Topic: MicroTrack II keeps shutting down after 77 minutes

[F.O.Bean]

I think I just found the problem.  On a whim, I tried re-formatting the CF card.  I just recorded a 2 hour wave file with the unit plugged in. 

I'm testing it on battery power now. 

Yeah, you should get into the practice of formatting the CF Card BEFORE EVERY SHOW/RECORDING

[raymonda]

BTW, Best buys carries Digipower Lithion battery packs which run around $29.00. They will run the MTII for a very long time!

Ray

[keiv]

My Microtrack II is having a similar issue.  It just shuts down after about 1hour10minutes to 1hour20minutes; regardless of if it has batter or memory remaining.  I reformat my memory card before every show.  This is extremely frustrating.

I don't like using an external battery pack (and shouldn't need to), because this causes noticeable glitches on the recording.

[TimeBandit]

Format the card IN the machine, not on the PC or other device.

Best solution is really getting a new recorder with internal AA betteries., before start drizzling around with external batteries boxes and still keeping a device which isn´t really fail safe. 

[jj69]

Coincidentally, mine started acting up again.  I recorded a show on Sunday night.  The set was about 95 minutes.  After the set, I went to power down the MTII, only to find it was already off!  It apparently powered down after 85 minutes, so I lost the encores.  It was not the battery, because I played back over an hour of the show later before the battery expired.  It was not in need of a format because I had formatted it before the show. 

Needless to say, I've HAD IT with the MTII. 

I ordered a Sony PCM-M10 yesterday.  At $229 from B&H, it was more than I wanted to spend, but two of my taper friends swear by the Sony.  They will not use anything else.  I'm just hoping the internal mic pre on the Sony is as good as the MTII (which is excellent).  I hate wires, so won't use an external mic pre. 

[TimeBandit]

for that case am marantz pmd620 is also fine. even without mod the pre is powerful enough, some here run church mics fine with it.

it can´t record 24/96 but 24/48 is good enough for normal taping reasons i think.

[jj69]

But isn't the Marantz $350+?