System limitations of MDs
The recording system in your MD deck has the limitations described below.
Note, however, that these limitations are due to the inherent nature of the MD recording system itself, not to mechanical causes.
“Disc Full!” appears before the MD has reached the maximum recording time
When 255 tracks have been recorded on the MD, “Disc Full!” appears regardless of the total recorded time. More than 255 tracks cannot be recorded on the MD. To continue recording, erase unnecessary tracks or use another recordable MD.
“Disc Full!” appears before the maximum number of tracks (255) is reached
Fluctuations in emphasis within tracks are sometimes interpreted as track intervals, increasing the track count and causing “Disc Full!” to appear.
“Group Full!” appears in the display
•When the Group Function is on, “Group Full!” may be displayed if editing is performed. This means there are insufficient characters for group management. Delete any unnecessary disc titles, group titles or other characters.
•Even when the Group Function is off, the group management information is updated automatically when Move, Divide and other editing operations are performed, so “Group Full!” may be displayed.
The remaining recording time does not increase even after erasing numerous short tracks
Tracks shorter than 12 seconds* are not counted, so erasing them may not increase the recording time.
*During Stereo recording.
In Monaural or LP2 stereo mode: about 24 seconds
In LP4 stereo mode: about 48 seconds
“Impossible” appears when you use
This happens when you have edited the same track many times. This is due to a technical limitation of the MD system and is not a mechanical error.
The total recorded time and the remaining time on the MD do not add up to the maximum recording time
Recording is done in minimum units of 2 seconds* each, no matter how short the material. The recorded contents may be shorter than the maximum recording capacity. Disc space may also be reduced by scratches.
*During Stereo recording.
In Monaural or LP2 stereo mode: about 4 seconds
In LP4 stereo mode: about 8 seconds
The sound may
Tracks created through editing may exhibit sound dropout during searching because
Track numbers cannot be marked
Even in the Level Synchro Recording, the track numbers may not be marked at the beginning of the track:
•if the input signal is below a certain fixed level for less than 2 seconds between tracks.
•if the input signal is below a certain fixed level for more than 2 seconds in the middle of the track.
•if you record a track that is 4 seconds or less*.
*During Stereo, Monaural or LP2 stereo recording mode (In LP4 stereo recording mode: 8 seconds or less).
Extra tracks are created
When there is a long silence between CD tracks, an extra track may be created.
The number of tracks on the CD and the recorded MD is different
When there are short tracks on the CD, track numbers may not be marked for these tracks, and the number of tracks recorded on the MD may differ from that of the CD.
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