Toshiba tecra s3 manual RecordNow! Basic for Toshiba

Operating Basics

■Use the Audio/Video control button to reproduce music or voice.

■Open the optical media drive.

■Remove the optical media drive from the Ultra Slim Bay.

■Do not use shut down/log off and standby/hibernation while writing or rewriting.

■Make sure writing or rewriting is completed before going into standby/ hibernation. Writing is completed if you can open the DVD-ROM&CD-R/ RW or DVD Super Multi drive tray.

■Set the computer on a level surface and avoid places subject to vibration such as airplanes, trains, or cars. Do not use an unstable surface such as a stand.

■Keep mobile phones and other wireless communication devices away from the computer.

■Always copy data from the hard disk drive to the optical media. Do not use cut-and-paste. The original data will be lost if there is a write error.

RecordNow! Basic for TOSHIBA

Note the following limitations when you use RecordNow!:

■DVD-Video cannot be created using RecordNow!.

■DVD-Audio cannot be created using RecordNow!.

■You cannot use RecordNow!'s “Audio CD for Car or Home CD Player” function to record music to the DVD-R/-RW or DVD+R/+RW discs.

■Do not use the “Exact Copy” function of RecordNow! to copy DVD- Video and DVD-ROM with copyright protection.

■DVD-RAM disc cannot be backed up with the “Exact Copy” function of RecordNow!.

■You cannot back up a CD-ROM or CD-R/RW to DVD-R/-RW or DVD+R/+RW using the “Exact Copy” function of RecordNow!.

■You cannot back up DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, DVD-R/-RW or DVD+R/ +RW to CD-R/RW using the “Exact Copy” function of RecordNow!.

■RecordNow! cannot record in packet format.

■You might not be able to use the “Exact Copy” function of RecordNow! to back up a DVD-R/-RW or DVD+R/+RW disc that was made with other software on a different DVD-R/-RW or DVD+R/+RW recorder.

■If you add data to a DVD-R and DVD+R disc that you have already recorded to, you might not be able to read the added data under some circumstances. It cannot be read in 16-bit operating systems, such as Windows 98SE and Windows Me. In Windows NT4, you will need Service Pack 6 or later to read added data. In Windows 2000, you will need Service Pack 2 or later to read it. Some DVD-ROM and DVD- ROM&CD-R/RW drives cannot read added data regardless of the operating system.

■RecordNow! does not support recording to DVD-RAM discs. To record to a DVD-RAM, use Explorer or another utility.

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