Roland CD-2 Owner's Manual page 29

Cautions When Recording on
a CF Card or CD-R/RW Disc
■ Minimum Recording Rime for One Track
Each track on a music CD must be at least four seconds
long. Since the CD-2 creates music CDs from the songs you
record, it does not allow you to record a track that is less
than four seconds long.
Pressing [Stop ( )] or [Pause (
recording if less than four seconds have passed since you
began recording. Moreover, you cannot assign a track
number ( Page 55) in such cases.
■ In Case Your Performance is Not Recordable
Further recording is not possible once you have reached
the maximum recordable time or the maximum number of
songs that can be recorded.
• If there is no more recordable time, the message "CF Card
Full" or "CD Disc Full" will appear.
• If the maximum number of tracks have already been
recorded, the message of "CF Track Full" or "CD Track
Full" will appear.
This message goes away when you press [ENTER].
If you're using a CF card or a CD-RW disc, you can erase
unwanted songs ( Page 58, 64) and then continue
recording.
When Recording on a CF card
■ Recording Modes and Maximum Recording Times
When using a CF card for recording, you can select one of
three recording modes as appropriate for the desired
recording time and audio quality (
The following table shows the maximum recording times
possible with each recording mode on various capacities
of media.
Maximum recording time (approx.)
Capacity
Standard
16 MB 3 minutes
32 MB 6 minutes
64 MB 12 minutes
128 MB 24 minutes
49 minutes
256 MB
512 MB 98 minutes
1 GB 196 minutes
392 minutes
2 GB
• The maximum times given above are approximate. The
actual time may be slightly less depending on how tracks
have been edited.
• You can view the remaining time in the display.
Page 75, "Displaying the Remaining Time"
• Tracks using differing recording modes may be recorded
on a single CF card.
)] will not stop
Page 36).
Recording mode
Long WAV
6 minutes 1.5 minutes
12 minutes 3 minutes
24 minutes 6 minutes
49 minutes 12 minutes
98 minutes 24 minutes
196 minutes 49 minutes
392 minutes 98 minutes
784 minutes 196 minutes
When Recording on a CF card (continued)
■ Recording Time for One Track (One Song)
The maximum length of one track is three hours.
If a recording exceeds three hours, a new track division
will automatically be created.
■ The Number of Recording Tracks for One CF Card
A maximum of 99 tracks can be recorded on one CF card.
When Recording on a CD-R/RW disc
■ Maximum Recording Times
Capacity Maximum recording time
approximately 74 minutes
650 MB
700 MB approximately 80 minutes
• The maximum times given above are approximate. The
actual time may be slightly less depending on the number
of tracks that are recorded.
• You can view the remaining time in the display.
Page 75, "Displaying the Remaining Time"
■ Types of Discs that You Can Record
CD-R discs • Blank CD-R discs
• Partially recorded (not yet
finalized) CD-R discs
• Blank CD-RW discs
CD-RW discs
• Partially recorded (not yet
finalized) CD-RW discs
• "Blank disc" refers to an "empty" disc on which nothing
has been recorded or stored.
■ The Number of Recording Tracks on One
CD-R/RW Disc
A maximum of 99/98 tracks can be recorded on one
CD-R/RW disc respectively.
■ Recorded Songs
When you record on a CD-R/RW disc, a blank space of
two seconds will automatically be added at the end of each
track (song).
■ Finalization (
Page 50)
"Finalization" is a process that can be applied to a CD-R/
RW disc so that it will be playable by a conventional CD
player. Once a CD-R disc or CD-RW disc has been
finalized, it can be played back as a music CD in a CD
player that supports CD-R or CD-RW playback.
No further songs can be recorded on a CD-R/RW disc that
has been finalized.
• If you're using a CD-RW disc, you can remove the
finalization and add additional material.
"Removing Finalization"
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