Sony HIMD SUPPLEMENT

What you can do with

The Hi-MD Walkman also supports 60/74/80-minute standard discs.

the Hi-MD Walkman……

Hi-MD is a new MiniDisc format that represents an evolutionary advance from the standard MD format.

Put a lot of audio data on one disc

The 1GB Hi-MD disc allows you to record up to 45 hours. It is also possible to record on a 60/74/80minute standard disc with about twice the recording density as on a standard MD walkman. You can record a lot of audio data on one disc, making it easy to take along with you.

Recordable time per disc

1 GB disc

Twice the

capacity of an

80-minute disc

1) In the case of computer-transferred data (ATRAC3plus/48kbps)

2) In the case of 60-minute CDs

Approx. 13.5 hours

Approx. 45 hours

(about 45 CDs

(about 13 CDs

)

One disc!

About forty-five 60-minute CDs can be recorded on

On a standard MD Walkman: Up to about 5 hours 20 minutes of recording on an 80-

minute disc (when recorded in LP4 MDLP mode)

Enjoy high-quality recordings and playback

PCM and ATRAC3plus technologies allow you to enjoy high-quality sound in recordings and playback.

See the reverse side of this guide for a description of the discs that are supported and operation modes.

Bi-directional data transfers between computer and Hi-MD Walkman

Using the supplied SonicStage software, not only can you transfer audio data from the computer to the Hi-MD Walkman at high speed, but you can also transfer audio data recorded directly on the HiMD Walkman to the computer, and then manage the data on the computer.

SonicStage SonicStage

Linear PCM ATRAC3/ATRAC3plus MP3

Take the music with you

*The recording functions vary with the models.

Manage the recorded audio data on the computer

Analog recording

Digital recording

Recording by microphone

On a standard MD Walkman: Through Net MD Walkman function, transfer audio data from the computer to the MD Walkman and play

Record not only audio data, but also text and images

Save computer data through simple drag-and-drop operations.

Linear PCM

A digital recording system that delivers the same sound quality as CDs, but without compression.

ATRAC3plus

Audio compression technology that provides both high-quality sound and high compression.

On a standard MD Walkman: Recording and playback using ATRAC/ATRAC3

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Audio data

Image data Video data

On a standard MD Walkman: Recording of audio data only

Te xt data

The types of discs that you can use

The Hi-MD Walkman supports the following discs:

1 GB Hi-MD disc 60/74/80-minute

standard discs

About the operation modes on this unit

This unit has two operation modes, “Hi-MD mode” and “MD mode”. The operation mode is automatically recognized whenever the disc is inserted.

1 GB Hi-MD disc

Use the disc as is

Hi-MD mode

60/74/80-minute standard disc

The disc contains material recorded in Hi-MD mode.

When recording directly with this unit (Recorder only)

Blank disc

When recording with a computer

The disc contains material recorded in MD mode.

Use the disc as is

Recording can be done in Hi-MD mode only. Select “Hi-MD mode” for “Disc Mode” in the menu on this unit.

Make the selection through the operation mode setting of the supplied software or the “Disc Mode” setting in the menu on this unit.

Use the disc as is*

Select Hi-MD mode

Select MD mode*

Recording cannot be done in MD mode when you record directly with this unit

Note

without using a computer.

You can enjoy the Hi-MD functions (see the front side of this guide).

A disc recorded in Hi-MD mode cannot be used on an MD player or MD Walkman that does not support Hi-MD mode.

MD mode

A disc recorded in MD mode can also be used on an MD player or MD Walkman that does not support Hi-MD mode, but the Hi-MD functions cannot be used (see the front side of this guide).