FIELD: recording and playback of data.
SUBSTANCE: description is given of the device and method of recording and/or playing back data and the data record medium. The recording and/or playback device consists of a recording and/or playback module, which records and plays back data from a record medium, which has one or more data recording layers and a control module, controlling the recording and/or playback module for recording data onto the record medium through accessing one or more disc data structures. The data structures consist of data related, to parameter records, corresponding to record characteristics of the record medium, and information on record characteristics, related to parameter records. In accordance with the given device and method, parameters of record characteristics correspond to the recording and/playback device, and compatibility with different specifications can be attained.
EFFECT: higher recording and playback quality.
10 cl, 9 dwg
