Symptom

Cause/Remedy

 

 

Recording cannot be

• Audio sources may not be securely connected.

done correctly.

, Disconnect the audio sources once and connect them again

 

(pages 15 and 26).

 

• There is no digital signal from the portable CD player.

 

, When recording digitally from a portable CD player, use the

 

AC power adaptor and disable the anti-skip function (such as

 

ESP) on the CD player (page 18).

 

• The analog recording was made using a connecting cord with an

 

attenuator.

 

, Use a connecting cord without an attenuator.

 

• Recording level is too small to record (when adjusting the

 

recording level manually).

 

, Pause the recorder and adjust the recording level (page 28).

 

• The recorder is connected to the computer.

 

, Disconnect the recorder from the computer when recording.

 

• The power sources was disconnected or a power outage occurred

 

during recording.

 

, The recording result is not recorded on the disc. Make

 

recording again.

 

• The premastered disc is inserted.

 

, Replace to the recordable disc.

 

• Recording may not be done if the remaining recordable time on the

 

disc is 48 seconds or less (“DISC FULL” appears).

 

, Replace the disc.

 

 

Stereo sound is heard in

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

the headphones/

in the headphones/earphones, even though the recorded sound is

earphones while

monaural.

recording in monaural.

 

 

 

Momentary noise is

• Due to the special digital audio compression technology used in

heard when recording.

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 “SYSTEM FILE WRITING”

after recording.

disappears in the display.

 

 

“TRACK FULL”

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

appears even before the

a standard disc) or 2,047 tracks (on a disc used in Hi-MD mode)

disc has reached the

have been recorded on the disc, “TRACK FULL” appears

maximum recording

regardless of the total recorded time. More than 254 or 2,047 tracks

time and the recording

cannot be recorded on the disc.

cannot be done.

, To continue recording, erase unnecessary tracks.

 

 

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 stereo), 24 seconds (in LP2

increase even after

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

erasing numerous short

length are not counted and so erasing them may not lead to an

tracks.

increase in the recording time.

 

 

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