Sony CRX1600L User Manual

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The speed at which a CD-ROM is written does not affect the speed at
which that CD-ROM can be read. For example, a CD-ROM which was
written at 2

×

 can be read at 1

×

, 2

×

, 4

×

, 8

×

, 12

×

, 24

×

, 32

×

 and so on.

The 1600L i.LINK drive has a 4 megabyte data buffer, which protects
against buffer underruns when writing to a disc. Buffer underrun is a
condition where the drive’s buffer runs out of data while the CD-R or
CD-RW media is still being written. The recording of a CD is a system
intensive process, and the recorder needs a constant stream of data. A
buffer underrun occurs when the data stream to the recorder is not fast
enough to keep the recorder’s buffer full, causing the recording to
abort.

The 1600L i.LINK drive records these popular CD formats:
• CD-Digital Audio; the format used for audio CDs, playable on audio

CD players.

• CD-ROM (Mode 1); the format used for most CD-ROM

applications.

• CD-ROM XA (Mode 2 Form 1 and Mode 2 Form 2);  CD-ROM

Extended Architecture. This standard was created for smoother
playback of multimedia content.

• CD-I* (Mode2 Form 1 and Mode 2 Form 2), CD-I Ready; CD-

Interactive is used for home entertainment systems.

* The 1600L i.LINK drive does not have the necessary audio circuitry and decoding

functions for CD-I playback, but can read and record the format.

The 1600L i.LINK drive also supports these formats, but additional
software is required to record these formats:
• CD Extra; Audio and data in multi-session format.
• CD TEXT; Audio CD with album name; song titles encoded. CD

TEXT information is displayed on CD TEXT Compatible CD Players
and CD-ROM drives.

• CD-Bridge; a format for a mixture of Kodak Photo CDs and Video

CDs, playable on TV set top players and personal computers.

• Photo CD (single and multisession); Kodak Photo CD.
• Video CD; playable on TV set -top video CD Players and most DVD

systems.