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In case of difficulty
Knowledge sections
Displayed messages and actions to be taken against them
* Every MD contains data named TOC (Table Of Contents) in addition to audio data. The TOC corresponds to the table of
contents of a book and includes non-rewritable data among information on the number of tracks, their playing time,
character information, etc.
In addition to the TOC, every recordable MD also contains specific data called UTOC. The UTOC includes non-rewritable
data among information on the number of tracks, their playing time, character information, etc.
MeaningDisplayed Message
BLANK DISC ÷ The MD contains no recording at all.
BUFFER OVER ÷ An attempt is made to record more than 100 CD tracks within 74 minutes with
high-speed recording.
CAN'T EDIT ÷ An attempt is made to edit a track which is too short.
UTOC ERROR ÷ The contents of UTOC* is abnormal. Perform "ALL ERASE". l
If this is impossible, use another MD.
DISC FULL ÷ The disc does not have a recordable space any more or an attempt is made to
record a 256th track. Use another MD. Note that it is not permitted to record more
than 255 tracks in a disc.
WRITING ÷ The data related to editing or recording is being written in the MD.
NO TRACKS ÷ The MD does not contain any tracks and has only the disc title.
PGM FULL ÷ An attempt is made to select a 33rd track in programming of CD or MD. I
PGM Mode ÷ An attempt is made to start random playback or MD editing in the program mode.
Exit from the program mode before these operations. O
PLAY ONLY ÷ An attempt is made to record signals in a playback-only MD. Use a recordable MD.
PROTECTED ÷ The MD in use is protected against recording. Enable recording. ©
RANDOM Mode ÷ An attempt is made to perform O.T.E. recording while the unit is in the CD random
play mode. Exit from the random play mode. „
READING ÷ The TOC* data is being read out.
CAN'T COPY ÷ An attempt is made to record the digital signal from a source subjected to digital
copy prohibition by SCMS. The digital output from this source cannot be recorded.
TEXT FULL ÷ An attempt is made to display the text data of a CD-TEXT disc containing more than
3 kB of text data.
TITLE FULL ÷ An attempt is made to input a title by exceeding the restriction of the maximum
number of characters. The maximum number of input characters is 1792 charac-
ters per disc and 80 characters per track (including "LP:").
Blinking "?" ÷ Confirmation message asking if a setting or MD editing can be executed.