Before Use

About CD-ROM

A CD-ROM disc is a compact disc containing high-density read-only data. It has many applications, including the playback of music and video, the archiving of data, as well as on-line documentation. The following are descriptions of each CD-ROM format:

CD-DA: Up to 74 minutes of stereo audio is written in 16-bit resolution at a sampling rate of 44.1kHz for a 74 minutes disc.

Data CD: Up to 650 megabytes of computer data is stored in standard ISO9660 format for a 650MB disc.

Video CD: These hold movies in which the video and audio data has been compressed using MPEG-1 technology.

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