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The MD Deck — Recording/Editing
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Before editing
You can edit an MD only when:
• The MD is recordable.
• The MD play mode is normal play.
Check the following, before editing.
1
Check the tab of the MD to be edited.
If the MD is protected, “C11” and
“Protected” appear alternately and the MD
cannot be edited.
Slide the tab to close the slot.
2
Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until
both “PGM” and “SHUFFLE”
disappear.
You can edit the MD only in normal play
mode. You cannot edit the MD in Shuffle or
Programme Play mode.
After editing
,
Press MD
A
to remove the MD or press
?
/
1
(power) to turn off the system.
“TOC” lights up, or either “TOC” or
“STANDBY” starts flashing. The TOC is
updated and editing is completed.
Before pulling out the mains lead
MD editing is completed when the MD Table of
Contents (TOC) is updated. The TOC is updated
when you eject the MD or press
?/1
to turn off
the system. Do not pull out the mains lead before
updating the TOC (while “TOC” is lit) or while
updating the TOC (while “TOC” or “STANDBY”
is flashing) to ensure a complete editing.
Labelling an MD
— Name Function
You can create titles for your recorded MDs and
tracks as follows.
During recording
If “CD-TEXT” flashes in the display during
recording a CD, you can record the CD disc title
on the MD (see page 34). However, the CD disc
title is not recorded when recording a CD on an
MD and a tape at the same time.
After recording
Use Name Function on this page. You can input a
total of approximately 1700 characters for the disc
title and track titles on a single MD.
x
.
>
H
`/1
X
M
m
CURSOR
T
2,3
7
4
5
4
1
CLEAR
1
Press MD to switch the function to MD.
To label a track, press
.
or
>
repeatedly until the desired track number
appears.
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