System Limitations Of Mds - Sony MDX-C800REC Operating Instructions Manual

System limitations of MDs

The recording system in your MD deck has the
limitations described below.
Note, however, that these limitations are due
to the inherent nature of the MD recording
system itself, not to mechanical causes.
"Disc FULL" appears before the MD
has reached the maximum
recording time
When 255 tracks have been recorded on the
MD, "Disc FULL" appears regardless of the
total recorded time. More than 255 tracks
cannot be recorded on the MD. To continue
recording, erase unnecessary tracks or use
another recordable MD.
"Disc FULL" appears before the
maximum number of tracks (255) is
reached
Fluctuations in emphasis within tracks are
sometimes interpreted as track intervals,
increasing the track count and causing "Disc
FULL" to appear.
The remaining recording time does
not increase even after erasing
numerous short tracks
Tracks shorter than 12 seconds are not
counted, so erasing them may not increase the
recording time.
Some tracks cannot be combined
with others
Track combination may become impossible
when tracks are shorter than 8 seconds.
The total recorded time and the
remaining time on the MD do not
add up to the maximum recording
time
Recording is done in minimum units of 2
seconds each, no matter how short the
material. The recorded contents may be
shorter than the maximum recording capacity.
Disc space may also be reduced by scratches.
The sound may drop-out while
searching the edited tracks
Tracks created through editing may exhibit
sound dropout during searching because high-
speed playback requires time to search for the
position on the disc when the tracks are not in
order.
Guide to the Serial Copy
Management System
Digital audio components, such as CDs, MDs,
and DATs let you copy music easily with high
quality by processing music as a digital signal.
To protect the copyrighted music programmes,
this system uses the Serial Copy Management
System that allows you to make only a single
copy of a digitally recorded source through
digital-to-digital connections.
You can make only a first generation copy*
through a digital-to-digital connection.
For example:
1 You can make a copy of a commercially
available digital sound programme (for
example, a CD or MD), but you cannot make
a second copy from the first-generation copy.
2 You can make a copy of a digital signal from
a digitally recorded analogue sound
programme (for example, an analogue record
or a music cassette tape) or from a digital
satellite broadcast programme, but you
cannot make a second copy.
* A first-generation copy means a digital
recording of a digital signal made on digital
audio equipment. For example, if you record
from this system's CD player to the MD deck,
you make a first-generation copy.
Note
This copy management system does not apply
when you make a recording through analogue-to-
analogue connections.
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