Operating Basics

Disclaimer (DVD±R/RW drive)

TOSHIBA does not bear responsibility for the following:

■Damage to any CD-R/RW or DVD-R/-RW/+R/+RW disc that may be caused by writing or rewriting with this product.

■Any change or loss of the recorded contents of CD-R/RW or DVD-R/ -RW/+R/+RW disc that may be caused by writing or rewriting with this product, or for any business profit loss or business interruption that may be caused by the change or loss of the recorded contents.

■Damage that may be caused by using third party equipment or software. Given the technological limitations of current optical disc writing drives, you may experience unexpected writing or rewriting errors due to disc quality or problems with hardware devices. Also, it is a good idea to make two or more copies of important data, in case of undesired change or loss of the recorded contents.

Before writing or rewriting

■Based on TOSHIBA's limited compatibility testing, we suggest the following manufacturers of CD-R/RW and DVD-R/+R/-RW/+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: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.

Mitsui Chemicals Inc.

MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION

RICOH Co., Ltd.

Hitachi Maxell Ltd.

CD-RW: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION

(High-Speed, RICOH Co., Ltd.Multi-Speed)DVD-R:DVD Specifications for Recordable Disc forGeneral Version 2.0MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION RICOHCo., Ltd.TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.PIONEER VIDEO CORPORATIONMatsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.DVD-RW:DVD Specifications for Rerecordable Disc forVersion 1.1

MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION RICOH

Co., Ltd.

VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN.LIMITEDTDK CorporationDVD-RAM:DVD Specifications for DVD-RAM Disc forVersion 2.0 or Version 2.1

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

TECRA M2

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