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 +====== Sony MZ-R3 ======
 +
 +To get rechargeable AA's to work in an 'R3, you need press the rechargeable batteries switch. To do so, open up your MZ-R3, holding it so the bottom is facing up and the battery bay is on the far side. Pop the battery door open. On the right-hand side, you will see near the bottom a little pin. Get a bit of newspaper or eraser to hold the pin shut, then put your AA rechargeable batteries in. They should charge normally. Do this at your own risk; it isn't likely to be a Sony-approved technique. - //Gian-Paolo D Musumeci (and others)//
 +
 +-- Content adapted from [[http://www.minidisc.org/part_Sony_MZ-R3.html| MiniDisc.org page]]
 +
 +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 +
 +This also works with modern rechargeable (Eneloops and the like) NiMH AAs, no modification necessary. I have not attempted to charge these while installed in the 'R3.
 +
 +When titling a track or disc, you can hit the play button to quickly go the first character of the different subcategories (foreign characters (when available), A-Z, a-z, 0-9).
 +
 +Works with LCD remotes, but does not use the display. Controls work as intended as well.
 +
 +ATRAC Chip: CXD2536R \\
 +Optical Pickup: KMS-194A/J-N\\
 +MD Mechanism: MT-MZR3-109 (similar to the R2) \\
 +
 +--------
 +[[https://books.google.com/books?id=ZB3wb1zVqqEC&pg=PA99&lpg=PA99&dq=Sony+MDX-40&source=bl&ots=t-GZbSumlK&sig=ACfU3U2ryYsul4YpyzbEpi5PMn5Jvh6YLQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi_-bCD2pf8AhXwEVkFHeBtB4s4MhDoAXoECAIQAw#v=onepage&q=Sony%20MDX-40&f=false| Popular Photography Ad August 1995 $459.95]] 
 +====== Manuals ======
 +
 +{{:equipment:sony:sony_mz-r3_user_manual_scan_.pdf| Sony MZ-R3 User Manual (Scan)}}
 +
 +{{:equipment:sony:portable:sony_mz-r3_tm_operations_manual.pdf | Sony MZ-R3 Operations Manual}}
 +
 +{{:equipment:sony:sony_mz-r3_service_manual_1.1_.pdf| Sony MZ-R3 Service Manual (1.1)}}
 +
 +{{:equipment:sony:sony_mz-r3_circuit_diagrams.pdf| Sony MZ-R3 Circuit Diagrams}}
 +
 +
 +====== Repair ======
 +
 +[[https://www.reddit.com/r/minidisc/comments/afl4z0/inside_a_sony_mzr3_photos/| Basic Teardown]]
 +
 +[[https://web.archive.org/web/20010828211157/http://psych.tripod.com/md-tech.html| Setting the Test Mode on the Sony MZ-R3]] 
 +
 +Short circuit the soldering bridge of TAP801 (MODE) on the main board. (connect pin #46 to GND) and turn on the power.
 +When the test mode is set, the LCD will display the following: ver 00.09 00
 +
 +After the ROM version is displayed, there will be a pattern of all ON and all OFF. You can pause the display by pressing the PAUSE button.
 +
 +There is also another (possibly the same?) test mode that can be accessed by:
 +Make sure the HOLD switch is ON
 +Connect a 24kohm resistor between pin 2 and 4 on the remote control input (pins are counted "1-2-3-4" directly after the audio jack).
 +====== Photos ======
 +
 +<WRAP 460px left>
 +<carousel>
 +<slide>{{:equipment:sony:portable:sony_mz-r3_top.jpg?400|Sony MZ-R3 Top}}</slide>
 +<slide>{{:equipment:sony:portable:sony_mz-r3_hero_open.jpg?400|Sony MZ-R3 Top}}</slide>
 +<slide>{{:equipment:sony:portable:sony_mz-r3_bottom.jpg?400|Sony MZ-R3 Bottom}}</slide>
 +<slide>{{:equipment:sony:portable:sony_mz-r3_front.jpg?400|Sony MZ-R3 Front}}</slide>
 +<slide>{{:equipment:sony:portable:sony_mz-r3_right.jpg?400|Sony MZ-R3 Right}}</slide>
 +<slide>{{:equipment:sony:portable:sony_mz-r3_rear.jpg?400|Sony MZ-R3 Rear}}</slide>
 +</carousel>
 +</WRAP>
 +
 +{{:equipment:sony:portable:sony_mz-r3_box_1.jpg?200|}}
 +{{:equipment:sony:portable:sony_mz-r3_box_2.jpg?200|}}
 +{{:equipment:sony:portable:sony_mz-r3_box_3.jpg?200|}}
 +{{:equipment:sony:portable:sony_mz-r3_box_4.jpg?200|}}
 +
 +~~DISCUSSION~~
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 +equipment.battery-page : BP-DM20, AA
 +equipment.battery-notes : 
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