They are exchanging my unit. We tried to do some resets of the unit over the phone before i sent it in, but that did nothing. I sent it in only days after I bought it. I considered just returning it to the store where I bought it, but I felt the store may not take it back, or may not have had another one in stock. I was wondering why there was no information on this website at the time. Glad to see I am not the only one with this problem. Sony told me since I had just bought it I could qualify for an exchange. I litterally used it for a couple of days. I did have to return _everything_ Luckily I hadn't used the disc yet, so I could return it as well. I was tempted not to return the disc but didn't want them to give me any excuse for not making the exchange. I am also lucky i didn't record anything important on the disc either. The character palette logically had all the characters in the unit, but not all of them were visible. It was more of an annoyance for me. Sonic stage titling worked fine. Being able to do titling on the fly at a concert after making a recording is a great option. The display is also a tremendous improvement over the mz-nh900 (last years model). The display on that unit just plain sucks. It has a smaller display than units from years ago! Sony seems to love to add one or two great features then take away other key features. This is what keeps them from being "great" in my opinion. The minidisc does have uses that no other device offers, so that is to their credit. I agree with the earbud scratching the back of the neck, it is annoying. The plus for earbuds like that is that they do not fall to the ground when you take them out of your ears, and they are extremely light weight. It would be great to wear the giant dj headphones and get great sound when walking about, but those are so bulky. The "assymetrical" earbuds are great, but do take time to get accustomed to. cheers! and thanks for everyone's input about this issue!
