Toshiba PTM70U-00C007, User Manual

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2-14 User’s Manual
The Grand Tour
Writable discs
This section describes the types of writable CD/DVD discs. Check the
specifications of your drive to see the types of discs it can write. Use
RecordNow! to write compact discs. Refer to Chapter 3, Features, Utilities
and Options .
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 including multi speed CD-RW discs, high-speed CD-RW
discs and ultra-speed CD-RW discs can be recorded more than once.
DVDs
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DVD-R and DVD+R 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.
Formats
The drives support the following formats.
DVD-ROM drive
The drive supports the formats CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, CD-DA,
CD-Text, Photo CD
TM
(single/multi-session), CD-ROM Mode 1, Mode 2,
CD-ROM XA Mode 2 (Form1, Form2), Enhanced CD (CD-EXTRA) and
Addressing Method 2.
DVD-ROM&CD-R/RW drive
The drive supports the formats in addition to the DVD-ROM drive, and
CD-R, CD-RW.
DVD Super Multi drive Double Layer
The drive supports the formats in addition to the DVD-ROM&CD-R/RW
drive, and DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM,
DVD-R DL (Format1), DVD+R DL.
5 Russia, Indian Subcontinent, Africa, North Korea, Mongolia
6 China
Some types and formats of DVD-R DL and DVD+R DL discs may be
unreadable.