IBM 22P6969 - Manual (Page 26)

The CD-RW drive uses the following methods to write files to CDs:
v Disc at Once: The drive writes to the entire disc in a single pass; data
cannot be added at a later time.
v Track at Once: The drive copies one track at a time to the disc.
v Multisession: The drive writes several sessions to a disc; each session has at
least one track.
Listed below are descriptions of different CD formats that appear in the table.
CD-Digital Audio: This format records audio CDs that can be played on audio
CD players.
CD Extra: This format records audio and data in a multisession format.
CD TEXT: This format records audio CDs with the album names and song
titles encoded.
CD-ROM (Mode 1): This format is used for most CD-ROM applications.
CD-ROM XA (Mode 2 Form 1 and Mode 2 Form 2) or CD-ROM Extended
Architecture:
This standard was created for playback of multimedia content.
CD-I (Mode 2 Form 1 and Mode 2 Form 2) and CD-I Ready 4 : This format is
used for home entertainment systems.
CD-I Bridge: This format records a combination of Kodak Photo CDs and
Video CDs that can be played on TV set-top players and personal computers.
Photo CD (single and multisession): This format records CDs that are
playable on TV set-top video CD players and most DVD systems.
4. The CD-RW drive does not have the necessary audio circuitry and decoding functions for CD-I
playback, but it can be read from and write to CDs in this format.
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