Portable minidisk player with headunit??

[wolfracepunto]

Has anyone connected up a portable minidisk player to a headunit before? Ive got a phono lead with 2 plugs on one end, and one on the other and tried plugging it in but had no luck.

Is there a special adaptor i need to buy?


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[custard]

i dont know but wouldnt the head unit phonos be for sending a signal to an amp etc rather than recieving a signal

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[The Negotiator]

I know that's true on mine, the phonos are phono outs....

You have three options, starting with properly the best:

If you have an AUX input (i.e. on the front, you could use a jack to jack lead to connect it), you might have, as you say, a special way to connect it on the back but I guess your radio's manual will say whether this is possible or note.

You could buy a FM transmitter unit which will transmit your music over a low power FM signal which you can tune your radio into it, good BUT has problems like interference, you will have to look into this.

A tape adapter if you have a tape deck rather than CD...

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[custard]

i always intended to buy a minidisc multichanger but never got around to it[V]

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[The Negotiator]

I have stuck with CDs, I have enough portable players and formats in my life to make my car MD!

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[wimmy]

Failing that I may be selling my Sony MD head unit with 10disc cd changer if you're interested

 

[gaz.d]

Originally posted by wimmy
Failing that I may be selling my Sony MD head unit with 10disc cd changer if you're interested

how much u after for it, i think i got the same one as u, but mines knackered it has its moments, so im looking to replace it with either the same one or the model above

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[wimmy]

PM with sensible offer

Still in very good working order but not desperate to sell. Just thinking of maybe upgrading. Make me an offer and we'll take it from there. (Also has remote joystick and credit card remote too)

 

[wolfracepunto]

Originally posted by custard boy
i dont know but wouldnt the head unit phonos be for sending a signal to an amp etc rather than recieving a signal

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my head unit has BUS IN ports which u connect proper cd/md changers to, but i want to know how the unit knows that they are there, so u can press 'source' to find the MD......im probably wasting my time lol


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[Mr_mazza]

Hi,

I take it the Headunit in question is Sony, what model number?

Sony headunits with changer control use a very complicated (but clever) protocol to communicate.

basically the two items (changer and headunit) 'talk' to each other constantly it is NOT a simple case of connecting two wires together or other such something.

 

[wolfracepunto]

yeah its a sony, CA700X. Know how to do it???


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[arc]

you can't do it very easily. I have the same headunit. Easier to just buy an MD changer

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[wolfracepunto]

i thought so....oh well just a thought


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[arc]

http://www.minidisc.org/part_Sony_XA-300_Unilink_Adapter.html or one these would do it i think

http://products.sony.co.uk/productdetail.asp?id=14_44_1002

both can be found on here: http://www.mcs-direct.co.uk/acatalog/MCS_DIRECT_Accessories_282.html


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[wolfracepunto]

nice1 thanks alot


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