Manual
Nero DiscCopy
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Nero DiscCopy
Table of contents
1
Start Successfully 4
1.1 About the manual 4
1.2 About Nero DiscCopy 4
1.3 Nero DiscCopy Versions 4
2 Nero DiscCopy 5
2.1 Displaying Nero DiscCopy 5
2.2 Settings 6
2.2.1 Defining settings 7
2.3 Copy and burn process 8
2.3.1 Copying and burning a disc 8
3 Technical Information 9
3.1 Operating Systems 9
3.2 Discs supported 9
4 Glossary 10
5 Index 12
Table of contents
6 Contact 13
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1 Start Successfully
1.1 About the manual
This manual is intended for all users who want to learn how to use Nero DiscCopy. It is process-based and explains how to achieve a specific objective on a step-by-step basis.
To make best use of this documentation, please note the following conventions:
Indicates warnings, preconditions or instructions that have to be precisely
followed.
Indicates additional information or advice.
Start Successfully
1. Start …
OK
(see…)
[…]
The number at the beginning of a line indicates a prompt for action. Carry
out these actions in the order specified.
Indicates an intermediate result.
Indicates a result.
Indicates text passages or buttons that appear in the program interface.
They are shown in boldface.
Indicates references to other chapters. They are executed as links and are
shown in red and underlined.
Indicates keyboard shortcuts for entering commands.
1.2 About Nero DiscCopy
Windows Vista features so-called gadgets which appear in the sidebar or on the desktop and
are a quick and easy way of executing frequently required operations. Nero DiscCopy is one
of these gadgets for Windows Vista, and allows you to easily copy and burn discs directly or
store them as an image
file .
1.3 Nero DiscCopy Versions
Nero DiscCopy is available with the full range of features in all versions of the Nero Suite.
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2 Nero DiscCopy
On a computer running the Windows Vista operating system, Nero DiscCopy is automatically
available in the sidebar following installation of the Nero Suite. It can be displayed using the
Gadgets button.
2.1 Displaying Nero DiscCopy
To display Nero DiscCopy in the sidebar of Windows Vista, proceed as follows:
1. Click on the + sign on the Gadgets button in the top right of the sidebar.
2. A window showing all the gadgets is displayed.
Nero DiscCopy
Gadgets button
Gadgets window
3. Click on the Nero DiscCopy icon and drag it to the sidebar or onto the desktop as you wish.
Nero DiscCopy icon
The Nero DiscCopy gadget is then available. If you drag the icon to the sidebar you can
access it whenever you need it.
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2.2 Settings
In the Settings window you can define the source and destination drive, specify the number
of copies to be burned, and define the actions to take place after the burn process. You can
also select a number of display options and specify the folder where an image file
stored.
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is to be
The following input options are available in the settings window:
Drop-down menu
Source drive
Drop-down menu
Destination drive
Text box
Number of copies
Area
After burning
Text box
Image folder
Check box
Show all messages
Automatically lists all connected disc drives and offers them for selection as the source drive.
Automatically lists all connected recorders and offers them for selection as the destination drive.
Defines how many copies of the source disc are to be created.
Defines whether the data in the copy should be verified after burning
and/or whether the computer should be shut down after burning.
Defines the folder where an image file is to be stored.
Defines whether fly-out windows should be displayed for all actions
(check box selected) or only for error messages and questions directed at the user (check box cleared).
Settings window
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Check box
Show animation
Check box
Display number of
copies on gadget
Enables/disables a small animation of the Nero DiscCopy icon to
accompany the copy/burn process.
Defines that the number of copies to be created will be displayed on
the Nero DiscCopy icon and can also be adjusted there with the
help of arrow buttons.
2.2.1 Defining settings
To define the settings, proceed as follows:
1. Move the mouse pointer near the Nero DiscCopy icon.
The button bar is displayed.
2. Click the button.
The settings window is displayed.
3. Select the source drive you want in the Source drive drop-down menu.
4. Select the destination drive you want in the Destination drive drop-down menu.
5. Specify the number of copies you want in the Number of copies text box.
6. Check the Verify box if you want the data to be verified once burning is complete.
7. Check the Shut down box if you want the computer to be shut down once burning is com-
plete.
8. If you do not have a recorder connected to your computer, in the Image file drop-down menu
select the path and folder where you want to store the image file.
9. Check/uncheck the Show all messages box if you want to be notified with a fly-out window
for every action/only for error messages and questions directed at the user.
10. Check/uncheck the Show animation box if a small animation of the Nero DiscCopy icon is
to accompany the copy/burn process.
11. Check/uncheck the Display number of copies on gadget box if the number is to be dis-
played on the Nero DiscCopy icon and can be adjusted there.
Nero DiscCopy icon showing the number of copies
12. Click the OK button.
Your chosen settings are accepted and the Settings window is closed.
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2.3 Copy and burn process
Using Nero DiscCopy you can either copy and burn discs directly to a blank disc or create an
Nero DiscCopy
image file of a disc for burning later. The
In its default setting, Nero DiscCopy will create only one copy of the source disc. Depending
on the disc drives connected, the copy/burn process will proceed as follows:
There are at least two disc drives connected to the computer, at least one of these
is a recorder.The contents of the source disc in the source drive are burned directly "onthe-fly" to the destination disc in the recorder. If two to 99 copies are required, the contents of the source disc are temporarily stored on the hard drive and from there automatically burned to the destination discs in succession.
There is one recorder connected to the computer, but no other disc drive. The con-
tents of the source disc are read and temporarily stored on the hard drive. The source
disc is ejected and a prompt to insert the blank disc displayed. As soon as this is inserted,
the first copy is burned.
There is one disc drive without a recorder function connected to the computer. The
contents of the source disc are read and stored as an image
folder defined in the Settings window. (see Defining Settings
button is used for this.
file on the hard drive in the
7)
2.3.1 Copying and burning a disc
To copy and burn a disc, proceed as follows:
1. Adjust the settings to your requirements if necessary (see Defining Settings 7).
2. Insert the source disc in the disc drive.
3. If there is a further drive with recorder function connected to your computer, insert the desti-
nation disc in this destination drive.
4. Click the button.
The copy/burn process is started; a fly-out window keeps you informed of the progress.
Fly-out window for the copy/burn process
You have successfully copied and burned a disc.
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3 Technical Information
3.1 Operating Systems
Windows Vista
3.2 Discs supported
All optical discs accepted by the connected recorders are suitable as source media.All
optical discs accepted by the connected recorders are suitable as source medi a.
All discs that correspond to the source medium are suitable as destination media.
The following discs are supported in principle: CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R(W), DVD+R(W),
DVD-RAM
, DVD+R DL9, DVD-R DL9, Blu-ray BD-R and BD-RE, HD-DVD, HD DVD-RW.
Technical Information
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4 Glossary
BD-R
The BD Recordable write-once data carrier is based on Blu-ray technology and can be obtained in single layer format with 23.3, 25, or 27 GB or in double layer format with 46.6, 50,
or 54 GB.
BD-RE
The BD-Rewritable data carrier is based on Blu-ray technology and can be obtained in single
layer format with 23.3 or 25 GB or in double layer format with 46.6 or 50 GB. In comparison
to the DVD-/+RW, the BD-RE can be re-written more times and provides increased data integrity.
CD-R
Compact Disc-Recordable is a technology for write-once media. The Orange Book standard
defines the storage of audio data and other computer-readable data.
CD-RW
Compact Disc-ReWritable is a technology for rewritable media.
Glossary
DVD+R DL9
A DVD+Recordable is a rewritable media format. The double layer 9 varient has two layers
and a storage capacity of 8.5 GB.
DVD+R(W)
DVD+ReWritable is a format of rewritable media that was developed jointly by Dell, HewlettPackard, Mitsubishi Chemical, Philips, Ricoh, Sony, Thomson and Yamaha. It is fully and
directly compatible with DVD players and DVD-ROM drives.
DVD-R DL9
The double layer 9 varient has two layers and a storage capacity of 8.5 GB.
DVD-R(W)
DVD+/-ReWritable is a rewritable media format. It is fully and directly compatible with DVD
players and DVD-ROM drives.
DVD-RAM
Digital Versatile Disc Random Access Memory is the first rewritable data carrier format developed. It is characterized by a distribution of sectors that makes it possible to achieve increased data integrity, quicker formatting, and improved error management in comparison to
DVD+/-RW.
HD DVD
High Density DVD is a disc format. Corresponding drives use a blue-violet laser in order to
read and write data and can also play back conventional DVD's. . The shorter wavelength
(405 nm) of this blue laser makes it possible to position the laser with greater accuracy. Data
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Glossary
can be written in a more compact manner and takes up less space on the disc. An HD DVD
can store up to 15 GB on a single layer disc and up to 30 GB on a dual layer disc. HD discs
are available as HD DVD-R, HD DVD-RW and HD DVD-RAM.
HD DVD-RW
High Density DVD is a rewritable disc format. Corresponding drives use a blue-violet laser in
order to read and write data and can also play back conventional DVD's. The shorter wavelength (405 nm) of this blue laser makes it possible to position the laser with greater ac curacy. Data can be written in a more compact manner and takes up less space on the disc.
An HD DVD can store up to 15 GB on a single layer disc and up to 30 GB on a dual layer
disc.
Image
An image refers to a single file on the hard drive that contains the image for a complete disc.
A disk image can be used to create exact copies on media at a later point in time if problems
occur during the write process or if no recorder is connected to your PC. The image requires
as much free space on the hard drive as the contents of the original disc.
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5 Index
Index
A
After bur ni n g............................................ 6
C
Conventions, manual.............................. 4
Copy/burn process.................................. 8
D
Destination drive ..................................... 6
Discs supported ...................................... 9
Display number of copies on gadget....... 6
G
Gadget ................................................ 4, 5
I
Image File ................................... 4, 6, 7, 8
Image folder............................................6
M
Manual, conventions............................... 4
N
Nero DiscCopy
Copy/burn process.............................................8
Display...............................................................5
Number of copies.................................... 6
S
Settings................................................... 7
After bu rn i n g.......................................................6
Define.................................................................7
Destination drive................................................6
Display number of copies on gadget..................6
Image folder.......................................................6
Number of copies...............................................6
Settings window.................................................7
Show animation .................................................7
Source drive.......................................................6
Settings window...................................... 7
Show animation....................................... 7
V
Versions.................................................. 4
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6 Contact
Nero DiscCopy is a Nero AG product.
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