When to use CD Copier

The most common use for making a copy of a CD is to create a working copy of a CD and archive the original in a safe place.

Important! CD Copier Deluxe is designed to assist you in reproducing material in which you own the copyright or have obtained permission to copy from the copyright owner. Unless you own the copyright or have permission to copy from the copyright owner, you may be violating copyright law and be subject to payment of damages and other remedies. If you are uncertain about your rights, contact your legal advisor. Also, check the end-user license on any commercial discs to determine whether the license permits you to make copies. For example, some game disc licenses specifically exclude any kind of copying; it is therefore illegal to copy them for personal use.

What Kinds of CDs Can I Copy?

Using the CD Copier Deluxe, you can make backup copies of almost any type of CD. The following table lists the types of CDs that can be copied and some notes about making backup copies:

Type of CD	Notes
Mixed-Mode (audio & data)	Some CDs copy perfectly; others do not, possibly because the CD is formatted to circumvent copying or because some CDs are not made properly.
CD Extra	Some audio may be lost if there is less than a two-second gap between tracks on the source CD.
DirectCD Discs	Some CD-ROM drives may not be able to read a DirectCD disc. If you have a CD-ROM drive that is multiread capable, there should be no problems.
Photo CD	Requires a source CD-ROM drive capable of reading CD-ROM XA. Most current CD-ROM drives support this.
Video CD	Requires a source CD-ROM drive capable of reading CD-ROM XA. Most current drives support this.
Audio	If you are using a drive other than a CD-R or CD-RW drive, a source CD-ROM drive capable of reading audio digitally is required. Not all drives support digital audio extraction. (CD Copier Deluxe tests your drive to determine its capabilities when the source CD is inserted.)

Opening CD Copier Deluxe

You can access CD Copier from the Start button in the Windows taskbar. To access CD Copier from the taskbar follow these steps:

1. Click the Start button located on the left side of the taskbar.
2. Select Programs, point to Iomega ZipCD and select CD Copier Deluxe.

   

3. The CD Copier Source and Destination tab appears.

How to Make a Copy of a CD

To make a backup copy of a CD, follow these steps:

1. Select the source drive from which you want to copy the CD. This can be your CD-R, CD-RW, or CD-ROM drive. See Source CD-ROM Drives for CD-to-CD Copying to copy directly from a CD-ROM drive.

   To make a copy of a CD from a disc image, select the Control menu, then Source, and Image File. See CD Copier Advanced Tab Settings for information about making disc copies from image files.

2. Select the destination drive that contains the blank CD. This is your ZipCD™ drive.
3. Make changes, if any, in the Advanced tab settings. See CD Copier Advanced Tab Settings.
4. Select one of the following options:

   Test	Select this option to perform a test in which the files to be recorded are passed to the ZipCD drive. No information is recorded to the CD. Use this option if you have made any changes to your ZipCD drive setup.
   Test & Copy	Select this option to perform a test in which the files to be recorded are passed to the ZipCD drive. Recording begins after a successful test.
   Copy	Select this option when you do not want to perform the test. Use this option if you have successfully recorded a number of similar CDs and you have not made any changes to your ZipCD drive setup.

5. Select the number of copies you want to make.
6. Click Copy to begin recording a copy of your CD.
7. Follow the onscreen instructions and insert a blank CD when prompted.

CD Copier begins copying the files and folders from your source to a blank CD. A final message box notifies you when the copying is complete.

Note: To make a sleeve that lists the CD title and files, see Making a Custom Jewel Case Insert.

CD Copier Advanced Tab Settings

Note that when setting the Advanced Tab Settings, slower speed setting should produce the highest quality recording.

Setting	Description
Current CD Recorder Speed	Select the speed at which you want to create the backup copy of the CD. For greater certainty, record at 1x.
Disc Copy	If you are making more than one copy of a CD, select this option to copy the source CD to your hard drive first to speed up the recording process. Once the source has been copied to your hard drive, CD Copier records the disc copy to the CD.
Select Location	To make a disc copy, type in a different location to store the image file if you do not want to use the Temp directory.

CD Copier Tips

The following sections provide useful information related to making backup copies of CDs using CD Copier.

Testing Your CD Copier Setup

Important! Due to technical limitations of CD-ROM, CD-R, and CD-RW drives, not every kind of CD can be copied perfectly. Problems can arise from both the source CD-ROM drive and the source CD.

We recommend that you always select Test & Copy (in the Source and Destination tab) when copying CDs; however it is possible to make an unusable copy of a CD without getting any error messages.This might happen, for instance, if your source CD had data between the tracks or other copy protection features.

Source CD-ROM Drives for CD-to-CD Copying

To copy directly from a source CD in a CD-ROM drive to a blank CD in your ZipCD drive, you must have either a supported SCSI 2 CD-ROM drive (see the drive’s guide for information) or a supported ATAPI drive (also known as IDE) to use as your source.

However, not all CD-ROM drives are equal. When you insert a CD into your source drive and select the drive in the Source and Destination tab, CD Copier Deluxe tests both the drive and the CD. The tests determine whether the selected drive can successfully read the selected CD. If not, an error message is displayed.

Using the CD Recorder for CD-to-CD Copying

If you are using only your ZipCD drive to copy a CD and you have enough space on your hard drive, you can speed up the recording process by making a disc copy of the CD. See CD Copier Advanced Tab Settings for information on how to make a disc copy. Making a disc copy eliminates the need to swap the source and blank CD in and out of your ZipCD drive.

Copying Audio and Mixed-Mode

Although most CD-ROM drives can play back music from an audio CD, not all are capable of reading and copying audio tracks in digital format. If you are not sure whether your drive supports digital audio extraction, see Testing Your System Configuration.

Making Multiple Copies

If you want to make more than one copy of a CD and you have enough space on your hard drive, you can speed up the recording process by making a disc copy of the CD. See CD Copier Advanced Tab Settings for information on how to make a disc copy.