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74 Using CDs, DVDs, and Other Multimedia
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TEST THE SPEAKERS — Plug the speaker audio cable into the line-out
connector on the computer. Ensure that the headphone volume control is turned
up. Play a music CD.
R
UN THE SPEAKER SELF-TEST — Some speaker systems have a self-test
button on the subwoofer. See the speaker documentation for self-test instructions.
E
LIMINATE POSSIBLE INTERFERENCE — Turn off nearby fans, fluorescent
lights, or halogen lamps to check for interference.
R
EINSTALL THE SOUND (AUDIO) DRIVER — See "Reinstalling Drivers and
Software" on page 115.
Copying CDs
NOTE: To "burn" a CD
means to copy or create
your own custom CD.
Ensure that you follow all
copyright laws when you
create CDs.
This section applies only to computers that have a CD- or DVD-recording
device.
The information in this section is based on the Roxio Easy CD Creator
Basic documentation that came with your computer. See "Using Easy CD
Creator Basic" on page 75 for instructions on how to locate that
documentation.
NOTE: The information
in this section also applies
to using Easy CD Creator
Basic with a DVD+RW
or a DVD+R drive.
To burn CDs, you need to use CD-burner software. Roxio Easy CD Creator
Basic is your computer's CD-burner software. The software includes the
following project programs that enable you to record specialty CDs for
different types of uses:
• DirectCD allows you to format a blank CD-R or CD-RW disc so that
you can use Microsoft
®
Windows
®
Explorer to drag and drop data
files to the CD-RW drive. You can use a DirectCD-formatted CD-RW
disc like another hard drive on your computer because CD-RW discs
are fully rewritable (CD-R discs can be used with DirectCD, but that
media type has overwriting limitations—see "Using Blank CD-R Discs
or Blank CD-RW Discs" on page 75 for recording media differences).
• MusicCD allows you to burn custom music CDs.
• DataCD allows you to copy a variety of your documents, such as
spreadsheet or accounting files, to a CD for permanent storage.