To prevent accidental erasure of the recorded material

To protect an MD recording, slide the record- protect tab in the direction of the arrow (see illustration below) to open the slot. To enable re-recording, close the slot.

Record-protect tab

Slide in the direction of arrow

Recording tips

—Recording for long times/Marking track numbers/Smart Space/Adjusting the recording level/Checking the remaining recordable time/Input monitor

Recording for long times

This deck has two long time recording modes: LP2 and LP4 (MDLP recording). When recording in LP2 Stereo mode, you can record 2 times the normal recordable time, and in LP4 Stereo mode, you can record 4 times the normal recordable time. In addition, the recordable time for monaural recording is approximately double the stereo recording time.

LP4 Stereo mode (4⋅ long time recording mode) achieves a long stereo recording time by using a special compression system. When placing emphasis on sound quality, Stereo recording or LP2 Stereo recording (2⋅ long time recording mode) is recommended.

1 Do steps 1 to 4 of “Recording to an MD” on page 8.

2 Press REC MODE repeatedly to select the recording mode.

To record in

Set REC MODE to

Stereo

Blank (No indicator)

 

 

LP2 Stereo

LP2

 

 

LP4 Stereo

LP4

 

 

Monaural

MONO

 

 

3 Do steps 5 to 8 of “Recording to an MD” on page 8.

Tips

•The MDLP indicator lights up when you select LP2 or LP4 in step 2 above.

•The deck is factory set to add “LP:” at the beginning of a track name automatically. This indication is displayed when the track is played on a deck that does not support long-time recording.

To turn off this function, do the following procedure.

1While the deck is stopped, playing, or paused, press MENU/NO.

2Turn AMS (or press ./>repeatedly) until “Setup?” appears, then press PUSH ENTER or YES.

3Turn AMS (or press ./>repeatedly) until “LPstamp On” (factory setting) appears, then press PUSH ENTER or YES.

4Turn AMS (or press ./>repeatedly) to select “LPstamp Off”, and then press PUSH ENTER or YES.

5Press MENU/NO.

To add “LP:” automatically again, select “LPstamp On” in step 4 above.

Notes

•The recorded “LP:” is a stamp which appears to indicate that the track cannot be played back when you try to play the track on a system that does not support MDLP mode. It does not appear for systems that support MDLP mode.

•When set to “On”, “LP:” is recorded as the track name, so the number of characters that can be input to an MD is reduced. If you divide an “LP:” track using the Divide function, “LP:” is also added to the latter track.

•The selected recording mode is kept even after recording is completed, so be sure to check the recording mode before recording.

•Tracks recorded in MDLP (LP2 or LP4) Stereo mode cannot be played back on a system that does not support MDLP mode.

•Even if you press REC MODE during recording, you cannot change the recording mode.

•Even if you press REC MODE repeatedly to select MONO, the monitor signal during recording does not become monaural.

•You cannot use S.F Edit and some MD edit functions for tracks recorded in MDLP mode.

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