MD Restrictions
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 symp- toms are not malfunctions.
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| “DISC FULL” appears, even | There is a maximum number of tracks which can be recorded, |
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| though there is still enough | regardless of recording time. More than 254 tracks cannot be |
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| remaining time on MD. | recorded on an MD. |
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| “DISC FULL” appears even | • Repeating erasure and recording on the same MD creates many |
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| though the number of tracks | blank portions sparsely on the MD. When recording on such an |
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| and recording time do not | MD, a track is recorded on these blank portions sparsely. If a track |
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| reach the limit. | is divided and recorded into so many portions, “DISC FULL” |
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| The JOIN function sometimes |
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| • If a divided portion of less than 8 seconds is made while a track |
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| does not work. | is recorded on the MD, that track cannot be joined to another |
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| track using the JOIN function. Furthermore, if that track is |
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| The remaining time on the MD |
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| erased, the remaining time of the MD may not increase exactly |
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| does not increase even when | by the erased amount. |
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| tracks are erased. | • 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 forwarding or |
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| The sound drops out during |
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| reversing such an MD. |
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| fast forward or fast rewind. |
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| The amount of recorded time | You cannot record on a blank portion of less than 2 seconds in the |
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| on the MD added to the | MD. For this reason, the actual recording time of discs may become |
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| amount of remaining time is | shorter. |
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| shorter than the MD’s total |
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| possible recording time. |
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