Sony MDS-S37 operating instructions Specifications, Inputs, Outputs, General, Optional accessories

Additional Information

Specifications

System	MiniDisc digital audio system
Disc	MiniDisc
Laser	Semiconductor laser (λ = 780 nm)
	Emission duration: continuous
Laser output	Less than 44.6 µW*
	* This output is the value measured at a
	distance of 200 mm from the objective
	lens surface on the Optical Pick-up
	Block with 7 mm aperture.
Laser diode properties	Material: GaAlAs
Revolutions (CLV)	400 rpm to 900 rpm
Error correction	Advanced Cross Interleave Reed
	Solomon Code (ACIRC)
Sampling frequency	44.1 kHz
Coding	Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding
	(ATRAC)
Modulation system	EFM (Eight-to-Fourteen Modulation)
Number of channels	2 stereo channels
Frequency response	5 to 20,000 Hz ±0.3 dB
Signal-to-noise ratio	Over 96 dB during playback
Wow and flutter	Below measurable limit

Inputs

	Jack type	Input	Rated	Minimum
		impedance	input	input
LINE	Phono jacks 47 kilohms		500 mVrms	125 mVrms
(ANALOG) IN
DIGITAL IN	Square	Optical
	optical	wave	—	—
	connector	length:
	jack	660 nm

Outputs

	Jack type	Rated output	Load impedance
HEADPHONES	Stereo	10 mW	32 ohms
	phone
	jack
LINE	Phono	2 Vrms	Over 10 kilohms
(ANALOG)	jacks	(at 50 kilohms)
OUT
DIGITAL	Square	–18 dBm	Wave length:
OUT	optical		660 nm
	connector
	jack

General

Power requirements	120 V AC, 60 Hz
Power consumption	19 W
Dimensions (approx.) (w/h/d) incl. projecting parts
	280 × 83 × 270 mm
	(11 1/8 × 3 3/8 × 10 3/4 in.)
Mass (approx.)	3.3 kg (7 lbs 4 oz)
Supplied accessories	See page 4.

Optional accessories

Recordable MDs: MDW-60 (60 min), MDW-74 (74 min)

Optical cable: POC-15A

U.S. and foreign patents licensed from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.

Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.

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