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Ok, so I know it's been a while. But I would like to thank you for your help! I think I found the problem. It is a microswitch that detects the presence of a disc. It came a part when I "touched" it. I am looking for a replacment at the moment. I also have a N710 now that has the same problem, but this one seems to work with me. I started with "no disc" and I am currently running an auto adjust and it's taking a loooong time. Which is good I good I guess.

OK this is weird... Today I wanted to do 1 final check. Guess what... It read the CD!!!! It shortly showed me the title of the disc... haha, this is fun/weird. It didn't do that before. After it reads the cd, it shows error. But I can definably see track info I can see CD lenght 53:28. I can also hear it read the disc. When selecting a track it just jumps to the "end". And sometimes "no disc"

I will open open the player completely and see whats wrong. Should I look for anything particular?

I am about to give up. The unit still makes this ticking noise. I checked and rechecked the voltages, they are ok. It does however charge the battery :-)

Yes I did see the spinning disc. Will continue with the next steps. I am now at the voltages. I measure 2.34V between vc01 and gnd. That is to low according to the manual. Nope, read it wrong, it is ok But the same problem occurs here too. I cannot adjust the voltage settings using + or - keys. I see 741 VC1 L, but from here I cannot adjust values. Ok got this too, was not in manual mode. Am now. I can change the settings and save them. But the voltage between VC01 and gnd does not change. I checked it again, it is 2,49V and should be 2,30V Ok I got it. I now know how it works and I am changing the voltages. Still receiving 000 312 NG and it still makes a ticking noise (laserunit bumping into the side). Got a little further, now it says 00324 NG

Ha I just wrote a complete repsonse to you, my PC says no internet, story gone... Anyway, I will read your new approach and see if it works, when I follow the steps in the service manual, they don't. I followed the new steps. Now I can change 015 to 1A (yes it is warm here :-) Pressing pause should save it, but it doesn't. When I go back to 015, it displays S19 again

Keys do work, but when I use + or - to set the temp, they don't respond. Hold key is on all the time. I am stuck at page 27, step 4. Adjust using + or - keys. I see 015 SETTMP in the display, at that moment I use +/- keys, but the do not respond.

yeah, ok, crap. I indeed need a remote. I mine is defect. I can't even adjust the ambient temp. + - keys do not respond on the device. But I think I got it, by reading what to do from the service manual.

will give it a go today. See where this ends :-) thnx!

I received the CD today. So now I have an empty/new MO and a CD. Can you help me to calibrate SFBP?

​Looks like a nice option. Will give this a try. I haven't tried my deck yet, maybe tomorrow.

I only used SS to initialize the discs. I have not used my deck or the NH1 to do this. I cannot use the NH1 normally, because 1: battery is dead, 2: remote is missing (awaiting them). I can try using the deck, see if makes the same noise. I was not aware I can clean the discs with water and soap, will try one of them to see if that works.

Ok, so I bought about 30 MD's that where used. There is stil some music on them and I want to delete this. I use SS4.3 to do this and initialize the discs. Some MD's work fine, they make no ratling sounds in my NH1 when initializing. But some of them do and I tried to find out why. It seems that some of the discs have a lot of dust in them, the more dust, the noiser my NH1 becomes. The NH1 also had a lot of dust inside, so I image how it got onto the discs. Is it possible to clean the discs and how?

If you are not afraid to take up on a challenge, you might check taobao.com It is the Chinese version of Ebay. I was able to order a new USB cable mor my NH1, but most sellers do not ship abroad. I live in the Netherlands. Used CC for payment.

I know this is a little late, but you can actually fix broken solden joints. It's a little bit "ghetto style", but usually works. Use your oven. Pre-heat the oven to 190-200 degrees celcius. (385F) Put the mainboard (only the mainboard) in the oven, place it on a plate, do not let it get into direct contact with metal. Heat it for 7 minutes at 190-200 degrees celcius Let it cool down to room temperature for about 40-60 minutes (or whatever time it needs to get back to room temperature. Make sure it doesn't move (rotate) in the oven and that you do not use the microwave to heat it. I fixed many devices this way, some of them I could not revive. Do this at your own risk.

Edit... I am so stupid... It was not playing in stereo but in surround, and I have been looking for this a day already. Hello, My current setup is as follows: Windows 74 64bit (virtualbox) Sonicstage 4.3 + NetMD driver (downloaded from here) Sony MZ-NH1 walkman Sony MDS-JE530 Deck, connected to a Denon X500 (optical) and 2 Boston Accoustics A250, using stereo playback. When I transfer music from my PC (virtualbox) to my NH1 and then play it on my deck, the voice of the singer shifts from left to right. When I play the same file directly from the walkman, it sounds fine. To transfer files I use the SP mode. I have not yet tried any other files, as I am just getting into minidisc. I have no idea what is causing this shifting.

the cd will be in next week or so. Will get back here by than.

Ok, so now it is "working" normal again. I can access the normal menus right now. However it does display "error" every now and then. Could you guide me trough the calibration process? I am from holland so shipping it would probably expensive (I am assuming you are in the US). I have a blank recordable, but it is used, so not virgin I guess :-) I am awaiting some prerecorded disks.

Ok, will give it a try. I have been searching for any info on howto do manual alignment, but all I could find was that I need a voltage meter and a laser "something" device. Any tips/directions on how to do alignment?

Hello, I own a MZ-N510. I got it for almost free as it seems to be defect. When I got it, it showed "no disc", even when a disc was inserted. When inserting a disc, it makes a clicking noise. I opened the MD player and it seems that the head is bumping into the side (rotating motor location) It does not charge or charge properly. What I tried: 1:Cleaned laser, no result 2:Initiated factory reset in recovery mode (21). This resulted in an error message. It now shows "error" in the display. 3:after that I thought it was really lost so I messed around with the laserunit (moving it) and some settings (31 I believe) 4: tried to get out of recovery mode, when it runs the finalizing, it shows 00 112 NG (NG=not good I guess :-)) However it now takes a disc, reads it or seems to do so, but when I press play or whatever button, it shows "error" again. Is this unit still salvageable or should I trash it? thnx!