System Limitations Of Mds - Sony CHC-CL5MD Operating Instructions Manual

System limitations of MDs

The recording system in your MD deck has the
limitations described below.
Note, however, that these limitations are due to
the inherent nature of the MD recording system
itself, not to mechanical causes.
"Disc Full!" appears before the MD
has reached the maximum recording
time
When 255 tracks have been recorded on the MD,
"Disc Full!" appears regardless of the total recorded
time. More than 255 tracks cannot be recorded on the
MD. To continue recording, erase unnecessary tracks
or use another recordable MD.
"Disc Full!" appears before the
maximum number of tracks (255) is
reached
Fluctuations in emphasis within tracks are sometimes
interpreted as track intervals, increasing the track
count and causing "Disc Full!" to appear.
The remaining recording time does
not increase even after erasing
numerous short tracks
Tracks shorter than 12 seconds* are not counted, so
erasing them may not increase the recording time.
* During Stereo recording:
In Monaural or LP2 Stereo mode: about 24 seconds
In LP4 Stereo mode: about 48 seconds
"Impossible" appears when you use
A-B Erase Function or Combine
Function
This happens when you have edited the same track
many times. This is due to a technical limitation of
the MD system and is not a mechanical error.
Some tracks cannot be combined
with others
Track combination may become impossible when
repeated editing has been done to the track(s).
The total recorded time and the
remaining time on the MD do not add
up to the maximum recording time
Recording is done in minimum units of 2 seconds*
each, no matter how short the material. The recorded
contents may be shorter than the maximum recording
capacity. Disc space may also be reduced by
scratches.
* During Stereo recording:
In Monaural or LP2 Stereo mode: about 4 seconds
In LP4 Stereo mode: about 8 seconds
The sound may drop-out while
searching the edited tracks
Tracks created through editing may exhibit sound
dropout during searching because high-speed
playback requires time to search for the position on
the disc when the tracks are not in order.
Track numbers cannot be marked
When "LEVEL-SYNC" (page 21) lights up in the
display window during analogue recording, the track
numbers may not be marked at the beginning of the
track:
• if you repeatedly record the same track on the same
disc using 1-track repeat, etc.
• if you record tracks on different discs but which
have the same track number in succession.
• if the input signal is below a certain fixed level for
less than 2 seconds between tracks.
• if the input signal is below a certain fixed level for
more than 2 seconds in the middle of the track.
• if you record a track that is 4 seconds or less*.
* During Stereo, Monaural or LP2 Stereo recording
mode (In LP4 Stereo recording mode: 8 seconds or
less).
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