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  1. sfbp
    Yes, the RH1 will allow you to do what you want. When I say "NetMD-created" i mean the tracks have been transferred to the MD using USB and NetMD (as opposed to HiMD). But no other NetMD-enabled unit (none of the other HiMDs either) will allow you to transfer FROM the disk. However (just to complicate things) generally speaking you CAN transfer from any 1GB disk or reformatted legacy disk (to HiMD specs) using the USB link. Simply NOT the SP/LP2/LP4 formats ("legacy"), except with the RH1. There are more restrictions but if you follow our advice(s) you won't run into them. So you could buy any HiMD device (that has USB) and use a microphone and (as long as the disk is HiMD formatted) transfer the tracks to the PC.
  2. sfbp
    Well, sure - but if the recordings are hundreds of hours in length..... it's going to take you.... uh ... hundreds of hours. Been there, done that. Having said that, your method is the ONLY way to recover NetMD-created disks. By design
  3. sfbp
    What makes you think that number is decimal, Philippe? I was assuming Hex, ie 00 to FF
  4. sfbp
    Does anyone have a Kanji remote? Is it DIFFERENT (you can look at all the symbols on a remote in service mode)??? Maybe all you need is a replacement. The one thing I have totally failed to find is online versions of any service manuals in Japanese, ie for the domestic product. This is right across the range. So for example the EH series which are essentially unknown outside Japan, I have no manual. By the way, spend $50 and get yourself an MZ-EH70 (or EH-50) or a bit more for a MZ-EH930 so that you can avoid taking your precious RH1 into the nasty, dirty world Then you won't be asking us for repair help in a couple of years.... http://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/p522649982
  5. sfbp
    If 03 is Japan, makes me wonder if 02 is all-japanese where 03 is japan tourist model (combination of Eng and Jap). You could try 04 and 05 and see what you get. It occurs to me that somewhere they have to have a menu for French/German/Italian/Spanish..... do you get that with 81? Beware that the buttons on the unit go dry rather sooner than later. Once they do, it seems almost impossible to use them.
  6. sfbp
    What was it before setting? Did you check the value by going to another value (read) and then re-reading the one you'd just set? This is pure imagination, but I wonder if the SECOND value (0114) is the value for the remote? In the RH10 it's set to 80. But you might see what that setting is on your RH1. I can't check as it seems impossible for me to get into service mode.
  7. sfbp
    On the topic of service mode, if you really cannot get in (and I wasted at least an hour trying with two different units), I wonder if it's worth posting the software that Sony supplied for EARLIER models to get in? Possibly some bright spark can figure out how to reconfigure it so that it will tweak the HiMD's into service mode. The only catch: this software was written for Windows 98 (!!!!) so whoever it is may have to find an old machine to get it up and running. I have exactly one machine that I can set back to Windows 98 (and I haven't for ages).
  8. sfbp
    ROFL I don't need a walkman to suffer from that, right? (Not that I have any clue what either of those musics is)
  9. sfbp
    If you can get in, follow the instructions in the English language service manual. I think N. America is Region 01 (japan is either 20 or 23 IIRC). Page 19 "Set destination". No worries about the volume cap as it doesn't apply in either venue, only to Europe. Mind you, the other distressing thing about this unit is that I blame my tinnitus on it ;( So maybe the French regulators were right to have the volume cap, sigh.
  10. sfbp
    Surprised about the remote. Poke around and see if there's an English language option. If not, I'm fairly sure we can make it into a US/Canada version, as long as you can get into service mode. If u have ordinary MDs they work just fine. Choice of standard (legacy) format or HiMd format which gives almost double the amount of data (and it's a slightly better Codec).
  11. sfbp
    Give it a shot but I'm not optimistic. Sony tends to do lowlevel hw things. Did you get into service mode?
  12. sfbp
    Heh, yes.... but. 1. You need to turn off driver signing (assuming you have 64-bit Windows you're going to need the (unsigned) driver files I made for NetMD) to install. In windows 10 this is not so easy 2. you should turn off automatic updating (and you can turn it on once a week or whenever but you will lose your encrypted files unless you're very careful). The relevant registry key is HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Update, and you need a value "DisableWindowsUpdateAccess" set to 1 (DWORD). This is the only known way of disabling Windows 10 updates, unless you can enforce from a domain policy (not as easy as it may sound). The other trick is that, if your installation appears to crap out, DO NOT uninstall before retrying. Just do it over the top of the mess, it should work fine.
  13. sfbp
    The most likely thing that supports this sort of functionality is the XApp series which replaced Morar (sp?), both Japanese domestic market only. I seriously doubt that any enhanced version of "old" SS will even run on any modern OS.
  14. sfbp
    It's m u c h cheaper to use standard MDs than HiMD 1GB. The capacity is about double what you get in legacy more, 141 minutes in Hi-SP (256k). I would highly recommend this for your live recordings. The 1GB disks use a lot more battery, too, since you are writing a lot more data to the MD. You can upload the file but unless you take steps to unprotect it, it will be locked to your machine (and the current Windows install) unless you convert to WAV every time. However the "unprotection" is the way to go... the "File Conversion Tool" is built into SonicStage and the result of running it is that your files are no longer at the mercy of Sony's overly-fussy rules.
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    PCM uploads are a real pain. The file you get is NOT a WAV file, but is protected. So now you have to go through the whole "convert" thing before being able to edit it. So you get a lot of files floating around (and the WAV files have no metadata, of course). It's quite easy to lose track of the parts of your recording. I would strongly recommend upconverting them to 24 bits before doing any more editing, as well. Line in is so vulnerable to electrical noise (the horrible 3.5mm jack) that I don't trust it on most MD recorders. You may be fine, you may not be - it's usually a function of the cable, but also the jack sockets are the first things (after the jog lever) to go sideways. Also the possibility of ground loops if you are using a sound system as input but want to have the MD running on mains? Perhaps an A->D and use optical signal? That's one strike *against* the PCM-M10 which does NOT do optical in. I was thinking the direct mikes in the PCM-10 which have always done wonderfully, but if you would get a better recording from the sound system, that's your decision. What I'm trying to say is: for microphone recordings, use something with a bigger dynamic range (ie 24 bits) so that you don't overload and yet still can amplify very quiet passages (if they exist). I don't trust the auto-gain function on any of these recorders (MD or not) for real musical purposes.
  16. sfbp
    Forget line-in and MZ-whatever PCM - it's a mismatch of capabilities. Better to get a PCM-M10. The HiMD disks are stupidly expensive now, and the quality you get (16 bits) is really not as good as either 256K Atrac3+ (which is a 24-bit format) or real 24/44 or 24/96 both of which you can do with the PCM-M10 - and a 16GB MicroSD card giving you enough for 8-10 hours.
  17. sfbp
    I was quite delighted to discover all the domestic (Japanese) models seem to have an English option. I see no reason why the RH1 would not, but i still say it doesn't matter. You only need this unit if you want to upload stuff. Guess what.... the service menus are all in English
  18. sfbp
    The point of the RH1 was a parting gesture to allow people to recover their recordings off MD (BBC radio for example used MD for almost 20 years). Some of the subsequent solid-state players and recorders are really impressive. But here in this forum you are talking to a bunch of folks who really love MDs for all their quirkiness and charm. One of my fave units is the one that Sergio gave me "If you can fix it, it's yours", an E909 - one of the lightest ever manufactured. It gives me pleasure to listen on a unit that I managed to repair The other appeal is one of appearance - the disks and devices are a delight to hold in the hand - "How on earth did they do that?". Don't recommend the RH1 as a listening device, you can get many nice alternatives for 1/5 to 1/10 the price. Ebay is your friend.
  19. sfbp
    I FORGOT ABOUT THE REGION CHANGE. On the RH10, there's a language setting on both Japanese and non-Japanese models. In the Japanese model, you can switch between English and Japanese. On the European model you can switch between English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish. You can even make the Japanese model into the European by changing DistFL from 23 to 20, and vice-versa. I just did that. On the DH710 there's no Language in the options menu and if you set DistFL (113) the menus don't change... there is no Language option. The DH710 actually came out around the time of the RH1, so it's possible that the two firmwares are similar. Bad news. My previous comments related to the fact that both my Japanese MZ-RH10 and Japanese NW-F887 allowed one to switch between English and Japanese. Since these bracket the RH1, it seemed likely that a real Japanese RH1 has the option. However the behaviour of the MZ-DH710 has me worried that perhaps I was wrong. Philippe - can you see the back of your giraffe? Mine is in English, the Japanese one will be in Japanese. Service mode is almost impossible to enter on most used RH1's. The jog lever tends to over-react. A brand new one should be fine, if it allows you to change regions. A big IF. I still say you don't care. The only purpose of an RH1 is to upload things that cannot be uploaded ANY OTHER WAY. Using what has become a totally overpriced unit (usually around double what I paid for mine brand new) for listening is reckless and irresponsible, as you will not be able to afford a new one when it (inevitably) breaks. These machines are, as Philippe says, fragile. So much so that Jim Hoggarth completely busted one trying to get it apart for servicing. There should be another way to get into service mode, which I have used on other recalcitrant MD units. It's not mentioned in the RH1 service manual, so all bets are off. That is, you can solder a bridge to force it always into test mode. The third way to get into service mode involves some software, and no one seems to have that for the RH1, although it's available for all the units where we CAN get in easily by pressing buttons (all the ones except RH1 I get into the service menu first time always).
  20. sfbp
    There are some Americans who lived in Japan. One of these definitely had multiple Japanese units. I just have to remember who. Anyone with the Grey (as opposed to black) version of RH1 is probably getting the Japanese model. I am reasonably certain that all the Japanese (domestic) models of all Sony gear have English menus. The converse is untrue. In any event, you don't even need the menu for the important purpose of the RH1 - uploading. And best to buy something else for listening or recording. So it doesn't matter.
  21. sfbp
    Nope
  22. sfbp
    I have nothing to add. Sorry.
  23. sfbp
    I absolutely guarantee that the option for English menus will be there on the real unit. It is, on every other unit I have ordered that started out life in Japanese. My RH1 came from USA (Canada actually) but the Japanese units should all have the option. You can probably work it out, most people who've bought units from Japan (not specifically the RH1, but for instance the RH10) seem to have managed to do so without breaking a sweat. And the ENGLISH manual I am sure doesn't mention change of language. If you are getting a NEW unit it probably starts in English. If it is "pre-owned" then you should ask the seller to reconfigure it for you.
  24. sfbp
    Windows Update. Turn it off. Reinstall Sonic Stage.
  25. sfbp
    Sounds mechanical to me... the sort of thing a drive would do if there was no registration of the disk/head via servo feedback. There are microswitches, too, and it sounds like something simply doesn't work right - it thinks there's no disk in there so it makes sure to put itself in the "ready to insert disk" state. Was the disk write protected perhaps? That might cause something in Windows to eject it. If so, try with a disk you don't care about. What you want to do is to take a look (if you can) with the lid of the disk unit open, so you can see whether the head is attempting to load and whether the spindle is spinning. You need both for the head to get data off the drive.
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