Plextor px-504a Manual Do Utilizador

PX-504A Installation and Users Manual  

 

This chapter explains how to use your drive and how to load, handle and care for 
your CDs. 

Use the right media! Your PX-504A drive's capabilities change depending on which 
type of compact disc you use.  

DVD recordable media is available in two different, non-compatible formats:  
•  DVD+R or DVD+RW 

•  DVD-R and DVD-RW 
 
The distinction is important. Although the PX-504A can read either media format, 
the drive will only write to the “plus” media; that is, to discs marked as “DVD+R” or 
“DVD+RW.”  
 
To sum up, the PX-504A currently supports these types of DVD media:  
•  Digital Video Discs: You can immediately play pre-recorded DVD discs, 

including movies and other DVDs.  

•  DVD+R: Recordable DVD. You can record on these discs, but only once. You 

can also read them.  

•  DVD+RW: ReWritable DVD. You can record and re-record (up to 1,000 times) 

on these discs. You can also read them. 

•  DVD-R, DVD-RW: You can only read discs in these formats. You cannot write 

to these discs using the PX-504A. 

In addition, the PX-504A supports these types of CD media:  
•  CD-ROM: You can immediately play or read prerecorded compact discs, such as 

audio CDs and data discs.  

•  CD-R: Recordable CD. You can record on these discs, but only once. You can 

also read them.  

•  CD-RW: High-Speed, and Normal-Speed ReWritable CD. These discs support 

recording and re-recording (up to 1,000 times). You can also read them. 

 
See “Recommended Media” on page 29 for a list of Plextor-approved media at the 
time this manual was printed, and see the Plextor web site at http://www.plextor.com 
for an updated list.