4-18 User’s Manual
Operating Basics
TOSHIBA Disc Creator
Note the following limitations when you use TOSHIBA Disc Creator:
■ DVD-Video cannot be created using TOSHIBA Disc Creator.
■ DVD-Audio cannot be created using TOSHIBA Disc Creator.
■ You cannot use TOSHIBA Disc Creator’s “Audio CD” function to record
music to the DVD-R/-RW or DVD+R/+RW discs.
■ Do not use the “Disc Backup” function of TOSHIBA Disc Creator to
copy DVD-Video and DVD-ROM with copyright protection.
■ DVD-RAM disc cannot be backed up with the “Disc Backup” function of
TOSHIBA Disc Creator.
■ You cannot back up a CD-ROM or CD-R/RW to DVD-R/-RW or
DVD+R/+RW using the “Disc Backup” function of TOSHIBA Disc
Creator.
■ You cannot back up DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, DVD-R/-RW or
DVD+R/+RW to CD-R/RW using the “Disc Backup” function of
TOSHIBA Disc Creator.
■ TOSHIBA Disc Creator cannot record in packet format.
■ You might not be able to use the “Disc Backup” function of TOSHIBA
Disc Creator to back up a DVD-R/-RW or DVD+R/+RW disc that was
made with other software on a different DVD-R/-RW or DVD+R/+RW
recorder.
■ If you add data to a DVD-R and DVD+R disc that you have already
recorded to, you might not be able to read the added data under some
circumstances. It cannot be read in 16-bit operating systems, such as
Windows 98SE and Windows Me. In Windows NT4, you will need
Service Pack 6 or later to read added data. In Windows 2000, you will
need Service Pack 2 or later to read it. Some DVD-ROM and
DVD-ROM&CD-R/RW drives cannot read added data regardless of the
operating system.
■ TOSHIBA Disc Creator does not support recording to DVD-RAM discs.
To record to a DVD-RAM, use Explorer or another utility.
■ When you back up a DVD disc, be sure the source drive supports
recording to DVD-R/-RW or DVD+R/+RW discs. If the source drive
does not support recording to DVD-R/-RW or DVD+R/+RW discs, it
might not be backed up correctly.
■ When you back up a DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R or DVD+RW, be sure to
use the same type of disc.
■ You cannot partially delete any data written to a CD-RW, DVD-RW or
DVD+RW disc.