Help!

[Mike Parker]

Hi everyone"

Sorry if this isn't the spot to post questions. I didn't see another spot for my question.

I've inherited a Sony MZ-NF810 recorder but can't seem to make it work properly. I think it is recording but it doesn't seem to play back. I don't have the original earphones with the remote and instead I'm using a regular pair of ear buds from the Dollar Store. Do I need the original earphones?

Any help you could suggest would be great. I also need help setting or confirming the settings and basically "making it go".

Thanks!

Mike

[KJ_Palmer]

Well, you don't need the original earbuds, any ones with a 3.5 mm jack would do.

A few questions would help point to the problem if there is one:

- How exactly are you recording? Microphone, line in, optical in or via PC with Sonictsage/Simpleburner?

- What connectors to your source (CD, cassette, microphone) are you using?

- Does the recording level bar in the MD display window fluctuate when recording?

- Have you tried the radio - does that work?

- If you access to a pre-recorded MD, does that play back OK?

Can't think of any others for the moment, but that should hep.

[Mike Parker]

Well, you don't need the original earbuds, any ones with a 3.5 mm jack would do.

A few questions would help point to the problem if there is one:

- How exactly are you recording? Microphone, line in, optical in or via PC with Sonictsage/Simpleburner?

- What connectors to your source (CD, cassette, microphone) are you using?

- Does the recording level bar in the MD display window fluctuate when recording?

- Have you tried the radio - does that work?

- If you access to a pre-recorded MD, does that play back OK?

Can't think of any others for the moment, but that should hep.

Hi Barock:

Thanks for the reply. I'm recording using a microphone (mic in), with a Shure SM 58 mic and standard cable.

The recording bar does flucate when recording. But I haven't tried the radio as I do not have the remote and can't find the settings on the recorder itself.

Oddly enough, it does play pre-recorded MDs.

I'm suspecting bad play heads as per the reply in the above thread (see forum).

[KJ_Palmer]

Yes, judging by that thread, your overwrite head may have gone. Could still use it as a player, but it would be uneconomical to have it fixed. I imagine the radio would work, you may be able to find one on eBay.