User’s Manual 2-14
The Grand Tour
Region codes for DVD drives and media
DVD Super Multi drives and their associated media are manufactured
according to the specifications of six marketing regions. When you
purchase DVD-Video, make sure it matches your drive, otherwise it will not
play properly.
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 to write compact discs. Please refer to Chapter 4,
Operating Basics for further information.
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.
Code Region
ACanada, United States, Japan, Southeast Asia,
East Asia, Central America, South Americ
BEurope, Australia, New Zealand, Middle East,
Africa
C China, India, Russia, Mongolia, Indian
Subcontinent
Code Region
1 Canada, United States
2 Japan, Europe, South Africa, Middle East
3 South East Asia, East Asia
4 Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Central
America, South America, Caribbean
5 Russia, Indian Subcontinent, Africa, North
Korea,Mongolia
6 China