Recording For Long Times - Sony MXD-D4 Operating Instructions Manual

Recording on MDs
5
Press REC r.
The deck stands by for recording.
6
Adjust the recording level, if necessary.
For details, see "Adjusting the Recording Level"
on page 23.
7
Press · or P.
Recording starts.
8
Start playing the sound source you want to
record.
To pause recording
Press P. To resure recording, press the button again or
press ·.
Note
Whenever you pause recording, the track number increases
by one. For example, if you paused recording while
recording on track 4, the track number increases by one and
recording continues on the new track when restarted.
To stop recording
Press p.
z
When "Overwrite" flashes in the display in step 5
above
This indicates that the deck will start recording erasing
the existing material.
z
You can play back tracks just recorded
If "TRACK" lights up in the display when recording has
finished, press · immediately to play back from the
first track of the material just recorded.
Notes
• You cannot record over the existing material when
"PROGRAM" or "SHUFFLE" appears in the display.
• You cannot operate the CD player section while the deck
is recording or standing by for recording with "OPT" or
"ANALOG" selected with the INPUT button.
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Recording for Long Times

This deck has two long time recording modes: LP2 and
LP4 (MDLP recording). When recording in LP2 Stereo
mode, you can record 2 times the normal recordable
time, and in LP4 Stereo mode, you can record 4 times
the normal recordable time. In addition, the recordable
time for monaural recording is approximately double
the stereo recording time.
LP4 Stereo mode (4 long time recording mode)
achieves a long stereo recording time by use of a
special compression system. When placing emphasis
on sound quality, Stereo recording or LP2 Stereo
recording (2 long time recording mode) is
recommended.
Note
Tracks recorded in MDLP (LP2 or LP4 Stereo) mode cannot
be played back on a deck that does not support MDLP mode.
In addition, you cannot use S.F Edit and some other MD edit
functions for tracks recorded in MDLP mode.
1
Do steps 1 to 3 in "Recording on an MD
Manually" on page 21.
2
Press REC MODE repeatedly to select the
recording mode you want to record in.
To record in Select
Stereo Blank
(No indicator)
LP2 Stereo LP2
LP4 Stereo LP4
Monaural MONO
* Maximum recording time using a 60-minute MD
3
Do steps 4 to 8 in "Recording on an MD
Manually" on page 21.
REC MODE
Recording time*
60 minutes
120 minutes
240 minutes
120 minutes