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Table of Contents
MD / Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
What is MD? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Why was MD selected as media? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
What is the available recording time in 4TR, ST and mono modes? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
What is the difference between MD Data and normal MD? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Does the Yamaha MD4 accept a normal MD (Mini Disc)? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
What is compression? What is ATRAC? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
What does the frame indication mean? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
What does "resolution is 11.6 ms" mean? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Why is it possible to perform ping-pong recording
while playing back four tracks simultaneously? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Doesn't data slip when overdubbing due to data compression? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
How does the Yamaha MD4 identify and differentiate the MD Data
from the Mini Disc? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Is there any sound degradation after repeated ping-pong recording? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
How long is the life of a disc? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
How long is the pickup laser life? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Does the compression process lower the sound quality? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Is there a "No Compression" mode that sacrifices total recording time? . . . . . . . . . . 3
What types of information can be stored in the disc using the MD4? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Does a disc have a front and back side? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
What will happen if a 4TR disc created on the MD4 is inserted
into a normal MD ( Mini Disc) player? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Does the unit have any protection against skipping sounds
due to shock or vibration? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
The unit employs a magneto-optical system. Is it OK to place the unit on a TV? . . . 3
How quickly can the MD4 locate a point? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
What is SONG Search? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Is the Repeat operation continued endlessly,
or stopped after a given number of repetitions? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Is it necessary to format the Mini Disc? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Why does the Yamaha MD4 have no digital outputs? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Is the mixer section digital? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Can you synchronize two or three units? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Does it have a song naming function? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
