Appendix

CRW8424E Specifications

Supported Formats

 

Write

Read

Play

 

CD-DA

(*4)

 

CD-G

No

 

CD-Text

No

No

No

 

CD-ROM (*1)

No

 

Mixed Mode CD-ROM

(*4)

 

(CD-ROM+CD-DA)

 

 

 

 

 

CD-ROM XA (*1)

(*4)

 

Photo-CD (*1)

(*2)

(*4)

 

Video-CD

(*4)

 

CD-I

(*3)

No

 

CD-Extra

(*4)

 

*1: includes multisession

*2: suitable disc required

*3: suitable application

*4: suitable application software

 

 

software required

required for playback

Note) Excludes ADPCM Encode/Decode & Video Encode/Decode functions.

Writing Methods

 

Disc-at-Once (DAO)

 

 

Session-at-Once (SAO)

 

 

Track-at-Once (TAO)

 

 

Packet writing

 

 

 

 

 

 

Writing/Reading Speed

Writing

CD-R

1X,

4X, 6X, 8X

 

 

CD-RW

2X,

4X

Reading

24X (max) Full CAV

 

Note)

• Data: 10X ~ 24X

 

 

CD-DA extraction: 16X (max)

 

 

• Drive can play CD-DA at 1X speed only.

 

 

Video-CD: 6.9X (max)

 

 

• Disc (session closed)

 

 

24X (max)

(12X max for packet writing)

 

 

• Disc (session not closed)

 

 

8X (max)

(6X max for packet writing)

CD-R

1X, 4X, 6X, 8X Writing: Orange Book Part II Ver.3.1-

 

specified WO disc

 

 

Note)

When writing at 6X or faster speed, use discs made

 

 

for high speed recording.

CD-RW

2X, 4X

Writing/ReWriting: Orange Book Part III Version

 

2.0-specified RW discs

 

Note)

When writing at 2X speed, Orange Book Part III

 

 

Version 1.0-specified RW discs available.

 

 

 

Data Capacity

700MB (79 min.)

 

 

650MB (74 min.)

 

 

550MB (63 min.)

 

 

 

 

Data Transfer Rate

1X: 150 KB/sec

8X: 1,200 KB/sec

 

2X: 300 KB/sec

10X: 1,500 KB/sec

 

4X: 600 KB/sec

16X: 2,400 KB/sec

 

6X: 900 KB/sec

24X: 3,600 KB/sec

 

 

 

Burst Transfer Rate

13.3MB/sec (max)

 

 

 

 

Data Buffer Size

4MB (1,332 sectors)

 

 

 

 

 

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