HP Pavilion 322n, Pavilion 512c, Pavilion 512n, Pavilion 512x, Pavilion 522a How to Use

Recording with HP DLA

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HP DLA allows you to use the hp cd-writer drive like a diskette drive by
using the drag-and-drop capability.

Important: Before using HP DLA to copy files directly to CDs, you must
format the disc.

To format a disc that allows you to record files using the DLA program:

1 Press the Eject button on the hp cd-writer drive, and insert the blank

CD-R or CD-RW disc.

2 Click Start,andthenclickMy Computer.
3 Right-click the hp cd-writer drive icon, and select Format.
4 Under Volume Label, type in the title of the disc.
5 Under Format type, select Full or Quick (erase). You must select

the quick format for all CD-R discs. You must select the full format for
a CD-RW disc the first time you format it.

Note:

the drive and the size of your disc. Quick format usually takes less than a minute.

6 If desired, click Enable Compression.(OnlyPCswithDLA

software installed can read files formatted with this type of
compression.) This option will not compress files that are already
compressed.

Full format can take from 20 to 45 minutes, depending on the speed of

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compatible.

7 Click Start to format the disc.
8 Click Yes to the message that all files on the CD will be erased.
9 Click OK.

10 When the disc formatting is complete, you can copy your files to the

hp cd-writer drive (from some menus, it may be labeled DLA drive)
by:

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Dragging and dropping a file onto your drive icon.

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Selecting Save As from within a program and saving the file to
your drive.

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Right-clicking a file and selecting Send To,andthenselecting
your drive.

If you want to use your DLA-formatted disc in another CD drive that does
not support DLA, right-click the hp cd-writer drive icon and select Make

Compatible.

Important: The Make Compatible option for DLA software is available

only for uncompressed CD-R discs. Once you make a disc compatible,
the disc is closed, and you can’t write any more files to it.

CD-R discs that contain compressed files cannot be made

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