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Re: Sharp MD-MT 770

Subject: Re: Sharp MD-MT 770
From: Walter Knapp <>
Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2003 22:14:35 -0500
From: "Ilene Samowitz" <>
> 
> I have purchased a Shapr MD-MT 770 recorder last January and have used it
> extensively.  In October, I started received a TOC read whenever I put in a
> disc to either play or record and has made it unusable.  I spent time
> working through the problem with Sharp Japan and was getting ready to send
> it back for repairs and wanted to confirm the error message and low and
> behold it was working perfectly.  In the interim I purchased a Sony NZ-10
> which I don't like quite as much but it has the NetMD feature so I wouldn't
> be minidiscless.
> 
> Has anyone heard or had a similar experience.  I would hate to send it back
> to Japan for warranty repair and bare the cost of postage both ways and not
> having it for at least 1 month.  I plan on using it a lot to make sure since
> my warranty is ove mid-January.
> 
> Any other ideas or suggestions?

Was it possible that your Sharp's head was dirty, and whatever it was 
dropped off?

Try a cleaning disk on it before sending it in. Normally minidisc 
recorders don't need head cleaning, but there must be a reason why they 
make the head cleaning disks.

Walt




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