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#CD-R adjustment

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#118288From: Michael F. PitschJun 27, 1995 3:02 PM
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Felix, Awhile back we had some discussions here regarding what adjustments they make to drives to assure they read CD-R discs properly given the various characteristics of various types of CD-R media. Can you enlighten us on what happens when someone sends their drive in to you for this type of adjustment? Mike
#118322From: incatsystems softwaJun 28, 1995 1:03 AM
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I'm willing to bet that no one's ever had to send in a Plextor drive for that kind of adjustment… <G> Maybe we'd better ask someone else. Best, Deirdre'
#118352From: Jerry WarnerJun 28, 1995 11:39 AM
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Deirdre', <<I'm willing to bet that no one's ever had to send in a Plextor drive for that kind of adjustment>> Unless you want to include the Texel drives (now Plextor) in that group. I have had to had Texel drives fixed and they still don't work….no trouble with the 4Plex however. Jerry Warner CD Solutions, Inc.
#118407From: Bob StarrettJun 29, 1995 10:24 AM
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Make that "newer Plextor". In the Texel era it was a problem in my experience. BOB
#118567From: Michael F. PitschJul 2, 1995 1:59 PM
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"I'm willing to bet that no one's ever had to send in a Plextor drive for that kind of adjustment.." Deirdre', Maybe, but I just sent a 2 year old one in to have the laser replaced <g> Mike
#118554From: Felix NemirovskyJul 2, 1995 11:53 AM
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Well that's an easy one (NOT!). In most cases there is a focus sensitivity circuit that can be adjusted on the oscilloscope. It gives you the best ability to read as far to the left of the track as to the right. As you might already know silver discs differ from gold because (not only because) silver is stamped and gold is recorded. Due to this the track is stamped on the silver (pretty uniformly) and laid down on the fly on the gold. So, if you can imagine driving down the California coast line at 6X speed and enjoying the view or driving on a straight road. Sorry, that's too far out there. Anyhow, what I am trying to say is gold disc is harder to read. Most drives will not give you the same performance specs using gold disc as they do with silver. Try it. There are other things we can play with but they are too specific so let's just say we tune up our drives with CD-R in mind. Hope this helps. FN.
#118569From: Michael F. PitschJul 2, 1995 2:43 PM
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"Anyhow, what I am trying to say is gold disc is harder to read. Most drives will not give you the same performance specs using gold disc as they do with silver." Felix, Very interesting, indeed. Thanks for the info. Mike