Symptom | Cause/Remedy |
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Recording cannot be | • Recording may not be done if the remaining recordable time on the |
done correctly. | disc is 48 seconds or less (“DISC FULL” appears). |
| , Replace the disc. |
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The lid does not open | • The lid does not open until “SYSTEM FILE WRITING” disappears |
after recording. | in the display. |
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“TRACK FULL” | • This is due to the MiniDisc system limitation. When 2,047 tracks (on |
appears even before the | a disc used in |
disc has reached the | “TRACK FULL” appears regardless of the total recorded time. More |
maximum recording | than 2,047 tracks cannot be recorded on the disc. |
time and the recording | , To continue recording, erase unnecessary tracks. |
cannot be done. |
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The remaining | • This is due to the MiniDisc system limitation (in MD mode only). |
recording time does not | Tracks of under 12 seconds (in SP mode), 24 seconds (in LP2 mode |
increase even after | or monaural), or 48 seconds (in LP4 mode) in length are not counted |
erasing numerous short | and so erasing them may not lead to an increase in the recording |
tracks. | time. |
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The total recorded time | • This is due to the MiniDisc system limitation (in MD mode only). |
and the remaining time | Normally, recording is done in minimum units of approximately 2 |
on the disc may not total | seconds (in SP mode), 4 seconds (in LP2 mode or monaural), or 8 |
the maximum recording | seconds (in LP4 mode). When recording is stopped, the last unit of |
time (60, 74, or 80 | recording always uses this unit of 2 seconds, 4 seconds, or 8 seconds |
minutes). | even if the actual recording is shorter. Likewise, when recording is |
| restarted after the stop, the recorder will automatically insert a blank |
| space amounting to 2 seconds, 4 seconds, or 8 seconds before the |
| next recording. (This is to prevent accidental erasing of a previous |
| track whenever a new recording is started). Therefore, the actual |
| recording time will decrease whenever a recording is stopped by a |
| maximum of 6 seconds, 12 seconds, or 24 seconds. |
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“TRACK FULL” | • This is due to the MiniDisc system limitation. Repeated recording |
appears even before the | and erasing may cause fragmentation and scattering of data. |
disc has reached the | Although those scattered data can be read, each fragment is counted |
maximum track number | as a track. In this case, the number of tracks may reach 2,047 (on a |
or recording time. | disc used in |
| , To continue recording, erase unnecessary tracks. |
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While playing
Symptom | Cause/Remedy |
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A disc is not played | • Repeat play is selected. |
normally. | , Set the Repeat play to “Off” to change back to the normal play |
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| • Playback mode is changed. |
| , Enter the Main play mode or Sub play mode to change back to |
| the normal play (page 40). |
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A disc is not played from | • Disc playing stopped before it came to the last track. |
the first track. | , Press the jog dial (N/ENT) on the recorder or press NX on |
| the remote control for 2 seconds or more to start playing. |
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