What Is A Minidisc; Minidisc System Limitations - Sharp MD-E9000H Mode D'emploi

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
cartridge, 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.
Recordable
To add a recording, slide the tab back to its original position.
Helpful tip when attaching a label
If the label is not attached properly, the MiniDisc may jam inside the unit and it may
not be possible 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 MiniDisc:
This type of MiniDisc is used for commercially avail-
able prerecorded music. This is the same kind of opti-
cal disc as CDs. Playback is performed using an opti-
cal pickup. (Recording and editing are not possible.)
Recordable MiniDisc:
This is a "raw disc" on which recording can be per-
formed. 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.

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
been reached, "TOC FULL" erasing, recording and editing are repeated several
may be displayed. times, 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 au-
ing time of a MiniDisc has not tomatically excluded from the space available for
been reached, "DISC FULL" recording. 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 not be included in the total.
an increase.
Two tracks may not be com- For MiniDiscs on which repeated recording and ed-
bined in editing. iting operations were performed, the COMBINE
function may not work.
A track recorded from a CD (digital recording) and
a track recorded from a radio or other equipment
(analogue recording) cannot be combined.
The total of the recorded time A cluster (about 2 seconds) is normally the mini-
and time remaining on a disc mum unit of recording. So, even if a track is less
may not add up to the maxi- than 2 seconds long, it will use about 2 seconds of
mum possible recording time. space on the disc. Therefore, the time actually avail-
able for recording may be less than the remaining
time displayed.
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.
If recorded tracks are fast re- A MiniDisc which has been recorded or edited re-
versed or fast forwarded, the peatedly may skip during fast reverse or fast for-
sound may skip. ward.
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