Additional Toc Data/Character Information - Sony MINIDISC Manual

3.2. Additional TOC Data/
Character Information
As one of the new features of the MD, character
information can be displayed during playback.
This information is included in the TOC (table of
contents) area of the MD and in subdata areas
(future use) which are available in addition to the
music data.
CD MASTER TAPE
V: Digital Audio Data
A1: *P, Q, **POS, ISRC
A2: Time Code
All TOC data has to be supplied together with
the other production components.
The MD specific character information has to be
filled into the "Character Information" (form 3)
as shown on sample form next page.
We strongly recommend to fill in this form sheet
by typewriter, or to use computer printouts in
order to avoid misreadings and therefore errors in
the displayed character information.
Please also mind that the given information has
to be 100% verified by the customer as all cha-
racter information will be stored onto the MD as
indicated in this form sheet.
Attached please find the ASCII characters which
may be used for the character information.
Additional TOC Data / Character Information
MD/CD Common Data
1
*P,Q
UPC / EAN
ISRC
3
Digital Audio
Data
Data to be processed
This allows to store also data like disc title, track
name, disc recording date and track recording
date in the TOC. For disc title and track names in
total up to 2048 characters are available. This
text information can be recalled during play back
of the MD and then displayed on the character
display of the MD player. It is recommended to
use this feature for UPC/EAN Code, ISRC Code,
disc- and track names.
MD Specific Data
2
**POS
Disc Name
Track Name
MD MASTER TAPE
Forming
A1:
ATRAC
A2:
*P, Q (Time Data) will be converted to MD specific Data
**POS for MD is different from POS for CD
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
0 0 @ P `
SP
1 1 A Q a
!
2 2 B R b
"
3 3 C S c
#
4 4 D T d
$
5 5 E U e
%
6 6 F V f
&
7 7 G W g
'
8 8 H X h
(
9 9 I Y i
)
: J Z
A j
B ; K k
+
C < L l
,
D = M m
-
E > N ^ n
.
F ? O _ o
/
V: All MD Data
Time Code
7 8 9 A B C D E
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
The symbols of this
w
area may not be used
x
y
z
D D A A D D C C
A U S T R I A
F
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