Introduction

Lightning-Fast and Easy DVD Creation

Creative DVD±RW External 8x8 lets you create DVDs of movies, photos and data backups just about anywhere on the move! Featuring scintillating USB 2.0 connectivity, filling up a 4.7GB DVD±R disc will take just 8 minutes - twice as fast as the previous generation of DVD writers!

Being an external drive also means you won't have to perform surgery on your PC to get the drive installed. And notebook users will find it easy to upgrade to high speed DVD creation with Creative DVD±RW Dual External 8X8. Just connect to any available USB port, install the DVD recording software (included) and you're ready to roll! Creative DVD±RW Dual External 8X8 supports both DVD+ and DVD- re-writable formats*, as well as CD-R/RW, DVD-ROM and CD-ROM media.

* Older or entry-level DVD systems may not read from DVD+RW and DVD-RW discs recorded on this drive.

Features

• Incredible 8X performance - Fill a 4.7GB DVD±R disc in 8 mins
• Perfect compatibility - Reads and Writes DVD±R/RW and CD-R/RW format
• Bundled with powerful software for DVD creation, authoring and playback
• USB 2.0, compatible with USB 1.1

Plug - Play - Burn!
PC and notebook owners will find installing Creative DVD±RW Dual External 8X8 a breeze! Just simply connect DVD±RW Dual External 8X8 to any USB port and you're ready to run. Take it anywhere with you, so you and your colleagues and schoolmates can create DVDs together!

Incredible 8x Performance
Blazing 8x recording speeds for both DVD+R and DVD-R media lets you write an entire 4.7GB DVD±R disc in 8 minutes - twice as fast as the previous generation of DVD writers!

Writes/ Read both DVDs and CDs
Creative DVD±RW Dual External 8X8 offers perfect compatibility for reading and writing all major DVD±R/RW formats, as well as CD-R/RW media.

Massive Storage Capacity
With the 4.7 GB capacity of DVD+R and DVD-R media, you can store over 6 times as much as CD-RW. That means vastly more space for years of data, hours of DVD quality video or a lifetime of digital photos!

Scheduled Backups
Schedule routine backups to the rewritable DVD±RW media or archive permanently to DVD±R or CD-R media so you'll be sure your system is always backed-up!

Buffer Underrun Protection
Creative DVD±RW Dual External 8X8 includes advanced Buffer Underrun Protection for error-free recording on your PC even when you are multi-tasking.

Specifications

• Maximum recording and reading speed




	Maximum Recording Speed/min*	Maximum Reading Speed
DVD+R	8X / 8 mins	8X
DVD-R	8X / 8 mins	8X
DVD+RW	4X / 15 mins	6X
DVD-RW	4X / 15 mins	6X
CD-R	40X / 3 mins	40X
CD-RW	24X / 4 mins	32X
DVD-ROM	-	12X
CD-ROM	-	40X




• *Typical recording time per disc
• USB 2.0 interface
• 2MB buffer
• USB 1.1 Compatible**
• Buffer Underrun error protection feature
• Front panel busy indicator and close/ eject button
• Back panel connector: one USB Series "B" Receptacle, power connector, power switch and audio output (2x RCA jack)
• Reads various disc types including : CD-Audio, CD-ROM,CD-ROM XA, CD-I, Photo CD®, CD-R, CD-RW, Video CD, CD Extra and CD Text
• Support disc-at-once, track-at-once, multi-session and packet writing modes

Transfer speeds shown are the maximum attainable in testing under specific configurations. Results may vary depending on media, processor speed, operating system used, as well as, other system-related issues. ** Under USB 1.1, maximum recording speed is limited to 4x for CD-R and CD-RW

Software

Creative DVD±RW Dual External 8X8 includes a comprehensive and intuitive software suite for easy data recording and movie creation.

Nero Express 6
Nero Express 6 combines the performance and efficiency of Nero Burning ROM 6 with a simplified interface. Whether you are a beginner or an expert, Nero Express will guide you through the necessary burning procedures more quickly and easily to burn your data, music files or videos onto CD or DVD.

NeroVision Express 2
Create your own DVDs with this complete video editing software that allows you to capture video to your hard drive, edit video clips, add transitions and special effects, and complete your own DVDs with professional-looking animated menus.

Nero Recode
Now you can make backups of unprotected DVDs without any visible loss of quality. A whole film will fit on a normal blank 4.7GB DVD.

Nero ShowTime
A complete software with a stylish user interface that offers outstanding picture quality for DVD Titles (movies, TV shows and home videos), powerful cinema sound and the ability to playback any DVD video format from disc or from your Hard Drive.

Nero BackItUp
Easy, convenient and powerful software that not only supports complete backups but also incremental, differential and updating storage. The backup files can then be easily and directly burnt on CDs or DVDs.

InCD 4
InCD 4 is an integrated packet writing solution that has the highest stability, ease of use, and compatibility, across all Windows operating systems. Packet writing is the method of writing data in small increments (by packets) onto rewritable media.

Requirements

• 800MHz Pentium® III processor
• 256MB Memory
• 150MB available hard drive space for software installation
• 5GB or more available hard drive space is recommended for recording
• Onboard USB port or USB PCI Host Card (Series "A" Receptacle)
• Microsoft® Windows® 98SE, Windows 2000, Windows Me or Windows XP

Package Contents

• Creative DVD±RW Ext 8x8
• AC Power Adapter (110-220V)
• Power Cord
• Audio Cable
• USB 2.0 Cable (Series "A" Plug to series "B" Plug)
• Quick Start Leaflet
• Software Installation CD:
  o Nero Express 6
  o Nero Vision Express 2
  o Nero Recode
  o Nero ShowTime
  o Nero BackItUp
  o InCD 4