While the player is connected to the computer

Symptom

Cause/Remedy

 

 

The player is not• The dedicated USB cable is not firmly connected.
recognized by the, Connect the dedicated USB cable firmly to the player and the
computer.

computer.

 

• A USB hub is used.

 

, Connect the dedicated USB cable directly to the USB port of the

 

computer.

 

• Network communication has failed.

 

, Disconnect the dedicated USB cable, wait at least 2 seconds, and

 

then reconnect it. If the player is still not recognized, disconnect the

 

dedicated USB cable, restart the computer, and then connect the

 

dedicated USB cable again

 

 

Even though the

• A USB hub is used.

player is recognized

, Connect the dedicated USB cable directly to the USB port of the

by the computer, it

computer.

does not operate• You are using the player at a place with vibration.

normally.

, Use the player at a place with no vibration.

 

 

The player cannot• The SonicStage or MD Simple Burner software is active.
be used as a storage, Close the SonicStage or MD Simple Burner software.
device.• A standard disc is inserted.

 

, Insert a disc used in Hi-MD mode. Only discs used in Hi-MD mode

 

can be used as a storage media.

 

 

The playing time of

This is due to a calculation discrepancy between the recorder and the

a transferred track is

computer.

different from the

 

time that appears on

 

your computer

 

monitor.

 

 

 

You cannot transfer

• The minimum recordable time on a disc is normally 2 seconds in
tracks that will fillstereo, 4 seconds in LP2 stereo mode, and 8 seconds in LP4 stereo
up the remaining

mode. When you transfer a track from your computer, the player needs

recording time on

a 2-second (or 4- or 8-second) space for a track even if the track is

the disc.

under 2 seconds (or 4 or 8 seconds) in length. Also, the player inserts a

 

2-second (or 4 -or 8-second) space in between tracks during transfer

 

operation. For this reason, the player needs an additional 6 seconds (or

 

12 or 24 seconds) for each track. This reduces the maximum recording

 

time for each track by 6 seconds (or 12 or 24 seconds) during transfer

 

operation (in MD mode only).

 

 

The disc size

• The difference is due to the use of the binary system to indicate the disc

displayed on the

size on the computer and the decimal system to express the disc size on

computer is not the

the disc and other recording media. For details on the disc size, see
same as the disc

page 37.

size printed on the

 

disc.

 

 

 

 

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