The Grand Tour

2Japan, Europe, South Africa, Middle East3Southeast Asia, East Asia

4Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Central America, South America, Caribbean

5Russia, Indian Subcontinent, Africa, North Korea, Mongolia6China

Region codes for BD drives and media

BD drives and their associated media are manufactured according to the specifications of three marketing regions. Region codes can be set from WinDVD BD ([Region] tab in [Setup] dialogue). When you purchase BD Video, make sure it matches your drive, otherwise it will not play properly.

Code Region

ACanada, United States, Japan, Southeast Asia, East AsiaBEurope, Australia, New Zealand, Middle East, AfricaCChina, Indian, Russia

Writable discs

This section describes the types of writable CD/DVD/BD discs. Check the specifications of your drive to see the types of discs it can write. Use TOSHIBA Disc Creator and Corel DVD MovieFactory to write compact discs. Refer to Chapter 4, Operating Basics.

CDs

CD-R discs can be written only once. The recorded data cannot be erased or changed.

CD-RW discs including multi speed CD-RW discs, high-speed CD-RW discs and ultra-speed CD-RW discs can be recorded more than once.

DVDs

DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-R (Dual Layer) and DVD+R (Double Layer) discs can be written only once. The recorded data cannot be erased or changed.

DVD-RW, DVD+RW and DVD-RAM discs can be recorded more than once.

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