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Technical Support Solutions Guide 10/25/01

HP RecordNow 3.0

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Making a Data Disc

Making a Data Disc

Making a Data Disc

Making a Data Disc

Use the Data Disc recording feature to copy data from your hard drive to a CD.

To create a data disc:

1.

1.1.

1.

Click the

Make a Data Disc

Make a Data Disc

Make a Data Disc

Make a Data Disc

button. HP RecordNow automatically opens your

recorder drive.

2.

2.

2.

2.

Insert a blank or appendable disc into your recorder.

NOTE:

NOTE:

NOTE:

NOTE:

If you wish to use a different disc drive to read your disc, click the

Change

Change

Change

Change

button (see

Changing CD Recorder drives

on page

61

for more

information on this option).

3.

3.

3.

3.

Select the files or folders you wish to copy to your disc by one of the following
methods:
• Click

Add Files or Folders

Add Files or Folders

Add Files or Folders

Add Files or Folders

, highlight the files or folders you want to copy,

then click the

Add

Add

Add

Add

button.

• Drag and drop files and folders directly from Windows Explorer to the HP

RecordNow screen (see

Dragging files from Windows Explorer to HP

RecordNow

on page

61

for more information on this option).

NOTE:

NOTE:

NOTE:

NOTE:

If you wish to remove any files from your list of files to record, highlight the
file(s) you wish to remove then click the

Remove

Remove

Remove

Remove

button. Removing files

from your copy job will not remove these files from your hard drive.

4.

4.

4.

4.

Once you have selected the files to record, click

Next

Next

Next

Next

. HP RecordNow begins

recording data to your disc.

5.

5.

5.

5.

If you want another copy of your file list at this time, remove the newly recorded
disc, insert another blank or appendable disc into your recorder, then click

Make

Make

Make

Make

Another

Another

Another

Another

.

6.

6.

6.

6.

Click

Done

Done

Done

Done

when you are finished recording.

7.

7.

7.

7.

Remove the discs from your drives and store them in a safe place.

Making a Music Disc from Audio Files

Making a Music Disc from Audio Files

Making a Music Disc from Audio Files

Making a Music Disc from Audio Files

HP RecordNow easily creates custom music discs from your WAV and MP3 collection
on the hard drive. Plus, the CDDB feature can automatically tag your files with such
track information as artist, album, and genre to help you sort through your
collection. See

CDDB

on page

58

for more information.

To make a music disc from audio files:

1.

1.1.

1.

Click the

Make a Music Disc

Make a Music Disc

Make a Music Disc

Make a Music Disc

button.

2.

2.

2.

2.

Click the

Make a Music CD from Audio Files

Make a Music CD from Audio Files

Make a Music CD from Audio Files

Make a Music CD from Audio Files

button. HP RecordNow

automatically opens your CD-Recorder drive.

NOTE:

NOTE:

NOTE:

NOTE:

If you wish to use a different disc drive to read your disc, click

Change

Change

Change

Change

.

(See

Changing CD Recorder drives

on page

61

for more information.)

3.

3.

3.

3.

Insert a blank disc, then click

Next

Next

Next

Next

.

4.

4.

4.

4.

Click

Scan for Music

Scan for Music

Scan for Music

Scan for Music

to have RecordNow automatically search your hard drive

for valid music files.

NOTE:

NOTE:

NOTE:

NOTE:

You can control the size of audio file HP RecordNow searches for by
selecting the

Hide audio files shorter than...

Hide audio files shorter than...

Hide audio files shorter than...

Hide audio files shorter than...

option from the

Options

Options

Options

Options

button >

General

General

General

General

tab (see

Options

on page

58

). This feature speeds up the

search process by eliminating the short audio files such as the ones you
hear when Windows starts up or closes a program.

5.

5.

5.

5.

When RecordNow has located all of the valid music files on your system, you can
sort your music tracks by selecting a category from the

View

View

View

View

drop-down menu in

the

Music on System

Music on System

Music on System

Music on System

section.

6.

6.

6.

6.

Select the tracks you want to add to your music disc using one of the following
methods:
• Select the tracks you want from the

Music on System

Music on System

Music on System

Music on System

window and click the

Add

Add

Add

Add

button.

• Click the

Browse...

Browse...

Browse...

Browse...

button, navigate to the tracks you wish to record, select

them, then click the

Add

Add

Add

Add

button.

• Drag-and-drop tracks from the

Music on System

Music on System

Music on System

Music on System

window on the left to the

playlist window on the right.

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