Sony MZ-R500,WALKMAN MZ-R500 Specifications

MZ-R500

MD WALKMAN®PLAYER/RECORDER

■ NEW JACKET SIZE MD WALKMAN PLAYER/RECORDER

■ MDLP LONG TIME STEREO RECORDING AND PLAYBACK (UP TO 320 MINUTES/

OVER 5 HOURS OF MUSIC)

■ SKIP-FREE* G-PROTECTION™ TECHNOLOGY

■ INTERNAL BATTERY COMPARTMENT HOLDS ONE "AA" TYPE BATTERY

■ UP TO 48 HOURS PLAYBACK WITH 1 SONY "AA" BATTERY (LP4 MODE)

■ DIGITAL MEGA BASS®SOUND SYSTEM

■ DIGITAL RECORDING LEVEL CONTROL

■ MULTIPLE PLAYBACK MODES INCLUDING

NORMAL, REPEAT (1/ALL/SHUFFLE/PROGRAM), SHUFFLE

■ EASY POP-UP EJECT MECHANISM

■ CHARACTER INPUT WHILE RECORDING

■ REMAINING BATTERY INDICATOR ON UNIT LCD

■ REMAINING RECORDING/PLAYBACK TIME INDICATION ON UNIT LCD

■ DIGITAL SYNCHRO RECORDING

■ SAMPLING RATE CONVERTER

■ HIGH QUALITY RECORDING WITH DIGITAL AGC AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL

■ AUTOMATIC VOLUME LIMITER SYSTEM (AVLS)

■ AUTOMATIC END SEARCH RECORDING FUNCTION

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FEATURES

■ NEW JACKET SIZE MD WALKMAN PLAYER/RECORDER

easily slips into a pocket for personal enjoyment
just about anywhere

■ MDLP LONG TIME STEREO RECORDING AND

PLAYBACK lets you record 2X (LP2) or 4X (LP4)

longer on an 80-minute MiniDisc to provide as
much as 320 minutes (over 5 hours) of music with
excellent sound quality

■ SKIP-FREE* G-PROTECTION™ TECHNOLOGY makes

the MD Walkman

®

player an ideal on-the-go
companion, with an advanced system that
provides more than 10-times faster shock recovery
compared to conventional systems, ensuring
perfect playing performance without skipping even
during such active uses as jogging

■ INTERNAL BATTERY COMPARTMENT HOLDS ONE

"AA" TYPE BATTERY so there is no need for a

separate battery case

■ UP TO 48 HOURS PLAYBACK WITH 1 SONY "AA"

BATTERY (LP4 MODE) is a result of the advanced

Sony Engineering providing long battery life

■ DIGITAL MEGA BASS®SOUND SYSTEM provides rich,

deep bass tones with digital signal processing for
virtually inaudible harmonic distortion

■

DIGITAL RECORDING LEVEL CONTROL allows you to

achieve a consistent recording level on your
MiniDisc no matter what the source of your recording

■ MULTIPLE PLAYBACK MODES INCLUDING NORMAL,

REPEAT (1/ALL/SHUFFLE/PROGRAM), SHUFFLE lets

you play through a MiniDisc from start to end, or
repeat one track or all tracks, or play tracks in
random (shuffle) order

■ EASY POP-UP EJECT MECHANISM when the eject

mechanism is pressed on the unit, the lid pops up
and ejects the disc approximately 1/2 inch making
for easy loading and unloading

■ CHARACTER INPUT WHILE RECORDING lets you

create or modify individual track information as
the MiniDisc is being recorded

■ REMAINING BATTERY INDICATOR ON UNIT LCD

provides visible symbol showing battery power
remaining

■ REMAINING RECORDING/PLAYBACK TIME

INDICATION ON UNIT LCD alerts you to the time

left on the MiniDisc for additional recording or to
conclude playback

■ DIGITAL SYNCHRO RECORDING lets you make

digital copies of your CDs onto a MiniDisc** with
synchronized operation that begins recording
when digital input signal is received

■ SAMPLING RATE CONVERTER allows direct recording

from other digital media which has a different
sampling frequency from MiniDisc, such as digital
satellite systems and DAT, and automatically
converts them to the MiniDisc sampling rate

■ HIGH QUALITY RECORDING WITH DIGITAL AGC

AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL ensures proper

recording levels to prevent overload distortion

■ AUTOMATIC VOLUME LIMITER SYSTEM (AVLS)

automatically adjusts volume output of music
passages that vary widely, for improved listener
comfort and clear sound

■ AUTOMATIC END-SEARCH RECORDING FUNCTION

informs you, with the press of a button, how much
unrecorded time remains on a disc and begins
additional recording from that point

SPECIFICATIONS

FORMAT: Digital Audio MiniDisc System
SAMPLING FREQUENCY: 44.1kHz
SAMPLING RATE CONVERTER: From Optical-In: 32kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz
DATA COMPRESSION METHOD (CODING): ATRAC/ATRAC3 (Adaptive Transform

Acoustic Coding)

FREQUENCY RESPONSE: 20-20,000Hz ±3dB
WOW & FLUTTER: Unmeasurable
INPUTS: DC in 3V (EIAJ Standard)

Optical Line-In: stereo mini jack

OUTPUTS: Headphones: Stereo mini
POWER REQUIREMENTS: "AA" Alkaline Battery x 1 (optional)

DCC-E230 Car Battery Cord (optional)
AC-E30HG AC Adapter (optional)

BATTERY LIFE (APPROX.): With Sony "AA" alkaline battery x 1:

Standard mode: Record: 7.5 hrs, Playback 36 hrs
LP2 mode: Record: 10 hrs, Playback 42 hrs
LP4 mode: Record: 13.5 hrs, Playback 48 hrs

COLOR: Silver
DIMENSIONS (WHD): 3

3

⁄8" x 11⁄8" x 3"

(83 x 27.8 x 75.8mm)

WEIGHT: 4 oz (113g) without battery
SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES: MDR-026 Stereo Headphones
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES: AC-E30HG AC Adapter, POC-15AB/POC-15B Optical

Digital Cable, ECM-717/MS907/MS957 Stereo
Microphone, CPA-9C Car Connecting Pack,
DCC-E230/DCC-E345 Car Battery Cord,
Active Mini Speakers

©2001 Sony Electronics Inc.
Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. All rights reserved.
Sony, G-Protection, MDLP, Mega Bass, Walkman and the MiniDisc logo are trademarks
of Sony.
Features and specifications are subject to change without notice. Non-metric weights and
measures are approximate.
* Reduces or eliminates skipping during many active uses.
**MiniDisc products sold by manufacturer-authorized outlets include the Serial Copy

Management System which will not prevent you from making a direct digital-to-digital copy
from a digital source but such copies will prevent a second digital-to-digital copy from
being made.

Printed in USA 2/2001

Sony Electronics Inc.
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