Nero INCD 5 user Manual

InCD Manual

Nero AG

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Contents

1 General information 5

1.1 About the manual 5

1.2 About InCD 5

1.3 InCD versions 6

1.4 InCD Reader 6

2 Technical information 7

2.1 System requirements 7

2.1.1 Operating systems 7

2.1.2 Hardware 7

2.1.3 Packet writing software 7

2.1.4 Discs supported 7

2.1.5 Disc formats supported 7

3 Installation 9

3.1 Installing InCD 9

3.2 Uninstalling InCD 10

3.3 Installing SecurDisc 10

4 Accessing SecurDisc 11

4.1 SecurDisc context menu 11

4.1.1 SecurDisc - Options window 12

4.2 SecurDisc Drive and Disc Features window 13

4.3 Open SecurDisc disc 14

5 Accessing InCD 18

5.1 InCD tab 19

5.2 InCD main screen 20

5.3 InCD preferences 21

5.3.1 Defining general InCD preferences 22

5.3.2 Defining an action on insertion of a blank disc 23

5.3.3 Defining an action on ejection of an open R disc 24

6 Format screen 25

6.1 Formatting a disc 27

7 Erase screen 28

7.1 Erasing discs 29

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Contents

8 Drive Information screen 30 9 Drive Options screen 31 10 Saving data to a disc formatted using InCD 32 11 Erasing data from a disc formatted using InCD 33 12 Keyboard shortcuts 34 13 Index 35 14 Contact 36

14.1 Contact details 36

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General information

1 General information

1.1 About the manual

In order to make best use of this manual, please note the following conventions:

Symbol Meaning

Indicates warnings, preconditions or instructions that have to be

1. Start …

Chapter

[…] Indicates keyboard shortcuts for entering commands.

followed strictly.

Indicates additional information or advice.

A number at the beginning of a line indicates a request 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 inter-

face. They are shown in bold face. Indicates references to other chapters. They are executed as links

and are shown in red and underlined.

1.2 About InCD

InCD, the packet writing application, allows you to format discs so that they can be used as large 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 file system and is compatible 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 in file systems above UDF 2.50 thanks to its option of duplicated metadata and thus offers additional protection for data. With SmartDetect, InCD moreover 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.

With InCD, you can also read discs that were created with SecurDisc technology. SecurDisc is an innovative hardware and software based security technology developed by Nero and HLDS; it allows you to create discs with special data integrity, redundancy, encryption, and copy protection security features. These discs can be created with SecurDisc compatible drives such as those from HLDS/LG and Nero Express, and then read in any drive with Nero InCD or InCD Reader.

If a SecurDisc disc has been protected by copy protection that can be removed using a password, then it can be read with InCD if a SecurDisc drive is connected and you know the password.

InCD 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.

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1.3 InCD versions

Two different versions of InCD 5 are available: InCD 5 and InCD 5 Essentials. Both versions offer the full range of functions.

1.4 InCD Reader

With InCD Reader, all discs that were created with InCD can be read, even on computers that do not have InCD installed.

In addition, InCD Reader provides read access to all discs that were created with SecurDis c – even on drives without SecurDisc support.

If a SecurDisc disc has been protected by copy protection that can be removed using a password, then it can be read with InCD if a SecurDisc drive is connected and you know the password.

InCD Reader can be downloaded free of charge from the Nero website.

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Technical information

2 Technical information

2.1 System requirements

2.1.1 Operating systems

Windows® 2000

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Windows® XP

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Windows® 2003 Server

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Windows Vista

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2.1.2 Hardware

CD/DVD recorder that supports write-once and rewritable discs (MMC compliant, multiread RW recorders, MRW (Mt Rainer) supporting recorder).

The majority of drives that support the Mount Rainier function are labeled "EasyWrite". EasyWrite is a registered trademark of Philips. .

2.1.3 Packet writing software

Although InCD can work with discs that have been formatted using other packet writing applications, it is incompatible with other packet writing software, which means that you will need to uninstall this 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 draw this to your attention.

2.1.4 Discs supported

Write-once and rewritable discs:

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CD-R, CD-RW, DVD±R, DVD±RW, DVD-RAM, BD-R, BD-RE, HD-DVD, HD-DVD-R

You can format write-once discs (R discs) using InCD and then gradually write to them 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 these kinds of discs using InCD.

A DVD-RAM can contain different types of write protection (cartridge, media-specific write protection, etc.). If the disc has this kind of write protection, it will have to be removed. Otherwise it will not be possible to write to, delete or format the disc.

2.1.5 Disc formats supported

CD-MRW, DVD+MRW (standard CD-RWs or -DVD+RWs that have been formatted as

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MRW (Mount Rainier reWrite) on a recorder with Mount Rainier support)

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Technical information

If you would like to read (not create) MRW discs in drives that do not support the disc format MRW, you will require what is referred to as a remapper, the InCD Reader. This is not installed with InCD; you can download it free of charge from

www.nero.com.

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Installation

3 Installation

3.1 Installing InCD

The following requirements must be fulfilled for installing InCD:

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

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You must have administrator rights for the computer on which you want to install or

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uninstall InCD.

InCD is a Nero 7 application and as such is available both on the Nero 7 disc and in the download package. However, InCD is not installed with the standard Nero installation.

Consequently, you will have to either

select Custom Installation the first time you install Nero 7 and select the option InCD in

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the Application Selection screen as well, or install InCD afterwards using Nero ProductSetup.

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

If you would like to install InCD at a later stage, proceed as follows:

1. Close all non-essential Windows® applications and close any anti-virus software which may

be running.

2. Open Nero StartSmart.

3. In the extended Nero StartSmart area select Tools > Nero ProductSetup.

The Nero ProductSetup window will appear.

4. Select the Setup menu icon.

5. Click on the Change button.

The Nero 7 Installation Wizard is displayed with its initial screen – Custom Installation.

6. Right-click in the list of Nero applications on the entry InCD.

The context menu opens.

7. Select the entry. This feature, and all subfeatures, will be installed on the local hard

drive.

The InCD entry is now no longer indicated by a red X, but just like all of the other highlighted applications by a drive icon.

8. Click on the Next button.

The Nero 7 will be installed screen is displayed and keeps you informed about the progress of the installation process. The Settings screen is then automatically displayed.

9. Click on the Next button.

A dialog box is displayed informing you that Windows

has to be restarted.

10. Click on the Yes button.

Î Your computer is resta rted .

InCD is installed; the InCD icon

is available in the task bar,

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Installation

the InCD tab is available under the disc drive Properties in Windows® Explorer®. Nero StartSmart is displayed again.

3.2 Uninstalling InCD

As with all other Nero applications, InCD is uninstalled using Nero ProductSetup. To remove InCD completely from your computer, proceed as follows.

1. Close all non-essential Windows® applications and close any anti-virus software which may

be running.

2. Open StartSmart.

3. In the Nero StartSmart extended area, select the Nero ProductSetup entry from the Tool

drop-down menu. The Nero ProductSetup window will appear.

4. Click on the Change button.

The Nero 7 Installation Wizard is displayed with its initial screen – Custom Installation.

5. Right-click in the list of Nero applications on the entry InCD.

The context menu opens.

6. Select the entry This feature will not be available.

The InCD entry is now no longer indicated by a drive icon like all of the other highlighted applications, but with a red X.

7. Click on the Next button

The Nero 7 will be installed screen is displayed and keeps you informed about the progress of the uninstallation process. The Settings screen is then automatically displayed.

8. Click on the Next button.

A dialog box prompts you to restart Windows

9. Click in the dialog box on the Yes button.

Î Windows

is restarted and InCD is uninstalled.

3.3 Installing SecurDisc

SecurDisc is automatically installed when you install InCD. The SecurDisc icon appe ars in the task bar.

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Accessing SecurDisc

4 Accessing SecurDisc

After the computer has been booted, the SecurDisc icon , in addition to the InCD icon , is automatically available in the system tray (no special link is created in the program directory).

You can use the

Open the context menu by right-clicking (see SecurDisc context menu)

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Display the SecurDisc Drive and Disc Features window by double-clicking (see

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SecurDisc Drive and Disc Features wind ow)

Because the Always display a message when a SecurDisc disc is inserted check box is selected by default in the SecurDisc Options window, SecurDisc will automatically notify you when a SecurDisc disk is recognized in a drive.

Access takes place immediately this way. Depending on the properties of the inserted SecurDisc disc, the windows for entering ac-

cess and copy protection passwords and/or a digital signature are displayed. You can enter them here for immediate access to all of the data on the SecurDisc disc through Windows Explorer.

icon to:

4.1 SecurDisc context menu

The following selection options are available in the context menu:

Lists all attached drives for selection. Depending on the proper-

Drop-down menu

Drive

Show supported features

Options

Help

ties of the disc in the drive, a fly-out menu provides additional access to the password entry and digital signature windows as well as the SecurDisc - Drive and Disk Features window.

Opens the SecurDisc - Drive and Disc Features window, where you can select the desired drive, display the Capabilities of the selected drive and inserted disk, enter any necessary passwords and digital signatures, as well as launch a data integrity verification (see

dow).

Opens the SecurDisc - Options window, where you can determine whether a message should always be displayed when a SecurDisc disc is inserted. You can also specify whether the password should be requested for password protected data as soon as the disk is inserted (see

Opens the help files for InCD and SecurDisc.

SecurDisc Drive and Disc Features win-

SecurDisc - Options window).

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