-
Feeling lucky? Check out the AK 24th Anniversary Giveaway thread and join in the fun!
Can anyone say what this JE320 MiniDisc deck was rewired for?
- Thread starter jeffjeremy
- Start date
Register to hide this ad
jeffjeremy
Active Member
Thks John
Goodwill item; considering p/u for $24 shipped. Will look for internal layout if I go thru with it, is it possible to scrab in a way to use a simple USB socket
to read certain digital formats from a PC/thumb drive.
Jeff
Chip Chester
Super Member
It could also be a remote start/stop (probably tacked on at the pause button) that is contact-closure activated.
Chip
Chip
jeffjeremy
Active Member
Won auction item for $21 shipped, will ck in after I get a look inside the unit after it arrives!
jeffjeremy
Active Member
Arrived today extra external wire lead is infact a mono 3.5mm male-12v trigger lead? Remote IR sensor tapped over on the front pnl, Input selector tapped over with "turn off when not in use" note, 74 minute MD installed behind block-off plate. Pwr on reads "Blank Disk"...
So Digital/Optical input to Analog/RCA outputs????
With remote 12v trigger: Or "It could also be a remote start/stop (probably tacked on at the pause button) that is contact-closure activated. Chip"
jeffjeremy
Active Member
There is no effect when I press the front control Play/Pause/Stop just reads blank disk: but Record button reports disk protected???
However no signal connected to unit at this time either...
jeffjeremy
Active Member
Unit was also rigged for Professional rack mounting with multi other like setups also available from the Auction location, maybe four units total donated from the same users??
Chip Chester
Super Member
"Arrived today extra external wire lead is infact a mono 3.5mm male-12v trigger lead?"
Is this a statement based on disassembly and observation, or a question to the group?
If it was in use as a D-A converter as speculated above, it would need power, input, output, and maybe record-pause with a disc to enable E-E monitoring.
Maybe disassemble it and post some clear pics, and include a link to the manual.
Chip
Is this a statement based on disassembly and observation, or a question to the group?
If it was in use as a D-A converter as speculated above, it would need power, input, output, and maybe record-pause with a disc to enable E-E monitoring.
Maybe disassemble it and post some clear pics, and include a link to the manual.
Chip
jeffjeremy
Active Member
12v trigger just a question to the group?
"If it was in used as a D-A converter as speculated above, it would need power, input, output, and maybe record-pause with a disc to enable E-E monitoring."
Question; please explain E-E monitoring in basic terms definitely not real hip on most digital format lingo?
"If it was in used as a D-A converter as speculated above, it would need power, input, output, and maybe record-pause with a disc to enable E-E monitoring."
Question; please explain E-E monitoring in basic terms definitely not real hip on most digital format lingo?
Chip Chester
Super Member
Basically, Electronics-to-electronics monitoring, to allow monitoring of the input, thru the machine on to the output. Common in 'REC + Pause' mode for setting levels (if that is permitted on this MD) but also on cassette and video recorders. So if this was in use as a D-A converter, that converter circuit would need to be active for a signal to be present on the outputs. But we're just third-hand speculating about the possible use for a device set up this way, and subsequently its operation.
But aside from what the device does in its current config, what is your goal for it? If you want to turn it back into a functioning MD recorder, start getting rid of tacked-on stuff, while keeping photo and written notes about how it was configured. Then look at the historical failure modes mentioned above, and address them. Do Google searches on popular mods for these type devices. You'll need to scrounge up known-good MDs, and recordable ones, for your testing to mean anything.
I presume you've browsed minidisc.org?
Chip
But aside from what the device does in its current config, what is your goal for it? If you want to turn it back into a functioning MD recorder, start getting rid of tacked-on stuff, while keeping photo and written notes about how it was configured. Then look at the historical failure modes mentioned above, and address them. Do Google searches on popular mods for these type devices. You'll need to scrounge up known-good MDs, and recordable ones, for your testing to mean anything.
I presume you've browsed minidisc.org?
Chip
Last edited:
jeffjeremy
Active Member
Interest is in current configuation. Thks for the E-E explanation "REC+pause mode" right on. Speculation why someone would use multi rack mt. units at the same time...