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  1. MZ-RH1 Display Brightness

    in Minidisc

    Posted

    I'm not 100% sure I believe this. The LCD displays on both NH900 and RH910 have a habit of getting dim too. In that case it's a simple matter of following the adjustment of the main power circuits as laid down in the first page of "Electrical Adjustments" in the Service Manual.

    It occurs to me (I cannot get into Service Mode on my RH1, and in any event the display is not dimmed) that perhaps following the adjustment for the RH1 will actually fix this problem.

    When I try to fix it in Service Mode, don't I need the tech gears suggested by service manual?

  2. MZ-RH1 Display Brightness

    in Minidisc

    Posted

    I recently got 2nd hand Black MZ-RH1 (North America market model) and found

    its EL display too dark to read. I have Silver MZ-RH1 (Japanese domestic model),

    it doesn't have any brightness problem.

    The ex-owner said it was too dim when he bought.

    Is there a way to control the brightness of EL display?

    Or I have to stop by SONY service to replace the EL unit?

    From the picture, top one is Black MZ-RH1 (USA model) and the bottom is

    Silver MZ-RH1 (Japanese model).

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  5. Simple Hi-MD Music Structure Reader + Sources

    in Minidisc

    Posted · Edited by phish

    Would it be possible for you to email me the following:

    1) The contents of the HMDHIFI folder from the HIMD minidisc, not including the very big ATData file.

    2) A screen shot of Sonicstage showing the tracks from the same HIMD disc correctly - as they should be displayed

    3) A screen shot of what HIMDRenderer actually shows for the same HIMD disc.

    Sorry, marcnet. I cound't find your email address.

    I write here and attach a zip file that includes all the files you asked.

    HiMDRenderer_01.jpg, HiMDRenderer_02.jpg: HiMDRenderer listing

    All Japanese and Korean characters are displayed as unreadable code.

    SonicStage_screenshot_01.jpg, SonicStage_screenshot_02.jpg: SonicStage 4.3 Asia Version (Korean)

    Every character looks ok, but Kanji (Japanese simplified Chinese characters) displays as ?.

    This is normal since my system works on Korean Windows XP SP2.

    Kanji is a little bit different from simplified Chinese.

    In Korea, traditional Chinese characters are used, mainly Korean used though.

    ***.HMA: from HMDHIFI folder

    except one big chunk, ****.ATDATA.

    screen_shots.zip

  6. Simple Hi-MD Music Structure Reader + Sources

    in Minidisc

    Posted

    HIMDLister is an obsolete product of mine. Mainly because the functionality has been merged into HIMDRenderer. Try HIMDRenderer 0.54 and see if its any improvement. It should work with both NetMD and HIMD devices -just use the "lister" button

    Thank you marcnet.

    I tested HiMDRenderer 0.54. It doesn't support Korean track information.

  7. Simple Hi-MD Music Structure Reader + Sources

    in Minidisc

    Posted

    I tested HiMD Lister 0.0.4 and HiMD idx on my Windows XP system with MZ-RH1.

    - Windows XP SP2 Korean

    - Sony MZ-RH1

    - HiMD media: There are 106 tracks, first 8 tracks in the first group,

    next 14 tracks in the 2nd group, the rest tracks in the ROOT.

    - SonicStage 4.3 Asian version: I used SS 4.3 Asian version to transfer the songs.

    [RESULTS]

    1. HiMD Lister 0.0.4

    It catches all groups and tracks, but it shows only English texts.

    It doesn't support Korean language, then all Korean letters are replaced by ? or garbage.

    One interesting thing is HiMD Lister can access the all data of the HiMD media;

    it lists all tracks including the erased ones. I erased 2 tracks on the disc and HiMD Lister

    lists 108 tracks while SonicStage displays 106 tracks.

    2. HiMD IDX

    It has simple gui, and it supports .rtf and .cvs formats, HiMD Lister does only .txt.

    I had an error message while running it.

    There are recorded data on the Hi-MD,

    some errors will be occur!

    [Abort] [ignore]

    I pressed Ignore several times until the window was closed.

    Finally HiMD IDX stoped. Run button changed to Halt and

    time progrssing bar displayed pass#3.

    The list file only has English named tracks.

  8. Who owns the MZ-RH1?

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    Posted

    I bought silver one (Japanese dometic).

    It sounds great.

    I wanted to buy a black, but it was limited edition in Japan;

    it sould be pre-ordered with higher price.

    I also have NH1 Silver. Both are nice players,

    NH1 has better body though.

  9. Connect.com Coupon Code

    in Technical, Tips, and Tricks

    Posted

    Temporarily I moved out of the United States, then I can't redeem connect.com coupon code-even I can't access to Connect.com.

    Here's the code and how to use:

    Coupon Code: OVOA1XQ2ZKD86

    To redeem your free downloads, just follow these simple steps:

    Go to the Connect music store at www.connect.com

    Browse the music selection

    When you're ready to make your purchase, enter the following coupon code for your free downloads

  16. Mz-nh1 Accessories?

    in Minidisc

    Posted

    the USB cable is a standard Normal USB to miniUSB cable - the same used in MP3 players and Digital Cameras. They cost about $10 max

    I have Sony and Canon digital cameras and they don't use the same USB cable as MZ-NH1's. MZ-NH1 USB cable has regular flat connector for PC side and other side has unique connector. I never seen it before, it looks like iPod connector.

    The part # of the USB cable for MZ-NH1 is 1-828-071-11. It comes with Ferrite cores. I don't know how much it is.

  18. Sonicstage 2.3 Problem Solved Maybe..

    in Software

    Posted · Edited by phish

    [MY PROBLEM]

    I met big trouble after updating my Windows XP SP1 system. I updated DirectX 9.0c, IE 6 SP1 security issue KBKB889293, installed new nVidia driver 66.93 and turned on Hyper-threading of dual CPU.

    Oh, my goodness! SonicStage 2.3 was no longer starting. It showed starting logo image and then automatically closed. MD Simple Burner was working OK though. I had no idea where the problem came from. I did many things done at the moment.

    I re-did multiple re-installations followed by NetMD Software FAQ, http://forums.minidisc.org/index.php?showtopic=4171 . Right after installation, everything worked. I could open SonicStage and worked. However the problem came with re-launching. Only the first execution was working. If I wanted to use it, I had to re-install whenever I need it.

    I searched all problem solutions related with SonicStage 2.3 and found many people have solved by removing Windows Security Update KB840987. I didn't have any single problem after I applied KB840987 since I patched the update KB887811. If you have updated with KB840987 and your SonicStage has troubles, you SHOULD check this page, http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=887811.

    Finally, I removed KB840987, but there was no better change. The worse thing was that I lost all connection to my application on my system. No longer the apps working. I doubted DirectX 9.0c, but there was no point to uninstall DirectX or going back to older version. I heard there's one utility for that purpose, I didn't try though.

    I decided to re-buildl my whole system since many unnecessary files and registries have accumulated.

    [MY SOLUTION]

    I re-installed Windows XP SP1. Updated security issue, KB840987 and Open-MG patch KB887811, and KBKB889293. I installed DirectX 9.0 NOT 9.0c. Original DirectX of Windows XP SP1 is veriosn 8.1. You can check your DirectX version, START > RUN > type dxdiag and enter.

    I install (really fresh installation) SonicStage 2.1 from original CD came with my MZ-NH1. I updated it to 2.3 at www.connect.com.

    Everything works without any problem so far.

    [NOTE]

    SonicStage 2.3 updater is available at www.connect.com, but it is not full version app. It is a small update utility that downloads necessary zipped files from sonypictures.com, extract them to temp folder and launch the update procedures.

    The update procedure un-installs SonicStage 2.1 first and then install 2.3. After the installation done, the necessary 2.3 update files are removed from your system.

    If you want to capture the SonicStage 2.3 files, go to your temp folder after download finished before installation starts.

    If your Windows drive is C:\, the SonicStage 2.3 files are temporarily stored in C:\Documents and Settings\YOUR_LOGIN_NAME\Local Setting\Temp\SSWebUpg

    There are four zipped files: 33.7MB

    Launcher-CONNECT.zip

    OpenMGSetup.zip

    SS-ADD-English-CDDB-EMD-XPCD.zip

    SS-English.zip

    These files are extracted to the folder named Extract,

    C:\Documents and Settings\YOUR_LOGIN_NAME\Local Setting\Temp\SSWebUpg\Extract

    [sUGGESTION]

    My assumption, ONLY MINE not proved, is the problem coming with DirectX 9.0c since SonicStage uses DirectX 9.0b. I saw SonicStage installation updated my DirectX 9.0 to 9.0b. It's the latest DirectX has good chemistry with SonicStage 2.1 and 2.3.

    Windows XP SP2 may install DirectX 9.0c-I don't update yet I'm not sure. If you plan to update XP SP2 or DirectX 9.0c, you may set System Restore option.

    SATRT > MY COMPUTER > PROPERTIES > System Resotre

    How to set?

    START > PROGRAMS > ACCESSOIES > SYSTEM TOOLS > System Restore

    GOOD LUCK!

  22. basic hi-md questions - hi-md too good to be true?

    in Minidisc

    Posted

    1) how many mA is your adaptor rated?

    2) What is the model name of your adaptor?

    Happy Hopping,

    I have US MZ-NH1.

    1) INPUT: AC 120V 60Hz 7W

    OUTPUT: DC 6V 800mA

    2) MODEL NUMBER: AC-ES608K

    All AC power adapter for MZ-NH1 have the same model #, AC-ES608K,

    but different part #. The part # starts with 1-478.

    1-478-393-11 (US/TW=maybe Taiwan? I can see 393-11 printed on US adapter)

    1-478-394-11 (AEP/E18-middle east and 100-240V area in Europe)

    1-478-395-11 (UK and Hong Kong)

    1-478-396-11 (Korea 220V only)

    1-478-397-11 (JE: Japanese Tourist Model 100-240V with US style prong)

    I don't know Japanese domestic model. What number printed on yours?

    You can buy 1-478-397-11 at SONY Direct Accessories

    http://servicesales.sel.sony.com/web/index.jsp

    or call 1-800-488-7669

    It is $55.95 + shipping + tax.

    Or you can buy 100-240V inpur 1000mA SONY adapter, AC-E60A, less than $20.

    I don't know the plug working to MZ-NH1.

    When you buy alternative adapter, make sure the same DC voltage and same mA or higher mA.

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