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* Recording on both decks A and B possible

With MDS-W1, simultaneous recording from separate sources to both decks A and B is possible. “MDS-W1 simultaneous

recording” refers to simultaneous recording from separate sound sources.

Owing to copyright restrictions, recording one source onto two MDs simultaneously is impossible basically.

Fig. 1. Simultaneous recording

Continuing the recording of one source onto a second MD is possible. When the MD in deck A is full, recording can be

continued on deck B (relay recording).

For relay-recording music programs from the radio, recording on deck B can be started 10 minute before recording on deck

A concludes (overlap recording) so that one piece of music is not divided over two MDs.

Reference: How MDS-W1 differs from a portable MD recorder

With SONY's portable MD recorder, when recording is started immediately after a disc has been inserted, it will start from

the beginning of the disc. In this case, the disc's previously recorded content will be recorded over.

With MDS-W1, when recording is started immediately after a disc has been inserted, an empty area of the disc will be

automatically located and recorded on. Changing the recording start position using AMS or similar operations makes it also
possible to record over the disc's previously recorded content.

A DECK

B

A DECK

B DECK