Information reproducing method for an optical medium having grooves and lands

摘要

An information reproducing method for an optical recording medium in which grooves and lands are formed on a substrate, information recording areas are formed in association with both a groove and a land, and an address area is formed at the information recording area preceding the groove and the land. First and second address pits are disposed in the address area on an extension of a boundary between the groove and the land and the first and second address pits are disposed to satisfy predetermined requirements.