sandiego92131 Posted December 12, 2002 Report Share Posted December 12, 2002 I've got an MZ-R500. According to the user manual you don't need to add drivers for the MZ-R500 or the Xitel AN1 connector. However when I connect the device via my USB port to my Sony Viao running XP or my Compaq presario workstation running W2K the only device added is the AN1 which isn't recognized by Windows Media Player or Musicmatch as a portable minidisc player. My problem is that Sony has crappy support and I can't seem to find a driver anywhere. I'm trying to use all of this stuff right out of the box and exactly according to the MZ-R500 manual but it's not working. I've even gone as far as trying different connection modes on the MZ-R500 like R-Sync but still no dice. If anyone else has seen this please contact me. I'm about to throw this piece of Sh** in the garbage. Do I need to have the MZ-R500 in a special mode while I'm trying to send files to it or is there a driver thats suppose to be added that someone can send me. everett_c@hotmail.com Craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystyler Posted December 12, 2002 Report Share Posted December 12, 2002 Craig, you cannot "send" files to your R500 - the AN1 is only an analog link for recording sound in real-time. In order to enable it you will need to go to control panel--->sound--->devices and then select "playback device" from a list, and choose the AN1 or "USB Audio Device". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandiego92131 Posted December 12, 2002 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2002 It actually is set as windows default ouput device for sound. So When I select "send files to my portable device" from musicmatch it is sending them. I just need to have my MD recorder in the record mode while I'm sending them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystyler Posted December 12, 2002 Report Share Posted December 12, 2002 You can't actually "send" them to the MD, you need to play the songs you want, with the AN1 as the default audio out, and the recorder does need to be in recording mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
me Posted December 12, 2002 Report Share Posted December 12, 2002 And, it'll be in real time. 3 min song takes 3 mins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandiego92131 Posted December 12, 2002 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2002 Looks like it worked. Is there any MD player recorders that are actually more intelligent and interface with the software like musicmatch or media player? Seems like a pretty dumb process. I thought that the usb link would allow me to sync up songs with musicmatch and allow me to delete and edit song titles on my md device. Kind of like a storage device attached to a computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
me Posted December 12, 2002 Report Share Posted December 12, 2002 MZ-N505.. NetMD.. But you can edit the MD out of the computer.. I dunno. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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