What Is A Minidisc; Minidisc System Limitations - Sharp SD-CX1H Mode D'emploi

What is a MiniDisc?

The disc is stored in a cartridge. You can handle it easily without worrying about dust, fin-
gerprints, 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 direc-
tion indicated by the arrow.


The MiniDisc is then be protected against accidental erasure.
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 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 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. (Re-
cording 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 us-
ing a laser and magnetic field. Repeated recording is pos-
sible.
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Recordable 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 recording In the MD system, the delimiter of the recording area on
time of a MiniDisc has not been a MiniDisc is programmed in a TOC. If partial erasing,
reached, "TOC FULL" may be recording and editing are repeated several times, TOC
displayed. information will fill up, even though the number of tracks
has not reached the limit (255 tracks), and further re-
cording will be impossible. (If you use the all erase func-
tion, this MiniDisc can be used from the beginning.)
Even if the maximum recording If there is any flaw on the MiniDisc, that part is automat-
time of a MiniDisc has not been ically excluded from the space available for recording.
reached, "DISC FULL" may be Therefore, the recording time becomes shorter.
displayed.
Even if several short tracks are When the remaining recording time of a disc is dis-
erased, the remaining recording played, short tracks less than 12 seconds long may not
time may not show an increase. be included in the total.
Two tracks may not be com- For MiniDiscs on which repeated recording and editing
bined in editing. 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 minimum
and time remaining on a disc unit of recording. So, even if a track is less than 2 sec-
may not add up to the maximum onds long, it will use about 2 seconds of space on the
possible recording time. disc. Therefore, the time actually available for recording
may be less than the remaining time displayed.
If there are scratches on discs, those sections will be au-
tomatically 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 repeated-
versed or fast forwarded, the ly may skip during fast reverse or fast forward.
sound may skip.