Toshiba PORTEGE M400 User Manual
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User’s Manual
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Operating Basics
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While recording video to DVD or tape, please close all other
programs.
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Do not run software like a screen saver because it can put a heavy
load on the CPU.
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Do not run communication applications like a modem or a LAN.
2. Before recording the video to DVD
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When you record to DVD discs, please use only media
recommended by TOSHIBA.
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Do not set the working drive to a slow device like a USB 1.1 hard
disk drive or it will fail to write the DVD.
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Do not perform any of the following actions:
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Operate the computer for any other function, including using a
mouse or Touch Pad or closing/opening the LCD panel.
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Bump or cause vibration to the computer.
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Use the Mode control button and Audio/Video control button to
reproduce music or voice.
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Open the optical media drive.
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Install, remove or connect external devices, including the
following:
PC card, SD card, Memory Stick/Memory Stick Pro, xD picture
card, USB devices, external monitor, i.LINK devices, optical
digital devices.
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Please verify your disc after recording important data.
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DVD-R/+R/-RW discs cannot be written in VR format.
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WinDVD Creator cannot export to DVD-Audio, VideoCD or miniDVD
format.
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WinDVD Creator can write DVD-RAM/+RW in VR format, but the
disc may only play on your computer.
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When writing to a DVD disc, WinDVD Creator requires 2GB or more
of disk space for every one hour of video.
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When you make a fully recorded DVD, the chapter sequence may
not play correctly.
3. About Disc Manager
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WinDVD Creator can edit one play list on a disc.
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WinDVD Creator might show a different thumbnail than you
previously set in CE (Consumer Electronics) DVD-RAM recorder.
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Using the Disc Manager, you can edit DVD-VR format on
DVD-RAM, DVD+VR format on DVD+RW, and DVD-Video format
on DVD-RW.
4. About recorded DVDs
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Some DVD-ROM drives for personal computers or other DVD
players may not be able to read DVD-R/+R/-RW/+RW/-RAM discs.
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When playing your recorded disc on your computer, please use the
WinDVD software application.
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If you use an over-used rewritable disc, the full formatting might be
locked. Please use a brand new disc.