Hi everyone! I was reading a review of the Sony MZ-R909 that was posted up on the Internet and was interested in how it handles the new Group Function that has been added to the "Rainbow Book" MD specifications. A key factor with this function is that each group is treated by the MD unit as a "virtual disc" and the physical disc is regarded as a collection of "virtual discs". This is equivalent in user-interface terms to how a CD changer is controlled. To change between CDs, you operate the DISC buttons and you use the TRACK buttons to navigate the tracks within a CD. In an automotive implementation, you use the REPEAT key to choose whether to repeat the current track or the current disc; or play all the discs in the changer's inventory. The SHUFFLE key in newer car CD changers gives you the option to shuffle tracks on each disc, with the changer working through each disc sequentially; or pick tracks randomly across the whole inventory. A Group-enabled car MD player can be set to treat a "Grouped" MD as though it is playing discs in a CD changer - each group is treated as though it is a separate disc. The user changes groups by using the DISC controls and enables "shuffle play" and "repeat play" in a similar vein to a changer. This would be enabled through an option in the player's "setup menu". Car MD changers could treat groups as though they are extra discs in the changer. With regards, Simon Mackay ----------------------------------------------------------------- To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
