Sony MZ-N1 Explanations, computer, selection, What is “Net MD”, personal computer, Quick Random Access, existing MiniDisc devices, The meaning of “no sound”

Your dealer may not handle some of the above Quick Random Access

listed accessories. Please ask the dealer for	Like CDs, MDs offer instantaneous ran
detailed information about the accessories in	access to the beginning of any music t
your country.	Premastered MDs are recorded with loc
∗ Ωηεν υσινγ οπτιοναλ ηεαδπηονεσ, υσε ονλψ
ηεαδπηονεσ/εαρπηονεσ ωιτη στερεο ∝ινι	addresses corresponding to each musi
	selection.
πλυγσ. Ψου χαννοτ υσε ηεαδπηονεσ/	Recordable MDs are manufactured wit
εαρπηονεσ ωιτη ∝ιχρο πλυγσ.
	“User TOC Area” to contain the order of the

	music. The TOC (Table of Contents) system
Explanations	is similar to the “directory management
	system” of floppy disks. In other words,
What is “Net MD”?	starting and ending addresses for all music
	tracks recorded on the disc are stored in this
	area. This lets you randomly access the
Net MD is a format of that allows the high-
	beginning of any track as soon as you enter
speed transfer of audio data from a computer
	the track number (AMS), as well as label the
to a MiniDisc device over a USB (Universal
Serial Bus) cable using the highly	location with a track name as you would a
sophisticated OpenMG and MagicGatefile on a diskette.
copyright protection technology.
Since this format entails no change in the
MiniDisc recording system, it supports the
use of existing MiniDiscs and the playback
of transferred (checked-out) audio data on
existing MiniDisc devices.*
This format also allows the use of the
OpenMG Jukebox software for easy
editing or input of characters on your
personal computer.		A	B
∗ Αυδιο δατα τρανσφερρεδ ιν ΛΠ ∝οδε ∝υστ βε
πλαψεδ ον ΜινιΔισχ δεϖιχεσ τηατ συππορτ A — User TOC area
ΜΔΛΠ ∝οδε.		Contains the order and start/end points of
		the music.
How the MiniDisc got so small	B — Music Data

The 2.5-inch MiniDisc, encased in a plastic
	Restrictions on the editing of
cartridge that looks like a 3.5-inch diskette,
uses a new digital audio compression tracks checked out from your
technology called ATRAC (Adaptive	computer

TRansform Acoustic Coding). To store Thismoreunit was designed so that editing sound in less space, ATRAC extracts andfunctions (i.e., erasing tracks, adding t encodes only those frequency componentsmarks, and erasing track marks) do no

	actually audible to the human ear.	function for tracks that have been che
		out from your computer. This is to prev
	The meaning of “no sound”	the loss of check-in authorization by th
	“No sound” describes a recorder condition in	checked-out tracks. To edit these track
	“No sound” describes a recorder condition in	check them back into the computer, an
	which the input level is about 4.8 mV during	check them back into the computer, an
	which the input level is about 4.8 mV during	edit them on the computer.
	analog input or less than –89 dB during	edit them on the computer.
	analog input or less than –89 dB during
	optical (digital) input (with 0 dB as full bit
	(the maximum recordable level for a
	MiniDisc)).