soundalike Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 Hi allWhile the forum has been down I’ve struggled with a problem on my nh900. Hopefully now that normal service is resumed someone can come to my rescue once again!I’ve been recording without problem in Hi-SP but have decided that it’s time to go for quality and record in PCM. Straight forward enough you say, however my minidisc won’t let me!According to the manual I should have access to the rec set menu when the recorder is stopped but I can’t find it!! The following options are the only ones available: Normal Group Artist Album Bookmark ProgrammeWhen I press Rec pause I can access the rec set menu and am able to change to manual volume etc but when I select rec mode I am unable to change to PCM. The unit will allow me to switch between Hi-SP and Hi-LP but when I try to select PCM it says ‘cannot set’. Anyone know why?I’m using fresh batteries and have tried several different (reformatted) 1GB discs to no avail.Any assistance is would be much appreciated.An additional but unrelated problem is that the stop and navi/-menu buttons seem to be faulty/unresponsive. When I press stop it sometimes scrolls through tracks and it’s difficult to make it charge/safely remove disc without multiple presses of the stop button (and a few choice words)! Also, getting to the rec menu using the navi/-menu button is really difficult while in rec-pause (but not when the recorder is stopped). I appreciate that you need to press and hold but it shouldn’t take 2 minutes! This can be very frustrating while setting up for a covert recording in a crowded WC! If my worst fears are true and I have to send the unit back what's likely to happen? Has anyone had experiences of repair/replacement?many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raintheory Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 (edited) Sounds like your Navi/Menu button may be faulty... seems like its just going into the navi menu. Edited September 21, 2005 by raintheory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundalike Posted September 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 Sounds like your Navi/Menu button may be faulty... seems like its just going into the navi menu.Yeah, I thought that. But for now I should still be able to select PCM by going into the rec set menu the other way shouldn't I? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimitri Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 (edited) Yeah, that menu is just the playmode menu so something's wrong with your unit. You should be able to get into the other menus when the recorder is stopped. You may not be able to change to PCM while the recording is activated (even though paused). Edited September 21, 2005 by Dimitri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsoul Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 In order to set Rec Mode, you do not set the record pause. You should be able to access Rec Mode when the player is stopped. Check your menu view. Is your menu view set to Advanced or Simple? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundalike Posted September 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 (edited) I'm in advanced menu view. Also, I've just realised that I should be able to access the menus with no disc in the unit, however the NO DISC continues to flash no matter how hard/often/long I press it for! Edited September 21, 2005 by soundalike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenmachine Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 I think The Low Volta had the same problem of unresponsive buttons with his nh900 and had to replace/repair it. Maybe he'll appear here and offer some advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Low Volta Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 greenmachine is completely right... just read this as it describes the problems and my solution (I had it repaired by Sony under warranty to keep a long story short)about the no-PCM thing I can't really say what to do, but I'll have a look at my unit later to see whether I can see where the problem could be found Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundalike Posted September 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 Thanks for all your help on this guys. It's appreciated.I've finally managed to access the menu when the unit has no disc in it (took me 10 minutes though!) and have changed to PCM. Hooray. HOWEVER, I've just noticed that every time I press and hold the stop button the display shows HiSP but reverts to PCM when I release!! Good grief.I've got loads of concerts planned and I use the minidisc for work so I'm reluctant to send it back to Sony for *&^% knows how long. I bought it from a catalogue chain of ill repute (Argos - it was really cheap) and there's no way that they will have any techy people to look at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.