It's got a 10 second buffer, so it could easily be playing the end of the last song while it's seeking the next. Not easy to do in the dark. Originally I said there was no mono record feature. It only copies one CD onto one MD, or 3CDs onto 3MDs. You may be able to get around that, but I was never able to figure out how.
Many functions only work with the remote, others only work with the front panel.
So you generally have to work with both to get anything complicated done. The display is very bright and busy. Labelling, deleting, splitting, combining, etc.are almost impossible to do without the manual nearby. Recording stops after the first disc is filled. Maybe this user just couldn't figure out how to do it, but from his email it sounded like he tried pretty hard, because he was pretty disappointed that he had to return it to the store for a refund.