As long as I know
this should not damage your MD unit or parallel port but USE
AT YOUR OWN RISK. I accept no responsibility for any damage caused
to your MiniDisc or computer.
The hardware
interface is really simple, here's what you need:
|
Part
|
Quantity
|
| 6 wire shielded cable |
1m
|
| 2 wire shielded cable |
0.5m
|
| Diode 1N4148 |
3
|
| Male 3.5mm jack connector |
2
|
| Capacitor 1uF |
2
|
| 74HC00 (or equivalent but CMOS) |
1
|
| CD4067 multiplexer (or equivalent) |
1
|
| 25 pin male connector |
1
|
| small LED |
1
|
| small switch |
1
|
| 470 ohm resistor |
1
|
| 12K ohm resistor |
2
|
| resistors (see table for values) |
1
each
|
Resistors values for MZ-R70:
|
Resistor
name
|
Value
|
|
R1
|
2.5K
|
|
R2
|
6K
|
|
R3
|
100
|
|
R4
|
15K
|
|
R5
|
4K
|
|
R6
|
12.4K
|
|
R7
|
8K
|
|
R8
|
7K
|
|
R9
|
11K
|
|
R10
|
18.2K
|
schematics (download it)
cable (see how I did mine )
Last but not least a couple of photos (click to enlarge them):
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