Sharp's auto track mark system

[Brendan]

While my MZR700 was in the shop (broken solder connection in the headphone jack ! ) I started thinking about replacing it with a newer model. It is two years old after all !!

I think the netmd models came out about a week after I bought mine and I always thought I was missing out. But after learning about all the hoops you have to jump through ( check in/out ..etc ? ) I don't feel so bad.

I primarily use my unit to record internet radio, using my analog line in.

Since a lot of the songs are played without a silence break between them, when I skip a track I could be skipping over 3-4 songs easily.

This is why Sharp's auto track marking system ( 3, 5 or 10 minutes ) caught my interest. (Model IM-DR420) Reading the manual on-line, they only mention it on the microphone recording page.

Does anyone know if this feature can be enabled for line recording ? And can you hear a track mark in the middle of a song ?

[KJ_Palmer]

Hi. Unfortunately the timed track marking feature of the Sharps is only through the mic input, not the line/optical in. At least I haven't found a way round it.

However, the higher-end Sony's do have timed track marking via analogue input as well as mic in (at 5,10 or 15 mins). You'd be looking at the R909, N1, N10, N910, etc. In fact, even the N707 has it (I just checked)! See, Sony's aren't all bad...

And, no you can't hear a track mark in the middle of a song.