
++++++ CD-PRODUCER.final release v1.45 ++++++

Step 0. CD-PRODUCER consist of five main executables, CDPRO.exe, PREP4CD.exe, CDIMAGE.exe, SELECT.exe & BURN.exe.   All other associated files on the disk are required.   

Install all files from floppy in a directory called \CDPRO, by typing
	C:\> B:WIN INSTALL      

CDPRODUCER will be installed on the windows desktop.

This version of install does not modify your config.sys file or autoexec.bat file.

You must install ASPI4DOS.sys and CDR.sys in your CONFIG.sys file manaully.
You must install MSCDEX.exe or SUPERCDX.exe in your autoexec.bat file manually.
VIRTUAL.exe can be placed in your AUTOEXEC.bat or run later at any time.

Refer to the manual concerning these files.   It is best for the user to understand these
device drivers and their parameters, should your hardware configuration change.

Install will add these lines to your setup files as follows:
in config.sys
LASTDRIVE=Z
DEVICE = APSI4DOS.SYS /P330 /P334 /I /D
rem DEVICE = CDR.SYS /H:1 /T:0 /N:1 /D:MSCD001
DEVICE = c:\cdpro\ASPICD.SYS

& in autoexec.bat
MSCDEX /D:mscd001

The /P330 & /P334 assume these are the base I/O addresses for two Adaptec 
1542 Controller cards.  The user would have to edit your config.sys file
if this should differ from these recomendations.

Once this is installed, reboot your machine, launch windows.
Then double click on the ICON for CDPRODUCER  in the CD-PRODUCER file group.

Step 2. You will now see the CDPRODUCER startup Bitmap (CDPRO.BMP)  for CDPRO.

	a. These are all mouse actions:  Choose: File => New Project  ; then replace default name                       of NewCD.prj with a name of your choice, HIT OK when done. 
	b. ENTER an  name Editlist file name of your choice then hit TAB.
	c. Name an Image filename of your choice (You must Insert a path name in front of  the  image filename if you want this file located somewhere other than C:\CDPRO, the default         path.  Image Files can be 665 Megabytes Large, so another dedicated partion like D:, E:         or F: might be recommended for *.img files).  e.i. D:\cdimages\name.img

Step 3.  Under CDPRO, Choose;  Make => Editlist, this starts PREP4CD.exe
	Choose: Options => (within Prep4 CD) => Parent directory,  (This Parent         Directory       choice  will become root directory of  your CD) 
	Choose File: New EditList; Confirm EditList.edl filename.
	Choose OK and the EditList will be created.  You should see the list in the progress    monitor window.  This unique feature in PREP4CD creates a text based list of the files  to be recorded.  This file;.. editlist.edl becomes a log of all files.

Step 5. Return to main menu of  CD-PRODUCER, choose EDIT => Editlist if desired, and    remove any files not to be recorded, or change file ordering if desired.
	(this feature launches your editlist into windows notepad, close it when complete.)
	    From the main menu of  CD-PRODUCER Choose: Make => Image.  This
	starts the CD-IMAGE BUILDER, here Choose: File => Create New ISO-9660 image file.       Confirm the sourcing editlist filename, and confirm the image filename and path.  Now hit       OK.  This will build an image from the prior editlist.  Depending on file sizes and your        computer's performance, this could take a while.   Look for message "Image file 	complete" in progress monitor window.
	
Step 6.  From CD-PRODUCER choose MAKE => COMPACT DISC.  This launches the current image file into Burn.exe or any CDR recorder image spool utility.
Look for yellow light on CDD521 recorder. When light goes off you have a custom CD-Rom.


More notes on Installation of version 1.45 CD-PRODUCER by American InfoScience.

1. Run "WIN INSTALL FROM YOUR INSTALLATION FLOPPY.
2. This will Copy all files on this disk into a directory called \CDRO and all will copy WINASPI.DLL, VASPID.386 must be into your \WINDOWS\SYSTEM  sub-directory.
Install will place CD-PRO.EXE and BURN.EXE in a windows workgroup called 
"CD-PRODUCER".    You will see a default icon for each if installed properly.

3.   Look at the sample files CONFIG.cdr and AUTOEXEC.cdr.
3a.  ASPI4DOS.sys must be in your config.sys file as device=c:\cdpro\aspi4dos.sys 
	You must use the latest version (v3.1) of ASPI4DOS found on the diskette.  Earlier      versions of ASPI4DOS will not work with our windows program.
	See Adaptec Easy-SCSI manual for parameters other than the default.
3b.  then folows:  Device=\cdpro\cdr.sys  /D:mscd001 /N:1 /T:2 /H:0
	which is the readable device driver for the CDR.
3c.  lastdrive=z
	this allocates block device areas from g: (dos default) up to drive x: or to any drive letter.  
3d.  You must have MSCDEX.exe in your autoexec.bat file as this:
MSCDEX /D:mscd001/M:10 /E /V /L:R
	where   D: is the device driver name that matches the one with cdd521.sys in config.sys.
		M: is the number of 4K buffers
		E means put these 4k buffers in Expanded memory (EMS) 
		V means Verbose ( more information on loading)
		L:R means install move the CD-Rom's Logical drive letter to drive R:
	from the default which would be the next logical drive after your hard_drives with out the      L: parameter, such as D: or E:.  I like R: for ROM_drive or Recorder,... I remember this.
4.  CD-PRODUCER launches PREP4CD.exe which build Edit List that define the source files and their  gemometry on the CD-Rom and then CDIMAGE.exe interpets these edit list to build ISO9660 images files on your hard_drive.
Burn.exe records those images with a .img or .cd0 extensions as ISO9660 mode one, and all files with .wav , .pcm., .16 .cda, & .red files as true CD (redbook) audio.  Wav and PCM files are converted to redbook tracks on the fly and transparently to the user.  .CDI  files extensions are recorded as CDI or Greenbook Mode two, form two tracks.
5.  When using CD-PRODUCER be sure to create a project file and set the path to 
where you want CD-Image files to be built.  This could be 680 Meg and
perhaps would be on an alternate path other than the default of \CDPRO



MORE NOTES:    BURN.EXE
BURN.EXE is the burn utility that operates the Philips CDD521 Compact Disc Recorder,
and the Ricoh RS9200CD.  ( Support for the JVC and Sony CDR's are forth coming) 
Burn will record image files as data and audio files as redbook audio automatically.

Burn can be launched by itself from within Windows or from CD-PRODUCER
as the command MAKE > Compact disc.   Launching BURN from CD-PRODUCER will also pass the currently specified Image file name into the tracklist of BURN.  Burn will first come
up maximized under windows but can be minimized into an icon at the bottom of the desktop.
You can maximize BURN by double clicking on the minimized icon.   At this point one only
need hit the command Burn-CD to create a compact disc.

If you leave the icon of CD-PRODUCER minimized, ( or even full windowed)  you can drag & drop files from Windows File manager on top of the CD-Burner icon and into the track list for Burn.exe as follows:

1.   Files that end with .IMG or .CD0 represent CD-ROM data images and are recorded as mode  one onto the CD-ROM.  The track will come up yellow in the track list for "yellowbook" .
2.   Files that end with .CDI are recorded as mode 2 form 2 files for compact disc interactive formatting.  The image file with a .CDI extension will come up green for "greenbook" .
3.   Files that end with .WAV or .PCM or .16 or .RED or .CDA are displayed as red tracks in the tracklist and are recorded as "redbook audio".   WAV and PCM are converted on the fly to RED.
4.   Files that end with any other extension are displayed as a black track and are recorded as mode 1 ( just like .img and .cd0 files) but are represented as black tracks as they may not have any ISO9660 file structure and could only be read by raw sector reads from the CD-ROM.

A  group of tracks may be saved as track list and burned as a group onto the CD-ROM.

Choose Burn-CD from the Burn.exe menu once you have selected a track or track list to record.
This will start the record process.   At the end of the process, you will be given three choices.

1.  Finalize this session only, write the TOC and make the disc readable, and have the ability
to record more sessions, (up to 99) on the disc.
2.  Fixate, and close the disc to any further addition of sessions.
3.  Neither,  does not finalize or fixate, but allows for more tracks to be selected and recorded
in that current session.   You must choose finalize or fixate before the disc is removed from   the recorder, in order to write the TOC (table of contents) and make the disc readable in other CD players.

Placing a CDR that already has data on it will show that track information in the Current CD report box of Burn.exe.   New data tracks will show in this box upon recording completion.

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