Messages

If the following error messages flash in the display window, check the chart below.

Error messageMeaning/Remedy

BLANK DISC

•An MD with no recording on it is inserted.

 

b Insert a recorded MD.

 

 

DISC ERR

•The recorder cannot read the disc (it's scratched or dirty).

 

b Reinsert or replace the disc.

 

 

DISC FULL

•There is no more space to record on the disc (less than 12

 

seconds available).

 

b Replace the disc.

 

 

BUSY

•You tried to operate the recorder while it was accessing the

 

recorded data.

 

b Wait until the message goes out (in rare cases, it may take

 

2–3 minutes).

 

 

NAME FULL

•You tried to enter more than 200 characters for a track or disc

 

name or the total characters entered in an MD is more than

 

1700.

 

b Enter the characters within the limit.

 

 

Hi DC in

•Voltage of the power supply is too high (The supplied AC

 

power adaptor or the recommended car battery cord is not

 

used).

 

b Use the supplied AC power adaptor or the recommended

 

car battery cord.

HOLD

•The recorder is locked.

 

b Slide HOLD against the arrow to unlock the recorder

 

(page 19).

 

 

LOW BATT

•Batteries are weak.

 

b Charge the rechargeable battery or replace the dry

 

batteries (pages 25, 26).

 

 

MEM OVER

•You tried to record when there is no indication in the display,

 

with the recorder placed where it receives continuous

 

vibration.

 

b Put the recorder on a stable place, and start recording

 

again.

 

 

NO COPY

•You tried to make a copy from a disc that is protected by the

 

Serial Copy Management System. You cannot make copies

 

from a digitally connected source which was itself recorded

 

using digital connection.

 

b Use analog connection instead (page 6).

 

 

NO DISC

•You tried to play or record with no disc in the recorder.

 

b Insert an MD.

 

 

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