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Optical disc drive, Optical disc drive -10, Region codes for dvd drives and media – Toshiba SATELLITE L300 User Manual

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User’s Manual

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The Grand Tour

Optical disc drive

A CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive,or a DVD Super Multi (±R DL) drive is confi
ured in your computer. When the computer is accessing a CD/DVD, an
indicator on the drive glows.

Region codes for DVD drives and media

Optical disc drive and media are manufactured according to the
specifications of six marketing regions. When you purchase DVD-Video,
make sure it matches your drive, otherwise it will not play properly.

Writable discs

This section describes the types of writable CD/DVD discs. Check the
specifications for your drive to for the type of discs it can write. Use
TOSHIBA Disc Creator to write compact discs. Refer to Chapter 4,

Operating Basics

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CDs

CD-R discs can be written only once. The recorded data cannot be
erased or changed.

CD-RW discs can be recorded more than once.

DVDs

DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-R DL and DVD+R DL discs can be written only
once. The recorded data cannot be erased or changed.

DVD-RW, DVD+RW and DVD-RAM discs can be recorded more than
once.

Code

Region

1

Canada, United States

2

Japan, Europe, South Africa, Middle East

3

Southeast Asia, East Asia

4

Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Central America,
South America, Caribbean

5

Russia, Indian Subcontinent, Africa, North Korea,
Mongolia

6

China