WHAT IS A MINIDISC?
The disc is stored in a cartridge. You can handle it easily without worrying about dust, fingerprints, etc.
However, dust entering the opening of the cartridge, dirt on the cartridge, warping, etc. may cause malfunctions. Please note the following.
■Handling the MiniDisc
Do not touch the disc directly!
Do not open the shutter or touch the disc directly. If the shutter is opened forcibly, it may break.
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Where not to store discs:
Do not store discs in places with high temperatures or humidity. Specifically, do not leave discs in places exposed to direct sunlight or in cars with doors and windows closed. Do not leave discs in places where sand can get into the cartridge easily (e.g., beaches).
Regular cleaning:
■To prevent recorded discs from being erased accidentally
(accidental erasure prevention)
Slide the accidental erase prevention tab, located on the side of the disc, in the direction indicated by the arrow.
●The disc will then be protected against accidental erasure.
●To add a recording to such a disc, slide the accidental erase prevention tab back to its original position.
Tab
Protected against accidental erasure
■What is a MiniDisc?
●A MiniDisc is a
●Recording and playback use a digital system with a sound quality that is similar to that found on compact discs.
MiniDiscs cannot twist or stretch like tapes. The quality of sound will not deteriorate. MiniDiscs are extremely durable.
●Never disassemble MiniDiscs.
If the surface of the cartridge becomes dusty or dirty, clean it with a dry cloth.
■Adaptive TRansform Acoustic Coding [ATRAC]
The ATRAC (Adaptive TRansform Acoustic Coding) is a new technology that is designed to eliminate the information in sounds which you can not hear and to compress the remaining sound data so that the recording uses about 1/5 of the original sound information.
Sound data is analyzed and filtered to take advantage of psycho acoustic masking. The acoustic quality of the sound is not impaired.
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