User manual NERO INFOTOOL

[. . . ] Nero AG does not undertake any liability for the correctness of the content of the Nero InfoTool manual. The contents of the software supplied, as well as of the Nero InfoTool manual, may be changed without prior warning. All trade names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. The trademarks mentioned here are named for information purposes only. Copyright © 2008 Nero AG and its licensors. SW 4. 99. 6. 0 General information Contents 1 1. 1 1. 2 2 2. 1 3 3. 1 4 4. 1 4. 1. 1 4. 1. 2 4. 2 4. 3 4. 4 5 6 7 General information About the manual About Nero InfoTool Technical information System requirements Launching the Program Starting Nero InfoTool via Nero StartSmart Nero InfoTool Saving and printing the log Saving the log Printing the log Refreshing the log Changing the language Verifying system requirements for Blue-ray and HD DVD List of figures Index Contact 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 10 10 10 11 11 11 12 13 14 Page 3 General information 1 1. 1 General information About the manual This manual is intended for all users who want to find out how to use Nero InfoTool. [. . . ] Opens the Nero InfoTool ­ Save/Print window and prints the log generated by Nero InfoTool. Closes Nero InfoTool. Page 7 Nero InfoTool Drive tab General area Supported read features area Supported write features area DVD features area Displays general information about the installed recorder. Displays any additional DVD burning features of the recorder. Disc tab General area Extended Information area Content area Displays general information about the inserted disc, such as the type or capacity. Displays extended information about the inserted disc, such as the number of tracks and sessions on the CD. Displays information about the contents of the inserted disc, such as the name or creation date of the disc. Configuration tab Selection tree Driver information area Displays the driver(s) of the selected main entry when it is expanded. Displays information about the driver selected in the tree. Software tab Software list Displays the version numbers of the installed Nero applications. Drivers tab Drivers area Video Codecs area Audio Codecs area Displays all of the software drivers installed on the computer. Displays all of the audio codecs installed on the computer. Hardware tab System area Peripherals area Displays information about the computer hardware. Displays information about the computer's peripherals, such as audio output devices. System tab System information area Displays information about the installed operating system, DirectX version, and browser. Page 8 Nero InfoTool HD Readiness tab Verify the system requirements dropdown menu Your system display area Link display area Your Nero version display area Displays the tasks for which the system requirements are verified. Displays a table that lists the tested components, information about whether an upgrade is required, and the details of the tested components. Displays whether system upgrades are required and provides a link to the system requirements list. Displays whether the current Nero configuration supports the task that you selected in the drop-down menu. Page 9 Nero InfoTool 4. 1 Saving and printing the log When you open Nero InfoTool as described in the chapter 'Launching the Program', a log is automatically generated. You can save or print this log. 4. 1. 1 Saving the log To save the log, proceed as follows: 1. To save the log, click on the Save button. The Nero InfoTool ­ Save/Print window is opened. 2. Uncheck the boxes for the areas that you wish to exclude in the check box area of the Nero InfoTool ­ Save/Print window. To see what the log will look like without the unchecked areas, click on the Preview button. Enter the name to save the log with in the File name text box. You have saved the log as a text file. 4. 1. 2 Printing the log To print the log, proceed as follows: 1. To print the log, click on the Print button. The Nero InfoTool ­ Save/Print window is opened. 2. Uncheck the boxes for the areas that you wish to exclude in the check box area of the Nero InfoTool ­ Save/Print window. To see what the log will look like without the unchecked areas, click on the Preview button. Apply the desired print settings and then click on the Print button. You have printed the log. Page 10 Nero InfoTool 4. 2 Refreshing the log To refresh the log, proceed as follows: 1. [. . . ] 11 save . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 C Codec audio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 P Peripheral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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