Help All Minidisc are Blank after Recording

[ILoveMinidisc]

Everytime i do a Recording now with my Nz-n910 net md

the Minidisc show Blank disc

I using the latest sonicstage for Vista and havent had a problem with it on vista before

Sonicstage show all tracks are transfered correctly

Songs show up on the right side on the software and on the player while plugged in

i can also play the song with player plugged into pc and sonictage

and hear the music come out of headphones plugged in player

Now, here comes the problem

When i plug out the player

And try to play the songs i recorded Player now says "Blank Disc"

i also think that i dont can see the Toc edit message at all

I then plug in the player again and the PC freezes (this almost never happen is a new laptop)

happened once....

Sometimes:

- The songs recent recorded wont play with the MD plugged into sonicstage either

then it make a spinning sound

- The songs transfer fine and play fine without blank disc error <---- IM testing this now

ALL old MD that i recorded previous this problem

are working perfectly

UPDATE:

Now i transfered 2 tracks

but the rest of the album wont play

the songs however show up on the right in sonicstage and on the player

just wont play

Edited July 18, 2008 by ILoveMinidisc

[bobt]

I think your recording head is toast, don't use player any more,, it will start to erae\se discs, sorry,

bob

[kino170878]

How easy is it to replace a recording head on portables? I guess every portable one day is going to be facing this problem.

[Superbaldguy]

Sadly, it's not economical to do so.

The ribbon connector could also be the culprit as these tend to come undone after a few years of use, you may have better luck trying to solder that together.

[ILoveMinidisc]

The problem still persist but i can record disk

If i start record an album of 12 Songs after recording i get Blank disc

(after MD has been removed and reinserted into the unit)

BUt then if I just transfer one song then remove the Md

it will play that song fine

I then can drag the rest of the songs of the album to the MD that had the one song

and it will then transfer fine and work

Could this has something to do with the "Start" and "END" recording of a MD?

Edited July 18, 2008 by ILoveMinidisc

[ILoveMinidisc]

Can i get a Cleaning -MD and try clean the MD unit

maybe it can extend the lifetime just a bit

I dont want to repair it probaly be expensive

I might get a temporary solution by buying some Low-budget new Net-MD

older models that they have left over or stock at a sony store

[raintheory]

Can you record via line and/or mic-in?

If so, then it's a software issue (something with SonicStage and/or drivers), if the same thing happens, it's an issue with hardware (ribbon cable / recording head).

Edit if it's hardware, 99% of the time it's the actual ribbon cable, so a cleaning disc won't help (I'm not reven sure if those clean the recording heads anyway).

There is a thread around here somewhere detailing how to repair the ribbon cable... I'll see if I can find it.

Edited July 18, 2008 by raintheory

[ILoveMinidisc]

Edit if it's hardware, 99% of the time it's the actual ribbon cable, so a cleaning disc won't help (I'm not reven sure if those clean the recording heads anyway).

There is a thread around here somewhere detailing how to repair the ribbon cable... I'll see if I can find it.

Is the ribbon cable the USB cable

because i have problem with it

sometimes it detect MD when pluggin in sometimes not

could be that cable make the problem when recording?

[raintheory]

The ribbon cable is a (very) small ribbon-shaped connector inside the unit itself... It connects the record/overwrite magneto head to the main board. It is ribbon shaped to provide flexibility as it needs to be able to move.

The USB cable could very well be the culprit, fortunately they are a standard size (Mini- so you should be able to find one just about anywhere that sells USB cables.

[raintheory]

BTW, here is the thread pertaining to the ribbon cable repair, if that does seem to be the problem:

http://forums.minidisc.org/index.php?showtopic=4712