ahh, I was going to ask what is considered to be the most accessible MiniDisk player around at the moment. Is this the one? Any thoughts, anyone? Thanks ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 9:42 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Sony MZ b100 no power supply > Hi Colin. > > Well, I got the MZ B100 and yes, what a machine. However, I've run across a > difficulty straight away. As I will be using the device for interviews, > supervision sessions etc, I don't need stereo. I have tried a number of > times to change the factory setting of stereo to mono and my sighted wife > has also tried this but I cannot get it off the stereo setting. What I do > is this. > > 1 Plug in my remote control/headphones. > 2 press the record button then pause. > 3 press the Play Mode button - This is the second of the row of buttons, > immediately below display. > > I listen to the sound of my fingers on the built-in microphones and nothing > changes, so I press the Play Mode button again, and again and again. But > for some reason, the device is not cycling through the play options. Any > ideas Colin? > > > Best wishes. > Andy from sunny Kilcreggan. > > Drop me a wee line at: > andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <chairman@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 2:53 AM > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Sony MZ b100 no power supply > > > > Andy, > > > > There is only *one* speaker and *two* built-in microphones. > > > > If you wait about half a minute the sound from the motor usually ceases > > and > > then, on most occasions, the machine is better than any cassette built-in > > microhone I have ever heard. > > > > One other good thing about this machine is, that, though the record mode > > is > > small and can easily be touched when in pause mode and thus change the > > record format without you being aware, the machine has key lock but this > > will stop *all* changes including pause. But, if you use headphones, by > > putting the machine into record-pause, you can hear the difference when > > changing mode via the inbuilt microphones. > > > > the modes are normal stereo, lp2 stereo, lp4 stereo and mono, cycling > > round > > again to normal stereo. > > > > > > All the best > > > > from: > > > > Colin R. Howard. > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.5.1 - Release Date: 27/02/2005 > > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > ** and in the Subject line type > > ** unsubscribe > > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > > ** immediately-following link:- > > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > > ** or send a message, to > > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > > > > > > > > -- > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.8.1 - Release Date: 23/03/2005 > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq