R11 Series Drive Command Reference Manual Version 1.00
4.1 BLANK Command
This command is valid for CD-RW and DVD-RW media.
The Immed bit is supported.
The READ DISC INFORMATION Command, the READ TRACK/RZONE INFORMATION Command and the
TEST UNIT READY Command is used to detect completion of the blank operation. While blank operation is
performed by the BLANK Command that the Immed bit is set to one, the drive terminates these
commands with the Check Condition status, LOGICAL UNIT NOT READY, OPERATION IN PROGRESS
(2/04/07).
The drive supports following Blanking Type for CD-RW and DVD-RW media.
Table 2 - Blank Type
Code Name CD-RW media DVD-RW media
000b Blank the disc yes yes
001b Minimally blank the disc yes yes
010b Blank a Track no -
011b Unreserve a Track/RZone no no
100b Blank a Track/RZone Tail yes no
101b Unclose the last Session/Border no no
110b Erase Session/Border no no
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