Yamaha MD 8 Buying Discs for the MD8, , MD8 TOC

Buying Discs for the MD8

MD8—Owner’s Manual

Buying Discs for the MD8

It’s important that you buy the correct type of disc for use with your MD8. For 8-track

recording and playback, you must use MD DATA discs. Regular MiniDiscs can only be used

for 2-track recording and playback (2TR mode).

MD DATA discs are used as a storage media for computers. The MD8 uses the MD DATA

audio format to store data on them. Regular MiniDiscs are also referred to as MD discs,

although they are used only for music.

New MD DATA discs do not require formatting before use with the MD8. Discs that have

been used to store computer data, however, must ﬁrst be formatted. See

Erasing Discs

page 62.

Regular MiniDisc decks cannot play MD DATA discs.

Regular MiniDiscs recorded on the MD8 can be played on a regular MiniDisc deck.

MiniDisc recordings made on a regular MiniDisc deck can be edited on the MD8. MiniDiscs

containing songs that were digitally copied from a commercial CD, however, cannot be

edited due to the SCMS (Serial Copy Management System) protection system.

MD8 TOC

TOC refers to the Table Of Contents area on a disc. The TOC contains information about

what is recorded on the disc, the disc title, song titles, and so on. The TOC EDIT indicator

lights up when the TOC needs to be updated, usually after a new recording or edit. You must

update the TOC before ejecting a disc or turning off the MD8. It’s also a good idea to update

the TOC at regular intervals just in case of a power failure. Failure to update the TOC can

result in data being lost. For example, if you record something but do not update the TOC,

your data will be lost if the MD8 is inadvertently turned off, the power cord accidentally dis-

connected, or a power failure occurs.

Type Logo Description

MD DATA

MD DATA discs are for computer data storage

applications. You can purchase them at com-

puter stores. This is the type of disc you should

buy for 8-track recording and playback with your

MD8. Note that there are two types available:

playback only

and

rewritable

. Buy the rewritable

type.

MiniDisc

MiniDiscs are used only for music. Two types are

available:

playback only

and

recordable

. The MD8

can record up to two tracks on the

recordable

type and play the

playback only

type.

Note:

If you press the EJECT button while TOC EDIT is shown on the display, the disc

will not eject. Press [TOC WRITE] (STOP) to update the TOC, and then eject the disc.