Tascam Md Recorder/player MD-801RmkII, MD-801Pmkii Owners Manual

							 
4 - Recording operations 
  TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II  
4–7 2 
Cue the playback point to the place that you 
want to start recording. 
3 
Press the  
READY 
 key  
[7] 
 to put the MD-801 
into play ready mode. This step is the primary 
difference between replace recording and ordi-
nary post-script recording. 
4 
Press and hold down the  
RECORD 
 key  
[8] 
 and 
press the  
READY 
 key. The display will show: 
5 
To start recording, press  
PLAY 
  
[6] 
. When you 
have finished recording, press  
STOP 
  
[5] 
.
If you want to cancel the recording operation after 
step 4, press the  
STOP 
 key  
[5] 
. 
NOTES 
You cannot use the input monitor function 
before entering the replace record mode. You 
must stop the transport first if you want to use 
the record monitor function.
Many replace recording functions carried out 
on the same track may result in sections 
which it is later impossible to combine using  
the edit functions. 
4.3.7 Sound synchro recording 
With this facility, the MD-801 goes from record 
ready to record mode when a signal threshold is 
exceeded. The threshold is the same as for the Auto 
Cue function (4.2.12, Cueing to the first audio posi-
tion in a track) and is set in the Auto Cue menu (3.3, 
Auto cue).
The facility also allows the unit to go automatically 
from recording to record ready mode, if the input sig-
nal drops below the threshold and stays at this lower 
level for five successive seconds. 
1 
Make sure the MD-801 is recording or in record 
ready mode. 
2 
Use the “previous”  
TRACK 
 key  
[4] 
 to toggle 
between turning the Sound Synchro function on 
and off (the screen below shows it turned on).
If the MD-801 is in record ready mode, start playing 
the source. As soon as the signal level goes above the 
threshold, the MD-801 will go from record ready to 
record mode.
If the MD-801 is in record mode, it will drop back to record ready mode as soon as a period of relative 
silence of more than five seconds in length is 
detected. Recording will start again as soon as a sig-
nal which is over the threshold is detected again, and 
the Sound Synchro mode is still on. 
NOTE  
If the Sound Synchro mode is on, and a man-
ual change is made from record ready to 
record (or the other way round), the Sound  
Synchro mode is automatically turned off. 
4.3.8 Digital recording 
Since the MD-801 incorporates a frequency conver-
tor, digital recordings can be made from a wide vari-
ety of sources, including sources played back at non-
standard frequencies (varispeed and pitch shifting are 
therefore possible). 
1 
Set the  
INPUT 
 selection switch  
[28]  
 to   
DIGITAL 
. 
2 
Set the  
DIGITAL INPUT 
 selection switch  
[29]  
 
to either  
AES/EBU 
 or  
COAXIAL 
, depending 
on the source. 
NOTE  
When recording from a digital source, remem-
ber that the input level controls  
[27] 
 have no  
effect. 
3 
If you require mono recording (uses the left 
channel only, and doubles the available record-
ing time), set the  
REC MODE 
 switch  
[30] 
 to  
MONO 
, otherwise, make sure it is set to  
STEREO 
. 
4 
Press and hold down the  
RECORD 
 key  
[8] 
 and 
press the  
READY 
 key. 
5 
Start recording by pressing the  
PLAY 
 key  
[6] 
, 
and finish by pressing the  
STOP 
 key  
[5] 
. 
NOTES 
If the selected digital input is not correctly 
connected, or is not present, the  
D-IN 
UNLOCK!  
message will appear on the 
display to inform you of this.
If the digital input signal is interrupted and 
resumes within 30 seconds of the interruption, 
a new track will be started on the MD-801, 
with a number that is one higher than the pre- 
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S_SYNC ON 
						

							 
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vious one. If the digital signal is not resumed 
within 30 seconds of interruption, recording 
will stop.
As mentioned earlier, 4.3.4, Track number 
incrementing, when digital recordings are 
made through the  
COAXIAL 
 inputs, track 
numbers are incremented automatically as 
PQ code is read from CD or MD, or START 
IDs are read from DAT. However, if a source 
track is less than three seconds in length, a 
new track will probably not be started on the  
MD-801. 
4.3.9 Analog recording 
1 
Set the  
INPUT 
 selection switch  
[28] 
 to  
ANALOG 
.  
2 
Set the  
ANALOG INPUT 
 switch  
[31] 
 to  
UNCAL 
 or  
CAL 
.  
UNCAL 
 enables the input level controls, while  
CAL 
 
disables them, and inputs the analog signal “as 
given”. In this case, a signal input received at nomi-
nal level (+ 4dB in the case of the balanced inputs 
1
 
, 
and –10 dB in the case of the unbalanced inputs) will 
register –16 dB. You should take care that analog 
signals never go more than 16 dB above the nominal 
level, or clipping will occur.
If your program material includes such passages, re 
suggest that you use the  
UNCAL 
 setting, and attenu-
ate the signal a little using the input level controls. 
3 
If you require mono recording (combines the 
left and right channels, and doubles the avail-
able recording time), set the  
REC MODE 
 
switch  
[30] 
 to  
MONO 
, otherwise, make sure it 
is set to  
STEREO 
. 
4 
Press and hold down the  
RECORD 
 key  
[8] 
 and 
press the  
READY 
 key. 
5 
Start recording by pressing the  
PLAY 
 key  
[6] 
, 
and finish by pressing the  
STOP 
 key  
[5] 
.
Track numbering is incremented as described in 
4.3.4, Track number incrementing. 
4.3.10Track title copying together with 
audio 
This is a special case when making copies between 
two MD-801 units. Titles may be copied in either the 
analog or the digital copying modes.
A special optional cable (PW-1XMD) is required, to 
link the two serial ports of the two units  
[45] 
. Set up 
the serial communication parameters to the default 
values, as described in 3.11, Serial communica-
tions, with the baud rate set to 9600.
Apart from ensuring that this connection is made, 
there are no special settings to be made on the master 
(source) unit.
To copy titles along with the audio data: 
1 
Put the slave unit into record ready mode. 
2 
Press the  
RECORD 
 key (again on the slave 
unit). The display shows: 
3 
Use the  
RECORD 
 key to toggle this mode 
between on and off. 
4 
The title will now be copied automatically when 
the mode is set to on, and the track number on 
the slave is incremented (see 4.3.4, Track num-
ber incrementing for details of when tracks are 
incremented).
In addition, you can copy the title of the current 
track of the master unit by pressing  
RECORD 
 
on the slave unit when it is in record mode, and 
the track title copy mode is on.
The Sound Synchro function (see 4.3.7, Sound 
synchro recording) can be used for automati-
cally putting the slave unit from record ready to 
record when the master unit’s audio level 
exceeds a threshold. 
NOTE  
Tracks of less than seven seconds in length 
cannot have their titles copied automatically in 
this way. You will have to copy the titles man- 
ually in these cases. 
For information regarding the copying of disc titles 
between MD-801 units using the serial link, see 
5.11.6, Copying disc and track titles. 
1. Provided that the trimmer potentiometers at 
the balanced inputs have been left in the posi-
tion as shipped from the factory. If these set-
tings have been changed, the reference level 
will be altered accordingly. 
A-TitleW ON 
						

							 
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5 - Editing operations 
Unlike tape or other linear media, the MD-801 pro-
vides you with a wide range of editing tools, allow-
ing you to make arbitary cuts, “splices” and 
rearrangements of running order without having to 
re-record any parts of the material.
Although the editing operations you perform will 
take effect instantly, unless they are written to disc as 
part of the User Table of Contents (U-TOC), they 
will not take any effect when the disc is next used (or 
inserted in another machine), as “splices”, etc. are 
virtual, and do not actually represent cuts in the 
material.
The U-TOC contains all the information that is read 
by the MD-801 in order to know what parts of the 
disc should be played, and in what order. 
For that reason, it is important that you never turn off 
the MD-801 while it is writing the U-TOC to disc. If 
you do this, you will probably be unable to use the 
disc in the future. 
5.1 Basic editing operations 
1 
To start an editing operation, press the   
EDIT  
 
key   
[18]  
 and the  
EDIT
 
 indicator will light in the 
display. 
2 
Select the editing operation using the   
DATA  
 
dial   
[12]  
. 
3 
When the editing operation is complete (the 
exact steps are described in the individual sec-
tions below), turn the   
SHUTTLE  
 wheel   
[13]  
 to 
complete the operation and return to normal 
mode.
After an editing operation, the   
TOC WRITE  
 indica-
tor   
[19]  
 will light, and the display  
TOC EDIT
 
 will 
light, showing that there are editing changes made 
which have not been saved to disc. 
4 
Commit the editing operation to disc by press-
ing the  
 TOC WRITE  
 key   
[19]  
. 
NOTE  
A disc must not be write-protected when sav-
ing edits to disc. The display shows  
W_Protected! 
 if you attempt to write 
a U-TOC to a protected disc. By ejecting the 
disc you lose the edits you have made, so you 
should make sure that a disc on which you 
want to save edits is write enabled   
before  
 you  
start the editing process. 
After most editing operations, the MD-801 enters the 
play ready mode. 
5.1.1 Cancelling an edit operation 
If you wish to cancel an edit operation at any time 
before step 3 above, do any of the following:
• turn the   
SHUTTLE  
 wheel counterclockwise
• press the   
STOP  
 key   
[5]  
• press the   
EDIT  
 key 
5.1.2 Editing without saving the edits to 
disc 
If you want to make edits, but do not want to commit 
them to disc, you can do either of the following:
• turn off the power to the MD-801
• press the   
EJECT  
 key once, and press it again, after 
the  
TOC Edited! 
 message appears on the 
display 
5.2 Dividing tracks 
Use this editing function to split one track into two. 
This operation can be carried out while the MD-801 
is in play ready mode.
Before the operation to split track 2, the tracks and 
numbers look like:
After the operation, the tracks will look like: 
1 
Locate the playback position so that it is at the 
point where you want to divide the track. Press 
the   
READY  
 key   
[7]  
 to put the MD-801 into 
play ready mode. 
2 
After pressing the   
EDIT  
 key, turn the   
DATA  
 
dial until the display shows: 
3 
Turn the   
SHUTTLE  
 wheel clockwise. 
4 
A jog loop will start playing. Adjust the jog 
loop using the   
JOG/DATA  
 dial, so that the start  
DIVIDE ?
Point OK?
Track number
12 3 4
This track is to be divided here
Track number
1234
5
Note that the tracks are renumbered 
						

							 
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 TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II 
of the loop is the point at which you want to 
divide the track. 
NOTE 
You can set the length of the jog loop in the  
menu system (see 3.5, Jog loop length). 
5 
When the start of the jog loop is correctly posi-
tioned, turn the  
SHUTTLE 
 wheel clockwise. 
The display shows  
Now Editing 
, and  
Complete 
 when the editing operation has 
finished.
The track title of the first track created by the divi-
sion process will have the same title as the original 
track (before the division took place). The second 
track will be untitled. 
NOTE 
If the divide point is set to a track boundary 
(the start of a track), the display will show an 
error message ( 
Not Execute! 
) when 
the  
SHUTTLE 
 wheel is turned in step 4  
above. 
5.3 Erasing a track 
This operation erases a track and frees the space for 
further recording.
Before this edit operation, the tracks and numbers 
look like:
After the operation, the tracks and numbers look like:
Note that the tracks following the erased tracks are 
automatically renumbered, so that the numbering 
sequence is contiguous.
Tracks can be erased while the MD-801 is stopped, 
or in play, or in play ready mode. 
1 
Set the playback position at the track to be 
erased (use the  
TRACK 
 keys or any other con-
venient way of locating to the track). 
2 
After pressing the  
EDIT  
 key, turn the   
DATA  
 
dial until the display shows: 
3 
Turn the  
SHUTTLE 
 wheel clockwise to change 
the display: 
4 
If you want to change the track to be erased at 
this stage, you can use the 
 TRACK  
 keys to 
change the current track. 
5 
Turn the  
SHUTTLE 
 wheel clockwise to erase 
the track. The display shows  
Now 
Editing 
, and  
Complete 
 when the 
erase operation is finished. 
5.4 Combining tracks 
This editing function allows you to combine a track 
with the previous track. It is not possible to combine 
two non-adjacent tracks (but you can move such 
tracks and then combine them—see 5.5, Moving 
tracks).
Before the combine operation, the tracks and num-
bers look like:
After the combine operation, they look like:
Note that the following tracks are renumbered to pro-
vide a contiguous sequence. 
1 
Use the  
TRACK 
 keys, or any other convenient 
method, to select the second track of the pair to 
be combined (the selected track will be com-
bined with the one before it). 
2 
After pressing the  
EDIT 
 key, turn the  
DATA  
 
dial until the display shows: 
3 
Turn the SHUTTLE wheel clockwise to enter 
the rehearsal mode:
Track number
12 3 4
This track is to be erased
Track number
12 3
 
ERASE TRK ?
Track OK ?
COMBINE ?
Rehearsal
Track number
12 3 4
These tracks are to be combinedThe playback position is here
Track number
12 3 
						

							 
5 - Moving tracks 
  TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II  
5–3 
The  
PLAY 
 indicator above the  
PLAY 
 key will 
flash, as will the  
EDIT
 
 indication in the display, 
to show that rehearsal mode has been entered.
In this rehearsal mode, the last 4 seconds 
(approximately) of the previous track and the 
first four seconds (approximately) of the current 
track are continuously repeated, so that you can 
audition the “join” between the tracks. 
4 
At this point, it is still possible to use the  
TRACK 
 keys to select another track to be com-
bined. This newly-selected track will be com-
bined with the track immediately before the 
new selection. 
5 
Turn the  
SHUTTLE 
 wheel clockwise to com-
bine the tracks. The display will show  
Now 
Editing 
, followed by  
Complete 
.
The track number of the first combined track (i.e. the 
track immediately before the track selected prior to 
the combine operation) is used for the combined 
track. 
The title of the second track is appended to that of the 
first track. 
NOTES 
Selecting the first track and attempting a com-
bine operation will result in the message  
TRK Illegal! 
 being shown on the 
display—it is not possible to combine the first 
and last tracks.
Mono and stereo tracks cannot be combined.
In some cases where an MD has had many 
edit operations performed, the  
Cannot 
EDIT! 
 message may appear on the dis-
play. This does not indicate a fault with the 
disc or the machine, but is a property of the  
MD recording system. 
5.5 Moving tracks 
This function allows you to edit the running order of 
the tracks, and re-place a track in a different position. 
This can also be used with the combine function (5.4, 
Combining tracks) in order to combine non-contig-
uous tracks.
Before a move operation, the tracks and numbers look like:
Following the move operation, the tracks look like:
The “gap” is closed up, and all tracks are re-num-
bered in the new sequence. A move operation can be 
carried out in the stop, play ready or play modes. 
1 
Use the  
TRACK 
 keys, or any convenient 
method, to select the track to be moved. 
2 
After pressing the  
EDIT  
 key, turn the   
DATA  
 
dial until the display shows: 
3 
Turn the  
SHUTTLE 
 wheel clockwise to open 
the move menu. The display will show:
The three numeric digits indicate the track num-
ber that the current track will occupy after the 
move operation. 
4 
Use the  
DATA 
 dial to change the destination 
track number. 
5 
Turn the  
SHUTTLE 
 wheel clockwise. The dis-
play will show  
Now Editing 
, followed 
by  
Complete 
. 
All tracks will be automatically renumbered. 
NOTE  
You cannot move a track to itself, e.g. if you 
have selected track 1, the destination number 
cannot be  
001 
. The display will show a  
Not Execute 
 message if you attempt  
this. 
5.6 A and B point erase operations 
The two location points (see 4.2.6, Playback 
between two location points) can be used for a vari-
ety of erasure purposes. Although the basic principle  
MOVE ?
Move to 001?
Track number
12 3 4
This track is to be moved
New track numbers
123 4
(track numbers before the move) 312 4 
						

							 
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5–4 
 TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II 
of operation is the same, the function is so flexible 
that it can be used for many different purposes.
In order to be used for editing in this way, the follow-
ing conditions must be met:
• Point A must not be at the same location as point B
• At least one of the two points must be marked
• Point B must come after point A
If any of these conditions are not met, the display 
will show  
A-B Error! 
.
The A and B points do not have to be in the same 
track.
All A-B operations are carried out in the same way: 
1 
Set the A and B points (4.2.5, Entering the A 
and B location points). 
2 
In stop, play or play ready mode, after pressing 
the  
EDIT 
 key, turn the  
DATA 
 dial until the dis-
play reads: 
3 
Turn the  
SHUTTLE 
 wheel to enter rehearsal 
mode.
The above message alternates with  
Erase 
OK ? 
, and the  
EDIT
 
 indicator in the display flashes.
The rehearsal mode continuously plays from a posi-
tion about four seconds before the A point, and about 
4 seconds after the B point. This allows you to pre-
view the “splice”. 
4 
Turn the  
SHUTTLE 
 wheel to confirm the erase 
process.
After the operation is complete, if the A point has 
been set, it is erased (the indicator goes out).
The B point will be at the position where the erase 
took place. 
5.6.1 Normal A-B erase 
In this editing operation, both the A and B points are 
set within the same track.All data between these points is erased. 
5.6.2 Erasing to the end of a track 
If only point A is marked, the end of the track con-
taining point A is regarded as point B.
This provides a convenient way to delete from a 
marked point to the end of the track. 
5.6.3 Erasing from the start of a track 
If only point B is marked, the start of the track con-
taining point B is regarded as point A.
This provides a convenient way in which data can be 
erased from the start of a track only.
In addition, the AUTO CUE function (4.2.12, Cue-
ing to the first audio position in a track) can be used 
to cue precisely to the start of the audio in a track. If 
this location is then marked as point B, all “dead 
time” at the start of the track up to the audio start can 
be eliminated. 
5.6.4 Erasing more than one track at a 
time 
If the A and B marks are set in different tracks, all 
material between the A and B points will be erased. 
ERASE A-B ?
Rehearsal
Track number
12 3 4
AB
Track number
12 3 4
Track number
12 3 4
A “B”
Track number
123 4
Track number
12 3 4
“A” B
Track number
1234
Track number
12 3 4
AB
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  TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II  
5–5 
If the A point is set at the start of a track, and the B 
point at the end of another track, the whole of the 
tracks containing and between these points will be 
erased (in the example above, tracks 2 and 3 will be 
erased.
The remaining tracks will be automatically renum-
bered to form a continuous sequence. 
NOTE 
It is not possible to erase the last track on the 
disc using this method. You must use the 
track erase function (see 5.3, Erasing a  
track) for this purpose. 
5.6.5 Retaining a track title for use by the 
second track after a division 
As explained earlier (5.2, Dividing tracks), when a 
track is divided, the earlier of the newly-created pair 
of tracks contains the song title. If you are using the 
track division to eliminate lead-in times, this would 
mean that the unwanted lead-in kept the title and the 
program material was untitled. To avoid this, use the 
A-B erase function (without setting the A point) to 
retain the title for the remaining part of the track. 
5.7 Moving an A-B point 
This is the electronic equivalent of a razor-blade and 
splicing tape. A section of material can be marked, 
and moved to almost any part of the disc.
After the operation, the layout will be:
This operation can be performed in stop. play ready, 
or play modes.
The same conditions apply with regard to the A and 
B points as apply when erasing material betwen them:
• Point A must not be at the same location as point B
• At least one of the two points must be marked
• Point B must come after point A
If any of these conditions are not met, the display 
will show  
A-B Error! 
. 
1 
Mark the A and B points. 
2 
Press the   
EDIT  
 key, and turn the   
DATA  
 dial 
until the display shows 
3 
Turn the   
SHUTTLE  
 wheel clockwise. The dis-
play will change:
The MD-801 will keep looping the point at 
which the insertion is to take place (the inser-
tion point is at the end of the loop). Use the  
JOG 
 dial (it is not a data dial at this point) to 
alter the position of the insertion point. 
4 
Turn the  
SHUTTLE  
 wheel clockwise once 
more, and the display will change (alternating 
with the word  
Rehearsal 
, while the  
EDIT
 
 indicator lights in the display:
The playback will now loop from a point about 
four seconds before the insertion point to a 
point about four seconds after the A point. This 
allows you to preview the effect of the “punch-
in” join between the original material and the 
A-B portion being moved. 
5 
Press the  
LOC B 
 key   
[24]  
 while this rehearsal 
process is taking place. The display will change:
The playback loop now changes so that the loop 
starts about four seconds before the B point, and 
ends about four seconds after the insert point. 
This allows you to preview the effect of the 
“punch-out” between the A-B portion being 
moved and the original material. 
6 
Turn the  
SHUTTLE 
 wheel clockwise to make 
the edit. The display will show  
Now 
Editing 
, followed by  
Complete 
. 
The A-B section becomes a new track. The 
point from which the A-B section was moved 
also becomes a track break, and all track num-
Track number
12
Formerly tracks 4 and 5
3
Track number
12 3 4
AB
4
A-B portion
to be inserted here
Track number
123 6
New track from A-B portionTrack 2 split into two
at cut point45
 
INSERT A-B ?
INSR PT OK ?
IN PT OK ?
OUT PT OK ? 
						

							 
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5–6 
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bers are renumbered accordingly. See the dia-
gram above for an example.
If you need to make the new track (formerly the 
A-B portion) into part of the preceding and/or 
following track, use the track combine facility 
(see 5.4, Combining tracks) to turn these 
tracks into one track.
The A and B points are lost after this edit opera-
tion, and will have to be re-entered if they are to 
be used again.
You can cancel the operation at any time in the 
usual way ( 
SHUTTLE 
 wheel counterclock-
wise,  
EDIT 
 key or  
STOP 
 key). 
NOTE 
You cannot move the A-B portion inside itself 
(i.e. the insert point cannot be between the A  
point and the B point). 
5.8 Restoring erased material 
A track or section erased can be unerased. This is an 
“all or nothing”-type process—all tracks and sections 
deleted are restored, and it is not possible to restore 
only one of these tracks or sections. 
In addition, if tracks or sections are restored, the 
audio data only is restored—the titles and recording 
dates are not restored, but a title such as  
RST.001 
 will be automatically given, showing 
that this is a restored track. The tracks restored in a 
single operation start numbering at 001, regardless of 
any other track titles with the same number that were 
on the disc before the operation.
This function can also be used in an emergency, if 
recording was taking place, and power to the unit 
was cut off part of the way through the recording 
process. In this event, data on the disc will be 
present, but will not be organized with the TOC and 
will hence be inaccessible. This function may allow 
the data to be accessed after the restore operation has 
been performed.
However, there are occasions on which this function 
does not restore such data, and the  
Not 
Execute! 
 message will appear.. 
NOTES 
Tracks and sections of less than 12 seconds 
in length may not be restored.When restoring a track or tracks, the last 
restored track will have the unused portion of 
the disc automatically appended to it. This will 
result in a  
Disc Full 
 error message if 
you try to record on the disc.
To overcome this problem, split the new long 
track at the end of the recorded section, and 
delete the new track which consists of the 
unused part of the disc.
When restoring recordings that have been 
interrupted, the time shown on the display 
may disappear from the display at the point at 
which the power was cut. This is a normal 
function, and you should not be concerned if 
this happens. You may want to use this as the 
position to divide the new long track into two 
before deleting the unwanted part, as 
described above.
If a track or section occupies a part of the disc 
which has been overwritten by a new record-
ing, the older section cannot be restored—the  
data is no longer available. 
This operation can take place in stop, play ready or 
play mode. 
1 
Press the  
EDIT   
key, and turn the   
DATA  
 dial 
until the display shows: 
2 
Turn the  
SHUTTLE 
 wheel clockwise to restore 
deleted data.
The display may show  
Not Execute! 
. 
Here, this means that the disc has no material 
recorded on it which has been erased (there may even 
be no material at all recorded on it). 
5.9 Changing track attributes 
After a track has been restored in the way described 
above, it may have the wrong attribute assigned to it 
(it may be restored as mono when it was originally 
stereo, or  
vice versa 
). This function allows you to 
restore the correct attribute. 
1 
Use the  
TRACK 
 keys or any other convenient 
method to select the track whose attributes you 
wish to change. 
2 
After pressing the  
EDIT 
 key, turn the   
DATA  
 
dial until the display shows: 
RESTORE ?
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Turn the  
SHUTTLE 
 wheel clockwise. The dis-
play changes: 
4 
Turn the  
SHUTTLE 
 wheel clockwise once 
again to change the current track from mono to 
stereo or  
vice versa 
.
The display will show  
Now Editing 
, 
followed by  
Complete 
.
This function may also be used to “un-protect” a 
track if the following message appears at any time in 
the edit mode:
This signifies that the track cannot be edited. This is 
software protection, which has been set by an MD 
unit other than an MD-801, and it can be disabled 
using this function in the way described above. 
NOTE 
If a track is “unprotected” in this way, it cannot  
be protected again. 
5.10 Erasing a complete disc 
As well as erasing individual tracks (see 5.3, Eras-
ing a track), it is also possible to erase the entire 
contents of a disc. 
1 
After pressing the  
EDIT 
 key, turn the  
DATA 
 
dial until the display shows: 
2 
Turn the  
SHUTTLE 
 wheel clockwise to enter 
this edit menu: 
3 
If you are sure that you want to erase the con-
tents of the disc, turn the  
SHUTTLE 
 wheel 
clockwise once more.
The display will show  
Now Editing 
, 
followed by  
Complete 
, followed by  
Blank Disc 
.
If you want to abort the erase process, use the 
usual methods ( 
SHUTTLE 
 wheel counter-
clockwise,  
EDIT 
 key or  
STOP 
 key). 
5.11 Track and disc title entry 
The disc and tracks can be titled. The titles can con-
sist of upper- and lowercase letters, numbers, and 
punctuation symbols (as well as Japanese  
katakana  
).
Each title can be up to 99 characters long, and titles 
too long to fit on the display are scrolled.
The total number of characters which can be 
included as titles on a disc (disc and track titles) is 
1,792 characters.
A computer keyboard (PS/2 compatible) can be 
attached to the MD-801, and used to input titles, or 
titles can be entered, using the procedure described 
below (for keyboard operations, see 6, Use of a key-
board with the MD-801).
Titles can be entered in stop (disc titles), play or play 
ready (track titles) mode as well as in the record and 
record ready modes. 
1 
Press the  
EDIT 
 key and turn the  
DATA  
 dial 
until the display shows: 
2 
Turn the  
SHUTTLE 
 wheel clockwise.
If the MD-801 is in stop mode, the words  
DISC 
TITLE
 
 will light in the display, and you can enter 
the title for the whole disc.
If the MD-801 is in play or play ready mode, or 
record or record ready mode, the words  
TRACK TITLE 
 will light in the display, and 
you can enter the title for the current track. 
3 
The display will change:
The underline cursor shows where the character 
will be entered. 
4 
Use the  
DATA 
 dial to scroll through the symbol 
set. The character set selected initially is the 
lowercase alphabet set, together with numbers 
and punctuation symbols. 
5 
Use the  
MEMO IN/CAPS 
 key  
[23] 
 to change 
between lowercase and uppercase characters. If 
uppercase characters are selected, the  
CAPS
 
 
indicator will light in the display. 
6 
Turn the  
SHUTTLE 
 wheel clockwise to move 
the cursor to the right, and counterclockwise to 
move it to the left. Continuing to hold the  
SHUTTLE 
 wheel away from the center posi- 
Track OK ?
T_Protected!
ERASE DISC ?
Sure ?
TITLE ?
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tion will move the cursor more than one 
position. 
7 
Continue using the  
DATA 
 dial and  
SHUTTLE 
 
wheel to enter characters, until the title is 
complete. 
8 
To store the title, press the  
EDIT 
 key. The title 
will scroll across the display if it is too long to 
fit on one line, allowing you to check it. 
NOTES 
If the display shows  
Name Full 
, it 
means that the character limit for a title (99 
characters) or for a disc (1,792 characters) 
has been exceeded.
If a disc has been titled on another MD 
recorder, which permits longer titles than 
those permitted by the MD-801, the titles, 
when edited on the MD-801, are subject to 
the same limitations as those imposed on  
“native” titles. 
5.11.1Deleting characters 
If a character is entered in error, delete it as follows: 
1 
Move the cursor under the character to be 
deleted: 
2 
Press the  
LOC A/DEL 
 key  
[24] 
. The character 
at the cursor position will be deleted. 
5.11.2Inserting characters 
If you have missed out a character, insert a space for 
a new character in the following way: 
1 
Move the cursor to the character following the 
position where a character is to be inserted: 
2 
Press the  
LOC B/INS 
 key   
[24]  
. A space will 
appear into which you can enter a character: 
5.11.3Changing characters 
If a character has been wrongly entered, you can 
change it by moving the cursor to the character, and 
turning the  
DATA 
 dial.
Thus:
can be corrected by moving the cursor to the  
b 
:
and then turning the  
DATA 
 dial counterclockwise: 
5.11.4Editing existing titles 
If a title has already been entered, for a disc or for a 
track, pressing the  
EDIT 
 key and turning the  
DATA  
 
dial until  
TITLE ? 
 is displayed allows you to 
edit it, to change characters, and insert or delete char-
acters as described above.
In stop mode, the disc title can be edited.
In play mode or play ready mode, the title of the cur-
rent track can be edited. 
5.11.5Viewing titles 
As explained earlier (4.2.16, Displaying track titles 
during playback), pressing the  
TITLE 
 key during 
playback will display the disc title (in stop mode) and 
the current track title (in play or play ready mode).
If the title is too long to fit in the display, pressing the  
TITLE 
 key once more will scroll it across the 
display. 
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