Operating Basics

DVD+R (Double Layer):

MITSUBISHI KAGAKU MEDIA CO., LTD. (for 2.4x and 8x speed media)

DVD+R for Labelflash:

FUJIFILM CORPORATION (for 16x speed media)

DVD-RW:

DVD Specifications for Recordable Disc for Version 1.1 or version 1.2

Victor Company of Japan, Ltd. (JVC) (for 4x and 6x speed media) MITSUBISHI KAGAKU MEDIA CO.,LTD. (for 4x and 6x speed media)

DVD+RW:

MITSUBISHI KAGAKU MEDIA CO., LTD. (for 4x and 8x speed media)

DVD-RAM:

DVD Specifications for DVD-RAM Disc for Version 2.0, Version 2.1 or Version 2.2

Panasonic Corporation (for 3x and 5x speed media)

Hitachi Maxell,Ltd. (for 3x and 5x speed 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, DVD- RAM or BD-RE 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.

You may find that other computer DVD-ROM drives or other DVD players may not be able to read DVD-R, DVD-R (Dual Layer), DVD- RW, DVD+R, DVD+R (Double Layer) or DVD+RW discs.

Data written to a CD-R, DVD-R, DVD-R (Dual Layer), DVD+R or DVD+R (Double Layer) discs cannot be deleted either in whole or in part.

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