The recording system in your MiniDisc recorder is radically different from those used in cassette and DAT decks and is characterized by the limitations described below. Note, however, that these limitations are due to the inherent nature of the MD recording system itself and not to mechanical causes.
| Symptom | Cause |
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“TR FULL” | When 254 tracks have been recorded on the |
appears even | disc, “TR FULL” appears regardless of the total |
before the disc | recorded time. More than 254 tracks cannot be |
has reached the | recorded on the disc. To continue recording, |
maximum | erase unnecessary tracks. |
recording time |
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(60, 74, or 80 |
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minutes). |
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“TR FULL” | Repeated recording and erasing may cause |
appears even | fragmentation and scattering of data. Although |
before the disc | those scattered data can be read, each fragment |
has reached the | is counted as a track. In this case, the number of |
maximum track | tracks may reach 254 and further recording is |
number or | not possible. To continue recording, erase |
recording time. | unnecessary tracks. |
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Track marks | When the data of a track is fragmented, the track |
cannot be erased. | mark of a fragment under 12 seconds long |
The remaining | (recorded in stereo), 24 seconds long (recorded |
recording time | in monaural or LP2 mode), or 48 seconds long |
does not increase | (recorded in LP4 mode) cannot be erased. You |
even after | cannot combine a track recorded in different |
erasing | recording modes, e.g., a track recorded in stereo |
numerous short | and a track recorded in monaural; nor can you |
tracks. | combine a track recorded with digital |
| connection and a track recorded with analog |
| connection. |
| Tracks of under 12 seconds, 24 seconds, or 48 |
| seconds in length are not counted and so erasing |
| them may not lead to an increase in the |
| recording time. |
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