What Is Backward Compatibility With Standard MiniDiscs?

Hi-MD units can play flipside average MiniDiscs recorded in non-Hi-MD units, in adding up to proof on standard MiniDiscs in addition to higher-capacity 1 GB Hi-MD discs. There are two user-selectable prepared modes resting on Hi-MD units (which Sony describes compact disk Modes): MD mode in addition to Hi-MD mode.

These are without human intervention selected whenever a disc with a video recording on it is inserted. However, when a clean disc is inserted, the recorders will failure to pay on the way to the user-selectable Disc Mode for a few recordings made on it. The failure to pay Disc Mode on Hi-MD campaign is Hi-MD mode, excluding it can be misused on the way to MD mode if desired.

• MD mode is helpful when intending on the way to evidence on a standard MiniDisc using typical MD codec's for playback on devices with the intention of are not Hi-MD well-matched. Data storage space (in addition to additional benefits of Hi-MD mode) cannot be second-hand in MD mode.

• Hi-MD mode is helpful at what time the benefits of Hi-MD mode wish for to be used, such as greater than before capacity on typical MiniDiscs, new codec choices (PCM, Hi-SP, Hi-LP) in addition to the capacity on the way to put away data on the discs the length of with audio.