Yamaha CRW2100SX Appendix, Writing Modes, Disc-at-Once(DAO), Track-at-Once(TAO)

Appendix

Writing Modes

Disc-at-Once (DAO)

This mode is used when writing a complete disc in a single pass without pausing. Data cannot be added later, even if the full capacity of the blank disc has not been used.

Example: General CD-ROM

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			Data
			Track 1
								Any remaining space
			Session 1
									cannot be used
Lead-in						Lead-out
Example: Audio CD
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	Audio	Audio	Audio	Audio	Audio	Audio	Audio

Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Track 5 Track 6 Track 7

Any remaining space

cannot be used

Session 1

Lead-in Lead-out

nThe lead-in and lead-out areas signify the beginning and end points of a session. They are not part of the data but contain information about the session itself. Basically, a session consists of a lead-in, data, and a lead-out.

Track-at-Once (TAO)

This mode is used when writing data to a disc one track at a time. More tracks can be added later if there is enough space left on the disc. This is why Track-at- Once mode is sometimes referred to as Multisession.

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	Data		Data		Data
	Track 1		Track 2		Track 3
	Session 1	Session 2		Session 3		Any remaining space
						can be used
Lead-in	Lead-out		Lead-out		Lead-out
	/Lead-in		/Lead-in

nOnly the first session of a multisession disc can be played back on a conventional audio CD player. Single session discs can be played back completely.

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