Questions about Line Out & Remotes on the NW-Axxxx

[MDX-400]

Well I did dl the manuals for the A series HDD units, as well as the older HD3 to try to find out some info about the line out and remote port behaviour, but the manual wasn't too clear.

I'm asking becuase I'm interested in how these things would work with the Connects2 UniLink-to-remote-port adapter (or the Sony one if they ever release the thing, lol).

First of all are the A1000 and A3000 compatible with the same remotes as the HD1/3/5 were? I.e. The MC40 series?

Secondly if you set the unit to LINE OUT mode and then plug in a remote (or the opposite) how does it behave? Will it stay in LINE OUT mode or will it revert to volume mode?

I've been trying this out on my hacked MZ-N707 NetMD unit (which is the only unit I have that has a LINE OUT mode, eventhough it isn't really a real line out since it is hacked). What happens is that you cannot set LINE OUT on it if a remote is plugged in to it; and as soon as you plug in an LCD remote it will go back to volume mode (unless it is a non LCD remote, then it stays in LINE OUT but will go into volume mode as soon as the first operation is performed on the remote).

With the HD DAP units stay in LINE OUT mode with a remote connected?

The reason I ask, really, is because if I bought one of these players I'd want to use it with a UniLink adapter so I could use it in my car, but I'm wondering would I get to use the LINE OUT or would I be forced to use the [relatively] crappy max. volume setting instead?

For those that are confused, the UniLink adapter plugs into the remote port of an MD or HDD Sony Walkman and then a Sony HU can control the unit and display time/track/title info on the HU; since it gets the audio from the Walkman's phones/remote port I'm wondering how the LINE OUT mode will function with such an adapter connected.

[Ascariss]

I haven't tried lineout on my unit yet, but I have tried using a remote, the MC-E33EL that came with my MD. Sadly, only a few things work on it.

-stop, forwards, backwards, pause, repeat, skipping folders (backwards and forwards, 10 songs at a time), display kind of works, but no song name or album info is shown sadly.

shuffle also works. Didn't try the sound options yet, forgot about that. Sadly I can't do it now, since I am doing a battery test.

[mercury_in_flames]

the rm-mc40elk shows the titles and u can play, stop, altho not sure about next/previous track option.

[KJ_Palmer]

The NW-HD5 can be switched to line out mode while the remote is connected, so perhaps there's reason to believe the A1000/3000 do too..?

[nw_lover]

The NW-HD5 can be switched to line out mode while the remote is connected, so perhaps there's reason to believe the A1000/3000 do too..?

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sorry to say but i have big doubt that it is possible to do that on HD5 (far to risky for sony!!) according to my information as sun as you plug in the remote/headphone the lineout is switched of.

in case of A1000 it is not possible. the display shows the attached message.

But back to your remote question. The best remote in my eys is the RM-MC35ELK because all funktion on the remote are working and you can display artist,track and album name (not at the same time) This is not possilbe with the RM-MC33EL. Only the time information is displayed. In case of RM-MC40 only 2 out of the 3 line display are working and the first line shows always the track nr.

[MDX-400]

^Damn, that certainly sucks I wonder if there is any way to hack the unit to allow Line-Out when the remote is connected?

[nw_lover]

^Damn, that certainly sucks   I wonder if there is any way to hack the unit to allow Line-Out when the remote is connected?

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buy the cradle BCR-NWU1. this cradle has a line out and you can connect the remote at the same time

[MDX-400]

buy the cradle BCR-NWU1. this cradle has a line out and you can connect the remote at the same time

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Yeah but that won't really work in the application I mentioned... Well not unless I did some modifications... I'm talking about using an remote-port-to-UniLink adapter interface which also gets its audio from the remote port. So really you need to have the line out through the headphones jack with the remote plugged in.

What I don't get is, if Sony releases their own adapter (which they are supposed to do but haven't done yet), how are they themselves going to deal with this oversight? I'm thinking the Connects2 adapter just makes it so you max the volume and that's as good as it gets, but will Sony do the same (if they ever come out with their "official" adapter) or perhaps they won't use the remote port?