Dear Paul,
Wow! That is interesting. The owner of the disk may want to send it directl=
y
to have it fixed. Do you know anywhere in the USA where they repair "sick"=
minidisks?
Many thanks,
John
In a message dated 2/12/04 9:48:03 AM Pacific Standard Time,
writes:
> Subj: RE: [Nature Recordists] Sick Minidisk # 2
> Date: 2/12/04 9:48:03 AM Pacific Standard Time
> From:
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>
> Hi John,
>
> Portadisc can help, although a bit contrived but works.
>
> Get another blank disc , insert in Portadisc and record a single track al=
l
> the way through. When finished, do not eject the disc - just remove all
> power - this prevents the TOC from being written - instead the TOC info w=
ill
> be stored in an internal buffer. When the power is removed, take off top
> cover (4 screws) and manually eject disc - turn the big white gear
> anti-clockwise.
>
> Now retrieve the disc which you want to un-erase and manually load the di=
sc
> by turning the big white gear clockwise (a little pressure on the disc
> itself will help the gear grab the disc). Once disc is fully loaded,
> reconnect power and turn on. The Portadisc knows that power was lost befo=
re
> it had a chance to update the last TOC, so will write the TOC stored in i=
ts
> memory to disc. We will now have a disc with a single track containing th=
e
> previously erased material.
>
> best regards
>
> Paul , HHB
>
>
>
John V. Moore Nature Recordings
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