Appendix A: PlexWriter Specifications
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PlexWriter 48/24/48A Installation and Users Manual
Supported Media
Supported Media,
Stamped CD
Red, Yellow Book-compliant discs
Supported Media, CD-R
Orange Book Pt II-compliant discs (Type 74, Type 80)
(94-minute, 99-minute discs are supported by the
Overburn feature)
Supported Media,
CD-RW
Orange Book Pt III-compliant discs
Supported Media Size
12 cm
Usable Formats
Logical CD Read/Write
CD-DA, CD-Extra, CD-ROM Mode-1, Mix CD, CD-ROM
XA, Photo-CD, Video-CD, CD-I, Multisession, CD TEXT,
CD+G, UDF
Write Methods
TAO, DAO, Packet Write (variable and fixed), Multi-
session, SAO, Mt. Rainier (MRW)
Performance Specifications
Read Speed, CD
Speed
Mode-1
Mode-2
CD-DA
20-48X
Stamp,R
18-40X
Stamp,R,RW
Stamp,RW
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
NOTE: 48X is obtained with SpeedRead activated.
Default is 40X.
NOTE: “Stamp” indicates commercially pressed “silver”
discs
Write Speed, CD-R
48X CAV
40X PCAV, 32X PCAV, 24X PCAV
20X CLV, 16X CLV, 8X CLV, 4X CLV
Write Speed, CD-RW
Ultra-Speed media: 24X PCAV
High-Speed media: 4X, 10X
Normal-Speed media: 4X