Storing Non-audio Data to a Disc

If you connect the player to a computer with a disc in Hi-MD mode inserted, the disc is recognized as storage media by the Windows Explorer, allowing you to store non-audio data such as text data or image data.

For the storage space for each disc, see page 51.

1Insert a disc in Hi-MD mode, and then connect to the computer (page 47).

The player is recognized as an external device and can be viewed on the Windows Explorer. You can use the player in the same way as other devices.

Notes

When the SonicStage software is active, the player is not recognized as a data storage device.

If you format a disc on the computer, make sure to format the disc using the SonicStage software.

Make sure not to delete the file management folder (HMDHIFI folder and HI-MD.IND file) on the Windows Explorer.

When you create a new folder in the DCIM folder, the number of images that can be taken may be fewer.

Computer Your to Connecting Data Audio-Non Storing

The storage space for each disc (formatted with the player)

The storage space is varied depending on disc type.

 

1GB Hi-MD disc

80-minute

74-minute

60-minute

 

 

standard disc

standard disc

standard disc

Total size

964MB

291MB

270MB

219MB

 

 

 

 

 

Disc management

1.65MB

1.65MB

1.65MB

1.65MB

space *

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Free space

963MB

290MB

268MB

217MB

 

 

 

 

 

*This is space that is used for managing the files on the disc. The size of the disc management space changes according to the operating conditions of your computer and other factors. Therefore, the actual space available for use may be lower than that displayed by Windows Explorer.

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