For Your Information; About The Picture Md; Picture Md Is; Types Of Mds - Sony Picture MD MPS-V500 Operating Instructions Manual

For Your Information

About the Picture MD

Picture MD is...

The so-called MiniDisc (MD) can be classified
into two types: MiniDisc for enjoying music,
and MD DATA for handling data for comput-
ers. Picture MD used for this unit is an MD
DATA which is formatted for recording and
playing back still pictures and sound.
Use the following MD when recording and
editing pictures from photos with the Picture
MD photo writer or Picture MD photo editor.
• MD DATA with "Picture MD" label
• MD DATA formatted with the Picture MD
photo writer or Picture MD photo editor
Note
This unit can read still pictures and sounds, and
record print order information on the Picture
MD, and play audio MiniDiscs.
"MD DATA" and "Picture MD" are the
trademarks of Sony Corporation.

Types of MDs

MD DATA
This type is used for handling digital data such
as computer data. The following three types
are available.
• MD DATA for recording
This is a disc for recording/playing back.
• MD DATA for playback
This is a disc for playback only, such as for
CD-ROM software.
• Hybrid MD DATA
This disc contains both a playback only
portion and recording/playback portion.
MiniDisc
This type is for audio. The following two types
are available.
• MiniDisc for playback only
This is for playing back music, such as for
compact disc software. This unit can play
MiniDiscs for playback only.
• MiniDisc for recording
This is a recordable disc. This unit can play
MiniDiscs for recording which have been
recorded with other equipment. However, it
cannot record audio data on the MiniDiscs
for recording.
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