Toshiba SATELLITE PRO A120, Tecra A8 manual Operating Basics

Operating Basics

■While recording video to DVD or tape, please close all other programs.

■Do not run software like a screen saver because it can put a heavy load on the CPU.

■Do not run communication applications like a modem or a LAN.

2.Before recording the video to DVD

■When you record to DVD discs, please use only media recommended by TOSHIBA.

■Do not set the working drive to a slow device like a USB 1.1 hard disk drive or it will fail to write the DVD.

■Do not perform any of the following actions:

•Operate the computer for any other function, including using a mouse or Touch Pad or closing/opening the LCD panel.

•Bump or cause vibration to the computer.

•Use the Mode control button and Audio/Video control button to reproduce music or voice.

•Open the optical disk drive.

•Install, remove or connect external devices, including the following:

PC card, SD card, USB devices, external monitor, i.LINK devices, optical digital devices.

■Please verify your disc after recording important data.

■DVD-R/+R/-RW discs cannot be written in VR format.

■WinDVD Creator cannot export to DVD-Audio, VideoCD or miniDVD format.

■WinDVD Creator can write DVD-RAM/+RW in VR format, but the disc may only play on your computer.

■When writing to a DVD disc, WinDVD Creator requires 2GB or more of disk space for 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 thumbnail than you previously set in CE (Consumer Electronics) 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/-R DL/+R DL/-RW/+RW/ -RAM discs.

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

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