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What is a MiniDisc?
The disc is stored in a cartridge. You can handle it easily without worrying about dust,
fingerprints, etc. However, dust entering the opening of the cartridge, dirt on the car-
tridge, warping, etc. may cause malfunctions. Please note the following.
To prevent recorded MiniDiscs from being
erased accidentally
Slide the accidental erase prevention tab, located on the side of the MiniDisc, in the
direction indicated by the arrow.
The MiniDisc will then be protected against accidental erasure.
Recordable
To add a recording to such a MiniDisc, slide the accidental erase prevention tab back
to its original position.
Helpful tip when attaching a label
When attaching a label to a MiniDisc cartridge, be sure to note the following. If the label
is not attached properly, the MiniDisc may jam inside the unit and it may not be pos-
sible to remove it.
If the label peels off or partially lifts away, replace it with a new one.
Do not put a new label on top of an existing one.
Attach the label only in the specified location.
Types of discs
There are two types of discs: playback-only and recordable types.
Playback-only MiniDisc:
This type of MiniDisc is used for commercially available
prerecorded music. This is the same kind of optical disc
as CDs. Playback is performed using an optical pickup.
(Recording and editing are not possible.)
Recordable MiniDisc:
This is a "raw disc" on which recording can be performed.
A magneto optical disc is used. Recordings are made
using a laser and magnetic field. Repeated recording is
possible.
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Recording
prevented
A Shutter will be used on
only one side (back).
Shutters will be used on
both sides.
Help Line: 08705 274277 (office hours)
MiniDisc System Limitations
Even if the maximum record-
In the MD system, the delimiter of the recording area
ing time of a MiniDisc has not
on a MiniDisc is programmed in a TOC. If partial eras-
been reached, "TOC FULL"
ing, recording and editing are repeated several times,
may be displayed.
TOC information will fill up, even though the number
of tracks has not reached the limit (255 tracks), and
further recording will be impossible. (If you use the
all erase function, this MiniDisc can be used from
the beginning.)
Even if the maximum record-
If there is any flaw on the MiniDisc, that part is auto-
ing time of a MiniDisc has not
matically excluded from the space available for re-
been reached, "DISC FULL"
cording. Therefore, the recording time becomes
may be displayed.
shorter.
Even if several short tracks
When the remaining recording time of a disc is dis-
are erased, the remaining re-
played, short tracks less than 12 seconds long may
cording time may not show an
not be included in the total.
increase.
Two tracks may not be com-
For MiniDiscs on which repeated recording and ed-
bined in editing.
iting operations were performed, the COMBINE func-
tion may not work.
A track recorded from a CD (digital recording) and a
track recorded from a radio or other equipment (ana-
logue recording) cannot be combined.
The total of the recorded time
A cluster (about 2 seconds) is normally the minimum
and time remaining on a disc
unit of recording. So, even if a track is less than 2
may not add up to the maxi-
seconds long, it will use about 2 seconds of space
mum possible recording time.
on the disc. Therefore, the time actually available for
recording may be less than the remaining time dis-
played.
If there are scratches on discs, those sections will
be automatically avoided (no recording will be placed
in those sections). Therefore, the recording time will
be reduced.
A MiniDisc which has been recorded or edited re-
If recorded tracks are fast re-
versed or fast forwarded, the
peatedly may skip during fast reverse or fast forward.
sound may skip.
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