Sony DS-HMD1 Operating Instructions Manual page 21

List of transfer times for the various disc types
The transfer time for a disc depends on its type and the codec/bit rate.
Check the following table for details.
When using a
disc in Hi-MD
mode
Codec/Bit rate
LinearPCM/
1.4 Mbps
ATRAC3plus/
256 kbps
ATRAC3plus/
64 kbps
ATRAC3plus/
48 kbps
ATRAC3/
132 kbps
ATRAC3/
105 kbps
ATRAC3/
66 kbps
MP3/128 kbps
When using a disc
in MD mode
Codec/Bit rate
ATRAC(stereo)/
292 kbps
ATRAC3/
132, 105 kbps
ATRAC3/66 kbps
1)
Approximate time
2)
When transferring 4-minute tracks
1GB Hi-MD 80-minute
disc standard disc
1 hour and 28 minutes
34 minutes
7 hours and 2 hours and
55 minutes 20 minutes
34 hours 10 hours and
10 minutes
45 hours 13 hours and
30 minutes
16 hours and 4 hours and
30 minutes 50 minutes
20 hours and 6 hours and
40 minutes 10 minutes
32 hours and 9 hours and
40 minutes 50 minutes
17 hours 5 hours
80-minute
standard disc
80 minutes
2 hours and 40
minutes
5 hours and 20
minutes
1)2)
Transfer time
74-minute
standard disc
26 minutes
2 hours and
10 minutes
9 hours and
20 minutes
12 hours and
30 minutes
4 hours and
30 minutes
5 hours and
40 minutes
9 hours
4 hours and
30 minutes
Transfer time
74-minute
standard disc
74 minutes
2 hours and 28
minutes
4 hours and 56
minutes
60-minute
standard disc
21 minutes
1 hour and 40
minutes
7 hours and
40 minutes
10 hours
3 hours and
40 minutes
4 hours and
40 minutes
7 hours and
20 minutes
3 hours and
30 minutes
1)2)
60-minute
standard disc
60 minutes
2 hours
4 hours
21
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