Toshiba SATELLITE PRO A120 DVD Specifications for Recordable Disc for General Version, Dvd-Rw

Operating Basics

DVD-R:

DVD Specifications for Recordable Disc for General Version 2.0

TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

DVD-R DL:

MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION.

DVD+R:

MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION

RICOH Co., Ltd.

DVD+R DL:

MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION

DVD-RW:

DVD Specifications for Recordable Disc for Version 1.1 or version 1.2

VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN.LIMITED

MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION

DVD+RW:

MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION

RICOH Co., Ltd.

DVD-RAM:

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

Hitachi Maxell Ltd.

This drive cannot use discs that allow writing faster than16 speed (DVD-R, DVD+R), 4 speed (DVD-RW, DVD+RW), 5 speed (DVD-RAM), 4 speed (DVD-R DL) and 8 speed (DVD+R DL).

■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, DVD-RW, DVD+RW or DVD- RAM is affected by the quality of the disc and the way it is used.

■DISC created in DVD-R DL format4 (Layer Jump Recording) cannot be read.

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

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