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--                    PoINT CDaudio Plus for Windows                        --
--                           Version 2.1.003                                --
--                         (February 13, 1998)                              --
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-- Copyright PoINT Software & Systems GmbH 1995-1998. All rights reserved.  --
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-- This software is proprietary to and embodies the confidential technology --
-- of PoINT Software & Systems GmbH. Possession, use, or copying of this    --
-- software and media is authorized only pursuant to a valid written        --
-- license from PoINT or an authorized sublicensor.                         --
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Comments on installation
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Installation in Windows 3.1x:
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This version of PoINT CDaudio Plus does not work in Windows 3.1x and it
cannot be installed on this platform.


Installation in Windows 95:
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IMPORTANT !!
Please disable the 'auto. notification of media changes' (see control panel ->
system -> device manager -> CD-ROM -> <your recorder> -> properties -> setting).

IMPORTANT !!
In older versions of Windows 95 (up to 4.00.950a) PoINT CDaudio Plus
can support only one connected ATAPI drive. In case you are using one of
these versions and if you want to connect a CD-ROM drive and an additional
CD recorder (e.g. Sony CDU928E), please connect both drives to the same IDE
channel. Configure the CD-ROM drive as IDE master and the recorder as IDE
slave. PoINT CDaudio Plus will then support the recorder.

IMPORTANT !!
ATAPI drives are fully supported in Windows 95. Unfortunatelly some software
products install an incompatible ASPI manager in Windows 95 which makes it
impossible to access ATAPI drives. In case that PoINT CDaudio Plus does not
find ATAPI drives although available, please solve the problem by installing
Windows 95 again over the existing installation to replace incompatible by
original modules.


Installation in Windows NT:
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IMPORTANT !!
The standard CD-ROM driver of Windows NT 4.x allocates and locks kernel
memory during operation. Since this memory is never released, the system
may fail if you record more than one CD. There is no work-around for this
problem on application level.
Therefore please disable the standard CD-ROM driver before you record your
CDs. You may find the driver in the control panel under devices, it's name
is 'Cdrom'. It is recommended to create a second configuration first, and
to disable the driver in this configuration.


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Modifications compared to previous versions of PoINT CDaudio Plus
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Version 2.0.002:
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1)	(1998/01/19) New recorders

	Support for the following recorders has been added:
		- JVC XR-W2040
		- Matsushita CW-7502
		- Olympus CDS620
		- Philips CDD3610
		- Plasmon CDR480
		- Plextor PX-R412
		- Teac CD-R55S

Version 2.1.003:
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1)	(1998/02/13) Improvements and bug fixes

	Problems and bugs have been removed from printing routines and
	from the TOC player.

2)	(1998/02/13) New recorders

	Support for the following recorders has been added:
		- HP 7100i/e
		- Pinnacle RCDW226
		- Yamaha CRW4260


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List of supported CD recorders
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This version of PoINT CDaudio Plus supports the following recording devices
(DAO = disc-at-once). Please read also the comments below.

	- Grundig CDR100IPW
	- HighTech CD-R1002
	- HP 4020I
	- HP 6020I
	- HP 7100i/e		(not DAO, see below !)
	- JVC XR-W1001		(not DAO)
	- JVC XR-W2001		(firmware revision 2.xx for DAO)
	- JVC XR-W2010
	- JVC XR-W2020
	- JVC XR-W2022
	- JVC R2626
	- JVC XR-W2040
	- Kodak PCD200		(not DAO)
	- Kodak PCD225		(firmware revision 1.07 or higher for DAO)
	- Kodak PCD240		(see below)
	- Matsushita CW-7501
	- Matsushita CW-7502
	- Nomai 680RW
	- Olympus CDS615
	- Olympus CDS620
	- Optima CD-R650
	- Philips CDD521	(not DAO)
	- Philips CDD522	(firmware revision 1.07 or higher for DAO)
	- Philips CDD2000
	- Philips CDD2600
	- Philips CDD3610	(not DAO)
	- Pioneer DR-R504	(not DAO)
	- Pinnacle RCD-1000	(firmware revision 2.xx for DAO)
	- Pinnacle RCD5040
	- Pinnacle RCD4X4
	- Pinnacle RCDW226
	- Plasmon RF4000	(not DAO)
	- Plasmon RF4100	(not DAO)
	- Plasmon RF4102	(not DAO)
	- Plasmon CDR4220
	- Plasmon CDR4240	(see below !)
	- Plasmon CDR4400
	- Plasmon CDR480	(firmware revision 3.00 or higher)
	- Plextor PX-R412	(firmware level 33 or higher for DAO)
	- Ricoh MP6200S
	- Ricoh MP6201S
	- Ricoh RO-1420		(see below !)
	- SAF CD-R2004
	- SAF CD-R2006		(not DAO)
	- SAF CD-R4006		(see below !)
	- Sony CDU920
	- Sony CDU924
	- Sony CDU926		(not DAO)
	- Sony CDU928		(not DAO, see below !)
	- Teac CD-R50
	- Teac CD-R55		(firmware revision 1.0f or higher for DAO)
	- Yamaha CDR100		(firmware revision 1.04 or higher for DAO)
	- Yamaha CDR102
	- Yamaha CDR200
	- Yamaha CDR400		(see below !)
	- Yamaha CRW4260

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Specific comments/restrictions:
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	- Grundig CDR100IPW,
	  HP 4020I,
	  Philips CDD2000,
	  Plasmon CDR4220
		Firmware revision 1.20 does not support sub-indexes and
		reverses the audio channels; use revison 1.25 or above;
		this revision can be obtained from Philips
		(philips.com in the world wide web)
	- JVC XR-W1001,
	  JVC XR-W2001,
	  Pinnacle RCD-1000
		Those JVC drives which do not support DAO write all tracks
		at once; therefore no link blocks (no errors or noise) is
		added between audio tracks; only between lead-in area and
		first track and between last track and lead-out area link
		blocks are inserted; link blocks at these positions normally
		do not cause errors and the resulting discs are perfect

		Catalog numbers (UPC/EAN) and ISRC are not supported by
		these drives
	- JVC XR-W2010,
	  Pinnacle RCD5040
		Catalog numbers (UPC/EAN) and ISRC are not supported by
		these drives.
	- Kodak PCD225,
	  Philips CDD522
		Firmware revisions 1.04 to 1.06 theoretically support DAO
		recording, too, but in practise it does not work reliably;
		therefore drives with these firmware revisions should not
		be used at all
	- HP 7100i/e
		7100i is an ATAPI drive.

		7100e is connected to the printer port of a PC. This drive
		drive did not work reliably at 2x speed during our tests.
		Please check carefully the performance of your system by
		simulating the recording of several disks at 2x speed. In
		case that problems occur, record at 1x speed.

		The drives do neither support DAO, nor do they allow to
		modify the length of pauses at the beginning of tracks.
		The default length is 2 seconds.
	- Philips CDD3610
		This ATAPI drive does neither support DAO, nor does it
		allow to modify the length of pauses at the beginning
		of tracks. The default length is 2 seconds.
	- Matsushita CW-7501,
	  Plasmon CDR4240
		These drives do not correctly disconnect from the SCSI bus
		during recording.
	- Ricoh RO-1420
		This driv does not correctly disconnect from the SCSI bus
		during recording.

		Furthermore RO-1420 does not support copy protection bits
		(see on-line help). Copy protection will always be on.
	- Sony CDU920,
	  Sony CDU924,
	  HighTech CD-R1002,
	  Olympus CDS615,
	  Olympus CDS620,
	  Optima CD-R650,
	  SAF CD-R2004
		Catalog numbers (UPC/EAN) and ISRC are not supported by
		these drives
	- Sony CDU928
		This drive does not support DAO, but it allows to vary the
		lengths of pauses. However, even if the length is set to 0,
		2 run-out blocks are always added between subsequent tracks.

		Additionally, the current versions of the drive do not
		work under Windows NT.
	- SAF CD-R4006,
	  Yamaha CDR400
		The comments below are valid for firmware revision 1.0a
		only. In firmware revision 1.0b or above, all of these
		problems are solved.

		With firmware 1.0a, these drives do not disconnect from the
		SCSI bus during writing. Thus, the SCSI bus is permanently
		claimed by the drives, communication with other connected
		drives cannot take place. In other words, these drives must
		be connected to a separate SCSI adapter. DO NOT connect any
		other drive to the same bus. Otherwise writing will not be
		reliable because Windows forces hard resets on the SCSI bus
		if the other drives do not respond. PoINT CDaudio prints
		"Drive not ready" in this case.

		With firmware 1.0a, ISRC codes and catalog numbers (UPC/EAN)
		are not correctly recorded by the drives.
	- Yamaha CDR100,
	  Plasmon CDR4400
		Firmware revision 1.08 adds noise to the end of the last
		audio track; either set the copy protection bit for all
		tracks or try to get a new firmware revision to avoid
		the click noise
	- HP 6020,
	  JVC XR-W2020,
	  JVC XR-W2022,
	  JVC R2626,
	  JVC XR-W2040,
	  Matsushita CW-7502,
	  Nomai 680RW,
	  Panasonic CW-7502,
	  Philips CDD2600,
	  Pinnacle RCD4X4,
	  Pinnacle RCDW226,
	  Pioneer DR-R504,
	  Plasmon CDR480,
	  Plextor PX-R412,
	  Ricoh MP6200S,
	  Ricoh MP6201S,
	  SAF CD-R2006,
	  Sony CDU926,
	  Teac CD-R50,
	  Teac CD-R55,
	  Yamaha CDR102,
	  Yamaha CDR200,
	  Yamaha CRW4260
		No restrictions or comments


Contact Address
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	Eiserfelder Str. 316
	57080 Siegen, Germany

	TEL:	+49 271 3841 159
	FAX:	+49 271 3841 151

	E-Mail:	PoINTGmbH@aol.com
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