Sony PCM-M10 (Part 7)

[Sebastian]

A few weeks ago, my M10 started to lose its time settings whenever it loses power. This means I have to re-enter the date/time whenever I change batteries. This is rather annoying. Has anyone else had this problem?

[yousef]

Didn't someone determine that this had something to do with a small internal cell that needed to be kept charged?

IIRC the solution would be to leave the M10 on (not necessarily recording or playing) for a good few hours so that the cell gets a chance to recharge.

[willndmb]

Didn't someone determine that this had something to do with a small internal cell that needed to be kept charged?

IIRC the solution would be to leave the M10 on (not necessarily recording or playing) for a good few hours so that the cell gets a chance to recharge.

yes
Let it goto sleep and it charges

You can bypass setting it by pressing stop if you want to or are in a rush

[Sebastian]

Thanks for the hint! I'll try it when I get home.

[morst]

I'm thinking I need #57 & 67, and that 67 is the whole LCD part.  $40 for #67, $3 for #57 from Sweetwater, 3-5 weeks to get parts.

cushion (LCD)
415153701
$40.00 ea. + shipping

LCD sheet
415157001
$3.00 ea. + shipping

I finally have a problem with an M10 and it's a doozy. Cracked display. A tripod fell on it and now it lights up but the LCD doesn't do anything else.

Anyone looked into replacing the LED display? I have a call in to Sweetwater parts now to find out the cost of the replacement part, I was thinking of taking it to a cellphone repair place to get it installed, as Sony will charge $100-125 just to look at it, and of course I can replace it for $200-250.

Something different w.r.t. M10:

Where could I find affordable spare battery door(s)?
The hinges are quite fragile..
Is it already in this thread?

Spare battery door is #66, the linkage is #65 in the diagram that I got from sweetwater. I bet they don't cost much, but take 3-5 weeks to arrive!!!

[morst]

ok this page has photos of the PCM-M10 opened up, and it looks pretty easy to replace the screen. Two screws once the thing is opened up.
http://4ltrs.in/esem/?pcmm10



Looks like I'm gonna order the parts and attempt a screen-swap. Can anyone talk me out of it, or give me some advice that might help? thanks in advance, I will take photos as I go, or video the replacement, so hopefully others can learn how to do it. If it works. 

[udovdh]

Something different w.r.t. M10:

Where could I find affordable spare battery door(s)?
The hinges are quite fragile..
Is it already in this thread?

Spare battery door is #66, the linkage is #65 in the diagram that I got from sweetwater. I bet they don't cost much, but take 3-5 weeks to arrive!!!

Local (Dutch) Sony dealer responded back to me that there is no spare battery door part...
So if you or anyone can get me one, please help!

[morst]

Where could I find affordable spare battery door(s)?

Spare battery door is #66 D'OH! That's the memory slot door. Oops! 

Local (Dutch) Sony dealer responded back to me that there is no spare battery door part...
So if you or anyone can get me one, please help!

Oops!      I'll ask about it when I'm ordering the new screen.

[udovdh]

Oops!      I'll ask about it when I'm ordering the new screen.

Would be great; please let us Dutchies know what is available.

[cashandkerouac]

after seeing this post i picked up one of these Zune cases from Amazon for $5.99.  great case for the M-10 and associated gear.  here are some pics.  on one side of the case i've got my M-10 and ck1s caps; on the other side i've got the collete's, main mic cable, interconnect, a couple of AA batteries and my Tinybox.    

Since I'm upgrading from just the M10 to a set of mics and battery box soon, I plan on getting a Zune Gear Bag I saw someone else recommend.  I really like the hard divider between the two halves.  On the side meant to hold the Zune, I plan on putting the M10 and battery box.  The other side will hold mics, extension cable, clips, mounting bar, etc.  Wish I could remember where I saw this recommended, but I'm passing it on here.  Once I get my mics, I'll try to remember to post pics of how it all fits.  Great video overview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErNJuU_91RQ
http://www.amazon.com/Zune-Gear-Bag/dp/B000IXNEI4

[F.O.Bean]

after seeing this post i picked up one of these Zune cases from Amazon for $5.99.  great case for the M-10 and associated gear.  here are some pics.  on one side of the case i've got my M-10 and ck1s caps; on the other side i've got the collete's, main mic cable, interconnect, a couple of AA batteries and my Tinybox.    

Since I'm upgrading from just the M10 to a set of mics and battery box soon, I plan on getting a Zune Gear Bag I saw someone else recommend.  I really like the hard divider between the two halves.  On the side meant to hold the Zune, I plan on putting the M10 and battery box.  The other side will hold mics, extension cable, clips, mounting bar, etc.  Wish I could remember where I saw this recommended, but I'm passing it on here.  Once I get my mics, I'll try to remember to post pics of how it all fits.  Great video overview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErNJuU_91RQ
http://www.amazon.com/Zune-Gear-Bag/dp/B000IXNEI4

That's awesome bro. If I still had my church audio stuff, this would be perfect

[yates7592]

Anyone used a 32gb class 10 "ultra" micro sd card in the m10? Would this be too fast for the recorder?

[candor]

Anyone used a 32gb class 10 "ultra" micro sd card in the m10? Would this be too fast for the recorder?

I'm using sandisk 32 gb ultras (class 10) in both my m-10s.  No problems whatsoever.  I don't think it is possible for a card to be too fast-it just records the data at the speed sent to it by the device.  Class 2 or 4 cards have been shown to work well in the m-10 at data speeds recorded.  The extra speed capacity is just "overkill." 

[F.O.Bean]

i use 32gb and 16gb AData microsdhc cards and they work like a champ

[meursault]

I recently bought a new Macbook Pro running Mountain Lion OS. When I connect my M10 it doesnt recognize the memory card. Anybody with the same issues and/or a solution? Sorry if I posted it in the wrong place.