The recording system in your MiniDisc recorder is radically different from cassette and DAT decks and is characterized by the limitations describe however, that these limitations are due to the inherent nature of the MD itself and not to mechanical causes.
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“TR FULL” | When 254 tracks have been recorded on the disc, “TR FULL” |
appears even before | appears regardless of the total recorded time. More than 254 tracks |
the disc has reached | cannot be recorded on the disc. To continue recording, erase |
the maximum | unnecessary tracks. |
recording time (60, |
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74, or 80 minutes) |
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and the recording |
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cannot be done. |
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“TR FULL” | Repeated recording and erasing may cause fragmentation and |
appears even before | scattering of data. Although those scattered data can be read, each |
the disc has reached | fragment is counted as a track. In this case, the number of tracks |
the maximum track | may reach 254 and further recording is not possible. To continue |
number or | recording, erase unnecessary tracks. |
recording time. |
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Track marks cannot | When the data of a track is fragmented, the track mark of a |
be erased. | fragment under 12 seconds long (recorded in SP stereo), 24 seconds |
The remaining | long (recorded in LP2 stereo mode or monaural mode), or 48 |
recording time does | seconds long (recorded in LP4 stereo mode) cannot be erased. You |
not increase even | cannot combine tracks recorded in different recording modes, e.g., a |
after erasing | track recorded in stereo and a track recorded in monaural; nor can |
numerous short | you combine a track recorded with digital connection and a track |
tracks. | 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. |
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The total recorded | Normally, recording is done in minimum units of approximately 2 |
time and the | seconds (in SP stereo), 4 seconds (in LP2 stereo mode or |
remaining time on | monaural), or 8 seconds (in LP4 stereo mode). When recording is |
the disc may not | stopped, the last unit of recording always uses this unit of 2 |
total the maximum | seconds, 4 seconds, or 8 seconds even if the actual recording is |
recording time (60, | shorter. Likewise, when recording is restarted after the stop, the |
74, or 80 minutes). | recorder will automatically insert a blank space 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. |
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The edited tracks | The fragmentation of data may cause sound dropout while |
may exhibit sound | searching because the tracks are played in higher speed than normal |
dropout during | playback. |
search operations. |
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