A disc drive apparatus according to the present invention has a tray
formed of an optically transparent material and has disc receiving
portions. The tray is movable in an ejection and a retraction direction
with respect to a casing. A light source is mounted inside the tray at
the ejection direction side thereof. The light source emits light toward
the ejection direction of the tray to cause the light to propagate within
the optically transparent material from the retraction direction side
through the ejection direction side of the tray with respect to the disc
receiving portion.