bigredpaul Posted February 25, 2004 Report Share Posted February 25, 2004 I am the choir director of my church, and we have a Sharp MD-MS702 recorder. No one has really used it for the several years we have owned it, but I wanted to try to record some stuff, so I took an unopened disk, removed the label and put it in the recorder. After a few seconds, where the display flashes a few things, it comes up with TOC ERRORa so I tried a different new disc, and another, all with the same result. My question is do you think the disc are all bad or the recorder is somehow malfunctioning? Thanks, Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJ Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 It sounds like the laser either is not tracking far enough to read the disc's table of contents or it's not focusing well anymore. The machine could be broken, or the lens may just have some dust buildup. I'm assuming this because there's very little that will go wrong with an actual minidisc even after it's been abused. New MDs should have no problems, regardless of age. If nobody else has any ideas, I'd suggest cleaning the lens for starters. You can either buy an MD lens cleaning disc (about $15) or, if you're adventurous, try opening the 702 and cleaning it manually... Take the screws out of the top and lift it off gently. You will see the recording head on its track above where the disc loads and the laser block under it. Using either compressed air or a camera lens brush, gently dust off the laser lens and reassemble the machine. Be very careful not to bend anything that shouldn't be bent. :smile: The 702 is a pretty hearty unit. If you can get it running again, it'll last a while. The only error that makes people wake up at night screaming is the "UTOC Error" from which there is no return. But I think ERRORa might be fixable. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambo Posted February 28, 2004 Report Share Posted February 28, 2004 Hi I use this deck to record my mixes, it seems to record fine, but when you eject, stop or what ever triggers the TOC writing. But now when I try do a mix eject the disk it will say UTOC Writing and when you put the disk back it say blank disk?? :wacky: I saw the thing you were sayin about a cleaner, any idea where can get one of those? Regards Rambo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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