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VI. APPENDIX
VI.
Appendix
Glossar
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CD-R
Copyright acknowledgment: This part contain materials from “OSTA - Optical Storage Technology As-
sociation”. Published with permission.
Optical Storage Technology Association
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What is CD-Recordable?
CD-Recordable is compact disc technology that allows the user to create
their own CD’s. This is done by means of a recording system that uses
“Write once” type optical discs and documented in the “Orange Book, Part
II” and a CD recording device that is connected to a host system.
Typically, the host system is a personal computer that also contains record-
ing software.
What is the Orange Book?
The Orange Book is a document that describes the specification for CD-
Write Once (CD-Recordable) technology.
It defines both the physical structure and dimensions of a CD-R disc as
well as the use of certain portions of the recording surface:
To record information (the Program area),
To calibrate the recorder laser power (Power Calibration area or PCA),
To record track information for all sessions (the Program Memory area
or PMA),
To record the Lead-in Lead-out areas that preceed and follow, respec-
tively, the Program area.
There are several “parts” to the Orange Book. Part II refers to CD-Record-
able.
What does Orange Book-certified Media Mean and
Why?
The Orange Book, Part II is the primary specification for CD-R media.
Accordingly, all CD-R media should meet the Orange Book criteria for
recordability and playback.
Philips and Sony, the orginators of the Orange Book, provide Orange Book
certification of CD-R media.