Sony MZ-RH1 Display Problem

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Good Day

My name is Erik am 46 and I am from Holland.

This is my first post on this forum and I really could use your help.

First of al i am a huge fan of Sony specially ES.

Now I wanted to start with Minidisk and got a nice second hand MZ-rh1 player on the net from Belgium.

The seller assured me that the player was in fine condition and little used.

I had it shipped to me last week and when I got it and turned it on it only displayed half of the screen. 

I could not see the moving logo and the battery status on the player.

Changing the display settings showed the same. Only visible was the right side of the spectrum analyzer.

It seems that the left side of the screen is dead,

The player it self seems to work fine en also the remote.   

What can I do to change this and is anyone familiar with this problem.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Regards

Erik

 

 

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Send it back! Your chance of getting the OLED replaced is just about nil. The chance of being able to service it yourself if you actually HAD a replacement OLED is about 5%, if you include the requirement that nothing else gets broken whilst getting it apart.

If you need it badly for MD->PC transfers, keep it and forget about the screen. Assuming you didn't pay too much. What was the price? That will affect your decision.

If you want it for actual listening, think again! Get your hands on something cheaper and more reliable. The player-only models are great, provided you have another unit to record the disks. The advantage is it's impossible to press the track mark or record key when you are out and about.