How to use the CD Writer

Written by Georgina E.C. HoneysettWritten by Georgina E.C. Honeysett

Copywright 1999Copywright 1999

How to use the CD Writer

Gina HoneysettGina Honeysett

Research and Graduate Research and Graduate School of EducationSchool of Education

Welcome to the Presentation

Hi, my name is Hi, my name is Kermit and welcome Kermit and welcome to this presentation to this presentation of the CD Writer. All of the CD Writer. All this new technology this new technology is too advanced for is too advanced for me, so I will now me, so I will now hand you over to hand you over to Gina to explain the Gina to explain the rest! Happy rest! Happy Learning!Learning!

Types of CD

There are 2 main types of CD. The CDR There are 2 main types of CD. The CDR (recordable) and the CDRW (re-writable)(recordable) and the CDRW (re-writable)

After data has been written to the CDR it After data has been written to the CDR it cannot be removed. The data is cannot be removed. The data is permanently fixed.permanently fixed.

After data has been written to the CDRW it After data has been written to the CDRW it can be erased by laser and new information can be erased by laser and new information stored. The data is temporarily fixedstored. The data is temporarily fixed..

Programmes for using the CD Writer Easy CD CreatorEasy CD Creator.. Direct CDDirect CD

Easy CD Creator

““Adaptec Easy CD creator lets you Adaptec Easy CD creator lets you create your own data, audio and create your own data, audio and multimedia CDs from within multimedia CDs from within Windows 95 or Windows NT. You Windows 95 or Windows NT. You can back up important files to CD, can back up important files to CD, and read them back on standard and read them back on standard CD-ROM drives.” (Adaptec,Inc.)CD-ROM drives.” (Adaptec,Inc.)

How to use Easy CD Creator

Click on Click on StartStart, then , then ProgramsPrograms and select and select the the CD Writer CD Writer option. option.

Within this option you Within this option you can choose can choose Easy CD Easy CD Creator.Creator.

You are presented You are presented with a split horizontal with a split horizontal screen, with screen, with Windows Windows Explorer DataExplorer Data in the in the top half, and an area top half, and an area for files to be inserted for files to be inserted in the bottom half.in the bottom half.

Drag the files you Drag the files you require from the require from the top top right hand side right hand side of the of the page to the page to the bottom bottom left. left. They will appear They will appear on the on the bottom right.bottom right.

Then click on Then click on FileFile, , and and Create CD.Create CD.

Data transfer from many sources If you are trying to write many files onto the CD from If you are trying to write many files onto the CD from

many different sources, you may wish to create a many different sources, you may wish to create a CD CD Image. Image. This simply allows for all the separate data to This simply allows for all the separate data to be stored in one specific location to be transferred be stored in one specific location to be transferred continuously onto the CD. continuously onto the CD.

Select Select File, File, and and Create disk image. Create disk image. This allows you This allows you to amalgamate all the files you intend to send to the to amalgamate all the files you intend to send to the CD.CD.

After this, select After this, select File, Create CD from disk image, File, Create CD from disk image, instead of instead of Create CD.Create CD.

Direct CD Direct CD requires the Direct CD requires the

CDR or CDRW to be CDR or CDRW to be formatted in advance. formatted in advance. This can take up to 90 This can take up to 90 minutes to format.minutes to format.

However once formatted, However once formatted, the process is the same the process is the same speed at Easy CD Creator speed at Easy CD Creator for transferring data.for transferring data.

Direct CD ctd

““Direct CD is software for Windows 95 Direct CD is software for Windows 95 that allows your CD-R drive to appear that allows your CD-R drive to appear on your desktop, just like any other on your desktop, just like any other volume. Your CD-R drive will handle volume. Your CD-R drive will handle files just like a hard drive or floppy files just like a hard drive or floppy disk. You can ‘drag and drop’ files to disk. You can ‘drag and drop’ files to your CD, thereby writing them one at your CD, thereby writing them one at a time, rather than recording the a time, rather than recording the entire disk at once.” (Adaptec, Inc)entire disk at once.” (Adaptec, Inc)

How to use Direct CD

Select Select Start, Programs, CD Start, Programs, CD Writer, Writer, and then and then Direct CD.Direct CD.

You will be presented with a CD You will be presented with a CD Wizard where you follow the Wizard where you follow the instructions for formatting your instructions for formatting your CD, and transferring data to it.CD, and transferring data to it.

Once in the Direct CD Programme Once in the Direct CD Programme simply drag and drop the required simply drag and drop the required files from your computer to the CD files from your computer to the CD location. The CD is created location. The CD is created automatically.automatically.

CDR or CDRW? It is not required to specify to the computer which CD It is not required to specify to the computer which CD

you will be using. The programme identifies the CD you will be using. The programme identifies the CD type for you automatically.type for you automatically.

CDRs can be written on a CD Writer and read by any CDRs can be written on a CD Writer and read by any CD Rom drive or CD Player.CD Rom drive or CD Player.

CDRWs can be written on a CD Rewriter but cannot CDRWs can be written on a CD Rewriter but cannot always be read by a CD Rom drive or CD Player. They always be read by a CD Rom drive or CD Player. They can be read by many recent CD Rom drives (within can be read by many recent CD Rom drives (within approximately a year old).approximately a year old).

The GRSE CD Writer is both a rewritable and The GRSE CD Writer is both a rewritable and recordable device.recordable device.

Erasing a CDRW

With both Easy CD Creator and With both Easy CD Creator and Direct CD there are options for Direct CD there are options for erasing data from the CDRW.erasing data from the CDRW.

Simply select the CDRW erase option Simply select the CDRW erase option and follow the instructions provided.and follow the instructions provided.

For erasing the CDR, the process is For erasing the CDR, the process is simpler. Find a bin, throw it in and simpler. Find a bin, throw it in and buy another one!!buy another one!!

THAT’S ALL FOLKS!