Jim Nagle Posted November 16, 2019 Report Share Posted November 16, 2019 Hi New to the forum and was a little confused about whether Sharp MDs are welcome or part of this forum. I have a SHARP MD-MT-290. It powers up but when I put in a disc it says 'open' on the display. I don't see anything in the manual that explains what that means. Would be happy to attempt repair if i had a little knowledge about what to do. Alternatively, I would consider getting a professional repair assuming the cost estimate was reasonable. I have a collection of recorded discs, many of vocal/voice lessons, that were recorded at LP2 or LP4. They will not play on the home audio Sony player I was recently gifted. I would very much like to be able to recover the recordings that I had made. Open to suggestions. I'm aware I could probably buy a used Sharp recorder/player on eBay if it comes to that. Perhaps that ultimately would be what makes the most sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgallen Posted November 16, 2019 Report Share Posted November 16, 2019 5 hours ago, Jim Nagle said: a little confused about whether Sharp MDs are welcome or part of this forum. Of course you're welcome! Especially as you're MD! My Google-Foo has failed me on searching for any documentation on your machine. At an outside guess, is the clamshell not closing/seating properly? Kevin ps Jim could you add your location to your profile? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbp Posted November 17, 2019 Report Share Posted November 17, 2019 Wondering if "open" means the microswitch that shows a disk has been inserted is stuck....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vitara Posted November 17, 2019 Report Share Posted November 17, 2019 Hello, the Sharp MD ST 770 or 880 are able to play MDLP-Minidiscs. I don't know, if there any other models from Sharp are able too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Nagle Posted November 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2019 Yes it has a clamshell design. It does seem by feel to be closing properly. I don't seem to be able to find it now but I did find an archive that had the owners manual which did not mention an error message of "open". thanks to all for replies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Nagle Posted November 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2019 PS - updated my profile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbp Posted November 18, 2019 Report Share Posted November 18, 2019 You're going to be taking it apart. As I don't know how to find a service manual, may I humbly suggest you might be better off solving your problem by spending a few bucks on a different MD. I would think that a deck might be your best option, as you cannot transfer FROM any portable to PC. A deck with optical out, however.... See for example: https://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/k424387718 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Nagle Posted November 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2019 Thank you for that suggestion. A deck is fine as long as it plays back LP2/LP4. I'll need to make sure of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbp Posted November 18, 2019 Report Share Posted November 18, 2019 Yes the MDS-JB940 is the go-to MDLP deck. If you get it, I'm jealous :) I tried ebay.com but all overpriced and not much you really want there. Ebay.co.uk may be better but you have a shipping problem. Shipping by buyee is really fast, and you can choose some cheap options if you look carefully. Good company to deal with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Nagle Posted December 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2019 So I've checked out eBay the last couple days. There are a couple of Sharp units currently on auction. What's not clear to me is whether any of these units will play back in LP2 or LP4. One unit says it can record monaurally but doesn't say anything about those other recording modes. Frustrating trying to discern whether a givenm model has LP2/LP4 playback capability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbp Posted December 6, 2019 Report Share Posted December 6, 2019 Especially for decks, I have a strong prejudice in favour of Sony. Why? Because they're so well documented (service manuals) for fixing. You need to see something on the cover or faceplate that says MDLP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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