Guest Anonymous Posted December 14, 2002 Report Share Posted December 14, 2002 i get the ErMD41 error message when i try to record or alter files that i've recorded. what's that mean? is it dead? i've had it for about 2 and a half years ago. it's been good to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
me Posted December 14, 2002 Report Share Posted December 14, 2002 From the MT831 manual on minidisc.org: "ErMD* you have come to the conclusion that the unit is out of order. to have it repaired, go to the distributer where you purchased your unit" * = error message number Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted December 14, 2002 Report Share Posted December 14, 2002 guess i'm screwed then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
me Posted December 14, 2002 Report Share Posted December 14, 2002 Unfortunately. I wish that error would have a better description in the manual. Try to repair that 831, it's one of the best MDs out there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted December 15, 2002 Report Share Posted December 15, 2002 I've no idea where i can go in Toronto that repairs Sharp MD's. i got it imported from hong kong when it first came out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted December 15, 2002 Report Share Posted December 15, 2002 >Try to repair that 831, it's one of the best MDs out there! Is it? I've got an 831 with exactly the same problem: MD41 messages when ever I try to write to the TOC. I've had mine for about 18 months, so the unit only lasted 6 months longer than the one-year guarantee. Fantastic! Would be interested to know what proportion of 831s have gone kaputt since the warranty expired. But as all the electronics manufacturers change models so frequently, any model is forgotten about six months after it's had its run of sales, so figures like that are never compiled. Hmm, perhaps that's why they do it. And perhaps that's why electronics manufacturers only offer 12 month guarantees, which is pretty pisspoor really if you consider that other industries with just as delicate products often offer 10-50 year guarantees. Optics companies for example. My Opticron binoculars have a 25 year guarantee. If it helps, with the MD41 error, I've found that when you record it appears to work but when you playback the seconds count up very slowly, and playback is intermittent. This recording will not write to the TOC. However, if you record for about 25-30 minutes, the unit will spontaneously correct itself and start recording properly. Discard that 25 minute recording and start again and you should find that any further recordings will record fine and should write to the TOC. It's as if you've had to 'warm up' the unit to get it to work. If you leave the unit for about four or more hours it will revert to its f**ked-up state. So, whenever I record or make alterations to a minidisc, I run the unit for 25 minutes first. As for fixing it, I know lots of minidisc owners who have had their portable unit expire shortly after the warranty. Be it Sharp or sony or whatever, I haven't known a single owner who has had their unit repaired because the repair price quoted is always equal-to or higher than the price of a new unit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
me Posted December 16, 2002 Report Share Posted December 16, 2002 Zephonith on this board had a vaguely similar problem.. Her R900 would act as if it was recording (i.e. you could monitor the recording). But when the machine went to edit the TOC, she would find it hadn't done squat. The overwrite head was misaligned, and it cost her NZ$90 to repair it. I'm not sure whats with these places that charge 'just to look at it'. Seems strange to me... About the 831: It's supposed to be one of the tough MDs. R37, R50 class.. And it sounds extremely good, too. If you ARE thinking about replacing it, the sharp MD-DR7 looks to be the replacement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted July 6, 2003 Report Share Posted July 6, 2003 did the same shit to me on my mt200 push the lens reader back and forth and way towards the beginning.. works now for me but dunno about later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted July 8, 2003 Report Share Posted July 8, 2003 hmm... i pushed the laser reading unit back and forth with my fingers... and then back to the original position.. and now it works!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted July 11, 2003 Report Share Posted July 11, 2003 i have the exact same problem, just discovered it tody it playsback fine, but like othere have said it won't write the TOC and the seconds count up slowly on recorded tracks like mentioned, i'll try the 25 minutes thing to see if it works Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted July 11, 2003 Report Share Posted July 11, 2003 ---- edit--- btw i've had my MD for 3 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted January 13, 2004 Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 lol pushin the lens reader back n forth- sounds simple enuff- lets hope it works! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uvsarah Posted January 13, 2004 Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 i shall have a go at that warm up recoreding thingy too- i been stuck unable to record new tracks n its drib=ving me mad listening to same songs for over a yr!! arrgghh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 uvsarah here: yeah i moved the thing along back n forth n it worked!! cheers- am recording for 20 mins or so- then going for the normal recording- all good so far with the shorter blocks!! cheers everyone- i havent used mine for about a yr cus of the prob- now i can again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIjoe Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 Same problem on Sharp MD-DR480H(S). Tried sliding laser assembly back and forth with no luck. Was about to give up and toss it, and figured I had nothing to lose -- so I smacked the daylights out of it 3 times with my palm. Works now, what a pile. Very disillusioned with Sharp at this point, don't think I'd buy another Sharp MD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syrius Posted April 21, 2005 Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 I had a head misalignment problem on my dear SR-60 a few months ago. By entering service mode (Not recommended if you don't know what you're doing) I was able to have the system autocalibrate the head and that did it. Perhaps you are having a similar problem? My player would read intermitently too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyqcn Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Got my DR7 for 4 years and always works fine, but it gave me a er-md41 just yesterday, I took the unit to my distributor and he said most of case there is dust on the recording head (said MD-DR7 has 2 optical head, one for reading and one for recording), he use a cotton bud dipped into pure alcohol and gentelly wiped over the head, and now my DR7 works fine again.Since this machine is about 5 years old and parts are hardly available, this could be one easy way to solve the ER problem.wish my experience can help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strungup Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 Unfortunately. I wish that error would have a better description in the manual. Try to repair that 831, it's one of the best MDs out there!Best ----->>> You have got to be kidding . Sony MZ-R50 was the most durable MD ever made , most are still going , any R50 owner will tell you that theirs has been faithful in some very ugly situations .Mine is still going my other one lasted until last year , The R50 was released in .... When ? look it up then tell me about the 831 . I have had several Sharps , and the discs they will NOT play my R50 will , have a MT770 that I gave my Kid . and someone gave him some discs in SP mode from their home system . they wouldnt even load , Threw it in the R50 , Bam instant readout , and play perfectly . so we had to use this combo R50 Line out to the MT770 recording to a Blank , just so he could listen to the discs . The Best ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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