Topic: Sony PCM-M10 (part V)

[F.O.Bean]

I LOVE My M10 so much, I now have 2 of them[red/black], You will LOVE ITS SIMPLICITY Todd You might even buy a 2nd one and run 4 chan like me I just need a preamp for my Busman BSC2's now and I'm all set to run 4 channel!

how in the world are you running 4ch? 

as much as i've read, no time-code or clock to slave off of, so just two rigs or one for sbd and one for aud?

I run mk41>Sonosax>M10 & Busman BSC2 Actives>?>M10. Just need a preamp for the Busmans. And I have NO PLANS of matrixing the 2 sources together, so [2] M10's was the bet route for me

scratches head?  one of them should produce better results everytime, right?  ;-)

Youd be surprised to hear the Busmans running next to the "big boys"

[tim in jersey]

Word of warning...
I took my microsd card out of the m10 and put it in my card reader just a little askew and I had to use pliers to yank the card out. The card was fine but then I decided not to use the card reader any more.

My Sandisk card reader is no better. My microSD card slot leaves only 2mm of card out so I have to use pliers every time. Disappointing but hey, at least it functions as a card reader should.

I have this Kingston reader, and to remove the MicroSD, you PUSH IT IN and it will then click out. All the other sockets on it are just push to insert, pull to release.

I use the same one. Works great.

[Andy L]

I'm in the UK and bought an M10 through Amazon.co.uk although it was actually sold by another company. When I opened it, I saw that the supplied mains adaptor was a US one and an adaptor was supplied in the box that didn't fit. Amazon couldn't give me a definitive answer on whether that was an isolated case so I returned it, got a refund and bought another one through them (which was, again, supplied by the same external company). This has the same problem - so I'm about to send it back and get it refunded again.

But I'm not quite sure what I should do next? Has anyone in the UK managed to buy an M10 with a supplied three-pin mains adaptor supplied? If so, where from? I've noticed that other companies are selling the M10 on Amazon and I'm wondering whether they're worth a go. The unit itself and battery life on it are fantastic and I transfer my recordings through a microSD card adaptor now so I'm not sure if a mains adaptor is even that important any more?

[rastasean]

I would suggest contacting the company directly to see if they have an adapter for you and perhaps it could be an even swap. I'm in the US so I don't have any idea where you would find the correct adapter, sorry.

I have owned the m10 since April 2010 or so and never have used the adapter with it and its possible, if you do get the correct adapter, you won't be using it either.

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[ScoobieKW]

I'm in the UK and bought an M10 through Amazon.co.uk although it was actually sold by another company. When I opened it, I saw that the supplied mains adaptor was a US one and an adaptor was supplied in the box that didn't fit. Amazon couldn't give me a definitive answer on whether that was an isolated case so I returned it, got a refund and bought another one through them (which was, again, supplied by the same external company). This has the same problem - so I'm about to send it back and get it refunded again.

But I'm not quite sure what I should do next? Has anyone in the UK managed to buy an M10 with a supplied three-pin mains adaptor supplied? If so, where from? I've noticed that other companies are selling the M10 on Amazon and I'm wondering whether they're worth a go. The unit itself and battery life on it are fantastic and I transfer my recordings through a microSD card adaptor now so I'm not sure if a mains adaptor is even that important any more?

15 Hours of battery life and a two sets of NiMH AA's means never having to plug in. My adapter hasn't been used once in 6 months. I'd be more worried about the AC getting unplugged than any battery life issues. If you use NiMH remember to go in and set battery type to rechargable so the indicator works correctly.

[Artstar]

I'm in the UK and bought an M10 through Amazon.co.uk although it was actually sold by another company. When I opened it, I saw that the supplied mains adaptor was a US one and an adaptor was supplied in the box that didn't fit. Amazon couldn't give me a definitive answer on whether that was an isolated case so I returned it, got a refund and bought another one through them (which was, again, supplied by the same external company). This has the same problem - so I'm about to send it back and get it refunded again.

Isn't it costing you money to send them back? Because if so, chances are the money you spend could be enough to buy a mains plug adapter that will allow you to plug that power supply into your wall outlet.

To be perfectly honest, I haven't bothered with mine. I bought mine from the US while I was working in Canada back in 2009. I only ever used it for the recording process. For dumping the data onto my computer, I took out the memory card and put it in my card reader because that's always faster than via the unit's USB.

I actually gave the power supply away to one of my American colleagues who would've put it to better use and didn't even bother to buy a replacement back home (which is another option).

[Fatah Ruark (aka MIKE B)]

I don't think I even took the AC adapter out of the box. I have no idea what it even looks like. 

[yousef]

I had my M10 brought to the UK from the US by a friend so if there is an AC adaptor in there it'll be a US one - but I haven't had reason to even look at it...

If having AC available is important to you, it might be worth checking what the ratings are on the US adaptor: nearly everything I've bought in the last couple of years has been capable of taking either US or UK mains so you might be able to get by with a simple 2-to-3-prong adaptor.

[Andy L]

Thanks for the replies everyone. Amazon have sent/are sending a courier to pick the M10 up on both occasions so it hasn't cost me anything other than a bit of time to wrap it up! Looks like the consensus is that the sheer length of the battery life means that a mains adaptor is pretty much redundant, although a quick check on eBay seems to show that UK adaptors do exist... I think the only time the lack of one might be an issue for me is when I'm making an FM recording. Will bite the bullet and buy again from a different company on Amazon, especially as the price has gone down again!

[F.O.Bean]

I have NEVER even looked at my [2] M10's AC Adapters. [2] alkaline/NIMH batteries and 30 hrs later, and you should NEVER need an AC ADapter

[morst]

The AC adaptor for the M10 actually works really well. You can plug in and out without affecting the recording, from my limited testing!

[Chris K]

I'll be damned....I just looked in the M10 box and saw that I too have a power adapter...along with a remote and a bracelet thingie....cool

Oh well....back into storage. Who needs a power adapter...this recorders runs forever on 2 x AA.   

[F.O.Bean]

Who needs a power adapter...this recorders runs forever on 2 x AA.   

Exactly!

[earmonger]

I'll be damned....I just looked in the M10 box and saw that I too have a power adapter...along with a remote and a bracelet thingie....

Sure, leave the power adaptor in storage. But you might find the remote comes in mighty handy.

[F.O.Bean]

I'll be damned....I just looked in the M10 box and saw that I too have a power adapter...along with a remote and a bracelet thingie....

Sure, leave the power adaptor in storage. But you might find the remote comes in mighty handy.

For what If you accidentally hit the stop button while recording, it stops the deck, even with the "hold" button on, correct?