Useful Features
Notes:
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Tracks can be recorded in stereo recording mode, 2 times
long recording mode, and 4 times long recording mode on
one MiniDisc.
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In monaural recording, the sound on the right and left chan-
nels is mixed even if the input source is in stereo. Although
you can hear the stereo sound from the earphones, the
recorded sound is monaural.
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Tracks recorded in 2 times long recording and 4 times long
recording modes cannot be played with the unit that does
not support these modes. On such a unit, “LP” is displayed
at the beginning of the track and no sound is heard. (The
operation and the display may vary depending on the unit.)
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Tracks recorded in monaural cannot be played if equip-
ment does not support the monaural playback.
About the recording mode
You can select the recording mode from stereo recording, 2
times long recording, 4 times long recording, and monaural
recording. Recordable time varies depending on the record-
ing mode.
If the tracks are recorded on 80-minute MiniDisc, you can
record them in the following 4 modes:
Caution for 4 times long recording (LP4)
Special compressing method allows the 4 times long record-
ing to realize long-time stereo recording. Therefore, some
noise is recorded occasionally.
If sound quality is the main requirement, stereo recording or
2 times long recording is recommended.
About ATRAC
The ATRAC (Adaptive TRansform Acoustic Coding) system
compresses the sound data into 1/5 by cutting out the inau-
dible sound. Since the sound is selected based on psychoa-
coustics masking, the sound quality is not impaired.
This unit is equipped with the ATRAC3 compressing system
that can reduce the sound data to 1/10 or 1/20 of it’s original
size.
By employing this system, 2 times and 4 times long record-
ing is enabled in stereo mode.
Indication
Recording mode
Recording time
SP/STEREO
Stereo
Max. 80 min.
LP2 REC
2 times long (stereo)
Max. 160 min.
LP4 REC
4 times long (stereo)
Max. 320 min.
SP/MONO
Monaural
Max. 160 min.
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