Stereo Long Play Recording/Playback Of Md - Kenwood HM-383MD Instruction Manual

Stereo long play recording/playback of MD

The MD recorder of this unit is compatible with stereo long play of MD (MDLP compatible equipment).
The available recording modes include the stereo, monaural LP, stereo LP2 and stereo LP4 modes.
It is possible to accommodate tracks recorded in different recording modes in a single MD.
Be sure to select the recording mode before starting recording of MD.
Stereo LP modes (LP2, LP4)
The stereo LP modes enables long hours of record-
ing by adopting higher digital audio compression
rates than the stereo and monaural recording
modes. The LP4 mode features even longer record-
ing time by adopting even higher compression rate
than the LP2 mode.
÷ The tracks recorded in the stereo LP2 or stereo LP4 mode
on the MD recorder of the unit can be played back only on
MDLP-compatible recorder/player.
÷ In stereo recording of MD, the recorded audio qual-
ity may be degraded as the recording time per disc is
increased. If you want to record audio by putting pri-
ority on the quality, it is recommended to use the
STEREO mode.
Types of recording modes
Stereo (STEREO) :
The available recording time is equal to the figure
indicated on each MD cartridge.
Stereo LP 2 (LP2) :
The recording time, available in stereo, becomes
about twice the figure indicated on each MD cartridge.
Stereo LP 4 (LP4) :
The recording time, available in stereo, becomes about
four times the figure indicated on each MD cartridge.
Monaural LP (MONO) :
The recording time, available only in monaural,
becomes about twice the figure indicated on
each MD cartridge.
Tracks recorded in different recording modes are subjected to certain restrictions in MD editing. See "Combin-
Note Note Note
ing two tracks (COMBINE)".
Stamping (STAMP)
This unit has the stamping function, which attaches
stamp characters "LP:" at the beginning of each track
title to facilitate identification of tracks recorded in the
LP2 or LP4 mode. "LP:" can be displayed as a part of
each track title only when the stamping function is set
to on.
Note that "LP:" is displayed as a part of track title only
when a track is recorded in stereo LP2 or LP4 mode is
played on an MDLP-incompatible recorder/player.
This unit allows you to select the STAMP function on
("LP:" attached to the title) or off ("LP:" not attached to
the title).
If an MD recorded in the LP2 or LP4 mode is
played back on a recorder/player incompat-
ible with LP2/LP4
When a track recorded in stereo LP2 or LP4 mode is
played back on an MDLP-incompatible recorder/
player, the disc can be played but no audio will be
reproduced. When an MD containing tracks recorded
in stereo LP2 and LP4 modes and those recorded in
the STEREO and MONO modes is played back, audio
will be reproduced only with the tracks recorded in
STEREO and MONO modes.
When playing such an MD, be careful not to increase
the volume setting during playback with no audio re-
production. Otherwise, a very high volume will be re-
produced when playback of a track recorded in the
STEREO or MONO mode starts.
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