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Re: Sony PCM-M10 (Part 8)
« Reply #270 on: April 24, 2019, 10:03:47 AM »
Greetings,

I pulled Los Lobos this past weekend, Friday at Belly Up Tavern, Sat at The Coach House. As per usual I packed up the gear and stuck my M10 in my pocket to review on the drive home. Load car, plug M10 in and turn it on...nada, zilch, nothing, it won't turn on. Panic sets in...was it actually on when I opened the bag...yes, was the time clock running...yes. So I pulled over and stuffed fresh batteries in...same result, nothing, just a blank screen. Well not much to see at midnight on a dark street so I drive home, pull the card and all the files were there, no issues, whew!

Still bummed that it's gone.

Have any of you experienced this?

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Could it be that the unit is coming on and just the display is shot? I guess that's as bad as having a dead deck
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Re: Sony PCM-M10 (Part 8)
« Reply #271 on: April 24, 2019, 10:09:46 AM »
FWIW, my M10 wont save the time from power up to power up.... even with fresh batteries left in the unit for an hour or two.

Are these units dying a slow death after many years of use and abuse?

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Re: Sony PCM-M10 (Part 8)
« Reply #272 on: April 24, 2019, 01:09:49 PM »
try plugging it in with the wall wart. Might have an internal battery that holds the clock and the settings. Just a guess ???

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Re: Sony PCM-M10 (Part 8)
« Reply #273 on: April 25, 2019, 12:15:07 AM »
Thanks for the replies,

Yes, I thought about the switch and also the display. I did try the wall wart last night...same result, nada. In my mind I always worried that it would be either the Line In jack or the switch...I figured one of these would go first as they get the most action at a gig. I’m guessing I got over a 100 shows on that deck at about 500-600 hours. Seems kinda light, oh well. I still have one left, I will make that the MK4 deck and use the DR2d for the AT853 backup rig. I guess I’ll look into maybe a Roland 07 or the Sony A10...??

Thanks again for the replies.

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Re: Sony PCM-M10 (Part 8)
« Reply #274 on: April 25, 2019, 08:05:34 AM »
try plugging it in with the wall wart. Might have an internal battery that holds the clock and the settings. Just a guess ???

Its been a while, did these come with wall-warts?

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Re: Sony PCM-M10 (Part 8)
« Reply #275 on: April 25, 2019, 08:55:45 AM »
FWIW, my M10 wont save the time from power up to power up.... even with fresh batteries left in the unit for an hour or two.

Are these units dying a slow death after many years of use and abuse?

I would recommend leaving it on for a while, not force it off. I seem to remember there is an internal battery that loses it' charge after a while in the off position.
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Re: Sony PCM-M10 (Part 8)
« Reply #276 on: April 25, 2019, 09:21:23 AM »
I would recommend leaving it on for a while, not force it off. I seem to remember there is an internal battery that loses it' charge after a while in the off position.

That I have not tried, thanks, will give it a go over the weekend!

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Re: Sony PCM-M10 (Part 8)
« Reply #277 on: April 25, 2019, 11:24:19 AM »
try plugging it in with the wall wart. Might have an internal battery that holds the clock and the settings. Just a guess ???

Its been a while, did these come with wall-warts?

mine did

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Re: Sony PCM-M10 (Part 8)
« Reply #278 on: April 25, 2019, 12:32:27 PM »
try plugging it in with the wall wart. Might have an internal battery that holds the clock and the settings. Just a guess ???

Its been a while, did these come with wall-warts?

Yep, 3v
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Re: Sony PCM-M10 (Part 8)
« Reply #279 on: April 25, 2019, 01:02:01 PM »
mine did

Yep, 3v

I will have to see if I can find the box now LOL
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Re: Sony PCM-M10 (Part 8)
« Reply #280 on: April 25, 2019, 10:53:13 PM »
FWIW, my M10 wont save the time from power up to power up.... even with fresh batteries left in the unit for an hour or two.

Are these units dying a slow death after many years of use and abuse?

I would recommend leaving it on for a while, not force it off. I seem to remember there is an internal battery that loses it' charge after a while in the off position.

True that. I never turn mine off. I let them both go to sleep mode indefinitely while I store them. That said, I use them often enough that they never seem to sleep for more than a week or two at a time.

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Re: Sony PCM-M10 (Part 8)
« Reply #281 on: April 28, 2019, 06:03:22 PM »
Please HELP:  My M-10 will not turn on.  What is the  go to repair option?

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Re: Sony PCM-M10 (Part 8)
« Reply #282 on: April 28, 2019, 07:00:43 PM »
mine did

Yep, 3v

I will have to see if I can find the box now LOL
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mine got stolen i know i have the box and manuals and prob have the wallwart. if someone can take a pic of it ill look for it
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Re: Sony PCM-M10 (Part 8)
« Reply #283 on: April 28, 2019, 09:31:57 PM »
I would recommend leaving it on for a while, not force it off. I seem to remember there is an internal battery that loses it' charge after a while in the off position.

FWIW, I put 2 new NiMh batteries into mine, turned it on, and periodically hit the stop button to see if it is still on.... 24 hours later, pulled the batteries, waited a minute, put them back in, and tht clock was still set.
I am going to leave it like this for a few days and see what happens.
But thank you for the help!
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Re: Sony PCM-M10 (Part 8)
« Reply #284 on: April 28, 2019, 09:42:21 PM »
try plugging it in with the wall wart. Might have an internal battery that holds the clock and the settings. Just a guess ???
it 100% has an internal battery that does the date and time
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