          Install Notes for Unite CD-Maker V2.1c
                   Cirrus Technology, Inc.
        (C) Copyright Cirrus Technology, Inc., 1997

Contents
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This document contains important information regarding the
installation and operation of Unite CD-Maker.  It is 
recommended that this entire document be read prior to 
installing this software.

                * Installation Requirements
                * Installation Description
                * Installation Procedures
                * Update Procedures
                    - Update from WEB Install
                    - Update from Floppy
                * What's Next
                * New Features
                    - V2.1c
                    - V2.1b
                    - V2.1a
                    - V2.1
                    - V2.0
                * Facts

Installation Requirements
--------------------
In order to run the UNITE INSTALL program, your system must meet the 
following criteria:
 
DISK DRIVE.  Your PC must be equipped with a 3.5-inch drive capable of 
reading a high-density floppy disk.  Your PC must have a hard disk with 
at least 4 megabytes of available disk space on the installation
hard disk for the Unite CD-Maker software.
 
OPERATING SYSTEM.  IBM OS/2 WARP Version 3.0 or greater must be 
installed and running on your PC.

OS/2 CD-ROM SUPPORT.  If your PC does not have OS/2
CD-ROM support installed, use OS/2's selective install procedure to
install CD-ROM support.  Refer to your OS/2 documentation for more
information.  After OS/2's CD-ROM support is installed and your
CD-recordable device is attached to your computer, Unite CD-Maker
can be installed.
  
Installation Description
-------------------
The UNITE installation package includes 3.5-inch diskettes.  The INSTALL 
program will create all necessary directories and update CONFIG.SYS 
as noted below.  

Follow the steps below to initially run the INSTALL program; 
 
1.  Invoke an OS/2 FULL SCREEN session.
 
2.  Insert the first Unite CD-Maker Diskette (#1) in a floppy-disk
    drive.

3.  Make the floppy-disk drive that contains the diskette the current 
    drive, (i.e., A:).
  
4.  Type INSTALL and press the ENTER key.

5.  The first install window displays this CDMAKER.TXT file.  Review its
    contents and click on the Continue pushbutton.

6.  Select Update CONFIG.SYS from the second Install window.  If this 
    option is not selected, CONFIG.SYS must be manually updated.

7.  If this is an initial install, the second selection option, Overwrite
    files, may be left unchecked.  If you are reinstalling the software, 
    check the Overwrite files option.

8.  Select the component(s) you wish to install.  If all components
    should be installed, use the "Select all" pushbutton.

9.  Before selecting to continue the install, review the install directory
    provided on the lower portion of the Install - directories window.  
    These is the directory into which the software will be installed.  
    As shown, the default drive is "C", the default directory is "UNITE".

10. After reviewing and modifying, if required, the directory paths; 
    select the Install... pushbutton to continue the installation.

11. The installation program will prompt for the required diskettes.  As
    each diskette is processed, the user is informed by the Install - 
    progress window.  Note:  If not all components were selected to be
    installed, all diskettes may not be required for installation.

12. The user will be informed when the installation has completed.

Update Procedures
-----------------
Follow the steps below to run the INSTALL program to update your current
version of Unite CD-Maker.  

UPDATE FROM WEB INSTALL

1.  From an OS/2 Full screen, change to the directory containing the update 
    files dowloaded from the Cirrus Technology, Inc. WEB Page.

2.  Type INSTALL, and press the ENTER key.

3.  Choose "Update the currently installed product" and click on "Continue".

4.  You may wish to choose "Save a backup version".  Do not choose "Update
    CONFIG.SYS", and click on Update.

5.  Ignore any messages that appear.

6.  Reboot your PC immediately after installation.

UPDATE FROM FLOPPY

1.  Invoke an OS/2 FULL SCREEN session.

2.  Insert the first Unite CD-Maker Install Diskette (#1) in a floppy-disk
    drive.

3.  Make the floppy-disk drive that contains the diskette the current
    drive, (i.e., A:).

4.  Type INSTALL and press the ENTER key.

5.  Select "Update CONFIG.SYS" and "Overwrite Files" from the first Install
    window.

6.  Select the components you wish to be installed from the second window, and
    choose the same directory in which the original product was installed.

7.  The installation program prompts for the required diskettes.  As
    each diskette is processed, the user is informed by the Install -
    progress window.  Note:  If not all components were selected to be
    installed, all diskettes may not be required for installation.

8.  The user is informed when the installation has completed.

9.  Reboot your PC immediately after installation.

What's Next
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1.  On a first time install, it is advisable to review the following
    CONFIG.SYS changes to ensure that you area satisfied with the updates.

    Note:  The examples below reflect the default drive and directories.

    a) LIBPATH needs to be modified as follows:
 
       - the location of the Unite CD-Maker libraries should be added
         as the FIRST entry of the LIBPATH statement as follows:

         i.e., LIBPATH=C:\UNITE\LIB;C:\UNITE\SOM30;

    b) PATH needs to be modified as follows:

       - the location of the Unite CD-Maker executables should be added
         as the FIRST entry for the PATH.

         i.e., SET PATH=C:\UNITE\BIN;

    c) Add the following line at the END of the CONFIG.SYS file:

         i.e., SET CIRCFGPATH=C:\UNITE

2.  The Unite CD-Recordable device drivers must be loaded.  All drivers
    provided by Cirrus Technology are installed into the C:\UNITE\BIN 
    area.  The CTCDRFLT.FLT file MUST be copied from the \UNITE\BIN
    directory into the root of your boot device.

        i.e.,  BASEDEV=CTCDRFLT.FLT
               REM the driver below replaces OS2CDROM.DMD /Q
               DEVICE=C:\UNITE\BIN\CTCDROM.DMD /Q

3.  Reboot the PC prior to using the software.

New Features
------------------

V2.1c
------

1.  Support for the Sony CDU-926 CD-recordable device.

2.  Support for the Philips CDD-2600 CD-recordable device.

3.  Support for the Hewlett Packard 6020 CD-recordable device.

4.  Support for the Pinnacle Micro 4X4 CD-recordable device.

V2.1b
------
1.  Fully supported under OS/2 Warp V4.0 (code name Merlin).  The
    online documentation and manual have been modified to the
    Merlin look and feel!  Operationally, Unite CD-Maker works the
    same as under OS/2 Warp V3.0.

2.  Support for the TEAC CDR-50S CD-recordable device.

3.  Support for the Creative CDR-2000 CD-recordable device.

V2.1a
------
1.  Support for the Ricoh RS-1420C CD-recordable device.

2.  Support for the Sony CDU-924S CD-recordable device.

3.  Support for the Smart & Friendly CD-R 2004 CD-recordable
    device.

V2.1
-----
1.  Multisession support for most CD-R drives.  Previously, unless
    you had a Sony CD-R device, the only session that was accessible
    from a CD-ROM/XA multisession disc was the first.  Now, Unite
    CD-Maker gives you the ability to select any session on a
    CD-ROM/XA multisession disc to be recognized as the primary
    CD-ROM volume in the drive.

2.  The Unite CD-Maker documentation is now available on-line!  The
    installation of Unite CD-Maker places an icon title "CD-Maker
    Documentation" in your Unite CD-Maker desktop folder.

3.  If you do not have a CD-recordable device attached to your PC,
    you can now simulate the burn process using the enhanced CD
    Burner icon.  The CD Burner icon has been enhanced to simulate 
    the burn process even though you might not have a CD-recordable 
    device attached to your PC.

V2.0
----
1.  The following new formats are supported:

                *  ISO 9660 Level 1           *  ISO 9660 Level 2
                *  Digital Audio              *  XA Form 1
                *  Multisession               *  Mixed Mode
                *  Enhanced CD

2.  Tracks from CDs can be copied from the CD to your magnetic
    disk.  This operation is performed by inserting the CD into the
    CD-recordable device, double-clicking on the CD Burner icon,
    and activating the "Copy to file" pushbutton on the dialog box.
    This feature facilitates the creation of your own audio CDs!

3.  32-bit APIs are available to facilitate automating the creation
    of CDs.  These APIs include a .VBE file so that Unite CD-Maker's
    APIs can be called from an IBM VisualAge application.  The
    .VBE file is installed into the \VISAGE sub-directory under the
    installation root directory.

4.  Any virtual CD image file can be dropped on the CD Burner icon.

5.  The CD Burner icon displays valid burn speeds based on your
    CD recorder's capability.

Facts
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1.  The on-line documentation's contents is more up-to-date than the
    hardcopy documentation.  Please see the on-line documentation for
    information regarding:

        a) Additional APIs
        b) Converting .WAV to Red Book audio format
        c) Creating virtual CD image files that are to be written to a
           multisession CD.
        d) Selecting a session from a CD-ROM/XA multisession disc
           to be the current volume.

2.  The HP 4020i CD-recorder is commonly bundled with an ADVANSYS SCSI
    host adapter (ADVANSYS APB-510).  This adapter is not distributed 
    with a driver for OS/2.  If you plan to use this adapter to control
    your HP 4020i, you will need to manually install the driver as
    follows:

        a)  Copy the file ASC.ADD from the \UNITE\BIN directory to the
            \OS2\BOOT directory.

        b)  Edit the CONFIG.SYS file, and add the entry:
            BASEDEV=ASC.ADD.

        c)  Reboot your PC.

3.  Although many sound files for PCs have an extension of .WAV, not
    all .WAV files are compatible with CD audio. Do not burn .WAV files
    as audio tracks unless they are 16-bit stereo and have a
    44.1KHz sampling rate. 8-bit .WAV files and files that are sampled
    at a rate other than 44.1KHz will not play back properly when
    burned to an audio CD, and playing them could damage stereo speakers.
    All .WAV files created by Unite CD-Maker's "Copy to file" function
    can be safely burned to an audio CD, but .WAV files from other
    sources may not be 16-bit, 44.1KHz files.

4.  Unite CD-Maker is a multi-threaded software.  Setting 
    "PRIORITY=ABSOLUTE" in the CONFIG.SYS file forces all priority 
    to a single thread.  Unite CD-Maker will NOT operate in this 
    environment.  If a priority statement exists in the CONFIG.SYS, it 
    MUST be set to "DYNAMIC".

5.  The Philips, HP, and Yamaha CD-recorders do not reset themselves
    after a "test" burn.  If a "test" burn is aborted, or fails, for any
    reason, the disk must be ejected and re-inserted prior to continuing.

6.  At the time of the release of version 2.1c, a firmware bug exists in the
    HP 6020 and Philips 2600 recorders which can result in the failure to
    copy a track to a file. The copy action will appear to complete successfully
    and immediately, but the track is not actually copied. Ejecting the CD and
    reinserting it should correct this problem.

_________________________________________________________________________
Unite CD-Maker runs under a graphical environment called Presentation
Manager, created by International Business Machines Corporation and 
Microsoft Corporation.

To use Unite CD-Maker under OS/2 Presentation Manager, you need to
license and install IBM's OS/2 WARP Version 3.0 or higher.

Some product names have been used for identification only and may be 
trademarks of their respective companies.
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