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Hungerdunger

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  1. I'd be interested to add Speed Control to my NHF800. Excuse my ignorance, but how to I get it into Service Mode? I tried the method for the MZ-RH1, but this didn't work.
  2. Amazon have dropped the price to £193.28 with free shipping. See here for details.
  3. Thanks for this wealth of information, Avrin. I've now posted back the faulty unit to the vendor, but are you suggesting that by changing the values you listed, it might cure the faults, or is it likely to be too far gone by now?
  4. 1. I've just tried this and the problems did not occur - i.e The loud noises did not occur, and the timings for transferring four tracks and then deleting a track on the RH1 itself were virtually identical for my old RH1 and this new one.2. Well I had problems playing a couple of Podcasts today, but I can't be sure which machine I used to transfer them. I've just tried some more transfers on the new one, but it has "locked up" again as described in my last post. I used the new machine to discharge / recharge the battery, which appears to behave normally. I have also tried one of my own batteries which produces similar results. I agree, and it has just happened again! Forgive my ignorance, but is it possible to check the laser without opening up the machine? (I really don't want to go that far at present). So, given that the machine misbehaves with a Hi-MD disc (and I tried several including a brand new one), yet appears to be OK with 80 minute MDs formatted as Hi-MD, is there any conclusion we can reach?
  5. Thanks to Avrin and sfbp for your observations. I did what you said, sfbp, but the problem is as bad as ever. Today I transferred 4 podcasts (in mp3 format) onto a new Hi-Md disc which I only took out of the wrapper yesterday. After the tracks were transferred (along with a lot of clicking and whirring), I tried to play the tracks in SonicStage and after the first one the RH1 showed "Access Error". I disconnected it from the computer and tried to play the tracks and found they weren't there any more!! I then repeated the operation on my old machine and it did it with no problems. Next I transferred the same tracks again onto the new machine, and this time it worked. The odd thing is that although the transfer finished some five minutes ago, the display is still showing "Access", which on my old machine disappears as soon as the transfer finishes. I've tried pressing the Cancel button on the RH1, but it doesn't stop the "Access" message; it just flashes up "PC - MD" momentarily. I also timed the transfer of the tracks. On my old machine it took 1 min 10 secs; on the new one 2 mins 15 secs. So all in all I've had enough of it, and am about to contact the vendor. If anyone has opinions on what might be wrong with it, I'd be pleased to hear them. [update: when the RH1 was still clicking away after 10 minutes I tried to shut down SonicStage without success. I then disconnected the RH1, and eventually had to remove the battery before it would function normally again.]
  6. I've just received a second-hand RH1 from a purchase on ebay. The machine works, in that it plays back, edits and records as you would expect it to, so in that respect it isn't "faulty". However I did notice that when recording via SonicStage or deleting tracks either on the unit or using SonicStage that it is making a lot of clicks and whirrs. My old machine makes virtually no noise unless you put your ear to it, but this one is quite noticeable. I then did some tests using an old Hi-MD disc and found that for all recording and for editing operations such as moving or deleting tracks, it was taking noticeably longer than my old machine. I'm not mechanically minded, but the combination of noise and slowness leads me to suspect that something is wrong inside, but before I take this up with the vendor, I wonder whether other users here have had similar experiences. Do you think I would be justified in returning the item even though it still does what it is meant to?
  7. I've just bought my THIRD RH1 (and am feeling a bit guilty about it). It's second-hand, but with my current two RH1s (one is unused) I hope I've future-proofed myself for a few years. I've also had to give a vow not to buy any more MD equipment for at least a year.
  8. I believe it still is. I did the hack and lived to tell the tale, but I can't honestly say I noticed any difference.
  9. I see from the photos that there is a socket for a remote, but it won't take the standard MD remotes. Does anyone know which remote fits it, and does it come complete with the remote, or do we have to buy it separately?
  10. I don't know whether this will help here, but when I've imported album tracks to the library I click on the "File Path" heading to sort them, and this usually cures the problem.
  11. I think the point he was making was that they are both OLED displays which apparently have a reputation for fading. (Although mine are still OK)
  12. I'm always interested in a bargain, although what I really want is a third RH1 to future-proof myself for a few years.
  13. Unfortunately there was some late bidding which pushed it up to 50UKP, which with postage is around 87 USD.
  14. I'm using HiMDRenderer 1.00 beta 4. Does anyone know what the pros and cons of this version are over 0.54?
  15. If you think you've got problems, have a look at this man's work!
  16. I'm not expecting you to lower your price - I was merely pointing out that your original assertion that taxes are not payable on a gift is not correct; at least with regard to the UK.
  17. Not true, at least as far as the UK is concerned. I was checking this out as your latest price is quite appealing, but found this: I might get lucky, if they decided not to examine the package, but I'm afraid i can't take the chance.
  18. Not particularly attractive I'm afraid. It works out at 195UKP. Recent RH1s on Ebay have gone for around 175UKP including Postage. Also, and I'm not sure about this, but don't the Customs people charge tax on it if they decide to check it out?
  19. I bought the EX500s a few months ago to replace my broken EX90s. I'm not the best at judging sound quality but I noticed a definite improvement, and also found them better for staying firmly fixed in my ears.
  20. From my own experience, the NH1 is better built. My RH1's jog control misbehaves sometimes, and occasionally the unit goes dead until you remove and re-insert the battery. I have seen both these faults mentioned by others. However, I download a lot of Podcasts, and use the RH1 for these as you can transfer MP3s onto it without the need to convert to ATRAC format. I don't have any precise figures for you, but the savings in time over a year are quite considerable.
  21. 480 manual here 510 manual here (Actually it's for the 500, but I believe this is essentially the same as the 510)
  22. I don't think there's any way to do this with Hi-MD. As far as I'm aware, the only way (assuming you realise your error immediately you make it) is to whip out the battery before the TOC has been written. I've managed to do this when I made a similar mistake to yours.
  23. Thanks are also due to raintheory who gave me this tip last year.
  24. Try clicking on the "File Path"column heading, to sort them by file path. Does that solve your problem?
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