HP Pavilion Home PC User manual

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Using the hp dvd writer ....................... 1

hp dvd writer Drive Features .................................. 1

Compatible Discs.................................................. 2

hp dvd writer Software.......................................... 6

Locating Software ............................................... 10

Using the hp dvd writer ....................................... 10

Recording Audio and Data Files ........................... 12

About recording music .................................... 14

About recording data...................................... 14

About recording with HP DLA........................... 15

Editing Video Files.............................................. 16

Editing video with ShowBiz ............................. 16

Recording Video Files ......................................... 19

Using MyDVD ................................................ 19

Creating a DVD movie .................................... 19

Editing DVDs and VCDs .................................. 21

Watching DVD Movies........................................ 22

More Information ............................................... 23

Contents

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Your HP Pavilion home PC includes the

hp dvd writer 200 series, which is a DVD

rewritable (DVD+RW/R) optical drive. This

guide tells you about the hp dvd writer drive

features and tells you how to use the drive with

the included software.

hp dvd writer Drive

Features

The hp dvd writer is a multipurpose rewritable

drive that can read audio, data, and video files

and can record, or

write

, in both CD and DVD

formats.

This hp dvd writer drive enables you to:

3Create custom audio, data, and video files

that can be recorded onto CDs or DVDs.

3Store large amounts of data.

3Store, edit, and preserve video files from

various video sources.

3Play music CDs and DVD movies.

3Read data CDs and DVDs.

3Create CDs and DVDs.

An important feature of the hp dvd writer drive

is its high compatibility with other devices.

3The CDs that you create play in most home

and car stereos and in most computer

CD-ROM and DVD-ROM drives.

3The DVDs that you create are compatible with

most DVD video players (DVD+R disc only)

and with most computer DVD-ROM drives.

Using the hp dvd writer

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Your hp dvd writer drive can read and record

the following audio formats:

3WAV and MP3, WMA, CDA for CDs

3WAV, MPEG-1, MPEG-2,WMA, and

Layer 2 files for DVDs

Your hp dvd writer drive can read and record

the following video formats:

3MPEG-1 and MPEG-2

3AVI and WMV

Compatible Discs

The hp dvd writer drive is able to read from

and record to almost every type of optical disc.

Writing speed rates for the hp dvd writer drive

are fast, allowing quick recording times.

You can use the following discs in the

hp dvd writer drive:

3DVD-ROM, DVD+R, DVD+RW

3Audio and video DVDs

3CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW

3Audio and video CDs (VCD)

Important:

The hp dvd writer drive can’t record

to DVD-R, DVD-RW, or DVD-RAM discs. When

recording, use DVDs that have a “+”in their

name.

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Disc type Size Disc features/compatibility With this disc you can

DVD-ROM

(Digital

Versatile

Disc

read-only

memory)

4.7 GB to

17 GB

3Read-only

(software, audio, data,

video files).

3Single-sided or double-sided

format.

3Single-layered or dual-layered

format.

3Reads in DVD-ROM drives.

3Plays in DVD video players.

3Play DVD movies.

3Play DVD games.

DVD+R

(DVD

recordable)

4.7 GB 3Records once.

3Records video files in 60 to 180

minutes, depending on resolution

and sampling rate.

3Records data files up to 4.7 GB.

3Reads in most DVD-ROM drives.

3Plays in some DVD video

players.

3Make a permanent copy of a DVD video

file. These discs cannot be erased or reused.

This can protect information from being

accidentally changed or deleted.

3Share your created DVD movie with

others —DVD+R discs are compatible with

more DVD players than a DVD+RW disc.

3Use for permanent storage of your videos

and permanent storage of your hard drive

files.

HP Pavilion home PC

Disc type Size Disc features/compatibility With this disc you can

DVD+RW

(DVD

rewritable)

4.7 GB 3Rewrites about 1000 times.

3Records video files in 60 to

180 minutes, depending on

resolution and sampling rate.

3Records data files up to

4.7 GB.

3Reads in most DVD-ROM

drives.

3Use for temporary storage when creating

and editing your DVD movie. These discs

can be erased and reused.

3Use for permanent storage of hard drive

files.

CD-ROM

(

com

act disc

read-only

memory)

650 MB 3Read-only (software, data,

music files).

3Reads in CD-ROM and

DVD-ROM drives.

3Plays in some DVD video

players.

3Play music CDs.

3Install software.

CD-R

(compact disc

recordable)

650 MB or

700 MB

3Records once.

3Records video files: 8 to 24

minutes. Records audio files:

74 to 80 minutes.

3Read in CD-ROM and

DVD-ROM drives.

3Plays in most home or car

stereo CD players but cannot

play in most DVD video

players.

3Make a permanent copy of a CD. Discs

cannot be erased or reused. This can

protect information from being accidentally

changed or deleted.

3Make music CDs to play in home or car

stereos.

3Use for permanent storage of a short video

(Video CD).

3Use for permanent storage of hard drive

files.

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