LindaLucy Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 I have a Sony minidisc recorder, on which I record radio programmes from the internet. However, I think I have pressed something by mistake, and I think it is something to do with editing. when I record now, everything appears to be recording normaly, I can hear stuff going on the disc etc. But when I play it back I only get 20 minutes of play, then the sound goes. it doesnt switch off, and the display still seems active. I have gone through the editing process to try and remove whatever is there by mistake, but it just says sorry. i would be so gratefull if anyone can offer advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strungup Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 I have a Sony minidisc recorder, on which I record radio programmes from the internet. However, I think I have pressed something by mistake, and I think it is something to do with editing. when I record now, everything appears to be recording normaly, I can hear stuff going on the disc etc. But when I play it back I only get 20 minutes of play, then the sound goes. it doesnt switch off, and the display still seems active. I have gone through the editing process to try and remove whatever is there by mistake, but it just says sorry. i would be so gratefull if anyone can offer advice.List the Model of the MD , how Old it is , and lastly do u still have the owners maual? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaLucy Posted August 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2007 List the Model of the MD , how Old it is , and lastly do u still have the owners maual?hello, The model is sony MZ-R900 and I do have the manual which I have been trying to make sense of for two weeks trying to fix it. Its not that old but I cant be sure as I bought it on ebay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strungup Posted August 18, 2007 Report Share Posted August 18, 2007 hello, The model is sony MZ-R900 and I do have the manual which I have been trying to make sense of for two weeks trying to fix it. Its not that old but I cant be sure as I bought it on ebay.First try this , Take the disc out , then take the battery out , leave it for a day , let the memory battery drain , then try it again , this will be a process of elimination, if that doesnt work then there might be a play head cable issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaLucy Posted August 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 First try this , Take the disc out , then take the battery out , leave it for a day , let the memory battery drain , then try it again , this will be a process of elimination, if that doesnt work then there might be a play head cable issue.Hello again. I did as you suggested, and then I recorded again from the internet. All seemed to be going well as the display window was telling me so, and I could hear the radio through the headphones BUT when I disconnected it from the recording source the display said BLANK DISC. So I am back to square 1. Linda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted August 20, 2007 Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 * Topic moved to relevant sub-section Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superbaldguy Posted August 20, 2007 Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 It appears the overwrite head is history, the unit is not repairable at an economical price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaLucy Posted August 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 It appears the overwrite head is history, the unit is not repairable at an economical price.Thanks to everyone. What I cant understand is, why is it so so easy to damage these things, I havnt dropped it or handled it roughly, all that happened is I pressed a button i shouldnt have done. this must have happened to many people. I really feel that I have been conned, by Sony. its like making a kids toy and then saying dont play with it as its too fragile. I am quite cross. Thanks again. linda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrazyIvan Posted August 23, 2007 Report Share Posted August 23, 2007 There is a small ribbon cable that connects the record head to the mainboard. This cable moves back and forth with the record head when it is in use. This cable eventually can develop breaks. I have heard of people fixing it for themselves but it would require some really good soldering skills, a steady hand and lots of patience. Keep in mind that unit was introduced in 2000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raintheory Posted August 23, 2007 Report Share Posted August 23, 2007 I'm betting on the ribbon cable as well.. Happens fairly often with these older units, usually resulting in a number of corrupt TOCs and BLANK DISC errors.And yes, it can be fixed. Theres a post with instructions around here somewhere.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A440 Posted August 23, 2007 Report Share Posted August 23, 2007 I pressed a button i shouldnt have doneI don't think you pressed a wrong button. It's just that you're dealing with a material object that wears out after 7 years of use. http://forums.minidisc.org/index.php?showtopic=4712 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viconaut Posted September 27, 2014 Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 Any chance you changed the REC mode and changed from LP2 or 4 or maybe mono and have two types of recording types going on a disk? my buddy did that and couldn't listen to half a disk in his player until he changed it back and re recorded Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluecrab Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 Well, this is kind of an old thread, but I just noted Viconaut's post. I have had MDs with SP/LP2/LP4 on the same disc and had no problems with that. It would cause a problem only if played on a non-LP-capable unit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arr-Nine-Hundred Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 Any chance you changed the REC mode and changed from LP2 or 4 or maybe mono and have two types of recording types going on a disk? my buddy did that and couldn't listen to half a disk in his player until he changed it back and re recorded I was thinking this aswell, isn't there a "from here" and "from beginning" recording option that might account for OPs problem? eg. she put it into "from here" mode when there was ~20min recording time left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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