Upon read error in a DVD recorder, error handling by rewriting same data plus additional data of same ECC block.

摘要

A recording apparatus for and a method of handling an error occurring when recording information on an optical disc. An existing ECC block on the optical disc is read in response to a first record command provided by a superior apparatus. If an error occurs in the reading of the existing ECC block, an error occurrence report is provided to the superior apparatus which formulates a second record command based on the error occurrence report and the information is recorded in another ECC block on the optical disc according to the second record command.