Copy Format
Copy lets you make an exact copy of an existing single-session CD. If you try to copy a multisession CD, this format copies only the first session.
When to Choose Copy Format
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To copy a bootable CD |
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To copy a hybrid CD (payable on Macintosh and Windows) |
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To copy any single-session Macintosh CD |
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To copy any single-session Windows PC CD |
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To copy a music CD |
When to Choose a Different Format
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If you have a Macintosh CD and want a cross-platform, hybrid copy, use Data or Custom Hybrid format. |
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For reproducing a readable copy of a Macintosh computer hard disk, use Data or Mac Volume format. |
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If you have a bootable CD that canŐt boot newer Macintosh computers and want to make a copy that can, use Data format or Mac Volume format and make the CD bootable, recording a newer blessed System Folder. |
Recording a CD in Copy Format
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Click Copy in the Toast window. |
All connected valid source devices are displayed in the Read From pop-up menu. If a CD you can copy is present, its title appears in the Toast window, along with the amount of data to be written.
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Insert a blank CD into your CD-Recorder. |
If you want to verify that the inserted CD is indeed blank, choose Disc Info from the Recorder menu.
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Click the Record button. |
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In the Record dialog box, click Write Disc. |
The writing process begins at the selected speed.
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Finish the recording process appropriately for the recording format you used: |
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For a data CD, when all the data is written, Toast pauses briefly, then automatically verifies the data. (You can prevent verification by clicking Eject during the pause.) |
When you see the message, "Verification completed successfully," click Eject.
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For a music CD, when you see the message, "Your disc is ready," click Eject. |
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