Toshiba M40 user manual Media care, CD/DVDs

OPERATING BASICS

User’s Manual

❑When writing to DVD disc, WinDVD Creator requires 2 GB or more over disk space every one hour of video.

❑When you make a fully recorded DVD, the chapter sequence may not play correctly.

3.About Disc Manager

❑WinDVD Creator can edit one play list on a disc.

❑WinDVD Creator might show a different a thumbnail than you previously set in CE DVD-RAM recorder.

❑Using the Disc Manager, you can edit DVD-VR format on DVD-RAM, DVD+VR format on DVD+RW, and DVD-Video format on DVD-RW.

4.About recorded DVDs

❑Some DVD-ROM drives for personal computers or other DVD players may not be able to read DVD-R/+R/-RW/+RW/-RAM discs.

❑When playing your recorded disc on your computer, please use the WinDVD software application.

❑If you use an over-used rewritable disc, the full formatting might be locked. Please use a brand new disc.

Media care

This section provides tips on protecting data stored on your CD/DVDs and dis- kettes.

Handle your media with care. The following simple precautions will increase the lifetime of your media and protect the data stored on them:

CD/DVDs

1.Store your CD/DVDs in the container they came in to protect them and keep them clean.

2.Do not bend the CD/DVD.

3.Do not write on, apply a sticker to, or otherwise mark the surface of the CD/ DVD that contains data.

4.Hold the CD/DVD by its outside edge or the edge on the center hole. Fin- gerprints on the surface can prevent the drive from properly reading data.

5.Do not expose to direct sunlight, extreme heat or cold. Do not place heavy objects on your CD/DVDs.

6.If your CD/DVDs become dusty or dirty, wipe them with a clean dry cloth. Wipe from the center out, do not wipe in a circular direction around the CD/

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