Abstract: According to one embodiment, an image reproduction apparatus includes: a display device configured to display an image represented by a video signal; and a reproduction module including an insertion port into which an optical disc is inserted, and configured to reproduce a video signal, wherein the display device and the reproduction module are provided in a same casing; and the display device is caused to display an image representing each of a position of the insertion port and the optical disc to be inserted into the insertion port based on an operation instruction to the reproduction module.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an image reproduction apparatus includes: a display device configured to display an image represented by a video signal; and a reproduction module including an insertion port into which an optical disc is inserted, and configured to reproduce a video signal, wherein the display device and the reproduction module are provided in a same casing; and the display device is caused to display an image representing each of a position of the insertion port and the optical disc to be inserted into the insertion port based on an operation instruction to the reproduction module.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a recording unit includes a recording unit for recording data on a recording medium, a laser light source for emitting a laser when data is recorded on the recording medium, a flash memory for storing a previously measured output characteristic of the laser light source, and a control unit for controlling the recording unit, wherein the recording unit comprises a selection unit which performs test writing on the recording medium, and selects an optimum laser power from a reproducing signal waveform of the written data when data is recorded on the recording medium, and the control unit comprises a correction unit which reads an output characteristic of the laser light source from the flash memory, and corrects a value of a reference laser power when the selection unit performs test writing.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an optical disc apparatus includes a recording unit that records user data on an optical disc, a generation unit that detects a temperature in the optical disc apparatus and generates a detection signal, a capturing unit that captures the detection signal generated by the generation unit, and a correction unit that corrects a recording power for use in a recording processing on the optical disc preset by an OPC processing based on the detection signal captured by the capturing unit.

Abstract: An optical disk device includes a format determination unit which determines a format causing an intersymbol interference ratio of not less than a preset value, as a format for power calibration performed on an optical disk, when an intersymbol interference ratio of data to be recorded on the optical disk is lower than a preset value, a power calibration unit which executes power calibration on the optical disk using the format determined by the format determination unit, an optimal power determination unit which determines optimal power for a laser beam used to record the data, based on a result of the power calibration by the power calibration unit, and a recording unit which records the data on the optical disk using a laser beam corresponding to the optimal power determined by the optimal power determination unit.

Abstract: An optical disc apparatus has a disc motor which rotates an optical disc, a pickup which has a laser element driven by a drive current and irradiates the optical disc with a laser beam, a plurality of signal lines which transfers control information of the drive current to the pickup, and a drive control circuit which serially transfers the control signal to the pickup using at least one of the plurality of signal lines.