PC cable for MZ-R70

[starwood]

I bought one on ebay but it didn't have any cables with it. The online instructions don't help much. What kind of cable do I need to copy from PC to MD? Where is the best place to get one?

Thanks

Edited November 5, 2005 by starwood

[dcx693]

I bought one on ebay but it didn't have any cables with it. The online instructions don't help much. What kind of cable do I need to copy from PC to MD? Where is the best place to get one?

Thanks

This question really belongs in the pre-MDLP section of the forums, btw. I used to have the R70 (loved it). It has a mic/optical in jack, no USB connection. If memory serves, the R70 was sold in various configurations only differentiated by the type of cable it was shipped with.

The simplest way to get audio onto your player is to connect it to the output of your sound card using a male/male minijack cable. (Or if you have an advanced sound card, an optical out designed especially for minidiscs. My Herculces Digifire 7.1 has this jack, I'm not sure how common it is.) This male/male cable is commonly available at any electronics store. You can spend $2 and up for it. I found these at Radio Shack: http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.js...rentPage=family I believe Sony also shipped USB to minijack cables with some versions of the player, but I didn't have those myself.

[plugged in]

R70 was before NetMD. It only records in real time. The only cable is from the PC's headphone out to the R70's line-in, with a stereo miniplug (like your headphone plug) at each end. Radio Shack or a hardware store.

Unless by some chance your computer has optical out: then see what the connector is and make an optical connection into the R70's line-in/optical jack.

Edited November 12, 2005 by plugged in

[KrazyIvan]

Some R70's came with the "PC Kit". It was the AN-1 adapter with a USB cable and 1/8" to 1/8" stereo cable. If you have the AN-1 I would use it instead of connecting directly to the computer analog out. You just plug it in and it should automatically be recognized by Windows. Side Note* Mine did not recognize the AN-1 until after I updated my chipset drivers. Older AMD boards (Like my Shuttle motherboard) need to have their chipset drivers updated to recognize the AN-1.

Your computer sound will be routed through the AN-1 to the MD unit. Be aware that means all sounds can be recorded (beeps, dings, etc.). So don't do anything on the PC while recording or disable your PC sounds before recording.

After it is connected it is just a simple matter of starting the MD recording and playing your source material. If you want to monitor the audio just plug some headphones into the R70 or plug your computer speakers into the R70's headphone jack.