Corel CD Creator README Information 
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This document includes last minute product information about 
Corel CD Creator and its related modules.  This document also 
provides information about specific manufacturers' hardware. 
The information provided in this document isn't available in 
the printed or online documentation.  Windows 95 users should 
also refer to the README95.TXT file for last minute information 
related to using CD Creator on Windows 95. 
 
 
Table of Contents 
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A.  Setup and configuration 
    1.  Compact disc recorders supported 
    2.  Digital audio extraction 
    3.  NCR's MINICAM.SYS 
    4.  Philips CDD521/Kodak PCD200 with v2.0x firmware 
    5.  Philips CDD521/Kodak PCD200 with v1.xx firmware 
    6.  Ricoh RS9200CD 
 
B.  Disc preparation and recording 
    1.  Known problems 
    2.  Upgrading Plasmon and Smart and Friendly recorders 
    3.  Testing without compact disc recorders 
    4.  Using Mode 2 data discs with NEC CD-ROM drives 
    5.  CD-R discs and quad-speed recorders 
    6.  CD-R discs and Pioneer DW-S114X
    7.  Philips CDD521/Kodak PCD200 with v1.xx firmware 
    8.  Problem writing multiple sessions 
    9.  CD Creator doesn't start 
 
C.  PCD Creator 
    1.  Switching tasks 
 
D.  Supplemental CD-ROM software 
    1.  Host adapters and ASPI managers 
    2.  CorelCDX 
    3.  DOS commands 
 
 
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A. Setup and configuration 
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A-1. Compact disc recorders supported 
------------------------------------- 
The following recorders have been tested by Corel and are 
supported by Corel CD Creator: 
 
*  Kodak PCD225, PCD200, PCD200 Plus, and PCD600
*  Microboards Playwrite 1000 
*  Philips CDD521, CDD522, and CDD2000
*  Plasmon RF4000 and RF4100 
*  Ricoh RS9200CD and RO-1060C
*  Smart and Friendly CD-R1002, CD-R2000, and CD-R4000 
*  Sony CDU920S 
*  Yamaha CDR100, CDE100, and CDE102
*  Pinnacle RCD1000 
*  Optima 650 CD-R
*  Pioneer DW-S114X
 
 
A-2. Digital audio extraction 
----------------------------------- 
If you plan to record audio information from existing compact 
discs, you require a CD-ROM drive that supports digital audio 
extraction. The device driver controlling the drive must also 
support digital audio extraction. For information about digital 
audio extraction and how to test your CD-ROM drives, see Chapter 
4, "Configuring Corel CD Creator", in the Users' Manual. 
 
Corel has tested the following CD-ROM drives with Corel's CD-ROM 
device driver, named CUNI_ASP.SYS, to verify that the drives 
support digital audio extraction: 
 
*  Apple CD300 
*  IBM CD-ROM II 
*  Nakamichi MBR-7 
*  Panasonic CR503 
*  Pioneer DRM-602X and DW-S114X
*  Plextor PX43CH and PX45CH 
*  Sony CDU561, CDU920S, and CDU76S
*  Toshiba XM3401, XM4101, XM4100a 
*  Yamaha CDR100, CDE100, and CDE102
*  Philips CDD2000
*  Optima 650 CD-R
*  Ricoh RO-1060C
*  NEC 2xc
 
A-3. NCR's MINICAM.SYS 
---------------------- 
NCR's MINICAM.SYS doesn't support multi-threaded input/output. 
Therefore, if you're using this driver, you must configure the 
system to load the DOSCAM.SYS driver rather than MINICAM.SYS. 
 
 
A-4. Philips CDD521/Kodak PCD200 with v2.0x firmware 
---------------------------------------------------- 
Some systems may hang during startup when a Philips CDD521 or 
Kodak PCD200 is connected to certain host adapters. This may be 
the result of an anomaly in the drives' v2.0x firmware and isn't 
caused by Corel CD Creator or other Corel software. 
 
The following changes may resolve the problem: 
1.  If the host adapter isn't controlling a SCSI hard disk, 
    disable the BIOS on the host adapter. 
2.  If possible, disable LUN scanning by the host adapter or ASPI 
    manager. 
3.  Power off the compact disc recorder until after the system 
    has booted. 
 
Don't set the size of the write buffer to 21168 (9 blocks) when 
using either a Kodak PCD200 or Philips CDD521 recorder. This 
value appears to conflict with the drive's internal buffer 
management logic and causes the drive to report a buffer under 
run error shortly after beginning to write a track. Changing the 
write buffer size to 18816 (8 blocks) appears to resolve this 
problem. 
 
 
A-5. Philips CDD521/Kodak PCD200 with v1.xx firmware 
---------------------------------------------------- 
These compact disc recorders don't disconnect from the SCSI bus 
while writing to CD-R discs. If they're used on a system with 
a SCSI hard disk, the recorders must be controlled by a different 
SCSI host adapter than the adapter controlling the hard disk. 
 
Don't set the size of the write buffer size to 21168 (9 blocks) 
when using either a Kodak PCD200 or Philips CDD521 compact disc 
recorder. This value appears to conflict with the drives' 
internal buffer management logic and causes the drive to report 
a buffer under run error shortly after beginning to write a 
track.  Changing the write buffer size to 18816 (8 blocks)appears 
to resolve this problem. 
 
 
A-6. Ricoh RS9200CD 
------------------- 
Drives with firmware version 0159 or earlier require a 
significantly larger write buffer than drives with firmware 
version 0167 or later. 
 
 
 
 
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B. Disc preparation and recording 
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B-1. Known problems 
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1. Problems occur when jewel case layouts are copied to 
   CorelDRAW! 4 and 5. The rotated text for the "foldover" 
   portions of the back cover don't import properly. 
 
2. The Print Setup doesn't show jewel case inserts in landscape 
   mode. 
 
3. If a CD Audio disc layout includes very short tracks of a few 
   seconds, the Disc Info bar may not show accurate status 
   information. 
 
 
B-2. Upgrading Plasmon and Smart and Friendly recorders 
------------------------------------------------------- 
The Plasmon RF4100 and Smart and Friendly CD-R2000 recorders with 
firmware earlier than version 1.28 don't report the correct 
number of free blocks when using a disc that already contains one 
or more sessions. Therefore, when writing information to a disc, 
these recorders may report that more space is available on the 
disc, even when it's full. This problem doesn't occur with 
blank discs. 
 
If you're using a Plasmon RF4100 or a Smart and Friendly CD-R2000 
recorder with firmware earlier than version 1.28 and you plan to 
create multisession discs, you should contact the vendor for a 
firmware upgrade. A recorder's firmware version is shown on Corel 
CD Creator's Advanced Recorder Setup dialog box. 
 
B-3. Testing without compact disc recorders 
------------------------------------------- 
You can test a recording without connecting a recorder to your 
system. Corel CD Creator supports a "NULL" device that disregards 
all write commands. After you've configured the NULL device, it's 
listed as a recorder that you can select, just as you select any 
other recorder. 
 
To configure the NULL device, remove the semi-colon (;) from the 
beginning of the following entry in the [Devices] section 
of CDCREATR.INI file: 
   nullDevice=NULL 
 
 
B-4.  Using Mode 2 data discs with NEC CD-ROM drives 
---------------------------------------------------- 
Mode 2 data discs created using the Ricoh RS9200CD compact disc 
recorder may not be usable on some NEC CD-ROM drives. The same 
discs are usable on other CD-ROM drives. Conversely, Mode 2 data 
discs created using other brands of compact disc recorders seem 
to work properly with NEC CD-ROM drives. 
 
 
B-5.  CD-R discs and quad-speed recorders 
------------------------------------------ 
If you're  using a Yamaha recorder to write at quad (4X) speed, 
you should use CD-R discs which are certified for recording at 
four times speed. Problems with the reliability of data may occur 
when recording at 4X speeds using other types of CD-R discs. For 
more information, contact the vendor of your CD-R media. 
 
 
B-6.  CD-R discs and Pioneer DW-S114X 
------------------------------------- 
Pioneer recommends the following types of CD-R discs for use with
their DW-S114X:

    Company    63 min     74 min
    -------    ------     ------
    PVC        CDM-V63    CDM-V74
    That's     CD-R63     CD-R74
    TDK        CD-R63     CD-R74
    MTC        AIRY-63    AIRY-74
    Kodak      Writable   Writable
                CD 63      CD 74


B-7. Philips CDD521/Kodak PCD200 with v1.xx firmware 
----------------------------------------------------- 
The Philips CDD521 and Kodak PCD200 compact disc recorders with 
firmware version prior to 2.XX don't support simulated 
recordings. For more information about simulating recordings, see 
Chapter 4, "Configuring Corel CD Creator" in the Users' Manual. 
 
When playing back an audio disc recorded on early versions of the 
Philips CDD521 or Kodak PCD200, you may hear a "click" or "pop" 
at the beginning of each track. This noise is introduced by the 
recorders' firmware when discs are recorded. The noise isn't 
caused by Corel CD Creator. 
 
The firmware on early versions of the Philips CDD521 and Kodak 
PCD200 cause the left and right channels to be reversed when 
recording audio tracks. If this happens with your recorder, you 
must add the following entry to the CDCREATR.INI file: 
    swapChannels=1 
 
For the CDD521, add the entry to the [CDR-PHILIPS] section. For 
the PCD200, add the entry to the [CDR-KODAK] section. 
 
This entry forces Corel CD Creator to swap the digital 
information for the left and right channels before sending it to 
the recorder. The recorder's firmware then swaps the left and 
right channels back into their proper positions. 
 
 
B-8.  Problem writing multiple sessions 
---------------------------------------- 
Corel recommends that you write all sessions on a CD-R disc using  
only one manufacturer's compact disc recorder. If you attempt to  
write multiple sessions on a disc using recorders from different  
manufacturers, the recorders may be unable to perform the write. 
 
 
B-9.  CD Creator doesn't start 
------------------------------- 
If the date on your computer is set to a year that's greater than  
or equal to 2000, Corel CD Creator is unable to start. Reset your  
computer's date to a year less than 2000 and the date won't cause  
any further problems. For information on setting your computer's  
date, see the documentation provided with DOS. 
 
If your computer's date was set to the year 2000 or greater, you  
may experience an "Internal Database Error" after you've reset the  
date and attempted to start Corel CD Creator. This error indicates  
that one or more of the database files wasn't created properly. You  
must delete all of the database files to correct this problem. Use  
the Windows File Manager to delete the following files from the  
CDCREATR directory on your hard disk: CAUDIODB.CDB, CDAUDIOD.CDX,  
CDAUDIOD.DBF, CDAUDIOP.CDX, CDAUDIOP.DBF, CDAUDIOT.CDX, and  
CDAUDIOT.DBF. These database files are recreated the next time you  
start Corel CD Creator. 
 

 
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C. PCD Creator 
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C-1.  Switching tasks 
---------------------------- 
If you switch to another task from any of PCD Creator's dialog 
boxes, the only way to return to PCD Creator is using Alt+Tab. 
 
 
 
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D. Supplemental CD-ROM software 
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D-1.  Host adapters and ASPI managers 
------------------------------------------------ 
On Windows 3.xx machines, every SCSI host adapter requires an 
ASPI manager. The ASPI manager for your host adapter should 
have been provided with the host adapter. The ASPI manager 
must be installed and loaded before you can access the compact 
disc recorder. 
 
For your convenience, several ASPI managers have been included 
with Corel CD Creator. If necessary, you can install the ASPI 
manager for your host adapter during the Corel CD Creator 
installation. 
 
Information about some host adapters and ASPI managers has been 
included in the README_2 file. If you have problems with any ASPI 
manager, contact the manufacturer of your host adapter. 

If you are running Windows 95, the necessary drivers for you SCSI
host adapter should have been installed and configured by the
Windows 95 software.  Installation of additional ASPI managers
should not be necessary.  Please refer to the README95.TXT file
for additional information related to running Corel CD Creator
on Windows 95.
 
 
D-2.  CorelCDX 
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If you're using DOS 5.0 or Norton Shell 6.0 with CDXCACHE, 
Windows may not run. Remove or upgrade any one of the three 
programs to resolve this problem. 
 
 
D-3.  DOS commands 
------------------ 
Corel CD Creator includes two DOS commands that may provide 
useful information if you have difficulty accessing your CD-ROM 
devices. 
 
SS.EXE scans all host adapters, which have ASPI managers loaded, 
and lists the SCSI devices detected. 
 
CDXINFO.EXE provides summary information about CorelCDX. 

