Toshiba Equium A80 - Manual (Page 103)

Toshiba A80 4-26
Operating Basics
■ Please verify your disc after recording important data.
■ DVD-R/+R/-RW disc cannot be written in VR format.
■ WinDVD Creator cannot export to DVD-Audio, VideoCD, miniDVD
format.
■ WinDVD Creator can write DVD-RAM/+RW in VR format, but the disc
may only play on your computer.
■ When writing to DVD disc, WinDVD Creator requires 2GB or more over
disk space every one hour of video.
■ When you make a fully recorded DVD, the chapter sequence may not
play correctly.
3. About Disc Manager
■ WinDVD Creator can edit one play list on a disc.
■ WinDVD Creator might show a different a thumbnail than you previously
set in CE DVD-RAM recorder.
■ Using the Disc Manager, you can edit DVD-VR format on DVDRAM,
DVD+VR format on DVD+RW, and DVD-Video format on DVD-RW.
4. About recorded DVDs
■ Some DVD-ROM drives for personal computers or other DVD players
may not be able to read DVD-R/+R/-RW/+RW/-RAM discs.
■ When playing your recorded disc on your computer, please use the
WinDVD software application.
■ If you use an over-used rewritable disc, the full formatting might be
locked. Please use a brand new disc.
Media Care
This section provides tips on protecting data stored on your CD/DVDs and
diskettes.
Handles your media with care. The following simple precautions will increase
the lifetime of your media and protect the data stored on them:
CD/DVDs
1. Store your CD/DVDs in the container they came in to protect them and
keep them clean.
2. Do not bend the CD/DVD.
3. Do not write on, apply a sticker to, or otherwise mar the surface of the
CD/ DVD that contains data.
4. Hold the CD/DVD by its outside edge or the edge on the center hole.
Fingerprints on the surface can prevent the drive from properly reading
data.
5. Do not expose to direct sunlight, extreme heat or cold. Do not place heavy
objects on your CD/DVDs.
6. If your CD/DVDs become dusty or dirty, wipe them with a clean dry cloth.
Wipe from the center out, do not wipe in a circular direction around the