Metric Only Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 Hey there. I have been using MD since 1997. I have a MZ-M200 and I cannot seem to get it to work with a Sony PCM-R300 (Digital Audio Tape). Here is the issue. I am trying to offload several recordings made on DAT. I have my SPDIF (optical) connection made from the DAT to the MZ-M200. No issues there. I can record normally, but I am not getting automatic track marks! I cannot even manually insert them during the recording. All of the other MD units that I have can take the relayed track mark info and place a track mark when it is passed. I am using digital sync and track marks are turned on. Time mark is off. SCMS is 00 (Allow all copies). I sure would like to use the MZ-M200 so that I have PCM rather than having to use some of my old style MD units. Any advice with passing track marks? This is driving me crazy. Any help is certainly appreciated. I can record these DATS to CD using my CD-recorder, but I do not want to do that since I am dealing with 90 minute recordings. BTW the CD recorder takes the track marks! Frustrating... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbp Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 try turning OFF sync. Sync doesn't work with digital in, only analog in? And if that doesn't fix it try turning off Group Rec. Those settings interact with each other in rather unpredictable ways I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metric Only Posted November 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 Thanks. I will give it a try. My project has DATs all over the place. I need to get them on to my computer. I hope this works. Manually tracking on my computer sucks. Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avrin Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 (edited) SYNC REC is actually required to accept trackmarks from CDs (not sure about DATs). In any case, don't forget that a PCM copy recorded by an RH1 via optical in will not be bit-perfect (there will be a slight drop of highest frequencies, leading to rounding errors and decreasing the quality). The only way to get bit-perfect PCM on a Hi-MD unit is via USB. Edited November 18, 2009 by Avrin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbp Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 Yeah, I had a look at the manual after giving my initial response. But there's something funny there. I recall exactly the same thing, some combination of record settings that did strange things. Try all the setting combo's, starting from "all features off" and I think you'll find the one that works. Another symptom of this "neverland" was that I couldn't change the microphone recording level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metric Only Posted November 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 well...the changes that I made "all off" and other combinations resulted in the same problem (track marks not passed). Track marks are not accepted from a non-CD source. I give up. My CD recorder accepts the track marks without issue. I will need to split my content into 80 minute sections. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbp Posted November 21, 2009 Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 Interesting. I'm away and will try some things when I get back home in a few days. Don't give up.... yet. One thing I found recently that hugely affects the behaviour of the RH1/M200 is the "Disc mode" (MD or HiMD). This has to be set with no disk in the unit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metric Only Posted November 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 Okay anyone else out there using a non-cd source going to the Hi_md unit via digital cable and having issue with track marks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbp Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 Okay anyone else out there using a non-cd source going to the Hi_md unit via digital cable and having issue with track marks? Just tested RH1 with CD and MD, both cases track marks are inserted flawlessly. I haven't anything else except maybe a DVD but the tracks (on most DVD's) are a bit long. Maybe it's something about the output of the DAT which is a bit different? One more thing: SYNC REC was "Off". I think for digital signals it matters not, that setting only applies to Analog Line in or Mic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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