SpecificationsMD recorderAudio playing system

MiniDisc digital audio system

Laser diode properties

Material: GaAlAs MQW

Wavelength: λ = 790 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 lens surface on the optical pick-up block with 7 mm aperture.)

Recording and playback time

When using MDW-80 Maximum 160 min. in monaural Maximum 320 min. in stereo

Revolutions

350 rpm to 2,800 rpm (CLV)

Error correction

ACIRC (Advanced Cross Interleave Reed Solomon Code)

Sampling frequency

44.1 kHz

Sampling rate converter

Input: 32 kHz/44.1 kHz/48 kHz

Coding

ATRAC (Adaptive TRansform

Acoustic Coding)

ATRAC3 — LP2

ATRAC3 — LP4

Modulation system

EFM (Eight to Fourteen

Modulation)

Number of channels

2 stereo channels

1 monaural channel

Frequency response

20 to 20,000 Hz ± 3 dB

Wow and Flutter

Below measurable limit

Inputs

Microphone: stereo mini-jack, minimum input level 0.35 mV Line in: stereo mini-jack, minimum input level 49 mV

Optical (Digital) in: optical (digital) mini-jack

Outputs

i: stereo mini-jack, maximum output level 5 mW + 5 mW, load impedance 16 ohm

Radio

Frequency range

AM:

530 - 1,710 kHz (US, Canada, and Central and South America models)

531 - 1,602 kHz (Other models) FM:

87.5 - 108.0 MHz

GeneralPower requirements

Sony AC Power Adaptor (supplied) connected at the DC IN 3 V jack:

120 V AC, 60 Hz (U.S.A., Canadian and Taiwan models) 230 V AC, 50/60 Hz (Europe continental model)

240 V AC, 50 Hz (Australian model)

220 V AC, 50 Hz (Chinese model)

230 - 240 V AC, 50 Hz (U.K. and Hong Kong models)

220 V AC, 50 Hz (Argentina model)

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