2004 SONY MOBILE

PRODUCT GUIDE

CDX-M8800

FM/AM Compact Disc Player

Audio Power Specifications

• Fixed Active Black Panel design

• 8fs, 1-bit D/A converter

• FL ABP Display

• 45 degree install

• MP3 playback

CD-R/RW playback

• BBE MP

SSIR-EXA tuner, Station Memo

4-Volt F/R/Sub Preamp output

• 18FM + 12AM memory presets

with HPF/LPF

• Red key illumination

• CD/MD control, CD Text

• Supplied wireless card remote

• XM Ready

(RM-X143A)

• DSO, EQ7

• Optional wireless rotary remote

• 52W x 4 high power

(RM-X6S)

• Aux Lite auxiliary input

• Optional wired rotary remote

Drive-S

(RM-X4S)

POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION

23.2watts per channel minimum continuous average power into 4 ohms, 4 channels driven from 20 Hz to 20 kHz with no more than 5% total harmonic distortion

CD Player Section

Signal-to-noise ratio

120 dB

 

 

 

Frequency Response

10 - 20,000 Hz

 

 

 

Stereo Separation

85 dB

 

 

 

Total Harmonic Distortion

0.01%

 

 

 

Tuner Section

 

 

 

 

FM

 

AM

 

 

Tuning Range

87.5 - 107.9 MHz

Tuning Range

530 - 1,710 kHz

Antenna Terminal

External antenna connector

Antenna Terminal

External antenna connector

Intermediate Frequency

10.7 MHz/450 kHz

Intermediate Frequency

10.7 MHz/450 kHz

Usable sensitivity

9 dBf

Sensitivity

30 µV

Selectivity

75 dB at 400 kHz

 

 

 

Signal-tp-noise ratio

67 dB (stereo), 69 dB (mono)

 

 

 

Harmonic distortion at 1 kHz

0.5% (stereo), 0.3% (mono)

 

 

 

Separation

35 dB at 1 kHz

 

 

 

Frequency response

30 - 15,000 Hz

 

 

 

Power Amplifier Section

 

 

 

 

Outputs

Speaker outputs (sure seal connectors)

 

 

 

Speaker impedance

4 - 8 ohms

 

 

 

Maximum power output

52 W x 4 (at 4 ohms)

 

 

 

General

 

 

Harness Plug Configuration

 

 

 

 

Preamp Output Level

4 Volts

 

Preamp Impedance

220 ohms

 

Outputs

Audio outputs (front, rear)

Subwoofer output (mono)

 

Power antenna relay control terminal

 

Power amplifier control terminal

 

Inputs

Telephone ATT control terminal

 

 

BUS control input terminal or AUX IN terminal

 

BUS audio input terminal

 

 

Remote controller input terminal

 

 

Antenna input terminal

 

Tone controls

Bass: ±10 dB at 62 Hz

 

 

Treble: ±10 dB at 16 kHz

 

Loudness

+8 dB at 100 Hz, +2 dB at 10 kHz

Power requirements

12 V DC car battery (negative ground)

Dimensions

Approx. 178 x 50 x 184 mm

 

 

(7 1/16 x 2 x 7 1/4 in.) (w/h/d)

 

Mounting dimensions

Approx. 182 x 53 x 162 mm

 

 

(7 1/4 x 2 1/8 x 6 3/8 in.) (w/h/d)

 

Mass

Approx. 1.7 kg (3 lb. 12 oz.)

 

Supplied accessories

Card remote commander (RM-X143A)

 

Parts for installation and connections

Optional accessories

Rotary remote commander (RM-X4S)

 

Rotary remote commander (RM-X6S)

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

 

Plug shown with wires facing viewer

 

 

Pin Number

Wire Color

 

Description

 

 

1

White

 

 

Left front +

 

 

2

Green

 

 

Left rear +

 

 

3

Purple

 

 

Right rear +

 

 

4

Gray

 

 

Right front +

 

5

Blue/white

 

AMP Remote

 

6

Blue

 

 

ANT Remote

 

7

Red

 

 

Accessory

 

 

8

Black

 

 

Ground

 

 

9

White/black

 

Left front -

 

 

10

Green/black

 

Left rear -

 

 

11

Purple/black

 

Right rear -

 

 

12

Bray/black

 

Right front -

 

 

13

Sky blue

 

 

ATT

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

Orange/white

 

Illumination

 

 

16

Yellow

 

 

Battery

 

 

Note

This unit cannot be connected to a digital preamplifier or an equalizer which is Sony BUS system compatible.

Design and Specifications subject to change without notice.

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Sony CDX-M8800 specifications Audio Power Specifications, CD Player Section, Tuner Section, General

CDX-M8800 specifications

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