SONY MZ RH1

[Dharma Bam]

Hello,

I bought a second hand RH1 on ebay and have to use the "Push Open" button to close it otherwise it will not close.

Is this correct?

Thanks,

[trott3r]

No its not correct.

You just close the lid and it stays shut.

I suggest you contact the seller and ask for some money off if it still works ok.

I guess the spring in the catch has gone awry.

Martin

[sfbp]

Wait a second.

You mean that when you OPEN it, the catch doesn't spring back out? But you have to tweak it a little until it pops out again, so that the next time you close it shut, it works.

Be very careful with that catch. There are all kinds of weird effects on the machine as a function of how tight the 2 screws are on the bottom, that hold it. Don't mess with them but if this is still a problem in 2 weeks' time, then very very slightly loosen them until it pops out. For the mean time, see the next paragraph.

What happens if you (when it's open) very very gently squeeze the unit (top and bottom)? If the catch pops out again, I wouldn't worry about it. Having the whole thing too loose will be a whole different problem, and after a while this problem you see will right itself.

Be gentle.

[NickyJay]

Yes you sure do have to baby these units. Sony should go back to making the brick type MD recorders where things didn't start to fall off after a few weeks.

[sfbp]

Problem: the earlier HiMD units and NetMD units are simply incapable of uploading data at the required rate (probably because of USB 2.0 vs 1.0). So it wasn't until we got the RH1 that upload was ever possible. Regardless of Sony's protection(s).