User Manual

Toshiba A80 4-22
Operating Basics
■ Install, remove or connect external drives, including the following: PC
card, USB devices, external display, i.LINK devices, optical digital
devices.
■ Use the Audio/Video control button to reproduce music or voice.
■ Open the CD-RW/DVD-ROM, DVD-R/-RW,DVD+-R/+-RW, or DVD
Super Multi drive.
■ Do not use shut down/log off and Standby/Hibernation while writing
or rewriting.
■ Make sure writing or rewriting is completed before going into standby/
hibernation. Writiing is completed if you can open the CD-RW, DVD-
ROM, DVD-R/-RW,or DVD+-R/+-RW drive tray.
■ Set the computer on a level surface and avoid places subject to vibration,
such as airplanes, trains, or cars. Do not use an unstable surface, such
as a stand.
■ Keep mobile phones and other wireless communication devices away
from the computer.
■ Always copy data from the Hard disk drive to the DVD-RAM. Do not use
cut-and-paste. The original data will be lost if there is a write error.
RecordNow! Basic for TOSHIBA
Note the following limitations when you use RecordNow!:
■ DVD-Video cannot be created using RecordNow!.
■ DVD-Audio cannot be created using RecordNow!.
■ You cannot use RecordNow!'s "Audio CD for Car or Home CD Player"
function to record music to the DVD-R/-RW or DVD+R/+RW disc.
■ Do not use the "Exact Copy" function of RecordNow! to copy DVD-Video
and DVD-ROM with copyright protection.
■ DVD-RAM disc cannot be backed up with the "Exact Copy" function of
RecordNow!.
■ You cannot back up a CD-ROM or CD-R/RW to DVD-R/-RW or DVD+R/
+RW using the"Exact Copy" function of RecordNow!.
■ You cannot back up DVD-ROM, DVD-Video or DVD-R/-RW or DVD+R/
+RW to CD-R/RW using the RecordNow!
■ RecordNow! cannot record in packet format.
■ You might not be able to use the "Exact Copy" function of RecordNow!
to backup 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.