Optional accessories

Optical Cable

POC-151HG, POC-152HG, POC-MZ1, POC-MZ2, POC-15B, POC-15AB, POC- DA12SP

Line Cable RK-G129, RK-G136

Stereo Microphones ECM-717, ECM-MS907, ECM-MS957

Stereo Headphones/earphones* MDR-D77, MDR-D55

CD text connecting cable RK-TXT1 Active Speakers SRS-Z500 Recordable MDs MDW-series

Your dealer may not handle some of the above listed accessories. Please ask the dealer for detailed information about the accessories in your country.

∗Whether you should plug the headphones/ earphones directly to i/LINE OUT on the main unit or to a remote control, use only headphones/earphones with stereo mini plugs.

stereo mini plugs

What is an MD?

How MiniDisc works

MiniDisc (MD) comes in two types: premastered (prerecorded) and recordable (blank). Premastered MDs, recorded at music studios, can be played back almost endlessly. However, they can’t be recorded on or over like cassette tapes. To record, you must use a “recordable MD”.

Premastered MDs

Premastered MDs are recorded and played like regular CDs. A laser beam focuses on the pits in the surface of the MD and reflects the information back to the lens in the recorder. The recorder then decodes the signals and plays them back as music.

 

Recordable MDs

 

Recordable MDs, which use magneto-

 

optical (MO) technology, can be recorded

micro plug

again and again. The laser inside the

 

recorder applies heat to the MD,

 

demagnetizing the magnetic layer of the

 

MD. The recorder then applies a magnetic

 

field to the layer. This magnetic field

 

corresponds exactly to the audio signals

 

generated by the connected source. (The

 

north and south polarities equate to digital

 

“1” and “0”.) The demagnetized MD adopts

 

the polarity of the magnetic field, resulting

 

in a recorded MD.

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