MZ-DH10P Inputs?

[Ali5_12_14]

I am very interested in the MZ-DH10P and have found some sellers at very reasonable prices.

The problem I am having is that I am finding a lot of conflicting information on different websites regarding whether the machine has analogue Line-In and Mic inputs, or even a digital optical input.

On minidisc.org it states that the machine has none of the above, but various websites (including one or two official Sony ones) are stating that it has all 3 of the above. I have read a mixture of good and bad reviews of the product on various websites. These range from people who bought it saying they have been able to transfer audio from cassettes to the unit through its Line-In, and even record in 44.1Khz PCM, to other people saying they are disappointed with their purchase as it turned out to have no inputs at all, contrary to what they had read on official sony documentation.

All this has lead me to deduce one of 2 things:

EITHER

The model is offered with different specifications in different countries

OR

The model has been released in different versions throughout its production run.

The service manual available from this forum was published early in 2005, right at the start of the production run, and gives no mention of any inputs. It states it is for US model, UK model, Chinese model, AEP and Tourist models whatever they may be.

To further support the theory that some versions have inputs, there are several websites selling a Sony plugin microphone which specifially states is the perfect companion for Hi-MD recorders amongst which it lists the MZ-DH10P. So why list a mic for a model that has no inputs? Some of them must do.

I also read somewhere that somebody said the US model has no graphic equaliser that he had been lead to believe was a feaure of the model.

Can anyone give an explaination of which models have the inputs, or even better just sell me one at a good price

Appreciate any information.

Thanks

[Sparky191]

http://www.minidisc.org/part_Sony_MZ-DH10P.html

[Richard]

Unfortunately the DH10P doesn't have any inputs, and the info on some of the Sony sites is incorrect. The graphic equalizer is the same for all regions, the only thing that differs is the Asian menu languages on the Japan and China models and the volume cap on the Euro model.

[bobt]

Generally speaking a D in the model indicates it is a downloader, only from your puter, to get anything else you need to go up, the equipment browser has lots of info

Bob

[bobzilli]

I just took another look at that unit, does it hold album cover art? It looks like an album in the close up of the read out

[bobt]

I just took another look at that unit, does it hold album cover art? It looks like an album in the close up of the read out

AFAIK that is one of the features of the unit, I do believe there mught be a couple of posts with pictures of Album Art.

Bob

[raintheory]

I just took another look at that unit, does it hold album cover art? It looks like an album in the close up of the read out

Yes it does. You can even take a picture with the unit and assign it to an album as the artwork.

Edited July 11, 2007 by raintheory