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Yes. The drivers posted (32- and 64-) in the downloads section work fine. If you had installed the 64-bit driver to begin with you would be only a couple of clicks away from having it working now. To make it work with 32-bits will be harder since you need to uninstall all the stock 32 bit drivers and use the "new" 32-bit driver from the download for every device, for reliable operation.

Guess what!? On further inspection the circuitry in the 640 and 940 is all there to support both keyboard and PCLK at the same time. All I have to do is to figure out how to enable it.

If it's a netMD device then it needs to be added to the netMD .inf driver file. I can do it and you can try that. The problem right now is getting rid of the bad installation, which requires instructions normally only comprehensible by techies. You have to search the contents of every file in windows\inf named oem<nn>.inf where nn are two digits. Delete any that have netMD driver references, reboot, and start over again. If you're not comfy messing with that then you're welcome to send it to me as I always (like you apparently) have a deep curiosity as to the different incarnations of this technology. I gather it's tiny. However the fact that it supports Atrac3+ suggests that it isn't using the NetMD protocol at all. Who knows? Rather than a whole XP machine, what you need to do (for your other solution) is to hook up a virtual XP machine which is your right and privilege on Pro and Ultimate versions of Windows (I speak of 7 since I have not yet moved on to 8.x or 10). If you have only Home or Starter then you are out of luck with that. Stephen

You MUST have a 32 bit PC or a virtual pc running 32 bits Windows for MCrew 940 is absolutely not pc connectable unless you have the Japan edition.

You need M-Crew. Will not work in 64-bits. Note that the non-Japan version of 940 will not work with M-Crew.

The major complaint we came up with (when I helped him install it - mainly because of this we got rid of it and got a JE640) was that the level of optical output signal was set rather low. I have no idea if this was by design, or just a maladjusted feature, but it made playback rather tricky because of the different volume required on the playback amplifier.

My dad had one of these. IMO the construction of the JE510 was unique..... the S707 is a completely different beast.

Bravo! The netbook should work out of the box, the PC will need the 64-bit driver installed afterwards

It works. You need to get someone there to help you. Sorry!

http://minidisc.org/part_Sony_MDS-S707.html Operation and service manuals posted there. Same as S38, if I recall correctly.

Nope, that is a link to a file on your computer. Sorry, but I think you are out of your depth. Try and explain in words: a. what it is you did to get to this point b. what is happening now c. exactly what you have done so far to reverse the situation. There is absolutely nothing we can do without details. You tried to install a driver set (the NETMD760.SYS etc) but I think you did not use Device Manager to introduce it to the system. As well, there is a good possibility that you did not understand you have to remove the files from their .zip container so that the installer can see them.

Honestly the netMD on decks isn't worth the grief. VERY slow transfer compared to portables VERY inflexible compared to M-Crew Very annoying to find you have a deck with things on it you cannot edit. And one more thing. 230V only.

example? (pics, please)

0. Turn off driver signing (F8 on boot) 1. unzip them to somewhere (NOT THE DESKTOP) 2. plug in your netMD machine 3. Look in devmgr for the yellow exclam 4. Click update drivers 5. Select the drivers you just downloaded 6. Ignore messages about unsigned drivers

OK Bruce, sorry about the JA333ES. I really didn't think OP was up for one of those But is what you say (SQ) true about the digital output too? Or is it only that the 333ES has a better DAC?

You're right. The 930 (i have one here waiting to find a good home) at least makes that point. OP stated a need for MDLP.

No MDLP of course......

Here in the downloads section. Very first thing that comes up.

Works fine. Are you on 32-bit or 64-bit Windows? (Don't forget to press the NetMD button on the front panel!)

My D5C (the one that's bust) does digital out and it sounds good. The only thing about external DACs is if they're not designed by Sony there's a possible mismatch of specifications. (probably rubbish but I tend to think that Sony always supported their own devices flawlessly). I am very happy with my other amp, an Onkyo TX-SR605, almost the first unit that sold lots which had all the digital inputs. Let's see what happens if I bid on that one, then. Life's an adventure!

Oh wow, I found 2 JBS-940s on Buyee/Yahoo for less than $50 each, and - guess what - THE JAPANESE VERSION SUPPORTS PC-LINK! There's one in 4 hrs and one in 4 days which may easily go for more I guess. Hahahahahah. They both need fixing so the main objective is to minimize postage. The fault on the first one merely requires a replacement loading belt almost certainly. The second one it could be something easy, as the PS is not kicking in. Depends on how comfy you are messing with that stuff. I just remembered why I like M-Crew so much 'cos I got to use it this morning - it's the editing: a. you can type in titles easily (including copy and paste) whilst music is playing (What happened, Sonic Stage designers!?) b. You can fingertip-control where you want to cut off recordings for editing, with no wear on anything except mouse and keyboard of PC (eminently replaceable of course).

I had to wait about 3 yrs from the time I learned about this unit to actually getting one, second hand. It's onscreen interface is horrible but apart from that this thing is a beast! BTW I am seriously tempted by the 770 and signed up for that other site - but I think I will content myself with figuring it out from the schematic. Looks like the critical thing is a buffer for the IIC data consisting of either a single chip or (in the case of the D5C) about 3 bog standard transistors, which allow everything to be connected to the IIC bus without it crashing, I guess.

I'd buy one of these: http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-USB-External-6-Audio-Optical-Digital-Sound-Card-Box-Adapter-PC-Laptop-Skype-/252053417794 Or something comparable. The mechanism of the portable will NOT enjoy being in permanent record mode. A deck, yes, but the little devices like the one above will do the trick.

Absolutely the best way to play back is through optical digital out, IMHO. The D40 doesn't have it, but I have added it (you can look and if not finding I will go in, resurrect my notes or whatever). The 940 is the ONLY one (except for the pro models) that has both coax AND optical Input AND Output. You will need a nice amp that upsamples, anything made by Sony in the last 10 years will probably do. For example the STR-DG1000, and there are also comparable models you can get second hand by Onkyo and Integra. The DG1000 is the only one with an optical OUTput but in most cases it still requires SCMS-stripping to be useful. However you've probably got the amplifier side nailed down already. If you ONLY have an analog amp, then you need the best cables money can buy and the best DAC in an MD. The latter is argued much but you likely won't find anything except the 940 that does MDLP (there are lots of very heavy very superior models with massive DACs that predate amps with optical input, but they are all SP-only decks). My project is to make the PCLK work with 940/640/D5C. Currently stuck because the D5C developed an unrelated fault (in the stocker) which I hope may be nothing more than fitting new belts. The 980 and other units which do USB will NOT do PCLK because that technology replaced the keyboard/PS2-style interface to SIRCS (take time to read about SIRCS by googling it, all will become clear, I promise). The 980's USB interface is also very sloooooow, and to make matters worse they never released the unit outside Europe, so they are all 230V mains. Net result, if you want to use Sonic Stage (i.e. the USB interface to talk to MD), use a portable, preferably a Hi-MD portable, for best results. Note that the D400 (which has optical out and Type-S) doesn't even have a keyboard socket, never mind PCLK or KBD capability. Come to think of it, the playback from this is very good (because of Type-S instead of Type-R) and if all you need is single MDs or single CDs then you could look for one. You will have to get XP or the XP-box (ie Windows 7 Pro or better) working to run M-Crew and thereby the PCLK. Glad you're getting your feet wet - welcome to the fun.

Maybe you should break down and try out buyee with the remote....