smart media cards

fauna · Post by **fauna** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 9:41 pm

hey guys. thinking about picking up a 505.

would probably order a 128 (or smaller) smart media card.

is there anything i need to know beyond just getting a 128 smart media card?

like 5v or whatever?

axiom gates · Post by **axiom gates** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 10:41 pm

your gonna need 3.3 volt smartmedia for the 505, but other then that u got it homie

jbl · Post by **jbl** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 2:14 am

there a little pricey, so what i7ve been thinkin is using my 505 as a chop dedicated machine and also for sequencing my 808 when i want to make loops. this way i don't need to buy more than one. oh yeah make sure the card is placed in the slot correctly. when i got mine the card wouldn't read and i was screamin' wtf but then i checked the manual it said it was supposed to go the other way.

fauna · Post by **fauna** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 2:15 am

okay, good stuff, good stuff.

any brands to avoid? or does pretty much everything work if it is to the spec?

axiom gates · Post by **axiom gates** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 2:37 am

viewtopic.php?t=1623&highlight=card

this thread is a big help to find the different brands that everybody has found work. i know its for cf cards n much bigger sizes, but its a decent starting point. hope it helps homie

fauna · Post by **fauna** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 2:49 pm

schweet. thanx axiom. forgot about that post.

axiom gates · Post by **axiom gates** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 6:51 pm

no prob homie, i noticed most of the sm cards i find are either generic or from fuji, n sandisk. doesn't seem like as much variety as the other sp's but its all good. i haven't heard of issues with any of those if that matters.

Euclid Ov Oåklånd · Post by **Euclid Ov Oåklånd** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 8:41 pm

Yeah, the cards that go with the 303 and 505 seem to be more standardized or something.

Buttafinguz · Post by **Buttafinguz** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 5:51 pm

I got a type M+ 1gb Olympus XD-picture card and a smartcard converter adapter on order. Should I have any problems with that with my sp 505?

PHeMoX · Post by **PHeMoX** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 6:55 pm

Most converter adapters seem to be 5 volt, not 3.3v so it might not work or even damage (?) your machine.

Buttafinguz · Post by **Buttafinguz** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 7:19 pm

PHeMoX wrote:Most converter adapters seem to be 5 volt, not 3.3v so it might not work or even damage (?) your machine.

well isn't that just grand? sounds like I may have wasted more money on a converter. The memory card thing is starting to get annoying. :evil:

Buttafinguz · Post by **Buttafinguz** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 5:54 pm

aight, i got my converter, but how do you know if it is 3v or a 5v? IT does't say on the converter. Is there something about the gold contacts to help me figure it out?
This is the one I ordered.

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Buttafinguz · Post by **Buttafinguz** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 1:05 am

aight my coverter is a 3volt and I got a 128mb fuji film xd picture card. The 505 ain't picking it up. I'm starting to think I got a issue with the drive.

Olby · Post by **Olby** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 12:17 pm

i had the same converter and it works.

JUST put THE CONVERTER WITH GOLDEN CONTACTS FACING DOWNWARDS this is the most common thing everyone messes up on 505. i had the prob my self once way back.

Buttafinguz · Post by **Buttafinguz** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 3:24 pm

Olby wrote:i had the same converter and it works.

JUST put THE CONVERTER WITH GOLDEN CONTACTS FACING DOWNWARDS this is the most common thing everyone messes up on 505. i had the prob my self once way back.

tried that homie.
1. I turn the 505 off
2. slide in card with gold contacts facing down the turn on
3. push system button
4. utility and del/cpy, but no card icon.