Subjects Concerning The Cd-Rewriter; Recordable/Rewriteable Cds (Cd-R/Cd-Rw) - Medion PC TITANIUM MD 8000 Getting Started Manual

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UBJECTS
First you receive information on the so-called blank discs.
These media, requiring a CD rewriter (burner) to produce CDs
are called CD recordable (CD-R) or CD rewritable (CD-RW).
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ECORDABLE
Normal CDs are pressed from a digital, glass master and
then sealed. In the case of blank CDs, the information is
burnt onto the CD with the laser of the CD-Rewriter. There-
fore these disks are more sensitive than normal CDs. Please
avoid the following when using recordable/rewriteable disks
– especially blanks that have never before been used:
radiation by direct sunlight (UVA/UVB)
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scratches and damage to the disk surface
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extreme temperatures
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OLORS OF
Blank CDs have a reflective layer (silver or gold) and a col-
ored synthetic layer that is initially transparent. This syn-
thetic layer is available in green or blue. The laser ray re-
flected back from the reflective layer hits the synthetic layer
and "burns" it, making it impassable for the laser ray. This is
how the information is imprinted onto the blank disk.
There is no one answer to the question about which color
combination is best as the medium (the blank CD), the writ-
ing device (CD-Rewriter) and the reading devices (CD-ROM,
hi-fi CD-player, Discman etc.) must harmonize together.
If you have problems reading a particular type of CD, we rec-
ommend you try a CD with a different colored synthetic layer.
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