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CDT 2.5.1 Updaters
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CD-ROM ToolKit™ v2.5.1 Release Notes
Copyright © 1993 -1997 by FWB Software, LLC
16th April 1997
Additional features and notes not mentioned in the user guide
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• Previous generations of CD-ROM ToolKit version 2 may not have recognized the
difference between two similar CDs. A new CD was inserted, but the icon for the
previous CD was shown on the Desktop. This problem occurred particularly with
"Art Explosion" CDs from Nova Development. This version of CDT fixes the problem.
If you experienced this problem you may need to delete the CDT cache files before
these CDs work properly. Unmount all CDs, and use the "Clean Up Cache Files" menu
item on the ToolKit menu. Cache files can be deleted only when no CDs are mounted.
• CD-ROM ToolKit now supports small CD "JukeBoxes". There is an addendum to
the manual included in the CD-ROM ToolKit package. This explains how to use
CD-ROM ToolKit with such jukeboxes.
• The jukeboxes supported by CD-ROM ToolKit work with one disc at a time. This
means for instance, that an audio CD will stop playing if you access another disc
in the jukebox.
With some jukeboxes, particularly the Pioneer ones, playing an audio CD will
prevent other discs from mounting. Sometimes there may be a short freeze while
CD-ROM ToolKit tries to mount another disc during audio playback. To avoid this,
use Juke Mounter to turn off mounting of other discs when you play an audio CD.
If you have QuickTime 2.5 (a standard system component), the CD-ROM drive
will automatically begin playing audio CDs by default when they are mounted. This
may prevent mounting the other discs in the jukebox. If you wish, disable this
automatic playback feature using the "QuickTime™ Settings" control panel by
unchecking the "Enable Audio CD AutoPlay" option.
• Support for CD Extra™ discs (previously called CD Plus™) has been improved.
Disregard the instructions in the user guide to use the "Search Every Track ..."
Mounting option for CD Extra discs. These discs will now mount automatically.
"Search Every Track ... " should only be used in unusual circumstances.
• This version of CD-ROM ToolKit supports some ATAPI CD-ROM drives. These
drives are supported only if they were supplied by your computer manufacturer.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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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• 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.
• 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.
• 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
then restoring all files.
Digital audio extraction also needs a lot of disk space--twice as much
space as the size of the final file. For a 16-bit stereo extraction at
44kHz (best quality) you need 20 MB of space for each minute of
audio extracted.
Finally, digital audio extraction needs plenty of memory. If you have too little
free memory, the extraction may fail. Possible solutions would be to make the
minimum memory size for the remote the same as the preferred size.
(You can find the minimum and preferred sizes using the "Get Info" command on
the Finder's "File" menu.) If this does not help, increasing these sizes further
may help.
• 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