Optical Disc Drive; Region Codes For Bd Drive And Media; Writable Discs; Cds - Toshiba Satellite P500 User Manual

Optical Disc Drive

An ATAPI interface controller is used for optical disc operation. When the
computer is accessing an optical disc, an indicator on the system glows.

Region codes for BD drive and media

Optical disc drives and their associated media are manufactured according
to the specifications of three marketing regions. Region codes can be set
from WinDVD BD([Region] tab in [Setup] dialogue). When you purchase
BD Video, make sure it matches your drive, otherwise it will not play
properly.

Writable discs

This section describes the types of writable CD/DVD/BDs. Check the
specifications of your drive for the type of discs it can write. Refer to
Chapter 4,

CDs

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CD-R discs can be written only once. The recorded data cannot be
erased or changed.
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CD-RW discs can be recorded more than once. Use either 1, 2, or 4
multi speed CD-RW discs or high-speed 4- to 10-speed discs. The write
speed of the ultra-speed CD-RW discs (Ultra-speed is available on the
DVD-ROM & CD-R-RW drive only) is a maximum of 24-speed.

DVDs

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DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-R DL and DVD+R DL discs can be written only
once. The recorded data cannot be erased or changed.
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DVD-RW, DVD+RW and DVD-RAM discs can be recorded more than
once.

BDs

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BD-R discs can be written only once. The recorded data cannot be
erased or changed.
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BD-RE discs can be recorded more than once.

User's Manual

Code Region
A Canada, United States, Japan, Southeast Asia,
East Asia
B Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Middle East,
Africa
C China, India, Russia
Operating Basics.
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