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Useful Features
– Advanced Recording –
Notes:
● Tracks can be recorded in the stereo recording mode, 2
times long recording mode, and 4 times long recording
mode on one MiniDisc.
● In monaural recording, the sound on the right and left
channels is mixed even if the input source is in stereo.
Although you can hear the stereo sound from the ear-
phones, the recorded sound is monaural.
● Tracks recorded in the 2 times long recording and the 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.)
● 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 mon-
aural recording. Recordable time varies depending on the
recording mode.
If the tracks are recorded on an 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 re-
cording 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) sys-
tem compresses the sound data into 1/5 by cutting out the
inaudible sound. Since the sound is selected based on
psychoacoustics masking, the sound quality is not impaired.
This unit is equipped with the ATRAC3 compressing sys-
tem that can reduce the sound data to 1/10 or 1/20 of its
original size.
By employing this system, 2 times and 4 times long re-
cording is enabled in the 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.
Advanced Recording : continued
