Joe Texas Posted August 5, 2021 Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 I'm seeking a MDS-JE470 PC connecting kit and must ask, can I transfer recordings from my minidisc to my PC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbp Posted August 5, 2021 Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 No. The only way is with a computer equipped with optical IN socket. The kit will not help you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearBoy Posted August 6, 2021 Report Share Posted August 6, 2021 Hi Joe. The PC connecting kit for the MDS-JE470 is the PCLK-MN10. There is some information regarding the kit, including links to the user manual, on MiniDisc.org The kit will allow you to control the deck using a PC and transfer music from PC to the MD deck but, as sfbp pointed out, it doesn't allow you to transfer music the other way (i.e. from MiniDisc deck to PC). The MDS-JE470 doesn't have a digital output (either optical or coaxial) so the only way to transfer music off it would be via the analogue outputs. You would be likely to get better quality transfers if you found a deck with a digital output. The other option is to find an MZ-RH1 (also available as the MZ-M200), which is the only MiniDisc device that allows you to upload standard MiniDisc recordings to a PC. They're not cheap though... Links for the MZ-RH1/MZ-M200: MiniDisc.org and MiniDisc Wiki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbp Posted August 7, 2021 Report Share Posted August 7, 2021 I'm so sorry - I missed 470.... was thinking 770 Upgrading the 470 to have optical out is not very hard, a $5 optical transmitter and a couple of wires. If that interests you we can point you in the direction of someone who did it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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