Chapter 1. Introduction; Product Brief - Sony SMO-F551 Technical Manual

Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION

Product Brief

The Sony SMO-F551 is a 5.2 Gbytes 5 1/4 inch (130mm) multi-function optical disk
drive in a half height form factor. It is compatible with ISO standard 5.2 Gbytes
optical disk cartridge. The drive also maintains backward compatibility with ISO 2.6
Gbytes, 1.3 Gbytes and 650 Mbytes cartridges. Write-Once type media can be used
as well as rewritable media. The related international standards are listed below.
High power 685 nm wave length laser diode, mark edge recording technology and Run
Length Limited coding known as RLL(1,7) achieve 5.2 Gbytes capacity within the 5 1/4
inch form factor.
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SMO-F551 Technical Guide and Specifications
Sony Corporation 1998
ISO/IEC 15286 (final draft)
ISO/IEC 14517 -1997
ISO/IEC 13549 -1994
ISO/IEC 10089 -1991
ISO/IEC 11560 -1992
Fig. 1.1 : SMO-F551 MO Disk Drive
5.2GB/4.8GB/4.1GB Rewritable and Write-Once
Cartridge
2.6GB/2.3GB Rewritable and Write-Once Cartridge
1.3GB/1.2GB Rewritable and Write-Once Cartridge
650MB/594MB Rewritable Cartridge (Format A)
650MB/594MB Write-Once Cartridge