Sony MDS-E12 operating instructions Display Messages, Message Meaning

Display Messages

The following table explains the various messages that appear in the display. Please also see the recorder’s Self Diagnosis function on page 66.

Message	Meaning
Auto Cut	The Auto Cut function is on (page 22)
Blank Disc	A new (blank) or erased MD has been
	inserted.
Cannot Copy	An attempt was made to make a
	second copy from a digitally dubbed
	MD.
Cannot Edit	The MD is a commercially recorded
	disc and cannot be edited.
	An attempt was made to edit the MD
	during Program or Shuffle Play.
	An attempt was made to edit an MD
	recorded in LP2 or LP4 stereo.
Disc Full	The MD is full
Impossible	The recorder cannot do the specified
	operation.
Incomplete!	The change of recording level or
	Fade-In Fade-Out operations were
	not properly made due to the
	recorder being moved, damage to the
	disc, dirt, etc.
Initialize (flashing)	The Setup Menu settings have been
	lost. Or the contents recorded by the
	timer have disappeared over time
	and are not available for saving to
	disc, or the playback condition was
	not stored the last time the recorder
	was used. (When the power is turned
	on, this flashes for about four
	seconds).
Memorizing	This flashes while the memory is
(flashing)	storing the contents of editing using
	Multi-access play to edit the track
	order.
Name Full!	The limitation on the number of
	characters that can be input for
	naming has been reached. A
	maximum of approximately 1,700
	characters can be input.
No Change	While changing recording levels,
	AMS or YES were pushed without
	the level change being made, so that
	no changes were recorded.
No Disc	There is no MD in the recorder.
No Name	The track or disc has no name.
No Program!	An attempt was made to start
	Program Play when no program
	exists.
Premastered	An attempt was made to record on a
	premastered MD.
ProgramFull	The program contains the maximum
	number of tracks, and no more can be
	added.
REMOTE	The recorder is being controlled by a

	connected external device.*
Message	Meaning
S.F Edit!	During S.F Edit (change of sound
	level after recording, Fade-In, Fade-
	Out), another operation was made.
	During S.F Edit, no other operations
	can be made.
Smart Space	The Smart Space function is on (page
	22).
TOC Reading	After the insertion of the MD, the
	recorder is reading the recorded
	material.
M. Access	The button for an operation which
	cannot be made during Multi-access
	play was pressed.
No Date	DATE-RECORDED of the remote
	was pressed with a track without the
	time and date recorded present.

*If “REMOTE” appears under other circumstances, turn the recorder off, then turn it on again.

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