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USER MANUAL INFOTOOL NERO

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SW 4.99.6.0

Contents

1 General information 4
1.1 About the manual 4
1.2 About Nero InfoTool 4
2 Technical information 5
2.1 System requirements 5
3 Launching the Program 6
3.1 Starting Nero InfoTool via Nero StartSmart 6
4 Nero InfoTool 7
4.1 Saving and printing the log 10
4.1.1 Saving the log 10
4.1.2 Printing the log 10
4.2 Refreshing the log 11
4.3 Changing the language 11
4.4 Verifying system requirements for Blue-ray and HD DVD 11
5 List of figures 12
6 Index 13
7 Contact 14

1 General information

1.1 About the manual

This manual is intended for all users who want to find out how to use Nero InfoTool. It is task-based and explains how to achieve a particular objective on a step-by-basis.

In order to make best use of this manual, please note the following conventions:

Symbol	Meaning
○	Indicates warnings, preconditions or instructions that have to be followed strictly.
○	Indicates additional information or advice.
1. Start ...	A number at the beginning of a line indicates a request for action. Carry out these actions in the order specified.
→	Indicates an intermediate result.
→	Indicates a result.
OK	Indicates text passages or buttons that appear in the program interface. They are shown in bold face.
Chapter	Indicates references to other chapters. They are executed as links and are shown in red and underlined.
[...]	Indicates keyboard shortcuts for entering commands.

1.2 About Nero InfoTool

Nero InfoTool allows you to call up information about the most important features of installed drives, inserted discs, installed software, and much more. You obtain detailed data on drive properties such as firmware, buffer size, serial number, production date, and, for DVD drives, the current DVD region code. Furthermore, Nero InfoTool tells you the name and version number of the operating system, the ASPI manager, and the installed burning applications and also tells you about the hardware configuration of the computer.

2 Technical information

2.1 System requirements

Nero InfoTool is installed together with the Nero Suite and its system requirements are the same. You can find more detailed information on the system requirements in the Nero QuickStart Guide.

3 Launching the Program

3.1 Starting Nero InfoTool via Nero StartSmart

To start Nero InfoTool via Nero StartSmart, proceed as follows:

1. Click on the Nero StartSmart icon.

The Nero StartSmart window opens.

1. Click the button.

The list of Nero applications is displayed.

Abb. 1: Nero StartSmart

1. Select the Nero InfoTool entry in the Tools list box.

The Nero InfoTool window opens.
You have launched Nero InfoTool via Nero StartSmart.

4 Nero InfoTool

Fig. 2: Nero InfoTool window; Drive tab

The following setting options are available in the Nero InfoTool window:

Drive list box	Displays all connected recorders for selection.
Save button	Opens the Nero InfoTool – Save/Print window and saves the log generated by Nero InfoTool.
Print button	Opens the Nero InfoTool – Save/Print window and prints the log generated by Nero InfoTool.
Refresh button	Refreshes the log generated by Nero InfoTool.
Options button	Sets the language of the program and the log.
Exit button	Closes Nero InfoTool.
Drive tab
General area	Displays general information about the installed recorder.
Supported read features area	Displays the formats that the installed recorder can read.
Supported write features area	Displays the formats that the installed recorder can write.
DVD features area	Displays any additional DVD burning features of the recorder.

Disc tab
General area	Displays general information about the inserted disc, such as the type or capacity.
Extended Information area	Displays extended information about the inserted disc, such as the number of tracks and sessions on the CD.
Content area	Displays information about the contents of the inserted disc, such as the name or creation date of the disc.

Configuration tab
Selection tree	Displays the driver(s) of the selected main entry when it is expanded.
Driver information area	Displays information about the driver selected in the tree.

Software tab
Software list	Displays the version numbers of the installed Nero applications.

Drivers tab
Drivers area	Displays all of the software drivers installed on the computer.
Video Codecs area	Displays all of the video codecs installed on the computer.
Audio Codecs area	Displays all of the audio codecs installed on the computer.

Hardware tab
System area	Displays information about the computer hardware.
Peripherals area	Displays information about the computer's peripherals, such as audio output devices.

System tab
System information area	Displays information about the installed operating system, DirectX version, and browser.
HD Readiness tab
Verify the system requirements drop-down menu	Displays the tasks for which the system requirements are verified.
Your system display area	Displays a table that lists the tested components, information about whether an upgrade is required, and the details of the tested components.
Link display area	Displays whether system upgrades are required and provides a link to the system requirements list.
Your Nero version display area	Displays whether the current Nero configuration supports the task that you selected in the drop-down menu.

4.1 Saving and printing the log

When you open Nero InfoTool as described in the chapter 'Launching the Program', a log is automatically generated. You can save or print this log.

4.1.1 Saving the log

To save the log, proceed as follows:

1. To save the log, click on the Save button.
   The Nero InfoTool - Save/Print window is opened.
2. If you do not wish to include information from certain areas:
3. Uncheck the boxes for the areas that you wish to exclude in the check box area of the Nero InfoTool - Save/Print window.
4. To see what the log will look like without the unchecked areas, click on the Preview button.
   The log preview is refreshed.
5. Click on the Save button.
   The Save As window is opened.
6. Select the folder where you want to save the log.
7. Enter the name to save the log with in the File name text box.
   You have saved the log as a text file.

4.1.2 Printing the log

To print the log, proceed as follows:

1. To print the log, click on the Print button.

The Nero InfoTool - Save/Print window is opened.

1. If you do not wish to include information from certain areas:

2. Uncheck the boxes for the areas that you wish to exclude in the check box area of the Nero InfoTool - Save/Print window.

3. To see what the log will look like without the unchecked areas, click on the Preview button.

The log preview is refreshed.

1. Click on the Print button.

The Print window is opened.

1. Apply the desired print settings and then click on the Print button.

You have printed the log.

4.2 Refreshing the log

To refresh the log, proceed as follows:

1. Click the Refresh log button.

The Nero InfoTool - Retrieving Information window is opened. You have refreshed the log.

4.3 Changing the language

To change the language of Nero InfoTool and the log, proceed as follows:

1. Click on the Options button.
   The Options window is opened.
2. Select the desired Language from the drop-down menu and confirm your selection.
3. Restart Nero InfoTool to apply the language change.
   You have changed the language.

4.4 Verifying system requirements for Blue-ray and HD DVD

With Nero InfoTool you can check your system to see if it supports Blu-ray Discs and HD DVDs.

To display any necessary upgrades for Blu-ray Disc support, proceed as follows:

1. Click the HD Readiness tab.

2. Select the desired task from the Verify the system requirements drop-down menu.

Depending on the selected entry, the tested components, information about any required upgrades, and the details of the tested components are displayed in the area below the Verify the system requirements list box.

The display area on the left indicates whether your system needs to be upgraded for the selected task. A link to the system requirements for the selected task is provided here. The Your Nero version display area provides information about whether the current Nero configuration supports the selected task.

5 List of figures

Abb. 1: Nero StartSmart 6
Fig. 2: Nero InfoTool window; Drive tab

6 Index

B

Browser 8

C

Contact 14
Conventions. 4

D

DirectX version. 8

Driver software. 8

Drivers hardware 8

L

Language change. 11

Launching the program 6 Log

print 10
refresh. 11
save. 10

P

Peripheral 8 Preview 10

R

Read features 8

S

Settings options 7

Starting Nero PhotoSnap via Nero StartSmart.6

System requirements. 5

T

Target group 4

V

Version number 8

W

Write features 8

7 Contact

Nero InfoTool is a Nero AG product.

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