On Fri, 24 Mar 2000, David W. Tamkin wrote:
>
> Evil Jim had written,
>
> | > | Even if I stop the digital output, so the MD player reads "No
> | > | signal", then start it back up, the MD player stays on the same track.
> | > | This is _not_ right. Is there something wrong with my MD player?
>
> I had responded,
>
> | > Depending on the source, stopping play may or may not interrupt the digital
> | > output: it might just send out the digital representation of silence
> | > instead, which, as you've seen, doesn't get you into a new track.
>
> Jim followed up,
>
> | In this case, I'm actually interrupting the digital signal by
> | shutting off the digital output from my soundcard. So, this isn't digital
> | silence, this is the complete absence of signal.
>
> If disconnecting the cable got you a new track but shutting off the digital
> output from the soundcard did not, then shutting off the digital output
> from the soundcard must leave *something* active.
Yeah, but I'm trying to figure out _what_. When I shut off the
digital signal, the MD reports "No Signal". That sounds like it's not
getting a signal, right? Could it be then that there is some sort of
'carier' signal, but there's no real data being sent, and thus the "no
signal"? I'm not very knowledgeable about how data transfer over TOSlink
works...
Last night, after trying to get this working again with my F-70, I
set up my roomate's sharp 702 and created 3 new MD mixes with digital
recording and no problems with the track layout.
That would indicate that it's my model or unit, as far as I can
tell. I'm hoping the MZ-90 resolves this, when I can get my hands on
one...but I'll have to wait another 2-3 weeks to know.
Until then, I'm using my roomate's 702 to do my recording.
Jim
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