Creating a music CD

When recording music files, it is important to note that:

■To play your music CD in a home or car stereo, it needs to be recorded as a music CD in CD Audio (CDA) format, not as a data CD.

■You must record all music files in one recording session because RecordNow! closes the CD after recording is complete. Music files can be recorded repeatedly onto a rewritable (CD-RW) disc, but all previously recorded music files must be erased first.

■As you add music files in the recording session, RecordNow! calculates and displays the amount of recording time available to record additional music files.

■You can’t record song titles unless you make an exact copy of a music CD in your collection.

■If you try to record more than a standard CD can hold, RecordNow! displays a message warning you that all the tracks may not fit on your disc.

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Storing Files on a DVD or CD

Unlike music CDs, data DVDs and CDs can be recorded in multiple sessions:

1Using the trackball, click Start, choose All Programs, Sonic RecordNow!, and then click RecordNow! again.

2Select the Data Projects tab.

3Insert a blank or appendable CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, or double- layer DVD+R (select models only) disc into your drive, and then click Data Disc.

■If the disc is blank, follow the onscreen instructions.

Or

■If the disc is full, insert a blank or another appendable disc.

Or

■If you are adding files to a disc, follow the onscreen instructions.

4To name your disc, select Volume Label, and then type a name over it. RecordNow! assigns a name based on the recording date if you don’t type a name.

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