Optische Aufzeichnungsvorrichtung mit Zeichenfunktion eines sichtbaren Bildes auf der Plattenoberseite

摘要

A number of different embodiments of optical disk apparatus that record both data and visual images by irradiating a laser beam from a pickup onto an optical disk are disclosed. A scanning section scans the laser beam relative to the optical disk. A recording control section controls the scanning section to effect recording of data on a recordable face (202). A drawing control section is provided for controlling the pickup and the scanning section to effect drawing of a visible image on either the recordable face or on a different thermally sensitive face (205) of the optical disk. Therefore separate apparatus to print labels presenting content information are not required.