User manual NERO INCD

[. . . ] User manual Ahead Software AG Table of contents 1 About InCD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Remarks about working with InCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Operating systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] The DVD+RW is not completely formatted after this time - it is only formatted enough for it to be written on. Further formatting is carried out 'in the background' when additional data is copied onto the DVD+RW. It starts at the point where the previous formatting was brought to a close. If you have also installed Nero and there is an unformatted medium in the recorder when the computer is being booted, then a window will appear in which you can choose the program to be started. InCD Working with InCD · 23 1. Using the right mouse button, click on the InCD icon in the System Tray and select the Format command. If only one recorder is installed, it will be highlighted automatically (if several are installed, you can highlight the recorder of your choice). In contrast to burning with Nero, it is not possible to write on a number of recorders with InCD, and only one recorder can be selected. InCD Working with InCD · 24 4. The window that appears provides information on the status of the medium; an unformatted medium is designated as a 'Blank Disk'. The description of the type of medium will change depending on the medium inserted. Click on the Next button. Please check whether the 'Auto Insert Notification' option has been activated for your recorder, as otherwise a new medium will not be immediately recognized following insertion. In this case, leave the program wizard, wait until the recorder has ceased accessing the drive, and then repeat steps 2 to 4. If you wish, you can now enter a label for the medium in the 'Label' field. The volume label cannot exceed 11 characters, with no blank spaces allowed between any of the characters. Since an unformatted medium has been inserted, the reformatting options will not be activated. Then, click on the Finish button. InCD Working with InCD · 25 The formatting process is completed in two stages. Depending on the recorder used, the physical formatting process will take about 2 minutes for a DVD+RW. The logical formatting process, which occurs later, will take about 1 minute. Once the formatting process has been completed, the tray will open and you will be able to remove the medium. After you have re-inserted the medium, InCD Working with InCD · 26 the InCD icon in the system tray will change and a green arrow (showing the presence of a formatted medium in the drive) will be displayed instead of the red one. In addition, a window will be displayed, telling you that formatting has been completed successfully. 3. 4 Reformatting with InCD InCD handles CD-RW, CD-MRW, DVD-RW and DVD+RW disks in different ways. Please refer to the table below for details and read the section concerned: CD-RW With high speed media (burning speed 4 to 10x), reformatting takes about 20 minutes. With low speed media (1 to 4x), a period of about 40 minutes is necessary. See the section on 'Reformatting CD-RW and DVD-RW media'. CD-MRW The medium can be written on after just 1 to 2 minutes of reformatting. In other words, it is possible to store data on the medium while it is being formatted 'in the background'. [. . . ] To do this, use the Windows Explorer to go to the directory where InCD has been installed (Normally 'C:\Programs\Ahead\InCD') and double-click on the file 'InCD. exe' to launch the program. It is not necessary to restart the computer. InCD Working with InCD · 41 4 Commands 4. 1 Introduction All commands can be called up when the mouse cursor is placed on the InCD icon in the System Tray and the right mouse button is clicked on. Commands are executed by highlighting with the mouse or by entering the letter contained in brackets. The following commands are available: Properties Eject Format Version information 4. 2 Properties The Properties command opens two register cards which contain more detailed information on the medium which has been inserted. 4. 2. 1 InCD information The 'InCD Page Information' register card contains the following information: Field Label Type File system Used space Free space Capacity Drive Content Name of data carrier Type of medium File system ('FS_UDF' appears when the InCD packet writing package is used) Storage space used Storage space still available Capacity of the medium Recorder's disk drive letter InCD Commands · 42 Please note that 'Zero bytes' will be shown as the space still available for saving data on the DVD+RW if you insert the medium in a conventional DVD-ROM drive and call for this information via the drive characteristics. [. . . ]