Lenovo 40Y8706 Using Direct-to-disc DLA, Using the Multimedia Center for Think Offerings software

Using Direct-to-disc (DLA)

Direct-to-disc (DLA) is provided so that you can write data to DVD-RAM,

DVD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+RW, DVD+R, CD-R, and CD-RW media. DVD-RAM,

DVD-RW, DVD+RW, and CD-RW media can be written to many times, while

DVD-R, DVD+R, and CD-R media can only be formatted and written to once.

To format and write to DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+RW, DVD+R, CD-R, or CD-RW media:

1.Insert a disc into the drive.

2.Double-click My Computer. Right-click the Super Multi-burner drive letter.

3.Click Format. Formatting a DVD can take up to 90 minutes.

4.After formatting is complete, you can drag and drop files to the Super Multi-burner drive icon, or you can move files in Windows Explorer.

To make CD-R and DVD-R media compatible in other computers:

1.Double-click My Computer. Right-click the Super Multi-burner drive letter.

2.Click Make Compatible.

To use UDF formatted DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, or CD-RW media in other computers, a UDF reader is included on the User’s Guide and Software Super CD. To use the UDF reader, follow this procedure:

1.Insert the User’s Guide and Software Super CD into the CD or DVD drive of the computer you want to use the UDF formatted discs with.

2.Click Start.

3.Click Run.

4.Type e:\UDF\language where e is the drive letter of the CD or DVD drive, and language is your language.

5.Click OK.

6.Double-click SETUP.EXE and follow the on-screen instructions.

Note: The UDF reader is only needed on systems that do not have another DLA program installed.

Using the Multimedia Center for Think Offerings software

Multimedia Center for Think Offerings allows you to record Audio CDs, Data CDs, and copy existing CDs. Detailed information about using Multimedia Center for Think Offerings is included in the Multimedia Center for Think Offerings help. You can access Multimedia Center for Think Offerings help by pressing F1 in the Multimedia Center for Think Offerings menu.

Note: Multimedia Center for Think Offerings does not work with some media. If your media is not compatible with Multimedia Center for Think Offerings, the following message will display:

For more information on known media issues with Multimedia Center for

Think Offerings, go to page 18.

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