Nero InCD Instruction Manual

Manual

InCD

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Table of contents

1 Start Successfully 4

1.1 About the manual 4

1.2 About InCD 4

1.3 InCD Versions 5

1.4 InCD Reader 5

2 Installation 6

2.1 Installing InCD 6

3 Accessing SecurDisc 7

3.1 SecurDisc Context Menu 7

3.2 SecurDisc options window 8

3.3 SecurDisc Drive and Disc Features Window 8

3.4 Opening SecurDisc Disc 10

4 Accessing InCD 14

4.1 InCD Tab 15

4.2 InCD Main Screen 17

4.3 InCD Preferences 19

4.3.1 Defining general InCD preferences 20

4.3.2 Defining an Action for When a Disc Is Inserted 21

4.3.3 Defining an Action for When an Open R Disc Is Ejected 22

Table of contents

5 Format Screen 23

5.1 Format disc 26

6 Erase Screen 27

6.1 Disc: Erase 28

7 Drive Information Screen 30 8 Drive Options Screen 32 9 Saving Data to a Disc That Was Formatted with InCD 33 10 Erasing Data from a Disc That Was Formatted With InCD 34 11 Keyboard Shortcuts 35 12 Technical Information 36

12.1 System requirements 36

12.1.1 Operating Systems 36

12.1.2 Hardware 36

12.1.3 Packet-writing Software 36

12.1.4 Discs supported 36

12.1.5 Disc formats supported 37

13 Glossary 38 14 Index 41 15 Contact 43

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1.1 About the manual

This manual is intended for all users who want to learn how to use InCD. 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.

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1.2 About InCD

InCD, the packet writing application, allows you to format CDs/DVDs so that they can be used as diskettes. You can copy files onto the disc using drag and drop in Windows Explorer or save them to the disc from other applications. InCD uses the UDF patible with the UDF reader in Windows 2000 and Windows XP. The disc can be checked for errors following formatting. InCD can access data in defective sectors of file systems as of UDF 2.50 thanks to the option of duplicated meta data, thus offering additional data protection. With SmartDetect, InCD also features a technology which automatically detects the writing characteristics of recorders, even if the recorder is newer than the InCD version. It goes without saying that media written with InCD are compatible with other standard UDF software products. InCD can also be used to read disks that are created using SecurDisc is a new hardware and software based technology developed by Nero and HLDS with which you can create discs with special protection properties, such as data integrity, reconstructability, encryption and duplication protection. Such discs can be created with SecurDisc supported drives (e.g. from HLDS/LG and Nero Express) and read from any drive with InCD or InCD Reader.

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.

file system and is com-

technology. SecurDisc

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If a SecurDisc disc is copy-protected and the copy protection can be rem password, InCD can be used to read the disc if a SecurDisc drive is connected and you know the password.

The InCD version no longer only uses rewritable discs (CD-RW, DVD-RAM, DVD+RW, DVD-RW). You can now write to all commercially available discs using InCD – but write-once discs (R discs) cannot be erased and reformatted.

InCD Essentials only supports rewritable discs (RW discs).

1.3 InCD Versions

InCD is available in 2 different versions: InCD and InCD Essentials.

InCD Essentials only supports rewritable discs (RW discs).

1.4 InCD Reader

With InCD Reader, all discs that have been created with InCD can also be read on computers on which InCD is not installed. In addition, InCD Reader provides read access to all discs that were created with SecurDisc – even on drives without SecurDisc support.

If a SecurDisc disc is copy-protected and the copy protection can be removed by using a password, InCD Reader can be used to read the disc if a SecurDisc drive is connected and you know the password.

InCD Reader is available for download at Nero's website for free.

oved by using a

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2 Installation

2.1 Installing InCD

You must first uninstall any older versions of InCD that may be installed (3.x and 4.x).

You must have administrator rights for the computer on which you wish to install or uninstall InCD.

The QuickStart Guide for the Nero Suite of programs contains detailed instructions for installing the software for the first time.

IInCD is a Nero Suite application and as such is available both on the Nero Suite disc and in the download package. However, InCD is not installed with the standard Nero installation.

Because of this, you will have to select Custom Installation either during the first or the subsequently installation of the Nero suite and then select the InCD option on the Applica- tion Selection screen.

Installation

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3 Accessing SecurDisc

If InCD is installed, SecurDisc was installed automatically as well. After the computer has been booted, the SecurDisc icon,

(no special link is created in the program folder).

You can use the

Open the context menu by right-clicking (see SecurDisc Context Menu 7).



Double-click to open the SecurDisc - Drive and Disc Functions window (see SecurDisc -



Options window

icon to:

 8).

Accessing SecurDisc

, is available on the system tray, next to the InCD icon,

The Al check box is enabled by default in the SecurDisc(TM) - Options window,

which means that SecurDisc autom curDisc disc is detected in a drive.

It is as if access is automatic this way.

The windows for entering access and copy protection passwords and/or a dig tal signature are also displayed, depending on the properties of the detected SecurDisc disc. You can enter these conveniently in these windows and then immediately access all data on the SecurDisc disc via Windows® Explorer.

ays show a notification when a SecurDisc(TM) disc is inserted

3.1 SecurDisc Context Menu

The following setting options are available in the context menu:

Drop-d Lists all

Drive

Show supported features

wn menu

to the properties of the disc in the drive also permits access to the windows for entering a password and digital signature as well as t

SecurDisc - Drive and Disc Features window. Opens the SecurDisc - Drive and Disc Features window where

you define which drive you wish to select, the capabilities of the

chosen drive, display the inserted disc and enter any passwords and d tion.

atically sends a notification when a Se-

connected drives for selection. A fly-out menu appropriate

igital signatures required as well as check for data manipula-

Options

About…

Opens the SecurDisc - Options window where you can define

whether notifications should always be shown when you insert a disc created using SecurDisc. You can also specify whether the system should prompt for the ta upon insertion of the disc.

Opens the help files for InCD and SecurDisc.

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password for password-protected da-

See also:

 SecurDisc Drive and Disc Features Window 8  SecurDisc options window 8  SecurDisc Drive and Disc Feat

3.2 SecurDisc options window

In this window you can specify how SecurDisc should behave when a SecurDisc disc is inserted.

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ures Window 8

SecurDisc - Options window

3.3 Secu

T av

he following check boxes are

Always sho when a SecurDisc(TM)disc is inserted

Prompt for password for protected files when a disc is inserted

w a notification

ailable:

Displays a window every time that a SecurDisc disc is inserted in a connected drive. This window includes the

Show disc features button, with which the SecurDis

- Drive and disc features window can be displayed (se

SecurDisc™ - Drive and disc features window

ts for the password for protected data when the

Promp disc is inserted, not just when you want to access the data.

 8).

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rDisc Drive and Disc Features Window

In the SecurDisc - Drive and Disc Features window you can select the drive you want, display the capabilities of the selected drive, enter a pas is password-protected, confirm a digital signature, and ascertain whether the files on the

disc have been changed since they were last opened.

word in the General area if the disc

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SecurDisc - Drive and disc features window

The following information and selection options are available in the Drive area:

Drop-down menu

Drive Disc name

Permits selection of the drive in which the SecurDisc disc was inserted.

Shows the name of the disc inserted in the selected drive.

The following information and selection options are available in the Capabilities area:

Column

Lists the read and write capabilities supported by the relevant drive.

Drive supported features

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Column

In use on disc

Button

Allow duplication

The following information and selection options are available in the General area:

Button

Enter password

Button

Confirm digital signature

Button

Data Integriry Check

Lists which of these capabilities are used by the inserted disc.

Opens the Allow Duplication window where you can enter a

password in a text box if this is necessary to remove the copy protection for PDF files on the disc.

This button is available only if a SecurDisc-compatible drive is selected, a SecurDisc data DVD is inserted, and files in PDF format on the disc are password-protected to prevent duplication.

Opens the Data Protection window where you can enter a pass-

word in the text box if a password is required to open the disc or the files on the disc.

This button is available only if the data on the disc is passwordprotected.

Opens the Verify Digital Signature window where you can select

and start a suitable public key. This button is available only if the SecurDisc disc is protected with a

digital signature.

Opens the Data Integrity Check window where you can check

whether the data has been manipulated without permission.

3.4 Opening SecurDisc Disc

Access to the SecurDisc disc can be protected with access passwords and/or digital signatures. In addition, PDF files on SecurDisc DVDs can be protected from duplication. If a retrieval password has been defined, you can remove the duplication protection with InCD Reader.

To do this, proceed as follows:

1. Insert the SecurDisc disc into a drive of the computer on which InCD Reader is installed.

2. Double-click the icon in the system tray. The SecurDisc - Drive and Disc Features window

appears.

If a SecurDisc disc has already been inserted once into one of the drives which supports SecurDisc technology, the drive will automatically be selected in the

Drive menu as soon as a SecurDisc disc is inserted again.

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3. In the Drive drop-down menu, select the drive in which you inserted the SecurDisc disc. The

drive in which a SecurDisc disc was last inserted is selected by default.

 The name of the disc inserted in the chosen drive is displayed in the Disc name box. Al-

so displayed in the Capabilities area are the properties of the selected drive and the

disc it contains.

The Always show a notification when a SecurDisc disc is inserted check box is checked by default in the SecurDisc - Options window, which means

SecurDisc automatically sends a notification when a SecurDisc disc is detected in a drive.

It is as if access is automatic this way.

The windows appropriate to the properties of the detected SecurDisc disc for entering a password and/or a digital signature are also displayed. You can enter these conveniently here, after which you can immediately access all data on the SecurDisc disc via Explorer.

4. If data on the SecurDisc disc is password-protected:

1. Click the Enter password button.  The Data Protection window appears.

SecurDisc - Data Protection

2. Enter the required password in the text box or insert it using the Copy from clipboard

button.

3. Click the OK button.  You are returned to the SecurDisc - Drive and disc features window.

5. nature: If the SecurDisc disc is protected by a digital sig

1. Click the Confirm digital signature button.

 The ow i

2. Click on the Select public key button.

 The Open window appears.

Verify Digital Signature wind s displayed.

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3. Select the appropriate public key.

4. Click the Open button.

 The Verify Digital Signature window appears again, and the name of the selected

public key is shown under Key name.

5. Click the Start button.

 The digital signature is checked using the selected public key. A progress bar keeps

you informed of the processing status. The Close button appears once verification is

complete.

6. Click the Close button.

 The public key has been accepted and the files are ready for you to access. You are

returned to the SecurDisc - Drive and disc features window.

6. When PDF files on the SecurDisc DVD have a revocable duplication protection:

1. Click the Allow duplication button.  The SecurDisc - Copy Protection window appears.

Disable the Copy Protection

2. Enter the required password in the text box or insert it using the Copy from clipboard

button.

3. Click the OK button.

 The copy protection is removed for this access. You are returned to the SecurDisc -

Drive and disc features window.

7. If you want to check whether data has been manipulated:

1. Click the Data Integrity Check button.

 The SecurDisc - Data Integrity Check window appears. Checksums are used to

determine whether data manipulation has taken place. A progress bar and a growing list of the files examined keep you informed of the progress of the verification proc-

ess. The Close button appears once verification is complete.

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SecurDisc - Data Integrity Check

2. Click the Close button.

 You are returned to the SecurDisc - Drive and disc features window.

 You can now open the SecurDisc disc using, for example, Windows Explorer.

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