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