Rules for digital recording (continued)

System limitations

Rule 3

A recordable MD with material recorded from analog sources (analog records or FM programs, etc.) through the line input terminal can be copied to another recordable MD through the digital output terminal.

However, you cannot make subsequent copies from the recordable MD to other recordable MDs through the digital output terminal. Subsequent copies can be made only through the analog output terminal.

When MD recorders are connected using analog ter- minals, the number of dubbings is unlimited.

Turntable

Tuner

CD player

Cassette deck

DAT deck

Microphone

amplifier

Playing

MD recorder

 

Line (analog)

 

output terminal

Audio connecting

cable

Line (analog)

 

 

input terminal

Recording

MD recorder

The MD recording system in the unit is significantly different from those used in cassette and DAT decks and is characterized by the limitations described below. Note, however, that these limitations are due to the inherent nature of the MD recording system itself and not to mechanical causes.

• “Disc Full” lights up before the disc has

reached the maximum recording time (60, 74, or

80 minutes).

When 255 tracks have been recorded on the disc,

“Disc Full” lights up regardless of the total recorded

time. You cannot record more than 256 tracks on

the disc. To record new tracks, erase unnecessary

tracks or use another MD.

• “Disc Full” lights up before the maximum num-

ber of tracks is reached.

If you use a disc that contains many edits, the “Disc

Full” indicator may light up regardless of the record-

ing time or the number of tracks.

• The remaining recordable time on the MD does

not increase even after erasing numerous short

tracks.

• Some tracks cannot be combined with others.

Track combination may become impossible when

tracks are edited.

• The remaining recordable time on the MD may

decrease by more than the total recorded time,

depending on the status of the MD or how you

MD

MD recorded via analog-to-digital connection

 

record.

•

Tracks created through editing may exhibit

 

sound dropout during searching operations.

•

Track numbers are not recorded correctly.

 

Incorrect assignment or recording of track numbers

Playing

MD recorder

Digital output terminal

Optical cable or coaxial digital connecting cable

Digital input terminal

Recording

MD recorder

 

 

First-generation

MD

MDrecorded via digital-to-digital connection

Playing

 

MD recorder

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Line (analog)

Digital output terminal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

output terminal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Optical cable or

may result (1) when CD tracks are divided into sev-

eral smaller tracks during digital recording, or (2)

when certain CDs are recorded with the Level Sync

On for automatic track marking.

• “MD Reading” appears for a long time.

If an inserted recordable disc is brand new, “MD

Reading” remains on the display longer than if the

disc had been used.

• You can enter up to 1,792 characters on an MD.

However, if you use the Group function, the maxi-

mum number will be lower.

• Group function data is written in the memory

area for names.

If you input an excessive number of characters, the

available data capacity will be reduced, possibly

disabling Group functions. In this case, try to

coaxial digital

Audio connecting cable

reduce the number of characters used for names.

connecting cable

Digital input terminal

Line (analog)

input terminal

 

Recording

MD recorder

 

 

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