Mac/PC to MD Link Kits

Description: Unit interfaces the personal computer with a portable Sony Minidisc recorder (not compatible with all models, check the Mironics website before ordering). Unit's primary function is high-speed titling of MiniDiscs using your computer's mouse and keyboard, it also serves to assist in PC-to-MD recordings by having recording control of the MD unit. (Audio signal must be transferred by a separate cable.) Software interfaces with Winamp for recording functionality. V2 includes music cataloging capabilites and macros.

Links:

• Mironics' official website for the MiniDisc Suite, complete with order information and even instructions on how to build your own hardware connector to use with their software.
• Mironics press release detailing their consumer-grade PC titling solution for Sony portables.

Reviews:

• Minidisc T-Station review of MD-Suite.

Features: Software/Hardware package allows titling (using Kanji, Kana, and Roman alphabet), digital music downloading, and basic MD unit control from a PC. Works only with Sharp MD-MT77 portable. Software package is in Japanese. Software also allows a library (i.e. database) of MDs to be assembled.

Links: Sharp's

• Japanese Page for the unit.
• Software Download page for the unit.
• support page for the unit.

Reviews:

Features: Software/Hardware package allows titling (using Kanji, Kana, and Roman alphabet) and basic MD unit control from a PC. Works only with Sharp MD-MT831 and MT-MT832 portables. Software package is in Japanese. Software also allows a library (i.e. database) of MDs to be assembled.

Links: Sharp's Japanese page for the kit. Sharp's Japanese download page for the software.

Reviews:

Reviews:

User Manual: PCLK-U5

Features: Connects to Sony MD HiFi system and allows MD titling, control and editing functions from PC running Windows 98/95. Supports Kanji/Hiragana titling. Actual connecting hardware: CAV-PX1

Variants: PCLK-PX1/2/3 are very similar, with these differences:

• PCLK-PX1 compatible with: Sony: DHC-MD777/MD555, JMD-7, MXD-D2
• PCLK-PX2 compatible with: Sony: DHC-MD888W, MXD-D2
• PCLK-PX3 compatible with: Sony: DHC-MD888W/MD777/MD575/MD555, JMD-77/7, MXD-D2

• Links:

  • Sony's PC-Link compatability chart.
  • Sony (Japan) PCLK-PX1.
  • Sony (Japan) PCLK-PX2.
  • Sony (Japan) PCLK-PX3.
  • PCLK-PX3 Japan

  Reviews:

Features:

• Updated version of PCLK-MN10 kit, supporting Windows XP/2K/98/98SE/ME.
• Allows recording of PC audio to MD, as well as conducting Sony HiFi system CD to MD recording and MD editing operations from PC.
• New graphical user interface.
• Group Edit function.
• Internet CDDB compatible.
• USB adapter provides digital audio connection (in realtime) to MD deck.
• Interface hardware: CAV-MN10.

Links:

• Sony's PC-Link compatability chart.
• Sony Japan page.
• Sony (Japan) page.
• Techtronics (UK) page.
• AV-Land (UK) page.

Reviews:

Features:

• Software/Hardware PC to MD linking kit.
• Allows PC control of MD playing, titling, editing and recording of PC audio (digitally, from USB port of PC).
• PC can be used to control other Sony components (Tuner, CD player, etc) within the HiFi system (allowing "drag-and-drop" recording from HiFi CD player to MD deck).
• Kit includes: Software CD-ROM, USB cable, TOSLink cable, USB to TOSLink/Control-A1 adapter box.
• Kit cannot transfer HiFi audio back to PC.
• All transfers conducted in realtime.
• Interface hardware: CAV-MN10.

Variants:

• PCLK-MN10: Introduced 9/2000, compatible with Windows 98/95
• PCLK-MN10A: Introduced 3/2001, compatible with Windows 2K/ME/98/98SE

Manuals: See also 1 2 3 scanned pages from M-Crew manual outlining how to connect the Sony MDS-PC3 to a PC.

Downloads: PC editing software (M-crew1.05E.EXE). USB driver for Windows 2000 and Windows 9x.

Links:

• Sony's PC-Link compatability chart.
• Sony Japan page.
• Sony US page for the unit.
• Sony's homepage for M-Crew compatible gear.
• A Japanese Sony shop's page for the unit.
• Minidisco sells the PCLK-MN10 and has further info on it.
• AVLand (Uk) page for the PCLK-MN10 PC Link Kit.
• Techtronics (UK) page.

Reviews:

User Manuals: PCLK-MN10A, PCLK-MN10

Features: Software/Hardware PC to Sony MD Deck link kit for PC control of titling and editing. Allows recording from CD to MD if CD is also a Sony Control-A1 device. Compatible with Control-A1 equipped MD decks. Compatible with Windows95 and Macintosh with Kanjitalk 7.1 (not compatible with PowerPC G3 models).

Hardware: Hardware interface is CAV-50 (or CAV-1/2?) RS232 to Control-A1 adapter.

Variants: The PCLK-MD1/MD2 Sony PC link kits are identical hardware and only differ in their software. -Marco Rossen

Manuals: PCLK-MD1.

Software Updates: SonyMods.com has an archived collection of all available PCLK-MD1 software versions (also available locally from us). Musique is a third party software package for use with the Sony PCLK-MD1. Musique requires the Sony CAV-50 or CAV-1/2 (RS232/Control-A1 adapter included with the PCLK-MD1). Brian Conte has further details on S-Link and CAV signalling protocols.

Links: Available from Planet Minidisc. sony_md_software

Reviews:

User Manuals: PCLK-MD1, PCLK-MD2

Reviews:

User Manual: PCLK-LSA2

Features: Firewiare (IEEE 1398) based PC link system for Sony LISSA system

Reviews:

User Manual: PCLK-LSA1