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Setting Up and Using Your Computer 25
The following instructions show how to make an exact copy of a CD or DVD. You can also
use Sonic RecordNow for other purposes, including creating CDs from audio files on your
computer and creating MP3 CDs. For instructions, see the Sonic RecordNow
documentation that came with your computer. Open Sonic RecordNow, click the question
mark icon in the upper-right corner of the window, and click RecordNow Help or
RecordNow Tutorial.
How to Copy a CD or DVD
NOTE: If you have a DVD/CD-RW combo drive and you experience recording problems, check
for available software patches at the Sonic support website at support.sonic.com.
NOTE: Most commercial DVDs have copyright protection and cannot be copied using Sonic
RecordNow.
1
Click the Start button, point to All Programs→ Sonic→ RecordNow!→ RecordNow!.
2 Click either the audio tab or the data tab, depending on the kind of CD you are
planning to copy.
3 Click Exact Copy.
4 To copy the CD or DVD:
• If you have one CD or DVD drive, ensure that the settings are correct and click
Copy. The computer reads your source CD or DVD and copies it to a temporary
folder on your computer hard drive.
When prompted, insert a blank CD or DVD into the CD or DVD drive and click
OK.
• If you have two CD or DVD drives, select the drive into which you have inserted
your source CD or DVD and click Copy. The computer copies the data on the CD
or DVD to the blank CD or DVD.
Once you have finished copying the source CD or DVD, the CD or DVD that you
have created automatically ejects.
Using Blank CD-Rs and CD-RWs
Your CD-RW drive can write to two different types of recording media—CD-Rs and
CD-RWs. Use blank CD-Rs to record music or permanently store data files. After creating a
CD-R, you cannot write to that CD-R again without changing your method of recording
(see the Sonic documentation for more information). Use blank CD-RWs to write to CDs
or to erase, rewrite, or update data on CDs.
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