System limitations

The recording system in your MiniDisc recorder is radically different from those used in cassette and DAT decks and is characterized by the limitations described below. Note, however, that these limitations are due to the inherent nature of the MD recording system itself and not to mechanical causes.

SymptomCause

“TRACK FULL” appears even before the disc has reached the maximum recording time (60 or 74 minutes).

When 254 tracks have been recorded on the disc, “TRACK FULL” appears regardless of the total recorded time. More than 254 tracks cannot be recorded on the disc. To continue recording, erase unnecessary tracks.

“TRACK FULL” appears even before the disc has reached the maximum track number or recording time.

Repeated recording and erasing may cause fragmentation and scattering of data. Although those scattered data can be read, each fragment is counted as a track. In this case, the number of tracks may reach 254 and further recording is not possible. To continue recording, erase unnecessary tracks.

Track marks cannot be erased.

When the data of a track is fragmented, the track mark of a fragment under 12 seconds long cannot be erased. You cannot combine a track recorded in stereo and a track recorded in monaural; nor can you combine a track recorded with digital connection and a track recorded with analog connection.

The remaining recording time

Tracks of under 12 seconds in length are not

does not increase even after

counted and so erasing them may not lead to an

erasing numerous short tracks.

increase in the recording time.

 

 

The total recorded time and the

Normally, recording is done in minimum units of

remaining time on the disc may

approximately 2 seconds. When recording is

not total the maximum

stopped, the last unit of recording always uses

recording time (60 or 74

this unit of 2 seconds even if the actual recording

minutes).

is shorter. Likewise, when recording is restarted

 

after the stop, the recorder will automatically

 

insert a blank space amounting to 2 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; a maximum of 6 seconds

 

compared to the potential recording time for each

 

stop.

 

 

The edited tracks may exhibit sound dropout during search operations.

The fragmentation of data may cause sound dropout while searching because the tracks are played in higher speed than normal playback.

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