How Gigarec Works; Important Facts About Gigarec - Plextor PX-712UF Installation And User Manual

NOTE: MSF stands for minutes, seconds, frames. This is the
structure of the CD: 2048 bytes per frame, 75 frames per second, 60
seconds per minute.
6. Using a disc-at-once (DAO) recording application such as PlexTools
Professional CD/DVD-ROM Maker or AudioCD Maker, record data
on the CD-R disc.
7. To disable GigaRec and return to normal writing, clear the Enable
GigaRec check box.

How GigaRec Works

CD-R and CD-RW discs are manufactured with special information
about manufacturer, model name, disc features, and maximum write
capacity written to a narrow strip along the inner margin of the disc. The
Plextor PX-712UF can ignore and even overwrite this information,
which extends the disc capacity.

Important Facts about GigaRec

• When you enable GigaRec, it is active for all recording functions.
• With GigaRec, writing speed is fixed at 4X or 8X.
• You can use only CD-R discs with GigaRec.
• Only disc-at-once (DAO) recording, in which all tracks are written in
a single operation, is supported. GigaRec does not support session-
at-once (SAO) recording.
• Buffer Underrun Proof Technology is turned off during GigaRec
operation. Writing stops if a buffer underrun occurs.
• A disc recorded with GigaRec is playable in all Plextor PX-712UF
drives. However, because GigaRec is out of the limits for Orange
Book and Red Book recording, the recorded disc many not be
playable in all CD players. For a list of players that are compatible
with GigaRec discs, see www.plextor.com.
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