Symptom

Cause/Remedy

 

 

Recording stops

• You tried to overwrite a track which is checked out from the

automatically in the

computer. (Tracks that are checked out from the computer

middle of a recording

cannot be overwritten. The recording stops automatically.)

operation.

, Check the checked-out track back into the computer.

 

, Record from the end of the disc.

 

 

Stereo sound is heard

• This is normal. During digital recording, the sound will be

in the headphones/

stereo in the headphones/earphones, even though the recorded

earphones while

sound is monaural.

recording in monaural.

 

 

 

Momentary noise is

• Due to the special digital audio compression technology used

heard when recording.

in LP4 stereo mode, momentary noise may occur on very rare

 

occasions with certain sound sources.

 

, Record in SP or LP2 mode.

 

 

The lid does not open

• The lid does not open until “TOC Edit” disappears in the

after recording.

display.

 

 

“TR FULL” appears

• This is due to the MiniDisc system limitation. When 254 tracks

even before the disc

have been recorded on the disc, “TR FULL” appears regardless

has reached the

of the total recorded time. More than 254 tracks cannot be

maximum recording

recorded on the disc.

time (60, 74, or 80

, To continue recording, erase unnecessary tracks.

minutes) and the

 

recording cannot be

 

done.

 

 

 

The remaining

• This is due to the MiniDisc system limitation. Tracks of under

recording time does

12 seconds (in SP stereo), 24 seconds (in LP2 stereo mode or

not increase even after

monaural), or 48 seconds (in LP4 stereo mode) in length are

erasing numerous

not counted and so erasing them may not lead to an increase in

short tracks.

the recording time.

 

 

The total recorded

• This is due to the MiniDisc system limitation. Normally,

time and the remaining

recording is done in minimum units of approximately 2

time on the disc may

seconds (in SP stereo), 4 seconds (in LP2 stereo mode or

not total the maximum

monaural), or 8 seconds (in LP4 stereo mode). When recording

recording time (60, 74,

is stopped, the last unit of recording always uses this unit of 2

or 80 minutes).

seconds, 4 seconds, or 8 seconds 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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