	    

	    FREEWARE PROGRAMS FOR POPULAR CDROM RECORDERS

                             VERSION 3.0





CHANGE HISTORY:

  

  Version 3.0

    - Added support for Yamaha CDR200/400.



  Version 2.4

    - Added support for Philips CDD2600 and HP6020i.



  Version 2.3

    - Added support for the Pinnacle RCD-1000/5020/5040, JVC XR-W2001/2010,

      Teac CD-R50S, Sony CDU-940S, and Olympus CDS620E.



  Version 2.2

    - Added support for Ricoh RO-1420C (uses Philips command set)



  Version 2.1

    - Added support for the Olympus CDS615E, Pioneer DW-S114X,

      and Grundig CDR100IPW.



  Version 2.0

    - Added support for the Sony CDU-920S.

  

  Version 1.02

    - Added support for the Ricoh RS-1060C.



    - Recognizes the Yamaha CDR102 (uses CDR100 command set).



    - Recognizes the HP 4020i, Kodak PCD225, Kodak PCD-600, Philips 521,

      Philips CDD2000, and Plasmon RF4100 (all of these use the Philips

      command set).



    - Added new utilities TOC.EXE and FINALIZE.EXE



    - Using DOS read/write routines instead of C++ fread/fwrite for

      improved file I/O performance (using Borland C++ V4.0).



    - Cleaned up all command line interfaces (many new switches have

      also been added). 



  Version 1.01

    - Added support for Yamaha CDR100 recorder.



    - Fixed "read error" problem when making copies of existing

      CD-R discs (i.e. copy of a copy). CD-R discs that are recorded

      with the track-at-once method have two extra blocks (called link

      blocks) at the end of the disc that are unreadable.

      

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Freeware Program Descriptions:



CD2CD.EXE

  Copies a single-track data CD from any SCSI based CDROM drive

  directly to the CD recorder. The reader must be faster than the

  recorder (i.e. 4X reader when recording at 2X, or a 2X reader

  when recording at 1X).



CD2FILE.EXE and FILE2CD.EXE

  Copies a CD from any SCSI based CDROM drive to an "image" file

  on disk. This file can then be used by FILE2CD to write the image

  to the CD recorder. These two programs will allow someone who

  doesn't have a SCSI CDROM drive on their system to make copies of

  CDs using only their CD recorder for both reading the source disc

  and writing the new disc. FILE2CD can also be used to make ISO9660

  discs if you already have a program that can build ISO image files.

  You must use the /POSTGAP switch so that the proper track postgap

  is written to the disc.



DISK2CD.EXE

  Copies a SCSI harddrive block-by-block to the CD recorder. This

  program can be used to make native VMS and Unix CDs from the PC.

  The harddrive cannot be larger than the capacity of a CDROM (650Mb).

  NOTE: DOS and NT CDROMs must be in ISO9660 format, so making an

  image copy of a PC disk won't work.



FINALIZE.EXE

   This program is used to finalize a CD (write the table-of-contents

   and leadin/leadout tracks). A disc must be finalized before it can

   be read in a normal CDROM drive. If you get an error while making a

   CD, you can attempt to finalize the disc and possibly make it readable

   (no guarantees!). This command can also be used to finalize a disc

   if the /NOFINALIZE option was previously used in CD2CD, DISK2CD, and

   FILE2CD.



TOC.EXE

  This program displays a CDROM's table-of-contents on the screen.



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>>> TIPS FOR WINDOWS 95 USERS <<<



If you are using the 32-bit version of this software under Windows 95,

then make sure that the "Auto Insert Notification" option is *disabled*

for all CDROM devices...



1) Open the "Control Panel" folder and click on the "System" icon.



2) Select the "Device Manager" tab.



3) Click on the CDROM icon.



4) For each CDROM device in the list...

     Select the device.

     Select the "Settings" tab.

     Disable the "Auto Insert Notification" option.

     Click on "OK"



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NOTES:



  - You can display the command line switches for any of these

    programs by typing "program-name /?". There must be at least

    one space between each command line argument or switch.

	

  - These programs will only work on a DOS based system with an

    ASPI SCSI manager installed.



  - These programs will only copy single-track data CDs (with CDROM

    Mode-1 type sectors). They will *not* copy audio, CDROM-XA, CD-I,

    mixed-mode, or any type of multi-session disc. If you are not sure

    if your CD has more than one track, use TOC.EXE to display the

    table-of-contents.

  

  - When using CD2CD/FILE2CD/DISK2CD on any of the Pinnacle, JVC, or

    TEAC recorders, do *not* use the /NOFINALIZE option. This option

    is not supported and will result in a disc that cannot be finalized

    at a later date.



  - All of the programs that write to the recorder have a /TEST option

    that will put the recorder into "write emulation" mode. Please make

    use of this switch when you are trying these programs for the first

    time or are copying a disc that might have a format that these

    programs don't support.



  - You must have a blank CD-R disc in the recorder even when using

    the "write emulation" mode.



  - If you record a CD in "write emulation" mode, you usually have to

    eject the disc from the recorder and re-insert it before you

    can write the disc for real.



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Please send all suggestions, comments, and bug reports to...



Golden Hawk Technology

125 Indian Rock Road

Merrimack, NH 03054



Phone: 603-424-0269

FAX  : 603-429-0073



Email: jarnold@mainstream.net

URL  : http://www.mainstream.net/goldenhawk



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Updated on APRIL 7, 1997



