Toshiba Qosmio X300 PQX32C-033019 Users Manual Canada; English - Page 49

The Grand Tour Optical disc drives This optical drive uses an ATAPI interface controller for CD and DVD operation and has an indicator at its front which will glows to indicate that it is in use. Region codes for DVD drives and media DVD Super-Multi drives and their associated media are manufactured according to the specifications of six marketing regions. When you purchase DVD Video media you should ensure that it matches the specification of your drive, otherwise it will not play properly. Code Region 1 Canada, United States 2 Japan, Europe, South Africa, Middle East 3 South East Asia, East Asia 4 Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Central America, South America, Caribbean 5 Russia, Indian Subcontinent, Africa, North Korea, Mongolia 6 China Writable discs This section describes the types of writable CD, DVD media available, and should be used in conjunction with the specification of your computer/optical drive in order to understand the type of discs that can be written. Please refer to Chapter 4, Operating Basics for further information. CDs ■ CD-R media can only be written to once - the recorded data cannot subsequently be erased or changed. ■ CD-RW media, including multi-speed CD-RW discs, high-speed CD-RW discs and ultra-speed CD-RW discs, can be recorded to more than once. DVDs ■ DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-R (Dual Layer) and DVD+R (Double Layer) media discs can only be written to once - the recorded data cannot subsequently be erased or changed. ■ DVD-RW, DVD+RW and DVD-RAM media can be recorded to more than once. User's Manual 2-13