greenshank Posted March 10, 2006 Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 (edited) So I'm thinking of getting a bargain NH600 from Minidisc Australia as a backup for my NH900. Now, according to the equipment browser, specifically this picture (admittedly of a 600D if you peer at the top face closely enough), it can accept a remote control (I know it doesn't come with one but I presume it will work with the NH900's). But if you look at the image on Minidisc Australia, i.e. this picture, it clearly doesn't accept a remote, as the headphone socket stands alone.So what gives? Minidisc Australia claim it does but their picture says not. Hmmm... maybe the 600D does but the 600 doesn't? Edited March 10, 2006 by greenshank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viv Posted March 10, 2006 Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 Well, my NH600 has a normal headphone/remote socket - see photo: NH600I bought mine in Argos Watford about 6 months ago when they were selling them off for just under £70 and leave it permanently connected to my p.c. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atrain Posted March 10, 2006 Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 So what gives? Minidisc Australia claim it does but their picture says not. Hmmm... maybe the 600D does but the 600 doesn't?there's you answer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenshank Posted March 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 there's you answerMmm, being a foolish optimist I'm more inclined to believe Viv's picture than my own mere conjecture! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viv Posted March 10, 2006 Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 Mmm, being a foolish optimist I'm more inclined to believe Viv's picture than my own mere conjecture!And mine is very definitely a 600 not a 600D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenshank Posted March 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 And mine is very definitely a 600 not a 600D.But of course; the 600D is a US model. Anyway thanks, I think your evidence is good enough for me (or else you're very good at faking photos ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atrain Posted March 10, 2006 Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 have a look in the remote port gap, i'm pretty sure there's no contacts in there, it's just a plastic sleeve to fill the hole.what i thought was the 600d was download only but had a remote port, nth america600 line/optical in but no remote support, europe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenshank Posted March 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 (edited) have a look in the remote port gap, i'm pretty sure there's no contacts in there, it's just a plastic sleeve to fill the hole.what i thought was the 600d was download only but had a remote port, nth america600 line/optical in but no remote support, europe.Waaaaaggghhh!!! Utterly confused Viv, sorry to flog a moribund horse, but does your remote (if you have one) actually do anything useful with the 600? Edited March 10, 2006 by greenshank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrazyIvan Posted March 10, 2006 Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 I was always under the impression the 600 did not have a remote port and the 600D did, that was until someone told me otherwise. So, the 600 has the port but no contacts inside? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eriktous Posted March 10, 2006 Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 IIRC, this question has been asked before on this forum. I'm not sure of the specifics, but I seem to remember that there were differences between the European and US NH600. One of them has a connection for a remote, while the other doesn't. So make sure of what you are getting, when you buy one. (And don't take descriptions on the websites of retailers as the absolute truth, because they often contain errors.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roamer Posted March 10, 2006 Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 I have an european NH600 and it has line-in and remote connection (The remote from my NH900 works perfectly on it). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobA Posted March 10, 2006 Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 Both the 600 and 600D have remote ports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenshank Posted March 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 Ah the joys of multiple regions. Why do manufacturers inflict this kind of thing on us?I don't really mind too much if it can't handle a remote, although it would be nice; after all it's only a backup. It was just that picture (which incidentally appears on Minidisc Australia and the equipment browser; who had it first, I wonder?) which clearly shows a lack. If I hadn't seen that, the question wouldn't even have occurred to me. Perhaps it's one of those pre-production shots before Sony changed its mind.MA conscientiously make it quite clear in at least two places that it doesn't have a mic input, so I would have thought they would be equally clear about a lack of remote capability.Thanks to everyone for the (occasionally conflicting) feedback, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viv Posted March 11, 2006 Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 Just tried my NH600 with a remote and it works just perfectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenshank Posted March 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 Just tried my NH600 with a remote and it works just perfectly.Ta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atrain Posted March 11, 2006 Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 thanks for the confirmation viv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djkasanova Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 Hey Greenshank,even i ordered the same one from minidisc australia, they picture they had displayed on the product specification page does not show that it has a port for remote controlbut when i got my Hi-md there was one port for remote control, so dont worry!!! the minidisc is displaying wrong picture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom in RI Posted May 18, 2009 Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 What remotes will work with the MZ-NH600D? Will the RM-MC38EL work? (I see them available on Ebay). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbp Posted May 18, 2009 Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 I have seen photos of 600D with only the single 3.5mm jack hole, nothing for the 4-"prong" remote. However my own 600D (NA model) takes a remote just fine. If there's a slot there most any remote including the 38EL will work just fine.For added certainty I just gave it a non-exhaustive spin with the 600D. Seems to be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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