Sony CMT-M11C - Manuel (Page 42)

System limitations of
MDs
The recording system in your MD deck has
limitations described below. Note, however,
that these limitations are due to the inherent
nature of the MD recording system itself and
not to mechanical causes.
"DISC FULL" lights up before the
MO has reached the maximum
recording time (60 or 74 minutes)
When 255 tracks have been recorded on the MD,
"DISC FULL" lights up regardless of the total
recorded time. More than 255 tracks cannot be
recorded on the MD. To continue recording, erase
unnecessary tracks or use another recordable MD.
"DISC FULL" lights up before the
maximum number of tracks (255)
is reached
Fluctuations in emphasis within tracks are
sometimes interpreted as track intervals, increasing
the track count and causing "DISC FULL" to light
up.
The remaining recording time
does not increase even after
erasing numerous short tracks
Tracks shorter than 12 seconds long are not counted,
so erasing them may not increase the recording
time.
Some tracks cannot be combined
with others
Track combination may become impossible when
tracks are shorter than 12 seconds long.
The total recorded time and the
remaining time on the MD may
not reach the maximum recording
time (60 or 74 minutes)
Recording is done in minimum units of 2 seconds
each, no matter how short the material. The
contents recorded may thus be shorter than the
maximum recording capacity. Disc space may also
be further reduced by scratches.
The sound may drop-out while
searching the edited tracks
Tracks created through editing may exhibit sound
dropout during searching because high-speed
playback takes time to search for the position on the
disc when the tracks are scattered on the disc.
Track numbers cannot be marked
properly
• When recording a CD through a digital
connection, extra track numbers may be marked.
• When "LEVEL-SYNC" (page 26) is displayed
during analog recording, the track numbers may
not be marked at the beginning of the track;
- if the input signal is below a certain fixed level
for less than two seconds
- if the input signal is below a certain fixed level
for more than two seconds in the middle of the
track.
Guide to the Serial Copy
Management System
Digital audio components, such as CDs, MDs, and
DATs let you copy music easily with high quality,
for these digital products process music as a digital
signal.
To protect the copyrighted music programs, this
unit uses the Serial Copy Management System that
allows you to make only a single copy of a recorded
digital source through digital-to-digital
connections.
You can make only a first generation copy*
through a digital-to-digitai connection.
For example:
1 You can make a copy of a commercially available
digital sound program (e.g., a CD and an MD), but
you cannot make a second copy from the first-
generation copy.
2 You can make a copy of a digital signal from a
digitally recorded analog sound program (e.g., an
analog record and a music cassette tape) or from a
digital satellite broadcast program, but you cannot
make a second copy.
• A first-generation copy means a digital recording
of a digital signal made on digital audio
equipment. For example, if you record from this
unit's CD player to this MD deck, you'd make a
first-generation copy.
Notes
• This copy management system doesn't apply
when you make a recording through analog-to-
analog connections.
• To make a digital recording of a digital satellite
broadcast program, whose sampling frequency is
32 kHz-or 48 kHz, you need an MD deck or a DAT
deck that supports these frequencies. You can also
make a second-generation copy.
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