System information

2. Choose a setting from the Action drop-down list:
Item Description
Burn audio Begins recording audio to your CD when you click the Start button.
You will need to close the disc before it can be played in an audio CD
player.
Test, then burn audio Performs a test to determine whether your files can be written to the
CD recorder without encountering buffer underruns. Recording
begins after the test if it is successful.
Test only Performs a test to determine whether your files can be written to the
CD without encountering buffer underruns. No audio is recorded to
the CD.
Close disc Closes your disc without adding any audio when you click the Start
button. Closing a disc allows your files to be played on an audio CD
player.
Erase RW disc If you're using a rewritable CD, the disc will be erased when you click
the Start button.
3. Select your burning options:
Item Description
Buffer underrun pro-
tection
Select this check box if your CD recorder supports buffer underrun
protection. Buffer underrun protection allows a CD recorder to stop
and resume burning.
Erase RW disc before
burning
If you're using a rewritable CD, select this check box to erase the CD
before you begin burning.
Close disc when done
burning
Select this check box to close the CD after burning. Closing a disc
allows your files to be played on an audio CD player.
Eject disc when done Select this check box to eject the CD automatically when burning has
completed.
Burn selection only Select this check box to burn only the audio within the loop region.
4. From the Drive drop-down list, choose the CD drive that you want to use to burn your CD.
5. From the Speed drop-down list, choose the speed at which you want to burn. Max will use your
drive's fastest possible speed; decrease the setting if you have difficulty burning.
6. Click the Start button.
Clicking the Cancel button after the disc-writing process has begun will render your disc
unusable (though it will still make a fine coaster for your favorite beverage).
Disc-at-Once (DAO or Red Book) CD Burning
From the Tools menu, choose Burn Disc, and choose Disc-at-Once Audio CD from the submenu to burn a
disc-at-once CD using the current CD layout.
Use DAO CDs when you need to create a master disc for mass replication.
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