MD Error Messages
Error Message
BLANK DISC
CANNOT JOIN
DISC ERROR
DISC FULL
EMERGENCY STOP
MD NO DISC
CANNOT COPY
PLAYBACK MD
DISC PROTECTED
TRACK PROTECTED
OCCUPIED
Signification
The disc is blank.
You are trying to join tracks which cannot be joined.
There is a problem with this disc.
There is no more space on the disc or there are over 254 tracks.
A malfunction occurs during the recording.
There is no disc.
You are trying to copy a
You are trying to edit or record a
The disc is
The track is protected using another MD recorder.
During playback, you inserted an MD into the loading slot where another MD has been inserted.
Solution
Change the disc with another if you want to enjoy playback.
This is not a malfunction. (See MD limitations.)
Change the disc.
Use another recordable MD or erase some tracks.
Eject the MD and
Put an MD.
Stop the recording.
Use a recordable MD for recording.
Unprotect the disc or use another.
Press the SET button, then the EDIT button to cancel the track protection.
Remove the MD.
LOAD ERROR |
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Insert the MD correctly then press the
0button for the MD Recorder.
MD limitations
The MD records data in an original format that differs from that of conventional cassette tapes or DATs. Since there are some limitations with this recording format, the following types of symptoms may occur. These symptoms are not malfunctions.
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“DISC FULL” appears, even though there is still enough | There is a maximum number of tracks which can be |
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remaining time on an MD. | recorded, regardless of time. More than 254 tracks cannot |
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“DISC FULL” appears even though the number of tracks | • Repeating erasure and recording on the same disc create |
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and recording time do not reach the limit. | many blank portions sparsely on the disc. When recording |
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| on such a disc, a track is recorded on these blank portions |
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| sparsely. If a track is divided and recorded into so many |
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The JOIN function sometimes does not work. |
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portions, “DISC FULL” appears. |
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The remaining time on the disc does not increase even |
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track is recorded on the MD, that track cannot be joined |
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when tracks are erased. |
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to another track using the JOIN function. Furthermore, if |
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| that track is erased, the remaining time of the MD may |
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The sound drops out during fast forward or fast rewind. | not increase exactly by the erased amount. |
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| • If a track has been divided into many portions while being |
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| recorded on the MD, sounds will drop out while fast |
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| forwarding or reversing such an MD. |
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The amount of recorded time on the disc added to the | You cannot record on a blank portion of less than 2 seconds |
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amount of remaining time is shorter than the disc’s total | in the MD. For this reason, the actual recording time of |
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possible recording time. | discs may become shorter. |
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