About playback/reading compatibility

CD-R and CD-RW discs created with the DVDirect can be read on most CD- ROM drives. However, some older CD-ROM drives cannot read CD-RW discs.

In addition, CD-R music discs created and finalized with the DVDirect can be played on most CD players, but there are some CD players and automobile CD players that do not support or guarantee playback of CD-R discs.

Because of the differences in quality and characteristics between various CD-ROM drive, CD player, CD-R disc, and CD-RW disc manufacturers, playback may not be possible depending on the combination.* DVD-Video discs created and finalized with the DVDirect can be played back on most standard DVD players. In addition, DVD-ROM discs created and finalized with the DVDirect can be played back on almost all DVD drives. However, depending on the combination of the type of player/drive and the disc, playback/reading may not be supported or possible. For example, some drives do not support multi-session/multi-border DVD-ROM discs. In such cases, the drive may only read the first session/border of the disc.

Further, because of the differences in quality and characteristics between various DVD drive, DVD player, and disc manufacturers, playback/reading may not be possible depending on the combination.

*Playback compatibility is not under warranty.

Precautions on Writing/Playing Discs

Write speed and compatible discs

•When writing data to disc at high speeds, you must use the appropriate type of disc.

•Set the writing speed with your writing software. For details on configuring the setting, refer to your writing software documentation.

•Writing speed may be adjusted automatically depending on the quality of the disc used. In addition, writing speed may be limited by the transfer rate of the computer, or the DVDirect may limit writing speed to preserve a good reading quality.

DVD region codes

The playback of DVD-Video (DVD discs) is protected and controlled by a region code setting. To use the DVDirect to play back DVD-Video on your computer, the region code on the DVD, DVDirect, and DVD-Video playback software must be identical.

The region code on the DVDirect can be changed up to five times, including the initial assignment (RPC phase 2* standard). After changing the region code five times, the setting becomes permanent and can no longer be changed. From that point on, you can only play back DVD-Video whose region code matches the one set on the fifth time.

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