BlankDisc Error on MZ-R700 Help Needed

[WULALA99]

Hello All,

Newbie here that needs some help.

• My MiniDisc Deck is MDS-JE330. 
• My MiniDisc Player is MZ-R700.

From the Deck I recorded a CD on a brand new Memorex MD74 MiniDisc.  Popped it in the Player and it played fine.

I made 4 more on used media (Sony 80, 74, 74 & Memorex 80) and only 1 plays in the Player (Sony 74)  The other 3 show up as "blankdisc". 

When I put all 4 back in the Deck, it recognizes and plays them fine.

I ruled out the Deck as it recorded them fine and it reads/plays them back fine. 

Current Settings:

• Input = Analog
• T.Mark = LSync
• LS(T) = -50dB
• Auto = On
• S. Space = On
• PHold = On
• Sleep = Off
• Rec = Stereo

Not sure if its the Media as the Deck read/played new and used no problem.  The Player read/played the original new one and one of the used ones.  Could the Player be finicky to some?

Could it be any of the settings on the Deck that I need to adjust/toggle?

Any advice would be appreciated!

 

 

[WULALA99]

I finally figured it out.  On the MiniDisc Deck I was ejecting the media after recording before hitting stop, then eject.  Once I did that the Player would fully recognize the media.  Just recorded 25 discs successfully that plays back fine in the Deck and the Player.

[sfbp]

Sorry,. that makes no sense at all. Something that is working wasn't working before. There is no way that pushing eject would not trigger a TOC write. Conclusion: your MZ-R700 is dangerously close to being out of alignment and may fail at any time. It may even have a blown overwrite head.

[WULALA99]

Hey SFBP,

Thanks for reviewing and advice.  I posted another thread regarding recording issues with this unit and it sounds like it could be the overwrite head like you mentioned. 

Bummer!