Patent ID: 7075869
Filing Date: 2006-07-11
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. An optical disk recording device, comprising: disk-applicable-recording-speed information reproducing means for reproducing, from among disk readout signals generated by reading an optical disk to be recorded on, both disk-applicable-recording-speed information pre-recorded on a track of the optical disk during manufacture of the optical disk and information indicative of a type and a maker of the optical disk, the information being pre-recorded on a track of the optical disk during manufacture of the optical disk, said disk-applicable-recording-speed information include range information indicative of lower and upper limit values of applicable recording speeds; and control means for performing recording on the optical disk after setting a recording speed for the optical disk to a predetermined speed value within the range specified by the disk-applicable-recording-speed information reproduced by said disk applicable-recording-speed information reproducing means.