Sorry John I think you are incorrect with your assumptions re 'time
machine' function.
On my JA3 it only works whilst it is in 'record-standby' mode.
In this model and AFAIK, all Sony home decks, the laser is powered up and
the disc spinning, unlike the 701, where nothing other than the record
buffer is running ie no disc spin or laser power.
Why they do it this way I don't know.
I agree that it would be very easy to have the 'time machine' function in
the portables and if it was implemented as per Sharp's 'rec-pause' mode and
not like the Sony home deck TM mode it would work very well, and much
longer than the Sony two or six second start we have now...
GB
----- Original Message -----
From: John Chrapowicki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, 11 September 1999 12:57
Subject: RE: MD: recording safety?
>
> Ralph wrote:
>
> | f you just press record on the Sharp 702,
> | the unit goes into
> | record-pause which is in fact a special idle mode. The unit
> | does nothing in this
> | mode. The disc doesn't spin, the laser doesn't warm up and
> | the magnetic head isn't doing anything.
>
> Presumably the unit is still 'monitoring', and passing data through its
> buffer so it can gain an instant start without having to wait for the
disc
> to power up. If this is the case, then this is very like the situation
on
> the Sony decks which allows you to have a 'Time Machine' function. This
> leads me to ask why this feature is not more common amongst portables.
>
> Regards,
>
> John,
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