Panasonic LKM-KB12 User Manual

Product Line-up and Specifications

External

ADA

ADA Drive

External drive LKM-KB12

Specifications

Model Number

Type

Interface

Supported disc types

ADA-RE (single-layer/dual-layer)

ADA-R* (single-layer/dual-layer)

BD-RE (single -layer/dual-layer)

BD-R (single-layer/dual-layer)

BD-ROM

DVD-RAM (4.7GB)

DVD-RAM (4.7GB) cartridge

Maximum

transfer rate**

External dimensions (H x W x D)

* The release date has not yet been determined. ** Normal speed BD: 36 Mbps, DVD: 11.08 Mbps, CD: 1.2 Mbps

DVD-R (single-layer)

DVD-R (double-layer)

DVD-RW

+R (single-layer/double-layer)

+RW

DVD-ROM (single-layer/double-layer)

CD-RW

CD-R

CD-ROM

LKM-KB12

External

USB 2.0

Writing Speed

—

6-8x

—

56.8 x 168.5 x 289.3 mm

Reading Speed

6-8x

2.4x

20x

Internal drive LKM-KB23

LKM-KB23

KM-KB

Internal

Writing Speed

—

6-8x

—

41.3 x 146.0 x 193.0 mm

Drive and Media

SATA

Reading Speed

6-8x

2.4x

20x

ADA Media

50GB* ADA-RE (single-sided/dual-layer)

LM-BED50B

Specifications

Model number

Data capacity

Recording constitution

Recording format

Recording material

Track pitch

Minimum mark length

Cover layer thickness

Data transfer speed

External shell case dimensions

Disc diameter

Country of manufacture

* 1 GB=1 billion bytes, but the capacity is slightly below that after formatting, so that the actual amount area that can be used will be less.

LM-BED50B

50GB

Single-sided dual-layer

25GB* ADA-RE (single-sided/single-layer)

LM-BED25B

ADA-RE

Phase change rewritable

Phase change inorganic recording material

0.32 µm

0.149 µm

0.1 mm

72 Mbps (2x)

135.5 mm x 124.6 mm x 8.0 mm

120 mm

Japan

LM-BED25B

25GB

Single-sided single-layer

Advanced Disc for Archive Drive and Media

Optimum for medical and other business data archives

http://panasonic.net/avc/media/ada/

Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.

Printed in Japan 201002ADA

* “ADA” is an abbreviation of “Advanced Disc for Archive”

˚C

What’s Advanced Disc for Archive

ADA Features

Drive

• An external type with a USB 2.0 interface and an internal type with an SATA interface are available.

• Internal drives can be installed vertically.

• Drives support writing and reading of not only ADA media but Blu-ray disc, DVD-RAM, DVD-R and DVD-RW media. Reading of CDs is also supported.

• Data can be easily written to media just as it is to a hard disk, by using "drag & drop."

• In the same way as a DVD-RAM or MO, the process after writing data to a disk is also very easy, with no need for finalizing.

External drive LKM-KB12

Internal drive LKM-KB23

High-capacity discs designed to store the growing amounts of data in the B2B field.

The amount of digital data to be archived in the B2B field has seen drastic growth, which requires a greater recording capacity for each recording medium. The rapid spread of high-definition motion images in professional video production, and the increasing number of scanned pictures and 3D images in the medical field are typical examples. ADA's high capacity also meets a variety of long-term data archive demands in B2B fields such as R&D, government projects, enterprises, institutions, and resource exploration.

Optimally tuned drives and media boost reliability.

Panasonic has combined its hardware and media technologies to provide optimally tuned drives and media, ensuring excellent reliability.

Application examples

Highly reliable ADA discs meet archiving needs in a wide range of businesses

Security camera

Broadcasting (CATV)

Resource Exploration

Medical Archives

Cassette-type shell cases guard high-reliability discs based on Blu-ray Disc technology.

Over the years, cartridge-type DVD-RAM discs have found high acclaim at medical institutions. ADA is a new type of optical disc that Panasonic created by combining the popular cartridge format with blue-violet laser technology. Cassette-type shell cases protect the data on the disc from damage caused by contamination and impact. The Advanced Disc for Archive was created from Panasonic's integrated technologies for DVD and Blu-ray Discs.

Governmental and

Video Production

Data Archives

ADA Changer**

Enterprise Data Archive

R&D Data Archive

** To be provided by third parties

Media

High capacity

• Discs that were developed based on Blu-ray Disc technologies have a maximum recording capacity of 50 GB.

• The data from ten 4.7-GB DVDs can be saved onto a single 50-GB disc, which is equivalent to the data for 4.5 hours of full-HD motion images or approximately 90,000 CT scan images.

Long Archive Life

• ADA discs have achieved a long archive life of over 50 years (according to an accelerated age test by Panasonic).

• ADA uses an inorganic phase change recording layer whose reliability has been proven in Blu-ray Discs. It also resists time-related changes, for safe and secure long-term storage.

Durable Shell Cases

• The cassette-type shell case employs highly

durable polycarbonate to protect the disc from scratches, dust and fingerprints.

• Shell case media offers easy handling and

convenient storage.

• The shell case saves the same amount of

storage space as a BD or DVD bare disc in a conventional jewel case.

Estimated life span of data on Panasonic ADA Media

10,000,000

1,000,000

100,000

10,000

1,000

data (hours）

Lifetime of archived

100

0.0025 0.0030

Estimated bv Panasonic based on an accelerated age test

80˚C

˚C

90˚C

˚C

1/Temperature (1/K)

Polycarbonate

Indexes and barcodes can be directly attached to the case.

Test data of ADA-RE (2x)

25˚C

Long term storage of

more than 50 years

at 25˚C, 80% RH

0.0035