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CD-ROM ToolKit™ v2.0.5
November 15th, 1996
Copyright © 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 FWB Software LLC.
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This document contains late breaking news that occurred after the CD-ROM ToolKit™ User Manual went to print.
CD-ROM ToolKit™
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1. This version of CD-ROM ToolKit™ supports CD Extra™ discs (previously called
CD Plus™) more naturally than previous versions. The instructions in the manual
to use the "Search Every Track ... " mounting option for CD Extra discs should be
disreguarded, these discs will now mount automatically. This option should only
be used in unusual circumstances.
2. A Clean Up Cache Files menu item has been added to the ToolKit menu in
CD-ROM ToolKit™. Use this to remove cache files that are not in use, such as
those for CD-ROM drives that are no longer hooked up.
3. The Installer installs SimpleText to allow you to read the Read Me First
and Supported Devices files. If you already have a version of SimpleText
at the main level of your drive, the Installer will not overwrite your
version. If you want the version CD-ROM ToolKit™ supplies, you can copy
it from the Install disk.
4. If you have a CD configured in CDTcache™ to use more RAM than
is allocated to the CD-ROM drive, when you insert that CD, more RAM
will be allocated to the drive. This RAM will be retained by the drive
until a CD with a lower RAM allocation is inserted.
5. The System Software value in the "About this Macintosh" bar tells you
how much RAM your system and CD-ROM ToolKit™ is taking up. This value
may become inaccurate when you insert CDs with RAM cache settings (in
CDTcache™) that are different from your drive's RAM cache settings. This
is a known and harmless Finder bug.
6. If you have trouble accessing CDTcache™ Setup you may have one of
two problems:
• The CD-ROM ToolKit driver is not loaded on the CD-ROM drive
• Your preferences file is corrupted
To solve the problem, check that the driver in use is the CD-ROM ToolKit™
driver (check On in Drive Setup). If this does not work, try deleting
the "FWB CD-ROM ToolKit Prefs" file, located in the Preferences
folder in the System Folder
CAUTION: The FWB CD-ROM ToolKit Prefs file holds all cache settings for both Drive Setup
and CDTcache™ Setup. You may want to make a backup copy of this file whenever you make
substantial changes, particularly to CDTcache. If the Prefs file becomes corrupted, you can
replace it with your backup copy. If you have no backup copy and you delete the Prefs file, you
will lose all drive and CDTcache™ cache settings.
7. Some of the preset CDTcache™ settings are configured to use more RAM
(up to 1 Mb) than the drives' preset defaults. If you unexpectedly run low
on RAM, you may want to lower the CDTcache™ RAM allocation on CDs you
use. This may affect the CD's performance.
8. Apple 600i CD-ROM drives with firmware versions 1.0k or less: When
copying large amounts of data from a CD to a hard drive, the drive
may hang and/or report disc errors. This is a firmware problem on
these drives. Using the "slower Polled Non-Blind" option in the
Special Setup feature may alleviate this situation.
9. CD-ROM ToolKit™ may take a long time to scan the SCSI bus on Macintosh
Computers running versions of SCSI Manager older than 4.3. You may notice
jerky, unresponsive performance. To side-step this problem, click the Cancel
button during scan. Installing SCSI Manager 4.3, which
comes with System 7.5, may fix this problem.
CDT Remote™
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1. When you edit playlists in CDT Remote™ they are saved in a Preferences
file named "CD Remote Programs." This is a standard file name for custom
playlists. It makes it possible to use the playlists you create in CDT Remote™
with other audio players, such as the AppleCD Audio Player.
2. If the preference information for an audio CD is corrupted, CDT Remote™ will
play the default playlist (i.e., it will start with the first audio track and play
tracks in consecutive order). Playlist editing will not be available. To regain
the playlist editing capability with the affected CD, you can delete the
CD Remote Programs file in the Preferences folder in the System Folder
and relaunch CDT Remote™.
CAUTION: The CD Remote Programs file holds all playlists you set up in CDT Remote.
You may want to make a backup copy of this file whenever you create new playlists. If the CD Remote
Programs file becomes corrupted, you can replace it with your backup copy. If you have no backup
copy and you delete the CD Remote Programs file, you will lose all playlists you have previously set up.
3. If you experience problems saving your AIFF files from digital audio
extraction, try defragmenting the destination drive. Many desktop utility
software packages, including Turbo ToolKit from FWB, come with a
defragmenting tool. You can also defragment a disk by backing up and
restoring all files.
Digital audio extraction also needs a lot of disc space, twice as much
space as the size of the final file. For a 16bit stereo extraction at
44khz (best quality) 20 Mbytes of space is needed for each minute of
audio extracted.
4. Plextor PX-4XCE: To play audio CDs use either the control buttons on
the front of this device or CDT Remote™. Any audio player (not just
CDT Remote™) will not properly update audio status in the Elapsed Time
Window if you are using the device controls and the Player to play CDs.
5. Using the CD+G view of the Remote Player with CDs that do not contain
CD+G graphics will slow system response significantly because the
Remote is continually looking for CD+G information that is not there.
Enjoy,
FWB Software LLC
Menlo Park, California, USA