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I wonder why the information about the MZ-DH710 has been removed from the announcement ...

As a collector I would like to have my units with the complete scope of supply so I am looking for a printed manual for the Sharp MD-MS200H (I have bought it used). Does anybody know where I can find an English or a German one?

http://dv8shun.tripod.com/mdicons/icons.html

Make sure that the polarity of your replacement adpator is correct. Here is a scan of the type plate of my R30's adaptor (it's a German one, hence the 220-230 V): [attachmentid=61]

I have bought a Sharp MD-DR480 from Nismo96. It was a pleasure to deal with him - the transaction went smoothly and without any problems, and the communicaton was very friendly. Great!

This sounds very convincing. Great!

Why do the portable units (except for the first one) have no digital out? Maybe it has turned out that it is requested only by a minority and has been dropped but maybe there's another reason. Do the MiniDisc licensees also have to agree to include or to leave out certain functions or options which are not directly related to the MiniDisc system, for example those which are a part of the interface?

German: native English: could be worse Japanese: on the verge of starting to learn

At the moment it's the compilation "Chicago Soul". . The title of this CD is somewhat misleading as some songs belong to jazz and blues but to hear less-known songs from the Chess label is very pleasing. - I'll fill up this MD with songs from some other great Chess/Argo/Cadet compilations ("The Heating System, "Off The Wall", "Action Line", "Free Soul" and "Inside Out").

Does somebody know where I can find the Sharp MD-DR77 user manual as a PDF file? Unfortunately it is not available at minidisc.org.

Thanks! I wasn't sure if this is a button or only a LED.

I'm confused. minidisc.org's equipment browser mentions "Recording-start button on remote" for the Sharp MD-DR77. Does this mean that there is no recording-start button on the main unit?

The remote of my Panasonic MiniDisc recorder SJ-MR50 has a 2.5 mm plug with a "sleeve". If I use a 2.5 to 3.5 mm adapter to connect a standard headphone directly to the unit the internal speaker of the recorder isn't switched off and the headphones don't get a signal. The recorder and the remote work perfectly but I need a plug with this "sleeve" or a second remote for testing purposes. Unfortunately all Panasonic devices which are sold in Germany have a 3.5 mm plug (with this "sleeve", though). Where can I get a replacement remote or a plug/adapter with this "sleeve"? Are there any other Panasonic MiniDisc units with the same connector? I appreciate any help.

Try to enter a different email address and then change it back to your first one - that's how I dealt with the error message "That email address cannot be used as it is already in our records" to re-enter my original forum address.

Thanks, problem solved. Sometimes I can't see the wood for the trees - sorry.

Today I logged in and got the following warning: EMAIL WARNING Your email address has been changed because it was in use by another account. This means that all email will NOT go to your correct email address - this could include lost password notifications, etc. PLEASE change your email address immediately. The account summary shows the correct address so I don't understand it. What should I do? BTW: The board changes the subject from "Email Warning" to "email Warning".

Neither iRiver nor Hi-MD for me. I record not only from CD but also from vinyl and from the radio, and I don't want to be forced to edit the recordings on the computer. Along with the drawbacks of the recording features (see http://forums.minidisc.org/viewtopic.php?p=27695#27695) this rules the iRiver out. If I would switch to Hi-MD my other devices would become useless so I'll stick with MD1. - I'm one of those old-school users which use the MiniDisc still as a cassette tape replacement :wink:

No, I don't. I record music in realtime from vinyl, radio and CD - I just don't have any use for the software. Maybe I would use it now and then if NetMD wouldn't restrict me so much - not being able to edit or delete tracks is not acceptable for me.

Thanks for the feedback and the compliment! :smile: Update: I have translated the review; it can be found at http://www.minidisct.com/forum/showthread....&threadid=26303.

About a week ago my Panasonic SJ-MR50 has arrived :smile: I'm still exploring some details, but up to now I'm very happy with this unit. My review in German (which will probably be updated or otherwise edited within the next weeks) can be found at http://www.minidiscforum.de/viewtopic.php?t=9951. Corrections, additions and suggestions are always welcome!

Mmh... But what does the 2 GB disc prevent from playing in a Hi-MD recorder?

At the end of the article "Domain Wall Displacement Detection Mini Disc with Land/Groove Recording Applied to Mini Disc Systems" (Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, March 2002) it reads: "Optimizing groove geometry, surface treatment and molding conditions, a wide tolerance and capability of over 2.0 GB [...], equivalent to 14 times the capacity of MD, was confirmed. This can be accomplished by using the same dimension optical pick-up of the MD system to maintain the interchangeability of the MDs." To me this means that the 2 GB disc can be used in the current Hi-MD models. Or am I missing something?

See also Why do we love md that much? :smile: Unfortunately only with pre-Hi-MD units.

Maybe http://forums.minidisc.org/viewtopic.php?p=27695#27695 is of interest for you.

This sounds very interesting (and of course convincing). Do you have any more details about it? Where does this information come from?