Compatible Discs| Writable CDs and compatibility| Writable DVDs and compatibility| Attention Regarding DualDisc Software| Recommended Discs
The following disc types can be used with the DVD/CD RW drive.
Disc Type 
DVD-ROM 
DVD-Video 
DVD+R 
DVD+R Double layer 
DVD+RW 
DVD-R 
DVD-R Dual Layer 
DVD-RW 
DVD-RAM 
CD-R 
CD-RW 
CD-ROM 
CD DA 
CD EXTRA 
Video CD 
CD TEXT 
Photo CD 
CAUTION
The drive can write to CD-R and CD-RW discs, when used with writing software.
To play back (read) these CD-R and CD-RW discs on other CD-ROM drives, make settings on the writing software according to the purpose of the data.
Data can be written to this type of disc only once, and once it has been written, it cannot be erased. Music CDs created on CD-R disc media can be played on standard CD players.
Data can be written to and erased from this type of disc repeatedly. Typically, a new CD-RW disc can be rewritten about 1,000 times.
Music CDs created on CD-RW disc media cannot be played on a CD player unless it is designed to be CD-RW compatible.
The drive can write to High Speed CD-RW disc media. Data written on High Speed CD-RW discs can be read by standard CD-ROM drives.
CAUTION
Drives that do not have the High Speed CD-RW logo cannot be used to write to High Speed CD-RW discs. When writing or adding to such discs with a drive other than this one, make sure that the drive has the High Speed CD-RW logo. Also, always set the writing speed to that specified for the particular High Speed CD-RW disc media being used.
The drive can write to Ultra Speed CD-RW disc media. Data written on Ultra Speed CD-RW discs can be read by standard CD-ROM drives.
CAUTION
Drives that do not have the Ultra Speed CD-RW logo cannot be used to write to Ultra Speed CD-RW discs. When writing or adding to such discs with a drive other than this one, make sure that the drive has the Ultra Speed CD-RW logo. Also, always set the writing speed to that specified for the particular Ultra Speed CD-RW disc media being used.
The drive can write to Ultra Speed Plus CD-RW disc media. Data written on Ultra Speed Plus CD-RW disc can be read by standard CD-ROM drives.
CAUTION
Drives that do not have the Ultra Speed Plus CD-RW logo cannot be used to write to Ultra Speed Plus CD-RW discs. When writing or adding to such discs with a drive other than this one, make sure that the drive has the Ultra Speed Plus CD-RW logo. Also, always set the writing speed to that specified for the particular Ultra Speed Plus CD-RW disc media being used.
When writing to CD-R and CD-RW discs, set the writing speed to that specified on the disc. Change the writing speed on the writing software.
CD-R and CD-RW discs created with the drive can be read on most CD-ROM drives. However, some older CD-ROM drives cannot read CD-RW discs.
In addition, CD-R music discs created and finalized with the drive can be played on most CD players, however, there are some CD players and automobile CD players that do not guarantee playback of CD-R discs.
Also, CD-R music discs created with the drive can be played back on many standard CD players. However, depending on the type of your player, playback of CD-R and CD-RW discs may not be supported.
Further, because of the differences in quality and characteristics between various CD-ROM drive, CD player, CD-R disc, and CD-RW disc manufacturers, playback may not be possible depending on the combination.
The drive can write to DVD+R DL, DVD+R, DVD-R DL and DVD-R discs, as well as to DVD+RW, DVD-RW and DVD-RAM discs, when used with writing software.
The playback (read) compatibility of data written by this drive depends on the capabilities of the DVD-ROM drives or the DVD players and on the logical format selected when the disc is recorded (written).
Data can be written to this type of disc only once. Once it has been written, it cannot be erased. Playback (read) compatibility of DVD+R and DVD-R discs depends on the capability of the DVD-ROM drive and the DVD player and on the logical format selected when it is recorded (written).
Data can be repeatedly written to or erased from this type of disc. Typically, a new DVD+RW or DVD-RW disc can be rewritten about 1,000 times.
Playback (read) compatibility of DVD+RW and DVD-RW discs depends on the capability of the DVD-ROM drive and the DVD player and on the logical format selected when it is recorded (written).
Data can be repeatedly written to or erased from this type of disc. Typically, a new DVD-RAM disc can be rewritten about 100,000 times. To play back (or read the data on) a DVD-RAM disc, a DVD-ROM drive or DVD player that supports DVD-RAM discs is required.
DVD+R DL/DVD+R/DVD-R DL/DVD-R discs, as well as DVD+RW and DVD-RW discs created and finalized with the drive can be played back on almost all DVD-ROM drives. However depending on the type of your drive, playback of DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R DL, and DVD-RW discs may not be supported.
In addition, some drives do not support multi-session (DVD+R DL/DVD+R/DVD+RW) or multi-border (DVD-R DL/DVD-R/DVD-RW). In these cases, you can only play back the disc in single-session (DVD+R DL/DVD+R/DVD+RW) or single-border (DVD-R DL/DVD-R/DVD-RW).
Also, DVD-Video discs created with the drive can be played back on many standard DVD players. However depending on the type of your player, playback of DVD+RW and DVD-RW discs may not be supported. Playback of DVD-RAM discs is only supported for DVD-RAM compatible DVD drives and DVD players.
Further, because of the differences in quality and characteristics between various DVD-ROM drive, DVD player, DVD+R DL disc, DVD+R disc, DVD+RW disc, DVD-R DL disc, DVD-R disc, DVD-RW disc and DVD-RAM disc manufacturers, playback may not be possible depending on the combination.(Playback compatibility is not under warranty.)
A DualDisc is a two sided disc product which mates DVD recorded material on one side with digital audio material on the other side. However, since the audio material side does not conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard, playback on this product is not guaranteed.
We recommend that you use Sony-brand discs.
CAUTION
Operation is not guaranteed when writing to or playing back 99 minute discs.
