| 摘要 |
<p>An apparatus for recording and/or reproducing data recorded on a recording medium where a lead-in area, a data area, and a lead-out area are consecutively arranged, is provided. The apparatus comprises a reading unit, which transfers data with respect to the recording medium, and a control unit, which controls the reading unit to read defect management on/off mode information, where the mode selectively indicates one of whether defect management has been performed on the recording medium and whether defect management has not been performed, from a temporary defect management area provided in the lead-in area or the lead-out area so as to update information on a defect generated in the data area and defect management information used for management of a defect for each of a plurality of predetermined operations, and controls the reading unit to read data recorded in the data area based on the read defect management on/off mode information. Fig. 11</p> |
