Sony MXD-D400 - Manual (Page 31)

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What is the Group Function?
The Group Function allows you to play, record
and edit the tracks on an MD in groups. For
example, you can register tracks 1 to 5 on an MD
to the “Rock” group, and tracks 6 to 9 to the
“Pops” group. Then you can listen to the tracks
in only the desired group, add new tracks to a
group, and perform other operations. In
addition, the Group Function can be easily
turned on and off simply by pressing GROUP
ON/OFF.
When the group function is turned on, track
numbers within groups are renumbered, starting
from track 1. In the above figure, for example,
tracks 4 to 7 are renumbered to 1 to 4 when the
group function is turned on.
Operations using the Group
Function
• Playing only the tracks in the desired group
(page 15)
• Recording a CD (page 20)
• Recording on an MD manually (page 21)
• Starting recording with 6 seconds of prestored
audio data (page 22)
• Labeling a group (page 32)
• Registering recorded tracks into a new group
(page 35)
• Releasing group registrations (page 35)
Note
MDs recorded using the Group Function of this deck
can be used with other deck that supports the Group
Function. However, note that the Group Function
operations of other deck may differ from the operations
for this deck.
How is group information
recorded?
When recording using the Group Function, the
group management information is automatically
recorded on the MD as the disc title.
Specifically, a character string such as the
following is written in the disc title recording
area.
Disc title recording area
1 The disc title is “Favorites”.
2 Tracks 1 to 5 are registered in the “Rock”
group.
3 Tracks 6 to 9 are registered in the “Pops”
group.
Registering tracks in
groups
— Group Function
MD
Track number
MD
Group 1 Group 2
Track number Track number
Group Function: Off
Group Function: On
0 ; Favourites // 1 – 5 ; Rock // 6 – 9 ; Pops // ...
2 3 1
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