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Creating an audio CD
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Basic settings for the CD-RW drive
Before you actually write data to a CD, you will need to
make basic settings for the CD-RW drive.
1In the Work Navigate section, repeatedly
press the [CD] key or hold down the [CD]
key and use the CURSOR [ ]/[ ] keys to
access the SETTING page of the CD screen.
1CD-RW MEDIA ERASE
Erases the data that was written to CD-RW media.
For details, refer to “Erasing CD-RW media” (→
p. 105).
BAUDIO WRITE SPEED
Selects the speed at which audio data will be writ-
ten to CD-R/RW media.
CTEST button
Specifies whether a writing test will be performed
when you execute writing.
DWRITE button
Specifies whether the actual writing operation will
be performed.
EUNDERRUN PROTECT button
Enables/disables the function that prevents buffer
underrun (an error that can occur when data trans-
fer cannot keep up with writing speed).
FDATA WRITE SPEED
This indicates the speed at which data other than
CD audio (e.g., backup data or WAV files) is written
to CD-R/RW media. Normally this will indicate x8.
This will indicate x4 if the media supports a maxi-
mum writing speed of x4. This field is for display
only, and cannot be edited.
GCOMPARE button
If this button is on, the original data will be com-
pared with the backed-up data or the exported
WAV file after a backup or export operation is per-
formed, to check whether any errors occurred while
writing the data.
HMOTOR ON ACCESS/DISC IN button
Selects one of the following two choices to specify
how the drive will operate when CD-R/RW media is
inserted.
ACCESS......................The drive will spin only when
access is required.
DISC IN..................... The drive will spin whenever
media is inserted.
2Move the cursor to the AUDIO WRITE SPEED
field, and turn the [DATA/JOG] dial to select
the writing speed.
You can select either x8 (eight times as fast as audio
playback) or x4 (four times as fast as audio play-
back). Normally you should use x8, and drop down
to x4 if errors occur during writing.
3Use the TEST button and WRITE button to
select the writing operation(s).
The TEST button and WRITE button specify whether
a writing test and/or the actual writing operation
will be performed. The combination of buttons that
are on will determine the operation(s) that will
occur, as follows.
Only the TEST button on.........Only a writing test will be
performed.
Only the WRITE button on......Writing will occur imme-
diately.
Both the WRITE button and
TEST button on...........First a writing test will be per-
formed, and then the actual writing
will be performed.
Depending on the media and the state of the hard
disk, it is possible that an error may occur while the
data is being written. (If you are using a CD-R, this
will make the media unusable.) Thus, you can turn
on the TEST button to check whether an error will
occur before you actually write the disc. If an error
occurs during the test, halt the procedure, and
either lower the writing speed or set the UNDER-
RUN PROTECT button to ENABLE.
4If desired, set the UNDERRUN PROTECT but-
ton to ENABLE.
The CD-RW drive of the AW16G has a function to
prevent “buffer underrun” errors which can occur if
data transfer cannot keep up with the writing speed.
If you switch the UNDERRUN PROTECT button to
the “ENABLE” setting, this function will be enabled,
and buffer underruns will be prevented.
Note
Note
If this button is set to ENABLE, the TEST button will auto-
matically be turned off. Also, if the TEST button is turned
on, this button will automatically be set to DISABLE.
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