Operating Basics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*DVD-RAMDVD Specifications for DVD-RAM Disc for

 

 

Version 2.0, Version 2.1 or Version 2.2

 

 

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

 

 

Hitachi Maxell Ltd.

 

 

*DVD Multi drive and DVD Super Multi can use

 

 

DVD-RAM.

 

DVD+R

MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION

 

(Double Layer)

 

 

DVD-RMITSUBISHI CHEMICAL COPRORATION

 

(Dual Layer)

 

 

DVD-R

Label Flash FUJIFILM Corporation

 

 

 

 

DVD+R

Label Flash FUJIFILM Corporation

 

 

 

nIf the disc is poor in quality, dirty or damaged, writing or rewriting errors may occur. Be careful to check the disc for dirt or damage before you use it.

nThe actual number of rewrites to CD-RW or DVD-RW/+RW/-RAM is affected by the quality of the disc and the way it is used.

nThere are two types of DVD-R: authoring and general use discs. Do not use authoring discs. Only general use discs can be written to by a computer drive.

nWe can support only Format 1 of DVD-R DL. Therefore you can not do the additional writing. If your data is under DVD-R (SL) capacity, we suggest to use DVD-R (SL) media.

nYou can use DVD-RAM discs that can be removed from a cartridge and DVD-RAM discs designed without a cartridge. You cannot use a disc with a 2.6 GB single-sided capacity or 5.2 GB double-sided capacity.

nOther DVD-ROM drives for computers or other DVD players may not be able to read DVD-R/+R/-RW/+RW/-RAM discs.

nData written to a CD-R/DVD-R/+R disc cannot be deleted either in whole or in part.

nData deleted (erased) from a CD-RW and DVD-RW/+RW/-RAM disc cannot be recovered. Check the content of the disc carefully before you delete it. If multiple drives that can write data to discs are connected, be careful not to delete data from the wrong drive.

nIn writing to a DVD-R/+R/-RW/+RW disc, some disc space is required for file management, so you may not be able to write the full capacity of the disc.

nSince the disc is based on the DVD-R/-RW standard, it will be filled with dummy data if the written data is less than about 1 GB. Even if you write only a small amount of data, it might take time to fill in the dummy data.

nTwo types of DVD-R/+R/-RW/+RW/-RAM discs are on the market: data and video. Use a video disc to store video data. You can use video discs on a DVD recorder as well as on your computer's DVD-ROM drive. You cannot use data discs on a DVD recorder.

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