Nero InCD 5 User Manual
InCD Manual
Nero AG
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Contents
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 18
5.2 InCD main screen 20
5.3 InCD preferences 22
5.3.1 Defining general InCD preferences 23
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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8 Drive Information screen 30
9 Drive Options screen 32
10 Saving data to a disc formatted using InCD 33
11 Erasing data from a disc formatted using InCD 34
12 Keyboard shortcuts 35
13 Index 36
14 Contact 38
14.1 Contact details 38
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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
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followed strictly.
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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.
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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 SecurDisc™ – 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
Windows® XP
Windows® 2003 Server
Windows Vista™
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.
For further information on Mt. Rainer please visit
http://www.mt-rainier.org.
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:
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
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).
You must have administrator rights for the computer on which you want to install or
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
the Application Selection screen as well, or
install InCD afterwards using Nero ProductSetup.
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 appears 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 ico n
, 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)
Display the SecurDisc™ Drive and Disc Features window by double-clicking (see
SecurDisc™ Drive and Disc Features window)
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
access 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
dow).
Opens the help files for InCD and SecurDisc™.
SecurDisc™ Drive and Disc Features win-
SecurDisc™ - Options win-
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4.1.1 SecurDisc™ - Options window
In this window you can configure how SecurDisc™ should behave when a SecurDisc™ disc
is inserted.
The following check boxes are available:
Always display a message
when a SecurDisc™ disc
is inserted
Prompt for password for
protected files on disc
insertion
Fig. 1: SecurDisc™ - Options Window
Whenever a SecurDisc™ disc is inserted into a drive,
this option displays a window that allows you to display
the SecurDisc™ - Drive and Disk Features window by
clicking the Show Disk Features button (see
SecurDisc™ Drive and Disc Features window).
Prompts for the password for protected files as soon as
a disc is inserted instead of when you access the files
for the first time.
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