Toshiba A200 Series User Manual page 66

*DVD-RAM
DVD+R
(Double Layer)
DVD-R
(Dual Layer)
DVD-R
DVD+R
If the disc is poor in quality, dirty or damaged, writing or rewriting errors
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may occur. Be careful to check the disc for dirt or damage before you
use it.
The actual number of rewrites to CD-RW or DVD-RW/+RW/-RAM is
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affected by the quality of the disc and the way it is used.
There are two types of DVD-R: authoring and general use discs. Do not
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use authoring discs. Only general use discs can be written to by a
computer drive.
We can support only Format 1 of DVD-R DL. Therefore you can not do
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the additional writing. If your data is under DVD-R (SL) capacity, we
suggest to use DVD-R (SL) media.
You can use DVD-RAM discs that can be removed from a cartridge and
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DVD-RAM discs designed without a cartridge. You cannot use a disc
with a 2.6 GB single-sided capacity or 5.2 GB double-sided capacity.
Other DVD-ROM drives for computers or other DVD players may not be
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able to read DVD-R/+R/-RW/+RW/-RAM discs.
Data written to a CD-R/DVD-R/+R disc cannot be deleted either in
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whole or in part.
Data deleted (erased) from a CD-RW and DVD-RW/+RW/-RAM disc
n
cannot be recovered. Check the content of the disc carefully before you
delete it. If multiple drives that can write data to discs are connected, be
careful not to delete data from the wrong drive.
In writing to a DVD-R/+R/-RW/+RW disc, some disc space is required
n
for file management, so you may not be able to write the full capacity of
the disc.
Since the disc is based on the DVD-R/-RW standard, it will be filled with
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dummy data if the written data is less than about 1 GB. Even if you write
only a small amount of data, it might take time to fill in the dummy data.
Two types of DVD-R/+R/-RW/+RW/-RAM discs are on the market: data
n
and video. Use a video disc to store video data. You can use video
discs on a DVD recorder as well as on your computer's DVD-ROM
drive. You cannot use data discs on a DVD recorder.
User's Manual
DVD Specifications for DVD-RAM Disc for
Version 2.0, Version 2.1 or Version 2.2
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
Hitachi Maxell Ltd.
*DVD Multi drive and DVD Super Multi can use
DVD-RAM.
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