc.

5.If you want another copy of your file list at this time, remove the newly recorded disc, insert another blank or appendable disc into your recorder, then click Make Another.

6.Click Done when you are finished recording.

7.Remove the discs from your drives and store them in a safe place.

Making a Music Disc from Audio Files

HP RecordNow easily creates custom music discs from your WAV and MP3 collection on the hard drive. Plus, the CDDB feature can automatically tag your files with such track information as artist, album, and genre to help you sort through your collection. See CDDB on page 58 for more information.

To make a music disc from audio files:

1.Click the Make a Music Disc button.

2.Click the Make a Music CD from Audio Files button. HP RecordNow automatically opens your CD-Recorder drive.

NOTE: If you wish to use a different disc drive to read your disc, click Change. (See Changing CD Recorder drives on page 61 for more information.)

3.Insert a blank disc, then click Next.

4.Click Scan for Music to have RecordNow automatically search your hard drive for valid music files.

NOTE: You can control the size of audio file HP RecordNow searches for by selecting the Hide audio files shorter than... option from the Options button > General tab (see Options on page 58). This feature speeds up the search process by eliminating the short audio files such as the ones you hear when Windows starts up or closes a program.

5.When RecordNow has located all of the valid music files on your system, you can sort your music tracks by selecting a category from the View drop-down menu in the Music on System section.

6.Select the tracks you want to add to your music disc using one of the following methods:

•Select the tracks you want from the Music on System window and click the Add button.

•Click the Browse... button, navigate to the tracks you wish to record, select them, then click the Add button.

•Drag-and-drop tracks from the Music on System window on the left to the playlist window on the right.

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