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Appendix A: PlexCombo Specifications
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Usable Formats
Logical CD Read/Write CD-DA, CD-Extra, CD-ROM Mode-1, CD-ROM XA,
Photo-CD, Video-CD, Multisession, CD TEXT, CD+G,
UDF, CD-I, CD-ROM Mixed Mode
Write Methods Track-at-Once, Disc-at-Once, Session-at-Once, Packet
Write (variable and fixed), Multisession
Logical DVD Read DVD-ROM, DVD-Video
Performance Specifications
Read Speed, CD Speed Mode-1 Mode-2 CD-DA
17-40X Stamp,R Stamp,R Stamp,R
14-32X Stamp,R,RW Stamp,R,RW Stamp,R,RW
10-24X Stamp,R,RW Stamp,R,RW Stamp,R,RW
8X CLV Stamp,R,RW Stamp,R,RW Stamp,R,RW
4X CLV Stamp,R,RW Stamp,R,RW Stamp,R,RW
Read Speed DVD Speed Stamp DVD-R DVD-RW
5-12X Yes (Single-
layer disc)
– –
3-8X* Yes (Dual-
layer disc)
Yes (Dual-
layer disc) Yes (Dual-
layer disc)
2X CLV Yes Yes Yes
1X CLV Yes Yes Yes
*When playing DVD video, the drive runs at 2X CLV
Write Speed, CD-R
(Data)
20X Z-CLV, 16X CLV, 8X CLV, 4X CLV, 1X CLV
Lead in, 16X. Data in, 20X.
Write Speed, CD-R
(CD-DA)
20X Z-CLV, 16X CLV, 8X CLV, 4X CLV, 1X CLV
For CD-DA, CD-TEXT, Mixed Mode CD, CD+G.
When VariRec is enabled, drive runs at 1X or 4X.
Write Speed, CD-RW 10X CLV, 4X CLV
High speed: 4X, 10X.
Normal speed: 4X
Initialization Time < 13 sec. (typical), < 15 sec. (max.)
Time measured from power on until disc is available to
read
Access Time CD: <100 ms (typical)
DVD: <150 ms (typical)
Time measured from start command until bus free (no
disconnect)
Sleep Mode, Wake
Mode Sleep mode entered after 2 minutes of no access to
drive. For wake mode, < 5 sec. (max.) to start drive after
sleep.