Appendix B: Working With Cd-Rewritable (Cd-Rw) Discs; Cd-Rw Supported Formats; Cd-Rw Recording Speed - MediaFORM Director Series Operator's Manual

DIRECTOR Series Operator's Guide
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Appendix B: Working With CD-ReWritable (CD-RW) Discs

In addition to working with CD-Recordable (CD-R) discs, the DIRECTOR
can also rewrite CD-ReWritable (CD-RW) discs. CD-R discs are write-once
and can be read on any CD audio player, CD-ROM and MultiRead DVD-
ROM drive. CD-RW discs can be rewritten to as many as 1,000 times and
are read using MultiRead CD-ROM (usually 24x and faster) and DVD-
ROM drives.

CD-RW Supported Formats

The DIRECTOR can duplicate CD-RW discs written in most logical
formats (ISO 9660, audio, etc.) but not those created using the Universal
Disk Format (UDF). CD-RW discs using UDF are produced by packet
writing software (such as Roxio DirectCD, CeQuadrat PacketCD, Prassi
abCD etc.). Because UDF discs cannot be read by all CD-ROM drives they
are not a good choice for distributing data.

CD-RW Recording Speed

CD-RW copying speed is determined by two factors - the CD-RW writing
speed of the recorders installed in the DIRECTOR (10x with SmartDRIVE
24X), and the maximum speed rating of the discs themselves. CD-RW discs
are manufactured with an internal speed code, which is checked before
copying begins. The DIRECTOR, equipped with the SmartDRIVE 24X,
will only accept 10x CD-ReWritable (CD-RW) discs.
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