Setting Up and Using Your Computer 15Blank DVD+/-Rs can be used to permanently store large amounts of information. After you create aDVD+/-R disc, you may not be able to write to that disc again if the disc is "finalized" or "closed" duringthe final stage of the disc creation process. Use blank DVD+/-RWs if you plan to erase, rewrite, orupdate information on that disc later.CD-Writable DrivesDVD-Writable DrivesHelpful Tips• Use Microsoft® Windows® Explorer to drag and drop files to a CD-R or CD-RW only after you startSonic DigitalMedia and open a DigitalMedia project.• Use CD-Rs to burn music CDs that you want to play in regular stereos. CD-RWs do not play in mosthome or car stereos.• You cannot create audio DVDs with Sonic DigitalMedia.• Music MP3 files can be played only on MP3 players or on computers that have MP3 software installed.• Commercially available DVD players used in home theater systems may not support all available DVDformats. For a list of formats supported by your DVD player refer to the documentation provided withyour DVD player or contact the manufacturer.• Do not burn a blank CD-R or CD-RW to its maximum capacity; for example, do not copy a 650-MBfile to a blank 650-MB CD. The CD-RW drive needs 1-2 MB of the blank space to finalize therecording.Media Type Read Write RewritableCD-R Yes Yes NoCD-RW Yes Yes YesMedia Type Read Write RewritableCD-R Yes Yes NoCD-RW Yes Yes YesDVD+R Yes Yes NoDVD-R Yes Yes NoDVD+RW Yes Yes YesDVD-RW Yes Yes YesDVD+R DL Yes Yes NoDVD-R DL Maybe No NoDVD-RAM Maybe No No
