Recording on MDs

Useful Tips for Recording

Recording on an MD Manually

DISPLAY MD

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Press MD (or set CD/MD to MD) to switch the function of the buttons to MD.

You can start recording from the end of the existing material or record over the existing tracks just as you would on an analog cassette tape.

OPEN/CLOSE ¤ CD r REC REC PAUSE

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Checking the remaining recordable time on the MD

When you press DISPLAY repeatedly while the MD player is stopped, the display changes as follows (see page 17):

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When you press DISPLAY while recording, the remaining recordable time on the MD appears.

Playing back tracks just recorded

Do this procedure to immediately play back tracks that have just been recorded.

Press á immediately after stopping recording. Playback starts from the first track of the material just recorded.

To play from the first track of the MD after recording

1Press p again after stopping recording.

2Press á.

Playback starts from the first track of the MD.

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CD/MD switch

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1Turn on the amplifier and set the source selector to the position for the sound source you want to record.

When you want to record from the CD player section, press OPEN/CLOSE ¤and insert a CD.

2Press MD (or set CD/MD to MD).

3Inset a recordable MD.

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Sony MXD-D1 Useful Tips for Recording, Checking the remaining recordable time on the MD, Playing back tracks just recorded

MXD-D1 specifications

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