Abstract: A connection confirmation system includes a connection detection apparatus and an information processing apparatus communicable with each other. The connection detection apparatus acquires a setting relating to a connection mode of a device to be connected to a sound processing apparatus, detects a connection mode of a device actually connected to the sound processing apparatus, and determines a difference between the detected actual connection mode and the connection mode indicated by the acquired setting.

Abstract: A connection confirmation system includes a connection detection apparatus and an information processing apparatus communicable with each other. The connection detection apparatus acquires a setting relating to a connection mode of a device to be connected to a sound processing apparatus, detects a connection mode of a device actually connected to the sound processing apparatus, and determines a difference between the detected actual connection mode and the connection mode indicated by the acquired setting.

Abstract: An optical disk has a recording surface which is divided in the radial direction of the optical disk into a plurality of volumes. Each volume consists of a lead-in area, a program area and a lead-out area. Each of the volumes has a recording capacity which is not constant and has absolute position information recorded therein. The absolute position information consists of time information starting from a common initial value. The lead-in area, program area and lead-out area of the respective volumes is adapted to have information of the Compact Disc format recorded therein and adapted to have volume number information corresponding to the volume number thereof recorded in a predetermined position of the area.

Abstract: An optical disk has a recording surface which is divided in the radial direction of the optical disk into a plurality of volumes. Each volume consists of a lead-in area, a program area and a lead-out area. Each of the volumes has a recording capacity which is not constant and has absolute position information recorded therein. The absolute position information consists of time information starting from a common initial value. The lead-in area, program area and lead-out area of the respective volumes is adapted to have information of the Compact Disc format recorded therein and adapted to have volume number information corresponding to the volume number thereof recorded in a predetermined position of the area.

Abstract: Recording surface of an optical disk is segmented radially into a plurality of volumes each including a lead-in area, program area and lead-out area. In each of the volumes, information indicating presence of a succeeding volume is recorded in a main channel of the program or lead-out area. Dedicated player can receive the information indicating presence of a succeeding volume during reproduction of the first volume and thus is allowed to access the second volume. By contrast, non-dedicated or ordinary CD-ROM players have no capability to read the information indicating presence of a succeeding volume and thus is only allowed to reproduce the first volume without knowing the presence of the succeeding volume.