Optical recording medium, optical recording apparatus, and system to prepare contents-recorded optical recording medium

An optical recording medium, comprising a dye recording layer,

• wherein a recording mark portion is formed at the dye recording layer by use of a laser light having a wavelength of 400 nm to 410 nm, a reflectance after recording with respect to the laser light at the recording mark portion is increased compared to a reflectance before recording, and a push-pull signal (push-pull (differential signal)/reflectance (sum signal)) after recording is decreased compared to a push-pull signal (push-pull (differential signal)/reflectance (sum signal)) before recording.

An optical recording apparatus, comprising:

• a recording unit configured to record information on an optical recording medium, and
• a distinguishing unit configured to distinguish whether or not the optical recording medium, which is mounted in the optical recording apparatus, is of low-to-high type in which a reflectance after recording at a recording mark portion with respect to laser light is increased compared to a reflectance before recording,
• wherein the recording unit makes an access region which is to be accessed when reproducing and which is other than data regions, recorded in the optical recording medium when the distinguishing unit distinguishes the optical recording medium as low-to-high type.