Section 3. Using Your PX-708A
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Different manufacturers support different standards. The DVD+R and
DVD+RW formats are supported by Plextor, Philips, Sony, Hewlett-
Packard, Dell, Ricoh, Yamaha and other manufacturers. DVD-R, DVD-
RW and DVD-RAM are also supported by Plextor, as well as Panasonic,
Toshiba, Apple Computer, Hitachi, NEC, Pioneer, Samsung and Sharp.
No matter which format a DVD disc is recorded in, it can be read by
most commercial DVD-ROM players.
Writing to CD-R and CD-RW Media
In conjunction with your drive, mastering and packet writing software
such as Easy CD Creator and DirectCD allow you to write audio, video,
data, or other information to writable (CD-R) or rewritable (CD-RW)
media. The PX-708A writes to all types of CD-RW media.
Using the LED Indicator
The color and blink rate of the front-panel LED indicator give you
information about the drive’s operation.
LED Color
PX-708A Status Front-panel LED
Indicator Color
LED On or Off
No disc - Off
Eject Yellow On
Loading - Off
Initialize Yellow On
Standby Green On
Read Yellow On
Write Blinking amber On
CD writing with Buffer
Underrun Proof
Technology
Green or blinking
green
On
DVD Lossless Linking
or Zero Link
Green or blinking
green
On