Software Guide

84 HP Media Center PC Software Guide
Copying a DVD or CD
Sonic DigitalMedia Plus enables you to make copies
of an existing music or data disc. You can configure
Sonic DigitalMedia Plus to verify that:
■ Data files have been copied without errors by
performing the procedure described in
“Verifying data disc recorded without errors”
on page 82.
■ Music files have been copied without errors
by performing the procedure described in
“Verifying audio disc recorded without errors”
on page 80.
To make a copy of an existing music or data disc using Sonic DigitalMedia Plus:
1 Open the Sonic DigitalMedia Plus program by
clicking Start, All Programs, Sonic, and
then DigitalMedia Home.
2 Click the Copy tab, and then click
Disc Copy.
3 Insert the CD or DVD you want to copy.
4 Insert a blank DVD or CD into the drive.
5 Click the Copy icon.
6 Click Done when the recording is complete.
Archiving Files on a CD or DVD
To make an archive file copy of files stored on your
HP Media Center PC using Sonic DigitalMedia Plus:
1 Open the Sonic DigitalMedia Plus program by
clicking Start, All Programs, Sonic, and
then DigitalMedia Home.
2 Click the Data tab and then Easy Archive.
3 Select the path to the files that you want
to archive (or click Browse to navigate
to them).
4 Select the type of files you want to add to
the archive, or select All Files in the
Selected Path.
5 Place a check mark in the Only Archive
Files Changed Since box, and select a
date to limit the scan to files that have been
changed since that date.
6 Click Save, enter a name for your archive,
and then click OK.
7 Click the Burn icon.
8 When prompted, insert a
recordable disc and then
click OK.
If the files do not fit on one disc, you are
prompted for additional discs.
9 Click Done when recording is complete.
For additional information about saving archives on
your hard disk drive, or scheduling automatic
archives, see the online help.
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Your DVD Writer or
CD Writer drive will
not copy commercially
available DVD movies.
Most commercial DVDs
are encoded to prevent
unauthorized
duplication.