Curious about n$a X9 business.

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I've often been curious as to why n$a doesn't have translated X9 owner's
manuals included with the units that he sells from Japan.
I know full well how expensive it is to have a manual translated. Most
of the manual is generic information, but some sections are unique to
the X9 and are desirable.
I've often been curious as to why these important sections are not
translated and included with the original manual.
Nicolas, do you speak and, or, read Japanese? Do you have friends who
could translate a handful of paragraphs for you?
I know that if I were living in Japan and running an export business
to North America, as a "customer service", I'd include a few translated
pages of the most important information for my customers.
Being in the unique position that you are in, and the fact that you
seem to have the X9 export market basically cornered, you'd think a
bonus like this, to your direct customers, would not be out of the
question.
I'm curious as to why you've never done this for them?
Kevin

 

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The last time I spoke to Nicolas he had very few of these left. That might
be the reason. And that was some time ago, over a year.

"Kevin Hawerchuk" <KevHaw@webtv.net> wrote in message
news:20848-42638C4B-283@storefull-3258.bay.webtv.net...
> I've often been curious as to why n$a doesn't have translated X9 owner's
> manuals included with the units that he sells from Japan.
> I know full well how expensive it is to have a manual translated. Most
> of the manual is generic information, but some sections are unique to
> the X9 and are desirable.
> I've often been curious as to why these important sections are not
> translated and included with the original manual.
> Nicolas, do you speak and, or, read Japanese? Do you have friends who
> could translate a handful of paragraphs for you?
> I know that if I were living in Japan and running an export business
> to North America, as a "customer service", I'd include a few translated
> pages of the most important information for my customers.
> Being in the unique position that you are in, and the fact that you
> seem to have the X9 export market basically cornered, you'd think a
> bonus like this, to your direct customers, would not be out of the
> question.
> I'm curious as to why you've never done this for them?
> Kevin
>

 

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On Mon, 18 Apr 2005 06:30:35 -0400, KevHaw@webtv.net (Kevin Hawerchuk) wrote:

> I've often been curious as to why these important sections are not
>translated and included with the original manual.

I think at this point, the service manual is more important.

The HLD-X9 service manual (in Japanese) is available from

http/parts.pioneerelectronics.com/

as part number SMD96-258B.

Out-of-stock, but place an order and one will be found for you (at least it was
for me a couple years ago).

 

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> http/parts.pioneerelectronics.com/
> as part number SMD96-258B.

Restricted to USA :-(

Rgds,
Julien

 

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I do send a sort of translation (in fact, upgraded to an explanation)
of the few interesting paragraphs of the X9 manual to all my buyers. I
do the same to help with MUSE setups (decoder connections and menus,
etc...). You are correct this was not mentioned on my X9 page
http/home.q03.itscom.net/nsa/PioneerHLD-X9.htm , it is now. When i
came up with that explanation, i digged back through past e-mails and
sent it to all my previous buyers as well ! If one day i have a fuller
translation, then i'll do the same, however if not done yet it is
simply because it is apparently not much needed.