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Knowledge section
In case of difficulty

Action

Meaning

Displayed Message

÷No disc is placed on the tray.
÷An attempt is made to record digital
signal from a source while its digital
copy has been prohibited by SCMS.
÷An attempt is made to record a CD
containing recording of non-audio digi-
tal signal.
÷There is no recordable area on the disc.
÷An attempt is made to record a 256th
track.
÷An attempt is made to assign a title with
more characters than usable.
÷The disc does not contain any record-
ings.
÷The disc does not contain any tracks but
has a disc title.
÷The TOC *1 data of the disc is being
read.
÷The data related to editing or recording
is being written in the disc.
÷The contents of UTOC *2 are abnormal.
÷An attempt is made to perform editing
beyond the restrictions, for example to
erase a track which is too short.
÷This is a message for confirming if edit-
ing can really be executed.
÷The minidisc is write-protected.
÷The minidisc is only for playback.
÷This indicates some trouble.
÷An attempt is made to record a CD with
double-speed recording within 74 min-
utes after the same CD was recorded
with double-speed recording.
÷Load a disc.
÷This unit cannot record this kind of signal.
÷This unit cannot record this kind of signal.
÷Use another recordable disc.
÷More than 256 tracks cannot be recorded per
disc.(There may be also cases in which recording
is impossible while the track number is less than
256.)
÷Refer to “Total number of title characters”.
÷When playback is required, use a recorded disc.
÷The disc can be used for recording without any
problem.
÷This is a normal operation.
÷This is a normal operation.
÷Perform “ALL ERASE” operation. If this is not
possible, use another disc.
÷Perform editing following the restrictions.
÷Press the ENTER key to execute editing.
÷Cancel the write protection.
÷Insert a minidisc for recording.
÷Return to normal condition is made by switching
the unit off and then on again.
÷Wait until the displayed time elapses before
starting double-speed recording.
NO DISC
CAN'T COPY
DISC FULL
TITLE FULL
BLANK DISC
NO TRACKS
READING
WRITING
DISC ERROR
CAN'T EDIT
?(blinking)
PROTECTED
PLAY ONLY
UNIT ERROR
PLEASE WAIT
MD recorder section (Displayed messages and actions to be taken against them)
*1 All minidiscs contain a Table of Contents (TOC) in addition to sound signals. The TOC is similar to the table of contents
in a book and contains information, such as track numbers, track length, and character information, that cannot be
rewritten.
*2 In addition to the TOC, minidiscs also contain a special User’s Table of Contents (UTOC) that contains track number,
track length, and character information, that can be rewritten.