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❑Based on TOSHIBA's limited compatibility testing, we suggest the following
manufacturers of CD-R/-RW and DVD-R/-RW/-RAM disc. However, in no
event does TOSHIBA guarantee the operation, quality or performance of any
disc. Disc quality can affect write or rewrite success rates.
CD-R: TAIYOYUDEN CO., LTD.
Mitsui Chemicals Inc.
MITUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
RICOH Co., Ltd.
Hitachi Maxell Ltd.
CD-RW: MITUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
RICOH Co., Ltd.
DVD-R: DVD Specifications for Recordable Disc for General Version
2.0
TAIYOYUDEN CO., LTD.
PIONEER VIDEO CORPORATION
MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
DVD-RW: DVD Specifications for Re-recordable Disc for Version 1.1
VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN.LIMITED
TDK Corporation
DVD-RAM: DVD Specifications for DVD-RAM Disc for Version 2.0 or
Version 2.1
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
❑If 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.
❑The actual number of rewrites to CD-RW or DVD-RW/-RAM is affected by the
quality of the disc and the way it is used.
❑There are two types of DVD discs: authoring and general use discs. Do not use
authoring discs. Only general use discs can be written to by a computer drive.
❑You can use DVD-RAM discs that can be removed from a cartridge and
DVDRAM 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.
❑Other DVD-ROM drives for computers or other DVD players may not be able
to read DVD-R/-RW discs.
❑You cannot add data to a DVD-R/-RW disc that has previously been written to.
❑You cannot overwrite data that has been previously written to a DVD-RW disc.
❑You cannot partially delete any data written to a DVD-RW disc.
Writing CD/DVDs on DVD Multi drive