SpecificationsAudio playing system

MiniDisc digital audio system

Systems

MiniDisc system, Hi-MD system

Laser diode properties

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

See “List of the recording time for each disc” (page 85).

Revolutions

Approx. 350 rpm to 3,000 rpm (CLV)

Error correction

Hi-MD:

LDC (Long Distance Code)/BIS (Burst

Indicator Subcode)

MD:

ACIRC (Advanced Cross Interleave Reed

Solomon Code)

Sampling frequency

44.1 kHz

Sampling rate converter

Optical (digital) input: 32 kHz/44.1 kHz/ 48 kHz

Audio formats supported by this recorder

Recording:

LinearPCM (44.1 kHz/16 bit) ATRAC3plus (Adaptive TRansform Acoustic Coding 3 plus) (Hi-SP/Hi-LP)

Playback: LinearPCM ATRAC3plus

ATRAC3

ATRAC

MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3/Sampling frequency 44.1 kHz/Bit rate 32 - 320 kbps (constant/variable bit rate))

Modulation system

Hi-MD:

1-7RLL (Run Length Limited)/PRML (Partial Response Maximum Likelihood)

MD:

EFM (Eight to Fourteen Modulation)

Frequency response

20 to 20,000 Hz ± 3 dB

Inputs1)

MIC: stereo mini-jack (minimum input level 0.13 mV)

Line in:

stereo mini-jack for analog input (minimum input level 49 mV) optical (digital) mini-jack for optical (digital) input

Outputs

i: stereo mini-jack (dedicated remote control jack)

Maximum output (DC)

Headphones:

2.8mW + 2.8 mW (16 Ω) (European

models)

5 mW + 5 mW (16 Ω) (Other models)

Power requirements

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

120 V AC, 60 Hz (Models for USA, Canada, Mexico and Taiwan)

240 V AC, 50 Hz (Model for Australia)

220 V AC, 50 Hz (Models for China and Argentine)

100 - 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz (Other models) The recorder:

Nickel metal hydride rechargeable battery NH-14WM 1.2V 1,350 mAh (MIN) Ni-MH LR6 (size AA) alkaline battery

AC power adaptor DC 3V

Operating temperature

+5°C (+41°F) to +35°C (+95°F)

Battery operation time2)

See “Battery life” (page 20)

Dimensions

Approx. 80.2 ⋅ 18.9 ⋅ 84.1 mm (w/h/d)

(31/4 ⋅ 3/4 ⋅ 33/8 in.) (excluding projecting parts and controls)

Mass

Approx. 120 g (4.2 oz) (the recorder only) Approx. 147 g (5.2 oz) (including the rechargeable battery)

1)The LINE IN (OPT) jack is used to connect either a digital (optical) cable or a line (analog) cable.

2)Measured in accordance with JEITA.

US and foreign patents licensed from Dolby Laboratories.

Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.

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