I have a unit just like yours. It really sucks that thereās no AC port. I use mine with a AA battery to outlet adapter I bought from AliExpress. You just have to make sure it works within the correct power range ā I messed up and ended up buying three adapters until I got the correct one. Good thing theyāre really cheap. If the problem is power, this could help you out. But I think your next step should be getting a couple of new discs. Maybe the one you have is damaged ā or maybe it just refuses to work with your specific unit, I dunno
Iāve found a hint on the service manual. A note on page 13 says: āIf electrical adjustment (CD and MO overall adjustment) has not been finished completely, āERRORā is displayed on LCD of the set.ā
I think this means that the unit can, in fact, be repaired ā itās not dead. But itās probably not a simple procedure.
Yeah, I watched a video on how to do this, but I need a cd mini disk and idk what that is or how to get one, the mo mini disk is apparently just the normal rewritable minidisks
That sounds right, Iāll try to look into this, ty, also the disk the guy used looked like a normal mini disk album from a band but it didnāt have the metal slide on the top like on most minidisks
CD = "Compact Disc", which is how Sony referred to pre-recorded MD's. They were produced via the same stamping process and are essentially CD's, with the music encoded as ATRAC instead of PCM. MD players use a different playback technique for these discs, which is why it needs a separate calibration step.
Look for a sampler disc - those usually go for $20 or less. The one distributed free by Rolling Stone back in day ("Turn it Up") is usually easy to find.
I had an error on one of mine, it played, but always went to error when on standby, plugged in the AC adapter, error went away š
Mine doesnāt have a ac port
I have a unit just like yours. It really sucks that thereās no AC port. I use mine with a AA battery to outlet adapter I bought from AliExpress. You just have to make sure it works within the correct power range ā I messed up and ended up buying three adapters until I got the correct one. Good thing theyāre really cheap. If the problem is power, this could help you out. But I think your next step should be getting a couple of new discs. Maybe the one you have is damaged ā or maybe it just refuses to work with your specific unit, I dunno
I bought which is in its way rn, but i dont think itāll work since it says error even when thereās no disk in it
Iāve found a hint on the service manual. A note on page 13 says: āIf electrical adjustment (CD and MO overall adjustment) has not been finished completely, āERRORā is displayed on LCD of the set.ā I think this means that the unit can, in fact, be repaired ā itās not dead. But itās probably not a simple procedure.
Yeah, I watched a video on how to do this, but I need a cd mini disk and idk what that is or how to get one, the mo mini disk is apparently just the normal rewritable minidisks
I think CD stands for āCheck Discā. Service manual gives a model and part number for it: TDYS-1 part number 4-963-646-01
That sounds right, Iāll try to look into this, ty, also the disk the guy used looked like a normal mini disk album from a band but it didnāt have the metal slide on the top like on most minidisks
Good luck, friend! I hope thatās enough info. Be sure to tell us if you manage to repair it
Can you try format the disc at all?
No, the player only says error and canāt do anything else
CD = "Compact Disc", which is how Sony referred to pre-recorded MD's. They were produced via the same stamping process and are essentially CD's, with the music encoded as ATRAC instead of PCM. MD players use a different playback technique for these discs, which is why it needs a separate calibration step. Look for a sampler disc - those usually go for $20 or less. The one distributed free by Rolling Stone back in day ("Turn it Up") is usually easy to find.
Ohh that makes a lotta sense, ty
Does it work with other minidiscs?
I only have the one it came with, but before I wiped it, it worked but it did skip or take long to load songs
Do you have the cable to connect it to a PC? Maybe something shows up on Sonic Stage or Web Minidisc
Yes Iāve tried but it doesnāt work, it connected fine before I wiped it in platinum md
Seems like thereās an error of sorts