When using a disc in MD mode

When recording on the recorder

 

Recording time*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Codec/Bit rate

Recording mode

80-minute

74-minute

60-minute

 

 

on the recorder

standard disc

standard disc

standard disc

ATRAC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ATRAC/292 kbps

SP

1 hour and

1 hour and

1 hour

 

 

 

20 minutes

14 minutes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ATRAC3/132 kbps

LP2

2 hours and

2 hours and

2 hours

 

 

 

40 minutes

28 minutes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ATRAC3/66 kbps

LP4

5 hours and

4 hour and

4 hours

 

 

 

20 minutes

56 minutes

 

 

 

 

 

When transferring from the computer

 

Recording time*

 

 

 

 

 

 

Codec/Bit rate

 

80-minute

74-minute

60-minute

 

 

 

standard disc

standard disc

standard disc

ATRAC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ATRAC (stereo)/292 kbps

1 hour and

1 hour and

1 hour

 

 

 

20 minutes

14 minutes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ATRAC3/132, 105 kbps

2 hours and

2 hours and

2 hours

 

 

 

40 minutes

28 minutes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ATRAC3/66 kbp

 

5 hours and

4 hour and

4 hours

 

 

 

20 minutes

56 minutes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* When transferring 4-minute tracks

About playing recorded discs on other MD components

The ability of an MD component to play back discs consisting of tracks recorded directly on the recorder or transferred from the computer depends on the disc type and audio format used for recording. Please refer to the following table for details.

Disc type

FormatComponent used for playback

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Component that

 

Component that

Component that

 

 

supports Hi-MD*

supports MDLP**

does not support

 

 

 

 

 

MDLP

 

 

 

 

 

 

1GB Hi-MD disc

Hi-MD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

60/74/80-minute

Hi-MD

 

 

 

standard disc

 

 

 

 

 

MDLP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MD

*Audio components marked with the or logo mark

**Audio components marked only with the or logo mark

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