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Notes:

Tracks can be recorded in stereo recording mode, 2 times long recording mode, and 4 times long recording mode on one MiniDisc.

In monaural recording, the sound on the right and left channels is mixed even if the input source is in stereo. Although you can hear the stereo sound from the head- phones, the recorded sound is monaural.

Tracks recorded in 2 times long recording and 4 times long recording modes cannot be played with the unit that does not support these modes. On such a unit, “LP” is displayed at the beginning of the track and no sound is heard. (The operation and the display may vary depend- ing on the unit.)

Tracks recorded in monaural cannot be played if equip- ment does not support the monaural playback.

About the recording mode

You can select the recording mode from stereo recording, 2 times long recording, 4 times long recording, and mon- aural recording. Recordable time varies depending on the recording mode.

If the tracks are recorded on 80-minute MiniDisc, you can record them in the following 4 modes:

Indication

Recording mode

Recording time

 

 

 

SP/STEREO

Stereo

Max. 80 min.

LP2 REC

2 times long (stereo)

Max. 160 min.

LP4 REC

4 times long (stereo)

Max. 320 min.

SP/MONO

Monaural

Max. 160 min.

Caution for 4 times long recording (LP4)

Special compressing method allows the 4 times long re- cording to realize long-time stereo recording. Therefore, some noise is recorded occasionally.

If the stress should be laid on the sound quality, stereo recording or 2 times long recording is recommended.

About ATRAC

The ATRAC (Adaptive TRansform Acoustic Coding) sys- tem compresses the sound data into 1/5 by cutting out the inaudible sound.

Since the sound is selected based on psychoacoustics masking, the sound quality is not damaged.

This unit is equipped with the ATRAC3 compressing sys- tem that reduces the sound data into 1/10 or 1/20.

By employing this system, 2 times and 4 times long re- cording is enabled in stereo mode.

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Sharp MD-MT877H operation manual Advanced Recording, About the recording mode

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