Roxio Easy CD Creator - 5 Quick Start Manual
Roxio Easy CD Creator™ 5
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Contents
1 Introduction
Included with Easy CD Creator 2
System Requirements 2
Uninstalling Easy CD Creator 3
Installing Easy CD Creator 3
Starting Easy CD Creator 4
Using Project Selector 4
What Types of Blank Discs Should I Use? 5
When to Use CD-R Discs 5
When to Use CD-RW Discs 6
How Much Data Can I Fit on a Disc? 7
Supported Formats 7
File System Options 8
2 Making Music CDs Using Easy CD Creator
Making a Music CD 11
Making Music CDs with a CD-Recorder Only 13
Making a Compilation Music CD 13
Tips for Making a Music CD 15
Working with Tracks in the Music CD Project 16
Previewing a Track 16
Converting a Track to a WAV or WMA File 17
Merging (Composite) Tracks 18
Splitting Composite Tracks 18
Editing the CD Title and Artist Name 18
Editing Track Titles 18
Changing the Order of Your Tracks 19
Removing a Track from the Music CD Project 19
Playing a Track 19
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Viewing the Status Bar 21
Viewing the CD Info Bar 22
Saving and Opening a CD Project 23
Accessing the Online Music Database on the Internet 24
Advanced Music CD Topics 25
Writing a UPC 25
Entering ISRC Information 25
3 Making Data CDs Using Easy CD Creator
Making a Data CD 27
Working with Files and Folders in the Data CD Project 28
Creating a New Folder 28
Removing Files and Folders 28
Renaming Files and Folders 29
Finding Files 29
Viewing the Status Bar 30
Viewing the CD Info Bar 31
Saving and Opening a CD Project 32
Erasing a CD 32
Validating a CD Project 33
Advanced Data CD Topics 33
Making a Multisession CD 33
Manually Importing a Session 34
Making a Bootable CD 35
Contents
4 Making Data DVDs Using Easy CD Creator
Making a Data DVD 39
Working with Files and Folders in the Data DVD Project 40
Creating a New Folder 40
Removing Files and Folders 41
Renaming Files and Folders 41
Finding Files 41
Viewing the Status Bar 42
Viewing the CD Info Bar 43
Saving and Opening a DVD Project 44
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Erasing a DVD 44
Validating a DVD Project 45
5 Making Data Discs Using DirectCD
Getting Started with DirectCD 46
Understanding CD-R and CD-RW Technology 47
About CD-ReWritable Technology 47
About UDF v.1.5 48
Uses for DirectCD 48
Starting DirectCD 49
Understanding the DirectCD Main Window 50
Changing DirectCD’s Options 52
Copying Files to a CD 54
Copying Files to a CD-R Disc for the First Time 55
Copying Files to a CD-RW Disc for the First Time 56
Copying Files to a DVD-Recordable Disc for the First
Time 58
Copying Methods 59
Ejecting a CD 60
Ejecting a CD-R Disc 60
Comparing the CD-R Eject Options 62
Ejecting a CD-RW or DVD-Recordable Disc 63
Reading CDs 63
Reading CD-R Discs 63
Reading CD-RW Discs 64
Reading DVD-Recordable Discs 64
Adding and Erasing Files 65
Adding More Files to an Easy CD Creator CD-R Disc 65
Adding More Files to All Other CDs 65
Erasing a CD 66
Deleting Individual Files 67
Checking CDs for Problems 67
Starting ScanDisc 68
Understanding the ScanDisc Process 68
Recovering Files 70
Recovering Lost Files 71
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Repairing CDs 72
Recovering Damaged Files 73
6 Making Enhanced CDs
Making an Enhanced CD 74
7 Making Mixed-Mode CDs
Making a Mixed-Mode CD 76
8 Copying Discs Using Disc Copier
What Kinds of Discs Can I Copy? 79
Copying a Disc 80
Using the Same Drive as the Source and Destination
Drive 81
Copying the Source Disc to the Hard Drive First 81
Disc Information Properties 82
Disc Drive Properties 82
Contents
9 Troubleshooting Easy CD Creator
Frequently Asked Questions 84
Problems Reading Recordable CDs 85
Running the System Tests 85
Troubleshooting Buffer Underruns 86
Preventing Buffer Underruns 87
Troubleshooting DirectCD 88
Explorer Cannot See Files Copied to the CD 88
Fixing an Unreadable CD 89
Power Management 89
Getting Help 89
Online Help 89
Easy CD Creator Online Support 89
Index
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Introduction
In This Chapter
➤ Included with Easy CD Creator 2
➤ System Requirements 2
➤ Uninstalling Easy CD Creator 3
➤ Installing Easy CD Creator 3
➤ Starting Easy CD Creator 4
➤ What Types of Blank Discs Should I Use? 5
➤ How Much Data Can I Fit on a Disc? 7
➤ Supported Formats 7
➤ File System Options 8
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Use Easy CD Creator 5 5.2 Basic to make your own CDs and DVDs.
In just a couple of mouse clicks, you can make music CDs that can be
played on your home or car stereo CD player, or make data CDs and
DVDs for storing computer data such as the files and folders on
your hard disk.
Here are some of things you can do with Easy CD Creator 5 Basic:
■ Make high-quality music CDs from any source including other
music CDs and audio files (WAV, MP3, or WMA).
■ Archive and store your computer data on a data CD or DVD.
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■ Make backup copies of your favorite music CD, data CD, or
data DVD.
Included with Easy CD Creator
Easy CD Creator includes all of the following applications:
■ Easy CD Creator: Make music CDs from other CDs, MP3, and
more. Make data CDs and DVDs for sharing and archiving
data in the most compatible format.
■ DirectCD: Make data discs that allow you to write directly to a
CD-Recordable, CD-ReWritable, or DVD-Recordable disc just
like you would write files to a floppy disk or removable drive.
■ Disc Copier: Make backup copies of your music and data discs.
System Requirements
Here are the minimum system requirements for Easy CD Creator:
■ IBM PC or compatible 200 MHz or faster
■ Windows 98/NT4/2000/Me/XP
■ 32 MB RAM (64 MB RAM recommended)
■ 50 MB free hard disk space
■ CD-Recordable, CD-ReWritable, or DVD-Recordable drive
■ CD-ROM drive that supports digital audio extraction (for
making a music CD from other music CDs)
■ Blank CD-R, CD-RW, or DVD-Recordable discs
■ 800 x 600 display, 256 colors minimum, 16-bit color
recommended
■ Windows-compatible sound card (16-bit or better)
■ Internet access to take advantage of Internet features
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Uninstalling Easy CD Creator
Roxio recommends that you uninstall any older versions or evaluation versions of Easy CD Creator prior to installing new versions.
To uninstall Easy CD Creator, use the use the Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box in the Windows Control Panel.
To access the Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box:
■ On the Windows taskbar, click Start, point to Settings, click
Control Panel, and then double-click Add/Remove Programs.
Installing Easy CD Creator
To install Easy CD Creator:
1 Insert the Roxio Easy CD Creator 5 Basic CD into your
CD-Recorder or CD-ROM drive.
Note: In this guide, the term CD-Recorder refers to both
CD-Recordable and CD-ReWritable drives.
If Autorun is enabled on your system, the Roxio Installation
window appears automatically and you can skip Steps 2 and 3.
2 From the Start menu, select Run.
3 Type d:\setup (substitute the appropriate letter of your
CD-Recorder or CD-ROM drive for d.)
4 Follow the installation instructions that appear on the screen.
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Starting Easy CD Creator
The easiest way to start Easy CD Creator is from Easy CD Creator
Project Selector. Project Selector makes it easy to select the right
application for the type of disc you want to make. You can access
Project Selector by doing any of the following:
■ Insert a blank disc into your CD-Recorder or DVD-Recordable
drive.
■ On the Windows taskbar, click Start, point to Programs, point
to Roxio Easy CD Creator 5, and select Project Selector.
■ Double-click the Project Selector icon on the Windows desktop.
■ Double-click the Project Selector icon on the Windows
taskbar.
Using Project Selector
To use Project Selector:
1 Roll your pointer over the Project Selector buttons on the left of
the window. The applications are grouped by project type.
As your pointer rolls over each button, a submenu appears on
the right with a description of the application.
2 To open the application you want to use, click its button in the
submenu.
Note: If an option is grayed-out, it is unavailable in the
version of Easy CD Creator 5 you currently have installed.
Please upgrade to Easy CD Creator 5 Platinum to install the
additional options.
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What Types of Blank Discs Should I Use?
There are two types of blank CDs (recordable media) that are used
for making your own CDs:
■ CD-R discs (CD-Recordable)
■ CD-RW discs (CD-ReWritable)
You can obtain blank CD-R or CD-RW discs where you purchased
your CD-Recorder or at local computer retailers.
When to Use CD-R Discs
Virtually all CD-ROM and CD-Recorder drives can read CD-R discs.
CD-R discs are excellent for permanent data storage and should be
used when you do not need to erase the data. They are less expensive per CD than CD-RW discs. Here are some ideas for using CD-R
discs:
■ When you want to make a music CD that you can play on your
home or car stereo CD player.
■ When you want to copy a music CD for your own personal
use.
■ When you want to permanently save large project files.
■ When you want to permanently archive or store files, such as
your home records, photos, or videos.
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When to Use CD-RW Discs
CD-RW discs can only be used in CD-ReWritable drives and MultiRead CD-ROM drives. You cannot play a music CD made on a CDRW disc in most home or car stereo CD players. Here are some ideas
for using CD-RW discs:
■ When you need to write, erase, rewrite, and update all your
large files on CD.
■ When you want to make a practice CD or test the contents of a
CD before making a permanent one.
WARNING: Only drives bearing the logo "Compact Disc
ReWritable High Speed" can write or erase High-Speed
CD-RW discs.
Attempted writes to High Speed CD-RW discs using
CD-RW drives NOT bearing the logo "Compact Disc
Rewritable High Speed" may result in data loss.
High Speed CD-RW discs may be recognized by the same
"Compact Disc ReWritable High Speed" logo on the disc
label or packaging material, or by the fact that it lists
recording speeds of "4X to 10X," or, "Up to 10X."
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How Much Data Can I Fit on a Disc?
The actual capacity of blank discs can vary slightly. For example,
some 74-minute CDs may hold up to two minutes more than their
stated capacity. Easy CD Creator lets you record as much data or
music as the disc can hold. Here are the typical capacities of currently available media:
■ Blank CD-R discs: Available in two capacities: 650 MB
(74-minute) and 700 MB (80-minute).
■ Blank CD-RW discs: Available in a 650 MB (74-minute)
capacity.
■ Blank mini CD-R discs: Available in a 180 MB (21-minute)
capacity.
Supported Formats
Easy CD Creator supports the creation of the following CD-R/RW
formats which are used to make data and audio CDs:
■ CD-ROM Data CDs: This is the standard for recording data
CDs.
■ CD-ROM XA Data CDs: XA stands for Extended Architecture.
CD-ROM XA is based on CD-ROM but adds better audio and
video capabilities so CD-ROMs can more easily be used for
multimedia applications.
■ CD-DA Audio CDs: Compact Disc-Digital Audio. This is the
original compact disc standard and is used to record music
CDs.
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File System Options
Easy CD Creator allows you to select different file system options
depending on how you plan to use your disc. They include:
■ ISO9660: An international standard that specifies how data is
physically recorded onto the CD (sector-by-sector) into a
directory tree (up to eight levels of directories). CD-ROMs
made according to the ISO 9660 Level 1 specifications can be
read on multiple operating systems such as Macintosh, DOS,
Windows 3.x, Windows 95/98, and Windows NT.
■ Joliet: A standard developed by Microsoft for Windows 95 that
allows CDs to be recorded using long filenames. Joliet allows
you to use file names up to 64 characters in length, including
spaces, and also allows you to use Unicode characters for
better international support. Joliet records the associated DOS
standard filename (8 + 3 characters) for each file so that the CD
can be read on DOS systems or earlier versions of Windows.
■ UDF: Universal Disk Format (UDF) is a standard developed by
Optical Storage Technology Association (OSTA). The file
system was first supported by Microsoft in Windows 98. Select
UDF if you want a file system for use with recordable optical
disc technologies, such as DVD. This is especially useful when
burning very large files (greater than 1 GB). The UDF file
system allows greater flexibility than the Joliet or ISO 9660 file
system.
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Making Music CDs Using Easy CD Creator
In This Chapter
➤ Making a Music CD 11
➤ Making Music CDs with a CD-Recorder Only 13
➤ Making a Compilation Music CD 13
➤ Tips for Making a Music CD 15
➤ Working with Tracks in the Music CD Project 16
➤ Playing a Track 19
➤ Viewing the Status Bar 21
➤ Viewing the CD Info Bar 22
➤ Saving and Opening a CD Project 23
➤ Accessing the Online Music Database on the Internet 24
➤ Advanced Music CD Topics 25
A music CD is a compact disc (CD) used for playing back music on
your home or car stereo CD player. With Easy CD Creator, you can
make your own music CD by recording tracks from other music
CDs, and from audio files (for example, WAV, MP3, or WMA files)
stored on your hard disk.
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Here are just some of the things you should know about a music CD:
■ Unlike a data CD, a music CD is used for playing back music
and not for data storage.
■ In addition to your home or car stereo CD player, a music CD
can also be played on just about every computer that has a
CD-ROM or CD-Recorder, using a program such as the
Windows CD Player.
■ With Easy CD Creator, you can make a music CD that can
typically hold up to 74 or 80 minutes of music and up to 99
tracks.
■ With Easy CD Creator, you can make your own compilation
music CD that contains tracks from other music CDs and audio
files.
Note: Some audio CD players may not support recordable
media. Please check with the manufacturer of your audio
CD player to ensure compatibility.
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Making a Music CD
To make a music CD:
1 Start a new music CD project. From the Easy CD Creator
Project Selector window, click Make a Music CD, then click
Music CD Project. An untitled music CD project appears.
Source Window
Music CD Project
2 Insert a blank CD into your CD-Recorder (the destination
drive).
3 Add the music tracks you want to record to the music CD
project (if you are recording audio files only, skip to Step 4):
Note: You can add any combination of music tracks, WAV,
MP3, or WMA files to a music CD project. Up to 99 tracks
and files, or up to 650 MB (74-minute CD) or 700 MB
(80-minute CD) of tracks and files can be added to a music
CD project.
a Insert the music CD into your CD-ROM drive (the source
drive) and allow the CD to spin up.
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b In the Select Source Files drop-down list box, select the
CD-ROM drive containing the music CD; a list of the tracks
on the CD appears in the Source window.
Note: If information about the music CD is found locally on
your hard disk, the CD title, artist name, and the name of
each track are displayed in the Source window. If this
information does not appear, and you have access to the
Internet, click Name to download the information from the
online music database.
c Select the track (hold down the Ctrl or Shift key to select
multiple tracks) in the Source window, and then click Add.
The track is added to the music CD project.
Note: Tracks from multiple CDs can be added to the music
CD project by repeating Steps a–c (this is especially useful
when you want to make a compilation music CD). During
the actual record process you are prompted to insert the
appropriate music CD for the track being recorded.
4 Add the audio files you want to record to the music CD
project:
a In the Select Source Files drop-down list box, select the
folder where your files are located; a list of all audio files in
the folder appears in the Source window.
b Select the file (hold down the Ctrl or Shift key to select
multiple files) in the Source window, and then click Add.
The file is added to the music CD project.
5 Click Record. The Record CD Setup dialog box appears.
6 Click Start Recording.
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Making Music CDs with a CD-Recorder Only
Making a music CD from other music CDs is typically done using
both a CD-ROM drive (capable of digital audio extraction) and a
CD-Recorder. If you have a CD-Recorder only, and you want to
record tracks from other music CDs, you can do one of the
following:
■ Save tracks on music CDs to hard disk first: This method
requires you to convert each track on the music CD you want
to record to an audio file (WAV, MP3, or WMA) on your hard
disk. Once saved to your hard disk, you can add the audio file
to your music CD project and record it just like you would a
normal music CD. See Converting a Track to a WAV or WMA File
on page 17.
Note: Users that have both a CD-ROM and CD-Recorder also
commonly use this method.
■ Swap CDs in and out of your CD-Recorder: This method
requires you to add tracks to your music CD project and record
the tracks just like you would a normal music CD. You will be
required to insert and reinsert the music CDs that contain the
tracks you want to record. See Making a Music CD on page 11.
Making a Compilation Music CD
A compilation music CD is a music CD made from a variety of
music sources including other music CDs and audio files (WAV,
MP3, or WMA). Making a compilation music CD is the same as
making a music CD in Easy CD Creator. Here are some helpful tips
on making a compilation music CD:
■ Retrieve CD title, artist and track names, and track lengths
from the Internet: If you are recording tracks from music CDs,
you can automatically retrieve information about a
commercially produced music CD, including the CD title, artist,
and track names from the online music database on the Internet.
See Accessing the Online Music Database on the Internet on page 24.
This information helps Easy CD Creator identify CDs.
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Note: If you do not have Internet access, manually name
each music CD you are recording from with a CD title, artist
name, and track names. See Editing the CD Title and Artist
Name and Editing Track Titles on page 18.
■ Label your music CD project with CD title and artist name:
Before recording your CD, you may want to label the CD by
providing a new CD title and artist name in your music CD
project. See Editing the CD Title and Artist Name on page 18.
■ Inserting and reinserting music CDs: If you are recording
tracks from music CDs, during the actual record process, you
will be prompted to insert the appropriate music CD for the
track being recorded. If you have several tracks from different
CDs, be prepared to remove and insert CDs into your source
drive when prompted. An alternative method for recording
tracks from music CDs is to save the tracks to hard disk first, as
described below.
■ Save tracks on music CDs to hard disk first: This method
requires you to convert each track on the music CD you want
to record to an audio file (WAV or WMA) on your hard disk.
Once saved to your hard disk, you can add the audio file to
your music CD project and record it just like you would a
normal music CD. See Converting a Track to a WAV or WMA File
on page 17, and Making a Music CD on page 11.
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Tips for Making a Music CD
Here are a few tips for making music CDs:
■ Copy an entire music CD with Disc Copier: To m ake a
backup copy of an entire music CD from start to finish, use
Disc Copier. See Chapter 8, Copying Discs Using Disc Copier.
■ Convert a track to WAV or WMA format: To save a track on an
existing music CD to your hard disk drive, convert the track to
a WAV or WMA audio format. Once saved to your hard disk,
you can add the audio file to your music CD project and record
it just like you would a normal music CD. See Converting a
Track to a WAV or WMA File on page 17.
■ Retrieve the CD title, artist name, and track titles from the
Internet: To retrieve the CD title, artist name, and track titles
for a commercially produced music CD, use the online music
database available with Easy CD Creator. See Accessing the
Online Music Database on the Internet on page 24.
■ Label your music CD project with CD title and artist name:
Before recording your CD, you may want to label the CD by
typing a new CD title and artist name for your music CD
project. Once the CD is recorded, you cannot change the title
and name.
■ Record in Disc-at-Once (DAO) mode to eliminate the two-
second gap between tracks: To prevent a two-second gap from
occurring between the music tracks, record your music CD
using the Disc-at-Once option. When making the CD, select
Disc-at-Once from the Record CD Setup dialog box.
■ Preview a track: To hear a track as it will be recorded to your
CD, preview the track before recording it to CD. This is
especially useful if you want to preview any effects applied to
a track. See Previewing a Track on page 16.
■ Save your music CD project: You can save your music CD
project to record a CD at a later time. When saving a music CD
project, you are saving a file that contains only the instructions
that specify which tracks and files to include in the music CD
project. See Saving and Opening a CD Project on page 23.
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Working with Tracks in the Music CD Project
Once you have added one or more tracks to your music CD project,
you have the following options:
■ Previewing a Track
■ Converting a Track to a WAV or WMA File
■ Merging (Composite) Tracks
■ Splitting Composite Tracks
■ Editing the CD Title and Artist Name
■ Editing Track Titles
■ Changing the Order of Your Tracks
■ Removing a Track from the Music CD Project
Previewing a Track
Previewing a track allows you to hear a track as it will be recorded
to your CD. This is especially useful if you want to preview any
effects applied to a track.
Note: A sound card and speakers are required if you want to
preview the tracks.
To preview tracks:
1 In the music CD project, select one or more tracks.
2 Click Preview. The Easy CD Creator Media Player appears and
begins playing the selected tracks.
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Converting a Track to a WAV or WMA File
Easy CD Creator allows you to save tracks on an existing music CD
to your hard disk drive. You can name the tracks you save, select the
format (WAV or WMA), and select the format quality (for example,
CD Quality).
To convert a track from an existing music CD:
1 Start a new music CD project. From the File menu, point to
New CD Project, then select Music CD Project.
2 Insert the music CD that contains the music track you want to
convert into your CD-ROM drive (the source drive) and allow
the CD to spin-up.
3 In the Select Source Files drop-down list box, select the
CD-ROM drive containing the music CD; a list of the tracks on
the CD appears in the Source window.
Note: If information about the music CD is found locally on
your hard disk, the CD title, artist name, and the name of
each track are displayed in the Source window. If this
information does not appear, and you have access to the
Internet, click Name to download the information from the
online music database.
4 In the Source window, select the track you want to convert.
5 Click Convert. The Convert Audio Track(s) dialog box
appears.
6 In the Save In drop-down list box, select a location for the file.
7 In the File Name text box, type a name for the file.
8 In the Save as Type drop-down list box, select the format type:
■ WAV
■ WMA
9 In the Format drop-down list box, select the format quality you
want for the file and click Save. The available options vary
depending on your system. In general, higher quality settings
result in larger file sizes.
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Note: Click Options / Hide Options on the Convert Audio
Track(s) dialog box, to show or hide the options.
Merging (Composite) Tracks
A composite track is a single track that is made up of two or more
separate tracks.
To make a composite track:
1 Select two or more tracks you want to merge.
2 From the Track menu, select Merge Tracks.
The tracks appear as a single track in the music CD project.
Splitting Composite Tracks
A composite track is a single track that is made up of two or more
separate tracks.
To separate a composite track:
1 Select the composite track you want to separate.
2 From the Track menu, select Split Tracks. The composite track
appears as multiple tracks in the music CD project.
Editing the CD Title and Artist Name
To uniquely identify the music CD you are making, you can type a
CD title and artist name for the CD:
■ Click the New CD Title text box or Artist Name text box and
type a new name.
Editing Track Titles
You can rename each track in the music CD project:
1 Right-click the track name you want to edit in the music CD
project.
2 Select Rename.
3 Type a new name for the track.
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Changing the Order of Your Tracks
The order of the tracks as they appear in the music CD project is the
order they are recorded to CD.
To change the order of the tracks:
■ Select the track you want to change the order of and drag it to
the new position.
Removing a Track from the Music CD Project
Removing a track from the music CD project does not remove the
original track on the music CD, or the WAV, MP3, or WMA file on
your hard disk.
To remove a track from the music CD project:
1 Select the track in the music CD project.
2 Click Remove.
Playing a Track
The media player included with Easy CD Creator allows you to play
one or more music tracks or audio files.
Note: A sound card and speakers are required if you want to
play the tracks or audio files. To play a music track on CD,
the sound card must be connected to the source
CD-Recorder or CD-ROM drive with an audio cable.
To play a music track on a CD:
1 Insert the music CD into your CD-ROM drive (the source
drive) and allow the CD to spin up.
2 In the Select Source Files drop-down list box, select the
CD-ROM drive containing the music CD; a list of the tracks on
the CD appears in the Source window.
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