Hi There, I have been recording CD's to Mini Disc for as long as the MD's have been around , its very easy , first your Phono Leads must connect to the mini disc input , and the other end of the lead goes into the output of your CD player , turn on both machine's make sure your sound going into the mini disc is not to loud , and your away , what ever you have on the CD will come out the same on the mini disc, and that is how easy it is . I would say buy your self a MINI DISC cleaner
and a CD cleaner , as after a few recordings a little clean works wonders .
DENNY