Operating Basics
DVD-RW: DVD Specifications for Recordable Disc for General Version 1.1 or 1.2
VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN.LIMITED
MITSUBISHI KAGAKU MEDIA CO., LTD.
DVD+RW: MITSUBISHI KAGAKU MEDIA CO., LTD. RICOH Co., Ltd.
DVD-RAM: DVD Specifications for DVD-RAM Disc for General Version 2.0, 2.1 or 2.2
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Hitachi Maxell Ltd.
DVD+R DL: MITSUBISHI KAGAKU MEDIA CO., LTD.
DVD-R DL: MITSUBISHI KAGAKU MEDIA CO., LTD.
HD DVD-R: MITSUBISHI KAGAKU MEDIA CO., LTD. Hitachi Maxell Ltd.
HD DVD-R DL: MITSUBISHI KAGAKU MEDIA CO., LTD. HD DVD-RW: RITEK Co.
■This drive cannot use discs that allow writing faster than 8x speed (DVD-R, DVD+R and DVD+RW media), 6x speed (DVD-RW media), 5x speed (DVD-RAM media), 4x speed (DVD-R (Dual Layer) media and DVD+R (Double Layer media).
■Some types and formats of DVD-R (Dual Layer) and DVD+R (Double Layer) discs may be unreadable.
■2.6GB and 5.2GB DVD-RAM media cannot be read from or written to.
■DISC created in DVD-R (Dual Layer) format4 (Layer Jump Recording) cannot be read.
■If the disc is poor in quality, or is dirty or damaged, writing or rewriting errors may be noted - ensure that you check all discs for dirt or damage before you use them.
■The actual number of rewrites to CD-RW, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVDRAM or HD DVD-RW media will be affected by the quality of the disc itself and the way in which it is used.
■There are two types of DVD-R media available, authoring discs and general use discs. Do not attempt to use authoring discs as only general use discs can be written to by a computer drive.
■You can use both DVD-RAM discs that can be removed from a cartridge and DVD-RAM discs designed without a cartridge.
