diff --git a/xorriso/xorriso.1 b/xorriso/xorriso.1
index 89ca6006..8f4f4e18 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorriso.1
+++ b/xorriso/xorriso.1
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ until the next -dev or -indev. After the image has been loaded once, the
 setting is valid for -rollback until next -dev or -indev, where it
 will be reset to "auto".
 .TP
-\fB\-rom_toc_scan\fR "on"|"off"|"nonrom_on"|"nonrom_off"
+\fB\-rom_toc_scan\fR "on"|"off"[:"emul_on"|"emul_off"]
 Read-only drives do not tell the actual media type but show any media as
 ROM (e.g. as DVD-ROM). The session history of MMC multi-session media might
 be truncated to first and last session or even be completely false.
@@ -546,10 +546,10 @@ to invalid addresses and thus ugly drive behavior.
 Setting "on" enables that scan for alleged read-only media.
 .br
 On the other hand the emulation of session history on overwriteable media
-can hamper reading of partly damaged media. Setting "nonrom_off" disables
+can hamper reading of partly damaged media. Setting "off:emul_off" disables
 the elsewise trustworthy table-of-content scan for those media.
 .br
-To be in effect, -rom_toc_scan settings have to be made before the -*dev
+To be in effect, the -rom_toc_scan setting has to be made before the -*dev
 command which aquires drive and media.
 .TP
 \fB\-ban_stdio_write\fR
diff --git a/xorriso/xorriso.c b/xorriso/xorriso.c
index c518bd0e..d2c82431 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorriso.c
+++ b/xorriso/xorriso.c
@@ -5281,16 +5281,12 @@ int Xorriso_status(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *filter, FILE *fp, int flag)
 
 #endif /* Xorriso_with_readlinE */
 
- is_default= !(xorriso->toc_emulation_flag&1);
- sprintf(line,"-rom_toc_scan %s\n",
-         xorriso->toc_emulation_flag&1 ? "on" : "off");
+ is_default= (xorriso->toc_emulation_flag == 0);
+ sprintf(line,"-rom_toc_scan %s%s\n",
+         xorriso->toc_emulation_flag & 1 ? "on" : "off",
+         xorriso->toc_emulation_flag & 2 ? ":emul_off" : "");
  if(!(is_default && no_defaults))
-   Xorriso_status_result(xorriso,filter,fp,flag&2);
- is_default= !(xorriso->toc_emulation_flag&2);
- sprintf(line,"-rom_toc_scan %s\n",
-         xorriso->toc_emulation_flag&2 ? "nonrom_off" : "nonrom_on");
- if(!(is_default && no_defaults))
-   Xorriso_status_result(xorriso,filter,fp,flag&2);
+   Xorriso_status_result(xorriso, filter, fp, flag & 2);
 
  adr_mode= xorriso->image_start_mode & 0xffff;
  if(adr_mode>=0 && adr_mode<=max_load_mode) {
@@ -11654,9 +11650,9 @@ int Xorriso_option_help(struct XorrisO *xorriso, int flag)
 "  -load \"session\"|\"track\"|\"lba\"|\"sbsector\"|\"volid\"|\"auto\" id",
 "                 Load a particular (outdated) ISO image from a -dev or",
 "                 -indev which hosts more than one session.",
-"  -rom_toc_scan \"on\"|\"off\"|\"nonrom_on\"|\"nonrom_off\"",
+"  -rom_toc_scan \"on\"|\"off\"[:\"emul_on\"|\"emul_off\"]",
 "                 Enable scanning for ISO sessions on read-only drives/media",
-"                 resp. on overwriteable media.",
+"                 resp. on overwriteable media with emulated TOC.",
 "  -ban_stdio_write",
 "                 Allow for writing only the usage of optical drives.",
 "  -blank \"fast\"|\"all\"|\"deformat\"|\"deformat_quickest\"",
@@ -13506,18 +13502,33 @@ int Xorriso_option_rollback(struct XorrisO *xorriso, int flag)
 /* Option -rom_toc_scan */
 int Xorriso_option_rom_toc_scan(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *mode, int flag)
 {
- if(strcmp(mode, "off")==0)
-   xorriso->toc_emulation_flag&= ~1;
- else if(strcmp(mode, "on")==0)
-   xorriso->toc_emulation_flag|= 1;
- else if(strcmp(mode, "nonrom_off")==0)
-   xorriso->toc_emulation_flag|= 2;
- else if(strcmp(mode, "nonrom_on")==0)
-   xorriso->toc_emulation_flag&= ~2;
- else {
-   sprintf(xorriso->info_text, "-rom_toc_scan: unknown mode '%s'", mode);
-   Xorriso_msgs_submit(xorriso, 0, xorriso->info_text, 0, "FAILURE", 0);
-   return(0);
+ int l;
+ char *cpt, *npt;
+
+ xorriso->toc_emulation_flag= 0;
+ npt= cpt= mode;
+ for(cpt= mode; npt != NULL; cpt= npt + 1) {
+   npt= strchr(cpt,':');
+   if(npt==NULL)
+     l= strlen(cpt);
+   else
+     l= npt-cpt;
+   if(l==0)
+     goto unknown_mode;
+   if(strncmp(cpt, "off", l) == 0)
+     xorriso->toc_emulation_flag&= ~1;
+   else if(strncmp(cpt, "on", l) == 0)
+     xorriso->toc_emulation_flag|= 1;
+   else if(strncmp(cpt, "emul_off", l) == 0)
+     xorriso->toc_emulation_flag|= 2;
+   else if(strncmp(cpt, "emul_on", l) == 0)
+     xorriso->toc_emulation_flag&= ~2;
+   else {
+unknown_mode:;
+     sprintf(xorriso->info_text, "-rom_toc_scan: unknown mode in '%s'", mode);
+     Xorriso_msgs_submit(xorriso, 0, xorriso->info_text, 0, "FAILURE", 0);
+     return(0);
+   }
  }
  return(1);
 }
diff --git a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
index fe80f47b..25a94672 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
+++ b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define Xorriso_timestamP "2008.10.06.114845"
+#define Xorriso_timestamP "2008.10.08.135848"