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Re: Sony HiMD Remote Control

Subject: Re: Sony HiMD Remote Control
From: "chrishails50"
Date: Sun May 28, 2006 1:52am(PDT)
Thanks for your help - appreciated. Chris


--- In  "stoatwizard" <>
wrote:
>
> --- In  "Chris Hails" <cjhails@>
> 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.
>







"Microphones are not ears,
Loudspeakers are not birds,
A listening room is not nature."
Klas Strandberg

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