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—Owner’s Manual
3. Press the UTILITY button once again to return to normal operation.
Changing the recording mode
The MD4S allows you to choose from three recording modes: 4TR mode, 2TR mode, and
MONO mode. When 2TR mode or MONO mode are selected, fewer tracks can be recorded,
but the available recording time will be longer. There is no difference in audio quality between
the modes.
1. Press the SONG SEARCH [ ] button to select a blank area.
The display will indicate “BLANK X” (X is the blank area number).
2. Press the UTILITY button, rotate the CURSOR shuttle to make the display read
“REC MODE,” and press the ENTER button.
The display will indicate the current recording mode.
3. While watching the display, use the DATA dial to select the desired recording
mode.
4TR MODE ...............(4 track recording)
2TR MODE ...............(2 track recording)
MONO MODE ........(monaural recording)
4. Press the ENTER button to finalize the recording mode.
5. Press the UTILITY button once again to return to normal operation.
Note: Some MD recorders other than the Yamaha MD4S, MD4 or MD8 divide the song data
into multiple areas on the disc. When Disk Information for a disc including such songs is
viewed on the MD4S, songs that are divided will be indicated by a “#” character. Songs that
are indicated by “#” cannot be directly edited by the MD4S. However if you use the Song
Copy function (page 76) to copy that song, the copy destination song can be edited by the
MD4S.
Recording mode
Number of
tracks
Available
recording time
(minutes)
MD DATA MiniDisc
4TR (4 track recording) 1, 2, 3, 4 37 ❍ —
2TR (2 track recording) 1, 2 74 ❍❍
MONO (monaural recording) 1 148 ❍❍
Note: Set the recording mode before you begin a new recording. It is not possible to change
the recording mode of an already-recorded song. You may change the recording mode for
each song.
Note: If you select 2TR mode, recording will be possible only on tracks 1 and 2. If you select
MONO mode, recording will be possible only on track 1.
Note: 8TR mode songs that were recorded on the Yamaha MD8 cannot be edited on the
MD4S. However, songs that were converted by the MD8 into 4TR/2TR/MONO modes can
be played back by the MD4S.