Re: Sony HiMD Remote Control

["stoatwizard"]

--- In  "Chris Hails" <>
wrote:
>
> I am using a Sony HiMD (MZ910) in PCM mode for recording birds. It
[...]
> instant access to the pause/play button, but the lack of two-channel
> monitoring is a pain. Does anyone have advice ?

Ebay can be your friend...

All recent Sony (like any HiMD_ use the same connection spec for the
remotes. Something like the MC38EL

http://cgi.ebay.com/Sony-RM-MC38EL-Hi-MD-Minidisc-Remote-EJ2000-EJ985-
EJ785_W0QQitemZ9732193568QQ

will do.

The problem is likely to be the brush contact that connectes the mini
PCB to the separate jack socket. I got that far with mine before
figuring that there had to be a better way.

The lowest cost mod which I considered for a few seconds would be to
solder a 3.5mm line socket on a short cable to the relevant PCB
contacts and take the cable out though the old jack socket.