Operation Manual

User’s Manual 4-15
Operating Basics
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/-R DL/-RW or DVD+R/+R DL/
+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/-R DL/-RW or
DVD+R/+R DL/+RW using the “Exact Copy” function of RecordNow!.
■ You cannot back up DVD-ROM, DVD-Video or DVD-R/-R DL/-RW or
DVD+R/+R DL/+RW to CD-R/RW using the “Exact Copy” function of
RecordNow!.
■ RecordNow! cannot record in packet format.
■ You might not be able to use the “Exact Copy” function of RecordNow!
to back up a DVD-R/-R DL/-RW or DVD+R/+R DL/+RW disc that was
made with other software on a different DVD-R/-R DL/-RW or DVD+R/
+RW recorder.
■ If you add data to a DVD-R/-R DL and DVD+R/+R DL 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 98 SE and Windows ME. In Windows NT 4,
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 CD-RW/DVD-ROM drives cannot read added data regardless of
the operating system.
■ RecordNow! does not support recording to DVD-RAM discs. To record
to a DVD-RAM, use Explorer or other utility.
■ When you back up a DVD disc, be sure the source drive supports
recording to DVD-R/-R DL/-RW or DVD+R/+R DL/+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.
■ Only DVD Super Multi (+-R Double Layer) Drive
When RecordNow! launched, it is possible that the disc tray of the DVD
drive with the disc loaded is unable to be ejected even the "Eject" button is
pressed. To solve this problem, please click on the "eject" button on the
RecordNow! main screen, or right click on the icon of the DVD drive where
the disc loaded, select "Eject" of the pop-up menu under "My Computer" or
"Explore".