Recommended Writable Discs; Writable Discs And Compatibility - Sony VRD-MC1 Operating Instructions Manual

DVD
CD
Note
Only round discs should be used with this DVDirect. Never use odd-shaped discs (stars,
hearts, card shape, etc.), otherwise DVDirect may be damaged.

Recommended writable discs

We strongly recommend that you only use discs for which operation has been
guaranteed. You can obtain the latest list of writable discs for which operation
with this DVDirect has been guaranteed at the user support web site (see
page 54 for details).
Note
You can safely use most disc formats that comply with the appropriate standards with this
DVDirect. However, bear in mind that some commercially available discs do not comply
with the quality or performance standards that are necessary to use with this DVDirect. If you
use such discs, DVDirect may automatically adjust the writing speed, or may not be able to
write at all, etc. Even if discs are successfully written, they may cause errors at the time of
reading.

Writable discs and compatibility

CD-R discs
Data can be written to this type of disc only once, and once it has been written,
it cannot be erased. Music CDs created on CD-R disc media can be played on
standard CD players.
CD-RW discs
Data can be written to and erased from this type of disc repeatedly. Typically,
a new CD-RW disc can be rewritten about 1,000 times.
Music CDs created on CD-RW disc media cannot be played on a CD player
unless it is designed to be CD-RW compatible.
DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD+R DL and DVD-R DL discs
Data can be written to this type of disc only once, and once it has been written,
it cannot be erased.
DVD+R DL (double layer) and DVD-R DL (dual layer) discs have two layers
on one side and have a double capacity compared to the conventional one-layer
disc.
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Disc diameters
12 cm
8 cm
12 cm
8 cm
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