Before Use
•The nominal temperature should be between 41°F and 95°F (5°C and 35°C). The CD-RW recorder is more sensitive to extremes of temperature than ordinary CD players.
•Relative humidity should be 30 to 90% non-condensing.
Compact Discs
Depending on the quality of the disc and/or the condition of the recording, some CD-R and CD-RW discs may not be playable.
About CD-R and CD-RW Discs
Caution: Please use CD-R and CD-RW discs bearing the “DIGITAL AUDIO” mark. You cannot use CD-R and CD-RW discs designed for computing systems with this CD recorder for recording, though you can use them for play.
In this manual, although we refer to “CD-R” and “CD-RW” discs, we always mean “CD-R Digital Audio” and “CD-RW Digital Audio,” even when this is not explicitly stated.
You can record CD-R discs only once. Once you used them for recording, you cannot erase or re-record. However, if space is available on the disc and if the disc is not finalized, you can record additional
material. The packaging of CD-R discs includes this logo below.
By contrast, you can use a CD-RW disc in much the same way as a CD-R disc, but you can erase the last track or all the tracks, and you can use the space on the disc for other recordings. The packaging of CD-RW discs includes a logo similar to the following:
However, you should note that an audio CD created using a CD-RW disc may not play back satisfactorily on every audio CD- player. By contrast, you may be able to play CD-R satisfactorily on the majority of audio CD players.
CDs that can be played on this CD recorder have this mark on them.
Finalizing
Although audio data may be written on a CD-R or CD-RW disc, a standard CD player will not be able to play back the audio until a final table of contents (TOC) has been written at the start of the disc.
