Topaz Posted January 14, 2005 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 Hi All,My first problem: I have searched "Hi" and low over the net for the English version of the MCMD-R1 card reader's instruction manual but I cannot locate any PDF version (as is normal). I have tried US, Europe and Japan. There is a FAQ for the unit over at Sony US but not the full instructions (see link below). Can anyone help?http://www.sonydigital-link.com/DNA/faq/fa...p?l=en&m=MCMDR1Secondly, does anyone think there's a chance of getting a short stubby dedicated USB cable for the card reader (as shown in many of the publicity photographs - see attached) from Sony? I don't really need such a long cable for the card reader.Thanks for your help!![attachmentid=12][attachmentid=13] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted January 14, 2005 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 Not sure about the usb cable, but here are instructions on how to get the manual:Go here: http://www.iq.sony.com/srvs/sosdocs/defaul...src=sonysupport..and put in MCMDR1 as the search term. Enjoy.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROMBUSTERS Posted January 14, 2005 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 Hi All,My first problem: I have searched "Hi" and low over the net for the English version of the MCMD-R1 card reader's instruction manual but I cannot locate any PDF version (as is normal). I have tried US, Europe and Japan. There is a FAQ for the unit over at Sony US but not the full instructions (see link below). Can anyone help?http://www.sonydigital-link.com/DNA/faq/fa...p?l=en&m=MCMDR1Secondly, does anyone think there's a chance of getting a short stubby dedicated USB cable for the card reader (as shown in many of the publicity photographs - see attached) from Sony? I don't really need such a long cable for the card reader.Thanks for your help!![attachmentid=12][attachmentid=13]←you can make your own short USB cable by cutting it down. Once you cut it, peel back the rubber insulator and find the colored wires. then reconnect the colored wires to the same color wires (pretty obvious). Wrap it with electrical tape and you should be good. works for me and my friend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topaz Posted January 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2005 Dear kurisu and ROMBUSTERS,Thank you both for your practical help and suggestions. So far I'm very pleased with the card reader that my friend bought in Japan (they are not stocking it in HK, would you believe). I have a habit of regularly going over to www.yodobashi.com to see what's new and cool in the AV section. Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topaz Posted January 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2005 Dear kurisu and ROMBUSTERS (and all),The mystery (be it a small one) seems to be solved about the short USB cable for the MZ-NH1. I was casually browsing around some of the Japanese websites and I found a 3-page review of the NH1 at a site called "ASCCI 24 Review" at...http://review.ascii24.com/db/news/hard/200...651045-000.html...and on the 3rd page I chanced upon a picture [attachmentid=21] showing both a long and short cable, with the mechanically translated line..."The private cable of 2 types where length differs is done bundled."So, I presume the Japanese version (or the earlier versions in Japan) come bundled with both long a short cables, depending on your use. How sensible! So why didn't the overseas version come with the short cable? (PS: kurisu, do you want to point out this review in a more prominent part of the website? (Mind you, it's a bit old and has very little opinion...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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