HP 7550e - Manual

x Technology Equipment (VCCI). Although aimed for residential area operation, radio interference may be caused when used near a radio or TV receiver. Read the instructions for correct operation. BAPT Statement Diese Ausrüstung erfüllt die Europäischen EMC-Bestimmungen für die Verwendung in folgender...

xi Hewlett-Packard Limited Warranty Statement HP SureStore CD-Writer Plus DriveDURATION OF LIMITED WARRANTY Hardware - 1 year Software - 90 days 1. HP warrants to you, the end-user customer, that HP hardware, accessories and supplies will be free from defects in materials and workmanship after the d...

xii HEWLETT-PACKARD YEAR 2000 WARRANTY FOR CONSUMER PRODUCTS DISTRIBUTED THROUGH RESELLERS Subject to all of the terms and limitations of the HP Limited Warranty Statement provided with this HP Product, HP warrants that this HP Product will be able to accurately process date data (including, but not...

xiii HP Software License Agreement ATTENTION: USE OF THE SOFTWARE IS SUBJECT TO THE HP SOFTWARE LICENSE TERMS SET FORTH BELOW. USING THE SOFTWARE INDICATES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE LICENSE TERMS. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THESE LICENSE TERMS, YOU MAY RETURN THE SOFTWARE FOR A FULL REFUND. IF THE SOFTWARE...

xiv “Restricted computer software” as defined in FAR 52.227-19 (Jun 1987)(or any equivalent agency regulation or contract clause), whichever is applicable. You have only those rights provided for such Software and any accompanying documentation by the applicable FAR or DFARS clause or the HP standar...

1-1 C h a p te r 1 : C o n n e ct in g C D - W rit e r P lu s a n d In st a lli n g S o ft w a re Chapter 1:Connecting CD-Writer Plus and Installing Software What’s in Your Package Make sure you have the items shown below. (Keep the packaging in case you need to transport the CD-Writer Plus drive.) ...

1-8 If You Have Problems If You Have Problems After connecting your CD-Writer Plus drive and turning on your computer, the computer should start (boot) as it normally does. If it does not, check the following items: ■ Is the computer power plugged in? ■ Is each device plugged in and turned on? ■ Are...

If You Have Problems 1-9 C h a p te r 1 : C o n n e ct in g C D - W rit e r P lu s a n d In st a lli n g S o ft w a re If the main menu does not appear automatically, click on the Start button on the task bar, select Run , type D:\SETUP (where D: is your CD drive’s letter), then click on OK . 2. Cli...

1-12 Uninstalling the Software Programs ■ Make sure the CD-Writer Plus drive’s cables are connected properly. ■ See “Check for a conflict with the parallel port (some other device using the same IRQ or I/O as the parallel port).” on page 1-10. For example, a sound board or fax/modem board may be usi...

2-1 C h a p te r 2 : U sin g Y o u r C D - W rit e r P lu s Chapter 2:Using Your CD-Writer Plus This chapter describes how to use, purchase, and care for CDs; how to take care of your drive; and how to find out its drive letter. Using CDs Inserting a CD 1. Press the eject button on the CD-Writer Plu...

2-2 Using CDs 3. Press the eject button again or push gently on the front of the tray to shut the tray. When you access the CD-Writer Plus drive from within a program, you should be able to read the files on the inserted CD. If you have problems: ■ The CD may be in the tray upside-down or a little o...

Using CDs 2-3 C h a p te r 2 : U sin g Y o u r C D - W rit e r P lu s ■ E-mail storage For information on sharing CD-RW discs with others, see “Using CD-RW Discs” on page 4-1. When to Use CD-R Ideas for using CD-R (Recordable or write-once) discs which can be read in most CD-ROM or CD-Recordable dri...

2-4 Maintenance while writing to CD, you may be able to salvage your CD, but ONLY if you: 1. LEAVE YOUR CD IN THE DRIVE, DO NOT OPEN THE CD TRAY2. Turn your machine off3. Turn it back on4. Then re-enter the application you were using Once the application tries to access the CD-Writer Plus drive, the...

3-2 Common Symptoms and Solutions ■ If your computer has a power-management feature, disable it (see the manual that came with your computer). ■ If your system is running printer status monitor software, disable it (page 3-7). ■ Make sure that you are not attaching a parallel port switch box anywher...

4-1 C h a p te r 4 : S h a rin g Y o u r C D s Chapter 4:Sharing Your CDs How you write your data to CD and the type of CDs that you use will determine who else can read the data from your discs. This chapter briefly explains some of the options you have in creating CDs that can be shared with other...

Sharing CDs across Different Formats 4-5 C h a p te r 4 : S h a rin g Y o u r C D s Interchange Summary The following table is a brief summary of which CD drives can read discs created with certain application/media combinations. * Your CD-ROM drive must be capable of reading packet-written CDs. Mos...

5-2 Making Data CDs to Use on Your Own Computer ■ Transfer a large number of files from the computer you use at work to the computer you use at home NOTE: Other people may be able to read data discs you create with DirectCD on their computers if their CD-related hardware and software is set up the s...

5-4 Making Data CDs to Use on Your Own Computer Writing Data to a DirectCD Disc Once your CD is formatted as a DirectCD disc, you can write data to it in several different ways: ■ Drag and drop files from Windows Explorer onto the CD-Writer Plus icon. ■ Select Save As from a Windows 95 Windows 98/NT...

Making Data CDs to Use on Your Own Computer 5-5 C h a p te r 5 : M a k in g D a ta C D s Writing More Data to a DirectCD Disc If you previously formatted a blank disc for DirectCD use, you can add more data to the disc until it is full. To do so, follow these steps: 1. Insert the DirectCD disc into ...

5-6 Making Data CDs to Use on Different Types of Computers Fixing an Unreadable Disc If no window appears on the screen after about 15 seconds when you insert a disc in the CD-Writer Plus, the disc may have an unreadable format. DirectCD has a ScanDisc application that may be able to recover data on...

5-8 Getting Help Getting Help For setup and connection problems with your CD-Writer Plus, refer to the Troubleshooting section of the user’s guide. For information about Easy CD Creator and DirectCD, refer to the appropriate topics in the online Help. To access the online Help, select Help Topics fr...

6-1 C h a p te r 6 : M a k in g M u sic C D s Chapter 6:Making Music CDs A music CD is a compact disc (CD) containing digital audio tracks recorded in the Compact Disc-Digital Audio (CD-DA) format. Music CDs can store up to 74 minutes of music and may contain up to 99 tracks, each usually representi...

6-2 Making a Music CD 3. Select the third option: Click here to create an audio CD that will be playable in any CD player. The Adaptec Easy CD Creator Wizard window appears. Making a Music CD You can make a music CD by recording songs from: ■ Tracks on an existing CD ■ Wave files stored on your hard...

Making a Music CD 6-3 C h a p te r 6 : M a k in g M u sic C D s Using the Wizard The easiest way to make a music CD is to use the Easy CD Creator Wizard, which appears when you first start Easy CD Creator. The Wizard guides you step-by-step in making a simple music CD. Follow these steps to make a m...

6-6 Making a Music CD 6. Select Create CD from the File menu when you have finished adding all of the songs you want to record to your CD layout. The CD Creation Setup box appears. 7. Make changes, if any, to the CD Creation Setup settings (see “CD Creation Setup Settings” in the Easy CD Creator Onl...

Making a Music CD 6-7 C h a p te r 6 : M a k in g M u sic C D s 6. Type in a file name for the Wave file and choose a different location on your hard drive if you do not want to record your Wave file to your Temp directory. 7. Click Save. Easy CD Creator pre-records your Wave file to your hard drive...

6-8 Modifying Your CD Layout Modifying Your CD Layout The following sections describe how to make changes to your CD layout. Changing the Order of Your Songs Once you have added more than one song to your CD layout, you can change the order of the songs at any time before creating the CD. To change ...

Playing Music CDs 6-9 C h a p te r 6 : M a k in g M u sic C D s Saving a CD Layout You can create a CD layout, save it, then use it to record a CD later. To save a CD layout, follow these steps: 1. Select Save As from the File menu. 2. Type in the File name. 3. Select the location where you want to ...

7-2 How to Make a Jewel Case Insert or a Label How to Make a Jewel Case Insert or a Label When you make a music CD, Easy CD Creator uses the CD layout information to create a basic jewel case insert, including the CD title, artist name, and list of songs. You can then click the Jewel Case Layout tab...

How to Make a Jewel Case Insert or a Label 7-3 C h a p te r 7 : M a k in g In se rt s a n d L a b e ls Zooming To view a section of an insert page or label in greater detail, you can magnify the view. To change the magnification of the page, follow these steps: 1. Select Zoom from the Page menu. 2. ...

7-4 How to Make a Jewel Case Insert or a Label Using Grids Grids help you to more precisely position objects with respect to other objects on the insert or label. To snap objects to a grid—meaning the objects are automatically moved to the grid line—do the following: 1. Select Grid from the Layout m...

How to Make a Jewel Case Insert or a Label 7-5 C h a p te r 7 : M a k in g In se rt s a n d L a b e ls Adding Text You can add as much text as you like to the jewel case insert or CD label. When you add text, you can define some attributes, such as font style, color, and background fill color. To ad...

7-6 How to Make a Jewel Case Insert or a Label Editing Text Objects To change the attributes of any text object, follow these steps: 1. Double-click the text object you want to edit. 2. Select the text attributes you want to change. (See “Adding Text” on page 7-5.) 3. Click OK. Adding Graphics The g...

How to Make a Jewel Case Insert or a Label 7-7 C h a p te r 7 : M a k in g In se rt s a n d L a b e ls If you select Microsoft Clipart Gallery , you will see a window with small images of the available graphics. Select the graphic you want and click Insert . 6. Move or resize the graphic, as require...

7-8 How to Make a Jewel Case Insert or a Label Displaying Track Numbers and Duration Times Easy CD Creator includes the track number and duration time for each audio track. The track number indicates the order in which the audio tracks are recorded. The duration time is shown in minutes and seconds....

8-1 C h a p te r 8 : C o p y in g C D s Chapter 8:Copying CDs CD Copier is a convenient tool for making copies of your CDs. The most common reason for making a copy of a CD is to create a working copy of a CD and archive the original in a safe place. NOTE: CD Copier is designed to assist you in repr...

8-2 Starting CD Copier Starting CD Copier Follow these steps to start CD Copier: 1. Start up your computer. 2. Insert a blank CD-R or CD-RW disc in the CD-Writer Plus. After a few seconds a screen will appear which asks you to “Please select the type of CD you wish to create.” NOTE: If no screen app...

Making a Copy of a CD 8-3 C h a p te r 8 : C o p y in g C D s 3. Select Click here to create a duplicate of an existing audio CD or data CD. The CD Copier Source and Destination tab appears. NOTE: You can also start CD Copier by clicking the Windows Start button (located on the left side of the task...

8-4 Making a Copy of a CD ■ Test & Copy —Select this option to perform a test in which the files to be recorded are passed to the CD recorder. Recording begins after a successful test. ■ Copy —Select this option when you do not want to perform the test. Use this option if you have successfully r...

9-1 C h a p te r 9 : F in d F ile s F a st w it h H P S im p le T ra x Chapter 9:Find Files Fast with HP Simple Trax If you're looking for the easiest way to save, manage, and find your files on CD, HP Simple Trax is the answer. What Simple Trax Can Do for You Automatic file backup to CD— Simple Tra...

9-2 Copying Files to CD Copying Files to CD You can copy files to CD several ways with Simple Trax. You can copy them to CD from Windows Explorer or you can set up Simple Trax to copy files at scheduled times. The schedule can be set using the Wizard or, if you want to use more advanced options, fro...

Automatically Copying Files to CD 9-3 C h a p te r 9 : F in d F ile s F a st w it h H P S im p le T ra x OR Click on the folders and/or file(s) you want to copy with the left button and drag and drop them onto the Simple Trax Index icon located on the left side of the Windows Explorer screen. You ma...

9-4 Automatically Copying Files to CD Preparing a CD for Automatic Operations For a Simple Trax session to run unattended you will need to have a CD that is formatted and has a name for use in HP Simple Trax. To prepare the CD you will: ■ Format it ■ Use Simple Trax to copy at least one file so you ...

Automatically Copying Files to CD 9-5 C h a p te r 9 : F in d F ile s F a st w it h H P S im p le T ra x 5. Simple Trax will then prompt you to type a name to identify the CD. This name is used in the HP Simple Trax Index for identification. Be sure to write the same name on the CD label with a felt...

9-6 Automatically Copying Files to CD Your computer must be left on for the operation to run. Using the Control Panel to Set up a Schedule The HP Simple Trax Control Panel allows the most customization when setting up a schedule. To use the Control Panel: 1. Click the Start button and point to Progr...

9-8 Automatically Copying Files to CD Adding Custom File Types You can create custom file types. For example, if you work with text documents (.html) and video clips (.jpg) to create Web pages you may want to create a custom file type called Web Pages. To add a custom file type: 1. Click the Start b...

To Verify Your Schedule Settings 9-9 C h a p te r 9 : F in d F ile s F a st w it h H P S im p le T ra x 3. Click on the plus-sign button in the Selection window. The Custom File Type window appears: 4. Type the name of the category in the description field. Next, type the file extensions in the lowe...

9-10 Browsing Your Simple Trax CDs 3. To change a schedule Click the box next to the day you want to a scheduled operation to run, then adjust the time you want to copy the files. When you are finished making changes click on the Add to Schedule button. 4. To remove a schedule , highlight the item o...

Finding Files On Your CD 9-11 C h a p te r 9 : F in d F ile s F a st w it h H P S im p le T ra x 3. Point to a filename in the index. If it is a graphic file, you will see a thumbnail preview of the file. If it is a text file, you’ll see a short summary of the file’s contents. Finding Files On Your ...

9-14 Finding Files On Your CD Narrowing Your Search When you are finished entering search criteria the results appear in the Refine Results screen: You may want to narrow your search further by date, file type, or search words. To refine by date: Move the sliders back and forth until the range of da...

9-16 Retrieving an Earlier Version of a File 4. Click Retrieve from the popup menu. The Retrieve screen appears: 5. Set the retrieve options: A sk before overwriting files —Normally Simple Trax will ask before overwriting files of the same name. Clear this box only if you want Simple Trax to overwri...

Importing CDs into HP Simple Trax 9-17 C h a p te r 9 : F in d F ile s F a st w it h H P S im p le T ra x To retrieve an earlier version of a file: 1. Run Windows Explorer by clicking the Start button, pointing to Programs , and clicking Windows Explorer . 2. Click the file on your hard drive that y...

Event Logs 9-19 C h a p te r 9 : F in d F ile s F a st w it h H P S im p le T ra x Event Logs An event log is automatically created every time a Simple Trax operation runs—such as a retrieve, import, or scheduled copy. Look at the event log for additional information if an error message appears duri...

10-1 C h a p te r 1 0 : H P D is a st e r R e co v e ry Chapter 10:HP Disaster Recovery HP Disaster Recovery is an application that will help you to recover your data and operating system after a hard-drive failure. It is important that you create a Disaster Recovery Set as soon as possible. Should ...

10-2 Getting Started What you will need To create the Disaster Recovery Set, you will need the following items: For Windows 95 and Windows 98 ■ One or more blank, formatted 1.44MB diskettes* ■ One or more blank HP CD-R/CD-RWs* ■ Windows 95/98 installation CD or install set What is an install set? An...

Getting Started 10-3 C h a p te r 1 0 : H P D is a st e r R e co v e ry Partitioning Your Drive(s) In the event that you must perform a recovery, HP Disaster Recovery will require that you partition your new drive(s) to the same settings as were set before the drive failure. In order to do this, it ...

10-4 Recovering Your Data WARNING: Be sure to discontinue testing the DR Set when instructed to do so. By proceeding with the recovery process, you would be recovering the data from the CD which would overwrite the data on that drive. 2. If you do not receive the messages listed in the steps for dat...

Recovering Your Data 10-5 C h a p te r 1 0 : H P D is a st e r R e co v e ry the steps outlined in your Microsoft Windows User’s Manual before attempting the following procedures. If you have determined that a hard-drive failure has occurred, proceed to Step 2. 2. Replace any damaged hard-drives wit...

10-6 Recovering Your Data NOTE: If your Disaster Recovery Set consists of more than one CD, you will be prompted to insert each of the CDs in the order they were created. The following message should appear: Test successful. To continue your recovery, select RECOVER. If you are testing, select EXIT....

Recovering Your Data 10-9 C h a p te r 1 0 : H P D is a st e r R e co v e ry When Setup has finished copying files to your hard disk, you will be prompted to remove any floppy diskettes and CDs from your drive(s) and restart your computer. Once you have restarted your computer, the HP Disaster Recov...

A-1 A p p e n d ix A : T e ch n ic a l S p e ci fic a tio n s Appendix A:Technical Specifications Minimum System Requirements Your computer should meet or exceed these requirements: ■ IBM or compatible Pentium/133 Mhz processor or above ■ Microsoft ® Windows 95 ® , Windows 98 ® or Windows NT ® 4.0 N...

A-2 What Affects System Performance If your driver installation diskette is lost or damaged: To create a driver installation diskette, insert “Software Disc 1” into the CD-ROM drive. From the main menu, click Browse this CD . Double-click the CopyDisk folder and then double-click Copydisk.exe . Sele...

A-4 Product Specifications Product Specifications ISO 9660 Disc Data Capacity (74 Minute CD) *1 MB is defined as 10 6 bytes UDF 1.5 Disc Data Capacity (74 Minute CD) 530 MB for CD-RW 618 MB for CD-R Performance Buffer size: 991 kB to 975 kB (depending on writing mode) Average access time (1/3 stroke...

B-1 A p p e n d ix B : C u st o m e r S u p p o rt Appendix B:Customer Support Before You Call HP If your own troubleshooting efforts fail, contact Customer Support. Make sure you are at your system and have your drive installed when you call. Phone numbers begin on page B-5. Before you contact them...

B-2 Before You Call HP Where to Find This Information CD-Writer Plus drive model The CD-Writer Plus drive model number appears on the front of the CD-Writer Plus drive, as well as on the box. Example: 7500 Series Drive firmware version In Windows 95 and Windows 98, the drive firmware version and mod...

B-4 HP Customer Support HP Customer Support If you need help with your CD-Writer Plus drive, your local reseller has the latest information regarding HP products and services and can provide support under HP's comprehensive menu of reseller services. If your reseller is not able to help, you can obt...

B-6 Returning a Drive Norway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 11 62 99Portugal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01 44 17 199Russia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7095 923 5001Spain . . . . . ....

Index-1 In d e x Index A access time 3-5, A-2, A-3, A-4adding graphics to inserts 7-6application software installing 1-8–1-12uninstalling 1-12 arranging track titles 7-7assigning drive letter 3-6audio cable connecting 1-7disconnecting 1-14 Audio CD Layout window 6-4audio CDs CD-RW in car CD player 4...

Index-4 files not recovered 10-9firmware version B-2fitting tracks on a page 7-8formatting DirectCD discs 5-3 G getting started 10-1 H Handling CDs 2-3hard drive access time 3-5, A-2, A-3, A-4compression software 3-7speed A-2storage requirements A-1transfer rate A-1, A-2 Help Easy-CD Audio 5-8, 6-10...