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
InCD III
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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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OK
(see…)
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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
InCD 4
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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
InCD 5
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
w
3.1 SecurDisc Context Menu
The following setting options are available in the context menu:
Drop-dLists all
Drive
Show supported
features
o
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-
i-
connected drives for selection. A fly-out menu appropriate
he
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.
Accessing SecurDisc
ures Window 8
SecurDisc - Options window
3.3 Secu
Tav
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).
c™
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
s
e
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Accessing SecurDisc
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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Accessing SecurDisc
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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Accessing SecurDisc
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.
Theow i
2. Click on the Select public key button.
The Open window appears.
Verify Digital Signature winds displayed.
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Accessing SecurDisc
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:
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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Accessing SecurDisc
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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4 Accessing InCD
If InCD is installed, both the InCD icon and the InCD/SecurDisc icon appear in the sys-
tem tray after the computer has booted (no special link is created in the program directory).
InCD cannot be closed and thus "disabled". It remains active in the background
until it is uninstalled.
There are three options for calling up the main InCD window:
Double-click the InCD icon in the system tray.
To the Main Window or Preferences entry in the context menu of the InCD icon.
When an appropriate disc has been inserted via the context menu for the drive entry in
Windows Explorer.
he following cenu entries open InCD:
Tontext m
Accessing InCD
InCD format
Erease InCD
Properties
The InCD icon can change shape, thus providing different kinds of information about the
drive and the disc contained in the drive. Depending on the setting selected on the General
tab in the InCD preferences, this information can be shown either permanently or
if the status changes (
Default InCD icon shape.
InCD mounted the disc in the drive.
InCD recognized the disc in the drive, but could not mount it. This icon is displayed for examp
writing to MRW.
Opens the
ter 23).
Opens the Erase screen (see the Erase Screen chapter
Opens the Properties window of the selected drive with the InCD
tab, which provides an overview of the Device capabilities of the
drive and of the Disc sta
Drive info screen
Format screen of InCD (see the Screen format chap-
tus (see the chapters InCD tab
30).
20).
e displayed: The following InCD icon shapes can b
le if a MRW
preferences chaptersee the Defining general InCD
disc was inserted, but the drive does not support
27).
15 and
only briefly
InCD mounted the disc in the drive, but access to the disc is read-only.
InCD recognized the disc in the drive, but could not mount it. The disc was
ng system. mounted by the UDF Reader of the operati
InCD 14
Accessing InCD
4.1 InCD
See also:
Installin
InCD di
g InCD 6
d not recogni
ze a disc in the drive.
Tab
InCDInCProperties, after
installation. It inserted,
and provides
D creates the InCD tab, in the recorder drive context menu under
provides information on the recorder and on the disc that has been
access to the main InCD screens.
The InCD tab provides the same information on device capabilities
inserted disc as the Drive Information screen (
chapter
30).
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see the Drive Information Screen
InCD Tab
and on the status of the
Accessing InCD
If you have formatting a.
the check boD:
Recorder
Format
Delete
Options
See also:
Drive Information Screen 30
nd write access to the inserted disc (under Device capabilities, i.e
x is enabled), the following buttons are also available to access InC
Opens the Format s
formatting for the disc contained in the drive (see the Screen For-
mat chapter 23).
with either Quick or Full erasing (see the Erase Screen
chapter 27).
Opens the Drive Options
tions depending on the disc you inserted (see the Drive Options
Screen chapter 32).
creen with a number of options for setting the
e screen, where you can erase the inserted disc Opens the Eras
screen, where you can set various op-
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4.2 InCD Main Screen
Double-clicking the InCD icon in the system tray starts the application and displays the InCD
main screen.
You can also start InCD via the context menu of the InCD icon (To the Main Window menu item) where you can also access the InCD preferences directly.
Accessing InCD
InCD Main Screen
InCD 17
The following buttons are available on the InCD main screen:
Accessing InCD
?
More/Less
Recorder
Eject/Load
Close
Settings
InCD Log
The following icons are available on the InCD main screen:
Opens a context menu where you can open both the Help feature
and a list of available keyboard shortcuts (see the Shortcuts chapter) for executing commands.
Opens/closes the extended area at the bottom margin of the screen
with the buttons Preferences and InCD Log. In addition, depending
on the drive used and the disc inserted, information on the drive, disc type, status, and progress is displayed.
Allows you to select a drive if multiple drives are available. If only
one drive is available, this button is not displayed.
Opens/closes the drive tray.
Exits InCD.
Opens the InCD Preferences screen, where, in addition to defining
the general behavior of InCD, you can also define how InCD responds when a disc is inserted or ejected (see the Defining General
InCD Preferences chapter 20).
Opens the InCD Log window where the session log automatically
created by InCD during the course of work is displayed. You can
add and save this log, or parts of it, to other applications using the
clipboard.
Format disc
Erase Disc
Drive Info
Drive options
See also:
Keyboard Shortcuts 35
Opens the Format screen with a number of options for setting the
formatting for the disc contained in the drive (see the Screen For-
mat chapter 23).
Opens the Erase screen, where you can erase the inserted disc
with either Quick or Full erasing (see the Erase Screen
chapter 27).
Opens the Drive Information screen, which provides information
on the device capabilities of the drive and on the disc status (see
the Drive Information Screen chapter
Opens the Drive Options screen, which displays the available op-
tions, depending on the disc that has been inserted (see the Drive
Options Screen chapter 32).
30).
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4.3 InCD Preferences
Before starting you can define the general behavior of InCD and define how InCD responds
when a disc is inserted:
The following setting options are available in the InCD Preferences window for this purpose:
Accessing InCD
General: tab (see the Defining General InCD Preferences chapter
Check box
Hide tray icon
Check box
Show tray icon area
changes permanently
Check box
Do not show 'Format
complete' messages
Check box
Enable the advanced
options
Check box
Show only the basic
event notifications
Check box
Keep open dialog box
with event notifications
Enables/disables the display of the InCD icon in the system tray.
Enables/disables the permanent display of the InCD icon in a
different shape, according to which drive or disc is involved.
If the check box is disabled, the shape of the InCD icon only
changes temporarily when the status of the drive and/or disc
changes.
Enables/disables display of a message at the end of the formatting process.
Enables/disables the advanced formatting options. This box
must be checked if you want to select a file system other than
the UDF 1 file system used by default.
Enables/disables the display of only the most important information on events during your work with InCD. This setting is completely adequate in normal mode.
Enables/disables display of an information area in the bottom
right-hand corner of the screen.
20).
Check box
Do not display decorative icons with high
contrast
Drop-down menu
Language
Auto-format tab: (see the Action When an Empty Disc Is Inserted 22 chapter)
Option button
Do nothing
Option button
Auto-format (if possible)
Enables/disables the high-resolution display of icons on the
InCD user interface.
Allows you to select the language that should be used by InCD.
No action is executed when a disc is inserted.
Starts a quick format when a disc is inserted if this is possible.
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Accessing InCD
Option button
Open format dialog
Option button
Let InCD decide
Ejecting write-once discs tab: (see the Defining an Action for When an Open R Disc Is
Ejected chapter 22)
The Ejecting write-once discs tab is not available in InCD 5 Essentials.
Option button
Interactive choice
Option button
Close the last session on
the disc before ejecting
Option button
Eject immediately
Opens the formatting dialog upon insertion of a disc.
InCD decides which of the three aforementioned options will be
selected, based on the recorder and on the inserted disc.
Before ejecting a write-once disc (R disc), displays a dialog box that you can use to have the disc ejected either
immediately or only when the session is finished.
Does not eject the disc before the last session is finished.
Ejects the disc immediately without finishing the last session.
See also:
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4.3.1 Defining general InCD preferences
To change general InCD preferences, proceed as follows:
1. Start InCD.
2. Click the More button.
The extended area will open.
3. Click the Preferences button.
The InCD Preferences screen is displayed.
4. Click the General tab.
5. Check the Hide tray icon box if the InCD icon is not to be displayed in the system tray.
6. Clear the Permanently show changes in the tray icon box if you want to indicate status
change
7.Check the Do not show 'Format complete' me
played when the formatting process is finished.
s in the drive or disc only briefly by means of a change in the InCD icon.
ssag
es box if a message is not to be dis-
8.Check the Enable the advanced options box if both the File system drop-down menu is to
be displayed in the extended a
in the Drive Options screen.
rea in the Format Disc
screen as well as all available options
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Accessing InCD
This box must be che
1.50 file system used by default for formatting for instance.
cked if you want to use a file system other than the UDF
9.Check the Show only the basic event notifications box if you only want to receive the
most important information.
10.Check the Keep open dialog box with event notifications box if you want the dialog box
at the bottom right margin of
11.Select the language t
hat should be used in InCD from
your screen to be permanently available.
the drop-down menu.
12.Click the OK button.
You have now defined the general preferences.
4.3.2
Defining an Action for When a Disc Is Inserted
To define the action
proceed as fo
llows:
that should be performed automatically upon insertion of a blank disc,
1. Start InCD.
2. Click the More button.
The extended area will
open.
3.Click the Settings button.
The InCD Preferences screen is displayed.
4.Click the Auto-Format tab.
not wa
5.Select the Do nothing option button if you do
nt any action to take place.
6.Select the Auto-format (if possible) option button if InCD should perform automatic format-
ting if possible from a technical point of view.
7.Select the Open format dialog option button if you want to display an appropriate dialog bo
that provides other actions, in addition to formatting, with InCD.
8.Select the Let InCD decide option
antageous of the three aforementioned options for the individual case. If the inserted disc
v
can be f
fdia
ormat
ormn
atted automatically, Auto-format (if possible) is selected; otherwise, the Ope
log option is selected.
CD-RW a
discs
tion button is
nd all R discs cannot be formically. All other supported
can o
nly be formatted automatically if the Auto-format (if possible) op-
selected on the Auto-Format tab in the InCD preferences.
button if InCD sh
ould automatically select the most ad-
atted automat
9.Click the OK button.
You have defined the actions that InCD should perform when a disc is inserted.
x
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4.3.3 Defining an Action for When an Open R Disc Is Ejected
To define the action that should be performed automatically when an open, write-once disc
(R disc) is ejected, proceed as follows:
1. Start InCD.
2. Click the More button.
The extended area will open.
3. Click the Settings button.
The InCD Preferences screen is displayed.
4.Click the Ejecting writable discs tab.
Accessing InCD
5.Select the Interactive choice option button if you want to select wh
should be ejected immediately or only after the session is finished.
o
6.Select the Close the last session on the disc bef
not to be ejected before the last session is closed.
7.Select the Eject immediately option
closing the last session bef
orehand.
button if the disc is to be ejected immedi
re ejecting option button if the disc is
8.Click the OK button.
You have define
rewritable disc.
d the actions that should be perform
ed automatically before ejecting a
ether a write-once disc
ately without
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5 Format Screen
You must format unformatted discs before you can use them with InCD.
Format Screen
Format screen
InCD 23
Format Screen
To do this, the following option buttons and check boxes are available in the Format screen:
Quick
Full
Only formats the disc logically, i.e. the data on it is not deleted but
only the information about the data contained on it. The disc appears blank and its full capacity is available even though the old data is still physically available.
This formatting technique is particularly suitable if a disc is already
formatted.
However, quick formatting is not suitable if the disc contains confidential data because this data can still be restored after formatting.
Quick formatting of blank discs is the same as formatting in the
background.
Completely new discs that have never been formatted can only be
formatted fully and not quickly.
During formatting deletes not only the structure of the file system,
but clears the entire disc - the old data is then no longer physically
available.
Select this option if the disc to be formatted contains confidential
data.
During formatting, you cannot execute any other commands on the disc being
used. If you have installed multiple drives, you can process any discs inserted
there simultaneously.
The following check boxes are available:
Mount Rainier
Formats the disc in the Mount Rainier format.
(MRW)
Verify
Checks the file system on the disc. Depending on the disc, formatting with verification can take between 30 and 45 minutes, and more
in extreme cases. This check box is not available for MRW
format-
ting.
Duplicate Metadata
Offers extra protection for written data as the data information is saved twice. If a sector on the disc is defective, the data can still be
read on the basis of the metadata.
This check box is only available if you use a disc which was formatted with UDF 2. 50 file system or higher before.
If the Enable the advanced format options box has been checked on the General tab, the
File system drop-down list is displayed. You can select the desired UDF format here. The
following formats are available:
1.00
1.01
for CD-ROM
first enhancements for DVD
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Format Screen
1.02
1.50
2.00/2.01
2.50
2.60
Standard format for DVD-Video
Standard format for re-writable data DVDs (DVD-RAM
Standard format for Video recording
for BD-RE
for BD-R
, DVD±RW)
The length of time required to format a disc with InCD will vary depending on the disc:
CD-R
CD-RW
Ultra speed discs approx. 10 minutes.
High speed discs approx. 20 minutes.
Low speed discs approx. 40 minutes.
DVD-R
DVD-RW
Full formatting in 15 (8x DVD) to 90 (1x DVD) minutes.
Quick formatting in one to two minutes as long as you can write data to the disc.
Full formatting of an already formatted disc takes only one to two
minutes.
DVD-RAM
CD+MRW
DVD+MRW
The disc is ready to be written to after only one to two minutes of
formatting, i.e. data can be saved to the disc while it is being formatted in the background at the same time.
DVD+RW
DVD+R
BD-R
BD-RE
HD-DVD
HD-DVD-R
Formatting in less than one minute.
If a disc has already been written to several times, errors may occur during reformatting, which can cause the formatting process to abort. In this case you
should fully erase the disc before trying to format it again.
Formatting in the background
Formatting in the background is performed by the drive itself when it is idle, i.e.
is not being used for reading or writing. It is interrupted when you access the
disc (to read, write or eject) and resumes when the drive is idle again and contains the appropriate disc. This applies also if the computer is shut down while
formatting in the background.
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5.1 Format disc
To format a disc, proceed as follows:
1. Insert a disc into the recorder.
2. Open the InCD main window.
3. Click the Format disc icon.
The Format screen is displayed.
Format Screen
4.Select the Quick option button for quick formatting, which only erases the da
the Full option button to also physically remove existing data from the disc.
5.Enter a disc name consistin
Volume name input field.
6.If the Mount Rainier (MRW) check box is availa
it if the disc is to be formatted in MRW format.
g of a maximum of 15 characters with no blank spaces in the
ble – your re
corder can format MRW – check
ta structure, or
7. Check the Verify box if the disc is to be checked for physical errors.
8. If the Duplicate meta files check box is available – which means that the disc is to be for-
matted in UDF 2.50 or
files as a precaution.
9.
Select the required UDF format from the File sy
The File system drop-down menu only becomes available if the Enable the ad-
va
nced format option
erenc
higher – che
es scr
een.
ck it if you would like to duplicate the metadata for the
stem drop-down list.
s box is checked on the General tab in the InCD Pref-
10.Click the Start button.
The formatting process begins, you can follow the progress in the pr
As soon as the formatting process has finished, the disc is ejected.
ogress bar.
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6 Erase Screen
Erasing a disc is not like deleting data from a floppy disk or hard drive, since erasing a disc
also removes the formatting - the disc can be re-written.
You can format write-once discs (R discs) with InCD (full version) and then write to them little by little, according to their capacity. You can also delete files,
but this does not free up the associated disc space. In contrast to RW/RE discs,
it is not possible to reformat and then rewrite this kind of disc with InCD.
Erase Screen
Erase Screen
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Erase Screen
In the Erase disc area of the Erase screen, you can select between Quick and Full:
Quick
Only the file system structure is deleted; the disc appears "blank,"
but the files are still physically present and can be restored.
Full
Not only erases the structure of the file system, but also "zeroes"
the entire disc and creates an actual blank disc. The contents cannot be restored with conventional methods. Repeated full erasing
increases the probability that third parties will not be able to reconstruct the contents. Select this option if you want to erase confidential data.
If the Enable the advanced options check box is enabled on the General tab under the
InCD preferences, the following check boxes will also be available in the extended area of
the screen:
Windows 98/ME
compatibility
When erasing a +/-DVD-RAM or BD+RE/BD-RE, this ensures that
when it is reinserted into the drive even under Windows 98/ME it will
be identified correctly and not as an audio disc.
Consumer electronic devices
compatibility
Ensures when erasing a disc that it is still compatible with the consumer electronic device for which it is intended. This check box is
especially relevant for certain camcorders that only consider discs
as "blank" if they have been completely "zeroed."
The Windows 98/ME compatibility and Consumer electronic devices com-patibility check boxes should only be enabled if an erase procedure has al-
ready been performed without these options and Windows 98/Me or the consumer device has not correctly identified the disc as being "blank."
6.1 Disc: Erase
Using InCD you can erase rewritable discs, i.e. discs with the RW specification, as long as
your recorder supports this feature. There are two erase methods available:
Quick erasing does not remove the data physically from the disc, but instead only makes it
inaccessible by erasing the references to existing content. The data can be restored!
Full erasing removes the data from the disc by overwriting it with zeroes. The contents cannot be restored with conventional methods. Repeated full erasing increases the probability
that third parties will not be able to reconstruct the contents.
To erase a disc, proceed as follows:
1.Click the Erase disc icon.
The Erase Disc screen is displayed.
2.Select one of the options Quick (erase file system structure) or Full (clear entire disc).
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Erase Screen
Two erase methods are available:
Quick erasing does not remove the data physically from the disc, but instead
only makes it inaccessible by erasing the references to existing content. Please
note that the data can be restored.
Full erasing removes the data from the disc by overwriting it with zeroes. The
contents cannot be restored with conventional methods. Repeated full erasing
increases the probability that third parties will not be able to reconstruct the
contents.
3.Check the Windows 98/Me compatibility box if the disc inserted is to be recognized cor-
rectly by Windows 98/ME after erasing (not always as an audio CD).
4.Check the Consumer electronic devices compatibility box if the disc inserted should still
be available for the electronic device for which it is intended after it has been erased.
5.Click the Start button.
The erase process begins, and you can follow the progress in the progress bar.
During formatting, you cannot execute any other commands on the disc being
used. If you have installed multiple drives, you can process any discs inserted
there simultaneously.
As soon as the erase process is finished, the disc is ejected.
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7 Drive Information Screen
The Drive Information screen provides information on the name and capabilities of the se-
lected drive and of the inserted disc.
Drive Information Screen
The following information is displayed:
Recorder
Mount Rainier
Indicates whether the drive has recorder functionality.
Indicates if the drive can write and read discs in Mount Rainier
format.
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Drive Information Screen
Drive Information Screen
DRT-DM
Disc present
Blank
Read-only
Duplicate metadata
enabled
Rewritable
Auto-formattable
Indicates whether or not the drive supports DRT-DM
that defective sectors on a DVD-RW/DVD+RW are skipped when
the disc is being written to again. If the burner notices during full
formatting or reading that a sector is defective, it stores its position in the BDI memory and can skip this position in real time from
now on.
Indicates whether a disc has been inserted into the drive.
Indicates whether this disc has already been written to or not.
Indicates whether this disc is write protected.
Indicates whether metadata is duplicated in the memory as a precaution, thus ensuring access to data in defective sectors.
Indicates whether the inserted disc is rewritable.
Indicates whether the inserted disc is auto-formattable.
. This means
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8 Drive Options Screen
In the Drive Options screen, the available options are displayed as check boxes, depending
on the inserted disc.
Drive Options Screen
The following check boxes are available:
Write with verify
Write protection
Use the Mount
Rainier feature
for auto-format
Verifies the user data when writing to the disc.
Enables/disables write protection.
This check box is only available for DVD-RAM
been formatted.
Formats discs in Mount Rainier
format (if possible) option button has been selected on the Autoformat tab under preferences and if doing so is technically possible.
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Drive Options Screen
discs that have already
format automatically if the InCDAuto-
Saving Data to a Disc That Was Formatted with InCD
9 Saving Data to a Disc That Was Formatted with InCD
A disc formatted with InCD can be used just like a hard drive or floppy disk. You can simply
move, copy, or send files to the disc and save documents from other applications on it .
Proceed as follows:
1. Insert a disc that has been formatted with InCD into the recorder.
2. Select the files from Windows Explorer that you want to move to the InCD disc.
3. Drag the selected files to the drive icon.
The files have been stored on the InCD disc.
4. Select the files from Windows Explorer that you want to copy to the
5. In the context menu f
or the selected files, select the Copy option.
InCD disc.
6.Click the drive icon.
the
7.Select the Paste option from the context menu for
The files have been copied to the InCD disc.
drive icon.
8.Select the files from Windows Explorer that you want to send to the InCD disc.
ele
9.Select the Send to > InCD option from the context menu of the s
The files have been sent to the InCD disc and stored there.
10. If you want to save documents from an application on the
Drive Name, (e.g. InCD).
The documents have been stored on the InCD disc.
You have stored the required files on the disc. You can now eject the disc.
InCD disc, select File > Save As >
cted files.
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Erasing Data from a Disc That Was Formatted With InCD
10 Erasing Data from a Disc That Was Formatted With InCD
You can also erase data from a disc that was formatted with InCD just as you would on a
hard drive. But there is a slight restriction: Although you can delete files from R discs (writeonce discs), this does not free up the associated capacity. You can therefore not "overwrite"
any files on said discs.
However, this is possible on all RW/RE discs.
To delete data from a disc that was formatted with InCD, proceed as follows:
1. Highlight the required data as usual in Windows Explorer.
2. Open the associated context menu.
3. Select the Erase option.
The selected data is erased.
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11 Keyboard Shortcuts
The following keyboard shortcuts for entering commands are available in InCD:
Opens the Format screen.
Opens the Erase screen.
Opens the Drive Information screen.
Opens the Drive Options screen.
Opens the previous screen of the main window.
Opens the next screen of the main window.
Opens the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box.
Opens/closes the drive tray.
Displays or hides the extended area of the InCD main window.
Opens the InCD Log window.
Opens the InCD Preferences window.
Displays the list of all available drives.
Closes the InCD main window.
Displays the tray menu.
Performs the action of the currently displayed screen.
Performs the action of the currently displayed screen.
[F1]
[Ctrl+F1]
Shows the Help file.
Opens the About InCD dialog box.
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12 Technical Information
12.1 System requirements
12.1.1 Operating Systems
Operating systems:
Windows 2000
Windows XP
Windows 2003 Se
Windows Vista
rver
Technical Information
12.1.2
Hardware
CD/DVD recorder that supports write-once and rewritable di
corders, Mt Rainier
RW rerecorders supporting MRW (
The majority of drives that support the Mount Rainier
syWrite." EasyWrite is a registered trademark of Philips.
12.1.3 Packet-writing Software
InCD can work with discs that have been formatted with other packet-writing applications,
but it is incompatible with other packet-writing software, which means that you will need to
uninstall any other packet-writing software before installing InCD. Before the installation
starts, InCD checks the installed applications and exits the setup procedure if it finds another
packet-writing program. A dialog box will make you aware of this.
12.1.4 Discs supported
InCDFull version: Writable and re-writable discs
CD-R
, CD-RW, DVD±R, DVD±RW, DVD-RAM, BD-R, BD-RE, HD-DVD-R, HD DVD-RAM
InCD Es
CD-R
sentials: Re-writable
W, DVD±RW, BD-RE
discs
scs (MMC compliant, multiread
)).
feature are labeled "Ea-
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Technical Information
12.1.5 Dorm
isc fats supported
CD-MR ,MRW
(Mount Rarder with Mount Rainier support)
DVD+MRW (standard CD-RWs or -DVD+RWs that have been formatted as W
ini
You can format write-once discs (R discs) with InCD (full version) and then wr
te to them little by little, according to their capacity. You can also delete files,
but this does not free up the associated disc space. In contrast to RW/RE disc
it is not possible to reform
A DVD-RAM
can con
specific write protecti
have to be removed. Otherwise it will not be possible to write to, del
at and then rewrite this kind of disc with InCD.
tain different types of write protection (cartridge, media-
on, etc.). If the disc has this kind of write protection, it will
ete or for-
mat the disc.
er reWrite) on a reco
If you would like to read (not create) MRW
the disc format MRW, you will require what is referred to as a remapper
discs in drives that do not support
, the
InCD Reader. This is not installed with ; you can download it free of charge
from www.nero.com.
i-
s,
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13 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-ROM
A Compact Disc-Read Only Memory contains various computer-readable types of data, such
as programs, image data and audio data, that can be stored in this format. The Yellow Book
standard defines the recording method, according to which each sector must be individually
addressable.
Glossary
CD-RW
Compact Disc-ReWritable is a technology for rewritable media.
DRT-DM
With Distributed Real-Time Defect Management, defective sectors on a disc are skipped in
real time during a rewriting procedure. This feature must be supported by the drive.
DVD
The Digital Versatile Disc is the optical data carrier successor of the CD. A DVD is a circular
plastic disc with a diameter of 12 cm, but it can store a significantly larger amount of data. A
DVD can be written to in two layer per page. The standard size is the DVD-5, which features
an actual storage capacity of 4.38 GB - double-sided and double layer DVD's can store up to
18 GB. The collective term DVD often mixes disc and disc format: Disc means the physical
medium, e.g., a DVD+RW, a rewritable DVD. Multimedia content is stored on the disc in a
defined disc format, e.g. DVD+VR, which also defines which features, e.g. subtitles, are available. MPEG-2 is the video codec most commonly used.
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.
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Glossary
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 its sectoring, which makes it possible to achieve increased
data integrity, quicker formatting, and improved error management in comparison to DVD+/RW.
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.
DVD-Video
The DVD-Video disc format uses the MPEG-2 video codec for compressing video files onto
a DVD. This compression allows a 4.38 GB DVD-R/-RW/+R/+RW to hold up to 135 minutes
of video with significantly higher quality than that achieved with a VHS video or with a video
CD. The disc can be played on most DVD players, which means, for example, that you can
store home videos with very high quality. Computer DVD drives with appropriate software
can also play DVD-Video. A DVD-DL disc (DL = double layer) doubles the storage capacity
of a disc and, as a result, the space for a DVD-Video.
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
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-RAM
Digital Versatile Disc Random Access Memory is the first rewritable data carrier format developed and now exists as an HD successor. 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. The capacity is 20 GB for single layer discs
and 32 GB for dual layer discs.
MRW
The Mount Rainier Rewrite format is an industry standard that must be supported by the
drive. The operating system detects a re-written medium in an MRW drive as an unused,
fault-free, block-addressable storage location which it can use as a hard disk or floppy disk
and can format. This means that any file system (e.g. FAT32 or NTFS) can be used.
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Glossary
MRW
The Mount Rainier Rewrite format is an industry standard that must be supported by the
drive. The operating system detects a re-written medium in an MRW drive as an unused,
fault-free, block-addressable storage location which it can use as a hard disk or floppy disk
and can format. This means that any file system (e.g. FAT32 or NTFS) can be used.
Packet-writing
Packet-writing refers to a procedure for writing to optical media incrementally. An optical medium, e.g. a DVD, can be used as a hard drive as a result. This way, files can be copied,
moved, changed, or erased on the respective optical medium.
Remapper
In order to read discs in Mount Rainier format on drives which do not support this format
(CD-MRW/DVD+MRW), you need a remapper, which is automatically installed as part of the
InCD installation process.
SecurDisc
SecurDisc refers to a security technology that protects data carriers from unauthorized access and duplication. SecurDisc can only be burned and password protected with a SecurDisc drive. Access with other drives is only possible to a limited extent. The following disc
formats are supported, although without the copy protection feature: DVD+R(W), DVD+-R
DL, DVD-RAM and CD-R(W).
UDF
The Universal Disk Format is a platform-independent file system used for DVD's, Blu-ray
discs, and HD-DVD's. File names can be up to 255 characters long; 8 and 16 bit character
sets are supported.
UDF
The Universal Disc Format is a platform-independent file system. File names can be up to
255 characters long; 8 and 16 bit character sets are supported.
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14 Index
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