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System limitations
of MDs
The recording system in your MD deck has
the limitations described below.
Note, however, that these limitations are due
to the inherent nature of the MD recording
system itself, not to mechanical causes.
“Disc Full” lights up before the
MD has reached the maximum
recording time (60 or 74 minutes)
When 255 tracks have been recorded on the MD,
“Disc Full” lights up regardless of the total recorded
time. More than 255 tracks cannot be recorded on
the MD. To continue recording, erase unnecessary
tracks or use another recordable MD.
“Disc Full” lights up before the
maximum number of tracks (255)
is reached
Fluctuations in emphasis within tracks are
sometimes interpreted as track intervals, increasing
the track count and causing “Disc Full” to light up.
The remaining recording time
does not increase even after
erasing numerous short tracks
Tracks shorter than 12 seconds are not counted, so
erasing them may not increase the recording time.
Some tracks cannot be combined
with others
Track combination may become impossible when
tracks are shorter than 12 seconds.
The total recorded time and the
remaining time on the MD do not
add up to the maximum recording
time (60 or 74 minutes)
Recording is done in minimum units of 2 seconds
each, no matter how short the material. The
recorded contents may be shorter than the
maximum recording capacity. Disc space may also
be reduced by scratches.
The sound may drop-out while
searching the edited tracks
Tracks created through editing may exhibit sound
dropout during searching because high-speed
playback requires time to search for the position on
the disc when the tracks are not in order.
Track numbers cannot be marked
When “LEVEL-SYNC” (page 33) lights up in the
display window during analogue recording, the
track numbers may not be marked at the beginning
of the track:
• if the input signal is below a certain fixed level for
less than two seconds between tracks.
• if the input signal is below a certain fixed level for
more than two seconds in the middle of the track.
Guide to the Serial Copy
Management System
Digital audio components, such as CDs, MDs, and
DATs let you copy music easily with high quality by
prosessing music as a digital signal.
To protect the copyrighted music programmes, this
system uses the Serial Copy Management System
that allows you to make only a single copy of a
digitally recorded source through digital-to-digital
connections.
You can make only a first generation copy*
through a digital-to-digital connection.
For example:
1
You can make a copy of a commercially available
digital sound programme (for example, a CD or
MD), but you cannot make a second copy from the
first-generation copy.
2
You can make a copy of a digital signal from a
digitally recorded analog sound programme (for
example, an analog record or a music cassette
tape) or from a digital satellite broadcast
programme, but you cannot make a second copy.
* A first-generation copy means a digital recording
of a digital signal made on digital audio
equipment. For example, if you record from this
system’s CD player to the MD deck, you make a
first-generation copy.
Note
This copy management system doesn’t apply when
you make a recording through analog-to-analog
connections.
