22 Chapter 1
Super Multi Drive
Maximum Read
Speed
• CD-DA (Audio Play) CAV 10X
• CD-DA (DAE) CAV 24X
• Mixed CD:
• Audio CAV 24X (DAE), CAV 10X
(Audio Play)
• Data CAV 24X
• Video-CD CAV 16X
• DVD-Video Play CAV 4X (SINGLE,
DUAL)
• DVD±R Read CAV 8X
• DVD±RW Read CAV 6X
• DVD±R DL Read CAV 6X
• TOC Read CLV 4X (CD), CAV 4X (DVD)
Idle (pause) CAV 10X (CD), CAV 4X (DVD)
• Unbalanced:
• ~ 0.3gcm CAV 24X (CD), CAV 8X
(DVD)
• 0.3 ~ 0.75gcm CAV 10X (CD), CAV
4X (DVD)
• Over 0.75gcm CAV 10X (CD), CAV
4X (DVD)
CD
CD-ROM
CD-R 5,000 rpm (10.8X ~ 24.8X CAV)
CD-RW 4,200 rpm (9.1X ~ 21.1X CAV)
CD-DA (DAE) 3,000 rpm (6.9X ~ 15.9X CAV)
Video CD (Copy) 2,150 rpm (4.7X ~ 10.7X CAV)
CD-DA (Playback) 2,150 rpm (4.7X ~ 10.7X CAV)
Video CD (Playback) 2,150 rpm (4.7X ~ 10.7X CAV)
DVD
DVD-5 (Single Layer): 4,800 rpm (3.5X~8.3X CAV)
DVD-R 3,600 rpm (2.6X ~ 6.2X CAV)
DVD+R 2,400 rpm (1.7X ~ 4.2X CAV)
DVD-9 (Dual Layer) 4,000 rpm (2.6X ~ 6.2X CAV)
DVD+R DL 2,600 rpm (1.7X ~ 4.2X CAV)
DVD-R DL
DVD-RW 3,600 rpm (2.6X ~ 6.2X CAV)
DVD+RW 2,400 rpm (1.7X ~ 4.2X CAV)
DVD-5 (with CSS) 2,400 rpm (1.7X ~ 4.2X CAV)
DVD-9 (with CSS) 2,600 rpm (1.7X ~ 4.2X CAV)
DVD-RAM 2,900 rpm (1.7X ~ 4.0X CAV)
Formats
Supported
• CD-DA (Red Book) - Standard Audio CD
& CD-TEXT
• CD-ROM (Yellow Book Mode1 & 2) -
Standard Data
• CD-ROM XA (Mode2 Form1 & 2) -
Photo CD, Multi-Session
• CD-I (Green Book, Mode2 Form1 & 2,
Ready, Bridge)
• CD-Extra/ CD-Plus (Blue Book) - Audio
& Text/Video
• Video-CD (White Book) - MPEG1 Video
• CD-R (Orange Book Part II)
• CD-RW & HSRW (Orange Book Part III
Volume1 & Volume2)
• Super Audio CD (SACD) Hybrid type
• US & US+ RW
• DVD-ROM (Book 1.02), DVD-Dual
• DVD-Video (Book 1.1)
• DVD-R (Book 1.0, 3.9G)
• DVD-R (Book 2.0, 4.7G) - General &
Authoring
• DVD+R (Version 1.0)
• DVD-RW, DVD+RW
• DVD+R DL
• DVD-R DL
• Support CPRM (read)
• Support VCPS (read)
• CD-DA, CD-ROM Mode-1, CD-ROM/XA Mode-2
Form-1 and Mode-2 Form-2, CD-i, CD-i Bridge,
Video-CD (MPEG-1), Karaoke CD, Photo-CD,
Enhanced CD, CD Plus, CD Extra, itrax CD, CD-
Text, UDF CD, CD-R, and CD-RW CD-DA, CD-
ROM Mode-1, CD-ROM/XA Mode-2 Form-1 and
Mode-2 Form-2, CD-i, Video-CD, CD-Text
• DVD-ROM (DVD-5, DVD-9, DVD-10, DVD-18),
DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, SACD (Hybrid) UDF
DVD, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-R 3.95 GB,
DVD-R Authoring, DVD-R Multi-Border DVD-
RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+R Multi-
Session, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM V1.0, DVDRAM
V2.1.
Power Supply +5V +5V
Voltage
Allowance
±5% (operating)
-8% (startup)
Ripple 100 mVp-p Max, 1 KHz~10 MHz
Item Specification
Manufacturer and
Model
Toshiba DL 8X TS-L633A Hitachi GSA-T50N
Item Specification