Buying Discs For Md4; Md4 Toc - Yamaha MD4 Owner's Manual

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Welcome to MD4

Buying Discs for MD4

It's important that you buy the correct type of disc for use with your MD4. For 4-track recording
and playback, you must use MD DATA discs. Normal MiniDiscs can only be used for 2-track
recording and playback.
MD DATA discs are used as a storage media for computers. MD4 uses the MD DATA audio for-
mat. MiniDiscs are also referred to as MD discs, although they are used only for music.
MD DATA
MiniDisc
MD DATA discs that have been used to store computer data must be formatted before they can
be used with MD4. See Erasing Songs on page 48.
Normal MiniDisc decks cannot play MD DATA discs.
MiniDiscs recorded on MD4 can be played on a normal MiniDisc deck.
MiniDisc recordings made on a normal MiniDisc deck can be edited on MD4. MiniDiscs that
contain songs that were digitally copied from a commercial CD, however, cannot be edited due
to the SCMS protection system.

MD4 TOC

TOC refers to the Table Of Contents area on a disc. The TOC contains information about what
is recorded on the disc, the disc title, song titles, and so on. The TOC EDIT indicator lights up
when the TOC needs to be updated, usually after a new recording or edit. You must update the
TOC before ejecting a disc or turning off MD4. It's also a good idea to update the TOC at regular
intervals just in case of a power failure. Failure to update the TOC can result in data being lost.
Even if you've recorded something correctly, if the TOC isn't updated and MD4 is turned off,
the power cord accidentally disconnected, or a power failure occurs, that data will be lost.
Note: If you press the EJECT button while TOC EDIT is shown on the display, the disc will
not eject. Press [TOC WRITE] to update the TOC, and then eject the disc.
MD4—Owner's Manual
Type Logo Description
MD DATA discs are for computer data storage appli-
cations. You can purchase them at computer stores.
This is the type of disc you should buy for 4-track
recording and playback with your MD4. Note that
there are two types available: playback only and
rewritable . You should buy the rewritable type.
MiniDiscs are used only for music. Two types are
available: playback only and recordable . MD4 can
record up to two tracks on the recordable type and
play the playback only type.