HP C4380-90100 manual Sharing CDs across Different Formats, Can I share a CD-RW disc?

4-2 Sharing CDs across Different Formats

Can I share a CD-RW disc?

Yes. You can share a CD-RW disc directly with someone owning another CD-RW drive or with someone that has a MultiRead CD-ROM drive and UDF reader software. MultiRead CD-ROM drives are a recent innovation to CD-ROM technology, so while not all CD-ROMs are MultiRead, they are available to users world wide.

How do I know if a CD-ROM is MultiRead?

Look for the MultiRead certification logo on the CD-ROM’s packaging or users guide. The drive will be described as MultiRead certified or will list CD-RW as supported media. You can also put a CD-RW disc in your CD- ROM and see if it can read it.

What if I want to share with users that have standard CD-ROM

drives?

In general, you must copy your information to a CD-R disc to share it with users that have standard CD-ROM drives. To accomplish this:

1.Insert your CD-RW disc in your CD-Writer Plus drive.

2.Copy all the information from the CD-RW disc to a unique location on your hard drive.

3.Replace the CD-RW disc in your CD-Writer Plus with a blank CD-R disc.

4.Copy the information from your hard drive to the CD-R media using Direct CD.

5.When you eject the disc, DirectCD prompts you to either leave the disc open, or close the disc so it can be read in a standard CD-ROM drive. Select the option to close the CD.

NOTE: For additional information on sharing CDs with Windows 3.x and DOS users, see “What if I used DirectCD to create my CD-R disc?” on page 4-3.

Can I play an audio disc I made on a CD-RW disc in my car or

home CD player?

Probably not. Most car and home CD players are not capable of reading information off of CD-RW media. You must record your audio on CD-R discs to play them on most conventional CD players. There are however some newly released auto and home CD players that can read the CD-RW media