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Take the music

with you

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

Put a lot of audio data on one disc

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)

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 Hi-

MD Walkman to the computer, and then manage the data on the computer.

Enjoy high-quality recordings and playback

1) In the case of computer-transferred data

(ATRAC3plus/48kbps)

2) In the case of 60-minute CDs

Recordable time per disc

1 GB disc

Twice the

capacity of an

80-minute disc

Approx. 45 hours

(about 45 CDs

)

Approx. 13.5 hours

(about 13 CDs

)

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

playback.

Hi-MD is a new MiniDisc format that represents an evolutionary

advance from the standard MD format.

See the reverse side of this guide for a description of the discs that are supported

and operation modes.

Manage the

recorded audio data

on the computer

*The recording functions vary with the models.

Audio compression

technology that provides

both high-quality sound

and high compression.

ATRAC3plus

A digital recording system

that delivers the same

sound quality as CDs, but

without compression.

Linear PCM

the Hi-MD Walkman……

What you can do with

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

On a standard MD Walkman: Through Net MD Walkman function, transfer audio data

from the computer to the MD Walkman and play

On a standard MD Walkman: Recording of audio data only

Record not only audio data, but also text and images

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

SonicStage SonicStage

Audio data

Te xt data

Image data Video data

Analog recording

Digital recording

Recording by

microphone

Linear PCM

ATRAC3/ATRAC3plus

MP3

One disc!

The 1GB Hi-MD disc allows you to record up to 45 hours. It is also possible to record on a 60/74/80-

minute 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.

About forty-five

60-minute CDs

can be recorded on

The types of discs that you can use

The Hi-MD Walkman supports the following 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 60/74/80-minute

standard discs

Use the disc as is

The disc contains

material recorded

in Hi-MD mode.

Blank disc

The disc contains

material recorded

in MD mode.

Hi-MD mode

Make the selection through the

operation mode setting of the

supplied software or the “Disc Mode”

setting in the menu on this unit.

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).

1 GB Hi-MD disc

60/74/80-minute standard disc

Use the disc as is

Select Hi-MD mode

Select MD mode*

A disc recorded in Hi-MD mode

cannot be used on an MD player

or MD Walkman that does not

support Hi-MD mode.

You can enjoy the Hi-MD

functions (see the front side

of this guide).

Use the disc as is*

When recording

directly with this

unit (Recorder

only)

When recording

with a computer

Recording can be done in Hi-MD

mode only. Select “Hi-MD mode” for

“Disc Mode” in the menu on this

unit.

Note

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

without using a computer.