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I don't think you will. You almost certainly need a real PS/2 keyboard. This may seem a strange question, but what colour is the adapter?

I think you probably mean the NW-ZX2, the successor to the NW-ZX1, both rather expensive although the ZX2 allows you to put micro SD cards in which is a good feature. Richard (here) has pointed out that the NW-F885/6/7 (16/32/64 GB) is a good and more versatile alternative to the ZX1 or ZX2 and about 1/2 the cost and with some useful features like noise cancellation and an FM radio that works. Beware that if you want to play .oma files and use Sonic Stage you will need the Japanese domestic version (NW-) rather than the "export" version (NWZ-). They all run on Android version 4.

On a point of information, my reading of that site is that the guy says he imports them from Japan. His prices are rather steep. Shipping charge of $26.25 outside USA is rather ridiculous because these belts weigh about 2-5 grams (I am guessing) and can easily go in any letter at no more than the cost of a single stamp. His list is far from complete. The loading belt for MDS-JE640 which I recently replaced, part 4-227-025-01 which is standard among a lot of the deck drives is available from at least 2 sources and should be around $5. A complete set of belts for the MXD-D5C (5 belts) is available from Germany (on eBay) for about $20. Currently item 400652274240, seller is "ch5oh". The same guy (I just bought that set from him and it worked perfectly) has lots and lots of other belts eg the JE640 one mentioned which is item number 400427074241 and goes for 4.45 Euros. Jim has supplies of the belt for the 640 and all similar units which he uses for servicing. They need to be kept in a dark place to prevent premature aging of the rubber. One of the most frequent failures in these roughly 15-year-old decks is the failure to eject, which is almost invariably the belt's fault. I too find the listings for MD walkmen rather odd. Perhaps the models made very early on had belts, like the MZ1 (which hardly justifies the name "portable" more like "luggable" along the lines of the original Compaq computer). But many of the MZ- models have, as you say, no belts. The more I look at this, it seems the guy may not really know what he's doing. CAVEAT EMPTOR!

The only thing you NEED to have an RH1 for is upload from SP/LP2/LP4 to computer. There is simply no other way to do that. In fact I would go so far as to suggest you should not use it for anything else... way too precious. I recall your user name is your zip code and that you mentioned a visit. Maybe now is the time...... I'm sure I have something to play HiMDs that would make you very happy. I might even be willing to take a look at the RH1 for you. Send me a PM if you like the sound of that. Stephen

Under ControlPanel->Sound->Properties (of a single device)->Advanced

If it's for TV, it will be DVD standard surely, namely 48 kHz. My PC's can all output much higher rates, in W7 there's a nice little tester to see what's what. Since the Dell is from about 2009, you probably had Vista on it, and I don't know how that stacks up. The corruption of the MP3 files happens only when you PLAY them (not by SS), that would lead to confusing and inconsistent results IMO. Dunno about CDRs, you need to use a program that doesn't generate SCMS non-original bits. Try Nero.

Receivers will generally upsample to the highest rate they have before converting to analog for playback. I'm surprised the D400 into the Cambridge Audio didn't sound good, but you don't mention that combo.

You won't find a two-way port (optical/analog), that's for sure. Best bet is a PCLK-MN10, or failing that a Xitel DG2 MDPort (I think that's what it's called although you'll need to get it second hand), or failing that an el cheapo sound card that runs on USB and costs $10 or so on eBay. They all have optical out, and even Windows 7/8/(?)10 will simply recognize them with no added drivers. The first two output 44.1Khz optical, the el-cheapo doesn't. This only really matters when playing back MDLP or Hi-LP (Hi-SP should be fine) files. There's not enough data to do a proper resample. I'm guessing there's a jack (may be 3.5mm, or an RCA jack, but probably you should use a MONO 3.5 plug/wire in it) which sends the non-optical S/PDIF signal to. To use that with your various machines you may need a coax->opt converter. OK, let's see the specs.... oh yeah, looks like Dell did something weird here. You have to buy the Video adapter (for your TV) and it happens to have S/PDIF (not sure if optical or coax) as a side product. http://accessories.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=ca&l=en&cs=cadhs1&sku=310-8274 Oh well, no wonder you had trouble. BTW you often get trouble with MP3 files in SS. Many MP3 player software packages "touch" or otherwise modify the file even though Sonic Stage has already imported it. When the SS database finds that its details don't match the current file (even if all the data is the same, maybe only the date changed!?) it rejects it as being unsafe because tampered with.

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......