Symptom

Cause

 

 

Track marks

When the data of a track is fragmented, the track

cannot be erased.

mark of a fragment under 12 seconds long

The remaining

(recorded in stereo), 24 seconds long (recorded

recording time

in monaural or LP2 mode), or 48 seconds long

does not increase

(recorded in LP4 mode) cannot be erased. You

even after

cannot combine a track recorded in different

erasing

recording mode, e.g., a track recorded in stereo

numerous short

and a track recorded in monaural; nor can you

tracks.

combine a track recorded with digital

 

connection and a track recorded with analog

 

connection.

 

Tracks of under 12 seconds, 24 seconds, or 48

 

seconds in length are not counted and so erasing

 

them may not lead to an increase in the

 

recording time.

 

 

The total

Normally, recording is done in minimum units

recorded time

of approximately 2 seconds (in stereo), 4

and the

seconds (in monaural or LP2 mode), or 8

remaining time

seconds (in LP4 mode). When recording is

on the disc may

stopped, the last unit of recording always uses

not total the

this unit of 2 seconds, 4 seconds, or 8 seconds

maximum

even if the actual recording is shorter. Likewise,

recording time

when recording is restarted after the stop, the

(60, 74, or 80

recorder will automatically insert a blank space

minutes).

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.

 

 

The edited tracks

The fragmentation of data may cause sound

may exhibit

dropout while searching because the tracks are

sound dropout

played in higher speed than normal playback.

during search

 

operations.

 

 

 

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