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Appendix A: PlexWriter 12/4/32 Specifications
Disc Specifications
Useable Formats
CD-DA, CD-ROM (Mode 1), CD-ROM (Mixed Mode),
CD-ROM XA (Mode 2, Form 1 or Form 2 and Mixed
Form), Photo CD, Video CD, CD-I, CD-Extra (CD-Plus),
CD+G, CD-Text
Recording Modes
Track-at-Once, Disc-at-Once, Session-at-Once,
Multisession, fixed and variable packet writing
Disc Diameter
12 cm diameter (Recording time 74 min.)
Recommended Media
74 min, 80 min
CD-R: 12X
Taiyo Yuden, Mitsubishi Chemicals, Ricoh, Kodak,
Maxell, Pioneer, TDK
74 min, 80 min
CD-R: 8X, 4X, 2X
TDK, Taiyo Yuden, Mitsui Advanced Media, Ricoh,
Kodak, Fuji Photo Film, Maxell, Pioneer, Mitsubishi
Chemicals
74 min
CD-RW: 4X, 2X
Mitsubishi Chemicals, Ricoh, Maxell, and TDK
(All are rewritable up to 1,000 times.)
Performance Specifications
Data Transfer Rate
CLV Write/CAV Read
Burst Read/Write
20 MB/sec (synchronous)
5 MB/sec (asynchronous)
Sustained Read/Write
Speeds
14x/32X (read only)
2.1 – 4.8 MB/sec
(Inner/Outer
Track)
9x/20X (read only)
1.35 – 3.0 MB/sec
(Inner/Outer Track)
12X (write only)
1.8 MB/sec
8X (read/write)
1.2 MB/sec
4X (read/write/rewrite)
600 KB/sec
2X (write/rewrite)
300 KB/sec
1X (read only)
150 KB/sec
Average Random
Access
160 ms
Data Buffer
4 MB
Spindle Motor
Brushless
Error Rate
Mode 1: 1 Block/10
12
Bits
Mode 2: 1 Block/10
9
Bits
