It sounds like maybe the sled that carries the optical block could be
sticking at the inner end of it's travel.
It could also be temperature related - extreme cold or heat causing more
errors...
It's probably worth taking it back to Sony and explain that it is still
not fixed and emphasis the fact that the problem is always with track
one...
IMHO, it's not a compatibility problem
GB
> Hello,
>
> About a year ago, I purchased a used Sony MDS-302 which worked fine but
the
> MD's recorded on this model skipped, mostly at the first track, when
played
> on a new portable player (Sony MZ-E25). The skipping symptoms were
dropped
> music (dead spots where silence was heard instead of music), a quick
> movement from one area of the song to another (as if it was sped up
> momentarily) and very slow cueing when play was initiated. Almost all the
> time, MD's recorded on the 302 played fine on itself. Infrequently, it
> would skip on its own recordings.
>
> I took the 302 unit to the Sony Service Center and they replaced the
> optics. The problem persisted. I thought it was bad MD stock but tests
with
> a friend's new MD recorder disproved that theory. The skipping problem
does
> not occur all the time. I cannot see a pattern. It does seem to be more
> prevalent with certain kinds of MD stock and is related, almost always,
to
> the first track.
>
> The only conclusion I can draw is a slight incompatibility between the
> older 302 unit and the newer models. Perhaps something with the Table of
> Contents?
>
> Had anyone else encountered this phenomena?
>
> Thanks.
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