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2.4.1 Header field

The
header consists of a sector address (absolute time) and a mode byte. Table 2.2 shows the header field configuration.

[There may be an error between the ATIME value of the subcode Q channel and the sector address in the header. Therefore, when specifying the sector, the header value is used instead of the subcode Q channel.

Table 2.2 Header field layout
 byte subscript 
 value 
 12 
13
14
15
 minutes 
seconds
frames
Mode

2.4.2 Subheader field

The subheader consists of 8 bytes, and each byte of file number, channel number, submode, and coding information (4 bytes in total) is written twice. The reason for writing twice is for data reliability.

(1) File number

∙ File number is used to identify sectors belonging to one file. Some files can be recorded interleaved with other files. At this time, the file number of each sector of the logical file becomes the same value.
∙ File number can be used to select sectors belonging to the same file or to exclude non-target files.

The following restrictions apply depending on the file number value.

Table 2.3 File number restrictions
 File number 
 Description 
 0 
 Used for the following files or areas 
-Files recorded continuously on the disc
・ Directory
・ Others (path table, volume descriptor)
Cannot interleave with other files
 1-255 
 Can be interleaved or continuous 
(with other files It ’s not clear if it ’s interleaved or not.)


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