About Plextor - Plextor PX-R820Te Operation Manual

About Plextor

Plextor is a subsidiary of the Shinano Kenshi Company (SKC), Ltd. SKC's roots
stretch back to 1918, when it began to manufacture textiles in Japan's northern
prefecture of Nagano. (Nagano, incidentally, was the site of the 1998 Winter
Olympics.) SKC's involvement in the electronics industry started in 1962,
when it diversified into the production of stepper motors for commercial audio
products. SKC is now one of the world's largest manufacturers of small motors
used in hard disks, floppy disks, tape drives, copy machines, video cameras,
and your Plextor CD-R drive.
Over the past decade, SKC has developed a reputation as an innovator in
compact disc and CD-ROM technology. In 1992, it was the second company
to begin shipments of double speed CD-ROM drives. In 1994, it was the first
company to begin shipments of half-height quad speed CD-ROM drives. In
early 1995, SKC was the first company to ship a six speed CD-ROM drive. In
early 1996, they shipped the first professional-quality eight speed CD-ROM
drive. Many award winning drives followed. The PlexWriter you now own
represents the highest achievement from the CD-ROM technology leader. SKC
is also a leading manufacturer of compact disc players used for industrial and
commercial applications (e.g., background music players for retail stores,
restaurants, and shopping centers).
Plextor acts as SKC's sales, service, and support arm throughout the world. In
addition to CD-ROM drives, Plextor also sells under its own label professional
audio equipment used by radio stations, high-speed printing presses, "talking
books" for the sight impaired, and a CD encoding system developed by SKC
that can pack up to eight hours of audio onto a single compact disc.
Plextor has offices in Asia, the Americas, and Europe. Plextor first opened an
office in California's Silicon Valley in 1990. Rapid growth has required it to
move twice since then to larger offices. Plextor now occupies a 30,000 sq. ft.
facility in Santa Clara, California, which is staffed by sales, marketing,
technical support, engineering, administrative, and shipping personnel. Our
Japanese office opened in 1985. Our European office (in Brussels) began oper-
ation in 1994.
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