Sony MDS-JA30ES User Manual

Additional Information

Specifications

System

MiniDisc digital audio system

Disc

MiniDisc

Laser

Semiconductor laser (

= 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: GaAIAs

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 104 dB during playback

Wow and flutter

Below measurable limit

General

Power requirements

Where purchased

Power requirements

U.S.A. and Canada

120 V AC, 60 Hz

Continental Europe

220 – 230 V AC, 50/60 Hz

Power consumption

26 W

Dimensions (approx.) (w/h/d) incl. projecting parts

430

125

345 mm

(17

in.)

Mass (approx.)

9.3 kg (20 lbs 8 oz)

Supplied accessories

See page 4.

Optional accessories

Recordable MDs

MDW-60 (60 min), MDW-74 (74 min)

Optical cable

POC-15A

Coaxial digital connecting cable

VMC-10

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

Design and specifications are subject to change without
notice.

Inputs

—

500 mVrms

Rated input Minimum

input

125 mVrms

Input
impedance

47 kilohms

Jack type

Phono jacks

DIGITAL IN
OPT1

LINE(ANALOG)
IN

Square
optical
connector
jack

Optical wave
length:
660 nm

Outputs

Load impedance

Jack type

Rated output

DIGITAL OUT
OPTICAL

LINE(ANALOG)
OUT

PHONES

32 ohms

Over 10 kilohms

Wave length:
660 nm

28 mW

2 Vrms
(at 50
kilohms)

–18 dBm

Stereo
phone jack

Phono
jacks

Square
optical
connector
jack

DIGITAL IN
COAXIAL

Phono jack 75 ohms

0.5 Vp-p,
±20%

—

DIGITAL IN
OPT2

Square
optical
connector
jack

Optical wave
length:
660 nm