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I know there are 'bookmarking' options with MD players, but do they just 'bookmark' particular favourite tracks or does it also remember where you are in a particular track?

What I mean is these audiobooks I have are just one big MP3, 200-300Mb in size, and having to try to get to where I am in the audiobook when I resume listening to it will become harder and harder the further I am into the book. Does the 'bookmark' fuction also work in such a way as to remember where I am in a particular audiobook, i.e. so I can just insert a MD with that audiobook on and be able to find where I left off last time I was listening to that book?

I hope this makes sense! :blink:

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Just read through the manual on my MZ-NH700, and it appears I can't do what I'm intending to do - the 'T-Mark' it seems is for splitting up a recording into different tracks and won't 'bookmark' my place in a large MP3 file. The bookmark function I believe is also only for playing specific tracks rather than your position in one track. Is there a way of doing this, or at least be able to get to a specific part of a track (i.e. where I've gotten to in the audiobook)?

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I know there are 'bookmarking' options with MD players, but do they just 'bookmark' particular favourite tracks or does it also remember where you are in a particular track?

What I mean is these audiobooks I have are just one big MP3, 200-300Mb in size, and having to try to get to where I am in the audiobook when I resume listening to it will become harder and harder the further I am into the book. Does the 'bookmark' fuction also work in such a way as to remember where I am in a particular audiobook, i.e. so I can just insert a MD with that audiobook on and be able to find where I left off last time I was listening to that book?

I hope this makes sense! :blink:

My MZ-R500 will resume playing precisely where I stopped it, for both SP/LP, when the disc is left in it. Probably worth noting that the unit is always connected to some kind of power, either A/C or battery, even when it's not actually on.

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Trackmarking might be the only option if you plan on swapping discs. Trackmarks can always be removed afterwards...

However:

If you are using Hi-MD, the only way you will be able to trackmark transferred audio is if you transfer it in NetMD mode using SimpleBurner... Anything transferred in Hi-MD mode, or anything transferred via SonicStage (in any mode) cannot be trackmarked.

To transfer using Simple Burner you will need to burn to a CD or CD image (CD-RW works and is of course reusable). Nero will let you overburn a CD image up to 150 or 160 minutes I believe. Though you can always split it up.

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I'll have to get hold of a copy of simpleburner - I think I saw a link on here somewhere!

Not sure if I have a burning programme apart from the Windows default one - is Nero a freeware programme or one you have to pay for?

Thing is these audiobooks are between 8 hours and I think a couple are over a day's total runtime! :o Though that shouldn't be too many sections even if they are 150-160 mins each. Not had much experience with CD-burning but will have an experiement later (and probably be asking more silly questions lol!)

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