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
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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.
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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.

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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
p
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.