Recording tracks in groups
— Group Function
What is the Group function?
The Group function allows you to play, record and edit the tracks on an MD in groups. This is convenient for managing multiple CD albums recorded in MDLP mode onto a single MD. The Group function is turned on and off by pressing GROUP ON/OFF.
Group Function: Off
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Operations using the Group function
•Playing only the tracks in the desired group (page 23)
•Creating a new group and registering tracks (page 35)
•Releasing group registrations (page 36)
Note
MDs recorded using the Group function of this deck can be used with other system that supports the Group function. However, note that the Group function operations of other system may differ from the operations for this deck.
How is group information recorded?
When recording using the Group function, the group management information is automatically recorded on the MD as the disc name. Specifically, a character string such as the following is written in the disc name recording area.
Disc name recording area
0 ; Favorites // 1 – 5 ; Rock // 6 – 9 ; Pops // ...
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1The disc name is “Favorites.”
2Tracks 1 to 5 are registered in the “Rock” group.
3Tracks 6 to 9 are registered in the “Pops” group.
Therefore, when an MD recorded using the Group function is loaded on a system that does not support the Group function or on this deck with the Group function turned off, the above character string is displayed in its entirety as the disc name.
Note that if you perform the procedure for “Renaming a track or an MD” on page 33 and rewrite this character string by mistake, you may be unable to use the Group function of that MD.1)
1)The GROUP ON/OFF button flashes. To use the Group function again, first perform the procedure for “Releasing the registrations of all tracks on an MD” on page 37 and release the registrations of all tracks on the MD.
Notes
•The Group function setting is stored even if you eject the MD or turn off the deck.
•When the Group function is activated, tracks which are not registered to a group are not displayed and cannot be played.
•You cannot change the group order.
•If you load a disc with group management information written in other than the proper format, the GROUP ON/OFF button flashes. In this case you cannot use the Group function.
MDs to Recording
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