Using the PC

Recording with DLA

Format a blank CD or DVD before copying files directly to the disc. If you don’t, a message appears telling you to format the disc, or telling you that your drive is not accessible.

1.Press the Eject button on the drive, and insert the blank disc.

2.Click Start, and then click My Computer.

3.Right-click the drive icon, and select Format.

4.Under Volume Label, type in the title of the disc.

5.Under Format type, select Full or Quick (erase). You must select the quick format for all CD-R or DVD+R discs. You must select the full format for a CD-RW or DVD+RW disc the first time you format it.

Full format can take up to 45 minutes. Quick format usually takes less than a minute.

6.Click Start to format the disc.

7.Click Yes to the message that all files on the disc will be erased.

8.Click OK.

Getting Started

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